Also In The Works...
"I Am The Lizard King" is an upcoming novel that is what I would call a lightly fictionalized biography of the late rock star, Jim Morrison. The book will be ready for publication at some point, hopefully, in the first quarter of '25.
Here is the official paperback cover image, which includes the blurb:
(Artwork by Donn Warnauc)
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Other projects on the agenda:
In the sultry, shadow-draped streets of New Orleans, Jeffrey Morris is a writer on the edge of oblivion. His muse has abandoned him, his deadline looms like a guillotine, and the bourbon isn't dulling the pain anymore. Then he meets Victoria Boudreaux—a raven-haired enigma with a penchant for the macabre and a past as dark as the Louisiana night.
Victoria breathes life into Jeffrey's stagnant imagination, inspiring a novel that begins to write itself. But as fiction bleeds into reality, Jeffrey finds himself caught in a nightmarish web of murder, obsession, and old secrets.
With each chapter he pens, the line between author and subject blurs. Is Victoria his salvation or his damnation? As bodies pile up and the city's underworld reveals itself, Jeffrey realizes he's no longer writing the story—he's living it.
In "The Muse," New Orleans isn't just a setting; it's a character unto itself—seductive, dangerous, and hungry for fresh blood. This gothic thriller will drag you into its darkest alleyways and refuse to let go until the final, haunting page.
(Artwork by Donn Warnauc)
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"Rain is only beautiful when it falls..."
Dr. Kaitlyn Maclane, a Bereavement Counselor, helps others navigate the darkness of grief from the loss of loved ones, but her carefully constructed professional facade masks her own devastating loss. When her fiancé, a successful novelist, took his own life one year ago during a record breaking rain storm, he left behind more than just memories—he left a manuscript.
Now, as another rainy season descends on Houston, Kaitlyn discovers "When It Rains"—her late partner's unpublished novel, dedicated to her. What begins as a painful journey through its pages soon reveals itself as something far darker: it isn't just a story, it's a confession, a doorway into his deepest inner mind.
With each chapter, Kaitlyn uncovers layers of hidden meanings that force her to question everything she thought she knew about the man she loved. As the boundaries between fiction and reality blur, she must confront the possibility that the manuscript holds the key to understanding his final choice—and perhaps her own salvation.
Some truths can only be told through lies, and some wounds only heal when they're reopened. In this haunting exploration of grief, love, and the stories we tell ourselves to survive, Kaitlyn Maclane must decide whether to remain safely numb, or embrace the exquisite pain of feeling everything.
(Artwork by Donn Warnauc)
