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!