As 2018 begins, I wanted to send out greetings and wishes to each of you for a year that is safe, peace-filled, and with a lot more happy than sad in it.
For me, the year means some changes to my writing. I’ve added a new genre – fantasy. The romance will stay and continue, but there’s been a fantasy idea percolating in my head for years that I will also be working on. And it’s that genre that I have fun news about.
I entered the first story, Survival, (as yet unpublished) in my fantasy series, Guardian Druids: The Royan Legacy, in a contest and it’s a finalist! Winners won’t be announced until February 24th, but it feels like a good omen.
Things are going well in the romance genre, too. Healing Love, which is part of the Holiday Magic anthology with Lavada Dee, is now also a stand-alone novella. And there’s a new short story in the works…Lost, Then Found. 
So I hope to be offering new content soon. And I wish you all a very, very Happy New Year!
by Laurie Ryan
Laurie Ryan's blog 
Happy New Year and good luck with the contest, Laurie. Fantastic that you’re one of the finalists. Love fantasy novels so look forward to reading. xx
Thanks, Kit. You can bet I’ll be posting again if I win. Won’t know until the end of March, though.