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Looking for Some of the Best Free Kindle Fantasy Books?

Have you tried joining those email blast services that send you book recommendations? I've done a few and gotten some great reads from them, but then the daily emails get tiresome. I don't read that fast and can only browse the occasional email because I get a lot of email because I manage two businesses. That means I'm not seeing the majority of the free and discounted ebook alerts.

You've probably had a similar experience. Since it's highly unlikely that you will actually see any of my ads through such services, I'm posting here the free fantasy books for Kindle I have available. 

First up is the free series starter Rys Rising: Book I. You'll get a 175,000 words of epic adventure in a fantasy world where humans live under the dominion of magical races. Rys Rising recently went all the way up to #3 in the sword and sorcery category at Amazon on November 4th. As the reviews prove, this is not one for fantasy fans to miss.

About this free Kindle book:

A young warrior ruined and near death is saved by Onja a mysterious rys female. Forsaking all that he was, he will take the name Amar and serve his new magical mistress. A lord among outlaws he will become, feared by kings and called the dro-shalum or curse demon by the common folk.

Amazon just recently started price matching to free on this title that is a free ebook at other retailers.

It's free for Kindle in the United States, United Kingdom, and Canada.

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Another free series starter at Kindle is Union of Renegades: The Rys Chronicles Book I. This is the first novel I published when I started publishing fiction in 2006. It has drawn thousands of people into the world of The Rys Chronicles. The novels of The Rys Chronicles remain my best sellers and many people have given them 5 stars at various retailers.

ALSO NOTE: Union of Renegades has been in the top 50 epic fantasy and fantasy romance at Kobo (a popular ebook retailer in Canada) for months.





About this free fantasy Kindle book:

The epic begins as Dreibrand Veta and the conquering Horde of the Atrophane Empire reach a mythic Wilderness that beckons with a magical call to glory. But Onja, Queen of the rys, a race far more powerful than the greatest human state, guards this land. She has the power to imprison souls and her genocidal rage is legendary. Everything is at risk for her desperate enemies, the union of renegades.

Free at:

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What about my new series Werewolves in the Renaissance? Can people start reading it for free on Kindle? 

Werelord Thal the first book of the Werewolves in the Renaissance series is only $0.99 in Kindle stores. I don't have the ability to price anything for free on Kindle. It only happens when Amazon price matches other retailers. So, you can ask Amazon to price match Werelord Thal or get a copy of the Kindle format for free at Brave Luck Books or Smashwords. Choose the .mobi file.


About Werelord Thal:

Thal embodies the ancient magic of the pagan past. He challenges a world conquered by a spiritual system that denies the flesh and forgets the Earth.

Although wanted for Devil worship and shape shifting, he still boldly walks the streets of 16th century Prague. Jesuits hunt him. Mercenaries fear him. Musicians sing his praise, and women are captivated by his alpha swagger.

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Final Day of Book Blogger Fair with Andi O'Connor

Redemption (Short Story)Fantasy | Adult


Huddled in the shadows, Jae watches while one of the Mé'Draak brands his cellmate as a slave before viciously dragging him from the room. Feeling the weight of the metal collar around his neck, Jae is left alone to contemplate his own fate. Will the afternoon session finally Break him? Will it kill him? Or will he end up like the boy, a helpless pawn neither living nor dead?
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Teaser from Redemption (Short Story):
No, he’d receive no help from his parents. They’d sold him just as they’d sell all ten of his sisters. He was dead to them. He would never be free.Silevethiel (The Vaelinel Trilogy #1)Fantasy | Young Adult


