I have a very exciting pot of tea to spill. Whoot!JUNKYARD AMBUSH will go up for preorder in the next week or so. Drop date? December 15. Just in time for a pre-Christmas, Chanukah, Saturnalia, and Yule!The cover is fabulous (Mud did a cover reveal, but for you who missed it, see below) designed by the even more fabulous Rebecca Frank of Bewitching Book Covers. Rebecca has done all the Junkyard book covers, and I was worried this fast timeline would mean she couldn’t slide me in. She is usually booked out forever but, WHOOT! It worked out! As always, she listened to what I felt the cover needed, offered suggestions, and she even did a different version of the Audible cover so some elements of the regular cover show up better. Audible LOVED the different version. I’ll see if Mud can put it below. (She of little Faith—Mud). For any writers out there, Rebecca comes HIGHLY recommended! Rebecca is very dependable, artistic, truly a professional, and fortunately for me, she is timely.YES. Before you ask, Khristine Hvam is narrating the book. I am thrilled!
Above is for paper and e-book. Below is for Audible
JUNKYARD AMBUSH is
Book 6 in the Junkyard Cats series. Shining Smith decimated the mercenary group working with military leaders of a traitorous cabal. She’d hoped her battles were over. But the deeply entrenched, treacherous politicos have infiltrated the Gov. at the highest levels. To complete their coup, the cabal is searching for U.S. space tech and alien tech—both hidden at the junkyard, and closing in on Shining and her people. But that’s just the beginning. The alien in her basement may not be as dead as it appeared; Jolene and CAIT (the original AI on the crashed U.S. spaceship) have gone to war, locked in a battle of code and their own programed agendas; and the human prisoner on her land may be an infiltrator or decoy. Or worse. Shining can’t stop the AIs’ battle, nor can she expect help from either of them. All she can do is ambush the enemy on territory she can control—plotting an offensive to save her people and throw the Gov. off the scent of the alien Bug and the ships on her land. But Shining’s plan goes awry, and her people fall into enemy hands. What will Shining risk to save the junkyard, the roadhouse, her people, and the alien coming to life? Is that cool or what?
In personal news, I’ve been in severe pain. I have been x-rayed (my computer wanted to write that as spayed) and scanned until I probably glow. Not from kayaking. Not from swimming over rapids or slamming into Jesus (read last month’s newsletter if this sounds weird). Not from gardening. NooOOoo. Not me. I got out of bed wrong. Literally. I got out of bed wrong. However, as of today, I think my new chiro and I have figured out a way to get me back into shape and right now, I am mostly pain-free. YIPPEE! I think I’ll make tea!Love you all!Faith
Mud’s Corner
You have to love doctors with a sense of humor. Tall Dude and I are heading to the Grand Canyon next week, and the dogs are going to hunt camp. Which is more fun than being with me. Just trying to get as many plants out of possible frost zones as possible without hauling them all in. If anyone is in the Milwaukee area, many of my plants are looking for new homes, contact me.
Also, you may have noticed the new masthead. I am looking for a new graphic without AI. If you are interested, just reply to this addy, and we can discuss your ideas. Money is…well, negligible. Faith really needs to get to number one on the NYT’s list to get bells and whistles. Which is why she is stuck with me.
Happy Samhain!
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