I live!

Posted on August 4, 2025 by Delilah Night

Long time no post, right?

Without going into the level of detail where I’d violate a family member’s privacy, the last four years have been rough to put it mildly. There was the year I felt paralyzed. I couldn’t write anything. There was the year I went back to school (for a job it turned out I loathe) and was too busy to write consistently. Finally there were several years when the idea of writing anything for publication set off anxiety the likes of which I’ve rarely felt. Instead of writing for publication/profit, I spent my time in the safe embrace of fanfiction. But I am finally, finally ready to jump back into writing for publication.

Where I’ve been since 2020…

Comet’s First Christmas, the first book in The North Pole Chronicles, came out in December 2020. It tells the story of Claudia, one of the reindeer with the potential to join Santa’s team, getting a knock on her door on December first. Rudolph informs her that Wendy, the reindeer currently serving as Comet can’t fly this year, and Claudia’s being called up to join the team. With just over three weeks until the Big Show and no experience in the human world, Claudia is sent to New York City. Meeting the gorgeous elf Jillian, who is serving as her personal assistant stirs feelings in Claudia that she’s never experienced. Just as the women are becoming closer disaster strikes. Belief in Santa among the top percentage of the Nice List is suddenly plummeting, and no one knows why. Can Claudia overcome her anxiety and imposter syndrome to get the girl? Can they save Christmas? (Sweet lesbian Romantasy, no spice)

Blitzen’s Second Chance was published in 2021, and is the second book in the North Pole Chronicles. After the events of book one Percy (aka Blitzen), the Pole’s tech genius and resident nerd, is feeling awful. She wants nothing more than to stay at the Pole and obsessively monitor everything. Rudolph pulls rank, though, banning Percy from the Pole in order to ensure she relaxes enough to rebuild her Christmas magic. To make the banishment a little less painful, Rudolph provides Percy with a ticket to Boston Comic-Con. There she meets Scarlett, a fellow nerd who creates incredible cosplays. Their friendship takes a left turn in the Spring when Scarlett begs Percy to go to a family wedding as her (fake) “girlfriend.” The confusing line between their real and pretend relationship begins to blur as the wedding approaches. But all is not as it seems once they arrive at the wedding.

Both books are free on Kindle Unlimited, .99 on Kindle, and 6.99 if you prefer a paperback. I wish I could price the paperback lower, but that is the minimum that Amazon has set. In exciting news, I’ve begun audiobook production for Comet, and I’ll follow that up with Blitzen!

Upcoming Projects

2025

Over the next few months the audiobooks for the first two books in The North Pole Chronicles will drop. I am hoping to get the third book in the series out by mid-late November. That depends on how fast I can write and turn around the book with my editor. Fingers crossed! Otherwise that will get pushed to Fall of 2026.

2026

My first project of 2026 is going to be the audiobook for Lab Rats. I have a draft of the sequel, The Lioness and the Mouse, but there are edits to be done as well as work with a sensitivity reader. If I can get book three out this year, book four of The North Pole Chronicles will come out in 2026.

Beyond

I have a very spicy Romantasy MMF trilogy in the planning stages that I’m very excited about. Depending on how everything goes, I’m hoping to get the first book out in 2027 or 2028. Book one and the series will be called Born of the Fae. I expect that each of the books in the trilogy will be in the 300-400 page range (75-100k words). More on that as things progress-at the moment it’s a long doc of notes and plot points and a stack of books.

I hope you’ll rejoin me on my journey!

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Summer Loving is now available in e-book form and paperback

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Delilah Night

Screen Shot 2014-07-25 at 9.27.46 pmWhen Sommer’s husband was diagnosed with cancer about a year ago, writers from around the world came together to send support. Bronwyn Green was the pioneer in charge of a fundraising event. Tamsin Flowers came up with the plan to do a charity book. —Alison Tyler, here.

Summer Loving is now available!

I enjoyed reading the full collection, but several stories really stood out for me.

 

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Fireworks Display by Emerald—She had decided to watch some fireworks from the comfort of her car.  Then the truck with six gorgeous men pulls up.

Next week is National Day here in Singapore.  There is a huge display of fireworks as part of the festivities, and when I see them, I know this story will be on my mind.  The build up and tension are great.  The juxtaposition against and description of the fireworks really did it for me.  Emerald is a new author to me, and I’ll be checking out more of her work.

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Tell me by May Deva–A pin-up photography session is the cost of losing a poker bet.

Any story that starts with “Oh, hell no!” is going to grab my attention.  This story hit all my sweet spots.  I love pin-up photography, I love banter, and I really really love twists at the end of a story.

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Arizona, Ireland, New England by Cheyenne Blue—You never quite know where home is until you find it.

Two friends come up with the idea of switching homes for the summer.  But it doesn’t quite turn out how they expected.  As an expat who thought I knew what I was getting into when I moved to the other side of the planet, only to find out that fantasy and reality are two different things, I related to both the women in the story.  The way that Cheyenne uses sensory descriptions–the way one of them “will fearlessly sweep a scorpion from the kitchen bench with a swift flick of a tea towel” makes for a story I’ll revisit.

Screen Shot 2014-08-02 at 4.09.40 pmAnd of course, you can read my story, “Baby it’s Hot Outside.”

I’ve given you an excerpt before.  Here’s another one….

 

“I never liked Josh,” Erik remarked.

“Why?” My high school boyfriend had always been a sweetie.

“Why do you think?  I was crazy about you.  You only noticed I was alive when you kicked Jake and me out of the living room.”

“That’s not true.  I noticed you were alive whenever you ate the last slice of pizza, too.”  Sarcasm was my crumbling wall of defense against desire.

Down girl.  CANNOT.

“Three days with you, and I feel like a lovesick idiot all over again.”  Erik gave a bitter laugh.  “I sound like a fucking idiot, too.”

Our eyes locked.  As one, we turned and began the walk back toward my apartment.

Fingers traced the thin line of skin between the top of my shorts and the bottom of my tank top as we walked.  Erik’s arms wrapped around me, pulling me against his chest at each red light.  Arousal grew with each passing intersection.  Did the colorful illumination highlight or hide that my nipples were erect?

One more second was too long to wait.  I grabbed Erik’s hand and pulled him into the Botanical Gardens; my apartment was still five minutes away.  Silently, I led him away from the well-lit path.  Once hidden in shadows, we stopped.  The moisture between my thighs couldn’t be blamed on humidity.

It was one thing to burn my way through every battery in my house trying to cool my libido.  It was entirely another to deliberately jump into the fire.

Anyone who chooses to live in a land of eternal summer shouldn’t be scared of heat.

“Caroline,” he murmured.

I twined my arms around his neck and pressed my lips to Erik’s.

Can.  CAN.

 

Remember, all proceeds go to help Sommer Marsden’s family.

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