Following her father’s murder, Princess Irewen Donríel is betrayed and left for dead in the forests of Mistwood. Rescued by the elf prince, Laegon Elendell, Irewen awakes an exile with no home, no country, and no people. But as the horrific memories of murder and betrayal return, she realizes the nightmare is only beginning.
The world of Vaelinel is failing—its fate bound to her in ways no one fully understands. A mysterious elven prophecy may provide her with some answers, but continuously hunted and fighting for her life, Irewen quickly learns that unearthing the truth will be more difficult than she ever imagined. Can she accept Laegon’s love and the friendship of the Wood Elves, or will she stand alone against the terrifying evil now threatening to destroy the entire world?
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Teaser from Silevethiel (The Vaelinel Trilogy #1):
A voice penetrated Irewen's deep sleep.
Her father said only one word, her name, but he was so desperate in his calling that she was immediately pulled from her slumber. She woke, searching in vain for the man she knew wouldn’t be there, couldn’t be there. Sorrow filled her heart anew when he didn’t answer her silent plea. But amidst the all too familiar grief, there flowered a warm bubble of joy.
She had heard his voice, and she had not forgotten.
Fun Fact about Silevethiel (The Vaelinel Trilogy #1):
A few people have commented that they don't understand why Silevethiel is the title of the book and focus of the cover when she isn't the main character. It's true, she isn't, but that makes her no less important. She's mysterious. We don't actually meet her until about half-way through the book, but she's an essential figure in the lives of the Elves as well as the main character. So much depends on her. Without her, the fate of Irewen, the Elves, and the world of Vaelinel would be much different.The Lost Heir (The Dragonath Chronicles #1)Fantasy | Adult


Always a meticulous planner, Darrak Hunter leads a typically straightforward and dull life until his dreams unexpectedly become plagued with visions of a peculiar and distant world. Waking up to a brilliant purple sun looming ominously in the sky, Darrak is met by a mysterious violet-eyed sorcerer who whisks him away from the struggling Earth. Thrown into the clutches of a foreign world where magic is reality and not all is as it seems, Darrak embarks on a journey where he is forced to come to terms with his past and do what he can to shape the future. Accompanied by a talented swordswoman, a prince, and a beautiful young sorceress, he must overcome cunning plots of treachery and betrayal to discover the strength to stand against a destructive black magic and an enemy who is a master at deception.
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Teaser from The Lost Heir (The Dragonath Chronicles #1):
“The two dragons symbolize the warrior’s inner battle and personal struggle to keep their lust for power under restraint. With the correct decisions and the right amount of discipline, the warrior will use their sword only to do good. However, with the slightest deviation, their greed for power will take dominion over their actions. Once the evil dragon is unleashed, it can never again be caged.”Sale!Yes! In celebration of the upcoming release of Awakening, *Signed Copies* of The Lost Heir are 50% off! Now just $9.98!http://www.andioconnor.net/store/p1/The_Lost_Heir.htmlIf you would like a specific dedication, let me know in the 'Note to Seller' section during checkout.
Author Bio:
Andi O'Connor is the award winning author of the fantasy series The Dragonath Chronicles, The Vaelinel Trilogy, and The Legacy of Ilvania. Andi's first YA novel,Silevethiel, was named to Kirkus Reviews' Best Books of 2013. Her short story Redemption, is a Kindle Book Review, 2014 Kindle Book Awards Semifinalist. Andi is a member of the National Writers Association and the Boston Chapter of the Women's National Book Association. She currently resides in Pennsylvania with her husband, son, and four dogs.
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Interview:   When did you start writing?I began writing in 2003 as something fun to do in my spare time. The manuscript would go untouched for months, and there were many times where I'd have to re-read the entire thing because I forgot what I'd written. I didn't become serious with my writing until the summer of 2011. My mom died in the spring, and I wanted to finish The Lost Heir in her memory. Since then I've become addicted to writing and it's all I do!
What inspires your writing?This may sound rather cliche, but my writing is inspired by everything! What I love about Fantasy is that even though it's entirely make-believe, it's real. You may think I'm completely nuts, but I'm not, I promise! Part of what draws people into Fantasy and what makes it so relatable is that it is so steeped in reality. There's real emotions, real issues, real struggles, real dilemmas. Fantasy is unique in that I can let my imagination and creativity take me anywhere. I have no limitations other than the confines of the world I create. But reality has a large impact on my writing, and because of that I find inspiration everywhere. I've touched topics such as rape, abortion, religion, equality, defying stereotypes, female empowerment, and epidemics...to name a few. And my inspiration will only continue to grow.
What is the best part about being a writer?The best part of being a writer is touching other people with something I created. Inspiring others and making them think or consider things they might not have is such a wonderful feeling. Taking readers to other worlds and letting them feel like they're with the characters and experiencing the events themselves is truly a wondrous ability.
Is there something special or unique about you or your book you'd like to tell us about?I'm extremely passionate about the empowerment of women, and it's something I include in some form or another in all my writing. In The Lost Heir, the main warrior sworn to protect Darrak is a female. But Andillrian isn't the typical female warrior commonly seen in Fantasy. She's shines because of her abilities, not because she's wearing 'armour' that amounts to a string bikini and shows off her large breasts, tiny waist, and round butt. She doesn't have to disguise herself as a man in order to fight. She's respected and revered because of who she is and the skills she brings to the table.

