It’s July 12th, and you know what that means? One: It’s Oldest’s birthday (yay, he’s 14 now!), aaaaaaaand two: It’s two weeks until The Road Back Home is released! (Well… roughly 17 days, but close enough, right?) I’m so excited.

It’s been such a great summer so far. One of Husband’s nephews came into town for a couple weeks, so we had a blast with him, going to Six Flags and swimming and to a Ha Ha Tonka charity concert/fireworks showing. Other than that, though, we’ve just relaxed while Husband was on vacation. But now, real life has encroached, and we must return to it. He’s back to work, the older kids are constantly next door after making friends with the neighbor boy, and Duck is… Well, Duck is a 2.5 year old full of stubbornness and independence. It’s making for an interesting experience.

In case you don’t remember, I have part one of a duet novella Letters from Home and my very first novelette, (Too Young), and both are available on my website. To access them, just use the password freeforyou and there will be a link to download them!

Speaking of novellas: I’m currently working on another one! It’s called Across the Hall, Into My Heart (subject to change, depending on how I feel when I’m done writing it). It’s an MM/LGBTQ+ about a man, an emergency, and finding himself in charge of a kid. I’m roughly halfway through it, so I’m hoping I can get it out by the end of September. Maybe sooner. It depends on how much I can focus to write it.

I’m also hard at work writing my grumpy x sunshine and somewhat sorta thinking about organizing a charity anthology. So my mind is full, full, FULL!

Well, that seems to be all for this month. See you in a few weeks! 😘

(Also: Happy early birthday, Mother. How does it feel being an ancient relic?)

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Music Corner

This month’s Music Corner is Because of You by Kelly Clarkson.