{"id":627,"date":"2023-06-01T15:22:13","date_gmt":"2023-06-01T23:22:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/?p=627"},"modified":"2023-06-01T16:23:30","modified_gmt":"2023-06-02T00:23:30","slug":"june-updates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/2023\/06\/01\/june-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"June updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p>Apparently I have failed to update the blog since March. It&#8217;s definitely been a couple of months. Here&#8217;s a quick summary of what&#8217;s new.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/ShamusShifter\">Shamus &amp; Shifter<\/a> (Keeley #6) is out on Amazon! James must go undercover in a shifter cult to find a missing person &#8211; and help his shifter friend Aliette.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>From the mailing list, you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/preview.mailerlite.com\/y5c9s2z9r3\">a free short story about a magic bookshop<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/dl.bookfunnel.com\/a4oncxd29z\">download it on Bookfunnel<\/a>. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><em>Sleuth &amp; Psychic<\/em><\/strong> (Keeley #7) is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B0BTKD7FP7\">up for preorder in September<\/a>. It&#8217;s currently about half written; at present, I&#8217;m wandering in the traditional midbook swamp of despair.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>I have some other exciting news which will be announced in more detail later this month. I&#8217;m launching a new pen name for cozy mysteries, so I&#8217;ll have lots more news about that in June and July, as well as some free things to give away!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What others are up to<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"184\" src=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/banner2-1024x184.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-637\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/banner2-1024x184.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/banner2-300x54.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/banner2-768x138.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/banner2.jpg 1140w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">  <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s a big multi-author fantasy and sci-fi sale this week at <strong>Bear Mountain Books<\/strong> &#8211;<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bearmountainbooks.com\/fantasy-space-opera-best-books\/\">click here to see the books!<\/a><\/strong>  Lots of variety, from space opera and epic fantasy to cozy and paranormal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is also discussion and individual book spotlights at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bearmountainbooks.com\/\">the main Bear Mountain Books blog page<\/a>, so you can read the books and talk about them there. (I&#8217;m not in the promo, but there&#8217;s a spotlight on the Keeley series on the homepage.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>I leave you with a few pictures of homestead spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144936_resize_60-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-629\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144936_resize_60-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144936_resize_60-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144936_resize_60-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144936_resize_60-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144936_resize_60-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144936_resize_60-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Cozy backyard hangout spot.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This is probably going to turn out to be another year when I think about doing something slightly more appealing with the backyard and then fall comes before I actually get around to managing any of my plans &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144947_resize_26-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144947_resize_26-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144947_resize_26-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144947_resize_26-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144947_resize_26-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144947_resize_26-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_144947_resize_26-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My spouse painted the top of this old patio table that was rusting badly.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_145244_resize_31-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-632\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_145244_resize_31-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_145244_resize_31-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_145244_resize_31-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_145244_resize_31-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_145244_resize_31-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230601_145244_resize_31-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">We don&#8217;t have a lot of spring flowers here, but violets are one of the few!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230523_214147_resize_98-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-633\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230523_214147_resize_98-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230523_214147_resize_98-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230523_214147_resize_98-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230523_214147_resize_98-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230523_214147_resize_98-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230523_214147_resize_98-1200x900.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Newly planted strawberries.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230526_171145_resize_40-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-634\" srcset=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230526_171145_resize_40-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/20230526_171145_resize_40-225x300.jpg 225w, 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It&#8217;s definitely been a couple of months. Here&#8217;s a quick summary of what&#8217;s new. I have some other exciting news which will be announced in more detail later this month. I&#8217;m launching a new pen name for cozy mysteries, so I&#8217;ll have lots more news &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/2023\/06\/01\/june-updates\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;June updates&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":631,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,18,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-alaska","category-photos","category-state-of-the-studio"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=627"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":639,"href":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/627\/revisions\/639"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/631"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/laylalawlor.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}