Our next book in the Chicagoland Shifters will shift focus from Doc to Mitchell Brayden, one of the tigers in Neal’s unit. A smartass tough guy, Mitch doesn’t seem like the kind to settle down. But when he meets Lupe … Continue reading →
Yup. Llamu. Nope, it’s not a typo. Llamu, or the plural “llamu,” (yes, it’s the same), are an indigenous animal on the planet Persis, where our book EMERALD KEEP is set. See, here’s how it happened. The settlers that came … Continue reading →
Coming later this year from LooseId LLC, our book currently titled Bound By Fire features a villainous sorcerer by the name of King. What’s fun writing about villains is that we get to give them all the worst character traits … Continue reading →
We talked a little about our short story with Torquere Press, “Taking a Chance,” last week when it was time for “C.” Today it’s time for Jay, the hero of our little tale – and we decided to share a … Continue reading →
Goose Island, Chicago, Illinois. An actual island, it’s located in the middle of the city of Chicago and has several large bridges for access. There’s no residential property on the island itself, just lots and lots of light industrial and … Continue reading →
The definition of what is hard evolves over time. When you’re a baby and you learn to walk, it’s really hard. Then you grow older and it’s time to learn to drive – STAY OFF THE SIDEWALK! When you leave … Continue reading →
Not that kind of galley. A book galley! What is a galley? Once your book is all done and the edits are completed, the publisher sends you a galley to review prior the book goes to press you get one … Continue reading →
So, there’s this phenomenon called Facebook. Studies have consistently shown that across every demographic, from Millennials to Boomers, of the people that use social media, over 80% of those people use Facebook. So, it’s critical to a social media plan, … Continue reading →
Emerald Fire is our first novel with Torquere Press. We wanted to play with traditional romance tropes and create a world of our own a’la Anne McCaffrey’s Pern series. She kept a lot of realism in her books, despite having … Continue reading →
“Domovoi” by Ivan Bilibin, 1934 In our upcoming release from LooseId, we feature a creature called a domovoi. Small, generally male, domovoi are a boon to a good housekeeper and a plague to a bad one. In Russian, the word … Continue reading →