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August 25, 2016
Eclipse of the Warrior is Free until the 27th!
Download your free copy here!
This is the first book in my original, The Eclipse Series.
Eclipse of the Warrior is story set in a rather unusual setting. It is Earth, today, but in my universe, vampires are real! Fae Warriors and Vampires are from another Dimension where they are at war with each other. The stakes are very high. The winner of this war will control their planet and the losers just might have to leave it!
It starts out with a young woman who accidentally stumbles upon a battle in a Los Angeles alley between the fae and the rippers (Vampires). She gets injured before she kills a ripper, a feat not easily done by a human. And her world changes.
This is what she had to say when asked about her situation:
“If you have ever wondered what the darkness hides, if the stories are true. Don’t. They are real and my advice to you is to stay as far away from them as possible. My life ended the night I discovered the truth.”
Don’t forget, Eclipse of the Warrior is Free, but only until August 27th!
Be sure to check out this exciting new universe created just for your enjoyment! Currently there are 5 books in this series along with a prequel! The books can be purchased on Amazon or you can subscribe to the email list and get the prequel, Eclipse of the Beginning for free!
Amazon buy site: http://amzn.to/2bSBWdL
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August 22, 2016
Worlds Away Available For Pre-Sale Now!
Pre-order Worlds Away today on Amazon for only 99 pennies!
That’s right! Worlds Away is now available for pre-sale! I have created a brand new Sci-Fi Romance trilogy! It is an Alpha Alien Abduction series! Each book will have a Happily Ever After (HEA) ending but the overall story will continue throughout each book in the series.
It starts out on Earth but within the first few sentences they are in space!
This new book is only available in Amazon. The price is $0.99 for a limited time so grab your copy before it goes up to its regular price of $2.99!
Slavery? Or mate to an Alien Commander? Which would you choose?
Paris had lost her parents at a young age and instead of going into the foster system, she ended up on the streets. Sure, life was tough for a 17 year old girl with no one to turn to, but she made her way on the streets of Los Angeles for years. That is, until one day when she was no longer on the streets.
Commander Venay of the V’Zenian Empire was a man on a mission. It was his responsibility to ensure a good lot of human slaves made it back to his planet each year. But this time it was different, he saw her across a field and knew he had to have her, at all costs.
The choice was simple, Paris could be a slave on the V’Zenian home world, where most didn’t last more than fifteen to twenty years, or she could become his mate and provide him with the offspring his people so desperately needed! Most of the women on his home planet were sterile, and humans were the closest genetic match in their known universe.
Come and join J.L. Hendricks on her next voyage! Worlds Away is the first in a Sci-Fi Romantic trilogy where aliens abduct women for more than just slavery, they abduct them to continue their own race! This is a mostly clean romance with an HEA in each book. If it were a movie, it would be PG-13.
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August 19, 2016
Get Your #FreebieFriday on #InstaFreebie Books Today!
That’s a mouthful isn’t it? Today is Friday, so going along with the #FreebieFriday theme, here is a list of Free Books from #InstaFreebie!
I have added book covers and links to #InstaFreebies so you can grab some Free books in the PNR or UF categories you like! There might be one or two that don’t quite fit in those genre’s, but are still great free books to read! So please check them all out and grab any that look good to you!
The first one is from Justin Sloan – Blades of Gresva this is a Falls of Redemption Short Story. Click the link here: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/iNNNV
The next one is a YA paranormal adventure with a carnival twist! Song of the Sending from Corrine O’Flynn is book 1 in her Expatriates series. CLink the link here: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/dTQvp
Next I have chosen a mystery with a bit of humor. I know, it isn’t my normal read, but this is actually a great one! Think Film Noir with attitude! Renee Pawlish wrote a series that begins with This Doesn’t Happen in the Movies. Click here for the link: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/ARbE9
Ready for another #InstaFreebie? Can’t go wrong with a title like: It’s Raining Men and Corpses. This is a cozy mystery by Anne R. Tan. Click the link for your free copy: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/OKbZ3?source=homepage
OK, how about another one? This one is a bit different but still falls under Paranormal. It is a Necromancer Series! A Matter of Death by Victoria DeLuis. Click for your free copy today!: https://www.instafreebie.com/free/4vhP5
Next up, how about a little Zombie Apocolypse? E.E. Isherwood has 5 books in this series so far! Check out the first book in his series, Since the Siren, for Free! https://www.instafreebie.com/free/qyPKl
Finally, my book! Eclipse of the Beginning is the prequel to my Eclipse Series which just keep getting bigger and bigger, be on the lookout for more news later. But for now, grab your free copy while you can! It is for sale on Amazon, but free to those who download it now! https://www.instafreebie.com/free/ElxlR
If you like getting free books then follow my blog! Check the panel to your right and you will see a spot to add your email address. If you do that you will get notices for other freebies as well as new release blogs! So join today for more free books!
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August 15, 2016
FREE BOOKS! And a list of YA awesomeness!
If you are looking for FREE BOOKS or even some YA Awesomeness, then look no further! I have you covered!
Click the image above to be taken to a list of almost 30 books that are either free, or free with Kindle Unlimited! It is a collection of various genre’s and some will have you sweating bullets while some will scare the daylights out of you! And others, will leave you wanting more paranormal fantasy! So go ahead and check them out! It can’t hurt.
August 13, 2016
Age of the Eclipse is now available in case you hadn’t heard yet!

Age of the Eclipse is now available
Age of the Eclipse is now available on Amazon!
