Finally.
Ascension is almost here!
I still can hardly believe the book is done. It’s been in my head for so very long and I’m glad I finally got to the end. This is a BIG book… It should’ve been two, but that would’ve meant that the first had to end on a cliffhanger and we’ve been there before, haven’t we? It’s not the end of the series and won’t be the last we hear from Peter and the gang. I’m not sure who is getting their story next. Three characters are fighting it out to be heard next.
They’re all kind of annoying. š
Anyway…. Ascension can be pre-ordered now here in my shop or on Amazon. If you order IN MY SHOP… you get the book 3 days early! It will release 06/08/26 and will be on sale for a very limited time. If you order from Amazon, the release date is 06/11/26. Also, if you want 20% off, join my newsletter for a code to use at checkout.
Just a note: Your mental health is important. Please be sure to check the TW/CW for this book to be sure that it’s for you. While it’s some rough going for a bit, there is always a HEA/HFN in my books.
Update – 02/18/26
Two really quick things:
- Apparently, all I needed to do to finish the Secrets edit was to say that it was on the back burner. And then, magically, it was finished a week later. IDK man, I’m clearly not in charge here. š So yeah, it’s back up on Amazon and available in KU. I urge you to go through the process of re-delivering the book via Amazon’s “Manage Your Content” if you’ve read/purchased it previously. The changes are mostly toward the end of the book (plot is the same), but there are some conversations you don’t want to miss. You might have to sync, restart your device, then sync again. Amazon’s system is wonky and it always takes me a couple of tries. To know whether you have the right content, the new formatting has the little corner deco on the chapter pages. Like this:
- Ascension’s preorder page is live on Amazon. Be sure you read the TW/CW on the Ascension page here.
Update 02/07/2026
I promise I didn’t run away!
I got smacked really hard with the flu in November (after traveling almost 5 hours to see my kids… I got sick at midnight Thanksgiving Eve). For someone with autonomic dysfunction & autoimmune issues, that’s even more difficult to recover from. My cardiologist commanded me to not get sick from the moment we met. However, I think this time I got sick during my visit to HIS office! So, yeah.. it hasn’t been fun. And just when I finally start recovering, I’m hit with “cedar fever” for the first time ever. So my last couple months have been rough and put me behind in where I had my deadlines set.
It also didn’t help that I blew past my word count goal for Ascension and had an OMG, I FORGOT ABOUT X moment and had to rearrange some things. And where I thought I’d be finished, the story was like… yeah, not quite bitch.
Anyway… new year, new goals.
- I’m confident enough in the book that Ascension’s release date has been nailed down. June 8th release here and June 11th on Amazon. It will be available in ebook on those days. Print as soon as I get my cover sizing back from my artist…which, hopefully will be soon!
- Ascension is also now available for Pre-Order in my Shop. Please be sure to read the TW/CW to make sure that this is a book for you. I tried to make sure that I included everything. Some might be tiny spoilers, but I don’t think it’ll take away from the enjoyment of the book.
- Full novels (and Possession) are back in Kindle Unlimited. However, the short stories will still be available here in the shop, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc.
- Secrets – Y’all. I had to put the edits of it on the back burner because of sickness and Ascension madness, but I promise it’s coming soon. It’s so very little, but I’m having a difficult time jumping back in time to before certain things were known. And in order to keep the flow with Ascension, I just couldn’t go “back in time” without it rendering my brain useless. Soon, I promise.
- Print – While Bound by Blood IS available in Print, we’re re-covering the series. However, my cover artist is swamped and I’m getting in where I can.
- Audio – While there is interest, I just can’t see making the investment at this time. We’ll see what the future holds.
- Future books… I lied. There are 3 side character books for Soul Mates, not 2. Some stupid character (that I shall not name) insisted he needed the promise of the spotlight in order to work for me for Ascension. I obliged, so now I’m on the hook for it. Other characters may have short stories/novellas instead of full books.
- There are also some non-Soul mates books in the queue (including Collateral Damage)… quite a few contemporary. *fingers crossed*
- Literally everything I write will go straight to Patreon as it’s in-progress.
- One last thing: Simon’s getting a book. Yay!! However, some of it overlaps with this one. Which, fine. Not a huge deal. But it’s not coming to me like Peter… Simon’s wants to be in 1st person present. Does that turn anyone off of reading it? Small section below… Let me know in the comments?
Totally and completely unedited:
I stab at the iPad screen with a flour-coated finger, trying to keep the stupid thing from going dark. I’ve been trying to do the math on this recipe for far too long, but every time I think I’ve got it, a wave of anxiety hits.
Or, at least I think it’s anxiety.
It steals my breath and renders me frozen in place. My hands tremble, my heart races, and my entire body feels hot and cold, all at once. I’ve got over a thousand years behind me, but it’s what’s ahead that scares me.
I’ve been hiding in this human-like body for over four hundred years. Holding this glamour never took work. It was like breathing to keep up the faƧade. But lately, it’s taken effort. And things that used to be so easy have grown more difficult. I rarely use my power beyond the glamour, but when I do use it, it takes me a moment to tap in.
And then I’m fatigued from the exertion.
That can only mean one thing: I’m losing my grace.
The one thing I have that keeps me hidden and allows me to be a fraction of what I used to be. Who am I without my grace? My power? What will I become?
Can I even hide my scars without the aid of my grace? This bodyāthis glamourāisnāt beautiful, but it serves its purpose. Iām not looked upon with pity. And in this mansion full of beautiful creatures, thatās exactly what would happen.
