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the sun is out and our days are finally getting longer. The only down side is now everyone can see how pasty and ghostlike I am from our long ‘winterlude’. You think I’m exaggerating but I swear looked in the mirror yesterday and I scared myself half to death… LOL! Like every other household in North America; I am celebrating spring’s return by doing some spring-cleaning. YES, I did say CLEANING but what I am actually referring to here is sweeping the cobwebs from my dusty mind and getting my neurons firing again. I have found that my brain has gone into a sort of winter hibernation period and it’s a little slow to start. Kind of like an old diesel engine. It even makes that distinctive diesel sound too! You see, out of necessity and for reasons I will talk about below, I had to try to remember the names of every one of my friends and relatives including those I haven’t seen or talked to in years. This was a humbling exercise and I decided that I have to wake up and get mentally active again or get some ginseng.
As some of you may already know from reading my forum and/or monthly newsletter, the Sands ranch is moving house and we are smack dab in the middle of it. Along with the actual physical move, we have to update our address for all bills, businesses, family and friends, reconnect all the utilities with the new house, furnish the new house and hundreds of other things that are just too boring to put into print and force you to read. The official move date is the end of the month but we are up to our necks in boxes, bubble wrap, blue Rubbermaid storage containers and newspaper wrapped breakables. The sheer quantity of boxes has made it so now we can no longer see our furniture. I think our couch is still in the living room under all our now boxed books from the bookshelf but it’s hard to tell anymore. And we lost Emma, the Sands’ ranch housecat and local mousinator, in the dining area the other day. She got trapped in the center of a mountain of boxes. We finally found her after listening to her pathetic cries of misery for about a half an hour. I can’t believe we actually lost our cat! Come to think of it, I haven’t even seen Tori for about three days now. I kept hearing this odd scratching sound coming from the parlour area where she usually works but it stopped a day or so ago so I thought nothing of it. Hmm . . . now I’m concerned. Ok guys, I have to go and see what rabbit hole my assistant has disappeared down and hopefully find her happy and healthy. Otherwise I think I’m going to be in trouble!
Oh right! I guess I should talk about books now… LOL. The second instalment of the Rogue Hunter series is finally here! The Immortal Hunter is a darker, moodier, more suspenseful story than The Rogue Hunter (TRH) and it starts right where TRH left off. Decker Argeneau Pimms and Bricker are pursuing a rogue when Decker meets Dani, a quick-witted, irresistible doctor. Did I mention that Dani is tenacious and stubborn enough to put Decker in his place when it comes to what’s important to her? I hope you enjoy their story.
The third instalment of the Rogue Hunter series following The Immortal Hunter comes out this fall and is called The Renegade Hunter. This story revolves around a new Argeneau family member who has a lot to gain and everything to lose. It has it all . . . intrigue, suspense, danger and of course, humor. Many of the Argeneaus you’ve met in the past will get involved in this story, along with the enforcers and even a Willan or two. I hope you enjoy this read because it was a wild ride.
As for my other upcoming releases, the next story related to The Devil Of The Highlands, which was called Sweet Shrew (they are playing with the title now. They didn’t like mine), will be out this winter. It involves Evelinde’s brother Alex d’Aumesbery and his bride to be, Merewen, the Stewart Shrew. And in January 2010, my next anthology Bitten By Cupid will hit the stands. This one is guaranteed to blow your socks off!
Have a great spring fling everyone and be careful cause the Wicked Witch of the North may not be dead yet. You see over the years I have found that just when it seems safe to plan a day outside or do some gardening, winter has one last laugh and kills those lovely flowers you just planted. So take my advice and play it safe for a little bit longer. Later!
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