Aside from working, it doesn't feel like I got to do much of anything this month. June in Wyoming saw a lot of rain which is good for fire restrictions, but not so good for going exploring. A lot of forest service roads have been closed due to the amount of rain the mountains have been getting, keeping this girl from going off into the woods.
For the most part. This week will see me wrapping up my second book for 2024. It's called The Mating Chance, it is a Long Claw book but I'm part of a LumberCAT series with 11 great authors. All of us will be releasing our books one month at a time. I'm one of the last. Then I'll be starting next week by diving into Whiskey Throttle, the last Moto X book. I'll be back Friday with "What Brooke Read" June edition. As always, have a wonderful week. x Brooke
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This month kind of got away from me. Between trips up the mountain to work and focusing on getting my 2024 books ready for editing as well as finally deciding to do TikTok, I've been busy.
Plus, this past week I've been sick. I don't have a whole lot to share. I'm building a website for the predator control management district here and gearing up for Regaining Integrity's release next month! If you're in my reader's group on Facebook, I've shared something special to come later this year. I promise, I'll do my best to get back on here. I'm also thinking of giving my website a facelift, that's to-be-determined though. As always, have a great one! x Brooke This past weekend, the majority of my family spent it in the Black Hills and boy, did we have a blast! There was some interesting memories made and plenty of laughs to be had. My kids were sad to leave but I promised we'd be there again.
This week is a busy one now that we're in the last week of school. I'm making cookie dough today, learning to decorate them tomorrow, and surprising my son's class with them Thursday. I don't have much else to share right now. As always, I hope you have a wonderful week. x Brooke The slideshow doesn't give a lot away, but I did read a lot this month. Hate was four books and so was 7th Circle. Both were thick-ish books.
Madison Kate Series by Tate James Goodreads Amazon The Chase by Elle Kennedy Goodreads Amazon Barnes and Noble Hades Series by Tate James Goodreads Amazon That Sik Luv by Jescie Hall Goodreads Amazon Princes of Chaos by Samanth Rue and Angel Lawson (New Release) Goodreads Amazon And that's all folks. Now that the weather is nicer, I don't have as much time to sit and read. As always, I hope you find something you migh tlike. x Brooke Brings allergies, thankfully mine have gotten better over the years that they don't leave me blinded with red eyes and the inability to breathe. So, now I can enjoy taking pictures of them without sneezing like crazy.
I don't have much to share right now. I'm already done with one book that's coming out next year, can you guess what series it belongs to? I have a pattern, have you figured it out? The end of the school year is fast upon us and we're turning focus to summer activities; mountains, fishing, hikes, morning walks, a job for the older kid, and off to help Grandpa for myself and the younger one. That's all I have for you this week. I'll be back Friday with What Brooke Read! Have a great one! x Brooke School isn't out yet, but I'm starting already! The first book of 2024 is currently being worked on. My process is: character development, outline, rough draft, second draft, read through, betas, editing, formatting, and then publishing. I'm almost halfway through that process for the first book!
I hope you had a great mother's day yesterday. It was rainy here so we were stuck inside. Yes, I'm getting cabin fever pretty badly. I don't have much else to share this week. Have a great one! x Brooke I did my first craft fair for the year this past weekend. It's always fun to connect with locals and find out what they like to read. I may have not sold a lot of books, but I made connections as well as hopefully introduced others to other local authors who might be more up their alley.
I'm hoping to get on with some others maybe not in my town but other places throughout the year. As for now, I'm writing away on another Cupid book. I started it last week and didn't really feel the story, so I started it over completely. I'm already 8,000 words in and much happier with the story that includes pepper spray and a pet coyote. That's about all I have for you this week. Have a wonderful one! x Brooke I felt like being poetic today with the title. Yesterday was spent with a dose of smoke inhalation thanks to my dumbass forgetting all about grabbing a gaiter before heading out to my parents' house to burn ditches.
It got me thinking about how my mom always said never to burn bridges. I know, it's metaphorical but still, compared to burning a bridge down you might not ever be able to rebuilt, why not burn ditches? It promotes regrowth and all that, cleaning out the old to make way for the new. I don't know, maybe I'm still not fully awake despite walking the youngest to school, working out, and just now getting to my coffee, but I liked it. If you're a loyal follower to my website, I'm working toward adding something here real soon. I'm planning on wrapping up my final rough draft for the school year in the next couple of weeks and then will be turning focus on re-writes as well as launching something new here. I don't have much else to share with you today. Have a great one! x Brooke It feels like I just did this for March. I seriously can't stand how fast time seems to fly anymore.
Anyway, here we go! Just Mr. Love by Mimi Jean Pamfiloff Goodreads Amazon Barnes and Noble Rough and Tumble by Frankie Love Goodreads Amazon Rogue Devil by Kylie Gilmore Goodreads Amazon Barnes and Noble Rogue Beast by Kylie Gilmore Goodreads Amazon Barnes and Noble Stranded by Piper Sullivan Goodreads Amazon The Deal by Elle Kennedy Goodreads Amazon Barnes and Noble Eden's Fall by Angel Lawson Goodreads Amazon Kidnapped by the Mountain Man by Khloe Summers Goodreads Amazon We're All Mad Here by Leann Belle Goodreads Amazon Three Strikes and You're Mine by R.S. Grey Goodreads Amazon High Moon by Kati Wilde Goodreads Amazon Teacher's Pet Wolf by Kati Wilde Goodreads Amazon Sheriff's Bad Bear by Kati Wilde Goodreads Amazon The Order of Obsession by Hilary Storm and Sapphire Knight Goodreads Amazon Everything I Need by K.B. Barrett Goodreads Amazon Hate by Tate James Goodreads Amazon A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sara J. Maas Goodreads Amazon Barnes and Noble That's all I have for you this week. Almost 200 books this month! Hopefully, I'll have the next book after Hate done tonight. As always, I hope you find something to read and have a wonderful one. x Brooke I spent the weekend making stencils and then burning bookmarks for a craft show I'll be doing Mother's Day weekend. It was fun but also difficult. I didn't think of the font I used to make the stencils until it came to getting to the burning part. All the holes in the vowels I had to add in myself. It was fun nevertheless.
This week, I'm wrapping up my second to last rough draft for this school year and outlining the last book. Then it'll be next drafts for all my books coming out next year. This school year was productive. I've managed to get all the way to my 2028 books! Next school year, I plan on getting through 2030. I tend to write and then walk away so I can come back with fresh eyes to make the story the best I possibly can. That's all for me right now. I'll be back Friday with What Brooke Read! x Brooke |
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