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Masquerading as a dragon

The Dragon Masquerade came out last week, and I want to thank everyone who read it! I had fun visiting with Aleksander and Rafe, and although it was supposed to center exclusively around them, it was awesome to hear from voices I haven’t been able to work into previous novels. As for our High Kings, I can never resist them and hope they come back for many more stories. I will always need more Rafe and Aleksander! I talked a lot about short stories and my issues with them in my last blog, so I won’t bore you with it all again. I have one more short story written, and it’s my first one that is centered on two mates finding each other, which will be out much later this year. 

My brain likes to complicate things in such a way that it’s difficult for me to narrow my focus and craft smaller projects. I’m also a fast reader and have always been drawn to longer books. I just hate for a good story to end! That being said, I’m really a minion to these guys and I let them get away with whatever they want so what the future holds in that regard is a mystery. I’m continuously grateful that they keep talking and new guys show up with their mates in tow. However, I’m doing whatever I can to convince some of the older characters who’ve been hanging around to get themselves together so they can have their happily ever after. Wish me luck, I’d love to write their stories!

This year I’ve wrapped up two books with existing characters and although the one I’m currently working on features a person who has had a cameo in the series, it’s so tiny you’d blink and miss it. But they were persistent, so they moved up to the front of the line. I have no idea who is next, but I’d like to finish this novel before some jerk decides to take over the spotlight.

My ongoing pursuit of putting my backlist into print is still underway. Irresistible Indigo should be ready to go very soon, I’m just waiting on the pretty paperback wrap from my incredible cover artist, LJ Anderson. After that, we’ll be down to just two left and I’m still on track to meet my end of summer deadline.

On a personal note, I had my second vaccine shot yesterday and I’m glad to finally see hope on the horizon. It’s been a trying time for all of us, and although we aren’t out of the woods yet, we’re getting so much closer. My best friend is traveling to see my husband and I and we haven’t seen him since before this all started so although it’s going to be a low-key couple of days catching up in the comfort of home, I’m looking forward to every minute.

So, what’s next for D’Vaire? As I’ve mentioned, I wrote my first MMM last year. That’s the next book up for the series. I know it’s not for everyone. I’m certainly picky about MMMs myself. I can totally understand if you decide to skip it. If you’re on the fence, I can tell you that for me a MMM has to be devoid of jealousy or what I’d consider cheating, so I was vigilant about that when writing it. If you pass on it, I’m sure you’ll get caught on the series rather quickly. If you’re in my readers' group (and I certainly hope you are!) we have a discussion and spoiler thread for each novel, you can always catch up on any current events you’ll miss after it’s released.

Who are the three guys? Well, two of them are new to the series, but they are magickind of a race that has been oft-mentioned but never featured in a book. Their mate is a shifter who has made cameos in several D’Vaire books, mostly in the Main Assembly Hall. From that hint, you may have guessed that he’s also a leader. His first appearance was in Resurrection of the Fallen. No one in his family has starred in a book yet either, so it’s a new household for the series too. It will be released in June, and it’s hard to believe we’re so close to summer. I’m eager to see your guesses as to who he might be and what kind of magickind his mates are!


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