New blog you MUST check out

Tracy Crow has started a new blog, and this one reveals a little known legacy from our women Marine veterans.

First Marine Moms, according to Tracy (pictured here), will honor the legacy of those women who were the first to become mothers as Marines. Honestly, I hadn't thought too much about this whole subject until I started reading Tracy's blog and thinking about our history. Just think about all those women who were forced to choose between motherhood and Corps. Sounds dang near un-American, huh?

Anyway, Tracy tells me she's looking to profile the stories of those women who were First Marine Moms, and those who wish they could have been...

Be sure to subscribe to the blog while you're there.  Oh, and check out all the pages -- In the news, Women Marines Association, etc.

Here's the cover!

Here's the cover, minus the ISBN stuff that goes in the little white box. Just a few more weeks to go before the release!

AN UNLAWFUL ORDER -- It's almost ready for release!

Hey, Everyone,

Just signed off on the final cover design and the final edits. We're almost there. Man, this is truly like giving birth -- one push at a time. Not that I personally know about childbirth. 

Fellow woman Marine to release book

I discovered this exciting news from the Women Marines Association blog. Check out Amber's excerpt from her new book here.

Participate in a poll: Should women Marines serve in combat?

The official blog for the Marine Corps posts an interesting article about whether women should be allowed to serve in combat and provides a yes/no poll for you to take. Check it out here.

Is it me? Why can't women be referred to as women in such articles, instead of "female." Men are always referred to as men. I don't get it.

Cover designer delivers!

I think we have it! The book cover, I mean. The designer emailed a new version, and sure enough, the shot of estrogen I asked for makes a huge difference. Can't wait to share.

AN ULAWFUL ORDER, available soon through Barnes & Noble, Amazon, Ingram, and through any one of your favorite e-readers. And just in time for that beach trip!

Front cover design for AN UNLAWFUL ORDER

So the most fun ever last week -- receiving the front cover possibilities from the designer.

Love.

Mostly. If this were a Tom Clancy novel, for example, geared more for a male readership, absolutely. The designer nailed it.

But, this isn't Jack Ryan's story. This story belongs to woman Marine Chase Anderson. I've asked for an infusion of estrogen. Can we, in other words, create a cover that will draw women readers?

Eager to see what the designer develops next!