In the spirit of full transparency, I rode the struggle bus for the first half of April, without much productivity other than keeping up with reading ARCs and writing book reviews. Then, the spouse and I spent a lovely long weekend with our besties down in Atlanta to join them for their local Renaissance Faire and a board game fest. This mental reset, in conjunction with some external issues finally falling into place, made the last week of the month much more of a success, and I’m excited to keep up that steam in May.

Updates & Upcoming

• Steel Legacy (Steel Empires #7): With the editor — publication date TBD
• Secret Project (Phase Two): First draft is in progress, more than 50% complete — I’m on track to send it to beta readers within the week
• Earth & Water (Steel Bonds #1): First draft (still) in progress! 44k words down, with 8 scenes left to rewrite and 14 to write
• Other WIPs: I’ve got 4 books in the brainstorming phase, which include 3 more novels in the Steel Bonds series and another future secret project
• Events: No conventions for me this May, but I will be out of pocket for a much-needed vacation at the end of the month

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Book Reviews

• Daybreak (Immortals Descending #3) by Iris Foxglove
• What He Finds (Desires: New Beginnings #2) by E.M. Denning
• Sleepwalkers (Garden of Fiends #2) by Daniel May | RECOMMENDED
• Something Undeniable and Something Unexpected (Split Rock Ranch Series) by Rory Maxwell
• The Magic That Binds (Haelan #1) by A.J. Sherwood
• Nightingale (Virtuous Sinners) by Laura Lascarso
• Scoreless Game (On the Board #2) by Anna Zabo & L.A. Witt | RECOMMENDED
• Necessary Time (All in Good Time #2) by Kate Hawthorne
• Unmanageable (In Vino Veritas) by Leslie McAdam
• Good Behavior (Wild Heart Ranch #2) by Kelly Fox
• In Darkness and Dank (Monsters & Mayhem) by K.L. Hiers

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