With 2017 coming to an end in just a few days, I thought it
was a good time for the annual what-have-I-done-with-my-writing
discussion. I’ve been so engrossed in the new book I’m working on that I
honestly had to stop for a minute to think about the books I’d published this
year.
I finished a series by publishing the last two books. To be
fair, the Kinkaid Brothers was only a three book series, but with it being a
spin off from the Taking on Love series, it felt a little bit longer. Heading for Home, the second book in the
series, was released in January. It’s the story of Reese Kinkaid and his long
held crush on his little brother’s best friend. What happens when Reese has the
chance to get everything he’s ever wanted? If you’ve read Heading for Home, you already know.
Triple Play
rounded out the Kinkaid Brothers series. This one came out in April, and I’ll
admit I was a little nervous about how it would be received. Truthfully, I’m
nervous every time a new book comes out. I want readers to love it as much as I
do. With Triple Play, that feeling
was magnified times ten since it featured a set of identical twins looking to
find a woman to settle down with, a woman they could share. Not content to stop
there, I threw in a little bit of twincest. Nothing too major, but enough to
make me bite my nails in fear that my readers would be disgusted and give up reading
anything else I ever wrote. Turns out, I worried for nothing. I’ve got great
readers who give everything I read a fair chance, and they seemed to like this
book.
With the Kinkaid Brothers finished, I took on two group
projects this year. One was another Sapphire Falls Kindle World novella and the
other was a novella in the Chandler County romantic suspense series.
I was excited to be back in the Sapphire Falls world create
by the amazing Erin Nicholas. Nobody can write a scorching yet sweet page turner
quite like Erin, and the fact that she lets other authors share her characters
is both wonderful and inspiring. For my second Sapphire Falls book (the first
one came out in October 2016), I released Going
Even Wilder. It picked up where the first story left off.
In Going Even Wilder, Jillian Somers is fed
up with waiting for Jackson Wilder to propose and decides to take matters into
her own hands. There’s just one problem. Jackson is ready to propose, and he’s
got it all planned. This is a romantic comedy of sorts as readers get to see
how these two try to outmaneuver each other. There’s also a side story with
Jillian’s sister, Shelby, and the hot Marine she’s fallen for.
Erin Nicholas has some rabid readers, me among them. Being
part of her world is an honor, but it’s also scary. I didn’t want to let anyone
down. Thankfully, Going Even Wilder
was well received and reviewed. I even had some readers reach out to me to ask
if I’d write a full story for Shelby and her hot Marine. Time will tell!
Finally, in November, I took on a new genre for
me; romantic suspense. When I first signed on to write a book for the Chandler
County series, I didn’t realize what I was getting in to. I thought I could
write my romance the way I wanted. For the most part, I could, but it needed to
be suspenseful. The book was a challenge but one I had fun tackling. Missing Out was
the final book for me this year, and I couldn’t be happier with how it turned
out.
There you have it. It was a busy year for me, and now I’m
ready to take on 2018. Tune in next week to find out what my future plans are
for my writing. See you next year!
