So why does the sixth book of the MISTRESSES of the Board Room book feature a Male Dom? This question has come up a few times from those not familiar with the background of the series. If you're one of those (or you just want to confirm your own understanding) here's the explanation.

The Mistresses of the Board Room books were a spinoff from my fan favorite Knights of the Board Room series. Initially, there were FIVE Male Dom/female sub books planned for the Knights series, because their were FIVE Dom heroes - Matt, Lucas, Peter, Jon and Ben, the top tier management team of Kensington & Associates. However, over the course of their stories, two side characters decided they wanted their own story, which turned a five-book series into seven books.

One of those books (Soul Rest) was about Celeste, the journalist who gave them the Knights of the Board Room nickname. She fell for their Dom cop friend, Leland Keller. So that book kept the Male Dom/female sub dynamic. However, between that book and the other five was book SIX (Willing Sacrifice), which was about Matt's executive admin, Janet. Janet was 100% formidable Domme, and her hero became the K&A limo driver and former Navy SEAL, Max.

Throughout the Mistresses of the Board Room series, Bastion, the Thomas Rose Associates office manager/executive admin, has been a strong presence. So, no surprise, keeping the loosely parallel structure with the other series, the muse decided his story needed to be Book 6. Will there be a Book 7 to complete the balance between the two series? We'll see. For right now, we'll focus on Book 6.

Earlier this month I asked my social media followers/readers for some guidance on titles. Since all the MBR books are "At Her...." I was looking for "At His..." suggestions. I received some excellent options which led to my final decision, but I hit a hitch. Bastion's story is a menage. His fated mates are Ren Borgata and Swan Foster. Ren is a Dom who will switch for the right Dom, while Swan is all submissive, and it's Ren who sees and wants her first.

So with a little thought, I gave the title a twist I hope you like as much as I did. Here it is - cover and title, tada!

Do you like it? Here it is in graphic context with the other Mistresses of the Board Room books. All these titles can standalone, but there are guest appearances by the other book MCs throughout all the stories. You're welcome to read from the beginning (or re-read) to pass the time before the release. I have my fingers crossed for Fall 2026, but unless something unexpected happens, it will be no later than the end of the year. Once I'm sure of the date, I'll set up a preorder. In the meantime, I should have a blurb and/or some teaser quotes for you by next month!

As you know, family issues have kept progress on the book slow, but I did get a brief lull earlier in April and released this word count report to my readers on social media (it's now about 25k). I intend to return to my normal writing schedule this month.

It took me awhile to find the photo that captured Swan's wary and guarded demeanor and unique beauty, and this model is close enough to the image in my head to work. But she and her heroes can look however you wish them to look in your head!

SHE LIKED ROMANCE, TOO...

So, regarding that family issue, my mother-in-law passed peacefully with family around her on Sunday, April 19. While she and I weren't an easy fit in some areas, we shared a love of reading, and in the 70s and 80s, she was an avid bodice ripper fan! Judith McNaught, Jude Devereaux, Kathleen Woodiwiss and also Mary Stewart’s classic romantic suspense, like Nine Coaches Waiting, were all in her keeper library. She had many of the books with their original clinch covers, so you know I loved that. I now have TWO original cover copies of Ashes in the Wind on my shelf.

Though she never pursued it, she was an accomplished writer, and when she kept a log on her many travels with her husband and sisters, she would have delightful meandering passages, like this one about fishermen at Cedar Key: “none seemed terribly concerned about catching anything…there’s the most fantastic breeze blowing in and it keeps the sun from being too fierce.”

She adored poetry and could quote her favorites by heart. She mentioned Red Geraniums by Martha Haskell Clark a few times during her last days, and I excerpted this short quote from it for her obituary:

I’ll set my heart at rest,

And thank God for home-sweet things, a green and friendly hill,

And red geraniums aflame upon my window sill.

As I noted above, while I would not have wished for this to be the reason, now that she has passed from this life (and I hope rediscovered vibrant health, dancing, living life to its fullest - and reading!), I should be returning to my writing schedule and report more progress on the book next month.

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