Hello to all my patient readers!
If you’ve been holding your breath, waiting for Part Two of Hockey Is My Boyfriend, then you’ve probably passed out by now. And
I’m really sorry about that. I know I promised this book for October, and I was
aiming for the start of the hockey season. However, now it’s going to be closer
to that other momentous October date, Hallowe’en. Still, it’s better than my
first two books, which were both months behind schedule—something to do with
that toxic mix of editing and perfectionism.
But enough of my psychological issues, I will have an official launch date and online presales later this week. In the next two weeks, I'll tell you lots more about the book. I have a special offer. And the blog will have a deleted scene from the book which will update you on everyone from Part One. And newsletter readers will get another deleted scene as well—so sign up on the right, if you haven't already.
And what’s the book about? Well, it takes place two years
after the first book. Kelly has completed two years at McGill, and she’s come
home for the summer. But she’s not staying in Vancouver for very long. She’s
winging her way cross-country to a town in the Maritimes, called Fredericton.
Do you know Fredericton? A quick poll of my on-line writing group found all the
Americans scratching their heads and a few Canadians giving guarded “Yes, but
don’t make me find it on a map” answers. One woman answered, “Of course,” but
she lives there.
So if you don’t know it, Fredericton is a very pretty town and
the capital of New Brunswick. Don’t make me explain New Brunswick. Let’s just
say it’s in Eastern Canada. Take a left from Sidney Crosby’s house, drive five
hours and you’re there. And Kelly’s there too. Well, she's nearby at the wholly fictional Lake Carswell, working at a hockey camp. And she’s going to meet someone
there, because it’s a romance, right?
I don’t like to brag, but I genuinely feel that after all
the writing, editing, and sweaty effort, this is my best book yet! I really
hope you’ll enjoy it.