March
1, 2009
Welcome
to Spring!
Oh, it
may not be showing up everywhere just yet, but I feel
it, even here in the frozen Northeastern U.S. It’s
ready to burst through at any moment. Spring is about
new beginnings, new undertakings, new projects, new
creations, new ideas! March 21st isn’t far
off, and that’s the official date of Spring’s arrival!
I’m counting the days!
Just
over a week ago, I observed the 1 year anniversary of
the fire that gutted my home, Serenity. When I look
around today, I see how very far I’ve come since then.
The house is beautiful. There’s still a lot to be done,
as the money ran out before the work did, and a lot of
what was done needs tweaking, finishing, and correcting,
but the house is pretty and it’s comfortable and I’m
very happy here. I’ve put an album of photos up at
http://picasaweb.google.com/maggie.shayne/SerenityRising#
So let
me bring you up to date on news in my world. Dozer is
massive. He turned a year old on January 18th,
and is still growing. He’s still the most gentle,
loving beast you could ever imagine. His chewing phase
has passed, and his manners are good with one or two
notable exceptions that we’re still working on.
And
we’re in the process of adopting another puppy—a little
girl this time. We have two to choose from, in
Virginia, and we’re heading down there this weekend to
meet them both and bring one of them home. Her name
will be Daisy (we think) and both pups are English
Mastiffs, and brindle like Dozer, and they’re 9 weeks
old. I know Dozer is going to be overjoyed to have a
companion. Glory (the kitty) will probably be all
ticked off and refuse to have anything to do with her
for a couple of weeks, just as she did when we brought
Dozer home. But she’ll warm to her in short order. She
really loves Dozer, and I know she and Daisy will become
great friends as well.
So
that’s the big news here!
In Book
News….
I’d
have been reporting in more often had there been
anything to report. But there are still 8 weeks until
the release of BLOODLINE on May 1st. You can
read the excerpt or pre-order the book
right here.
While I
wait for the whirlwind that always accompanies a new
release (mostly happening in my head while I sweat,
wondering what readers think as they begin reading) I’m
still working hard on future releases.
I must
get a dozen emails each day asking when Dawn’s book is
coming out. They ask over and over and I guess very few
think to check the website, or just don’t look closely
enough. I tried including an FAQ, and a headline, and
more, but nothing has worked. So now I’m trying putting
the news in a scrolling bar up top.
Yes, I
am writing a book for Dawn, the daughter of Mordecai
Young who played a prominent role in
THICKER THAN WATER,
COLDER THAN ICE, and
DARKER THAN MIDNIGHT. No, it has
not yet been released. The long wait was due to
contractual obligations and utterly unavoidable—I
apologize for they delay.
But the
actual news is this: Dawn’s story, KILLING ME SOFTLY,
will be the first book of a new romantic suspense
trilogy. The “Secrets of Shadow Falls” trilogy, as we
have named it, will begin with the release of Dawn’s
story in July 2010. It will be followed by two other
books in August and September of the same year. Three
in a row. And I dearly hope you all find it worth the
wait.
Now,
just as the fans of the suspense series had to wait for
the rest of those books, my devout vampire readers are
going to have to wait just a bit for the next vampire
novel. You’ll have one in 2009, and another in 2011,
but there won’t be one in 2010, since three books in one
year is pushing me to my limits, and because I don’t
know the word “No” I’ve also agreed to write three
novellas during this same time period. I know. It’s
nuts.
But
I’ll do it, I absolutely will.
So
check out the album, Serenity Rising, at Picassa and
don’t forget to stay up to date with my weekly blogs at
Storybroads.com. Have a lovely time as spring comes
rolling (gently, I hope) in!
Enjoy!
Maggie
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