HUGE Historical Audiobook Sale, Book Updates, and a Classic Car!

 

I'm participating in a Historical Romance audiobook sale! There are tons of discounted audiobooks! Go HERE to check em out! However, the key to this one is to check each retailer because not all of them let the author change the price. In my case, Bite Me, Your Grace is 50% off on My Direct store Google Play and Kobo. However, it's free on Kobo Plus and might be free on Audible to KU subscribers, but you'll have to check because I don't have KU, so it might be telling me it's free with a trial or something. Other book news: All episodes of With Vengeance are available on Radish!

I'll be uploading the whole Hearts of Metal series there episode by episode, but the whole series is available on all retailers, starting with Kissing Vicious!  In other big news..... DRUMROLLLLLLLLL!!!! I FINALLY finished my first draft of The Graveyard Girls! My epic coming of age horror novel is a BEAST. I'm halfway through my first revision. I also finished my short story for the Hospital of Haunts anthology, titled, "The Boy From Limbo." That one will be out in November. So now I'm focusing on Brides of Prophecy 10. I'm still working on figuring out the title. Life News: Kent's finally decided to start selling off his collection of classic cars. We're starting with this 52 Styleline Deluxe. We unseized the engine, ordered all the gaskets and pistons, piston rings, and bearings we need to get the engine sound and running. Then it will go for sale and the buyer can finish the restoration.  I also replaced a broken lug stud on my Honda and then need to do a bit of electrical work on it before I trust it for road trips again.

Next newsletter, I'll have an update on the One Bite Per Night audiobook and maybe the cover for Brides of Prophecy 10! Until then, Virtual Hugs! -Brooklyn A. Series by Brooklyn Ann B Mine (Horror Romance) HIS FINAL GIRL HER HAUNTED HEART HIS SCREAM QUEEN HER HALLOWEEN PARTY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brides of Prophecy (Paranormal Romance/ Urban Fantasy) Also don't need to be read in order until book 5...kinda Prequel: Tesemini (Free) Wrenching Fate Ironic Sacrifice Conjuring Destiny Unleashing Desire Pleading Rapture Melding Souls Reclaiming the Magic Leaving the Shadows Bewitching the Vampire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blood Prophecy (Brides of Prophecy spinoff books) To Tempt a Sorcerer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hearts of Metal (Contemporary Romance) Standalones that intertwine Kissing Vicious With Vengeance Rock God Metal and Mistletoe Forbidden Song Tempting Beat Heart Throb Scandals With Bite (Regency paranormal romance) Books do not need to be read in order Bite Me, Your Grace One Bite Per Night Bite at First Sight His Ruthless Bite Wynter's Bite The Highwayman's Bite ----------------------------------------------------------- For excerpts and special content, visit BrooklynAnnAuthor.com I love hearing from readers! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send me an email! Contact@brooklynannauthor.com

Bite Me, Your Grace Audiobook is available early and tons of book recs!

It's finally here! The Bite Me, Your Grace Audiobook is now live on Audible Google Play Kobo and direct from me! (And cheaper that way!) It should be live on B&N, Apple, Chirp, and library sites soon too. I also got a couple signed paperbacks of the Scandals With Bite Books on hand. If you're interested in buying a copy, visit my store!

Other Book News: I'm still closing in on the end of The Graveyard Girls and I also finished a short horror story that I'm submitting to an anthology that is SO made for me. Then I get to start working on Brides of Prophecy 10.  And I'm doing an art piece for a limited edition publisher's upcoming project. Book Recs! In my monthly column for Fresh Fiction, I recommend 10 Paranormal Romances/Romantasy/Sci-Fi romance by Black authors. Check it out HERE.  Life News: My Grandma's health continues to decline. She can't swallow her pain meds anymore so the nurse is working with my aunt (also a nurse) on a solution to keep her comfortable. While I am grateful that I'm getting time to visit her and say goodbye, it really sucks knowing that anytime I will get that call with the news that she's gone. Seriously, FUCK Cancer! In happier news, Spring is finally on its way so I can finish the rest of the car work that needs to be done. Then we have to replace the garage roof.  And to end on a light note, look how cute Mischief is!

Next time, I'll have a book on sale and hopefully other fun stuff! Virtual Hugs! -Brooklyn A. Series by Brooklyn Ann B Mine (Horror Romance) HIS FINAL GIRL HER HAUNTED HEART HIS SCREAM QUEEN HER HALLOWEEN PARTY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brides of Prophecy (Paranormal Romance/ Urban Fantasy) Also don't need to be read in order until book 5...kinda Prequel: Tesemini (Free) Wrenching Fate Ironic Sacrifice Conjuring Destiny Unleashing Desire Pleading Rapture Melding Souls Reclaiming the Magic Leaving the Shadows Bewitching the Vampire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blood Prophecy (Brides of Prophecy spinoff books) To Tempt a Sorcerer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hearts of Metal (Contemporary Romance) Standalones that intertwine Kissing Vicious With Vengeance Rock God Metal and Mistletoe Forbidden Song Tempting Beat Heart Throb Scandals With Bite (Regency paranormal romance) Books do not need to be read in order Bite Me, Your Grace One Bite Per Night Bite at First Sight His Ruthless Bite Wynter's Bite The Highwayman's Bite ----------------------------------------------------------- For excerpts and special content, visit BrooklynAnnAuthor.com I love hearing from readers! If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send me an email! Contact@brooklynannauthor.com

Brooklyn Ann

Happy Belated Release Day to Bite At First Sight, Bite Me, Your Grace Audiobook Coming Soon, and More News!

