May is one of my favorite months. It means spring is in full swing and summer is almost here. It is the month I married my always entertaining husband, I had my first book published, and this blog started.
I am currently in the process of recovering the first book I had published and the 4 other books in that series. I like what my cover designer has come up with so far. I'll be doing a series cover reveal for those in July along with a sale.
If things continue moving along, I'll have my next Gabriel Hawke book releasing early June. Owl's Silent Strike has my main character battling a winter storm in the Eagle Cap Wilderness, trying to get a woman with a broken leg and a man he believes is a killer out of the mountains.
Unexpected snowstorm…
Unfortunate accident…
And a body…
What started out as a favor and a leisurely trip into the
mountains, soon turns State Trooper Gabriel Hawke’s life upside down. The
snowstorm they were trying to beat comes early, a horse accident breaks Dani’s leg,
and Hawke finds a body in the barn at Charlie’s Lodge.
Hawke sets Dani’s leg, then follows the bloody trail of a suspect
trying to flee the snow drifted mountains. Hawke is torn between getting the
woman he loves medical care and knowing he can’t leave a possible killer on the
mountain.
Before the killer is brought to justice, Dani and Hawke will put their relationship to the test and his job on the line.
While I wait in between critiques and edits on that book, I am working on the next Spotted Pony Casino mystery. Last weekend I spent part of a day, first looking around the tribal police station at the Umatilla Reservation where my series is set, and following security guards around at the casino to see what they did while on the casino floor. My oldest daughter said it was a wonder she didn't have to come bail me out!
There wasn't anyone at the police station, so I wandered around the building looking in the windows to see the layout of the building. And at the casino, I would sit in a chair near security guards, studying their clothing and equipment and following them if they were walking around. Nothing creepy about that. LOL
I really like where this book, Double Down, is going with the storyline. It's putting a strain on the main characters in the series. Poor Dela is accused of murder. She didn't do it but there are some who believe she did.
May should be the month I finish this book and send it out to my beta readers and critique partners. Then I need to finish a short story I'm writing for a mystery anthology, titled, A Body on the 13th Floor. It is a Spotted Pony Casino short story.
Another thing I like about May- Flowers start blooming. Some are wild and some of the domestic ones I have planted. Color outside my window when I write makes me happy!
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Paty Jager is an award-winning author of 53 novels, 8 novellas, and short stories of murder mystery, western romance, and action-adventure. All her work has Western or Native American elements in them along with hints of humor and engaging characters.
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3 comments:
I can understand why you love May, Paty. Can't wait to see the new covers for your first books. I love the cover on Owl's Silent Strike! Can't wait to read it!
I usually like May too but so far, no spring weather, just rain and cold…fingers crossed we turn a corner and experience Spring because it is generally beautiful.
I can relate to "Color outside y window when I write makes me happy!" as that is true for me also. And having my geraniums planted and the columbine beginning to bloom makes me smile.
You are one busy author!
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