They need to add another “work” ahead of “eat,” because I’m so deep in the cave this week that I’ve barely left the house. Except for the gym, which I can’t miss if I’m to get strong enough for my next big trip. But more on that in later weeks.
I do have big SHIFTER PLANET news this week, however. This news is half of why I’m dwelling in the cave. SHIFTER PLANET: THE RETURN (yes, we have a title!) will release on October 14! I’m so happy! First, because I’m eager to share the story with all of you. And second, because this means I’ll have copies to sign at SHAMELESS 19 in Orlando. If you’re going to be at the conference, or if you’re coming to the SIGNING ONLY, PLEASE let me know you’re coming, so I can be sure to bring enough of whatever titles you want. You can email me at dbreynoldswriter@gmail.com or dbreynoldswriter@live.com, or you can respond to this post.
Now, for the exciting details…
SHIFTER PLANET:THE RETURN
October 14, 2019
(cover coming soon)
BLURB:
Rachel Fortier is a much sought-after expert when it comes to exotic planets—especially the deadly kind. So when she’s hired by Earth Fleet’s most respected scientist to join a mission to the tightly closed planet Harp, it’s a dream come true. Until she discovers their mission is to capture shifters and sell them to the Military.
Shifter Aidan Devlin is on patrol far from his clan when he sees a shuttlecraft landing where it definitely shouldn’t be. As the invaders emerge, he’s surprised to see a lone lovely woman, who doesn’t seem to belong. But when he’s captured and put in a cage, he has no one but her to help him escape.
Drawn together by a hunger they can’t resist, and desperate to discover who betrayed Harp, Aidan and Rachel first have to survive a deadly journey to the city. But once there, they find themselves confronted by a conspiracy that goes even deeper. Because Harp is harboring a traitor. And he’s willing to destroy their world—and everything in it—to get what he wants.
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And with that, I’m back to work, galley-proofing SHIFTER PLANET:THE RETURN (last chance to find errors,) and then back once more to finish writing DRAGAN, who’s been very patient with all these stops and starts.
xoxo
DBR
I’m finishing up the final big scenes for DRAGAN, then he’ll be off to my editor. He’s definitely scheduled for November. It’s handy to know that. It’s too early for a cover, though. This cover’s going to be complicated, since my beautiful DRAGAN has…wings. He can hide them, but I really want them on the cover. He’s too magnificent to hide.
Three weeks traveling on the northeastern part of the continent, visiting fellow writers and friends, taking part in RWA’s national convention, and ending up in Washington DC where I met with more friends and readers. Starting in Toronto where I visited with my good friend and wonderful writer, 
And let’s not forget the day I walked all the way down to Blue Jay Stadium, in the heat and humidity, to see what looked like goblins from my hotel room window, only to discover they were just people. At least for the walk back I had a Starbuck’s frappuccino to keep me cool(ish.) 
And finally on to beautiful Washington, DC, where I was lucky enough to finally meet the lovely and talented 
Yes, my Facebook Messenger was hacked. This is one of those times when it’s lucky I stay up all night, because I was awake when the fake message came through. For the record, I would never send a mass message to my entire list. Bleah.
But that was only one day. I spent the rest of the week getting ready for my trip to the Northeast–visiting the dentist (ick) getting my hair done (yay!) pedicure (double yay!) checking the weather forecast (yuck.)
But most of the week was spent deep in the cave, working on edits for SHIFTER PLANET 2 and writing DRAGAN. I’m so excited about both of those books. Still trying to come up with a title for SP2–I sent four possibilities to my editor. We’ll see which one they pick. As for DRAGAN, the gang’s all getting ready for the big fight, leading up to Nick’s book and the final showdown, of course. I’ve got his story all plotted out, too.
This was an interesting week for sure. I made lots of progress on DRAGAN.
And then there were the earthquakes. We definitely felt it–a long roller–but the epicenter was a fault near Ridgecrest. Two big quakes in as many days, a 6.4 followed by a 7.1. That means the 2nd quake was 50 times stronger than the first. For every point on the scale, the quake is 10 times stronger. Those are two BIG quakes, and they’ve caused tremendous damage, but fortunately no deaths. My thoughts are with the people of Ridgecrest and the small surrounding towns who were most affected by the quakes. 
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