Summer winding down here...

Hi all, I'm here in my usual haunts of Budapest, Hungary, taking in the last of the summer.  I came here for the first time in 2009 to work on some writing for a few months and the place grew on me, so now I spend about half of my time here.

Currently, summer is shifting toward autumn, but you wouldn't know it from the weather, which is hot, in the mid to upper 90s F or 30s C.  Last weekend was the big national holiday here, St. Stephen's Day, which meant a huge fireworks display along the river.  It's always a spectacle.

As for writing, I was relieved to launch my latest Nathan Grant thriller on the same day, London on Fire, where Nathan is chasing members of a mysterious terrorist organization across England and Scotland.  It feels good to have released that one out into the wild to see what people think of it.  So far the reaction had been great, knock on wood.

In the meantime, I'm already sketching out the story for the next book in the series, which is tentatively titled Rome in Ruins.  I still have a long way to go, but hope to have it out by the end of February.  I'll keep you posted.

Otherwise, I hope you're enjoying the waning days of the season wherever you are in the world, summer or winter.  That's it for now, catch you later!