Upcoming Releases!

Happy Holidays, readers!

As 2013 comes to a close, I'm excited to give out little teasers about what's coming up next! All dates are subject to change and details might vary, but this a preview of what's ahead!

2013

To finish out 2013, the end of the Duality Trilogy will be released around December 15th, 2013. That date might be sooner or later depending on the editing and uploading process. The final book is appropriately titled FINAL SACRIFICE.

Here's the back copy:

When Elena Gilbert plunges off the bridge with Damon'™s blood in her system, Jo is furious with Stefan. As her sister adjusts to drinking blood, the bond between Damon and Elena becomes more apparent ”- she has been sired.

Joanna Gilbert can't wait to stick the cure down her half-sister'™s throat and joins up with Klaus Mikaelson. After all, what better partner than a former enemy with a common goal? But when Katherine Pierce joins the party and Damon is poisoned, Jo has to make a heart-breaking choice between the vampire she loves and her emotionless sister.

While FINAL SACRIFICE is the end of the Duality Trilogy, there is a chance of a standalone (likely a mid-February 2014 release) centered on Jo. Still kicking some ideas around.

Early 2014

2014 is going to start out with a bang thanks to BLOWN AWAY, A J. Carter & Associates Novella. This will be a sequel to 2012's AGAINST THE CLOCK featuring Neil Pearson and Lara Murphy. This time the action takes place at the office when a bomb explodes on a lower level, nearly killing Neil and throwing the company into chaos. It's Lara's turn to shine as she steps out into the field to find her missing mother.

In theory, a January release is likely. It'll be around 15,000 words and the price will be either $0.99 or $1.99. As always, AGAINST THE CLOCK will remain FREE!

The follow-up to FATAL TARGET, BREAKING POINT, will be out in March 2014. This full-length novel picks up the spring after Kat and Aidan's near-fatal showdown with Jonathan Weiss. Both of them still carry scars and Kat is finally working at J. Carter & Associates.

Fear is the main theme of BREAKING POINT as Aidan faces his past and Kat faces her greatest fear -- water. Both Kat and Aidan will be pushed to their breaking points as they fight to survive and stay together. This novel also introduces a recurring villain who's name has been mentioned since SOLE SURVIVOR - Elektra DeFlair. She's one of the few female villains in the series and one of my personal favorites.

Mid to Late 2014

Kat's long missing sister, Miranda Brennan, returns home. Not yet seen, Miranda is the elder twin who was given away before Kat, as mentioned in Lisa's diary. No one, not even Kat, has bothered to hunt down the elder Carter daughter.

It's a double dose of trouble in DOUBLE AGENT when she finally makes herself known to J. Carter & Associates. Unlike her sister, she isn't thrilled to find an instant family or to come face-to-face with a twin who stole her birthright.

Beyond DOUBLE AGENT, there is LIFE SUPPORT, where a deadly accident pulls Kat and Aidan apart and has long-lasting and devastating effects on the couple.

Series List

The J. Carter & Associates Novels

Sole Survivor
Fatal Target
Breaking Point (March 2014 release)
Double Agent (Summer 2014 release)
Life Support (Fall/Winter 2014 release)

The J. Carter & Associates Novellas

Against the Clock
Blown Away (Jan 2014 release)

Mini-Blogs: Catch-up!

Since the last mini-blog, I took a full-time job and was later let go  (too many people, not enough work), FATAL TARGET hit eReaders, and I've been working on a limited series. Here's the latest!

FATAL TARGET Release

After numerous setbacks, FATAL TARGET, the second book in the J. Carter & Associates series, was released over the summer. The print edition is being formatted and should release later this month (original release was scheduled for September, but computers caught fire, files got eaten, and so on).

The very end is one big clue as to what's going to happen in the sequel, BREAKING POINT.

BREAKING Up is Hard to Do

Book three is all about Aidan. So far, we know pretty much everything about Katherine. But Aidan's a mystery. Anyone who's read FATAL TARGET has gotten a glimpse of his past. But in BREAKING POINT, we get to see why he's more than happy to forget the past.

