I realized I haven’t done a Catch Up! post in a while and there are people starting to email me about when the next book is out. So, so you can budget out your book buying plans for 2017, here’s what I’m up to.
BODIES IN MOTION
The first book in this new SFR novella series follows the life of fighter pilot Selena Caryll after the war. She’s an outsider, lost and alone in a hostile world where her only friend may be the man she once tried to kill. It’s enemies-to-lovers in a world of tech implants, resource wars, and betrayal.
Right now BODIES IN MOTION is on track for a late spring release (March – May 2-17). If you liked Prime Sensations from the SFR BRIGADE ANTHOLOGY, you’ll love this series. And, no, that isn’t the cover for Book 1, that’s the cover for Book 3. There will be a call for early readers and reviewers in February or March 2017, so keep your eyes open!
FREE FALL
My current NaNo novel is a space heist in the style of Firefly, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Leverage (because who doesn’t love Leverage?). The crew of the Free Fall have one job: steal the Crescent Diamond for a warlord before the warlord uses them for target practice. But when another thief gets there first, the crew turns to the mercenary Kila Tyler for help. The galaxy’s fastest talkers just met the galaxy’s best shot.
The first draft of this will be going to betas December 15th, and then it’s getting shopped. When I have news of a sale, I’ll let you know, but until then… *shrug* Just hope the little book makes waves!
FOUNDATION STONES
Next summer I’ll be moving, and at this point we’re planning to drive through Canada. I don’t know if you’ve had a chance to look at a map, but that’s a long drive and I’ll probably be way too distracted by Tim Horton’s donuts to blog. The solution is putting up a free story on the blog that will be published as an ebook in November of 2017. FOUNDATION STONES is an epic fantasy set in a world of gods, dragons, and flying ships. Captain Kamara of the Moslyon guard must save the city from the king’s murderer, and her goddess orders her to protect a grumpy warrior named Tariq as she goes on the run.
FOUNDATION STONES is going to betas in March and may still be a little rough when it hits the blog. There will be an email address for you to send notes about typos, plot development, ect, and then it will be released in Winter 2017 after a final edit. On that note, if you spot a fabulous fantasy cover with a pair of black, sword-wielding warriors on it, let me know ASAP because I am having trouble finding an artist for this project. It isn’t Earth-based, but it also isn’t a predominantly white cast (because why should every fantasy in some made-up country have only white people?). I have several epic rants about finding black models for cover art, and the problem with all-white epic fantasy, and if you follow me on Twitter you’ve already seen those.
EVEN VILLAINS DANCE IN THE RAIN
Heroes & Villains 4… you have been so patient. Various set backs, from Breathless Press closing to tight production schedules for DECOHERENCE, have kept this one on the back burner. The trick here is bringing this series back without losing anything the fans loved, but keeping it relevant and in line with all the writing I’ve done since the series started. There are three more books to finish this series, and I want to finish it. Right now, the plan is to write this next summer while FREE FALL is being shopped and between BODIES IN MOTION and Book 2 in that series.
I’ll be looking for early readers, sensitivity readers, and reviewers in September or October. If that sounds like something you want to do, make sure you’re signed up for the monthly newsletter so you can hear about these opportunities early.