I’m not going to complain – but the audiobook for The Way Things Should Be is now available at Audible! As you know, it’s the sixth book in the Somerville Series (with Lex & Amanda), and here’s the blurb:

Amanda Cauble-Walters is thrilled as her sister, Jeannie, prepares for the birth of her first child. Amanda’s elation is offset by the compelling desire to have a child of her own, but she fears that her wife, Lex, doesn’t want children.

Lex is so busy trying to hang onto newly acquired land that she doesn’t realize what’s going on with Amanda. When a stranger claiming to be a long-lost relative insinuates herself into the family, Lex sees red. 

The tragic loss of someone dear to them dampens the joy of Jeannie’s baby, bringing pain – and hope, to them all.

And in other news, book SEVEN is under contract with the brilliant April Lee. We’re over halfway to having all the Lex & Amanda books on Audible – how cool is that?

Until next time, my friends. Stay safe and hydrate if you’re in this damned heat wave!

Wow, time is just flying by these days. I’m excited to announce that the audiobook for The Way Things Should Be (book 6 in the Somerville Series) will be out on audio on July 20th! Not only that, but the next book in the series has been assigned to my wonderful narrator, April Lee.

I’ll post more about that in the coming weeks. But stay on the lookout for book 6!

If you’re on Facebook, run over to Jae’s readers group and comment on the post to have a chance to win a copy of Piperton! It’s the Giveaway of the Week, so hurry over as soon as you can to enter. Here’s the blurb:

Breaking down in a small town can be dangerous – and not just to Sam’s heart.

All of her life Janie Clarke has been told what to do. First by her father, then by the boyfriend her father picked out. Already disillusioned with life in the small town of Piperton, Janie feels trapped until a stranger arrives and gives her a reason to rebel.

Sam Hendrickson’s travels have taken her all over the Southwest. She’s never stayed in one place long enough to call it home. Doing odd jobs to pay for her food and gas, she thinks her life is just fine. Until Fate intervenes. On her way to Dallas, her car breaks down in the run-down town of Piperton. Sam’s never concerned herself over what other people think, but the small minds of a West Texas town may be more than she bargained for – especially when she meets Janie.

Their uneasy friendship causes events to unfold that threaten to change everything, and Sam unwittingly becomes the catalyst to alter not only Janie’s life, but the lives of others – including her own.

Here’s the link! https://www.facebook.com/groups/JaeReaderGroup/posts/1752689795654052/

It’s all over social media these days, how people want to punish Jeff Bezos by boycotting Amazon and Kindle Unlimited. Which is all well and good, but the man only owns about 8.8% of the company. The only thing boycotting Amazon will do is hurt independent authors, like myself. I have quite a few good author friends who depend on the income from Kindle and Kindle Unlimited to pay their everyday bills. I put my books into Kindle Unlimited so that more people would have a cost-effective way of reading. Hell, I read via Kindle Unlimited also. And, if I enjoy the book, I usually end up buying it. Now I know what you’re going to say – you can’t “buy” digital books via Amazon – and that’s true. That’s why I try to find the books on the author’s website or their publisher’s website, if they have one. It’s not perfect, and I still have to buy via Amazon at times. But I feel like the pros outweigh the cons, and I’m still doing what I can to support my fellow indie authors.

I don’t blame those authors who have decided to go toward a wider audience – that’s great for them. I suppose I could do the wider release, but to be honest, I don’t have the energy. So for now, I’m sticking to what I’ve been doing since I went independent – using Kindle and Kindle Unlimited to get my books into as many hands as I can. Y’all hang in there!

My first book, Destiny’s Bridge, is one of the featured books for Jae’s Sapphic Book Bingo – where characters are trapped together. It’s on sale for $0.99 (perma-sale) in all markets. This is the book that started it all, with Lex & Amanda. It was the first story I wrote, although the book has been edited quite a bit from the first draft! Run over to Jae’s site and check out the books that are available – I know my TBR pile continues to grow, thanks to her!