Regrouping
Yesterday, I brought back several titles I hadn’t seen or promoted in close to—maybe even over—a decade. It was fun to put them online again and add a few captions, but the truth is that I have no desire to write explicit material anymore--or promote it just to be tongue-in-cheek with it. I never read that genre, so it didn’t make sense for me to write it back then (or promote it now).
Funny story....
One of the hazards of publishing romance—or, in my case, erotic romance back in the day—is that other writers assume you must enjoy reading it. Suddenly your inbox becomes a literary lingerie drawer. Two of my friends sent me their work yesterday after a few conversations. In their defense, I’m pretty sure at least half of it was meant as a joke… but still. I don’t read explicit material, and I’m not planning to start now.
Love you girls, but I’m not reading your steamy romance novels. And please don’t read mine either. I have no idea who I thought I was back then—apparently a pocket‑sized Victorian seductress with a thesaurus and absolutely no sense of shame.
Geez.
But here’s the thing: I’ve turned over a new leaf in a lot of ways—especially in actively practicing my faith—and I’m not going back. These women, who by the way claim to be Christians (and they may be but if so--they give Christians a bad name), are not bringing the devil into my life.
Even with everything going on right now, even with the devil and her daughter Jezebel stirring up chaos, I’m not slipping back into the person I used to be. Not that I was a bad person, but I definitely would let the language fly when someone harmed my family. And I suspect there's something about my personality that made these two realize that they could do whatever they wanted to me, but the line in the sand was my family.
Trust me, the human side of me would love to dive into those old files, change all the names, and dox the heck out of the women who have attacked my family. But there’s a more sensible, more grounded way to handle this.
So… I took down the older explicit titles and left only the more recent straight romances.
The Heaven series has a strong, family‑based storyline, and we’ve even been in discussions about an option. When I wrote it, I already understood enough about the film industry to structure it in a way that would be inexpensive to produce & it has a good story to go along with the romance.
If you love cowboy romance and enjoyed my westerns, check out Heaven, Missouri and tell me you wouldn’t live there. One will be available for free tomorrow at Amazon.
Why I’m Here Today
This morning, I woke up to a series of texts, calls and more Lillee Jean–related drama. I’ve decided how I’m going to handle it. First, what I'm not going to do is waste a lot of time with it. If I can't handle what I'm meant to handle within 10 minutes, that's it for me. That's all the time they get and I'll use that time to promote my older titles in some way so it won't be in vain.
I don’t want to spend my time writing about individuals who have caused harm to my family, but I’ve decided to move forward with a project titled:
A Doxxing Decade of Malice, Slander, Bullying, Abuse, and Harming Other People
(and I can prove it)
I’m currently on a ghostwriting job, but this story needs to be told as soon as possible. Because I cannot personally write it without being retraumatized, I’m willing to hire a ghostwriter.
If you’re interested, email destinyblaineauthor@gmail.com. NDAs will be required. If you do excellent work, I may connect you with my clients when I retire. No promises, but with over a decade of repeat business, I want to send clients to trustworthy individuals when the gig is finally up for me.
(To be honest, after the assault, I thought it probably was drawing pretty close to its end)
This project requires full‑time availability and the ability to work independently. I cannot be involved in the writing process due to the trauma associated with these events, and because I’m already giving my full attention to my current contracted work in a ghostwrite, I can't be available during the day for discussions. You must be able to work independently. As my friends know--I am not a phone person. I hate a phone. Come to Nashville and we'll visit. Pick up the phone and we're all on timers. ;)
The information about the subjects in question is publicly available, documented, and verifiable. You will have everything you need to write a factual account.
For those who doubt if this is something that can be done: I have already consulted an attorney.
To Those Who Have Harmed Others--Pay Attention
This is what can happen when you don't just go after your victims, but you also victimize their families. And to start....
How dare anyone—anywhere—to believe that it is acceptable to harm another person like this. The level of harassment, stress, and targeted behavior I’ve experienced is not “drama”—it’s damaging. People need to understand that when you push someone to the edge with relentless abuse, the consequences can be severe. Some individuals have taken their own lives under the weight of this kind of pressure.
This is not okay. It has never been okay. And it needs to stop. While I'm strong and won't give these two barnyard birds what they want by taking my own life, what about their other victims? Search online. They've done significant damage to young people, to young women. TO FAMILIES.
When someone involves another person in their actions—especially when those actions are malicious—that person has the right to tell their own story.
So Lillee Jean and Laura:
When you involved me in your chaos,
When you made false statements about me,
When you discussed me with people who are prepared to testify about the slander you directed at me,
When you claimed my family members supported a film project that they knew nothing about,
When you became libelous and wrote libelous remarks about me,
When you refused to let me leave a project of my own free will without slinging these brutal remarks at my back,
When you went to public forums and lied about my family and me as a person and as a professional,
When you made threats, including the statement about “putting someone to sleep,”
—and I can prove all of this—
I gained the right to tell my story.
I am telling my story.
And in my story, based on your documented actions, you are the antagonists. You have played that role in the lives of others as well.
This morning, after receiving numerous 2 AM calls related to this ongoing situation, I hit the ground with a different mindset. And like my husband said, "You are not going to be afraid of these women after you limped away from the kind of abuse that no one leaves. You are a fighter."
He's right. I am.
While my mother was dying, I was simultaneously trying to heal from a violent assault that changed my life. I was forced to live in unbelievable pain or take medication and be a zombie. I chose to live in pain. And here is what I learned from that experience:
Fight. Back.
Disclaimer: Tried to inflate this post with me and I--and yes, there's a pun in there somewhere. Those who have read a lot of what's out there will understand why.
