I'm trying out a new kind of post, Work in Progress Wednesday. No promises on having exciting news every week, but middle of the week sounds like a good time to share an update. Work in Progress Monday just doesn't have the same ring to it. :) This week: shiny new covers, and a first look at my current project!

My kids have a loooonnnngg spring break coming up next week. I expect the otherwise quiet house to be filled with excitement and laughter, but work time to be at a minimum. What that means for me, is that what's left of this week must be epic. Knowing this, I've been updating back matter and designing new covers for both Sawtooth Peaks and Riverwood. The Sawtooth Peaks and Riverwood covers are live on Amazon. You can check them all out here on my bookshelf.

Speaking of new graphics, I also popped on a new background for the website. What do you think? Since I'm moving away from the swirly covers, I figured the rocks and waterfalls had more of the feel I was looking for. And if you haven't noticed, I'm consistently drawn to tranquil shades of blue and green.

Even the cover I'm working on for Mason's book has a bit of a teal hue to the background. But before I can have a cover reveal, I need a title. I've been on the fence about what to call it. I've considered everything from Confessions of a Mailorder Bribe to my husband's favorite: Polar Sexpress (Okay, I didn't seriously consider this one, but it made me laugh so I wanted to share). The brothers series will be full of misunderstandings bringing unlikely couples together. Mason Blake is an antisocial polar bear shifter, and prefers to spend his time between jobs for the Tribunal alone. So alone, that he lives in a cold, harsh environment, as far from other people as he can possibly get. And I have to admit, there's something to be said about unwinding in a quiet space.

Lyn is nothing like Mason on the surface--small to his massive size, cat to his bear. She's a bride delivered in a wooden crate to his doorstep, when all he ordered was steak. She's trouble he doesn't want, but sometimes fate doesn't care what anyone wants. She gives us what we need.

I'm only on the first draft, but am having fun telling the story of these two. And with that, I'm off to write. Until next time! 

Pierced is live! Yay!

My first release for 2017 is full of vampire and shiftery goodness. Pierced is a self-contained story, that sets up a new city full of possibilities. Scarlet Harbor belongs to vampires, some ruthless, some not so much. Check out the blurb:

Late-night hunts for a crazed serial killer, a vampire-obsessed best friend, and a mountain of classwork is enough for any woman to juggle. But Hannah Lewis isn't just any coed. She happens to make the best microwaved brownies in Scarlet Harbor. Plus, she's a wolf shifter.

On a mission to investigate reports of zombie-like monsters terrorizing the masses, vampire Bennet Pierce is prepared for anything—except for the blue-eyed vixen that changes everything. How can he protect her from harm if he himself is a threat?

And just in case you're wondering, yes this will be a series. Hannah and Bennet get their happily ever after, but there are a lot more stories to be told in Scarlet Harbor. When book two is in the works, I'll add a series name. Want more vampires? Leave a review and let me know. I read each and every review, and take your feedback into consideration when writing my next novel. Well, what are you waiting for? Grab a hot cup of coffee, snuggle up in a blanket, hide from the winter weather, and check out Pierced. :)