Antônio :: D.B. Reynolds.com

I’m sorry for the long silence. I’ve actually been working hard on Antônio’s book, doing lots of research. I visited Portugal not too long ago. In fact, it was part of my last trip to Europe before the pandemic shut the world down. But Antônio is vampire old, which means lots of history that’s well before the dates of my real-life visit. So…research. Not my favorite part of the process, but it must be done. I’m writing, too, of course. I’m not spending all my time in the dusty halls of history. But it’s early going in the writing process, which means I’m still learning and refining my characters as I go. I do love Antônio, who’s the one character I know well. He’s a complicated guy, though, because that’s always been the kind of man I’m attracted to. Brilliant and neurotic? Lemme at him! lol

I’m currently waiting for the final cover, so I decided to share Nick’s baby picture instead. I’ve always pictured Nick as a teddy bear kind of guy. What do you think? But I digress…I now have news on the release date for NICODEMUS! At last! It’s May 28, 2021, and as usual it will be available for pre-order before then—probably a couple weeks. I expect that date to hold, though as I’ve said before, it’s a long book, which means every step toward release takes longer. And there’s our old friend the pandemic, which has at least partially shut down many printing facilities. But for now, NICODEMUS looks good for May 28th! I’m so excited to share Nick’s story with all of you. So many times and places he had to visit and/or live, before he could finally find his own HEA.

And while you wait for NICODEMUS, you can console yourself (or your friends) with ADEN’s book. which is on sale this month. Only $0.99 for the e-book on all the usual platforms. I do love Aden, because…neurotic and brilliant, right?

Okay, back to working on Antônio’s story for now. I’ll post NICODEMUS’s cover as soon as I have it, and any updates on the pre-order. Have a good week. Stay safe, and get a vaccination when you can. It’s our best chance of knocking this thing down, so we can all return to our lives and adventures.

Wear a mask!

xoxo
DBR

Revisions on Nick’s book (NICODEMUS) were finished a couple weeks ago and sent to my editor. I’ve been pretty much sleeping since then. I keep saying it’s a big book, by which I mean it’s long. Much longer than any previous book in the series. But it’s the final book in the series, and there was a lot of story to tell. I don’t have a release date yet, but should have one soon. There are still some editing passes left, but they go much faster, and don’t affect the release date. My job now is to find the perfect cover image for Nick. He’s nearly as tough to match as Raphael…nearly.
JABRIL’s e-book is on sale, March 1-15, 2021, on all the usual e-retailers. Only $0.99 for the e-book, a price that won’t roll around again soon.
So what have I done when I wasn’t sleeping? Well, Eddie and I took some car trips together. She was NOT enthusiastic, although she’s a little better about it now. She’s still very happy when I pull back into the garage. I’m trying to condition her for longer trips ahead. (Fingers crossed.)
I also did a number of small tasks around the house, things that I’d been putting off while writing and revising NICODEMUS. Most of them involved some level of physical energy and/or dexterity, which left me so bruised and sore that I was reminded my gym has been closed for a year. Yikes. I hired a handyman to come in and help me this week. He’ll do in a day what would have taken me WEEKS! I have the desire, but not the skill, apparently. lol

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Like everyone else, I also ran through every movie and series Amazon and Netflix had to offer, along with HBOMax, and every other channel out there. At least the ones that interested me. I ended up watching repeats of a couple favorite series—Blood Ties (a personal favorite) and Criminal Minds, among them. I’m not sure there’s much else left, to be honest.

Which is why I’m back to where I started with this post…writing a new book. And that’s Antônio, which is the next Vampires in Europe book. Antônio is set in Portugal, a country I’m lucky enough to have visited before COVID shut everything down. I’ve been working on his story outline, and am excited to be starting the book. So, since it’s the middle of the night, and there’s cat sleeping on my lap, it’s time to begin writing a new Vampires’book!