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Cat Core, Chapter 28, along with a picture of Zeus, Spud, Gabsug, and Florence.

Chapter 28.

Roland’s discovery of the Tater doily was causing quite a buzz inside the inn. Shara watched with amusement as the other adventurers pelted him with questions over the item’s ability, any ideas over what the upgrades would be like, and which defender dropped it. He told them it was from the champion; the party didn’t want to tell them that Florence had created a good-sized r...

Ebook codes for Limitless Seas.

For my Sergeants and Commanders, if you would like an ebook code for Limitless Seas, shoot me a message with the email address you would like the code sent to. Thanks again for your support. 

Limitless Seas book 1 is out today!

Like the title says, Limitless Seas is finally out there sailing the Amazon currents. Thank you all for taking a peek at the book during its creation, I appreciate all the helpful comments and support during the process.

Here's the link to Amazon US and UK

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RNY2XQ2/

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Cat Core, Chapter 27.

Chapter 27.

Florence held off on any changes for the rest of the day as there were more adventurers waiting to enter. She was glad to see that Korbo’s group had added the healer from the other party, Klaus, with them on their afternoon run. Unlike the first time they had explored her home, Korbo and the group took good care of the vulnerable new member of their party. It allowed the poor guy a chance to earn some experience and coin for better gear before he struck out on his own. 2020-12-29 14:05:29 +0000 UTC View Post

Cat Core, Chapter 26.

Chapter 26.

“I believe that Vanderman has gotten a shield upgrade,” Doug said. Fran noticed he did have a nice metal one now instead of the old chipped-up wooden one he had been making do with.

“Looks like more than just the shield, they’ve been making good use of the loot they keep gathering up from our home,” Florence replied, noticing that Shara had a new weapon and Vanderman’s old shield. The others also sported new bits a pieces, mostly improvements to their arm...

Cat Core, Chapter 25.

Chapter 25.

“Should we just slop this stuff on?” Florence asked, looking at the soul bond jar.

“That may be problematic, seeing as how neither of us have opposable thumbs,” Doug said. That Bartleby didn’t leave no instructions with his products, save for the cat which had a big old manual sitting in the bottom of the cage. She had given Doug the task of figuring that out, after all, she had trouble setting the clocks after the time change and there was no way she could...

December Update.

I wanted to give everyone an update on what I have planned for the new year. The first book of Limitless Seas is going to release soon, just waiting on the final edits and formatting to be done. Normally, there are quite a few tweaks from what you see here in rough draft form and the final version, but this time, there wasn't much to do other than some grammar fixes and polishing up the story a bit. ...

Cat Core, Chapter 24.

Chapter 24.

“Knock, Knock, Bartleby Bingman and his bag of bountiful baubles has arrived on your doorstep looking to trade. May I have safe passage to present my wares?” a strangely dressed human said as he knocked on the entrance to her home.

“What gives with this guy?” Florence asked.

“I’m not sure, he’s claiming to want to trade, do we take a chance on letting him in with our home set to neutral?” Doug said.

“I don’t know, can you detect anythi...

Cat Core, Chapter 23.

Chapter 23.

“So they lost a party member on their first run?” Roland asked.

“Sadly, they did,” Lilly told him.

“Is Korbo really going to let one of them join the party?” Shara asked.

“Yes, but we’ll make sure he’s not treated like the last aspiring adventurer we let join. I think Korbo learned his lesson, in fact, I think he’s starting to realize he’s part of a team,” Lilly replied.

“We may be willing to take on one or two of the other...

Cat Core, Chapter 22.

Chapter 22.

Florence thought about adding another room with her addition funds but felt the layout of her home was fine after the addition of the bathroom. When she grew again, maybe it was time to think about a second story? Now she weren’t going to do it just to put on airs, but she did feel an almost painful need to grow. The hilltop above her could house a half dozen or so rooms, so she would go up before she started building down. That lich skeleton guy was down there somewhere...

Cover art for Derelict 3.

Work on Derelict 3 is underway, here's the cover art for the book. I posted other artwork earlier, but I switched things up when I found a new artist that does great work on spacecraft. 

Cat Core, Chapter 21.

Chapter 21.

The twin with the club bashed in the exit door to the Home for Unwanted Goblins. From the goblin room, the path in her home led them next into the library, the room that adventurers normally entered after the hallway. Zeus waited, seated at the table in the center of the room with Fluffy and Fluffy Jr. standing guard in front of him. Angry growls erupted from the wounded hound who slipped his leash and bolted into the room, eager to kill more of his hated foe.

Her pr...

Cat Core, Chapter 20.

Chapter 20.

The exit to the dungeon snapped shut, cutting off anyone from the outside. Typically, this was a non-event for Florence, an automated process that happened during each delve. This time, it sounded like the toll of doom as the party of four scraggly adventurers entered. The one with the two axes led the way, sniffing the air like he was an animal. Florence could see Obi and Shadow begin their approach through the tall grass, ready to strike when the mailbox tra...

Cat Core, Chapter 19.

Chapter 19.

Florence was excited for her visit the next day, and a bit concerned that the party might have spilled the beans to those two guild folks that came nosing around yesterday. Thankfully, it looked like the guild people left after only going into one of the shops for a short time. Florence loved how she could create food on a whim, and without any pesky dishes to do. She had to admit to herself that things had been getting harder and harder for her back in the real world, whe...

