Strength from Loyalty (Lost Kings MC 3)

One of the core values of MC culture is respect, and I find it incredibly disrespectful to assume every club is the same. Since MC culture is a real thing and so complex, it makes sense that no two clubs are alike. As Rock observes several times throughout the last three books, each club he interacts with has a slightly different culture, and what’s acceptable in one might not be in another.

With Strength from Loyalty, Hope and Rock’s story now tops out at over 252,000 words. So people who didn’t understand why their story was being told over three books—I don’t know, that would have been one very long book. As I’ve said before, I am also setting up the entire series. Those who said they could have told the story in two books, well—I look forward to reading them.

While I struggled with closing the book on Hope and Rock, I also realized, I self-publish this series. I’m not under contract. If I want to write about them at a later date, I can! Thank you everyone who has written and told me how much you love Rock. He’s been hanging out in my head for over a year now and shows no signs of leaving. So those of you who have written and said you could read about Rock forever—you may get your wish.

BUT, you know who else is hanging out in my head? WRATH. He will not be denied any longer and I am so excited to finally dive into his story. Trinity is a very damaged character, but I am looking forward to getting to know her better. About 55,000 words of their story is written and I think it’s a drop in the bucket. At this point I have no plans to break their story into multiple books. We’ll see what happens. After the 120 hour marathon that was Three Kings, One Night, I am also looking forward to Murphy, Heidi and Axel’s story (you’re going to hate me) and of course, Z. Teller also has some issues that need to be explored.

My original plan was to release Wrath’s book in May. With all the problems that seem to arise when planning these things out, that may be pushed back. Just know that when I do actually set a date, I hate to change it. I may not be “under contract” with a publisher, but I feel that I’m under contract with my readers, and I take that commitment seriously. If I tell you a book is coming out on a certain day, I will all but kill myself to make sure that happens. But I also want it to be the absolute best it can be.

If I left you with unanswered questions, it was probably intentional. Every scene I write goes through a “what’s this scene’s purpose?” checklist. My crit partners are also very hard on me in this department. Even if something didn’t seem to serve a purpose in this book, I most likely plan to address it in a future book. For example, Sophie’s transgressions will come to light in the beginning of Book 5.

In case you’re wondering, I write these author notes last. They are unedited. At the moment, I’m on my couch with my Pug snoring next to me. I’m thinking about how amazing it is and how incredibly lucky I am that so many people have connected with my stories and want me to keep writing them.

Thank you!