Meet Elektra DeFlair. Not so affectionately known as the Black Widow, she's in charge of a ruthless group that's had a bunch of unpleasant run-ins with Jackson and J. Carter & Associates. She's also a mother of five kids--four sons and a daughter. She shows no compassion or mercy toward her enemies or her children.

Elektra isn't just a rival--she's Aidan's mother. And she has nothing but hatred for Katherine.

BREAKING POINT will be out in early 2014. Cover art will be released soon as well as a brief first look.

Limited Edition

I was very mum about Duality prior to the release of the first novella. I wasn't sure I could pull off another series, especially one in fan fiction universe with such a loyal fan base I'd never written for. I gathered my nerves and embarked on one hell of a journey.

Duality is the story of two sisters who share a face. They're not identical, but their similarities pull them both into a dangerous world filled with supernatural creatures. Elena is a doppelganger--a dead ringer for a woman named Katherine Pierce who lived five hundred years previous. Doppelganger blood is the only cure for a curse placed on an Original vampire.

Then comes Joanna. Raised by her mother with infrequent visits from her absentee father, she knows the truth about vampires. She also knows what her half-sister is. What she doesn't know is how much they look alike.

When John Gilbert disappears, Jo travels to his home town of Mystic Falls to track him down. Instead of finding her father, she finds her mirror image and catches the attention of the Original hybrid Klaus. And that all happens within the first few pages of BROKEN MIRROR.

Jo's story continues in SHATTERED TRUST, which just came out about two weeks ago, and concludes in FINAL SACRIFICE, which is due to come out early December 2013. All three books are part of the Kindle Worlds program and are Kindle-exclusive novellas.

I love Jo and I'm having a blast playing around in Mystic Falls, but I can't wait to get back to the gang of J. Carter & Associates with several new releases in 2014.

Extras

~ If you haven't already, take a peek at the new site dedicated to the JCA series over at http://www.jcarterassociates.webs.com

~ AGAINST THE CLOCK is getting a sequel! BLOWN AWAY will pick up Lara and Neil's story with an explosion at the office that threatens the lives of everyone and brings back an old enemy bent on destroying Aidan Murphy. The eBook novella will be $0.99 and details are to come. I'm aiming for a January 2014 release.

~ An updated paperback version of SOLE SURVIVOR is now available! It includes the timeline, excerpts, and the new cover. Plus, page numbers! It's on CreateSpace and will be available on Amazon and through other outlets in the coming weeks.

Mini-Blogs: More Blog, Less Posts

Long time, no blog!

So here's a few mini-blogs...

Typos, typos, typos everywhere!

Once I got STEAL YOU AWAY released, I took a little break from my laptop. I'd just relocated the day before release and was still unpacking. By the time I got around to looking at the finished product on my Nook, it was January.

From the tiny excerpt at the opening to the back cover copy, I located several easy errors. So easy that if I were reading the sample or the back, I'd probably pass on reading the novel myself. Silly, little mistakes like misspelling a main character's name!

Needless to say, I went over it with a fine-toothed comb and redid all the e-copies and the print version. Because of the last-minute changes, I've had to delay FATAL TARGET again.

Here's two documented fails:

Full-Time

About two weeks ago, I announced, via Twitter, I'd taken a full-time job. Despite full-time work, I still planned to write and release books.

However, I turned down that particular job. I'm still interviewing for other positions. While working 40 hours a week will slow down my process, I will not stop writing. Releases might not be as frequent, but I will continue the J. Carter & Associates Series and do standalones and shorts.

So, rest easy. I'm still typing away like a mad person.

New Directions

FATAL TARGET has been hard to write, I'll admit it. The original drafts introduced Aidan...who ended up intro'd back in SOLE SURVIVOR, which changed the entire novel.

Now, FATAL TARGET focuses on what happens when the new couple are forced apart by a murder investigation that puts them both in trouble. I still struggled with what would force Kat to leave him behind - and then stumbled upon the solution - an attack on Aidan.

The good news is the first two parts (there will be either four or five parts in total) are edited and locked down, i.e., unless there are major changes in the back half that affect them.

I'm leaning toward a May or June release. I'll keep everyone posted!