This announcement is a week late because my Grandma is dying of cancer and when I wasn't spending time with her, I was in a state of choking despair.  Happy release day to the 10th Anniversary edition of Bite at First Sight! Here's the blurb! She chose the wrong night to go graverobbing. Rafael Villar, interim Lord Vampire of London, has an avalanche of problems. First, the vampire hunter he’d caught in the cemetery was no vampire hunter. It was Lady Cassandra Burton, the vexing countess who’d pestered him at social events. She’d only meant to steal a cadaver for her relentless quest to become a doctor. In a stroke of bad luck, Rafe is unable to erase Cassandra’s memory of their encounter. He has no choice but to take her prisoner, under vampire law. The Elders give him thirty nights to decide whether to kill her or Change her. For reasons he can’t reveal, Rafe can’t do either. Despite being imprisoned by a monstrously scarred vampire, Cassandra isn’t afraid of Rafe. In fact, she insists on experimental operations on his bad arm, rendered useless from being burned by the sun. Undone by her passion and beauty, Rafe agrees to a trade. For each experiment, she must give him something he’s never dared ask for since before he was burned: A kiss. As time trickles down to the hour Rafe must solve his impossible dilemma to spare the life of the woman he’s falling for, another vampire is using his distraction to foment an insurrection. You can get it on: Amazon Apple Books Nook Kobo Google Play Smashwords Everand and even library services like Hoopla! If it's not available at your local library, you can request it. It should be live on Overdrive and Borrowbox soon! The Barnes & Noble paperback is available! The Amazon paperback is available now!

Audio News: I've uploaded the audio files of Bite Me, Your Grace to all the various retailers. It will probably take a week to 10 days for the audiobook to be approved and available, but if you're impatient and want it nowwww, my Patreon and Kofi supporters will be getting their copies this weekend. If you want one, You can chip in HERE if you'd like.

Other Book News: I'm still working hard on the Graveyard Girls. I'm also working on a short horror story for a really fun anthology. I don't know if I'll be accepted or not, but it's almost done and I should find out soon.  Life News: I thankfully got my alternator and belt replaced, so I've been driving up to the tree farm to visit my grandma. I'm glad to have the chance to say goodbye, but I'm also going to fall to pieces when she does go. I'm also giving my other grandma all my love and hoping to have lunch with her soon.

Next week, I'll be celebrating the audio release of Bite Me, Your Grace, and also sharing the big sale Smashwords is having. Virtual Hugs! -Brooklyn A. Series by Brooklyn Ann B Mine (Horror Romance) HIS FINAL GIRL HER HAUNTED HEART HIS SCREAM QUEEN HER HALLOWEEN PARTY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Brides of Prophecy (Paranormal Romance/ Urban Fantasy) Also don't need to be read in order until book 5...kinda Prequel: Tesemini (Free) Wrenching Fate Ironic Sacrifice Conjuring Destiny Unleashing Desire Pleading Rapture Melding Souls Reclaiming the Magic Leaving the Shadows Bewitching the Vampire ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Blood Prophecy (Brides of Prophecy spinoff books) To Tempt a Sorcerer ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Hearts of Metal (Contemporary Romance) Standalones that intertwine Kissing Vicious With Vengeance Rock God Metal and Mistletoe Forbidden Song Tempting Beat Heart Throb Scandals With Bite (Regency paranormal romance) Books do not need to be read in order Bite Me, Your Grace One Bite Per Night Bite at First Sight His Ruthless Bite Wynter's Bite The Highwayman's Bite ----------------------------------------------------------- For excerpts and special content, visit BrooklynAnnAuthor.com

Brooklyn Ann's 2017 Re-cap. FAIL! ....Or maybe not?

...My Twin Peaks obsession hasn't worn off yet.

It's that time again, where I review my triumphs and tribulations of the year. I started out by reading the 2017 Goals I'd posted back in January. Oh man, that was a mistake. I only accomplished 2 1/2 out of 7 things on the list: Doing nice things for my boyfriend, spending more time with my son (but not as much as I should have) and quitting the day job. The last was HUGE, though!

Did I quit smoking? Fail. 

Write 30K a month? FAIL. 

Get my Datsun back on the road? Fail.

Come up with a marketing plan and schedule and implement it? FAIL.

However, when I did the next thing in my recap process: going through my FB feed month by month, I still had a lot of good stuff there. And I DID get all my planned books done, even if I was on the edge of my deadline every time.

