Sadie Jay

Like Cracks in the Sidewalk is (finally!) up for preorder with a November 29 release date. Now comes the marketing fun. And yes, that's sarcasm. There's so much going on now between work and the Holidays, marketing is going to be sporadic. It would be nice to have a marketing elf! Check it out here . We had snow in the forecast this morning. So far it's only rain. Hopefully, it'll stay that way—I'm not ready! Although a white Christmas would be nice. I'm switching it up this week. Instead of snipping from Like Cracks in the Sidewalk , I thought I share something from Fangs for Everything , since this week is its book birthday. This scene takes place on Thanksgiving and vampire Alex is reflecting on how Christmas has shifted to earlier in the year: The trip across the city was easy, slowed only by red lights that were set for the usual Thursday night rush hour. The store fronts sparkled with Christmas decorations, as they had for the last couple of weeks. That ...

I hit the editing hard last week and worked on formatting yesterday. Projected release for Like Cracks in the Sidewalk is Wednesday. I probably should wait, what with American Thanksgiving on Thursday, but honestly, I just want it out there!  The official cover for Like Cracks in the Sidewalk! A little trip down memory lane. Told from James' POV:      "Remember when we drove up to Dallas for the State Fair?” Val asked. How could I forget? That was during that first summer before the drugs and alcohol became more important than our time together. For three days, we listened to local bands and ate fried things on sticks. It’d been a spur-of-the-moment adventure and we’d not been able to get a motel room, so we found a small strip mall and parked behind it. We slept in the back of my truck on an air mattress we bought at a local sporting goods store with our clothes on in case we were discovered. We’d held hands under the blanket as we talked, and imagined the unse...

I keep asking myself, "Is Like Cracks in the Sidewalk a Romance or not?" I'm the author—I should know! It was meant to be, when the inspiration came to me. But it doesn't follow the normal beats of a Romance and I probably won't tag it as such when I publish it. But my books always have a happy-ever-after, and this book is no exception!  No explanation for this snippet, just some of James' thoughts when he and Val get back together:       I’d forgotten how all-encompassing being with Val was, this meeting of souls or whatever poetic mythos people used to label it. It was more than the need to climax. It was the unrelenting need to fuse together, to expand beyond our skin and bone containers until we became that perfect harmony of angel song. Suddenly, it all came together and for the first time, I could see it clearly. Before we’d met, we’d both been searching for that single flawless melody, one that was all perfect pitch and crystal clarity. Searching...

Farmers Market is done for the year, and because of my uncertain work situation, I've only booked one Holiday event. I'm used to baking on the days I'm not at the store, so now I have to reschedule my days. It doesn't help that once the weather turns cold, I just want to hybernate.  It may still be fall, but this week felt like winter.  I'm snipping again from Like Cracks in the Sidewalk . James, the narrator of the book, is a journalist, and I think most writers I know can relate to what he's going through in this scene from early in the book after he's been propositioned and doesn't have a condom: The pathetic must have been plain on my face because she smiled. She stepped forward again and kissed me. “Tell you what. Shannon has my number. Why don’t you call sometime? I mean, after you make a trip to the drugstore.” “Really?” Have I mentioned I’m not always quick with spoken words? Give me a few hours and I could write her a poem, or at least a decent...