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Unicorn Bait has no Scary Mary.

This is kind of frightening because it's kind of intriguing in a maddening sort of way...Unicorn Bait was added as book 4 to the Scary Mary Series here on Goodreads. If you've read Unicorn Bait, you may be emitting a very loud, "Huh?", which is entirely appropriate. I emitted a very loud, "Ack!" when I saw it. But then my imagination went, "Hmm..." while my brain started waving it's hands saying, "No, no, no! Don't go there. It's not possible. Stop considering it. Unicorn Bait and Scary Mary are not in the same universe whatsoever. Stop thinking about it. Stop. You're still toying with the idea. Stop it."

The thought, though, of Gran and Agatha meeting is all sorts of interesting. If they pooled their resources, they probably could take over the world(s). This little mix-up will be fixed very soon, but in some parallel universe, I could be running away with this idea with madcap glee. But in this universe, sorry. Agatha and Gran will not be allowed to conspire, for now.

I Read Fantasy Sale!

From Dec. 4-7, I and group of authors are offering books for 99¢ or FREE! Titles are available at sale price at Amazon or Barnes & Noble.


Unicorn Bait is on sale for 99¢ with a shiny new cover.

Here are the other books that are on sale:



There's also a raffle if you'd like to participate. Find the entry form on my blog.

Broken Spirits Published

Hi Everyone,

Broken Spirits, the third book in The Scary Mary Series, is now available!

Here it is on Amazon.

Here it is on Barnes and Noble.

Here it is on Smashwords.

And you can read the first chapter on my website

I hope you like it!

Thanks,
S.A. Hunter

P.S. I didn't realize it was already on Goodreads! Man, they're super-efficient! You could add it to your reading list, maybe? Thanks!

Not My Book

Hi Everyone,

Not sure why but Elanraigh: The Vow has popped up as a book by me. That is incorrect. The author Sandy Hunter wrote this. I don't know why it has appeared on my profile again. I will be contacting Goodreads to get this fixed. Thanks

Stalking Shadows' New Cover?

Hi Everyone,

I'm playing around at designing a new cover for Stalking Shadows. I want to get it in-line with Scary Mary. Please tell me what you think? The edges of stuff are still rough because this is a mock-up, and there is a watermark over the model's face. I haven't bought the rights to the photo yet. It is the same model as the one on Scary Mary. Can you tell it's the same girl?

Tell me what you think! (And if you can think of a better tag line, share! ;-)

ETA: I also did a quick variation because I forgot that Scary Mary did not have its title in caps. I like the way the caps look, but for consistency, the lower case may be better. Does anyone have a preference?  I omitted the tagline from the cover on the second one because there's no nice place to put it and I don't even know if I want it on the first one.

Scary Mary Now in Print!

I finally pulled the trigger and put Scary Mary in print. It was a long arduous process for me. You may notice the cover looks lighter than the ebook cover that's b/c Createspace's printers didn't do well with how dark everything was. It became murky in print. The same thing happened with the Lulu edition of the old cover that I put out a long time ago. I had to play with the new cover a few times, order proofs to check my work, and then resubmit. I may have been too nitpicky with this, but couldn't stop myself.

See the book here in all its glory.

If you find a typo or wonky formatting glitch, don't tell me because it will make me cry. I seriously looked at this thing ten different times and fought with it to get it to where I wanted. (Really, if you find a problem, let me know. I will fix, but I tried to make it perfect, guys. I really did. Hence the prolonged delay in releasing it.)

Check Out this Giveaway!

Hi Everybody!

I'm participating in this mega-huge giveaway. If you're in serious need of some new YA literature, you should definitely check this out!

Cool Project

Just wanted to drop a quick note to share this link:

Strange Tales from Appalachia Kickstarter campaign.

I know the guy doing the project and think this sounds really cool. You should check it out. There's video and pictures detailing the project, and if you're so inclined, you can pledge a little money to help get it done and get a digital copy when it's completed.

New Cover for Scary Mary!

What do you think? I had this cover made by Wicked Cover Designs. I like it, but want to know what you think. Thanks!

Happy Independence Day!

If you're in the USA, a very special day is coming up and that is Independence day. It's a big time of year for me because my home has become the place for the family to gather every year. Being a single woman living on her own, this is a pretty big deal for. Since I moved into my current home, my family which includes my immediate family, plus aunts, uncles, cousins, 2nd cousins, and in-laws of cousins have descended on my house to watch the small-town parade and fireworks that happen at my doorstep. Everyone brings something to eat, and we all hang out for the day. It's the biggest gathering I have in my home every year. And every year I'm caught slightly off-guard by the event. I take the entire week off of the Fourth and try to get my house somewhat to rights. Today I've been vacuuming like a fiend and wiping everything with a solid surface. I need to go outside and trim hedges, and I'm hoping my lawncare guys shows up to cut grass, though it's beginning to look unlikely.

There are a ton of things I thought about doing like painting the chipping ceiling in my bathroom, digging up my overgrown garden and putting in actual flowers, painting my back porch's floor, buying new living room furniture to replace the stuff the cats have mangled, and curing cancer when I had a moment, but I'm resorting to damage control now. Throws are getting put on the furniture; I'm hoping no one looks up in the bathroom; I'm going to try to at least sweep the back porch; I'm hacking back the overgrowth in the garden so it won't trip anyone; and the cure for cancer will just have to wait until next year. But it's going to be a good time no matter what does or doesn't get done. We'll watch the parade. My mother will dodge between floats to pick up that one Tootsie roll that rolled away. We'll duck when the little league baseball teams go by because one of my cousins will heckle them, and they'll retaliate by spraying us with their super soakers. The baby twins will fall asleep even as the firetrucks blare their sirens, and we'll all slowly bake in the sun. Afterwards, we'll fix our sandwiches, use every seat in my little home, and have a good meal. A bunch of us will then drive out to the annual flea market to hunt for deals, and bake in the sun some more, and in the evening, most of my family will walk to the park to watch the fireworks while I stay behind with maybe one or two others and watch the action from my front porch. Afterwards, everyone will come back, pack up and go home and another 4th will be done.

To all of my American friends, have a wonderful Independence day, and to my non-American friends, happy Wednesday! :0)

P.S. In case you're curious, the derecho that came through Virginia Friday night left me relatively unscathed. I didn't even lose power except for a little flickering at the height of it. I was able to clean up all the storm damage in an hour the next morning. To anyone who is still without power, you have my heartfelt sympathies.

Photo by James Marvin Phelps used in compliance with Creative Commons liscence. Find more of his work here.