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The Hawthorne-Stones

On Tuesday, I finished the latest D’Vaire book despite an unexpected break in the middle to have new flooring installed in several rooms in my house. I wanted the project to happen while I wasn’t writing, but sometimes schedules are far harder to manage than they should be. Regardless, I kept on track and completed the second D’Vaire book that features three men picked by Fate to be together.

I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know each of the guys. Two of them are characters that have appeared in the series before, though they never shared a scene, while the third was introduced in the last book I wrote. One guy had a cameo way back in Resurrection of the Fallen and has appeared a couple more times since then. The other was in a single book, Unpredictable Fate.

Let’s talk about the recent release, Gargoyle Birthright. What a joy that household was to create, and I didn’t want to leave them. In fact, another book is already completed that features a member of that household. He was so persistent that I was only halfway through Jordan and Hunter’s book when I knew everything about his life and his mate. 

As for the leaders of the gargoyles, Hunter and Jordan have people to find. Something tells me there are many, many gargoyles lurking around the world, and hopefully they have stories they want to share with us. I want to learn more about their people, and what life was like after they dispersed. I’m sure it wasn’t easy for everyone, and they are probably overdue for some happiness.

When you finished Gargoyle Birthright, you may have already been looking ahead and wondering what was next in the series. We have two novels left in 2022, and the next one is two people you’ve already gotten to know a little. One is a shifter, while the other is undead. The last book for the year also features an undead guy. The book I just finished has an undead guy. My brain is clearly stuck there lately. 

Because the next one I’m writing is also an undead guy. What can I say, I love these guys. I’m taking a quick break to edit, and complete a bunch of other tasks while I work on the plot for the next book. It’s keeping me up at night and I admit, I love it when my characters do that. So, the couple. I tried so hard to keep as many books as possible from existing characters, but I don’t always get my way. 

We have a shifter who is completely new, and our undead gentleman is mentioned (kind of) in the book I just completed. They are new to the D’Vaire world, but not to me. They’ve been lurking around waiting for me to get everything into alignment to make their story possible. There are many twists and turns to this one that intertwine with storylines all the way back to the beginning of the series. I’m really looking forward to getting started!

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