Friday, July 27, 2018

Question of the Week

Q: I drive a lot for work. Are we ever going to get audiobooks?

A: I wish! At this time, Totally Bound has audiobook rights to the first ten Clans of Kalquor books. They have not committed to putting the books in that format. Ditto for Risnar via Carina Press. As for my self-pubbed stuff, I don't have the budget to have those done. Short answer; doesn't look good for the near future. Sorry!

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Friday, July 20, 2018

Question of the Week

Q: Do you intend on writing a Clan Beginnings book for Clan Korkla by any chance? I know it may be a long ways off but I'm seriously interested in how those three got together. The idea that Korkla and Raxstad pursued Govi together is a warm one and it just makes me want to know :)

A: Absolutely I plan to give Clan Korkla their Beginnings book. But yes, it is quite a ways off yet. Not even on the schedule for the next couple of years, which makes me sad. Too many clans, not enough time...sigh.

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Friday, July 13, 2018

Question of the Week

Q: Are we going to get a Clan Beginnings book for Dramok Sojan from 'Prelude to Redemption'?

A: I have no plans for Dramok Sojan at this time. I started a book about him some time back and had to leave it for a few reasons. I have no idea if or when I'll pick it back up or try another story for him. There are many, many other books in the queue to be written ahead of anything for Sojan, unfortunately.

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Monday, July 9, 2018

Monday Motivation and I'm on Vacation

Hey gang! I'm heading to the land of Tim Horton's coffee and poutine (and family--most important part!). I can't speak to how much or how little will show up on the blog until I get back. So be aware the posts could be a bit erratic.

And a big thank you to everyone who has read and/or reviewed Alien Outcast! What an amazing response this book has had. I am so very, very lucky to have readers like you. I hope you all know how much I appreciate you.

Meanwhile, it's Monday. I know, I know, nobody likes this day. But you've got this. I promise. Get out there and remind everyone who you are!


Sunday, July 8, 2018

Alien Outcast Q&A





Q: Is this another book covering the Kalquorian civil war?

A: It is, but there are a lot of other things going on as well. This book ties up a lot of loose ends for the Clans of Kalquor series, including the Lost Colonists, the origin of the virus that brought Kalquor to the verge of extinction, new clanning laws, and so many other things.

Q: But this isn’t the last Clans of Kalquor book?

A: No, but I do plan to take an extended break from the main series to return to the spinoffs of the First Mataras and the Nuns of Europa. Michaela and Sister Katherine are looking lonely out there without the other stories that should have been written long before now. With Shalia’s Diary wrapped up and Clans of Kalquor in a good place, I can finally carve out a little time for writing those other series.

Q: The new book is Nobek-heavy, I understand.

A: Nobeks and dual-breeds galore. Nako is a Dramok-Nobek and Ulof is an Imdiko-Nobek. And they serve on a raider, the warship of the pre-destroyer era. Raider crews are the most ferocious in the Imperial Fleet, so it’s a natural fit for men with Nobek tendencies.

Q: Is Ulof the kind of Imdiko-Nobek we’ve seen with Emperor Bevau?

A: Not quite. Bevau’s principle designation is Nobek rather than Imdiko, and he doesn’t have half the issues Ulof does. Ulof has a learning disability that went ignored by his family for too long, and he’s not been treated well in the past. He has a tendency to react to stress with violence. In fact, he’s served time in prison due to his poor coping skills.

Q: He sounds angsty. I love angsty.

A: Then the whole clan will make you happy. Clan Nako is Angst Central.

Q: There have been hints that the hero clan of this book is a group of pirates?

A: The raiders, Kalquorian warships, have all been decommissioned. Their crews, usually a motley lot of the wildest men, are not happy about it. Captain Nako in particular took exception to the order to turn his ship in, so he and a number of his crew gave Fleet Command the middle finger. They abandoned the fleet and have been raiding the Basma’s renegade armada for supplies ever since.

Q: The heroes sound exciting. What about the heroine? Who is the lucky lady who finds herself among this bunch of rogues?

A: Piper Warren was enslaved by the Bi’isils after Armageddon. She went with them by choice, by the way. Piper’s got a few issues when it comes to self-worth. However, circumstances convince her she needs to get to Kalquor to give them a warning about her masters and the Basma. Instead of loyal Kalquorians, she finds Clan Nako and his merry band of brutes. They aren’t exactly the champions she was hoping for.

Q: What about the sexual dynamics?

A:  I didn’t plan Piper to be a masochist, but she kept insisting on going in that direction. This isn’t really a book that delves much into S & M, but there’s a taste of that in there. The men, having served on a raider with little access to women, are not terribly experienced with females. Ulof has never been with a woman at all. These guys, in any case, are not about finesse. So things can get a little rough, but in a way that is exciting and even (believe it or not) rather sweet.

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She escaped to Kalquor to warn the empire…but did she bring its destruction instead?



When a rogue Kalquorian raider snags a Bi’isil cruiser in Empire space, the outlaw crew is hoping for supplies. Instead, they find a Tragoom and an Earther woman with a dire warning: Bi’is is set to unleash a fatal plague on the Kalquorian Empire.



Piper Warren, with the help of her friend Ob, has faced death to save the Kalquorians from utter destruction. Instead of help, she stumbles on a ship filled with men who swear no loyalty to anyone but themselves. Can she convince them to set aside their lawless ways to save their people?



Captain Nako turned his back on Kalquor after Fleet Command decommissioned his raider. Abandoned by his government, he swears he will never lift a finger to aid them, not even against the traitor Dramok Maf and his fleet. With the new Bi’is threat, if Nako doesn’t do something, the empire will fall and its people will die.



Nako’s Nobek clanmate Terig is as fierce as they come. However, his shameful past destroyed a once-promising career, and leading his men into battle can only end in defeat.  But how can he refuse when utter annihilation is racing straight to Kalquor?



Dual breed Imdiko Ulof is a terror to anyone who crosses him. Leaving broken bodies in his wake, the ex-convict struggles with equally broken dreams. No one can tame him, until a beautiful Earther and an unlikely new friend show that belief has the power to heal all wounds.



The survival of Kalquor depends on this unlikely band of misfits. Clan Nako learns that love for an Earther woman can make heroes out of outcasts…until they discover that Piper harbors dark, deadly secrets of her own.

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