New books available for pre-order!

 Wow! Time flies... When I wrote my last post (in January), I hoped that I would have more to say shortly thereafter. That turned out not to be the case. A difficult winter turned into a grueling spring. I did manage to finish the second book of the Orion Spur series, but otherwise was unable to gain traction on any of my writing projects.

There is good news--in several parts.

First, with the end of the school year, I am now retired from teaching and able to devote myself to my writing. I am slowly getting back into the swing of it. At the moment I am working on the third book of the Orion Spur series. I also plan to continue to work on the next of the FitzDuncan adventures (featuring Prince Rob) and hope to pick up work on the follow up to Burden.

Next, the first two books of the Orion Spur series are available for pre-order. Misfortune's Favorite is scheduled to release on July 8 (N.B.: because of Prime Day, this has been pushed back to July 22). Here is the link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2SLWJF7. The second book, The Scourge of the Scyllans, is scheduled to release on August 5. Here is that link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBYX5DPH.

 

The third piece of good news is that all three of the Mercenary Navy books are now available as audiobooks. Here are the links: 

Rawlins' Redemption (https://www.amazon.com/Rawlins-Redemption-Mercenary-Navy-Book/dp/B0DWTXKYZW/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0), 

Swiftsure Ascendant (https://www.amazon.com/Swiftsure-Ascendant-Mercenary-Navy-Book/dp/B0DZ77R8LG/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0)

Tenuous Defense (https://www.amazon.com/Tenuous-Defense-Mercenary-Navy-Book/dp/B0F9BCS4M9/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0)

The last piece of good news for this posting is that I will be attending DragonCon in Atlanta this upcoming Labor Day weekend. If any of you are there, I hope to see you. At some point I will be signing books at the Aethon Books booth.  

New year, new series coming, hearty thanks, and a big change

 As it is already January 11, I don't think it's appropriate to wish anyone Happy New Year at this late date. I apologize for the lengthy delay since my last post. Last summer was an incredibly busy and productive time for me as a writer, and when I wrapped things up to return to school, I took a bit of a break from writing.

That break is now over, I'm happy to say. I just submitted the first book of a new series that AethonBooks will publish. The series is tentatively known as the Orion Spur series. The first book (less tentatively) will be titled Misfortune's Favorite. It is a military science fiction/space opera series, set in the future, featuring a main character named Archer Devereaux. I have already begun writing the second book. I do not have any idea of the publication date of Misfortune's Favorite, but hope to be able to provide an update soon.

Speaking of AethonBooks, a hearty thanks to them, and also to you, my readers. When I woke on Christmas morning, Rawlins' Redemption (the first book of the Mercenary Navy series) reached a milestone of having over 1,000 ratings on Amazon. It is the first of my books to reach that level. With any luck, Swiftsure Ascendant, the second of the series, will reach that level soon.

Finally, this will be my last year teaching full-time. It is not so much a "retirement" as it is a reallocation of my time (and changing from "employed" to "self-employed"). When the school year ends, I will be able to write year-round. I am looking forward to it. In addition to the new Orion Spur series, I am also working on the first stand-alone Prince Rob book. I also will be writing the sequel to Burden. This change will also allow me to consider attending "cons" and I am looking into going to the next DragonCon.

Thank you for your support. I hope my next post will not be as delayed as this was!