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Showing posts with label Ironic Sacrifice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ironic Sacrifice. Show all posts
Saturday, February 8, 2025
Some Free Books, Last Day to get Bite at First Sight on Sale, and Check Out My New Sweater!
Saturday, July 20, 2024
Ironic Sacrifice is on sale, Free Short Story, and a weird goth plant update!
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Tuesday, June 21, 2016
Book special! Ironic Sacrifice on sale for 99 Cents!
Hey everyone! IRONIC SACRIFICE is on sale for $0.99 for only a short time, so grab it while you can!
Here's the blurb:
Jayden Leigh wants to commit suicide. Her clairvoyant powers have become so intense that she lost her job and home. Death is the only way to make them stop. Opportunity presents itself when she comes across a sinfully handsome vampire ready to make a kill. Jayden begs for him to take her instead. A blissful death in his arms, or the visions ravaging her mind? She'd gladly take the vampire.
Razvan Nicolae is captivated and amused by the beautiful seeress who sacrifices herself for a stranger. Killing such a pleasing asset doesn’t interest him. If he could get her powers under control, she just might be the key to finding his missing twin.
Controlling her visions and working for a seductive vampire? Razvan’s offer is like a dream come true. But her dream turns into a nightmare when a mad vampire cult leader seeks to exploit Jayden’s powers to stop an ancient prophecy.
As Jayden finds herself at the center of a vampire war, she realizes that the biggest threat isn’t losing her life, it’s losing her heart.
Buy it now on
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iTunes
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Razvan Nicolae is captivated and amused by the beautiful seeress who sacrifices herself for a stranger. Killing such a pleasing asset doesn’t interest him. If he could get her powers under control, she just might be the key to finding his missing twin.
Controlling her visions and working for a seductive vampire? Razvan’s offer is like a dream come true. But her dream turns into a nightmare when a mad vampire cult leader seeks to exploit Jayden’s powers to stop an ancient prophecy.
As Jayden finds herself at the center of a vampire war, she realizes that the biggest threat isn’t losing her life, it’s losing her heart.
Buy it now on
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
iTunes
Kobo
Google Play
Thursday, June 16, 2016
More Giveaways! Plus, Brides of Prophecy Box Set now live!
Hey everyone!
I'm pleased to announce that the Brides of Prophecy Box set... which includes the first 3 books in the series as well as the first three chapters of Unleashing Desire, which doesn't release until August 16th is now live everywhere where ebooks are sold!
Amazon
iBooks
Kobo
Nook
Along with that, I have some giveaways!
First, you can enter to win a kindle copy of the box set HERE!
Also, the kindle Giveaway for WITH VENGEANCE is still open until July 4th! Go HERE to enter!
And finally, I'm also running a print giveaway for WITH VENGEANCE!
Saturday, June 4, 2016
Exclusive on iBooks! Brides of Prophecy Box set!
Hello iPeople! Since a lot of my specials and promotions have been featured on Amazon, I thought you guys were feeling left out.
So I've released the first 3 books in my Brides of Prophecy Series in a box set with a bonus exclusive sneak peek at the first 3 chapters of book 4, UNLEASHING DESIRE!
Appleheads get it first!
For my Kindle, Nook, Kobo, and Google Play readers, not to worry. The individual books in the series are still available for you, and I'll be releasing the box set with all other e-tailers soon.
To pick up your copy of the boxset on iBooks, go here!
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Ironic Sacrifice is on sale for 99 cents!
To celebrate Thanksgiving, my urban fantasy romance,
Ironic Sacrifice is Only 99 cents until December Fifth!
Book One, Wrenching Fate is still free!
Have a happy Thanksgiving, All!
Thursday, October 29, 2015
October was my best month ever! (For Books, anyway.)
Holy wow, this was an insane month. Between my computer dying, getting a bunch of editing gigs, and the insane struggle of getting CONJURING DESTINY out AND the wonderful success of a release, I am EXHAUSTED.
However, this book has definitely done the best out of my three independent novels I've released. Still not as good as my commercially published books, or enough to quit the day job or anything, but we'll just say that I published WRENCHING FATE for "beer money" (Ironically I'm now so busy I don't drink as much anymore) and IRONIC SACRIFICE for my internet bill.
Of course, some improvement was expected because:
A.) Book #3 usually is where you hit a spike,
B.) I knew NOTHING about promo when I published my 1st book.
And honestly I didn't really have the money for it when I started anyway. Still don't, for the most part.
C.) This sounds really stupid, but I didn't know how to apply to book reviewers.
D.) Book one, WRENCHING FATE, is FREE now!
However, there were many worries. CONJURING DESTINY was definitely the hardest book I've ever written. So much so that I started it back when I was fifteen and ended up tearing it apart and rewriting it countless times.
