Happy 2013! :) The year of an attitude of gratitude.

Well, edits are turned in for It's a Sweet Life, my Coffeeshop Coven prequel that releases on 1/18. And...for those of you who don't follow my Facebook page, I'm happy to announce that Siren has accepted The Denim Dom (Tony's story) and the contract has been signed and returned. I don't have a release date yet, but look for it in March of this year.

(Yes, I finally got Tony's story written!)

New Year's day was pretty melancholy for us because it marked the one-year anniversary of our dear friend's passing due to brain cancer. I spent it working on edits and watching The Twilight Zone marathon on SyFy. I didn't want to see the news or hear one word about fiscal cliffs or anything else.

I quit making New Year's resolutions a long time ago. But something I saw pass through my Facebook feed a few days ago stuck with me, making a "gratitude jar," where you write down every day something good that happened, no matter how small, so you could go back through it at the end of the year.

I decided that this year, I'm going to use my Witches' Datebook that I get every year and write down, every day, something/s good. Already I have that we gathered with friends for New Year's Eve, I signed a contract, finished edits, received a great review from AllRomanceEbooks.com for Bleacke's Geek, and a few other things. Just looking back on the past couple of DAYS makes me feel good. I'm sure after a few weeks and months, when I have blue days, I'll be able to look back and smile and remember to feel gratitude.

What are you grateful for? What have you decided to do this year for yourself to better your life, no matter how small?

What's next?

Whew! Turned another manuscript in to Siren on Sunday. Was sort of like giving birth. *LOL* (Only without the blood, contractions, hospital visit, epidural, and the screaming at the end is me on release day when I see it for sale. *LOL*) It's a hot BDSM stand-alone mmf romance, but three of the characters also appear in "Love Slave for Two: Beginnings (Book 0)." (And they might get their own book at some point in time, they keep popping up and saying hello to me. *LOL*)

What's next? I get asked this a lot.

I'm working on several projects, listed in no particular order. (I'm always working on several projects.)

• "Steam," the sequel to "Boiling Point - dragon shape-shifter menage story for an anthology, a continuation of the Alexandr brother series and a prequel to the "Triple Trouble" shape-shifter series.
  
• Good Will Ghost Hunting series - Working on book 3. [6 books planned for series]
  
• Brimstone vampire series - Working on book 3. [6 books planned for series]
  
• "Tony's story" (The Reluctant Dom, Domme by Default character) - Yes, he IS going to have his own book. [third book, not technically a series, just related characters]
  
• Love Slave for Two series - Turned "LSFT: Beginnings (Book 0)" m/s in and we're in the editing stage. Working on book 3. [5 books planned including the prequel, possibly 2 related shorts as well]
  
• Deep Space Mission Corps series (Love at First Bight) - Working on book 2 in the series. [4 books currently planned for series]
  
• Triple Trouble series - working on book 4. [at least 6 books in the series]
  
• As of yet unnamed teen paranormal romance series - Working on book 1. [3 books, possibly more]
  
• As of yet unnamed "space" book, possibly series - whew, this one's HOT, even by Tymber's standards! *LOL* [probably a stand-alone, but would lend itself to a series]
  

...and several other projects in various stages of notes/ideas/writing. But the above listed ones are the "priorities." (The ones where the "voices" are screaming at me the loudest! *LOL*)