My Muse's Musings

A permanent heat wave has engulfed Kentucky.  I have sweated buckets since it hit. I'm thinking of  investing in Gatorade stock. I hope wherever you hail from dear reader it's cooler.   I'm thrilled to announce another release in the SEALS In Paradise Series. As of July 12th, Becca  Jameson's Hot SEAL,  Brown Eyed Girl  is released.  Amazon / Apple / B&N / Kobo  Letting a man flirt with her at a bar is a huge boost to her ego, but what if the wants more? Elaina's been raising her son alone for ten years. She's cautious about dating and even more cautious about introducing someone to her son.  Ty has earned the nickname Flirt with the SEAL team. He can woo any woman easily, especially on karaoke night. Which works out perfectly when he spots the brown-eyed girl sitting at the bar.  Their lives are too complicated. She's ten years older than him. She can't have more kids. She also can't seem to stay away from him. Ty is the who...

 Hello dear readers! I hope you had a wonderful, safe Thanksgiving! And I’m wishing you a fantastic Christmas! I’m working on a new paranormal in the Superstition Series right now.  Deep Within the Mind will be out probably in February.  I’ll send out a newsletter when it’s available for preorder, but I thought I’d share the cover and the blurb with you now.  Blurb for Deep Within the Mind  Superstition Kentucky harbors the largest preternatural population in the state. Creatures of myth and people of unusual abilities rub shoulders with average men and women in the small mountain town.  Vet Harper Montgomery has a secret. She’s a powerful psychic who hides behind her professional persona until she receives a vision of a child being abducted. When she starts experiencing a series of unusual visions and reports them, she captures the Superstition police department’s interest. Detective Miles Barrett is new to Superstition and unaware of the hidden part of th...

Finishing a book is a bit like saying good-bye to loved ones after a long visit. You spend every day with your characters, caring for them, listening to them, watching them struggle, And crying with them when they're hurt or upset. You experience their emotions as you write them. I've finished the eighth full-length book of my SEAL Team Heartbreakers Series and ended the through-line that wove through each of the books and the two novellas in the Breaking part of the series. Ten stories in all. The last book was Breaking Chains , Derrick Armstrong's story (Released May 13th). Here are the blurb and the links: Ex-Navy SEAL Derrick Armstrong walks out of the Miramar military brig with a dishonorable discharge, a criminal record, and no prospects. The odds are against him being able to build a normal life after prison, but his training as a SEAL keeps him going. Ella Bailey is struggling financially to raise her seven-year-old son alone. Life has dealt her some ha...

I've been seeing a trend in the writing-reading world. A trend toward shorter books. Mostly novella length things that run between 20,000-35,000 words. I suppose some readers like them because they're usually less money to purchase and can be read in about an hour and a half instead of the all day marathon most of my books demand. I'd love to know what you think so please leave a comment to this post if you have time. I've highlighted the questions I'd like you to ponder on as you read this blog. I have written several shorter works. My latest is Have Wand Will Travel a Magic and Mayhem Kindle World novella of 35,324 words. But I have to tell you writing short is difficult for me. I've posted the word count for all my shorter pieces below. To Capture A Highlander's Heart: The Beginning is  3,064 Caught In The Act is  3,331 An Automated Death is 14,099 To Capture A Highlander's Heart: The Courtship is 19,958 Breaking Ties  (A SEAL Team He...