Slowly and Steadily

Three weeks along in my recovery, and slowly and steadily, I’m getting there. Not going to lie, it can be frustrating. I cannot bend or twist, or lift anything heavier than a gallon of milk (which is about 8 pounds). I’m currently at that stage of recovery where I want to do all the things, but I’m not supposed to do any of them. However, I have a followup with my neurosurgeon this week, and I’m hoping to have some of the restrictions eased — I still can’t drive because of medication, but it would be nice to get back in the pool.

There is still no real writing happening, but I’ve started to dream in plot bunnies, and there’s the beginnings of an outline for a new thing that may or may not be a series. It hasn’t told me yet how long this is going to be, but it’s romantasy with vampires (okay, a single, solitary vampire. More may come along later, but for now, I have one.)

So what am I doing while I recover? I’ve been drawing again, and I’m liking the design I’ve come up with for what may be my first tattoo. It needs refining, but that will happen later. I’ve been knitting, and the project my husband gave me for my birthday is almost done (fastest I’ve every completed a project of this size!). I’ve been reading, and I need to update my Goodreads list. I finished Katabasis, by RF Kuang last night. I started reading the ARC for Hamlet and Juliet, and I am completely in love with this book! I’ve already preordered it in hardcover, and I’m only a third of the way into the book. There will be a full review later, but for now, let me put it this way — Shakespearean Literary Universe. And it’s the first book of a series!

And that’s the current state of the Liz.

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New Cover!

Time for a new look on an older book.

When Delan stumbled into the Temple, he wasn’t expecting to be welcomed as a Temple servant. He wasn’t expecting his only duty to be to serve Lyander, cloistered son of the High Priestess. He wasn’t expecting to fall in love.

And he wasn’t expecting that he was going to have to choose: save his love, or save the world.

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Now Available!

The Imperial Navy has been destroyed. Now Tarjiaan must save his kingdom. With his beloved Nika by his side and their consort Daanir at his back, he must gather his allies and defeat the traitor hiding beneath the waves. To save his people, Tarjiaan must master his newfound magic, defeat the traitors, and conquer his deepest fears.

The end of the war is in sight, but treachery runs as deep as the ocean.

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Work in Progress

Tales from the Arena: King of Swords
(Tales from the Arena, book 4)

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Six More Weeks of Witches
(Coven Tree, book 2)

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