Announcing Resurgence: Back in Business will be available January 2, 2026. Yes, that’s right. Here’s a holiday gift of reading for you.

Coming up with the idea for my novel, ‘The Trafficking Consortium,’ occurred quite by accident. In the summer of 2016, I suffered a severe concussion, which left me laid up for months. After a trip to the hospital, I started seeing doctors and therapists four to five days a week. In the beginning, I didn’t care. They helped me get better.

About 3-4 months after my injury, I noticed my brain felt different. I was missing the constant flow of creative thoughts and images I usually have. Frankly, I was scared. Would it ever return? Would I have to live my life without my favorite friend in my mind? After another three months, I was still wondering.

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Book 1 in the Mona Bendarova Series

A new racy, sexy, risque novel with just a bit of kink.

The Taste of Honey is a tale of a woman who disappears, and everyone considers her a runaway, shirking her duties to her family and community.

It’s the tale of another woman who is charged with finding and returning her to face her fate, only to find that reality is not always what it seems or expected.

It’s a tale of family, suspense, intrigue, love, honor, sex, and sadomasochism.

by Richard Verry, © copyright 2015, all rights reserved.

Available on your Kindle from Amazon and in paperback.

What a month July turned out to be. Despite the extreme heat, fires, and floods in the US and Europe, I’ve had mild weather on Lake Ontario’s south shore. It’s given me a chance to do a lot of writing. I know my readers are eager to learn that I’m ahead of the curve for once.

So how am I doing this? First thing in the morning, I check the outdoor temperature and make a cup of coffee. Then I head out to my screened-in back porch with my laptop, coffee, and tunes playing in the background. There is a large green hedge behind my property, and the morning birds are chirping away, searching for food and mates.

Next, I check my overnight mail and social accounts. The ladder is new to me. I am not a social media person, and it’s only because of my publicist that I am even looking at them. Sorry to all the folks who wrote me over the years and never got a response. I’m working on that. Then, I get to work, reviewing my outline and notes and picking up where I left off.

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Counterblow is now available for Pre-Ordering from Amazon

Yes, that’s right, you read that right. Counterblow is now available for Pre-Ordering from Amazon.

The months of work on this book, including writing draft after draft, then having it edited, and again. I think it is now ready for your critical eyes, my readers and followers.

Here is a comment from one of the editors.

“You have some wonderful characters here with real agency, character flaws, and desires to move and change throughout the story.”

I hope you like it.

Read more about this book on its webpage, Counterblow: Revenge is Sweet.

Pre-order the eBook today at Amazon.

The paperback will be available for pre-order soon (just as soon as I approve the proof.).

Voting for your favorite CounterBlow book cover is over.

Voting for your favorite CounterBlow book cover is over, and we have a tie. Over the past two weeks, the voting took an early back and forth between the candidate covers.

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The poll ended in a tie between options 1 and 3. Hmmm, which to choose? When this happens in the Senate of our federal government, our VP decides and casts a tie-breaker. That’s what I am going to do.

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You’ll love the building romance in my new book. Among the samples shown, cast your vote for the new Counterblow cover art.

I’m so excited for you to experience the beautiful romance blossoming in my new book! Certainly, the elements you love to hate are still present. After all, a good book requires plenty of drama.

I can’t wait to share it with you. Among the suggested cover art options for Counterblow, I’d love for you to cast your vote and help shape its visual journey! Your input means so much to me!

Before I publish Counterblow, I am updating my cover art from its original concept and need your help. I’ve created four sample book covers. Which one would make you stop for a second look while browsing your favorite bookstore?

They are all similar yet different. I’m trying to capture an air of romance permeating throughout the new book, Counterblow, book 8 in my Consortium Series.

Make your choice. Please help and vote for your favorite. I will give a free book to a random person who votes and fills out the contact form displayed after voting.

Voting

Go to my homepage, richardverry.com, to vote. It’s right there at the top—you can’t miss it.

Why Read Shadowed Inheritance

A Consortium Origins Tale, Book 1

Searching various online book review sites, a reader found the following:

Why Read Shadowed Inheritance

“Shadowed Inheritance” by Richard Verry is a compelling prequel in the Consortium Origin Tales series. This dark suspense novel delves into the lives of Raven and her brother, raised in a household where their parents groom them to take over a sinister organization known as the Consortium. The story unfolds from Raven’s perspective, chronicling her journey from preadolescence to her mid-twenties as she and her brother prepare to lead this deadly group.

There are other reviews and commentaries that I will share in the coming weeks. Go ahead. Read “Shadowed Inheritance?”

Where to get the book.

The eBook (Kindle) and Audiobook versions are live on Amazon. The paperback version will be out in a couple of weeks while I await and approve the proof.

The eBook and audio book are also available on Draft2Digital, Apple Books, Barnes & Nobel, Google Books and Google Play Books, Kobo, and a dozen other electronic booksellers.

I’m excited about this book. It’s a prequel story of the Consortium Series.

Read Shadowed Inheritance today! After you do, please it a review, even if it’s only stars. Thank you.

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Why Read Shadowed Inheritance

A Consortium Origins Tale, Book 1

Searching various online book review sites, a reader found the following:

Why Read Shadowed Inheritance

“Shadowed Inheritance” by Richard Verry is a compelling prequel in the Consortium Origin Tales series. This dark suspense novel delves into the lives of Raven and her brother, raised in a household where their parents groom them to take over a sinister organization known as the Consortium. The story unfolds from Raven’s perspective, chronicling her journey from preadolescence to her mid-twenties as she and her brother prepare to lead this deadly group.

There are other reviews and commentaries that I will share in the coming weeks. Go ahead. Read “Shadowed Inheritance?”

Where to get the book.

The eBook (Kindle) and Audiobook versions are live on Amazon. The paperback version will be out in a couple of weeks while I await and approve the proof.

The eBook and audio book are also available on Draft2Digital, Apple Books, Barnes & Nobel, Google Books and Google Play Books, Kobo, and a dozen other electronic booksellers.

I’m excited about this book. It’s a prequel story of the Consortium Series.

Read Shadowed Inheritance today! After you do, please it a review, even if it’s only stars. Thank you.

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Hello all, my faithful readers, I want you to know I just finished the first draft of book 7 in the Consortium Series. I know it’s been about six weeks since my last post, and I’m sorry about that. Well, maybe not. You see, I’ve been on a roll, writing nearly every morning while my partner sleeps.

I get up at around 7am and she gets up at around 11am. This gives me several hours of uninterrupted time to write.

I really like how this story developed, and I hope you do too. It’s odd. I did not know how the book would turn out, but as I got into it, things fell into place. I’m very proud of this first draft of book 7 in the Consortium series.

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