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Well, I see it's about time for my six months to one year update of ze blog. 😅  Recent news!  I have combined my three book series, The Broken Woman Cycle, into one enormous tome to be available this September!  I'm quite satisfied with my funny, loveable characters and the dangerous situations they find themselves in.  Here's a preview! More coming soon. ❤️ I'm hoping everyone can enjoy the entwined stories in one staying-up-late read!  If you like impossible love, mysterious murders, sexy assassins, and triumph over adversity then you should give it a try! Happy Reading! 

  I will confess that I did indeed disappear from this blog for a while. Ah, blogging. It is difficult to keep up with while also writing books, poems, short stories, etc. This past year, I added yet another hat to my ever-growing collection: teaching.  Yes, I took on a full-time teaching position. For the past year, I have been teaching High School English. If you are a teacher, then you already understand why my blog has been a tumbleweed in the wind. I never fully grasped before how much professional development, overtime hours, and exhaustion go into working as the teacher of record for a full year. I'll be going back next year, so I can forget about writing anything other than brief snippets of poetry for a while... hopefully not forever.  In college, I wrote my thesis paper about the teacher shortage. I outlined causes and research that backed up my findings, as well as possible solutions. Little did I know how intense that shortage was to become and how useful my r...

  Dear Readers, I am excited to announce that my short story, Assassin: The Chronicles of Arith , is now available to read on Kindle Vella! I completed this story exclusively with the online magazine, Channillo, in the past. Now it is available to a whole new host of readers via Kindle! Here's to broadened horizons! 🥂 If you are a Kindle reader, then check it out! The description is below!  She was sworn to eliminate her target. He was fated to protect her.  Tania Hanaldi is a young assassin on her first assignment when she meets a Knight Of Creation intent on preventing her from finishing her mission. As the continent of Acona is torn apart by civil war, Tania knows that her role may decide the fate of the rebel army... or her own death. Will she survive long enough to avenge her past? Enjoy this fantasy tale of love, adventure, growth, magic, and the fight between good and evil. Follow the link here . If you enjoy my updates, then give me a like, follow, and share on K...

 Dear Readers, I am excited to announce that I have added an epilogue to my short story on Channillo, Assassin: The Chronicles of Arith.  I hope to have more installments from the world of Arith in the future. Check out the origin story of Tania the Assassin and Alistair the Knight here: https:// channillo.com/series/tania-o f-acona/2242-42767/ …

Dear readers, I would like to update everyone about my most recent writing endeavors. Aside from the odd bit of poetry I may or may not publish, I have not started any new projects of late. I am still writing periodically and updating my series on Channillo, however!  As seen here: https://channillo.com/series/tania-of-acona/ I also continue to advertise my series, The Broken Woman Cycle, for those who have yet to read these three delightful books.  Observe: https://www.amazon.com/Broken-Woman-Cycle-Book/dp/B08GM8RH97 That is not to say that I have no future books planned. Indeed, I have several in the works. However, I am focusing on my fantasy series for the time being. History has shown me the folly of working on too many projects at once!  I hope to have lots of quality content available for your reading pleasure soon! Keep checking in! Happy Reading! 

Dear Readers,  I have exciting news about my Channillo series, Assassin: The Chronicles Of Arith ! There was a lag in my updates due to extenuating life circumstances, but I have suddenly come upon some free time and will be able to update Assassin more frequently. I hope to have the series finished soon this year! I actually have a few more books already written about Arith that I may brush up and submit next. Stay tuned for more updates! You can find a link to my Channillo series at the end of this post. Happy Reading! https://channillo.com/series/tania-of-acona/

  Violence Violence rules their hearts and minds Blood and bone and destroyed lives Violence the savior Hatred the flag “Wars must be won, let peace stay undone.” A better world is out of reach As they stab and shoot and continue to preach We collapse as they tear apart The hope and love inside our hearts Empathy has no place In this disappointing human race So much thirst for human blood Gnashing teeth and a self-righteous judge No utopia of future advance When unity has no chance Violence rules their hearts and minds Blood and bone and destroyed lives  

