I’ve been talking for a while about an experiment that got somewhat out of hand.
I decided to write a contemporary romance under the pen name Devon Marin. Then Riley Harper and Leo Torres showed up, started arguing about science and communication and authenticity, and apparently decided they needed an entire novel in which to sort things out.
The result is The Chemistry Between Us, a slow-burn STEM romance about two science communicators who are considerably better at explaining human behavior than they are at dealing with their own.
And now, for the first time, you can actually read some of it.
I entered The Chemistry Between Us in BookFunnel’s Diversity is Mainstream promotion, running throughout September. The promotion brings together a wonderfully eclectic collection of free fiction from independent authors, and my contribution is a free preview containing the first two chapters of The Chemistry Between Us.
There is one small wrinkle. When I signed up for a September promotion, September was safely located in that pleasant theoretical place known as the future.
September has now arrived.
The novel is not quite finished.
It is, however, closing in rapidly on the finish line, and I’m very happy with what Riley and Leo have become. So instead of pretending you’re downloading a completed book, I’m inviting you into the process a little early.
You can download the opening two chapters free, and doing so will also put you on Devon Marin’s reader list. Once the manuscript is ready, I’ll be looking for ARC readers who would like an advance copy of the complete novel before publication, with the opportunity to provide feedback and see behind the scenes.
So if you’ve been curious about what I’ve been doing over in my secret romance-novelist laboratory, here’s your chance.
And even if Riley and Leo aren’t your cup of coffee (you know there must be coffee), take a look through the rest of the promotion. There are several screens’ worth of indie books across romance, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, literary fiction, and more.
Apparently diversity really is mainstream. And apparently I’m a romance novelist now.
I’m still adjusting to both facts.
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