My last release for the year (most likely)

At this point, this is the final book of the year. It's a reprint of Kestrel on the Horizon, retitled, edited, expanded and sexed up.



And it comes with a shiny new warning!
Publisher’s Note: The high seas are a place of danger and intrigue, and some images may be disturbing. This story was previously published elsewhere under the title Kestrel on the Horizon, and has been revised for Ellora’s Cave.

Blurb:
Under a steamy Barbados sun, Nathaniel makes an impulse purchase that will change the course of his entire life as a privateer. Pierced to the core by the sad blue eyes of the young man on the auction block, he buys Adlai, thinking to erase the slave’s sorrow and protect him from a less-pleasant fate in the fields or brothels.

At first, Adlai dares not trust the pirate who now owns his body, but time and proximity, need and care, change Adlai’s suspicions to respect—and Nathaniel’s respect to love. Together, they brave all the sea can throw at them, including Nathaniel’s former captain and rival, Thomas Harrison.

Harrison will stop at nothing to have Nathaniel and his ship back. And Adlai, Nathaniel’s most prized treasure, becomes one more weapon in their ongoing war.

You can read the first chapter here.

Creepy song of the Day

Wish i'd found this while writing Alive on the Inside.

State of the Sooky

Work: light freight. Much easier to manage.

Med: have the cheaper antibiotic now. Should be healthy soon.

Kids: had dinner with Bun. She's doing well.

Writing:
dystopia: 1417
masquerade 8323

Scent of the day: Danube. Rhododendron and bellflower petals swirl through deep, cool, dark aquatic notes. Strong lasting flowers that do not morph. I like this because it stays the same.


( NWS writing sample under cut. )