The 18th re-published book, A Winter Fox, is now available!
This has been a hard slog to get to this point. Never in my wildest nightmares would I have imagined having to edit, re-publish and create covers for thirty titles!
Still, I’m learning a lot, some of it with hard knocks, and am getting better at it all.
I’m actually having fun with the covers now and I like what I’ve done so far.

I am posting my new covers to the right as I create them, and am updating the links to sales sites on the individual book pages. Slow but I’m getting there!

I will be posting my new covers on my Facebook site. https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063895417301
Hope people like them!!
Doing what I can…

First of all, let me thank all of you who have left supportive messages. I really, really appreciated your words. Also thank you to so many who left love and hugs. It kept me going through this mess.
Currently, I am trying to get books up one at a time as I create covers. Apparently the old covers would have cost $300 each and I certainly couldn’t afford 30 of them.😒
I owned three already, so Gaven, Gaven the Bonding and Draconian Measures are back up. Not at Amazon yet, but that will come.
I guess I’m going into self publishing which is quite frankly terrifying. I know exactly nothing about it, but I am giving a HUGE shout out to J. Scott Coatsworth, at https://www.otherworldsink.com/Other who has been incredibly giving of his time and patience in walking me through this. I don’t think I would have had the courage if not for him.
We’ll see where this goes. One step at a time. 🤪

Well, disaster has struck. My publisher has abruptly closed down. All of my books have been pulled from seller’s sites and are not available. I have no idea where I will go from here. The mere thought of attempting to re-publish 30 books, not to mention find new covers is beyond my comprehension and ability at this moment. I am off to have a good cry and then try to pick myself up from the rubble. : (

Finally! My muse has been sadly missing this last year, but has, at last, wandered back home! Just finished my 30th story, A Winter Fox. This is a story of a general forced to atone for atrocities his uncle committed.

Seems this one is going to be fairly dark, harking back to my original stories. : P

Just glad to be back in the saddle. I’m already writing full time on another story, so the muse is in fine form – for the moment.

I just got the contract back, so the book should come out within a month or so!!

Take Care

J.C.

So Sorry!!! My contact page on my website was down so nobody could contact me there. Not sure how long it was down. After much flailing and gnashing of teeth I think I’ve got it fixed. So if anyone was attempting to get hold of me here, I’m back in existence!!

Damn! Hadn’t realized how long it was since I posted here. Been a hell of a year as so many will empathize with. Anything that could go wrong, did go wrong. 2021 is Murphy’s Law personified! Writing was impossible and led to more stress, which made writing MORE impossible. Love those vicious circles…

Finally began to truly write again today, so I hope it continues and doesn’t peter out. : P

I am currently working on two stories, both of which are almost finished, if I could just damn well focus!!

“Atone” is over halfway done. “Semblance”, which is going to be renamed “King’s Bane: Siren’s Call 2” is almost finished. So tantalizingly close! So I’ve got my writer’s hat on and fingers crossed.

Surprisingly, what broke the blockage was me creating a map for King’s Bane. Seeing the world I created in front of me, instead of just imagining it, really got me interested again. I don’t know how many writers find that useful, but it sure has worked a miracle for me! All of a sudden I could see the entire plot unfolding…

Anyway, sorry for such a long silence. Have missed everyone in the meantime!

Take Care as Always.

J.C. Owens

The first book of the Poplar Ranch series, Away in a Manger, has just been Re-released from Etopia Press!
This initial story is Christmas themed, in case you didn’t pick up on that from the title, but all other stories in this series will NOT be. Hopefully, within two weeks or so, the second all new story of the series, Stormborn, will be released!!
Take Care
J.C.

I just finished a new story, Stormborn, the second book in the Poplar Ridge Ranch series.

The first story in the series, Away in a Manger, was a Christmas story, very short. It will be re-released this year and hopefully, Stormborn will be released with it!

Stormborn will NOT be Christmas themed. : )