Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Titles

So, this isn't exactly a teaser... and yet it kind of is.  RaineyCloud9 is working on book covers for me and I've had to come up with titles for the upcoming Stronghold and Bridal Discipline books.  In case you haven't been playing along at home, The Bridal Discipline series is going to be a spin-off of the Domestic Discipline Quartet; the first book features Hugh and Eleanor's cousin Philip Stanley, the Marquess of Danbury and his new bride Cordelia.  So the characters from the DDQ will show up now and then, but they're def side characters.  Still, it's fun to say hello =)

Anyway.  I'm going share the titles of upcoming books (along with my goal release dates)!  Granted, they are subject to change if I think of something better, but I'm really happy with the current line-up, so I don't think they're going to.  And, of course, each title is a hint about the book.  TBD = To Be Determined and TBA = To Be Announced... and there is def a difference, because TBA means I already know who, but I don't want to throw out that big a spoiler yet.  Suffice to say, the TBA has a name and has been mentioned in at least one of the Venus/Stronghold books and that's all I'm going to say.

Stronghold

Jared & Leigh's book (Fall 2015) - Breaking the Chain

Andrew & Kate's book (Spring 2016) - Bound to the Past

Michael & Ellie (Fall 2016) - Stripping the Sub

Olivia & TBD (Spring 2017) - Tempting the Domme

Stronghold Novellas

Jake & TBA - Hardcore Vanilla

Angel & Adam - A Stronghold Surprise

Jessica, Chris, & Justin - Venus in White

Bridal Discipline Quartet

Philip & Cordelia (Summer 2015) - Philip's Rules

Felix & Gabrielle (Winter 2016) - Gabrielle's Discipline

Arabella & Thomas (Summer 2016) - Arabella's Taming

Benedict & TBD (Winter 2017) - Benedict's Commands

Isaac & Lydia (Summer 2017) - Lydia's Penance


Now... looking above, those are ALL the Stronghold stories.  I might add another novella or two, but it's very possible I won't.  There is another small Stronghold novella series that I'm planning for the baby Doms in Olivia's class from Pieces of Stronghold, and those might end up being full-on books, but not entirely sure yet.  Also, I'm not 100% sure when the novellas will be out, as they'll be inserted in between some of the books.  It's possible Jake will get his own full-length book, rather than a novella, and he'll be the last man standing.  We'll see =)

As to the Bridal Discipline novels, those are all I have planned and then I'll be moving on to something else after that.

And, again, these are all goal release dates.  Life sometimes happens or things take longer than I think they will (or shorter, like Pieces of Stronghold did), but this is what I'm hoping for.  And in the midst of all of this, I'll still be writing stuff for the website, although I obviously don't write as frequently as I used to, and I'm also working hard on getting Marriage Training submitted to an interested publisher =P  It's getting an almost complete re-write to make it less dark, more romantic, and more traditional.  So far I'm really happy with what it's turning into and I'm really hoping that it might be available sometime next year (depending on how fast publishing stuff moves, I have no idea).

Anyway.  That's what's coming up in the series.  Feel free to speculate.... loudly. LOL.  I really do love hearing people's theories and, I won't lie, sometimes the theories make me start thinking in a diff direction than I was originally going.  More than once, a reader's comment has made me change my plot outline... plus I always just love knowing what people are thinking!

Next blog post will be a teaser for Philip's Rules =)

23 comments :

  1. Jessica, Chris, & Justin - Venus in White I love the title name!!!

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    1. Thanks! =D I was pretty proud of myself for coming up with that one LOL

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  2. could TBA in Jakes's story be Liam's assistant?

    Kat

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    1. Not giving away any hints, but I love the guess!

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    2. ok keep your secrets, this is just going to force me to reread all books to write down all the likely candidates. lol.
      kat

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    3. I hadn't considered Liam's assistant. I had Kate's friend in mind. She likes alpha men but apparently not all the stuff that comes with BDSM.

      Olivia tho ... you sure you don't have someone in mind for her? Seemed like you dropped a hint back in Rick and Maria's story when the girls were discussing Angel's minions and Olivia made a comment about Q being able to go toe to toe with her. Been wondering about that ever since. Speaking of the minions, we gonna see some more of them?

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    4. The minions might come back... unfortunately for Olivia I don't think Q is submissive. I've thought about writing a separate spin-off for the minions, or a collection of novellas about them.

      Also, I've had a specific story line in mind for Olivia since I decided I would write her book. Her man is going to come from outside of the club and outside of the friends group, because let's be honest... Q can stand toe to toe with her, but he's used to being bossed around by Angel. Angel knows him too well not to be able to give really good advice. Olivia needs some shaking up =)

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    5. Olivia absolutely needs a strong man and I am looking forward to her story.
      kat

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  3. Angel I love all the titles and I CAN'T WAIT!!!! Can I be an obnoxious fan and say that I wish you'll write faster? ;;) Pretty please? :D

    PS: What publisher, can you share?

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    1. Well, it's an agent not a publisher, but the agent's job is to put it through a traditional publishing agency and they seem certain they can once I get it to them =)

      I wish I'd write faster too... lol

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    2. Great news. I'm a committed fan of the Domestic Discipline books, and I'm looking forward to the new spin. It will be fun to see what mischief situations you create for new brides and brides to be.

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    3. Yay! I had a lot of fun with the DD books and so far I'm having a lot of fun with the BD books, although they're diff so far =)

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  4. Just a quick note - there appears to be 5 books planned in the BD quartet. Wouldn't that make it a quintet?
    (Add one more and you'll have a sextet. *dirty laugh* )
    Yours,
    Miss Picky
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    1. Oops, it's supposed to say BD Series. I wanted to leave open the possibility of continuing the series =)

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  5. Nooooooo..... two years for Olivia's book? Please write faster... while still being amazing.

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    1. Well, Olivia's book could come up sooner. I haven't decided which is coming first, her or Michael and Ellie. But it'll probably be in this order so that she can be my crowning glory ;)

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  6. Oh mi gosh -- I was so hoping Jake's book would be called Hard Core Vanilla!
    or... Dominotto? -- Just a Bossy Guy? -- Alpha! -- Kink without Squink?
    -- ok, maybe Not a Dom is better :)

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    1. Actually I like Hard Core Vanilla better than Not A Dom! =) I know you said you were hoping it would be called that, but since you came up with it and not me, seriously, would you mind if I used that?

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    2. oops put my reply as a new comment -- guess there is not a career in commenting ;/

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  7. Sure! -- do you think there's a career sideline in book naming?

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    1. lol who needs a career in commenting when you can have one in book naming?! It wouldn't surprise me if there was one =D Tell you what, do you use Kindle? Email me the address that connects to your Kindle, and when Hardcore Vanilla comes out, I'll send you a free copy =)

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    2. You already have my email address :)

      Chelle

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