Guess who’s hitting the road again this summer. Jack and Lauren in The Dragonfly Season (Streetlights Like Fireworks, Book 2)!

I had a lot of fun writing this one so thanks to those who read Streetlights Like Fireworks and then let me know through reviews and emails that Jack’s and Lauren’s story needed to continue. It worked out great, by the way, since I’m already knocking around ideas for Book 3.

Thanks also to everyone who reviewed ARC copies! I really appreciate the time all of you took to read and promptly post reviews. That makes a huge difference for launching a new book and I was glad to hear how many of you enjoyed the novel!

I also received some fantastic news! Streetlights Like Fireworks will be featured in a Bookbub ad this month (July 8). Those of you who are fellow writers know how hard it can be to get one of these ads since they reject at least 85% of the books submitted to them (yes, I tried quite a few times). You readers are probably wondering what the big deal is since it’s just an ad, but Bookbub has a massive subscriber base so it’s a great opportunity for Streetlights Like Fireworks to gain the attention of a bunch of new readers. So, wish me luck and maybe I’ll report back here later on how the whole thing goes. The timing couldn’t be better with The Dragonfly Season (Streetlights Like Fireworks, Book 2) coming out the same month!

Here’s what’s going on with Jack and Lauren:

Psychic visions, visits from ghosts and telepathic connections. Must be time for date two. 

For Lauren, there’s nothing particularly scary about seeing ghosts or experiencing psychic flashes. After all, this is the world she knows. Still, none of that prepares her for suddenly connecting with the mind of Vicky Stearns, a girl she’s never seen before. What caused the connection to happen? Why, of all the people in the world, did she receive this psychic distress call? Lauren’s confusion soon turns to fear when she learns that the girl went missing earlier that same day. 

Part of Lauren wants to pretend this vision didn’t find her. It’s darker than anything she’s had to deal with before, the stakes so much higher. She also knows more than anyone what it means when a child goes missing. After all, she’s been searching for her own brother for over a decade. 

There’s only one person Lauren can think of with abilities keen enough to help her navigate the visions gripping her: Jack, the boy whose own psychic awakening drew them on a journey across the country together last summer. The problem being, Lauren hasn’t seen him in nearly a year. She also gave Jack every possible signal that it was over between them, hoping he’d be better off without her in his new life. When Lauren sets out to unravel the mystery, she knows only two things: This will be her last chance with Jack and her only chance to save Vicky Stearns.

Okay, that’s it for now. I hope you’re all enjoying summer wherever you are. Here in Virginia it stayed in the nineties for a good part of June. Can’t wait to see what July brings. On the upside, I’m a big fan of going to OBX, the pool, grilling and fireflies (I really love fireflies but not grilling fireflies). Pop quiz! How many of you know what OBX means? I had no idea what all those bumper stickers were about when we first got here but that’s local lingo for Outer Banks. Pretty nifty, right? Okay, maybe it’s a local thing.

By the way, here’s the link to the Dragonfly Season (Streetlights Like Fireworks, Book 2) in case you’d like to snag a copy (please consider leaving a review!).