2018 Promises to be a Great Year!

Hello, Readers!
It's been a while since I've updated my blog. I've been busy trying to get several books out at the end of the year. I'm excited that Waiting On Love, Book 4 of the Heartwarming Holiday Sweet Romance series will be out in just a few days on January 20th. My next endeavor will be to write book 5, Shamrock Hearts. The feedback I'm getting on this series has been wonderful! People really seem to like the Christian themes integrated with holiday romance. Melody's Christmas, Christmas Cocoa, and Winter Woods have all been well received. My plan is to write a new romance novel for all the major holidays this year including: Valentine's Day (Waiting on Love), St. Patrick's Day (Shamrock  Hearts) Easter, Independence Day, Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years! The best feature of this series is that you don't have to read them in order. If you'd like to start reading with the current holiday, it's no problem. You won't be behind.

Waiting On Love is now available for preorder!

Shamrock Hearts will be available for preorder in February! I'll keep you posted!

Residuum is also available for preorder!

As the banner above will tell you. Residuum, the third book in the Ghosts of Southampton series, is finished and is now available for preorder. Over the years, I've gotten lots of inquiries about the fate of Meg and Charlie. Find out what happens when Titanic docks in New York City. Will Meg's past keep haunting her or will she outrun the ghosts at last? If you haven't read the first two books, you can read hem now. I will say, Prelude has themes that have made some readers uncomfortable, though everyone agrees they have been handled tactfully. I think it's important not to shy away from difficult themes. If we are to bring about change, we have to be willing to talk about even the most uncomfortable topics.

I'm also working on a spinoff series from The Clandestine Saga called Backstories. So many people have asked me over the years about where the Guardians came from. How did Jamie know he was a Healer? Did Elliott really sell used cars? So, I decided to write about their pasts!  I am hoping to release the first two volumes in the spring. If you haven't read The Clandestine Saga, Transformation is available for only 99 cents.

My first Urban Fantasy series, Reaper's Hallow, will also be out in the spring. It follows the journey of an elementary school teacher, Ru Robinson, as she discovers what it means to be a Keeper. She discovers a past she'd never dreamed of an a future tasked with hunting down Reapers and sending them back to Hell. Luckily, she has a team of other Keepers to show her how it's done. The first book, Ruin's Lot, will be out in the next few months.

I have a lot going on, but 2018 promises to be the best year yet of my writing career. If you haven't signed up for my newsletter, you'll want to do so. That way you'll know when a new release comes out or I'm doing a giveaway. You can sign up here.

I sincerely hope that 2018 is a stellar year for you and yours as well! Feel free to drop me a line at authoridjohnson@gmail.com or leave me a comment. Best wishes to all of you!

All of these books are either now available or will be published in 2018!

My Review of Linked, We Soar by Elisa Eliss

I'm a firm believer that, in order to be a great writer, you have to be an avid reader. So, I try to read as much as possible. I especially like to read debut novels, and I found a great one in Linked, We Soar by Elisa Eliss. It is totally different than anything I write (Christian romance for young adults!) but I really enjoyed it. It took me about six hours to read the entire novel (with minimal young daughter interruptions) and for a full-length novel at 99 cents, I would say that's a pretty good deal!

The story revolves around a teenage girl named Mia who falls in love with the new boy, Aaron, who is having a lot of trouble at home. We discover he's been adopted recently and is struggling between balancing his new family with the longing for contact with his birth mother.  Through the story, we learn that sometimes you have to let go in order to get what you really want in life.  It's told in first person from Mia's perspective, in present tense, which is unique and interesting. Eliss does a great job of telling the story as it unfolds, and I think the fact that it is partially based on real-life experiences lends itself to the honesty you will find in her words. I really enjoyed it! It's a great summer read.

You can see my full 5 star review on Amazon by clicking here.



If you have a novel you would like for me to review, please leave me a comment or send me an email and I'll see what I can do!