Holly LeRoy - Author

 

Hello everyone!

It’s been a busy (and slightly frozen) few months, but I’m excited to catch you up on what’s happening in my writing world.

Just Completed: GRAVE MARKER.  I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve finished GRAVE MARKER, the latest thriller in the Lt. Eve Sharpe series! This one took me on a darker, more intense ride than usual, and I’m really proud of how it turned out. Lt. Sharpe is pushed to her limits both personally and professionally in this installment, and the case… well, let’s just say it hits close to home. The manuscript is now polished and out on submission. I’m actively querying literary agents with GRAVE MARKER, so fingers crossed that Eve finds the right champion soon. If you’ve been enjoying the series, this one delivers everything you’ve come to expect—tight suspense, sharp twists, and a protagonist who refuses to stay down.

Currently in Progress. While querying, I’m refusing to sit still. I’ve already dived back into BODY BAG, the seventh book in the Lt. Eve Sharpe series. This one is shaping up to be particularly gritty and emotionally charged. Without giving too much away, Eve finds herself dealing with a disturbing pattern of cases that no one else seems willing to connect… until the body count forces everyone’s hand. At the same time, I’m continuing to make steady progress on FRAGILE DAWN, the fourth book in my Hostile Earth post-apocalyptic series. The world is getting harsher, the stakes are rising, and the survivors are being tested in ways they never imagined. If you love gritty, realistic survival stories with complex characters and moral dilemmas, this series keeps delivering. Multitasking between a high-octane thriller and a brutal post-apocalyptic tale keeps me on my toes, but I wouldn’t have it any other way.

What’s Coming Next The immediate focus is finishing BODY BAG. Once that’s complete, I’ll decide whether to send it straight to agents or release it independently, depending on how things develop with the series. I know many of you are eagerly waiting for the next Eve Sharpe adventure, and I’m working hard to bring it to you as soon as possible.

Author Update: Surviving the Blizzard. On a more personal note, we finally dug ourselves out from under the five feet of snow that the latest storm dumped on us. It was quite the event! Our generator got a serious workout and performed like a champ, keeping the lights on and the heat running while the world outside disappeared under a thick white blanket. There’s something strangely fitting about surviving a real-world battering while writing stories about resilience and crisis—whether it’s crime scenes or collapsed civilizations.

Thank you, as always, for your incredible support. Whether you’ve been with Eve Sharpe since the beginning or you’re just discovering the Hostile Earth series, I’m grateful for every reader who comes along for the ride. I’ll be sharing more updates soon—possibly even a small teaser from BODY BAG once it’s further along. In the meantime, stay safe, stay curious, and keep turning those pages.

Happy reading,