Are you traveling to an exotic destination you've never
visited before? Maybe you're taking a road-trip down the coast or visiting
friends and family you haven't seen in ages. It could be your idea of a
vacation is to hang out at home with your family and pets. Are you someone who enjoys
sitting out on your porch, enjoying your morning coffee and soaking in the
world around you?
Early this year I had the opportunity to spend nearly a
week at Disney World and a week in Hawaii.
Two places I’d never visited before. I shared tons of
pictures and wrote a couple blogs about my explorations. You can find them here on my personal page. So, my vacation days are all used up for this year, except
maybe a weekend away, here and there. Instead, I'm spending the summer at home
and trying to stay focused on my writing. So far, I'm on target.
This past week I finished my final edits on Twice as Bad,
Miss Demeanor, P.I., Book 2, and I can’t wait for it to be released. This is a fun series to write. It takes place in Seattle, where my P.I., River
Nightingale owns a private investigation agency in Pioneer Square and her
boyfriend, Gage Hamlin is a lead homicide detective. Here’s the book blurb:
For private investigator River
Nightingale, the stakes are high, and her losses are twice as bad.
River has already lost a
partner to a better job, and now a truck has mowed down another partner and a
key informant. Her surviving crew is reeling and dead set on finding the
killer. Working with them is a Seattle PD homicide detective, Gage Hamlin. Gage
and River have been a volatile combination since day one, but now it’s twice as
tense, as they both seek the killer and Gage struggles to keep River alive.
On the waterfront, Seattle is
known for slinging fish, but River’s stakeout of a seafood plant reveals that
fish aren’t the only thing being sold on the docks. And if River isn’t careful,
fish aren’t the only thing that will end up dead on the docks.
I’m currently working on a story that will be part of the
S.O.F. Soldiers of Fortune series. We are the authors of Romance Books 4 Us,
and we're trying something different with this series. We’re writing in
installments or as I like to refer to them as—episodes. Each of us is writing
our own stories about one of the members of S.O.F. The Soldiers of Fortune,
Volume 1, was released in June. Zane's story will begin with volume 2, which
will be releasing on August 15. I hope you’ll read along. Here’s
the setting:
Rhett Fortune settled on the small parcel of land he
purchased in 1858 with his wife Clara and founded the beautiful landscape that
surrounded his newly built home and what is now known as Fortune, TX. A veteran
of the United States Army and as a Colonel who served with honor in the
Mexican-American War, Rhett and Clara raised a large family. Sons and
daughters, and grandchildren to follow, their clan grew throughout the decades.
Now in the 21st Century, two of their descendants remain
at the helm. Chance Fortune, a former member of the Army's Delta Force and
co-founder of Soldiers of Fortune, has an innate duty to serve and protect.
Working with his brother, R.J. Fortune, a former Navy SEAL and wounded warrior,
they take the cases that their government won't. And vow to protect the
civilians that no one else can.
They have quietly put out the word, and now, after three
years, other former brothers-in-arms have contacted them bringing situations
that span not only the country but the globe. On Fortune family land they have
built a facility out of the public eye for their office, a helicopter, a gun
range, and whatever else they might need.
Next on my summer schedule is The Winters Sisters, Book
5. I can't wait to get back to their world. Life is never dull on the Winters
campus, and it's about to get even crazier. Back to the world of genetic
engineering, corporate corruption, psychics, and Dobermans. You never know what
each new day will hold.
I hope you have a fantastic summer full of love, excitement,
adventure, and memories that will last a lifetime. And if you feel like
relaxing in your lounge chair and soaking in the day, why don't you pick up a
book. You never know what adventure you’ll discover between the pages.
Until next time~
Joanne
Busy, busy. So glad you've scheduled a lot of writing time. Can't wait to read more of your books.
ReplyDeleteTrying. Follow through is the tough part. I can't wait to read your new release. Thanks, Jacquolyn.
DeleteYou have a lot of writing to do...and a lot of books to publish. Glad you are doing that again! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, Grace. Your support means alot.
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