Tis’ the Season…for Sunset Vampires!

I absolutely love the holidays! It’s my favorite time of the year. And, unlike some people, I count Halloween as the official start of the holiday season.

I had a marvelous Halloween turnout of trick-or-treaters at my house this year. I handed out over two-hundred full-sized candy bars, and I enjoyed the looks of surprise on treater’s faces when they took in the huge selection available in the giant bowl I held before them. I distinctly remember as a child that I dreamed of going to someone’s house who was handing out full-sized candy bars, which didn’t happen often at all. So, as an adult, I wanted to make that dream come true for others…and appreciate it vicariously through them.

Now it’s November, and I look forward to the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. Because I’m such a foodie, it’s one of my favorite holidays. It’s actually slightly better than Christmas or Yule because there’s no gift buying to worry over. Just food and fellowship!

What’s your favorite holiday? Let me know in the comments below.

Finally, let’s talk about my Sunset Vampires.

As an author, I’ve always wanted to write a novel that focused on the holidays. While I have previously written about Katrina and Caleb sharing their first Christmas together in Sunrise at Sunset: Revamped, and while Sunset Rising presented an adventurous Thanksgiving, both instances were an abbreviated experience because of the threats they faced.

With Sunset Burning, I was able to focus nearly the entire novel on the Christmas and New Year’s holiday season. I have wanted to examine in detail the microcosm of what Kat and Caleb and their extended family and friends would experience together.

That’s why the novel may feel more holiday-romance and a bit less adventure-centered to the reader. For once, I focused the majority of the novel on the romance / relationship aspects of the characters, which felt more like a traditional romance novel. I hope you enjoy it.

Rest assured, the next book in the series (which I am already working on) will return to the faster adventure-based format that you may be accustomed to. Oh yes, there’s lots to look forward to following the ending of Sunset Burning…

One final announcement before I close. The trade paperback format of Sunset Burning is FINALLY AVAILABLE! Please CLICK HERE to order your paperback copy today.

I hope you have a wonderful beginning to your holiday season!

Best Wishes, Jaz

Thoughts from September 2025

Fall 2025 is here! And as September comes to a close, I decided it was time for changes on my website.

For quite some time in years past, blogs were a popular method for authors to reach out to their readers and fans to share topical ideas, interests, or ponderings. After my last blog post in 2021, I realized that people aren’t largely reading blogs anymore. So, the blog page became a legacy repository of past musings.

Now, I’ve decided to remake the page into something whimsical called “Jaz’s Thoughts.” And instead of trying to make regular posts that people don’t read, this will instead be a sounding board from my for occasional thoughts or ideas that I’d like to share with you. And you’ll still be able to leave me comments if you want to contribute your own thoughts, feelings, or opinions.

I might even leave periodic short stories for moments with my novel characters which might not fit well into the typical novel format. Perhaps think of them as vignettes in the life of those characters…

I hope you enjoy this remodeled part of my website. Please leave me comments to let me know what you think. Or, perhaps you have some creative ideas of your own to share.

I look forward to hearing from you.

All My Best, Jaz

Checking in During Summer 2021

I hope the summer is going well for you and your loved ones. It’s hard to believe we’re already halfway through the year, isn’t it?

So, this is my first blog post in some time. *glancing down at the last blog post*

Wow…the last post was in summer 2018, eh? Okay, let’s talk about that for a moment. I left the blogging scene back in 2018 due to challenges that persisted in my personal life, including significant impact surrounding my professional day-job. Unfortunately, that likewise affected my creative writing activities and projects. However, things have sort of smoothed out in each of the areas of concern since then, and I’ve even completed one manuscript. I’ve returned to writing on other manuscripts that were in mid-development, as well, though at a modest pace.

That being said, I’m happy to announce that I have my first novel release in nearly six years coming on Friday, July 23, 2021! It’s the first book in my new Peter Naughware Chronicles series titled Naughware to Run. You can find pre-order links for Barnes & Noble Nook and Amazon Kindle, as well as read about the book, under my books page by CLICKING HERE.

There’s a Facebook book release event that’s sponsored by Vicki Rose at Platinum Book Reviews & Promotions on Friday, July 23rd beginning at 6:30pm (central), and you can either sign up or attend by CLICKING HERE. There’s prizes being given away, and you’ll get to learn more about this new novel. I hope that you can attend. It’s been so long since we’ve interacted with each other!

What have you been up to? How is your summer going? Please leave me a comment and let me know. I’m quite interested to see what’s new in your world, too. And I’ll post here on my blog occasionally moving forward to check in, okay?

Until later, enjoy life; be kind to those around you, and Happy Reading! Peace.

A Quick Update in June

Hello Everyone!

Summer is upon us and things are heating up here in my part of the country. 

Good news for bargain book hunters! A number of my ebooks have new pricing. Just click on the "BOOKS" menu for quick purchase links. Here's a quick breakdown on the titles with revised pricing...

Bringer of Fire (The Logan Bringer Series, Book 1) -- $ 2.99
Bringer Unleashed (The Logan Bringer Series, Book 2) -- $ 3.99
Wicked Sunset (Sunset Vampire Series Book 4) -- $ 4.99
Sunset Rising (Sunset Vampire Series Book 5) -- $ 4.99

There's a quick update concerning my latest writing projects under the "WHAT I'M WRITING" menu on the website.

Enjoy your summer, and I hope to see you very soon with a legitimate blog post. Until later, enjoy life; be kind to those around you, and Happy Reading! Peace.