Dear readers, I am so happy to report that the third and final book of The Broken Woman Cycle has been released! A Story for Ireland is now available as an e-book on Kindle. A paperback copy will also be available shortly if that is your preference. Thank you so much to everyone who took this journey with me. I may be done with this series, but keep your eyes open for more from me in the future. I may add a few novellas to  my romance series or even try out some Fantasy or Sci-Fi. I am honored if you've taken the time to read my books and so pleased that so many of you enjoyed them! As always, happy reading!!!   All of the books in The Broken Woman Cycle can be found here:  https://www.amazon.com/G.-J.-Brown/e/B00M03ZJM4%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share Caprice Renee Antoine was done. She was done trying to believe her life was worth living. Only the promise she’d made to the man she loved kept her alive… and she would never see Robert O’Neil again. As she is stalked b...

Dear readers, I am pleased to report that A Story For Ireland will be out in the summer of 2020! I have been working diligently to bring this book into the world and I am so happy that it's almost here. I have decided to share the blurb as a preview. Happy Reading! Caprice Antoine was done. She was done with hope, done with love, and done trying to believe her nightmare of a life was worth living. Only the promise she’d made to Robert O'Neil kept her alive… and she would never see him again. Stalked by a lethal assassin known as The Reaper, Caprice is tempted by his midnight eyes and dark offer. Regardless of what is right or wrong, she only knows she has to lead the assassin away from the people she loves. There is only one problem with her plan. Some men are stubborn, foolish, and completely unconcerned with their own safety!

Dear Readers, I want to take this moment to thank all of you for your support and interest in my writing! I wish I could have A Story For Ireland ready for Christmas, but I have decided to take a little more time polishing this manuscript so that it can be at its best! It looks like the final book in The Broken Woman Cycle will be a 2020 title. I am really very excited about this story and I hope you all will be, as well! Thank you again! Happy Reading! 

Hello, dear readers! Thank you for your patience with me as I work my day job, mother a young child, rock this marriage thing, and finish my third book. Progress is underway on A Story For Ireland and The Broken Woman Cycle will be complete... with maaaaaaybe one or two novellas later on. *wink wink* Seriously, there is a delicious character from book three that I might not be done with. I am in the editing stages and am still shooting for book three to be released in December, but we shall see how things go! It would be easier if writing wasn't a side job for me, but I am sure you've heard that saying every writer winces at. "Don't quit your day job." Probably because day jobs have health benefits, retirement, etc. Those things are necessary and yet, because we need a day job to get them, are super counterproductive to productive writing. Unless you just have a super sweet deal with your publisher. Most of us don't, though. Haha. Anyway! Stayed tu...

Dear readers, I have finally finished the rough draft of A Story For Ireland. Book three of The Broken Woman Cycle is on the way to editing!  Whew! Life has been in such a transitional phase for me since The Hills Of Tuscany was published. I didn't think it would take me this long to get book three out, but I have persevered and hope to have it available for sale by December of this year. While the manuscript is going through the editing processes, I may also brush up books one and two. I am thinking about doing another edition with new covers and everything. We shall see! I hope my readers are as satisfied with Robert and Caprice's story as I am. Happy Reading!

Hello, everyone! It has been a while since I posted an update about my writing. So here is a little teaser excerpt from my series on Channillo. If you want to check out the rest, then please follow the  link  here. Happy Reading! ********** With a sudden jerk, Thayne brought his horse around and grabbed the back of her head. Wrapping his fingers around her thick hair, he pulled her face an inch away from his own and held her there. His sudden closeness was a shock to her system, for he had been very careful to keep his distance up until this point. She was bound and helpless again, completely at his mercy. The searing anger in his eyes burned her and the controlled fury in his taught muscles frightened her, but somehow she could only register his nearness and the pounding of her heart.

