These days I’m feeling happily accountable for my writing. I’m openly discussing my projects with friends and family and this post is another way of committing to the process. My youngest recently visited for a couple of months and then my sweet godgrandson came for a long weekend. Though I took some writing time, I enjoyed playing for a good bit of the summer. Now that August is drawing to a close I’m focusing on updates for Espresso in the Morning and the children’s book series I’m working on with my sister.

Dorie Graham Updates

Harlequin approved the reversion of rights to A Family Reunited, my remaining Superromance and five of my Blazes, The Last Virgin, Tempting Adam, The Morning After, So Many Men… and Faking It. I’m really looking forward to rereading and reworking all of these.

I’m well into the updates for the re-release of Espresso in the Morning. I ask anyone interested in reading it to please be patient, though. This story had so much more in it that was either cut or never made it onto the pages. In exploring all I wanted to do with it, I’ve decided the new Espresso will be the first book of three in The Coffee Stop series. In Americano Afternoons I’ll explore the continuing conflict Lucas has with Toby’s sister, Louisa Platt, while she grudgingly explores her own romance. By the time I write the third book, Ramsey Carter, will have his business degree and be the driving force for making The Coffee Stop a nighttime destination in Late Night Lattes, where Ramsey will get his own experience with love. I’ll want to complete all three books and release them in consecutive months, so stay tuned!

Bailey and Bud’s Magical Adventures Series

I can’t wait to have pictures to share for this project. I’ve developed a children’s picture book series I’m creating with my sister, Carol Anderson, illustrator extraordinaire. Currently I have outlined When You Meet a Fairy…, When You Meet a Dragon…, When You Meet a Wizard…, When You Meet an Elf… and When You Meet a Ghost… I have drafted the story for When You Meet a Fairy… and started the storyboard for that one. Basically, Bud, the dog of Bailey, a seven-year-old half Japanese, half Irish girl (like some sisters I know) gets into trouble with magical beings and Bailey and her friends, modeled after my grandnephew, grandniece, godgrandson and sister’s grandson, all help right the trouble. I don’t have a timeframe for releases yet, but am having so much fun with it and will keep you posted.

Passing Rain Free Book Promotion

In my continuing effort to learn about all the promotion opportunities on Amazon and to also make this book available to anyone it might help, I’ve enrolled Passing Rain in a Kindle Free Book Promotion through Friday. Please pass this along to anyone who might be interested. Thanks!

I’m falling asleep thinking about these projects, waking up thinking about these projects, then making my way through all the other fun stuff I get to do in my day until I can sit down and get those thoughts out and recorded. If this isn’t happily accountable, I don’t know what is. Hope everyone is safe, well and enjoying life!