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Werewolves in the Renaissance Series Taking Shape

Yesterday I received my first paperback copies of Journey of the Hunted: Werewolves in the Renaissance 2. It represents the next step in my most recent fantasy series project. What began last November with the publication of Werelord Thal: A Renaissance Werewolf Tale is now a series.

I took a picture of both books today. Although I make the majority of my money from ebooks of my novels, the paperbacks provide me with tangible proof of my creative efforts. And seeing my two historical fantasies together excited me.

Werewolves in the Renaissance is my third fantasy series project. I've been writing fantasy since 1997 and steadily adding to my portfolio ever since. My previous projects were the Rys Rising series and The Rys Chronicles. Together they total eight novels. 

Journey of the Hunted is my tenth novel. And it is available in paperback at Amazon and Createspace for $12.99. 



I'll be exhibiting it along with my other fantasy books at the upcoming Grand Rapids Comic Con.

For ebook readers, the digital version of the novel is on special all month for $0.99 at:

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About the novel:

The folklore beliefs of the 16th century Renaissance come wildly to life in the werewolf hero Thal. Created by the infamous sorcerer Sarputeen, Thal now battles the dark servants of Tekax, wizard to the Turks and nemesis of Sarputeen. While escaping the Holy Roman Empire, Thal discovers more about his werewolf powers as he struggles to reach a refuge shrouded in mystery.


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Day 4 Blogger Book Fair - Three Amazon Gift Cards Still Up For Grabs

Today is the fourth day of the Blogger Book Fair for Speculative Fiction. It's a big event showcasing dozens of authors. From November 10th to 14th, visitors to the participating blogs will find oodles of free and 99-cent ebooks and be able to enter drawings for Amazon gift cards ($50, $30 and $20).

My fourth guest for the week is Anja Breton. See more about her adult paranormal novel The Only Sorceress. And please enter the giveaways at the bottom. You just might win some cash for shopping on Amazon.

The Only Sorceress (Sorceress Series #1)Supernatural/Paranormal | Adult
Self-proclaimed sorceress Kora Walsh knows exactly how to use her shiny new MBA. She’ll open a new age shop in a colony of the country’s most powerful witches. But the town rife with bigots doesn’t want her or her sleek shop tainting their perfect community.
Kora would leave if she had any choice in the matter. She’s trained from childhood for her true task—infiltrating coven leadership as her mother’s mole. Failure to do her familial duty is not an option, not when her childhood nemesis is assured her failed soul for an eternity of torture.
And thanks to the colony’s loudest supporter, the beautiful Desmond Marino, failure is a very real danger.
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Author Bio:

I was born in New England into a family of weirdoes. Being an only child, I quickly learned to amuse myself with quirky pastimes. It was only inevitable that I’d turn to reading and writing. After writing fanciful (and sickeningly sweet) love stories, I branched out into erotic romance, paranormal romance, young adult, and urban fantasy. I currently reside in the American Midwest with my cats and a good man!
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Book Blogger Fair Day 3 with Fantasy Author Lia Davis

Today is the third day of the Blogger Book Fair for Speculative Fiction. It's a big event showcasing dozens of authors. From November 10th to 14th, visitors to the participating blogs will find oodles of free and 99-cent ebooks and be able to enter drawings for Amazon gift cards ($50, $30 and $20).

