Rainbow Snippets*—Time for a Break

I knew this summer was going to be a challenge, and I wasn't wrong. I've had too many irons in the fire and it's felt like everything has gone a little sideways. No major disasters, but enough to feel like it's two steps forward, a step-and-a-half back. I got home from the Rainbow Readers Cruise last weekend—which was wonderful, by the way—but as per the new normal, I tested positive for Covid. I'm supposed to head to Kansas Wednesday for GRL, so fingers crossed I'm testing negative by then. I'd consider canceling now if I wasn't going as an author, but I decided to take the plunge and "just do it" this year. I have swag and books and preorders. Everyone, send me your good vibes! 

colorful roster standing next to a cart
Rooster in Key West. It was too hot to do much exploring, but we walked around the market area for a bit. 

Posting the opening of Fang for Everything today. I probably have before, but it's a book I'll have available for sale at GRL, so I'm featuring it again. Vampires. Found family. Some romance. Starts at Woodstock and continues through 7 decades! And I want to mention, the first 10 chapters are free on Amazon Vella for those in the US. (Try before you buy!)

Northern Georgia, August 1969

Ah, hitchhikers. Young. And oh, so very tender. But I’d learned long ago to pass them by, to leave temptation by the side of the road. And that’s all they were–temptation. I’d fed recently, but even so, the sight of them made my mouth water. I repeated it to myself, “Keep going, old man. Drive on by,” even as my hands turned the wheel and my feet pressed the clutch and brake. This was such a bad idea.


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