I now have a PhD degree! It only took me nearly 7 years, which pretty much explains why I’ve been so MIA.
Better news: I’ve officially begun working on my beloved version of “Reason and Romance.” As I said in my previous post, that means “The Only Reason” is cancelled. However! That means this revised/revamped version will be RR + TOR combined, and it will be longer than the current RR version. It will be a complete story for Adrian and Alex, as it should have been in the first place.
I don’t anticipate this work taking too long at all. I’ve already started researching and relearning the self-publishing business. When I have a firmer date in mind, I’ll drop the details here. Right now, I’m eyeing Spring 2023 (March to May-ish), which is only a few months off! After this, Quentin’s story and Grant’s novella will follow quickly.
Same goes for “Against All Odds” (I may have to change the title, tho). I have been rereading it recently and I realized that I still love Raleigh and Ryan so much, and I’m eager for you guys to rediscover them (or discover them for the first time). It’s still one of my top favorite stories.
I’ve started working on something new, something completely unrelated to River Valley or anything that I’ve ever written before. It’s paranormal reverse harem romance … and since it’s pretty risky for me (being something that I’ve never done before!), I am strongly considering testing Wattpad and seeing if there’s a receptive audience, should I self-publish it in a few months. Would you guys be interested in this? 🙂
As always, let me know what you’re thinking!
Been following since fictionpress days and can’t wait to add these to my collection!
Congratulations!!! I am so excited and can’t wait!
Been following since the FanFiction.Net days. So happy to hear this update. Congratulations on your PhD!
Sounds great! Would love to see what you come up with 😀
Congratulations on a momentous milestone! As much as I’d love an update on all your works, I hope you also took the time to relax and pamper yourself on completing your PhD. You deserve it!
-longtime follower
Eeeeeeeeee!! I just re-read RR for the 20th time and wanted to Google if there was an update on the sequel. You just made my entire month. You were always one of my favorite authors from the FP & PH days!
Congrats on the phd! I also was one of your very big reader from fanfic days then fp and have just stumbled on this blog update! I hope you self publish your fiction work because i would love to have physical copies too. I would love to reread raleigh’s story again. Sigh.
Congratulations! Any updated news on when to expect the next book?
Please consider posting your original works from Fictionpress including the OG Reason & Romance. It would be nice to read some of the stuff that brought me such comfort when I need some lightheartedness in my life.
Congratulations on your PhD, and it’s good to hear from you again.
I haven’t read stories online for a long time, but sometimes I look you up to see how you’re self-publishing journey is going because I have fond memories of your stories. I look forward to revisiting them again when you release them.
I’m not too familiar with Wattpad, but good luck with the site if you do choose to try it. Does it have the target audience you’re looking for when it comes to your new work?
I was also curious if you plan to revisit and publish “Everybody Hates Logan” as well. Of all the stories that you wrote in the past, this one was my favorite. Logan was a flawed and conflicted character, but I really empathized with him when his perspective was given a voice
Congratulations! I wonder if you will ever consider also publishing your old FP stories as is in addition to the new stuff? I have been missing them a lot as comfort reads.
Congrats! Been a fan of your work since 2005 and will wait patiently for your next work. By the way, any thoughts on publishing Abide With Me? It was my absolute favorite story of yours and its always a bit sad to think I never got to reread it.
Hope to see more of your writing again soon! Quentin’s story was my favorite, although I was always impressed by your range beyond the AAO-style love stories as well – Abide with Me was really something special.
Hey! just checking if the new version of RR+TOR is out? 🙂 congrats on the PhD! Huge fan – can’t wait to find out where I can get the updated version of the book!
Just checking in to see if this story is going to be published this year? I’m so excited to reread it!! Best of luck with everything!
I’m so happy for you and your achievements that you’re alright and still writing! Fully support you and your work I can’t wait to see what you come up with.
Dear Jenn, congratulations to you PhD, what a huge success!!!
I’m following your work since fanfiction.net and am so excited about this news. Hoping to read something from you soon ♡
Hey! I’ve been a long time follower since the FP days. I really hope the longer version is still in the works! Any updates?
I’m almost a year late, but congrats on getting your PhD! Any updates on your publishing plans tho?
Hoping you’ll publish it soon, been waiting for years to finally be able to read about Alex and Adrian again!
I always check once a year to see if there’s any news about your stories. i read them on fictionpress before the Great Exodus of writers due to plagiarism. I just saw this update but realize that 2023 is almost over. Any news on when the River Valley stories will be published?
Also congratulations on your PhD! That’s a lot of work, I hope you took some time to relax. I know how weird it feels not to have to do school work after so long!
Been following since fictionpress, omg I need Raleigh and Ryan back in my life! Congratulations on the PhD as well 🙂
I know I’ve never commented, but I’ve been reading your works since the days of “Trouble Starts With a Q” and the original “R&R”. Though I’ve missed the updates back then, I’m so happy that things have gone so well for you. Myrika always be one of the authors that brought me through so many troubles as I went through college. ^_^