My third guest for the week is Lia Davis. See more about her adult fantasy novel War's Passion. And please enter the giveaways at the bottom. You just might win some cash for shopping on Amazon.

Davis is also offering a bonus giveaway of a $10 Starbucks gift card. 


War's Passion (Sons of War #1)Fantasy | Adult
After losing her parents in a brutal attack from a monster straight out of her nightmares, Gwendolyn Preston tries to pick up the shattered pieces of her life. Along with her best friend, she moves to a small fishing village on the coast of Maine to find a new life away from the nightmares that haunt her. Just when she believes her life could go back to normal, the deliciously dark and handsome Markus Sullivan disrupts her hopes to grieve in peace.
Markus drew the short straw when it came to being the liaison between his father, Ares--God of War--and his brothers. When he discovers that the earth bound demi-gods, known as the descendants, have banded together to start another rebellion against the gods, it becomes his number one priority to stop them.
That is until he meets Gwen, the granddaughter of Aphrodite, and the next target of the descendants. Together, their path is rife with passion and danger. It might take more than the son of War to win this battle...Gwen herself.
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War’s Passion ExcerptMarkus closed his eyes as he stroked his fingers over the keys of the baby grand piano in the great room. The music flowed and filled the air around him, and twined in his soul. He loved the peace it offered. Each note calmed his inner beast in a way nothing else did.
A shift of energy made him opened his eyes. Releasing a low annoyed groan, he stared into Aphrodite’s sky blue gaze. She wore a white pants suit and her blond hair hung in thick waves around her shoulders. He stopped playing and slammed the cover over the keys.
The goddess straightened from where she leaned over the side of the piano and folded her arms. “Why did you stop? You know I love to hear you play.”
Standing, he gave her his back and peered out the French doors leading to the gardens in the backyard. “What do you want, Aphrodite?”
Glancing over his shoulder, he saw her roll her eyes, sit down on the bench, and cross her legs. With a little sigh, she opened the cover over the keys and smiled at him. “Nothing,” she sing-songed. “I’d thought I would stop by and visit with one of my favorite dragons.”
Markus snorted—the goddess never just stopped by. She always had a purpose for her visits. It usually meant he would have to be involved in something dangerous, annoying, or odd. “Have you seen War?”
One slender shoulder raised in a shrug and she pressed the C key. “No. I think he’s avoiding me.”
“That makes two of us.” Markus studied her for several moments. She seemed preoccupied. Usually she hovered close to him or his brothers when she wanted something and annoyed them in a motherly way in her effort to bend them to her will. Yet, tonight she just ran a finger back and forth over the keys, not making a sound. “What’s wrong?”
Not looking at him, she sighed. “Gwendolyn needs your help.”
Dread hit him in the gut, then crept its way up his spine. If Aphrodite was asking him for help, it couldn’t be good. Usually the gods didn’t give three shits about the demi-gods. “Why me?”
A sad smile formed on her face as she held his gaze. “Because I can’t get involved any more than I already am. Her life is in danger. Besides, she’s the last of my mortal children.”
Blowing out a breath, he ran a hand through his hair. “I don’t know what I can do.” That was a lie. No matter how much he told himself that, he knew what he had to do. Garrick couldn’t be allowed to unlock any more descendants’ powers. The balance of the worlds was shifting.Aphrodite stood and narrowed her gaze. “Yes, you do. Protect her. Keep Garrick from capturing her.” Then she dematerialized and ended the argument. Playing bodyguard—especially to the goddess of love’s granddaughter—was the last thing he wanted.



Author Bio:  
Lia Davis is a mother to two young adults and three equally special kitties, a wife to her soul mate, and a lover of romance. She and her family live in Northeast Florida battling hurricanes and very humid summers. But it's her home and she loves it!
An accounting major, Lia has always been a dreamer with a very active imagination. The wheels in her head never stop. She ventured into the world of writing and publishing in 2008 and loves it more than she imagined. Writing is stress reliever that allows her to go off in her corner of the house and enter into another world that she created, leaving real life where it belongs.
Her favorite things are spending time with family, traveling, reading, writing, chocolate, coffee, nature and hanging out with her kitties.
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Interview
When did you start writing?
I started writing in 2008 after discovering paranormal and fantasy romance.

