I’m nearing the end of the draft on this book. I’ve still got a little more to write, but I estimate that I’ll finish the last chapter by mid-November based on where I’m at now. While I’ve gone back and revised some chapters multiple times already, this will begin the point where it’s entirely down to working on revisions as I work out the kinks before the manuscript goes to beta readers.

This novel has been so much fun to write. There was one scene involving a chicken that had me laughing so hard while writing it that I could barely see my laptop screen to get the words down. I wish I could share a snippet of it, but the amount of redacting I’d have to do to avoid spoilers would ruin it. In another scene, I actually cried while writing it, and the crazy part is…no one died. It wasn’t even sad, just a touching scene. This novel has had me feeling all the emotions. For those who are wondering, there is plenty of banter, along with more serious and heartfelt moments. Sometimes, both in the same scene.

At the end of this post, I am including the two snippets I shared on social media, so those who don’t follow me on IG or Facebook can see them. Also, they’re for anyone who does follow me but missed them.

Next up, what is the title for this novel? It’s killed me to sit on this one, especially since the cover has been done for over two months. I’m going to go ahead and share the title now because I’m tired of publicly calling it book two…

That is cut straight from the cover as a teaser for you.

Other news to look out for is that I’m planning to do the cover reveal for Wrath & Desire on December 3rd. I’ll put out a call to those with active social media accounts so they can sign up to participate if they’d like, and I’ll contact those on my ARC list by email to see who is interested. There will be a Google Docs link, so hang on for that to be available because I don’t have a way to track volunteers yet. I may include a place where you can also volunteer to be on my street team for future book release promo.

UPDATE- Here is the signup link to join the cover reveal team: https://forms.gle/m6Nqy94XjZqeZhty9

What will also be included in the cover reveal is the pre-order link for Wrath & Desire, the official release date, and the book summary.

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Below you’ll find the two snippets I already shared on social media. Keep in mind that these are raw. They have not been reviewed by beta readers or the editor, so some small changes are likely to be made, but overall they’ll be the same.

SCENE ONE:

Scene two:

Sometime in mid-December, I’ll post the first three chapters of Wrath and Desire for you all. Neither of the above scenes comes from those chapters, so it will be all new material to read.

Hope everyone is having a great week!