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Indigo's Playlist and D'Vaire news

Irresistible Indigo came out two weeks ago and I hope you’ve had a chance to check Mac and Idris's their story. When I created Idris, he wasn’t supposed to stick around or become a D’Vaire, but sometimes characters decide their own fates. You’ve probably figured out by now that they have a playlist so of course I had to share it. 

Mac and Idris have a short one:

Faster by Within Temptation

My Heart Will Go On by Celine Dion

Thunder by Imagine Dragons (Idris shares this song with fellow wizard Delaney, so you’ll see it again when his book finally comes out next year)

My Indigo by My Indigo (This song was released after I finished the book, but it was perfect for them and got me through all my edits)

I’ve been hard at work on the D’Vaire series, so I thought I’d give you an update. I finished the fourteenth (or fifteenth depending on how you count - it's an ongoing fight in my house since my husband counts Dra'Kaedan twice while I do not) book a couple of weeks ago. Neither of the characters are ones you’ve met yet, but you will in No Ordinary Drakeling which is slated for the third release in 2019. Both men have been in my head for a long time and were always planned to be in the series, but it took me awhile to figure out all the aspects of who they are and where exactly they would fit best among the list of books I have planned thus far. It was an exceedingly personal story for me as I tackled a character who has OCD similar to mine. Although it was tough to write it was also therapeutic in many ways.

My book list so epic that I have a rule that I will not add any stories that have two completely new characters until I get finished or close to finished with my spreadsheet. (I'm looking at you Nigel and Anthony. I have no clue where you two came from but you better leave me alone or...or I'll redo my list for like the millionth time but I won't be happy about it!) Also my husband put all sorts of holiday ideas in my head so I'm probably going to whip together a short story for next December if I can get it to work in a way that makes sense once I'm done with my current project.

Now, if someone already in the series springs up with mate in tow then I will (and have) squeezed them in without getting irritated by my lack of self-control. The good news (or bad news depending on your perspective) is that there are have been couples who have already been dropped for one reason or another. Aspects of them either get adopted into another pairing or are on hold until I can figure out why it’s just not working.

Grand Warlock Familiar Renny D’Vaire is one of those characters that’s proving to be a complete pain in my ass. He’s still officially on the list but I think he and his mate have been through about a thousand different reiterations in my head. Figures Dra’Kaedan’s familiar would wind up to be the one character I simply cannot get a story to mesh with his other half.

I’ve started the fifteenth book which is two characters that you’ve either met or heard of along the way. I’m mean so I’m not going to tell you at this point who they are but when you see the title it will be pretty obvious. (No, it’s not Aleksander!) This is one of those stories where I was ready to jump up and down to finally get to write. I have even been dreaming of new plot ideas to enrich the fabric of the outline I’m working from! I’m enjoying it and it’s moving quickly so far. I'm nearly at the halfway point but this is a busy time of year so we'll see if I hit my goal of finishing it by the end of December. I want to wish you, your family, and your friends all the happiest of holiday seasons! ❤

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