I'm hanging my head in shame (yes, really). It's been so long since I updated this blog. I've never been the best blogger in the world, but I've never been this bad. I shall blame a certain border collie and a certain book that refuses to be written. I'll also blame Twitter and Facebook because I spend so much time on there that I think I've told everyone what I'm doing. I'll try to be a better blogger in future. Shirley must try harder, as my school reports used to say.
July was very exciting because two of the Jill and Max books spent the month in Amazon's top 100. I was really thrilled about that. They're returning to obscurity now but it was fun while it lasted. :)
August has just become pretty exciting too because I've seen the cover for Deadly Shadows, number 6 in the Dylan Scott series, to be published in October. From the moment I turn a book in, I start getting excited about the cover. Then, when I see the email from my publisher telling me the concept is attached, I have to take a deep breath before I can open the attachment. Once I've seen the concept, I have to wait what seems like ages, but which in this case was a couple of days, for the final version.
Here's the blurb:
Before his disgraceful dismissal from the police force, Dylan Scott worked undercover to get close to notorious drug dealer Joe Child. Now, Dylan works as a P.I.—and Child heads up a religious commune near Dawson's Clough. But after two girls go missing from the refuge, the cops need Dylan's help to find out if Child is saving souls as a cover for something more sinister.
The investigation means going back undercover as a petty crook—a tough gig for a detective who has recently worked some high-profile cases in Lancashire. Even on a remote farm, Dylan's in constant danger of being recognized. Not to mention the strain his long absences have put on his family life.
Still, Dylan won't rest until he finds the missing girls. But the longer he looks, the harder it is to tell the sinners from the saints. And the truth may be more than this bleak northern town can handle.
And here - wait for it - is the cover. Like the others in the series, it's the work of the lovely Frauke at Croco Designs.
What do you think?