EDIT: As of March 17th, the rights of all my titles have been returned to me. They will be removed from third party vendors over the next few days. If you pre-ordered Life of Bliss, you should receive a refund shortly.
I have requested the rights back on all of my books from Riptide Publishing. I am still awaiting a definitive response, but I expect this will happen without difficulty. This includes Controlled Burn and Life on Pause, which are already published, as well as Life of Bliss and Clean Break, which were set to come out this year.
My heart is with those who have suffered abuse and trauma at the hands of Riptide. I was unaware of these situations, and I’m in awe of the bravery it took to come forward. I am so sorry. I’m also heartbroken about the voices that we have lost, or were diminished and discouraged because of their experiences at Riptide.
I will update readers on the status of my books at third party vendors, as well as pre-orders, as soon as I know more. To the readers and reviewers who have an ARC of Life of Bliss, I apologize. I’m not sure where I’ll go from here in terms of releasing any of my titles, and I intend to take some time to figure it out.
I’m thankful that my circumstances allow for me to explore and navigate self-publishing. Not every author has those same options.
I’ll keep readers up-to-date on all future releases and re-releases through my newsletter and social media.