It’s official: I signed the contract for Honestly (Feathered Tartan Book 3) last night. Whoever read it must have burned through it, because I only sent in the manuscript on May 28th. Twenty six hours from submission to getting the contract. I think that’s a new record!
I’m grateful that they looked it over so fast (love ya Tina and Jay!). I was so nervous about this one. It’s the first book Extasy has seen from me in almost 2 years and it’s about time they finally got something.
Honestly is the third book of my Feathered Tartan Series, which is about three cousins from Alberta who move to Nova Scotia and find their soulmates here. It follows Dana Campbell, cousin of Ewan Campbell (Stricken and Sweet Child of Mine) after she escapes her grandfather’s patriarchal views and outdated beliefs that a woman is submissive to her spouse. She meets an Acadian man named Avery, and although they fight their feelings at first, they fall in love on the shores of the Bay of Fundy.
I have to admit this one wasn’t an easy book to write, even after I got into it. It showcases a lot of problems faced by the LGBTAQIP+ community, notably the bigotry and hate that trans people can face on a daily basis. I just hope I did everyone justice.
HUGE THANK YOU to my beta readers, JA LaFrance and K. Logan, and to my co-conspirators – Maggie Blackbird, DS Dehel, and Cameron Allie. Thank you again to Tina Havemen and Jay Austin of Extasy Books for giving Honestly a chance.
As I promised everyone in my group, V.J.’s VIP Lounge, here’s the blurb for Honestly (Feathered Tartan Book 3)
Honestly
Feathered Tartan 3
Tagline: Love knows no boundaries.
BLURB:
Needing an escape from her grandfather’s outdated and patriarchal views on a woman’s proper place, Dana Campbell flees to her cousin’s cottage on the Nova Scotian coast for some uninterrupted reflection. A trust fund and a prominent name isn’t her idea of happiness, especially if it’s tied to her grandfather’s archaic ideals of marriage. After a failed engagement to a gold-digging fraud, Dana just wants a quiet place where she can evaluate her life, and wonder whether she can ever be open about her closeted pansexuality.
A trans man who has faced hatred, Avery D’Eon is happy being inconspicuous. A bad divorce and a family who shuns him make him wary of being in any kind of a romantic relationship. Despite making life altering choices about his body, as well as finding his tribe in the form of his employee, he still battles a sense of emptiness. His world is tossed off kilter by a vivacious and sultry woman sauntering into his store. One look into her beautiful brown eyes, and Avery sees the missing link in his life – someone to love and cherish.
Despite denying their attraction, Avery and Dana find what they need in a hurricane of desire.
But a tragedy close to home forces Dana to make a life-shattering choice – her wealthy family or the man she adores.
Take care everyone! I’ll post updates as things progress with Honestly, and we’ll do a big cover reveal when the time comes. Thank you so much for being a part of my writing journey!
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