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Queen of Deception pre-orders

Look what’s out for pre-order? My new pretty, QUEEN OF DECEPTION

Blurb:
If you were offered a second life, would you take it?

Emilia died. She thought it was all over but then she opens her eyes and realizes she’s a child with all the memories of her past life and her eidetic memory intact.

Not just that. She’s now living in a medieval world that resembles her favourite fantasy novel—The Cruel Empire. Instead of being a main character, she’s reborn into the role of a princess fated to die before the age of eighteen.

As years go by, and she realises she’s not waking from a dream, she settles into her new life with only a goal in mind—survival.

Having years ahead of her before her new life is cut short, Emilia pulls the strings and builds a network of friends that will help her with her goal—stop Prince Thessian from killing her with the rest of her despicable family and make him her ally.
If she can do this, she can rule to improve her kingdom’s conditions and support Thessian’s goal to become emperor of the neighbouring empire.

But when a side character messes with the main plot, what will happen to Emilia’s future now that she has no idea of what other events she has set in motion?

Find out in Queen of Deception, a thrilling Fantasy Novel by May Freighter.

Link: https://books2read.com/u/47WPpN

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Russian Roulette – Italian Narration

Hi everyone,

While the series is slowly getting translated into multiple languages, I’m pleased to announce that Russian Roulette has gotten narrated in Italian by Marcellino Vicari. He was a joy to work with and has a wonderful, flexible voice. I think the Italian language in general is quite beautiful when spoken out loud.

Here’re some links to the ebook in IT on Tektime and Amazon. If you’d like to check out the narrated novel, click here.

Lots of love,

May

Life Update

Now that it has been a month since I gave birth to my second son, Elias William, I can say I am a proud Mum of two little terrors. It has been a draining time with lack of sleep and a LOT of changes to my day-to-day life. I completely forgot just how many washing machine loads a baby goes through in their first months. There is simply never enough bibs or muslins to contain all the fluids they expel HAHA.

Seems like my kids are quite alike in regard to how they behave as babies (mostly quiet and like to be swaddled). Sometimes, I wonder if I have twins with a 2.5 years gap between them. Aside from the tough times that come with a new kid, my husband and I are thankful the baby is healthy and growing well.

Regarding writing, I have to say, I did try to complete THE CURSED PRINCESS on Radish yet simply couldn’t. The last month of pregnancy had been a bit difficult. I think I slept as much as my toddler and could barely get my work done outside of writing.

Currently, RUSSIAN ROULETTE is being translated into Italian. It was also listed as a book of the month in Best Fantasy on ManyBooks website in October (which I completely missed because the email went to my junk folder). I even got a little cute badge for it

I miss my characters in the Helena Hawthorn as well as the new Hellion Empire series. Hopefully, in the coming months, things will get better, and I will be better at adapting to the new lifestyle.

Thanks for my readers’ patience and support.

Lots of love,

May

New Helena Hawthorn Series Covers

New Book Covers

I would like to say big thanks to my friend Nancy Zee, at Cristal Designs for the new, wonderful book covers for the Helena Hawthorn Series.

You can find her design Facebook group here. She is very affordable and does fantastic work.

I also made a Helena Hawthorn Series HD wallpaper that can be downloaded in the WALLPAPER tab on my website for anyone who is interested.

Everyday updates:

It has been a while since I’ve posted anything on my blog. I am slowly making progress on completing The Cursed Princess (Hellion Empire #1) on Radish. Since it is my first fantasy, I am having to take the time and try to remember a lot of information. I’ve had to take quite a few breaks from writing. Life tends to get pretty busy with work, childcare, medical appointments, and house-hunting. So far, the novel is almost at 120,000 words, which is huge compared to my other works that typically end around 60,000-80,000 words.

We finally found a house and secured a mortgage for it. It needs a lot of refurbishments and repairs, but with the speed with which house prices are growing in Ireland, there is no other choice. For the time being, we are simply happy that we are at the end of the legal road to getting a property we can call our own.

My second pregnancy is going well. I am almost at the end of my second trimester, so it’s all downhill from here As I’ve mentioned above, there will be only an increase in medical appointments in the coming months and up to birth, which will put strain on the amount of time I can allocate to writing. I’ve been feeling super tired lately, which is why naps with my toddler are the best part of the day. Thankfully, he tends to sleep for 2.5-3.5 hours in the afternoon.

I hope to have The Cursed Princess finished by the end of September and release the novel wide before the end of the year. Beyond that, my writing goals for other works/series are currently on hold.

That’s it for updates. Hopefully, everyone is having a good summer and plenty of rest.

Lots of love,

May

Award-Winning novels for consumption

Russian Roulette seems to have won a Silver medal in Readers' Favourite Yearly Awards, in the YA UF genre. I couldn't be happier and glad to know that what I put on paper can be appreciated to such an extent. Due to this news, I and 12 other authors have reduced prices for our works for a short while to $0.99 or FREE. So, don't be shy and check out these award-winning novels alongside RR.

2021 Readers Favourite Book Awards

Readers' Favorite recognizes "Russian Roulette" by May Freighter in its annual international book award contest, currently available at http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01J... Readers' Favorite International Book Award Contest featured thousands of contestants from over a dozen countries, ranging from new independent authors to NYT best-sellers and celebrities.Readers' Favorite is one of the largest book review and award contest sites … Continue reading 2021 Readers Favourite Book Awards

Books On Offer – April Edition

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Where The Stars Fall By Ana Simons

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February Book Giveaways

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