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July 2021

Welcome to July! Storms & Sacrifice, the second book in the Steel & Thunder series will be released on October 1st, 2021! The first two chapters are available to read right now, as is the cover art. Once the book is available for preorder, you can expect an email with a flashy subject line saying so. The audiobook of Steel & Thunder is currently available on Google Play, Rakuten Kobo, and Scribd, but I'm still waiting for it to hit a few of the bigger stores, like Audible, before making a more focused announcement. For the rest of the month I'll be hard at work finishing Storms & Sacrifice, then I start work on Book 3! Hope you're all as excited as I am!

June 2021

Happy summer everyone! I have been hard at work writing, and by the time you are reading this I will have only two chapters left to go for Book 2! After that I have about a month of editing, as well the planning for Book 3. I'll be revealing the full title and cover art of Book 2 next month, as well as making the first two chapters available to read! I am happy to tell you that there are a couple of new editions of Steel & Thunder on the way! The first is the audiobook, which has been uploaded and is just waiting on the vendors to approve and list, and the second is a hardcover edition! I don't have a ton of info on this one yet, as it's still in the planning phases, but you know I'll be sure to tell you when it's available. Until next time, happy reading!

May 2021

Happy May Ya'll! It's been one month since Steel & Thunder was released, and what a great month it has been. I hope that if you haven't already, I can count on you to leave me a nice review on Amazon! The audiobook edition of Steel & Thunder is wrapping up production, and will be available everywhere soon! Aside from that, the writing of Book 2 has been coming along very well, just over two-thirds of the way through. Remember, if you'd like to learn the sequel's title and cover art, as well as read the first two chapters, you can join me on Patreon. See you all in June!

April 2021

Happy book release day everyone! That's right: Steel & Thunder is now available! I hope everyone who ordered the ebook version is enjoying their copies, and that everyone else gets their paperback delivered soon. Please remember, if you liked the book the best thing you can do is to leave a nice review saying so! Reviews are the lifeblood of new authors, so if you have the chance, I would really appreciate it. I would also like to announce that in two weeks on Patreon, I will be releasing the title, cover art, and first chapter of the sequel to Steel & Thunder, due out October 1, 2021, so join now if you want to read an early preview! If you are still looking to pick up your own copy of Steel & Thunder, you can use this link to find a list of online booksellers.

March 2021

Steel & Thunder is now available for preorder! It feels like it has been forever since I started writing this book, and even longer since I started editing it (not sure how that works), and it feels so great to finally see it up for sale, like a real book! You can use this link to be taken to a list of online booksellers and place your order. Physical editions and other sellers should be coming online soon! I sure hope you'll buy a copy of my silly book of orc porn. It would mean the world to me.

February 2021

Only two months until the book release! Preorder Links should be available at the start of March for both digital and physical copies of Steel & Thunder. In addition to that, I am also relaunching my Patreon! Patrons will gain access to exclusive stories that won't be published anywhere else online. These might be side stories, set in the world of Steel & Thunder, or they could be a non-canon story altogether, just written for the smutty fun. Head on over to patreon.com/dominicashen now if you want to see a preview!

January 2021

Happy New year! Let's get right to it - the manuscript for Steel & Thunder has been handed off to my publisher and editor, and is now going through some of the final processes it needs to before publishing. On top of that, I have even more to share with you: the official cover art for the book! You can click that link or see it over on the main story page. I love it, it's cheesy, and over-the-top, and perfect for a romance novel cover. I can't wait to see it sitting on my bookshelf.

December 2020

Happy holidays! I hope everyone has been staying warm and safe. The writing of Steel & Thunder has officially been completed! I've been writing it almost non-stop for half a year now, and it feels so good to finally finish. I am very happy with how the story turned out and I cannot wait until I am able to coninute it. However as of right now I am neck deep in editing. My final word count is well over 100k, so I've got a lot of work to do to finalize this thing for you all! I should have cover art & preorder links soon. We're in the home stretch!

November 2020

Welcome to November! As of this writing, Steel & Thunder has almost been completed! I am current about halfway through writing the final chapter. The book's chapter count ended up at an even 20, which is what my original estimate was. After this I have many weeks of editing before sending my final draft to my publisher and editor. After all that, I get to start planning the next book. I know you guys haven't even gotten to read this one yet, but I'm just so excited to continue this story. Until next time!

October 2020

Hello readers! Happy spooky season! I am happy to report that I am about 3/4 of the way finished with the writing of Steel & Thunder. Don't have a final chapter count yet, though I expect it to come in somewhere between 18-20. Just figuring out how to break the story up, not going to be cutting things out or anything like that! The final draft of the book is due around the start of the year and I anticipate no problems or delays in hitting that.