What inspires your writing?
Just about anything inspires me. Since I fell in love with paranormal as a reader, it's like a whole new world of possibilities opened up. Ideas pop in my head all the time.

What is the best part about being a writer?
Being creative. I love the world building and the chance to discover new things.

Is there something special or unique about you or your book you'd like to tell us about?
War's Passion is the first in a new series. It surrounds a group of warriors who can shape shift into dragons. They are also the sons of Ares, Greek god of war. The world of the Sons of War series is a mix of fantasy, dragon shifters, and Greek mythology all in a contemporary setting.

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5 Stars and Free in the UK for Kindle - Rys Rising Fantasy Ebook

Free Fantasy Book for Kindle UKFinally Amazon Kindle in the UK is price matching Rys Rising: Book I to free. It's been a couple years since this series starter was free and now it's time to do it again.

UK fantasy fans have responded well to Rys Rising, blessing my work with five 5-star reviews. I fancy myself as an author who writes indie fantasy for people who don't do what they're told. And some people like my style.

What do they like about it? 

Here's a sampling from the UK Kindle reviews.

"A fantastic yarn."

"A writer not to be missed."

"I'm hooked and can't wait to get the rest of the series."

Rys Rising: Book I introduces a complete 4-part series that continues in Savage Storm, New Religion, and Love Lost. At this moment the first book is #38 in dark fantasy at the UK Kindle store. If you like your fantasy dark but full of soul, then put Rys Rising on your reading list.

Please see more about this free fantasy book for UK Kindle.

 



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Day 2 Blogger Book Fair - Meet Peter Dawes

Today is the second day of the Blogger Book Fair for Speculative Fiction. It's a big event showcasing dozens of authors. From November 10th to 14th, visitors to the participating blogs will find oodles of free and 99cent ebooks and be able to enter drawings for Amazon gift cards ($50, $30 and $20).

My second guest for the week is Peter Dawes. See more about his Adult Paranormal Vampire Novel. And please enter the giveaways at the bottom. You just might win some cash for shopping on Amazon.


Rebirth of the Seer (The Vampire Flynn #2)Supernatural/Paranormal | Adult
Flynn’s quest for redemption continues in the second installment of The Vampire Flynn.

Condemned by the Supernatural Order and sentenced by their High Council to die, he and his watcher Monica must avoid capture while deciphering a riddle left by Lydia Davies. The mission takes them from Philadelphia to the Windy City of Chicago, with a master seer named Julian nipping at their heels. There, they are joined by wary allies and a cunning vampire who is bent upon exposing the full hypocrisy of the Order.

The hunter becomes the hunted. The villain transforms into a champion. But even as Peter begins to emerge from the crimson shroud of his alter ego as a newly-gifted seer, he finds himself placed on a game board he would have sooner avoided. A destiny trails him, but so does the realization that he has become a country without affiliation, about to be presented with an offer too enticing for him to simply refuse. And while the Order’s band of gifted humans might be misguided, are they beyond redemption themselves?

What remains to be seen is who might be right – the ones who remember the murderous assassin, or the few who believe in the heart of a hero nobody asked for.

Where would your wager lie?

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Author Bio:

USA Today Bestselling Author. Writer of the Vampire Flynn Series and Deathspell books, published by the micro-press Crimson Melodies. While primarily a novelist, he has also contributed to the story cycle Red Phone Box, and the short story anthology, Nocturnal Embers. Always working on something new, Peter leaves it up to the reader to decide if it's by sunlight or candlelight.

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Blogger Book Fair with Amazon Gift Card Giveaways - Meet Robin Lythgoe

Today begins the Blogger Book Fair for Speculative Fiction. It's a big event showcasing dozens of authors. From November 10th to 14th, visitors to the participating blogs will find oodles of free and 99cent ebooks and be able to enter drawings for Amazon gift cards ($50, $30 and $20).