Cat Core, Chapter 18.

Chapter 18.

Life took on a predictable pattern for Florence and Doug. The two adventuring parties continued to explore her home and some days they did really well, while on other days, her kitties forced them to leave before they had made it too far. It looked like them adventurer folks were only good for one run through per day, each run seemed to really tucker them right out. Shara and her group continued to be cautious in their delves, that there “delve” being a fancy word that...

Derelict 3 Cover art concepts.

I wanted to give you a peek at the cover art process on this one. For my books I like to commission original art that tries to capture the feel of that particular story. For Derelict 3, I'm working with a new artist and wanted to share some layout images (the four black and white  images) showing different elements that will be included in the final cover. The color images are concept art for the final version of the USS Franklin that will be featured in book 3 (he has a long fight ahead...

Cat Core, Chapter 17.

Chapter 17.

“That did it for us, Florence, the last group pushed us over the mark for level two, see what we’ve unlocked,” Doug said, excited about their new level like a kid at Christmas. If she was honest with herself, and Florence Valentine was always honest with herself, she was as excited as little Doug was. She respawned her defenders and reset the traps. Pulling up her interface, Florence watched as her home automatically sealed off from the outside world while she review...

Cat Core, Chapter 16.

Chapter 16.

“Look,” Shara said as the group gathered around their campfire to cook the evening meal. Walking back from the dungeon was the other party of adventurers, and they were short a person.

“Sad, it looks like the new guy with them didn’t make it,” Vanderman said, confirming what they were all thinking. “I hope this doesn’t mean the dungeon is becoming too powerful for us. Our two dives inside didn’t exactly give us enough coin to improve our gear. When we...

Cat Core, Chapter 15.

Chapter 15.

“Well these must be those new adventurers we saw rooting around by the tents earlier. With goblin rooms being built and licking skeleton’s popping in uninvited, I weren’t paying much attention outside,” Florence said, watching the party approach. They seemed a bit confused at the sign out front, but it didn’t stop them from entering. Florence had respawned both Obi and Shadow after resetting the mailbox trap. Sadly, the lich didn’t give her any cas...

Cat Core, Chapter 14.

Chapter 14.

The first day after the goblin attack, Florence watched as the humans outside began to rebuild their camp, the workers redoubling their efforts to complete the two structures they had started. From the glimpses she caught of them, the adventurers looked pretty ragged after tough day in the dungeon followed by a goblin raid. As they all worked, more people had begun to arrive. Some of the new arrivals included a new team of workers that started bui...

Derelict, book 2 is live on Audible...anyone want a free code?

The audio version went live a few minutes ago, if anyone would like a free code for the book, shoot me a message (I have codes for the US and UK). Thanks again for all your support folks. 

Cat Core, Chapter 13.

Chapter 13.

“Let ‘em loose in their new home, Doug,” Florence announced when she was done. The goblins followed her kitten apprentice though the dungeon to the new room. Just after the hallway, the door that normally led to the kitchen had been changed. Because of some crazy core shenanigans, she was able to place what was called a variable portal here. Anyone approaching would see a normal door, but once opened, Florence could choose one of several room to link with it. When th...

Cat Core, Chapter 12.

Florence gets some new visitors.


Chapter 12.

“Chickens! Get on back here, my champions needs them some practice,” Florence hollered at the fleeing party. Durn it, them adventurers couldn’t hear her.

“Hey Doug, why can’t the people inside our home hear me?” She asked.

“Dungeons don’t’ talk with their food, it’s unseemly. I am required to inform you that at higher levels some interfaces can be added into certain rooms that may enable communicati...

Cat Core, Chapter 11.

Chapter 11.

“That place is just weird. I’ve never heard of a dungeon like that before,” Vanderman said.

“Uh, you think that’s strange, look over there,” Roland said, pointing toward the tree line. Shara could see a group of wagons offloading supplies as several men and women hacked away at the trees with axes, gathering lumber.

“Looks like someone else got a heads up on the new dungeon. Might as well say hello,” Shara replied to Vanderman. They made their w...

Cat Core, Chapter 10.

Chapter 10.

The time the adventurers had spent in her home resulted in a nice bit of cash, despite what she had paid out for rewards. Florence spent $32 to replace her babies and reset Doug’s crossbow trap. She didn’t like it one bit that them adventurers just blew past her defenders. No, she was going to have to build things up. It was time to generate some more kitties.

“Hey Doug, we need more defenders and there was something mentioned about a champion. What’s the sto...

Cat Core, Chapter 9.

While I work on Derelict 3, I'll post more of the chapters from Cat Core. We left off on chapter 9 a while back, so feel free to scroll  through the old posts if you want to refresh your memory on what has happened up to this point. In this chapter, we see Florence's dungeon get its first visit by adventurers.

Chapter 9.

“Doug, quit your moping and take a gander at the tree line. I think we got the first of them there adventurers heading our way,” Florence said. Doug pe...

Derelict, book 3 prologue.

It will be a short while before I post more chapters of Derelict 3. I'm in the process of completing the outline and likely won't dig into writing until next week, but I did draft a prologue back when I finished book 2. 

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