Category: Demon Souls Series

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Happy 2024! January Update!

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Happy Holidays everyone! Farewell 2023 and a big, excited hello to 2024!

My New Year’s resolution is to try to find a way to get back into writing! Since the school year started, my writing time had pretty much dwindled away as we dealt with dealing with new routines with my kids’ new schools, family health issues, and managing kid extra-curricular activities and the volunteering that goes with them! My writing muse pretty much gave up, but I’m hoping to coax her to get back to work in 2024!

Unfortunately, the rest of my 2023 goals had pretty much halted after releasing my paranormal romance Soul Keeper. I was determined to get Mara and Rai’s story out, and I’m so glad I was able to do it! Doing that used up all my writing bandwidth, so I wasn’t able to work on my other stories, including by YA paranormal academy series. Originally, I was planning on having Liz’s duet out in Spring 2024, but now I’m anticipating Spring 2025.

As of now, I’m not anticipating any new releases for 2024 unless my writing and home life balance shifts back to writing. I keep saying I’ll update Jane and Gray’s covers, so I’m still keeping that as a 2024 goal along with getting some paperback companions to go along with my ebooks! I do hope I can work on some drafts and have complete first drafts for Liz and Ryken’s Duet and Rose and Blue’s novella so that I can release all three in 2025. I’m also hoping to have some rough drafts and outlines for at least four more books: two adult paranormal romances under Ellie Parin and two more in my young adult Andersen Grimm Academy of Elites.

I hope to have more of an update in the next few months after I have a few weeks to see how writing is going!

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Release Day for Soul Keeper!

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Hurray! It’s release day for my paranormal romance Soul Keeper! I love release days and the rush I get with being able to share a new world with everyone! I particularly love Mara and Rai’s story starring a sassy human who doesn’t let herself get bossed around by a grumpy half-demon who’s used to getting his way. Writing about how they eventually fall in love was so much fun, and Soul Keeper is my favorite of the books that I’ve written so far. I hope you enjoy their story!

Mara
All I want to do is relax and take it easy as a fresh college grad before starting my new nursing job. Instead, I end up getting hauled onto some domineering jerk’s shoulder like a sack of potatoes and dragged into some twisted game between druids and demons.

This. Is. Not. In. My. Plans.

When I play, I play to win, so sorry—I’m changing the rules of this game.

Rai
Show me an enemy to destroy, and it’s done. Give me a human to protect and…

There has to be another option, right?

No? Fine—protecting a human from my demon brothers shouldn’t be that hard. Protecting myself from this tempting human—not that I’m admitting that she’s tempting—may be the hardest fight of my life.


Join two unlikely allies, human Mara and half-demon Rai, as they fight to win a twisted game of Soul Keepers. This is the second book in a connected series of standalone paranormal romance novels that can be read on their own but best read in order. This slow-burn, spicy story contains enemies-to-lovers and forced proximity themes and ends in a HEA. Approximately 67k words.
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September 2023 Writing Recap

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♬ Darkness – Sully Beatz

I can’t believe we’re already into October! We’ve got one more week until Soul Keeper‘s release, and I’m so excited to share Mara and Rai’s story with everyone! I made a little Tik Tok video that I hope captures the light-hearted and fun vibe from the book. There are also dark parts since it is a paranormal romance, but my muse wanted to also make it a fun book for our two leads that have not-so-fun backstories.

With the kids back in school, I had figured I’d be able to get back into the swing of things with writing. Unfortunately, I’m an optimist, so reality hit me hard this month. Having a kiddo in middle school is a huge change for our family, and combined with my youngest also starting a new school, sports, and health issues with the kids…well, let’s just say that writing had to take a back seat. I’m really pushing myself to get Soul Keeper out next Tuesday as planned. I wish I could say the same about my other books, but I wasn’t able to make any other progress in writing in September. I’m hoping our routines will settle down so that I’ll be able to focus on Liz’s story and make some progress with her duet this month.

Happy reading, and see you next week on release day!

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Pre-Order for Soul Keeper Now Available!

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Hello! I’m so excited to announce that I have Soul Keeper up for pre-order on Amazon! You can find it here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CHWNB596/

This book is my absolute favorite, and I’m thrilled to share Mara and Rai’s story with all of you! Mara is a sassy and strong heroine who isn’t too pleased about getting dragged into a war between druids and demons. Rai is a grumpy half-demon who’s been a fighter his entire life, and for the first time, finds himself losing against a human who doesn’t seem to have the good sense to fear him. This is the second book in my Demon Soulmates series, and while best read in order, you can jump straight into this book if the first book, Soul Enchanter, isn’t your jam. While Soul Enchanter contains more serious and angsty themes, Soul Keeper has more over-the-top humor along with some dark themes. 

Here’s the official blurb:

Mara

All I want to do is relax and take it easy as a fresh college grad before starting my new nursing job. Instead, I end up getting hauled onto some domineering jerk’s shoulder like a sack of potatoes and dragged into some twisted game between druids and demons.

This. Is. Not. In. My. Plans.

When I play, I play to win, so sorry—I’m changing the rules of this game.

Rai

Show me an enemy to destroy, and it’s done. Give me a human to protect and…

there has to be another option, right? 

No? Fine—protecting a human from my demon brothers shouldn’t be that hard. Protecting myself from this tempting human—not that I’m admitting that she’s tempting—may be the hardest fight of my life.

