Brainy is out at Loose Id - and I'm HAPPY

Brainy and the Beast is available at last! It was released on Loose Id today, and you can buy it here. Yay!!

Henry Travis and Nick Shelton meet over the hood of Henry's 1960 Mercedes 300, and life gets interesting in a hurry - for both of them.

Nick is a brash, outdoorsy guy, and Henry is kind of cerebral and most certainly not into mechanics. He's more into his salt water fish and his research.

Um, maybe not so much...?

This marks the first time I've written a story in the first person, and I really enjoyed the differences from third person. I could really tell Nick's story, obviously, and it was a challenge to convey Henry's viewpoint throughout. I felt challenged as a writer, and do believe this is the best thing I've written to date.

I hope you'll enjoy Brainy and do let me know what you think.

Meme: Lucky Seven

Guh. I'm late to the ball - surprise - but I'm here. Lucky 7 it is. 

Here's a shot from my just completed work, Brainy And The Beast. On page 7, down to the 7th line, here goes: 

"They're good swimmers." I shrugged, not quite knowing what else to say. My fingers tapped restlessly over the keyboard. Now that the work ticket was filled, I was feeling a little nervous. God knows why. Not like the first time I was talking to a guy I found attractive. Right?

"I see." He seemed to like saying that.

Great. I'd completely killed any chance of having this guy take me seriously. At least, seriously enough to get laid. Jesus, when would I learn to keep my mouth shut? I blew out a breath. No hope for it -- might as well get back to work. "Okay. I'm going to go back in the shop, so that I can try to get to your car sometime today." 

I've actually finished Brainy And The Beast

This has been a long time coming, and I apologize up front to readers who've been asking and waiting for my next book. It's been somewhat of a struggle because this book refused to quit. The characters kept talking and doing things. Geez! Anyway, it's now at 91,344 words and I've sent it to my editor. She'll take a few weeks to do her thing, then I hope it's polished and ready to submit to a publisher.

Whoa. I've been waiting to be able to say that, let me tell you!

If it's accepted, I sure hope I get a 2012 publishing date. *Fingers crossed!*

Anyway, now I can focus on some smaller projects, then I want to get going on Antonio's story - On The Ball. Antonio is Brandon Halvorsen's friend and he appeared off-screen in The Trouble With Angel.