Hey ,

Happy September – a month I always think of as mini-January for its sense of renewal and fresh starts. Just as kids head back to school with that unmistakable mix of excitement and trepidation, September presents an excellent opportunity for all of us to embark on new beginnings of our own. Whether it's picking up a new hobby or tackling a long-neglected project, now is the perfect time.

Speaking of projects, I'm thrilled to bring you an exclusive peek at the final cover design of DRAGONFLY, the third book in The TimeBlink Series which will be released later this year.

Isn’t she gorgeous? 🤩

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Need more info? Fantasy author Nicole York-McKeon sums up the ARC reading process nicely in this article.

HUGE THANKS

 to everyone who took part in last month's survey to pick the dream cast of TimeBlink if it were ever made into a blockbuster film. Here are the results:

Syd: Blake Lively
Morley: Justin Theroux
Coop: Chris Pratt
Kendall: Anna Kendrick

Surprisingly, one respondent suggested Tom Hanks play the role of Morley. However, Mr. Hanks is a cool 67 years old whereas Morley is perpetually 49 throughout the series. This leaves me to wonder: Do you picture our lovable pediatrician as being older, too? Please reply to this email and let me know!

Rebuilding Jennifer by Jessica Cantwell is a gritty, heartbreaking women’s contemporary fiction novel rooted in the author’s own life experiences. It follows young Jennifer Lee Black who has been dealt a life of abuse, neglect, and torment. These unthinkable acts are committed not only by her mother but also by friends and trusted figures in the community who were meant to protect her.

Despite these impossible challenges, Jennifer's innocence and optimism shine through, infusing a welcome lightheartedness into a story that could easily have been overwhelmingly dark.

Jessica Cantwell has given us a powerful story that highlights love, hope, and the resilience of the human spirit, and I look forward to reading the second instalment in this series when it comes out.

(TW: physical/psychological/sexual abuse of a child, violence, rape, explicit sex)

SO CLOSE I CAN TASTE IT.

Whoot, whoot! I'm past the mind-numbingly hard part in this tale where I had to address a pesky paradox issue, learn the basics of the Novikov self-consistency principle, and tie up several loose ends I left flapping in the wind in book two (Morley’s ring? The mysterious woman who chatted with Syd outside Dominque? The origin of the talisman?).

Anyway, it’s smooth sailing now, baby! I’m onto the thrilling climax and twisty-turny conclusion, and I couldn’t be happier.

I hope you love this final book as much as I do. If not, I’ll have turned my brain into mush for no good reason!

Hoping to send this final book in The Syd Brixton TimeBlink series off to my editor by the end of the month, and if all goes well, it'll be released into the wild later this year.

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