Mikea Howard

Author of The Diesel War Series

Website of Mikea Howard, author of the dieselpunk paranormal erotic romance series The Diesel War

Book 3, again

Karel and Baz’s story took us at least 5 times longer to complete than any other book. There was definitely a trauma dump that needed a lot of refining. We needed to present this story at its healthiest process and outcome, which took some work. We wrote, deleted, rewrote, refined, deleted, reexamined, and rewrote again. This one has so many deleted scenes we could make a directors cut, but not a good one, lol. What we removed needed to go.

We had already chosen not to add or edit our original SMP books, but since this one released just months ago, we hadn’t even considered the idea. It was too hard to get out the first time. We do love these two and their story. The D/s of the pack hierarchy plays in and is necessary but its more gentle as is required for Karel and Baz.

We spent more time in the nattie world in Ambassador’s Anchor and loved being able to focus there. We hadn’t really shown as much of every facet as we wanted and we hope and plan to still show more. This world we’ve built is so big and we just want to share what we can of it.

We again have a new cover- kind of. We used the new backdrop, but kept the same model. There is something about her with this expression that we wanted to keep, and since it was only just released it still feels new.

And the back blurb:

Karel is haunted by the memory of the man who stripped away her sanity. Sent away to the Alaskan wilderness by her pack Alpha, she struggles to build a new life free of her ex. As she establishes her place as an ambassador working to thwart the Animal Gang she finds herself growing closer to her new Beta. But every time she feels ready to take a step forward with him the ghost of her tormentor pushes her back. How can a dead werewolf stand in the way of her happiness? 

Baz, the Beta wolf for the McKinley pack, has been tasked to watch over a visiting ambassador who often seems locked in her own mind. Unable to suppress his need to care, protect, and even love her, he grapples to find the balance between his duty and his desires. With the Animal Gang moving closer into their territory he needs her to recognize her strengths.  In order to dispel her insecurities, Baz will have to uncover her dark past. But is her mental suffering so deep that she’ll never be able to love him back?

All three of these will be available Sunday, so if you don’t have the originals, snap them up. And if you want paperbacks with the new covers, they’ll be up soon after.

We can’t thank any of you enough for your support.