 Without further ado, here's my long-ass Recap.

January:

I finished my 13^th novel.

Wynter's Bite was such a fun book to write and make teasers for.

Rock God made the Top 20 books of 2016 over at Behind ClosedDoors Book Reviews!

You can snag it for $3.99

I ended up on an Australian Heavy Metal Site! http://www.hotmetalonline.com/2017/02/01/hearts-of-metal-yes-metal-romance-novels-2017/

It was such an amazing experience! An Australian heavy metal journalist discovered my books and loved them! We even chatted on Skype and she's eventually going to interview me!

I did make an Author Media Kit, so there was some marketing.

February:

I quit the day job! 

After being trapped at a call center for three and a half years, it was so liberating to escape. I'm still not making enough from my books to be self-supporting, but I got an AMAZING stay at home job that allows me to go further with the writing.

Wynter’s Bite released

Made Swag and did Graphics

Like that Wynter's Bite teaser!

March:

Spicy in Spokane Convention.

It was a blast meeting new readers and fellow authors.

Got an airbrush kit… but didn’t do much

I still need to figure out straight lines.

Kent had surgery

He had cancer on his ear. It was benign, but the surgery and recovery was still painful for him.

April:

My uncle passed away.
RIP, David. You were so much fun and I'm glad I got to spend time with you.

Prepped for RT.

RT is the biggest con of the year, so there was a lot involved.

May:

RT convention

Kent and I had a wonderful time in Atlanta! I have so many pics from that fun time. And oh my goodness, the food was incredible!

We both got con crud after. Then, when I finally recovered, I sprained my ankle and had to hobble around with a can for a freaking week.

Despite this, I finished my 14^th novel, Pleading Rapture.

June:

Got to see HellYeah

It turns out that my boyfriend's old friend and former bandmate is now the guitarist of the band, HellYeah. He's super cool, we hung out with him in Vegas two years ago and this time he came up to Coeur d'Alene and hung out with us and ate elk steaks before he played a show in Spokane. He also gave me some useful research info for my Hearts of Metal series.

Pleading Rapture released!

Book 5 in my Brides of Prophecy series was one hell of a ride. Literally. I finally got to write an epic road chase scene that had been in my mind for years.

You can get it HERE!

Zima came back.

Yes, that's an event, damn it. I have fond memories.
...I got drunk off of two of them and amused everyone on Facebook.

Started writing outside.

This provided a huge boost in my writing productivity. Sadly, it got too hot by July. I should have started doing it sooner.

July:

I finished a scratchboard that a friend commissioned me to do:
The creepy church in Spirit Lake that was featured in my short story, Tesemini.

Signed another 3 book contract with Boroughs

More Hearts of Metal books are on the horizon!

Picked huckleberries.
Purple fingers and yummy goodness!

Finished Forbidden Song. 
My 15^th novel, Forbidden Song (Hearts of Metal book 5,) releases January 11th!
And it's available for PreOrder!

Got distracted by Twin Peaks

Oh man, that show has me obsessed... And my best friend was an extra in the diner scene! She's in the purple turtleneck and white vest.

And I made a lot of memes and stuff.

August:

My son started Driver’s Ed.
My child, behind the wheel of my car. The horror!

Turned 35
We won't talk about that.

Went to Reno
We went to visit Kent's family, but also RT 2018 will be in Reno, so I got to scope out the venue! I made a video.

Battled hackers
My website got attacked bad. Thankfully, my boyfriend's an IT Guy and saved the day.

Almost zero writing got done that month.

September:

Saw Guns and Roses at the Gorge
I LOVE seeing shows at the Gorge and GnR was a historic event!

And we got pretty close seats.

But then we came home to the whole northwest on fire and I caught the flu. :(

My Son turned 16!
OMG!!!

I ate Pumpkin Spice everything and started on mass prep for Halloween.

I saw IT.
This was a big deal because IT is my favorite novel of all time.

I saw Megadeth and the Scorpions.

Megadeth is my favorite band of all time and I cried when they did "Holy Wars."

The Scorpions are hella fun and they had a giant disco ball!

October:

I got back into writing and also prepped for Halloween. I carved some cool pumpkins.

I watched a ton of movies with Halloween Horror club and worked on revisions for Forbidden Song.

For Halloween, I dressed as Queen Elizabeth the First, and my son was a plague doctor. We decorated the yard pretty badass.

November

I wrote like a fiend and Finished my 16^th novel!

Then it was Thanksgiving.

I was all about the turkey.

December:

The Highwayman’s Bite released!

You can read the first chapter HERE! 

I got health insurance!

More on that with my 2018 goals post, which you can see here.

Aside from line edits for Forbidden Song, I spent this month recharging with books and movies. Reading for pleasure has been something lost to me for too long.

So, it really wasn't as bad a year for me as I'd thought. I feel like I lived more. I'll go more into my analysis of my successes and failures for next post, when I talk about my goals.

I hope everyone else had a great 2017 and has an even better 2018!