Celebrating a milestone and reminiscing about writing. Plus, there's a contest!

 

It's an exciting time for me. At the beginning of this month, I celebrated 10 years since my first story was published. Like the time during the pandemic, the last ten years seem like a bit of a blur. So much has changed in the publishing industry, and in my personal life, and it's kind of amazing to stop and look back at it all. In the publishing world, like most industries, digital content has become HUGE! But, I've seen e-publishers and e-retailers come and go. I've also seen large publishing companies merge and takeover others. And how authors publish is changing as well. It will be interesting to see what waits for us in the future of this industry.

My first published title was CELESTIAL SEDUCTION, a sci-fi romance that is part of Decadent Publishing's 1Night Stand line. I wrote a few 1Night Stand stories before getting comfortable enough to develop my own worlds and many new series. And now, after writing several paranormal romances in my Shifter Towers series, I'm returning to sci-fi romance with my KADDIM BROTHERS series. The first book, VAWN, is in edits, and should release soon.

To celebrate my publishing anniversary, I'm hosting a contest for a $25 Amazon GC. The last day to enter the contest is July 15, 2021. You can find the details here...

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I also recently had a new release. MEMORIES OF US is the sixth story in my Shifter Towers series, and is part of the MPreg collection of stories by six bestselling authors, SPECIAL DELIVERY: SUMMER. Here's more on that story...

MEMORIES OF US

Envi gave up on the idea of claiming a mate long ago. Once upon a time he'd believed he'd found his perfect other half, but their dreams took them in different directions. Now, Envi dedicates his life to making music.

When his uncle passes away, and he is willed the man's cottage, Envi must return to the wetland park where he vacationed for much of his teenage years. The place where he crushed on the same omega for several summers before he became Envi's first love. But there's no way the omega he'd loved and lost still lives there. Or, maybe he does....

Memories of Us features an alpha jaguar shifter who never got over his first love, and a pregnant omega dragonfly shifter with no money and no one to turn to. It is the sixth book in the MPreg MM Shifter Popstar Romance series by USA Today Bestselling Author Jessica E. Subject, and contains her sweetest happily ever after yet.

Available from AMAZON

Take Me to the Water! Why ponds, rivers, and lakes are in my books lately. Post by Jessica E. Subject

For as long as I can remember, I have always sought out water when I'm feeling stressed or upset, or simply to relax. When I was little, I used to head down the street to the creek and catch tadpoles, or wait for the muskrat to make an appearance. Whenever visiting my grandparents, I'd always go to the lakes near their houses. As a teen, my high school was right next to the river that runs through the city. And as I got older, I'd go to lakes, old gravel pits, wildlife conservation areas, and waterfalls to be near the water. Family vacation spots had to include water, whether for fishing, swimming, or simply relaxing near.

 

Since mid-March of 2020, I haven't left the city due to the pandemic. I go for long walks with my daughter, but only to cross the river rather than to walk the paths around it. I miss the water.

Subconsciously, I've been including water in my stories to make up for what I'm missing in real life.

In VAWN (Kaddim Brothers #1, coming soon from Decadent Publishing,) Vawn sits on the edge of a pond with his feet in the water after an argument with his older brothers.

In MEMORIES OF US (Shifter Towers #6 that will be part of an MPreg anthology,) Envi invites Hayden to spend the day with him up at Traverse Pond in an attempt to rekindle the relationship they once had.

I already told my husband that when he has his vacation time this summer, I want to go to the water, whether a lake, waterfall, or just a pond. It doesn't matter to me. I simply need to go to the water.

Is there a place like that for you?