This Is It!

First up, yesterday we had our 20-week scan and our little Hiccup (current baby nickname) is huge and healthy! Like our other children, this one is being difficult and not letting us see its gender. This becomes harder to determine from this point on, so there's a good chance we won't get to know until it's born.

Second, the Goodreads giveaway for a signed copy of Locked Within is over, and the winner is Christi Johnson, in Wyoming. I'll post your book to you this week. 875 people entered the giveaway over the course of this month, an amazing amount that completely surpasses my expectations. Hopefully those who didn't win will pick up copies of their own.

Now down to business.

This is where it gets serious, folks. We are just over a month away from the release of Silent Oath, the second book of the Locked Within Trilogy. I am so beyond excited, you guys. Starting next week, I will be posting exclusively about the new book, sharing the ups and downs, my inspirations and frustrations, what's changed from what I originally imagined and what's stayed the same, and hinting at where the story may go from here.

I'll also be posting my October blog tour schedule and answering questions from readers, so if there's anything you'd like to ask me about Nathan and his world, or things you'd like to say, opinions you want to share, let me know!

To get us ready, here's a bit of music I think Nathan would appreciate, which happens to be the song I was listening to back when I first got the offer of a contract for Locked Within: