2023 was a pretty busy and mostly good year for me. I'd released two full-length horror novels, the final Roseblood trilogy novel Bloodlust and this past Halloween saw the release of my erotic horror novella Rebirth. The former was originally supposed to come out Fall 2022, but Hurricane Ian butt-smacked my childhood home in North Fort Myers, where my folks still live. My brother and I (along with some buddies of his) spent a day helping my folks clean up and thankfully this past year saw them get a new roof. While "the jungle" (what I'd called their surrounding yard) was beautiful in its own way, my folks couldn't keep up with the overgrowth and Mature Nature helped them out.
Anyway, Bloodlust wrapped up my Roseblood trilogy (my least popular books but ones I'm quite proud of), and Rebirth was a blast to write. Editor and book reviewer Lisa Lee Tone nailed it in her book review on her site Bibliophilia Templum. I've posted about that here previously if you'd like to read her full analysis!
Also, I'd be remiss in not mentioning this. I was asked to take part in the Books of Horror Halloween Mystery Box promotion and donated my story Josie's Prank Night, sort of a Mister Jack prequel story. For those unaware, BoH is the biggest FB group devoted to the horror fiction community and genre, and it's a fantastic collection of readers and authors. The admins work tirelessly to keep it friendly and fun. So, BoH admins Tiffany and RJ, along with another member named Taylor, who designed the cover art, helped create this truly amazing chapbook for my story. I was so pleased with how well it turned out. And I'm able to obtain additional copies to use as promotional giveaways for those who purchase a signed personalized copy of Night of the Pumpkin God directly from me (insert shameless self promotion)!
I'm writing this on New Year's Eve morning and I'll wrap this up with what's coming for the New Year. 2024 will see the release (by Halloween, hopefully) of Mister Jack: Requiem, which is sort of a sequel to Mister Jack (but about what happens to Josie's mother Elizabeth after events relayed in Josie's tale to Tully and company in MJ), and I'll edit the followup novel to The Ravening called Island of Devils. The latter was supposed to be done this past year but was put on hold because of releasing Bloodlust and then I got inspired to write Rebirth. I blame author Duncan Ralston of Woom for that!
That's it, folks. Have a safe but fun New Year's Eve and even better New Year. And as always...stay spooky!
