Thunder and Lightning are the next two entries in the Something Like… saga. What do you think? Feels a little strange moving on from the seasons theme, eh? It does to me, although when originally trying to find the right title for Something Like Summer, the word thunder kept popping up. I’ve always felt it’s a nice metaphor for how love can feel. Or as the wonderfully-eccentric Kate Bush once sang:

“You don’t want to hurt me
But see how deep the bullet lies.
Unaware I’m tearing you asunder.
There is thunder in our hearts.”

Geez, those lyrics are crazy-appropriate for the sixth book, but as in nature, thunder comes second. Something Like Lightning will be the fifth book in the Something Like… saga, or if you prefer, the first book in the Storms Series. So what’s it all about? In Spring we met Kelly Phillips, William’s boyfriend who is embittered by life’s hardships and eager to lash out at anyone who gets in his way. But of course there’s so much more to his character than that. You know I love turning the villain of one story into the hero of the next. I won’t reveal more than that at the moment, but rest assured that this book fits in well with the rest; Falling in love, finding one’s place in the world, making a few friends along the way—all that good stuff. It’s way too soon to talk release dates, but as always, I’ll work my hardest to make this story special and available as soon as humanly possible. In the meantime, why not pull the curtains closed and do a weird interpretive dance while listening to Kate Bush’s ghostly wailing? That’s what I plan on doing. Then it’s straight back to work for me, I swear!