I’m almost done with The Earl’s Bluestocking Bride

This is Book 1 in the Marriage by Chemistry Series.

I am currently on the last chapter of this book. I purposely slowed my writing down so I don’t rush the ending. I want to make sure I get the ending just right. I expect to be done with it in another week or two, and then I’ll have it edited. I am currently expecting this book to be out until about September or October.

A Glimpse at My Publishing Schedule

I’m surprised, to be honest, because I thought I could have The Earl’s Bluestocking Bride out in August back when I was planning out my publishing schedule in January. Back then, I also thought I could easily manage four books out in a year. It might be more like three. I’m not sure at this point. 😦 It sucks to have to work so slow after coming back from burnout, but I keep telling myself that having a good quality book is a lot more important than getting more books out in a year. I have so many ideas, and I wish I could write more.

I’m Halfway into Masquerade Bride

This is Book 1 in the Marriage by Holiday Series.

I was hoping to get Masquerade Bride out in October. It has a Halloween theme to go with it. I am probably halfway into the story. I’m sure I can have the first draft done before October. The problem is that I need time to edit it myself and then send it out to people who help me find stuff that I missed (because I always miss something).

I’ve already decided that I’m going to publish this when it’s ready, so we might have a Halloween-themed story in January. It’s not ideal, but I don’t feel like sitting on this until September/October 2026. I’m not that patient.

I’m Either Close to or at the Halfway Point in The Preacher’s Wife

This is Book 2 in the Oregon Series.

This is a slowburn romance. I’m getting close to 30,000 words, and the couple hasn’t even kissed. They aren’t ready to kiss, even though they are definitely emotionally moving closer toward each other. The pacing is surprisingly smooth considering how little I’m seeing actually happening. The focus has been pretty much more on the hero’s emotional journey. His mother was a prostitute, and his father was one of her customers. He was sent to an orphanage run by a priest in another town. He has no idea who his parents are, and he’s always had this longing to be part of a family, though he doesn’t know how to make that longing transition into the marriage he has with the heroine. Finding that transition has been the focus of this book so far. I have a secondary focus, but that needs to come later.

This book won’t be ready until maybe summer of next year. I can tell there is so much more to do with it, and I want to honor the story by playing it out the way it’s meant to.

I have completed narrating three books for YouTube and Rumble.

About Rumble:

Maybe Rumble has an option to put videos into a playlist like YouTube does, but if it does, I don’t know how to do it. But here is my Rumble channel if you want to go there.

About YouTube:

I do, however, know how to put videos together into a playlist on YouTube. If you start at Chapter 1 of the book, then you should be able to go directly into the following chapters if you have the autoplay feature selected on YouTube.

Eye of the Beholder

Tagalong Bride

Loving Eliza

PLEASE NOTE: These are the PG rated versions of these books. I had to remove the sex scenes in order to comply with the guidelines on these platforms. I don’t want to go through all the work of narrating them only to have them removed because of the spicy content.

The next book starts up on July 2.

The next book I’m putting up is The Hero Least Likely since my sister requested that one. She’s a trucker on the road, and she listens to my books to help pass the time while on the road. 🙂

Regarding BookFunnel:

The assistant I have to help me with BookFunnel is currently booked up, so I have nothing going over there this month. I also don’t have time to deal with that right now. There’s been some medical stuff going on with a my husband and one of my sons. It’s nothing serious, but it has been time consuming. This has required me to spend some time going to the doctor with them to offer moral support.

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That’s all I have for this month. I hope everyone has a wonderful July!