Cornerstone Run Release Dates and Blurb

Thanks to a savvy reader who spotted these books up for pre-order on Amazon, I now have release dates for the three books in my paranormal romance trilogy, written as Kelly Meade.

Black Rook - July 15, 2014
Gray Bishop - October 21, 2014
White Knight - January 1, 2015

You're probably curious what the heck Cornerstone Run means. Cornerstone is the name of the small Pennsylvania town where about eight hundred loup garou live and work and basically try to keep humans from knowing they exist in the world. Twelve other sanctuary towns like it are spread out throughout the country, each led by an Alpha. And a run is their word for "pack."

And since it's up on Amazon, here's the blurb for book #1, BLACK ROOK:

She never saw this coming…

Brynn Atwood is a low-level Magus whose unpredictable precognitive powers have made her an outcast among her people—and an embarrassment to her highly-regarded father.  After a frightening vision in which her father is murdered by a loup garou man, Brynn decides to prove herself by finding the killer, and stopping them at any cost.

Her target is Rook McQueen, the son of a small-town loup garou Alpha. Despite being the youngest of three, Rook is first in line to inherit the role of Alpha, a duty he isn't sure he's capable of fulfilling. When Brynn finally meets Rook, she doesn't expect the attraction that draws her to him—and him to her. 

No longer believing him a murderer, Brynn and Rook strike an alliance to find her father's real killer. But when his older brother is targeted by an unknown enemy, Rook will have to choose between his growing feelings for Brynn and his duty as the future Alpha of his community.

Third Quarter Roundup

It's hard to believe that it's September.  Honestly, I feel like summer just started, and now it's over.  Labor Day Weekend is the official end to summer and the tourist season here on the Shore. In the world of retail, it means one thing: Christmas is coming. 

August just flew by for me.  I had an amazing time in New Orleans for Authors After Dark. The conference was a blast, and I loved being in the city.  It's gorgeous, especially in the historic areas. If visiting Nola is on your bucket list, I highly recommend it.  Just don't fly US Airways.  I still have anger with them over a cancelled flight and lost luggage.

Writing-wise, I'm almost finished with first round edits on TEMPEST (MetaWars #3) and will get that back to my editor this week.  TEMPEST also has a release date! You get Ethan's story on April 23, 2013. The MetaWars world expands even further this time, as Ethan Swift and Aaron Scott head to Manhattan Prison to assist Simon Hewitt in locating a few AWOL prisoners--and Ethan has a very personal reason for wanting to get into Manhattan....

Book 4, CHIMERA, will release in November 2013.  I'm over 1/3 into Renee's story, and I'm genuinely loving her.  A friend who just read TRANCE and CHANGELING for the first time tweeted me the other and said "Renee's kind of a bitch."  I laughed, then wrote back, "Yes, she is, but there's a reason for that!"  You'll just have to wait to find out.  *grin*

I turned in my anthology short last week. The antho will be out next summer with Pocket with a theme that I haven't seen before.  I keep promising more later, and later hasn't yet arrived.  Soon!

Other than that, I have no news.  The Sekrit Project is still out there.  I have a handful of Dreg City short stories in various stages of completion, and I hope to self-publish some of those while I keep working at Dreg City 5.  I'm looking forward to the new seasons of "Glee" and "The Walking Dead." I will probably watching "American Horror Story" again.  Mostly I'll be working, writing, and trying to occasionally hang out with friends, before the hell of Christmas in Retail World swallows me whole....

This 'n That

I'll start this one off with a bit of good news. I found out that the release date for WRONG SIDE OF DEAD, Dreg City #4, has been moved up! Instead of being Spring 2012, it's now scheduled for release on January 31, 2012! I hope this makes up for the long wait between books two and three, with book four coming only six months after three.

I also have a contest coming up on June 13th. Stay tuned for deets. The contest itself will be posted on the League of Reluctant Adults blog on Monday, and it has to do with June being Audiobook Month.

Tomorrow I'm heading to Rockville, MD to hang with some of my awesome writer friends. There will be food and fun, and probably crabs. Er, the kind that come from the ocean, folks (gutter brains!).

I also learned a very important lesson today: don't assume all restaurants make fish tacos the same way. Despite the name on the menu, what I had for lunch today was not a fish taco. It was depressing.

See you Monday!