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At the end of April, the husband and I drove from our old home in Maryland to a new house outside of Las Vegas. I didn't anticipate how long it would take to put together the office I’ve always wanted but there were some unforeseen circumstances. Mainly I wound up busier than I imagined, and I broke my damn toe six weeks or so ago making it more difficult to get around. It was worth the wait and I'm delighted to share the results with you. I even fell in love with some of the images I made for this blog that I had them made into canvases! And don't ask about the ottoman, my husband is permanently scarred and can't hear the word without cringing.

This is where all upcoming D’Vaire books will come to life and where the new one continues to take shape. The future is perilous for the series to continue to be published but I can’t imagine not writing these guys. They are part of the fabric of who I’ve grown to be and I relish the hours I get to spend in their company.

Last week, I asked for questions or suggestions regarding this blog. I got a few and will do my best to answer them. If you think of anything else you’d like to know, I hope you will share it with me as I’d really like to be able to give you as much insight as I can.


So, let’s start with one! I was asked about what the hell is wrong with Derwin or more accurately what his problem is. You will be happy to know that in 2019, the first book coming to you is called The Summoner’s Path. As the title would suggest, this is Grand Summoner Dre’Kariston D’Vaire’s tale. It would be impossible to give you his story without it also being about his familiar, Derwin. 




The very first chapter will take you back to the year 1367 when Dre’Kariston is left with no choice but to summon Derwin years before he should. They get off to a rocky start and in the book, you will find out if they are able to resolve their issues or not. Those little peeks into the past that so many of the books offer are probably my favorite thing to write. Each one gives you a puzzle piece into not only the characters who will be the focus of the novel but often a little more information into the people in the D’Vaire universe.





As for Dre’Kariston’s mate, he brings some interesting revelations into Court D’Vaire and there are some new players that arrive onto the scene. It was funny writing that book because things happened that not even I could have predicted, and it set up some incredible stuff for the other scheduled release for 2019 titled Becoming D'Vaire. I hope you will continue to take this journey from couple to couple along with me!






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