After months of anticipation, I celebrated the official launch of The Poacher's Son with a fantastic party at the home of New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen and her husband Jake overlooking Penobscot Bay. The house was packed, and my local independent bookseller, The Owl & Turtle Bookshop, sold more than 100 copies of the novel.
Next comes a busy schedule of readings and signings that start in Portland, Maine, on Friday and take me to the American Library Association conference in Washington, D.C. in late June—and perhaps even farther afield as more events get added to the calendar.
All the more reason to take a moment and appreciate the fulfillment of my life's dream. I couldn't have asked for a better party or a better group of friends to help me celebrate.