Kristina Pike

Hi All! 
          
          Two announcements today!  
          
          1. The Contract Duchess hit 30k reads in March!!! Thank you to all who read, commented, and voted! 
          
          2. The next chapter of Gorilla Let Down Your Hair is up. A rough day is in store for Vicky. How will she handle the pressure? Happy reading! https://www.wattpad.com/1434351145-gorilla-let-down-your-hair-chapter-3-the-property

Hi! I just finished a Contract Duchess and loved it! In the epilouge Robert seemed like he might get his own book. Will you be writing one for him? I would love to read it! Thanks for sharing your gift with all of us! 

Hi All! I'm back! My health took a hit over the holidays, but I am slowly improving and happy to be entering ONC again this year! So much to catch up on, but these are the most important at the moment:
          
          1. As I mentioned, I am entering ONC again this year. Last year's Beauty and the Gorilla made the shortlist, and I am hoping this year's story Gorilla, Let Down Your Hair does as well, or even better. :) You can check it out here: https://www.wattpad.com/1419236756-gorilla-let-down-your-hair-author%27s-note
          
          2. The Contract Duchess WON AN AMBY!!!!!!!!!!!!!  On top of that amazing honor, it passed 25k reads, a significant milestone none of my other stories here have achieved...yet. ;)  I am so thankful to all of you who have read, voted, and/or commented on this story.  
          
          3. As part of adding another gorilla shifter story to my list of works here, watch for a cover update to Beauty and the Gorilla later today. Big things are in the works for this story, so stay tuned! 
          
          That's all for now! Happy reading, and good luck to others entering ONC!

Hi everyone! I hope your November has been as adventurous and blessed as mine. :) I completed editing and formatting a physical copy of Beauty and the Gorilla, and I sold a few copies at my first craft fair! The Contract Duchess received a huge boost in reads lately, which warms my heart and fuels my editing and rewriting fire for it. With these gifts, I want to give my followers something, as well. While I prep more chapters of Squirrel Happens for posting, please enjoy a short story I wrote earlier this year that I enjoyed creating. Happy reading, and let me know what you think! https://www.wattpad.com/1401693490-bait-and-switch

Hi, everyone! In addition to updates for Squirrel Happens, I finished compiling a list of the songs mentioned in Beauty and the Gorilla, my 2023 ONC Shortlister. As an added bonus, I also created a playlist soundtrack of the songs.  You can check that out here:  https://tinyurl.com/2n7mtjcx . Happy listening! https://www.wattpad.com/story/334217757-beauty-and-the-gorilla-onc-2023

Hi all! I'm back with new chapters for Squirrel Happens! I plan to post at least one a week, as completing this story is one of my NaNoWriMo projects this year. Does anyone have a preference on the day of the week I release new chapters? Let me know in the comments here. In the meantime, happy reading!

In other news, there may be a alight delay in the delivery of the next part of Squirrel Happens, as it isn't written yet. ;) We are getting close to the conclusion, but Gracie needs a getaway before facing her uncle and Mr. Perkins again, and Clarence the squirrel is going along for the ride. Get caught up on this quirky story here: https://www.wattpad.com/story/272429431-squirrel-happens-a-fated-mates-novella

BIG NEWS! The Contract Duchess won a category award or Historical Fiction in the NanoWatt! It has wonderful company with The Great Ellini by @Obliviablack and The Queen of Arrows by @BellOfSilence :) https://www.wattpad.com/1388041532-the-nano-watt-2023-closed-for-judging%F0%9F%91%A9%E2%80%8D%E2%9A%96%EF%B8%8F-%F0%9F%A5%82%E2%AD%90%EF%B8%8F

Hi all! As I mentioned in my previous post, I am working on getting Squirrel Happens finished so I can work on other projects. To that end, I have enough chapters ready now in Squirrel to post twice a week for the foreseeable future! That is , at least for the next 2 weeks, lol. Happy reading!

Hi All! I apologize for the radio silence for so long. Life got in the way over the summer, but I'm back! My two completed full length novels are entered in the Watty's, I completed a new short story I will be posting soon, and I am back to work on Squirrel Happens with the intent to finish it so I can work on The Captive Countess (The Contract Duchess' sequel). I am also working on getting Duchess edited for self publishing in the next few months. Lots going on! For now, enjoy the next chapter in Squirrel Happens, where Gracie handles a squirrel pretending to be a cat... Happy reading! https://www.wattpad.com/1382419358-squirrel-happens-a-fated-mates-novella-chapter-21