My first guest for the week is Robin Lythgoe. Please keep reading to learn more about her fantasy novel As the Crow Flies. And please enter the giveaways at the bottom.


As the Crow FliesFantasy | Adult
For a thief, getting caught is never a good thing. Getting caught by a wizard is even worse.

'One more job' meant that Crow, a notorious thief, could retire with Tarsha, the woman of his dreams, but 'one more job' may just mean his life.

When he sets out to abscond with that last brilliant treasure and seek a life of ease and pleasure with the jewel of his heart, Crow seriously underestimates his mark, the Baron Duzayan. Under threat of death by poison, Crow is coerced into stealing an improbable, mythical prize. To satisfy the wizard's greed and save the life of his lady love, he must join forces with Tanris, the one man he has spent his entire career avoiding.

But what's a man to do when stealing that fabled prize could level an empire and seal his fate?

From a dungeon black as night, to the top of a mountain peak shrouded in legend, a man’s got to do what he must.

Until, of course, he can think of a better plan…




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As the Crow Flies Excerpt
I had scarcely stepped out into the street with my handsome new acquisition when I was abruptly and rudely accosted. Two hulking pieces of manhood caught me by either arm, and I nearly lost both my hat and the burlap sack of supplies I carried. Lifting me right off my feet didn’t trouble either of them, and while they whisked me off down the street, I took a moment to recover my breath, my composure—more or less—and to study their identities. “Do I know the two of you?” I inquired politely while they plowed through puddles I would have chosen to go around. The first splash caught me rather by surprise, but I had the forethought to lift my feet for the second. No sense getting wetter when there was an alternative.

“Raza wants to have a chat with you,” the bruiser on my right informed me.

“Jolly for him. Would you be so good as to put me down? I think I remember how to walk.”

“We’ll help.”

“You’re too kind. Really.” I looked from one to the other, but they showed no sign of responding to gentle persuasion and we were making good speed down the street in a direction I had no desire to go. So I held on tight to my belongings and stuck my foot between the legs of the less chatty fellow on the left. He went down in a heap, and I went with him, rolling half onto him. The other man swore and scrambled, trying not to fall, too. I helped him out as best I could by swinging my sack at his head. There were a pair of grappling hooks in there, a climbing rope, metal cleats, and other sorts of paraphernalia a thief might find handy on the job. It knocked him backside over teakettle, which was rather satisfying and alarming at the same time.

Both my delight and my worry at the damage a hook might have caused were arrested by an arm around my throat.


Author Bio:

Robin Lythgoe was born in Maryland, but spent several years in Oregon and did a short stint in upstate New York before moving to Utah. She married an artist, and together they have four wonderful children. Reading and writing have always been a part of her life, and she is particularly drawn to fantasy. When she was growing up her mother often led expeditions to the library, from which the entire party invariably returned laden with a stack of books guaranteed to make the arms longer. Robin read everything voraciously, and when she finished her stack, she'd start on her mother's... and then her sisters'. Today she writes tales about wizards and magic, fantastical places and extraordinary journeys.

Her novel, "As the Crow Flies," was selected as a Kindle Book Review, 2014 Kindle Book Awards Semifinalist.

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Interview
When did you start writing?
When I was a child—but I didn't get serious about it until my second child was born. I suffered Bookus Interruptus until I kicked that sorry disease to the curb.

What inspires your writing?
What doesn't? Music—yes, most especially—and chocolate, movies, books, the news, pictures, conversations... I love that inspiration is all around me, and all I have to do is open my eyes, pick something, and turn it over in my head until my imagination grabs it and runs like crazy.

What is the best part about being a writer?
Exercising my imagination and creativity. What a blast!

Is there something special or unique about you or your book you'd like to tell us about?
I am evidently fluid in the language of Snark. And so is Crow, the main character of my book!





