My dear reader:

I've finished rewrites on my new book Tumultuous. So the manuscript is nearly complete. I spent yesterday checking for proper spacing between sentences. Can you imagine anything more tedious? I'm hoping to have the manuscript ready for review by Kensington Publishing by the end of the month.

Much has happened since my last message to you. All of it good! I am very excited to tell you that Kensington responded to my query letter and asked for the first three chapters and a snyopsis to review. This is an especially happy event for me since they are my first choice of publishing houses. They are a dynamic company with women of independent spirit. You know, the very type I like to write about. Wouldn't it be fabulous?

I have to tell y'all that I have never had as much fun writing a story as I've had writing this one! The adventure starts out in San Francisco and ends up in the Pacific Northwest, which is now my home.  As I worked on this manuscript, I thought of those of you who've given me feedback on  Double Devotion, and I promise not to disappoint you.  But just how I do that, you will have to wait and see.  Don't ya just love the suspense? Will Tom and CJ stay together?  What lies ahead for the lovers?  Will Clarice experience the bliss of a mended heart?  Will she ever find the baby who was abducted? 

I'll bring it altogether in the new book, plus you will meet some new characters. I really loved writing about Maxie, the salty owner of an art gallery in Ashland, Oregon. Part of the fun of writing this story was taking a risk and introducing  a smidgen of intrigue in the form of a crime. So there'll be a coupla bad characters in the new book, too! And you know how I love to bring them to their knees. Hope you're gonna love it!

I wrote Tumuluous with you in mind, dear reader. It is my gift to you! But, that being said, be prepared to be surprised.

May you all be blessed and safe. . .and, might I add, solvent during this bad time our economy is going through. Wanna escape? Grab a copy of Double Devotion from Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble.com (if you don't already have a copy) and get lost in the sexual romps and life adventures  of the characters in that book.  Double Devotion is purely  an escapist read!   It's also where you'll meet CJ, Tom and Clarice. When you've finished reading it, please come back here and let me know what you think.  Just click on "Email Me" and share your thoughts.   I look forward to hearing from you.

FYI: I will be using a pen name for Tumultuous. . .Sharon St. James, so I will be creating a new website as soon as the book is in print. Stay tuned for updates on that little project.

Thanks again for your kind words, great letters and loving support.   

Best of everything,

Shar E.

"May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, angels protect you and Heaven accept you. "                                                     . . . Irish Proverb