Happy heavenly birthday, Grandma Faye. You would have been 101! I miss you.

Thank you so much. Hope you're still enjoying book 3.

Thank you!!

I'm a musician, therefore musician will always play a part, big or small, in my books.

Me: "Hello?"
My sister-in-law: "Hello, it's me."
Me: "Hi, is everything okay?"
My sister-in-law: "No. Can I speak to Aaron?"
14 years ago, my husband's older brother was killed in a car accident when a boy ran a stop sign. Funny, how I can still hear this. I miss my brother from another mother.

Well, I think I am just going to start over here. I'm D.A. Power. I write magical realism Upper MG/YA. How are you all?

So they say authors should run an email list to grow an audience. That's all well and good, except for one thing: I'm boring. And I'm private. What would I possibly say that could be remotely interesting to anyone beyond "Here is my new cover reveal" or announcing the next publication date?

Do you like books w/80's nostalgia, friendships, magical realism, shenanigans, and even a little romance? Check out my series, "The Asher Chronicles" named for the MC, Celeste Asher, who's "recording" these adventures. Ages 10+.

I guess you could say that. We are still here. It's a long story, but I think we have. They still have yet to actually talk to us.

Well, I think I told you what had happened back in the fall with our landlords and our kids. That as a big reason, because I didn't know what was going to happen.

So much has happened in the last year. I didn't think I could publish my second book at all. The odds were seemingly against me with lots of bad luck and events. I am just so happy it happened, no matter what happens with it.

Yeah, that's a post from the other place, but I figured I could use it here (My friend made it for me.) So yeah, today is my 51st birthday!

I've always wanted to publish a book on my birthday. Tomorrow, it will come true.

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Happy early birthday to me. My hardcover of "Cowboys & Queens (The Asher Chronicles 2)" is available on Amazon. The paperback is set to publish next week but is available to pre-order. Here is the link for the hardcover. For some reason, they're not listed together. Check comments for PB link.

My paperback and ebook of Cowboys & Queens (The Asher Chronicles 2) are set to publish on January 14th next week, which happens to be my birthday! My hardcover might take a little longer to go live. If I get a preorder link for any of those, I will post those here. Otherwise, stay tuned!

A bit of publishing news: On Friday, I uploaded the hardcover of my book "Cowboys & Queens (The Asher Chronicles 2)" to Ingram Spark. I'm waiting to hear back if they approve my file or not before publishing it. On Wednesday, I will attempt to upload my ebook and paperback versions. So much closer.

Thank you! I know! I keep staring at it. It makes me smile.

If you're interested, I posted some really cute character art on my page, done by my illustrator.

This is a character art piece created by my talented book illustrator. These adorable kids are the cast of my debut book, "Squeak" book 1 of the "Asher Chronicles."
Left to Right: Sean, Celeste Asher(MC),Tex, Cathy, Gary, and Nicole.
Book 2 is slated for a winter 2025 release.

The Carpenters - Ave Maria YouTube video by Renato Motta

Favorite Christmas day 2. Ave Maria by the Carpenters.
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Merry Christmas, Darling - The Carpenters YouTube video by SharonTG

25 Days of December sharing my favorite Christmas/holiday songs and covers. I'll post twice since I missed yesterday. My first one is Merry Christmas, Darling by the Carpenters.

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Thank you!!

Jinkies!

Zoicks!

My cover reveal for my upcoming sequel! There is still time to read book 1, "Squeak" before then. 😉

Sharing this snippet today.

Just felt like putting up this mood board today.