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It's Published! Journey of the Hunted: Werewolves in the Renaissance 2

Today my 10th novel Journey of the Hunted: Werewolves in the Renaissance 2 went live to the world.

Thank you to the people who preordered the ebook at iBooks and Amazon. I appreciate the vote of confidence. I hope you're enjoying it right now.

Journey of the Hunted will be at a special promotional price of $0.99 for the ebook for the rest of the month. 

Get the ebook at:

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The paperback is also complete and on sale at Amazon and Createspace for $12.99.

I'm looking forward to exhibiting it at the upcoming Grand Rapids Comic Con.

About the novel:


Facing uncertain destinies, Thal and Altea must escape Bohemia. The Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand himself has signed the warrant for Thal’s capture on charges of shape shifting and the killing of Jesuits.
A hefty reward attracts countless bounty hunters into the heart of this 16th century Christian empire. Thal emerges from hiding with his young wife Altea who is barely recovered from torture at the hands of witch hunters. With his werewolf powers, he battles the bounty hunters and begins a daring journey across the Holy Roman Empire.
But more than men stalk him. Servants of Tekax, sorcerer to the Turks, have been unleashed upon his trail.
The werewolf Rotfeng covets the enchanted fur that lets Thal change form at will, regardless of the phase of the moon.
Worse yet comes Janfelter, an undying fext created in the dark fortress of Tekax.
These heartless killers are tasked with stopping Thal from reaching his father Sarputeen, the arch nemesis of Tekax. Thal’s only refuge awaits him in what is left of the Kingdom of Hungary after a Turkish conquest. In the remote castle Vlkbohveza the ancient sorcerer Sarputeen lives untouched despite widespread persecution of magic users and pagans.   
Although Thal longs to be with his own kind, he worries about the reunion with his father. It was Sarputeen’s magic that made Thal a werelord, a master of wolves. But what shall the sorcerer require of his creation now that Tekax aims to settle an old score?
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New Werewolf Book Coming to Google Play

I've been so excited about the sudden jump up the Kindle charts for Rys Rising that I haven't mentioned that Journey of the Hunted: Werewolves in the Renaissance 2 is available worldwide on Google Play.

Journey of the Hunted is releasing this Saturday November 8, and you can preorder it for $0.99 at Google Play, Kindle, iBooks, Nook, and Kobo.

Although Journey of the Hunted is the second book in the Werewolves in the Renaissance series, you can enjoy it on its own if you have not read Werelord Thal: A Renaissance Werewolf Tale. I'm designing each book in this series as a tale of its own. They will all link together of course, but readers can join the adventures of Thal, a werewolf in the 16th century Holy Roman Empire, at any point in his emerging saga.

About Journey of the Hunted:



Facing uncertain destinies, Thal and Altea must escape Bohemia. The Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand himself has signed the warrant for Thal’s capture on charges of shape shifting and the killing of Jesuits.
A hefty reward attracts countless bounty hunters into the heart of this 16th century Christian empire. Thal emerges from hiding with his young wife Altea who is barely recovered from torture at the hands of witch hunters. With his werewolf powers, he battles the bounty hunters and begins a daring journey across the Holy Roman Empire. 
But more than men stalk him. Servants of Tekax, sorcerer to the Turks, have been unleashed upon his trail.
The werewolf Rotfeng covets the enchanted fur that lets Thal change form at will, regardless of the phase of the moon.
Worse yet comes Janfelter, an undying fext created in the dark fortress of Tekax.
These heartless killers are tasked with stopping Thal from reaching his father Sarputeen, the arch nemesis of Tekax. Thal’s only refuge awaits him in what is left of the Kingdom of Hungary after a Turkish conquest. In the remote castle Vlkbohveza the ancient sorcerer Sarputeen lives untouched despite widespread persecution of magic users and pagans.   
Although Thal longs to be with his own kind, he worries about the reunion with his father. It was Sarputeen’s magic that made Thal a werelord, a master of wolves. But what shall the sorcerer require of his creation now that Tekax aims to settle an old score?

Grab this historical fantasy now and see how I bring weave real magic into the turbulent era of Renaissance Europe.


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