HAPPY NEW YEAR! Watch the official Shattered Dawn trailer!

Hope everyone had a great Christmas and Happy new year. For us, we had hubby's fam over for Christmas eve. Our Lions lost booo lol. We have been plugging along. A couple of new things happening. i was going to do a year in review but eh, I know what I did, you all know what I did and what happened to us lol the past is the past, the future is now! Christopher Walken from Joe Dirt hehe. Onto the good stuff!

First up, the winner of the Black Dawn paperback giveaway was Libby Baca, a friend of my friend Brooke! I'm so happy they both live in the same city, and their awards went out on Friday. I may have another contest soon but I'm out of Vanished and Black Dawn paperbacks right now and it takes about 2 weeks to order them.

Shattered Dawn finally has a release date of January 20, 2026! You can Pre-order now! There is an official trailer as well! Here is the new cover reveal! Pre-order now and reserve your spot to get free digital goodies and possible a special signed 8.5X11 print!

Shattered Dawn cover

Shattered Dawn trailer

I've been super busy writing Dawn. I wrote Lost Dawn, a short about her grief after losing two close loved ones in blood Dawn. After that is Chaotic Dawn, that is straight up Dawn chasing after a bad guy unlike any other. Then there is Iron Dawn, that is the tentative title. Iron sees her going after another Starling higher up who thinks he's untouchable. the next book is Silent Dawn. That one, whew. Yeah. There is also a short featuring her oldest sister, Alana. Alana is technically the first short story I've written this year. Plus, there is a new Charlotte Rinning book in there as well.

On the gaming front, I've created a new card game called: The Drunken Raccoon. A chaotic, comedic, semi-strategic party card game for 2–6 players. Bluff, strategize, and stumble through wild raccoon adventures — from boss fights to territory takeovers and tipsy antics!

OBJECTIVE: Become the ultimate chaotic raccoon! Win by collecting 5 Treasure Points or by staying conscious longer than every other raccoon!

🎯 GAME OVERVIEW You are a raccoon who has discovered an abandoned backyard trash party with unlimited booze, glowing leftovers, and a suspiciously sticky table.

Your goal?

Collect 5 Legendary Trash Treasures — OR — Be the Last Raccoon Still Conscious. You’ll drink. You’ll hiss. You’ll fight possums. You might cry. You WILL cause chaos.

Enjoy, have a safe and Happy New year everyone!

C.A. Michaels