What will happen.
Because I can do nothing to stop it.
All I can do I is stop using my grace completely and hope I can at least extend the time Iāve got left.
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Update – 08/23/25
It’s been a minute since I updated. I’ve been getting caught up in the writing from day to day and I’ve kind of let the website updates slide a little. However, I had to come and make a page for Ascension so I could list the content warnings. OMG, so scary and kind of spoilery, but at least it’s done. Yay!
What else:
- Collateral Damage on Patreon is on hold until Ascension is finished. I love my Soul Mates characters, but Richard and Ryan are getting impatient and I can’t wait to spend time with them. I already have the cover and it’s freaking awesome!
- Ascension is ALMOST done. Like, I know the end, I can see the end, the end is near…lol. Some people have asked about the length of the book, considering Secrets was a bit short. Ascension should be as long as Bound By Blood at around 90K-ish words.
- Soul Mates Series Future Books: There are 2 more books/stories coming after Ascension, but they’ll be from different character POVs. Also, I’m toying with rewriting the two prequel novels – Eternally Theirs MMF and In the Shadows… which is MF, but with MM… so, kind of complicated. And Lucien piped up with, “hey, you should write the story of how I came here…” Which, granted, would make a good story, but it won’t be romance. He has reminded me there is still friendship and love, so we’ll see. Anyone interested?
- Shop/Newsletter: Yes, you can buy all books (except for Bound by Blood) here. Newsletter subscribers receive 20% off with the code from the welcome newsletter. So if you haven’t already, please click the newsletter link up above and sign up. I promise not to spam!
- Edits: I’ve edited all of the books in the Soul Mates series and uploaded them… EXCEPT for Secrets. The end really wasn’t where it needed to be. The storyline isn’t changing, just moving some things around and getting some things fleshed out that really should have been done before it was ever published.
- Print: Yes, I’m working on getting all of the older titles re-released in print. One issue with this is that my cover artist stopped responding and books 2 & 3 have vastly different covers than the other main novels. So…yeah. I’m working on finding another artist that can make similar covers… or I’ll have to recover the entire series. We’re in wait and see mode. If we’re recovering… there will definitely be a box set. I just need to figure out where to put the shorts/novellas so they can be included.
- Also Print: Bound by Blood IS available on Amazon. It’s also available at B&N, Walmart (online, at least) and some other retailers. Waterstones in the UK, I think. However, the AMAZON edition of the book is different from anywhere else and has an images in the chapter pages. Those will also be the editions (signed) that will be on sale in my shop for limited periods of time.
- Audio: We’re at wait and see right now. As you might already know, audio production is expensive. I need to see how things go after Ascension releases and we’ll go from there. Considering that’ll be 10 titles? Well, that’s a lot.
Umm, if you’ve reached the end… Whew! Thanks for reading all that. If you have any questions, just let me know!
Just an FYI:
As I mentioned a few weeks ago, all of the Soul Mates books are in the process of being updated to make sure everything aligns with the upcoming book Ascension. Bound by Blood and Deceptions have been the only titles so far to have content removed. The shorts/novellas are all up-to-date. Sacrifice and Secrets are still in-progress, but I’ll let you all know when those are complete.
If you bought the Soul Mates books on Amazon and currently have them in your Kindle library and want the updates, I’ll show how I got them to deliver for me. Amazon no longer pushes updates, apparently, so this is a method I’ve found to have worked every time. The next time you click the title, it should deliver the most recent version:
– Go to Content and Devices
– Go to Preferences–> Scroll down to Automatic Book Updates. Make sure this is ON
– Scroll back up and click on Content
– Find the title in your Book library.
– Deliver or Remove from Device. NOT DELETE PERMANENTLY!
– Choose devices… Make Changes.
The book will still be listed in your library, so when you click to open, it should sync to the Amazon server with the most recent copy.
Also… with the exception of Bound By Blood (because it’s still in KU), all of these titles are/will be available in my shop here.
Update – 04/30/25
I didn’t realize my last update was in December. Yikes! There’s not a lot that’s new, just a few things that are coming together. So here we go:
— Writing is still trucking along! As many of you already know, Patreon is where I’m posting my in-progress chapters. I didn’t think I could work on more than one book at a time, but it’s happening! We’re up to chapter 4 with Ascension and chapter 4 of Collateral Damage uploads on Saturday. That’s not all that’s written on them, so don’t freak out that I’m not further along, lol. There are another couple of things I’m percolating over, so we’ll see what else pops up.
— Soul Mates series books. As I mentioned recently, all of the short stories/novellas are coming out of Kindle Unlimited. However, I’m also pulling Deceptions, Sacrifice, and Secrets from there as well. Bound by Blood will remain for a little while longer. Those will all be available direct on my website and at other retailers such as B&N, KOBO, Apple, etc. May 2nd is the last day for KU. I’ve been asked about paperbacks and I don’t have a firm answer at the moment. Just know that’s on my to-do list.
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And Patreon is a Go!
If you want to follow along with my works-in-progress, Patreon is the place to do it. I just uploaded the first chapter of Ascension (the next Soul Mates novel) as well as the first chapter and the blurb for Collateral Damage. Collateral Damage was born from what was originally titled, “Target”… but we realize why that sucked, right?
You can click HERE for the way to Patreon… or click in the Nav menu and it’ll bring you there as well.