Happy Thursday, all! It’s been a while since my last progress update so I thought I’d pop in and give y’all a quick update on things.
After many unexpected delays and bumps in the road, the long-overdue next installment in the Harmony Black series is on the way! We’re targeting mid- to late-next month for the release of Never Send Roses, Harmony and Jessie’s next adventure. It’s too early for a preorder link (we’re finalizing things across the board) but I’ll let you know as soon as it’s ready.
I wanted this one to be special; after all, my stories lay down a whole bunch of mysteries and long-tail plots, but there comes a time to pay things off, and that’s what Never Send Roses is all about. What can I tell you without spoilers? Okay, here’s one: Harmony’s magic doesn’t work quite like anyone else’s who we’ve met in the First Story universe, and multiple characters (including Harmony herself) have commented over the years about how weird it is. In this outing, you’ll find out exactly why that is, and what it means. That bit at the end of Black Tie Required, with April discovering Harmony’s altered medical reports? That gets answered too. Oh, what’s the deal with Bette and her seemingly parallel, competing shadow agency? That also.
And if you’ll allow me to do my best Columbo impression, just…one more thing.
Ever since their first confrontation, a final showdown between Harmony and Nadine has been looming in the wings. Well, in this book, it’s high noon.
I’m looking forward to bringing you more information (like a solid release date) as soon as I can. Harmony has been dormant for far too long, thanks to Pandemic Brain wrecking my productivity for a while back there, but this feels like me getting fully back on track. My project after this is the next Daniel Faust adventure, Dig Two Graves, and we are officially in full gear here at the office.
I hope you have a great weekend! I’ll be…you know. Over here. Writing.