Fantasy is hard as well. I had to create an entire world and people for it. I did a nifty guest post on all the different people in the word. You can check it out Here for a chance to win a $25 gift card.
Also, this book is so different from the first 2 in the series. It's kind of a weird book. I guess that's fitting, since Xochitl is a really weird character.
So I was terrified that people would hate it.
However, I was determined to finish it finally and get it out there. Because I can't continue the series without finishing that one, and also, funnily enough, my George RR Martin obsession motivated me.
See, I've spent the last few years getting progressively more angry with him for not finishing THE WINDS OF WINTER.
And in the midst of my cursing him, I realized I was being a hypocrite, because I NEEDED to finish mine! And I have a feeling George is getting close to his.
So instead of bitching about him, I shut my mouth and vowed to finish CONJURING DESTINY before he finished WINDS. (With his writing pace, that wasn't a major challenge) but by God, I DID IT!
So now the book is out and guess what?
People DON'T HATE IT!!
This was seriously the best indie debut I've ever had.
And the reviews are great so far! I even got the coveted "WOW!" Check em out!
Another cool thing is that this release made my heavy metal romance, KISSING VICIOUS sell more than it did when it first came out.
I am really excited. And also hanging back going, "Whoa, I have SEVEN books out." SEVEN.
My first novel, BITE ME, YOUR GRACE came out in April of 2013, so I've been published for 2 1/2 years and I've been building momentum ever since.
I'm finishing my 3rd Heavy metal romance this weekend and I'll have more news on the impending release of book 2 soon, but tomorrow will be dedicated to Horror Movies.
Because I LOVE Halloween.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Conjuring Destiny Comes out on Friday! Come celebrate with me!
Oh man, the excitement has really been ramping up for this book!
First off, Have you Pre-ordered it yet?
Amazon
iBooks
Kobo
All Romance
Nook
Google Play Books
Secondly, if you haven't heard, the first book in the series, Wrenching Fate, is FREE!!
Get it here on:
Amazon
Nook
iTunes
Kobo
All Romance Ebooks
Google Play
Book 2, Ironic Sacrifice is now on sale for $2.99.
Pick it up at:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
iTunes
Kobo
All Romance
Google Play
Facebook party.
Oh man, I have an awesome lineup of guest authors to join the fun and feature awesome giveaways.
Aside from me, we're going to have
Bonnie R. Paulson
Rissa Watkins
Sara Humfreys
Trina M. Lee
Shona Husk
Cathryn Cade
Paula Millhouse
Jill Cooper
and Ashlyn Chase!
We'll be on Facebook October 23rd from 12pm to 5Pm Pacific time (though you can still participate and enter for the giveaways later than that).
Just click this link to join: https://www.facebook.com/events/566927936780096/
My blog tour also kicks off with interviews, reviews, and giveaways. I'll post the itinerary on release day!
I had a bit of a snafu with my print copies since I lost the cover file when my hard drive died, but I was able to rebuild the cover and they should be available on time!
Monday, March 30, 2015
THE NOVEL EXPERIENCE BOOK-SIGNING in LAS VEGAS!!
I am so excited to announce that I'll be at The Novel Experience Convention and Book signing at the Planet Hollywood this week!
The signing is at the hotel on Saturday, April 4th from 10-5. And it is FREE and open to the public!!
I'm going to be signing copies of my newest release, BITE AT FIRST SIGHT! It technically releases on the 7th, but I was able to have it available early for the signing. YAY!
I will also have copies of BITE ME, YOUR GRACE and ONE BITE PER NIGHT. I will also have copies of both of my "Brides of Prophecy" books, WRENCHING FATE and IRONIC SACRIFICE. If you're in the area, you'll definitely want to pick them up because not only are they hard to get in print, they'll also be discounted from 12 bucks to 10 bucks.
I bought some nifty swag as well!!
TEA, Lighters, bookmarks, and other fun stuff. :D
AND I'll be raffling off a gift basket full of books, a tee shirt featuring a hot Scotsman, and homemade huckleberry jam!
This is my first big book-signing I've participated in and I'm so excited and nervous! So if you're in the area be sure to come see me and the other fantastic signing authors!
Monday, December 29, 2014
2014 Recap
2014 was an exciting year for me. I figured I'd share some of the highlights
First off, I dipped my toes into the Indie pool and launched the first book in my Urban Fantasy Romance series, BRIDES OF PROPHECY.
These characters have been in my head for FOREVER, but since the traditional publishing houses are reluctant to take on paranormal, especially vampires, I couldn't find a home for these stories there. But since that world is so important to me, I decided to release the series myself.
I present, WRENCHING FATE!
After that, I also got two new front teeth... okay, two crowns and a filling. After nearly dying from an abcessed tooth in 2013...seriously, I almost DIED. I decided that taking care of my crappy, poor white trash teeth was a priority. I still have a long way to go.
Umm...I'm not posting pics of that.
