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This man is a god. A GOD.

Coming June 2013, Black Dog Blues, an urban fantasy by Rhys Ford.

Ever since he’d been part of the pot in a high-stakes poker game, elfin outcast Kai Gracen figured he’d used up any good karma he had when Dempsey, a human Stalker, won the hand and took him in. Following the violent merge of Earth and Underhill, the human and elfin races were left with a messy, monster-ridden world and Stalkers were often the only cavalry willing to ride to someone’s rescue when something shadowy and dark moved into the neighbourhood.

There certainly were no shortage of monsters or people stupidly willing to become lunch for one.

It was a hard life but one Kai liked. And he was good at it. Killing monsters was easy. Especially since he was one himself.

After an accident retired Dempsey out, Kai set up permanent shop in San Diego, contracting out to the local SoCalGov depot. It was a decent life, filled with bounty, a few friends and most importantly, no other elfin around to remind him he wasn’t really human.

That was until a sidhe lord named Ryder arrives in San Diego and Kai is conscripted to do a job for Ryder’s fledgling Dawn Court. It was supposed to a simple run; head up the coast during dragon-mating season to retrieve a pregnant human woman seeking sanctuary with the new Court then back to San Diego. Easy, quick and best of all, profitable. But Ryder’s “simple” run leads to massive trouble and Kai ends up being caught in the middle of a deadly bloodline feud he has no hope of escaping.

No one ever got rich by being a Stalker. But then hardly any of them got old either. The way things were looking, it didn’t look like Kai was going to be the exception.

Fish and Ghosts Book is done. Put a fork in it.

Edits later. First, sleep….coffee… a book cover for Black Dog Blues…some edits there and um… did I mention sleep?

WOOOOOOT! My year has hit.My books are discounted in celebration of DSP’s anniversary. Check out the authors that share my year! Sooooo many. And so many are friends. Woooot!

And congrats and happies to all those who share it with me.! Thanks to Dreamspinner for a great run and may we have many more years together. *HUGS*

With all sincere heartfelt kudos, I cannot say enough about the people behind the banner. They make us all look good and work their damned butts off doing so. Every single one of us named on that site owes so much to the men and women who work *AND* own Dreamspinner. I’m looking at you over there, Elizabeth. *grins*

It’s also the faith and patronage of the readers who have brought us all along. Without you, I would be nothing but a pixel blip and hope. You all rock. And thank you. So so much. Thank you.

As some of you know, I’ve got an urban fantasy called Black Dog Blues lingering in the back woods of my files. It features a bisexual male elf who pretty much is entering into a relationship of sort with another guy. Location is Earth following a tragic “smashing” of the human and elven worlds.

Agents hated it… one told me to make Kai a girl. Another said um… no on the gay. I was all… um… fuck you all. Okay maybe not that but mostly my brain said… no.

I’d gotten advice to just do it. Go into the mass market arena with Kai in a traditional male-female way but something… I dunno? Pride? Gall? Ego? Id? said no. I love Kai. I love his world. He’s not a pushover and honestly, he’s not looking for a relationship but he seems to be finding himself in more of them every day.

So, now comes the time when I decide what to do with him. He’s bi. Not that he acts on it but he’s not gonna go down with the M/M indies. He wouldn’t fit there. It’s also written in traditional urban fantasy style. Which was fun but dear God, a shit ton of work and damn it, I want it published.

So self-pub it is.

There’s a space between Dirty Laundry and Whiskey and Wry where I could self-pub him. That space is fast approaching. My editor is almost done with the book and I might toss in a sex scene because really, it would make sense to have one. Especially between Kai and the main love interest. But more importantly, it would put Kai out there and he wouldn’t be lingering on the back burner.

I will be announcing a blurb and launching a cover. I’ll probably lay the book down in June and see where it goes. It’ll be available on Paperback and ebook. I’ll have to figure out Nook placement and stuff but that should be easy. Other than Amazon and B&N, anywhere else you all need it? I’ve done Smashwords but oh, is the response there worth it? Opinions all? Don’t think he’ll suit for ARe. It’s not really a romance.

So, where would one buy Kai? *grins* Guess I better find out because off he’s about to go into the wild blue younder.

I know the home Charlie is going to and it’s a wonderful, loving home with fantastic people and two feline sisters who really can teach him how to laze about in the sun, take his insulin and get any belly rubs he might want.

If you’ve got a couple of dollars burning in your wallet or hell, just spread the link beyond to spread its noise, I ask you to do so.

Help bring Charlie home. Please.

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