Ebb and Flow – Karenna Colcroft

This is going to be a short entry; I’m sick (yet again…the joys of working in childcare, the kids are wonderful but also germ factories) and don’t really have the brain power for a longer entry.

I have a new short story! If you aren’t already subscribed to my newsletter, you can visit my Free Story page to sign up for the link to download Heart and Home, a prequel to Ebb and Flow. After four weeks of captivity and abuse at the hands of a sadistic Beta and his even more sadistic packmate, Quinn Boucher escapes on full moon night and runs across the U.S.-Canada border into North Dakota, where he finds sanctuary with Kinney Logan, the Beta of Prairie Pack. Kinney and the pack take Quinn in with no strings attached… but when it comes to Kinney, Quinn *wants* strings.

Anyone who’s read Ebb and Flow or Take Some Tahini knows Quinn’s backstory. While Heart and Home begins on the night of Quinn’s escape and therefore doesn’t show the abuse on-page, Quinn’s flashbacks and memories are depicted, with as much vagueness as this author could manage. The story could be triggering to those who have experienced sexual violence, so please read cautiously if you choose to read at all.

If you *are* subscribed to my newsletter, please don’t sign up again; I’ll be sending out the link to download the story in the February 13 newsletter.

It’s hard to believe it will be 2025 in just a few days! While I don’t know exactly what the year holds for me–and, after the past few years, don’t want to speculate–I have made some writing and publishing plans.

On January 9, I’ll release Bring on the Broccoli (Real Werewolves Don’t Eat Meat 7). This book is the first one since book 3 that’s narrated by Kyle Slidell, the vegan werewolf who gives the series its name. I anticipate unhappy readers due to something that happens in the story, but I don’t want to give spoilers. Bring on the Broccoli is available for Amazon preorder and will be available in Kindle and paperback formats.

On April 10, I’ll release Future and Past (Ebb and Flow 2). This is, obviously, the sequel to Ebb and Flow, continuing Quinn and Malachi’s story because the two of them won’t stop “talking” to me. Quinn is sent back to Nova Scotia to be with his mate after a PTSD flashback causes him to lash out at Kyle. Quinn worries that it’s punishment–that Tobias sent him away and won’t let him go back to the States–but it is just so he can rest and get help for his PTSD with Malachi there to support him. Future and Past is also available for Amazon preorder, because for a change I got my act together early. To lead up to this release, I also redid the Ebb and Flow cover.

And on July 10, I’ll release Sorry about the Seitan (Real Werewolves Don’t Eat Meat 8). This one takes place around Christmas, so of course I’m releasing it in July… Tobias is already struggling, and his stress and PTSD worsen when the Alpha who took him in after he was changed at age 15 declines into severe dementia and is no longer capable of ruling his pack–which, in the werewolf world, means he can’t be allowed to live. Sorry About the Seitan also is available for Kindle preorder.

I’ll also have a release in October 2025, and at this point I’m planning on that being book 3 of Ebb and Flow, but I won’t know that for sure for a few more months.

I hope your 2024 comes to a peaceful end and your 2025 brings you all good things. And books. Lots of books.