Did I finish the rough draft of my current WIP last month? Not exactly. Along with an impromptu trip to Ohio for the solar eclipse, I may have gotten distracted by a short story submission for a week. I’m still on schedule for my planned release date, though. Even better, I have the official cover art, and I couldn’t be happier with how well it turned out! Do you know how hard it is to find pictures of guys who fit American military grooming standards? I love a shaggy haircut and scruff as much as the next girl, but my cover designer pulled off a miracle with the limitations I gave him.

I’ll reveal the cover and blurb for my first MM contemporary romance novel next week. For now, I’ve got tropes and a preorder link available!

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Updates & Upcoming

Now Available

Preorder Now

In Progress

Service Before Self: 45k words of first draft completed!

Secret short story project: Submitted!

In the writing queue: TWO secret novella projects; Blood and Ink (Steel Bonds #2)

Author in the Wild

Read my con report for ApollyCon 2024!

Balticon 58: May 24-27, 2024
Renaissance Harborplace Hotel, Baltimore, Maryland
-> attending panelist (selling books on-site)

RomantiConn: July 27, 2024
Trumbull Marriott, Trumbull, Connecticut
-> attending as author Rory Maxwell’s PA, not as an official author guest

Rainbow Readers Cruise: August 19-23, 2024
Celebrity Reflection
-> attending author/blogger (preorder link coming soon; selling limited quantity of books on-site)

[additional upcoming events featuring J.L. Gribble]

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In Case You Missed It

On the Website

• Steel Victory on sale for $0.99!
• Steel Legacy is LIVE!
• Con Report: ApollyCon 2024
• Instead of being constrained to the tiny widget at the bottom of my website, I’ve added a formal page listing all upcoming events where you can find me!

Rainbow Readers Cruise Blog Tour

• Interview with Author Nora Phoenix
• Interview with Author S. Bolanos
• Interview with Author KC Burn

Book Reviews

• Saving Rafe (Lords of Discord #2) by Jocelynn Drake
• A Ruse to Unchain Us (Magi Accounts #4) by Michele Notaro
• Cohesion (Chain Reaction #3) by Aurora Crane [RECOMMENDED]
• The Steady (Lost Boys #4) by Kelly Fox

…and more! Check out my other Five-Star Reads for April 2024!

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