Hello, friends! I am delighted to present Never Send Roses, the long-awaited next installment in the Harmony Black series. It’s been far too long, and it’s been a real thrill to rekindle Harmony and Jessie’s adventures. This installment marks the culmination of several ongoing plotlines and mysteries, all steeped in occult espionage action. Here’s the quick synopsis:
“The House of Dead Roses offers murder, espionage, and mayhem to the highest bidder. Agent Harmony Black's war against the infernal cult -- and their seductive, sadistic mistress, the demoness Nadine -- last found her facing off against Nadine's top assassin under the glittering lights of Las Vegas, a battle that left her physically and psychically scarred.
Harmony has no time to heal. Now she's in the Windy City with a new enemy in her sights: the Roses' "mastermind," a poker-champion prodigy with a mind like a steel trap and a plan for a heist that will fill Nadine's war-chest with an infusion of dirty money. He's putting together a crew for the job and Harmony, along with her best friend and partner Jessie Temple, is going undercover.
What seems like a simple takedown soon proves more complicated -- and more deadly -- than anyone bargained for. The target of the heist, a government defense contractor, is keeping secrets of their own. The prize at stake has global consequences. And as Harmony's occult powers continue to mutate, tainted and twisted by Nadine's curse, she's going to have to push herself harder, go further, and delve deeper into her own darkness than she ever has before.
Harmony and Nadine are on a collision course. This time, only one of them is going to walk away.”
Never Send Roses is now out in ebook and paperback. Audio will come later, but it’s on the to-do list. Also, to celebrate, the ebook versions of the two previous books in the series – Right to the Kill and Black Tie Required – are on sale for 99 cents all week.
In terms of other projects, I’ve just finished reviewing the files for the audiobook version of The Wise Men of Gotham, so that’ll be out as soon as Audible finishes their final quality checks. I’m deep into writing Dig Two Graves, the next Daniel Faust novel, and after that I’ll be plunging right into the next Harmony installment, so you can expect to see more of both series in 2024.
Last but not least, it’s a great pleasure to announce that the first two books of the Daniel Faust series will be published in Germany next year (book one in March, two in June), translated into German by Bernhard Kempen. Will there be more? Like everything in publishing, it depends on how many people buy ‘em. I’m keeping my fingers crossed.
As always, thank you, from the bottom of my heart, for your readership. It means the world to me, and I hope you enjoy this new adventure.