In May I got to attend the RT BOOKLOVERS CONVENTION in the city I've always wanted to visit, NEW ORLEANS!!
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| Me and author Sarah Humphreys at a Mardi Gras party they threw for the attendees. How cool is that? |
It was such an incredible and busy experience that it took 4 blog posts to recap it. Here's part one if you want to read about the awesomesauce.
Unfortunately, just a few days after I got back, a good friend of mine passed away. RIP, Bill Kieffer. You will always be dearly missed. :(
I'll never forget all the times we had fun talking about music, movies, and other quirky things. I'll never forget the time we got drunk on the front porch talking about every topic in the book until the sun came up. I'll never forget that you chose to aid me in a crisis, despite disapproval from some people you'd known longer.
Okay, after the sad stuff...
Over the summer, I was invited by editor, Alex Johnson to submit a short story to a heavy metal horror anthology.
I ACTUALLY had one gathering dust in my hard drive because I never found a home for such an oddity even though it won 1st place in the 2012 Idaho Writer's League Short Story Competition.
AND IT WAS ACCEPTED!
I'm pleased to announce that I will be featured in AXES OF EVIL II: RISE OF THE METAL GODS, which will be released soon!
Check out this badass Iron Maiden inspired cover!
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| And if you're a metalhead, you'll know which album inspired this! |
I finally had the opportunity to return to another beloved project. The restoration of my 1980 Datsun 210.
Her name is Little Beast. I'd rebuilt the engine, but her body's been a bashed-up mess. But I finally found new body parts for her so hopefully she'll be on the road and pretty by next year.
Right now her front end is all torn up, but do you see her shiny engine compartment?
I got some requests for the Heavy Metal Romance I wrote back in 2012.
It's called HIS ROADIE for now...and good lord, we need to find a better title. But right now I have 2 publishers looking at it and the first sent me a Revise and Resubmit request and now I'm waiting to hear back. Even if they don't accept it, I got some excellent feedback that helped to make it a better book.
I fell in Love.
It's really hard to nail down the exact time that happened, especially since we were friends for so long, but damn he's wonderful. I call him "Sexy Genius." Our first official "date" ended up with us working on a car together... which is totally my style. And I've never been treated so well.
Huckleberries.
An annual North Idaho tradition. In 2013, I had to sell all of mine. This year I got to keep some to eat! Seriously, if you're ever in the Northwest, you have to try these berries!
Release of ONE BITE PER NIGHT!!
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This was another important book for me.
When I got the offer for Bite Me, Your Grace, I had NO ideas for future books in the series. But it was a 3 book deal so I had to come up with something.
I wanted to put a different spin on the guardian/ward trope, and play with another fun setting in England: Cornwall, namely a castle! Ideas for a heroine came into play, but I was at a loss for a hero. I didn't want to the typical "tall dark and handsome alpha vampire" that I did with the last book. I wanted something different.
So, I had an acquaintance that had really cool hair, striking looks, and was as kind as he was mysterious. I inspired the hero after him.
We ended up getting to know each other and he actually came to my signing!
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| I now call him "Sexy Genius" |
ONE BITE PER NIGHT ended up being well received with reviewers. I was almost too scared to click on the link to Publisher's Weekly's review because they can be mean sometimes. (They were pretty nice to me with BITE ME, YOUR GRACE, though they threw in a bit of snark).
Publisher's Weekly LOVED IT!!!
But there was no rest for the wicked.
Since I'd decided to go hybrid, I also had my Indie series to deliver.
In October, I released Book 2 in my "Brides of Prophecy" series: Ironic Sacrifice
Before I was published, this book was a favorite of my beta readers. Razvan is definitely the most alpha hero I've ever written and people LOVE him!
He also has a twin brother, but you won't get to know him until book 4.
Thrills and Chills Book Signing
That month I also had the wonderful opportunity to participate in a multi-author Halloween themed book signing with Shelley Martin, Bonnie R. Paulson, Frank Zafiro, and Kaye Thornbrugh.
It was a blast!
Edits, edits, edits
Honestly, I would dub 2014 as "The Year of Edits" for me. I did not write a complete brand new manuscript the entire year. Instead I hacked away at stuff I wrote in 2012 and 2013 and added thousands of better words.
Not only that, but I also launched my freelance editing business and despite not having gotten around to putting up an official website, word of mouth grew, and I made almost as much money off of editing as I did on book sales. And as a bonus I got to help some awesome authors make their books shine!
Art projects
I was an artist before I was anything else, and it was a joy to finish off the year with my first love.
Here are the pieces I did:
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| Freddy Krueger: Pumpkin Carving |
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| Pinhead from Hellraiser: Scratchboard |
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| Trippy Zebras: Scratchboard |
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| My aunt's dog: Pencil. |
All in all, I had a pretty good year, but I have more goals for the next. Stay tuned!
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