The Big Ol’ News & Project Update

Wheee, it’s time for another round of, “Just what’s going on around these parts, anyway?”  As many of you know, we often use this blog as the “sign of life” on our otherwise fairly static website, so I like to post these updates with fairly decent regularity.  (I’m also going to start linking to the latest one on the front page of our site, so you can always find out the latest news, even if you miss it.)

This summer was loooong.  There was the time we almost got hit by a tornado, the time we broke our book and threw away everything we’d written and started from scratch with a new plot, the time we got plagiarized by that chick who changed one of our character’s names to Flora Logger, the time my husband rescued four kittens and I had to keep them in my office and they tweeted, and guys, I’m only to mid-July.

However, we have still managed to get a fair bit done.  So here are our upcoming projects…

Children of the Undying

We’re launching this series next!  The intro novella, Demon Bait, is on sale November 29th.  I’ll be gathering up review copies for this one in October, so if you’re interested, keep your eyes peeled!  We’ll also be having a huge party in November with a ton of other Apocalypse & Demon loving authors, including but not limited to: Ella Drake, Larissa Ione, Nathalie Gray, Alisha Rai, Eden Bradley, CC Bridges, Zoe Archer, Nico Rosso, Vivi Andrews, Mina Carter, Karen Erickson, Cate Morgan, Meljean Brook and Dani Worth.  And those are just the authors giving away books!

Five weeks after Demon Bait, the first full novel in the series will go on sale. Hammer Down is the pet project of our hearts. It’s got violence, sex, love, danger, hackers, magic, demons, halfbloods, betrayal, loyalty, virtual reality, truckers and a very hard earned happily ever after.  And we are super. Damn. Excited. (Also: our blog is currently Children of the Undying themed! Yay!)

Bloodhounds

New news here!  We’re going to have three new Bloodhounds stories out in 2012!  The first will be a short story that we’re writing as part of a special Valentine’s Day promotion.  It will feature a cranky bloodhound who’s been around almost since the beginning of the Guild and a badass young airship pilot who rubs him in all the wrong–and right–ways.   We’re really excited about getting the chance to write this wicked little tale. 

Right after that we have Hunter’s Prey in March and Archer’s Lady in July.  Hunter & Ophelia’s book will give you a bit more of a look at how things run in Iron Creek and what life is like for a new bloodhound, as well as a little more information about the Guild and what the current climate there is like.

Archer’s story will see him on his own path to redemption, with a heroine who has not been introduced.  For those of you who’ve been eager for hints about how the bloodhounds were created and exactly what they are–some secrets will be revealed. 

Southern Arcana

After our Bloodhounds spring & summer, we’ll be heading in to a Southern Arcana fall. Impulse is the fifth novel in the series, and it features Sera and Julio. The wait between book four & book five is going to be a full year, but good news–book six will follow a bit more quickly in May of 2013.

And since virtually everyone has guessed, I will confirm it.  (LOOK AWAY, SPOILERPHOBES.) Patrick & Anna are the hero & heroine of Enigma, which will be a chance for readers to see a little more of the seedy underbelly of the Southern Arcana universe.  Bounty hunters have the very best friends.

Also: Deadlock will be in print in December, and Cipher will go to print next summer. So yay!

Other Projects

We’re hoping to sneak the third And the Beast story into 2012 as well.  It is the tale of the arranged marriage of Farran & Iloria, a storyline set up during Sabine.  We’ve also got a few more projects we’re working on as time permits, but everything else we do will be mostly arranged around keeping the releases steady on our existing series.

Questions?

Got any? I will answer!