DATELINE: BEAST

Friends, you could be forgiven for thinking I've published several more books since Alias Hook, what with all my updates about manuscripts being rewritten and re-edited, and going off to the publisher.

But the sobering fact is, all of those announcements have been for the same book.

And now, due to a mysterious time/space anomaly  — okay, in real life, my publisher decided to restructure its publication schedule — my next novel, Beast: A Tale of Love and Revenge, has a new release date.

My Beast will make his debut on —ta-da! — July 10, 2018.

In the most recent flurry of activity from my publisher, Candlewick Press, Beast was intended to be a Spring, 2018 release. (March 6 has been the announced pub date for months.) That apparently is still true, it's just that their concept of "Spring" has changed.

Whereas Candlewick used to publish in two seasons — Spring and Fall — they have recently switched to a Spring/Summer and Fall/Winter lineup. And my Beast, noble soul that he is, has stepped back to make room for the others. (Yet another reason that my Beast is so much more qualified to be the hero than the Prince.)

Beast is coming — I promise!

Or maybe the folks at Candlewick are saving the best for last!

In light of all of this, the pre-order widget on my Amazon page for Beast has been temporarily disabled. (And big thanks to everyone who helped push up Beast's numbers while it was operational!)

On the other hand, I'm assured the Advance Reading Copies (ARCs) will be ready to send out to the press and book-bloggers on schedule next month.

Stay tuned!