Join two unlikely allies, human Mara and half-demon Rai, as they fight to win a twisted game of Soul Keepers. This is the second book in a connected series of standalone paranormal romance novels that can be read on their own but best read in order. This slow-burn, spicy story contains enemies-to-lovers and forced proximity themes and ends in a HEA. Approximately 67k words.

Happy reading, and expect some teasers closer to release day! 

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July 2023 Wrap-Up!

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Happy Mid-Summer! I can’t believe the summer is half-way over with school starting in little over a month. We’ve been enjoying the summer break with family vacations, camps, and kid activities. Writing got pushed to the back seat, but I still somehow managed to still get Soul Keeper polished and on track for a Fall release.

I updated my goals for the rest of 2023, and hopefully it’ll be doable! Both kiddos are starting new schools in Sept, so I’m guessing that it’ll take us time to figure out our new routines. I am really hoping to get some paperbacks out, but I know I’ve been saying that since last year! I’m close to two more goals: Soul Keeper should be ready in Sept/Oct 2023 and Liz’s 1st book is about 10k words shy of a completed rough draft. Liz’s second book is about half way done, and Rose’s novella is about a fifth in, so I’m feeling good about those goals, too!

That’s about it for this writing update—I hope to have some teasers out for Soul Keeper in Sept! Happy reading!

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Release Day! Soul Enchanter Now Available!

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I’m so excited that Soul Enchanter, which has been in the works for over a decade, is finally out in the world today! I love druid Bellamy and demon Zain, and I hope you do, too!

Also, since it’s Teaser Tuesday, here’s another teaser for you!

Yep…what do you do when you’re a demon believing you’re incapable of being loved and your enemy keeps insisting there’s something between you two? With both of their memories tampered with, do you believe what others you trust tell you or what your heart tells you?

Phew…I am still in disbelief and so thrilled to have this book out, considering I didn’t think my muse would let me finish writing it. For those of you that missed me writing about it, almost a decade ago, I only had a copy of the manuscript saved on my laptop, which then died horribly, leaving me without a backup and a muse on strike. It took me writing book two in the series to finally get my muse back in working order to rewrite Soul Enchanter, and the best part is that book two, Soul Keeper, is being polished and available later in a few months! I’m aiming for a September or October 2023 release. What makes me really excited about these releases is that I was able to reach my writing goal of having two releases in one year (totally counting twelve months since Jane and Gray’s second book release and then with Soul Keeper, officially two in 2023!)! I’m hoping I can continue the trend for next year when I switch over to focus on my YA academy series with Liz’s duet.

With the end of the school year and the kids being out for summer, I’m not expecting much writing to get done over the summer. My focus will be on polishing Soul Keeper and trying to see if I can get some paperbacks out for the Jane and Gray’s duet in my YA academy series, and Soul Enchanter. I feel like getting a paperback for Soul Enchanter will be easier than for Jane and Gray since I still haven’t figured how to rework their cover, while I’m happy with the cover for Soul Enchanter. With that, look for my next writing update at the end of the summer in August or September when I should also have teasers coming out for Soul Keeper!

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Preorder Available for Soul Enchanter!

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I’m so excited to announce that I officially have the preorder for Soul Enchanter up on Amazon! You can find it at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C6146NQH Get ready for some slow burn paranormal romance with spice! You’ll find enemies-to-lovers, second chance, and forbidden romance themes.

Here’s the blurb:

Bellamy

Treasure. Beauty. Daughter. Druid. Kidama.

I think these names—these endearments—are mine? All I have in this strange era are snippets of dreams and memories that I fear may be better left forgotten. Except him. There’s someone I’m waiting to find me.

But when he finds me, he tells me that he knows me as something else. I’m the druid who tricked, enchanted, and betrayed him.

I don’t know much, but I do know I must prove him wrong…

Before the real threat from our past catches up to us.

Zain

I’m the reason me and my brethren were turned to stone for who knows how many millennia. How could I, a Demon General, fall for such a pathetic druid trick? I cannot answer because of missing memories.

I now have a chance for revenge and to atone for falling under her spell. I will rid this world of the last living druid…

If only her magic hadn’t bound us together first.

Join Bellamy and Zain as they wake up in the present day Pacific Northwest and try to find out what happened in their past. This is the first book in a connected series of standalone paranormal romance novels featuring different main characters and best read in order. Not suitable for ages under 18 due to violence and sexual content. This slow-burn, spicy story contains enemies-to-lovers and second chance romance themes and ends in a HEA. Approximately 63K words

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April 2023 Wrap-Up!

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Happy flower season! I’ve been loving watching all the flowers pop up this month, especially cherry blossom trees, daffodils, and tulips! Spring is my favorite season with all the different colors popping everywhere I look! April was a crazy busy month with Spring Break and both PTA and kid activities, and I absolutely loved it!

Now, to this month’s writing wrap-up! Soul Enchanter, the first book in my paranormal romance demon and druids series, is soooo close to being done! I’m hoping to have the preorder up sometime this month and the release in June, so be on the look out for some teasers and posts about it coming soon!

I wasn’t able to focus much on my young adult Anderson Grimm Academy of Elites series, but I was able to add 16k words to both Liz and Rose’s stories. I also upped the target word count so, Liz’s story will probably be a little bit longer than Jane’s. Rose and Blue’s story is probably going to end up being a little bit longer than a novella, but it’s hard to still tell if it’ll end up being a full-blown novel. Rose’s story definitely won’t be big enough to be a duet like Jane’s and Liz’s though.

So, that’s my short update for April 2023 with the hope that I’ll pop in with teasers for Soul Enchanter! Here’s to a happy May!