I am posting to announce more chapter updates on Channillo! I added another viewpoint. Allow me to introduce you to the noble.           ************************** Natalie Stuart watched grimly as the stone encasing closed over her father’s face. She glanced surreptitiously at the unwelcome guest who had arrived just before the burial ceremony began. King Loren stood to her left with a solemn expression, his shoulder-length brown hair held back by the circlet of gold around his head. His immaculate beard hid most of his face from view, but his hazel eyes seemed soft and sad. He had come regaled in splendid gold and deep purple, looking every bit the king of a flourishing country. As she watched him, Nat felt only contempt and wondered who he’d hired to poison her father. She did not doubt for a moment that he was behind the murder. King Loren needed the emperor too much to allow one resistant voice to destroy his hopes of winning the war. With d...

Greetings! I am blogging to announce another chapter update on Channillo. Enjoy the free sample below! ************************************** Thayne’s eyes shone white and a strange pattern appeared on his skin as he purposefully opened his fingers. Eric’s body split apart with that single gesture. The boy screamed only a second before Thayne closed his hand and his nephew fell to the ground whole again. “It was worse for her,” Thayne growled as Eric shook violently and vomited in the dirt. “Be grateful I held you in stasis.”  When The Knight turned toward her, she flinched. Forget the guild. This man was more dangerous than any of them combined. He seemed sad again as he examined her expression. “Go lay down on my cot,” he said softly. “You’ll need to rest before you feel well again.” ************************************** Thank you for reading my sample! If you are interested in more, then please find me here  on Channillo. Happy Reading! ...

It seems there are not enough hours in the day to feed my writing obsession the way it needs to be fed. Rest assured that progress is being made, though my other roles in life give me even less time to work. I am posting an update, however. I am on the final chapters of A Story For Ireland. I know it has been years, but I needed to adjust to my role as a mother. That was a pretty massive adjustment. Before motherhood, I was able to write a book in a year. I am back on the horse and ready to proceed, though, so I will FINALLY have A Story For Ireland out by the end of this year. I am also very excited about my new fantasy series, The Chronicles Of Arith.  I am currently posting it exclusively on Channillo, but it may also make an appearance on KDP. The short story,   Tania Of Acona , has become a book titled Assassin: The Chronicles Of Arith . I hope it is enjoyed by others as much as I enjoyed writing it. Here is the most recent excerpt and a link: They had reached the e...

I recently hit that most dreaded milestone of womankind.... thirty. Now that I'm officially 'grown', I find myself wondering what sort of standard for success I'm supposed to have met by now. I'm sure I am not the only person to ever wonder about this, but allow me to throw my small pebble into the proverbial ocean of opinions on reaching the official age of adulthood. What should you have accomplished by thirty that enables you to say you deserve the number? In my experience, society demands a good education, a career, a nice car, a mortgage, a successful marriage, a few kids, and a retirement plan. You need to be comfortable financially and cooly able to handle everything that comes in your path. Oh, if only everyone were able to attain the perfect ideal. Unfortunately, we are human beings. And human beings are messy.  Very, very messy. That's just life and that's okay. If no-one has ever told you that its okay if you aren't perfectly successful ...

Recognizing the screams from her nightmares, Tania tried to pull away. Desperately, she realized it was impossible as some iron force pushed her into the past.   Grass-hewn huts burst into flame as an incandescent toddler cries and runs toward twisted men in bloody armor. His small arms lift for comfort and help, but they slay him instead. Tania screams and tries to look away, crawling through mud under a stunning star-strewn sky. She is the only inhabitant of the village who does not glow in the dark, but her mother… she cannot leave her mother to these monsters. Thank you for your interest in Tania Of Acona! Please click  here  to follow me on Channillo. Happy Reading!

Thayne finished setting camp, and then turned to face her with hard eyes. She tensed as though to flee, but the rope was still holding her captive. The rough hemp gleamed with her blood, but her wrists were no longer injured. Whatever prayers he had recited were incredibly effective. “So, Hanaldi,” he began as he warily knelt in front of her, “are you ready to be civil?” Thank you for your interest! Follow my story  here  on Channillo for more! Happy Reading!

As soon as she felt the light leave her, Tania moved with blinding speed. Drawing the poisoned dagger she always concealed at her thigh, she made a sideways leap and lodged the blade in the side of his- I hope you enjoyed this sample from the next chapter of Tania Of Acona. Please click  here  if you want to read more! Happy Reading!