Book 5, Age of the Eclipse, picks up right where book 4 left off, but it is also a new entry point into the Eclipse Universe!
I have received a number of requests to make my books longer. It seems that there is a large group of people out there who not like PNR/UF Novella length stories. So I created Age of the Eclipse with this in mind. Yes, I do listen to comments and reviews regarding my books. This book is over 73K words in length which translated to 212 pages per Amazon.
While we do pick up with DeeDee’s kidnapping by the rippers (vampires), we get to see so much more in this universe and lore than I have shared before. This book introduces vampire hunters and witches to the universe, along with some more of the prophecy. It is also an HEA, B’Lana finally chooses her mate. I hope you are happy with who she chose. The funny thing is that he isn’t who I wanted for her. The story sometimes writes itself, so I have to be open to going with it. At the end of this book, I was happy with who she chose and the outcome.
While there is not a cliffhanger ending, it does set us up nicely for the next book as well as for the series to move on towards other places, and times.
Be sure to go to the very end of the book as there is a sneak peak into Book 6 as well as some information on other books to check out. There is even an offer for a free short audio book, so keep an eye out on the end of the book!
For this post, I would encourage you to also sign up for my newsletter. Just click on the newsletter page listed on the top of this screen and you will see what I am offering to everyone who signs up! Here is a hint, it is a free book.
July 31, 2016
It’s Kindle Fire Giveaway Time! Plus Lots of Great Books to Choose From!
http://www.hjlawson.com/kindle-giveaway/
Hi Everyone! Great news!!!! I have a link here that will get you into a giveaway for a FREE KINDLE FIRE GIVEAWAY!!!!
That’s right, I said FREE!!!! All you have to do is sign up for at least one newsletter in the list of authors and you get one entry into the giveaway. Sign up for more and get more entries! If you sign up for all, then you get the maximum amount of entries for this FREE GIVEAWAY!!!
Head on over to: http://www.hjlawson.com/kindle-giveaway/ and check out all of the authors who are sponsoring this giveaway! Each author listed donated money so the organizer could by the Kindle Fire and send it to the winner! So help an indie author by picking up one of their books through this promotion and then join their mailing list and you could win a free Kindle! Most of the books are available on Kindle Unlimited as well!
Have you read my book yet? It’s Eclipse of the Warrior!
Have you joined my newsletter list yet? Sign up for the JL Hendricks Newsletter option and you will get one free entry into the contest!
Anyone who reads this, if you win, contact me and I will send you a free eBook of mine. You can choose any of my titles that are out by the end of August, 2016. You have to start populating the books on your Kindle somehow, why not start with mine?
July 26, 2016
Introducing Age of the Eclipse Cover Reveal!
I am so excited to reveal my cover for book 5, Age of the Eclipse! I am finalizing the story now, only have about 15K words left to go and then it will go off to the beta readers and I will do my re-writes! That process usually takes 7-10 days. If I focus really hard I can finish the book this week! The reason it is taking so long is that I have sought out professional help for character development. I take all of the suggestions seriously, so if you ever wondered if authors read those reviews, I am proof they do! This book will be full length (over 3 x’s the size of book 1)! I have also been busy writing some short stories for two different anthologies!
One of those released earlier this month, Inanna’s Circle, has the prequel to The Eclipse Series. See yesterday’s post for the details right here http://jlhendricksauthor.com/2016/07/25/seen-inannas-circle-yet/. The story is titled: Age of the Beginning and is book #6 in the anthology, check it out today! It will only be on Kindle Unlimited for a short time.
The other anthology with an original short story in The Eclipse Series is due out soon! Once I have the official release date I will let you know!
If you haven’t read book 1, Eclipse of The Warrior, I highly suggest you pick up a copy of Broken Dreams as it has the entirety of book 1 included in that Anthology by 9 different authors! You can get your copy of Broken Dreams at: http://amzn.to/2ac409L When you spend just .99c or read it on Kindle Unlimited you also get stories by 8 other authors! This is the best deal around!
Now on to the exciting news! Here is the cover reveal for book 5, Age of the Eclipse! Since it is a full length book, it will start out at $2.99 but go up to $3.99 after the first day. So keep an eye out for the new release blog! You might want to subscribe to my blog so you will get the information the day it is released can take advantage of the price savings on day 1! Blog subscription is the second option in the side bar —–>
This book picks up where book 4, Eclipse of the Heart, left off. But it is also the beginning of the next part of the series. B’Lana begins her journey that will see her fulfill the prophecy and we are introduced to new characters as well. Some will die, how could I not kill off new people? Some will stay with us for a while. Magic is also introduced and more about the prophecy is revealed. If you haven’t read the prequel, Eclipse of the Beginning, I suggest you do so now so that you can understand the end of this story.
However, if you have not read any of my books yet, you can jump in here. I wrote it so that new readers can jump in at this point. But I would suggest at least reading the prequel which is in Inanna’s Circle anthology. Then after you read this book, you will probably want to go back and read how it all began for B’Lana. That is why this books begins Part II of my universe.
Suggested reading order:
Prequel – Eclipse of the Beginning inside Inanna’s Circle
Book 1 – Eclipse of the Warrior
Book 5 – Age of the Eclipse (this could go before Book 1 if you wanted) – COMING SOON!
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July 25, 2016
Have You Seen Inanna’s Circle Yet?
Inanna’s Circle is an anthology by 8 different authors and all of the stories in the collection are original! Some are the beginning of a new series, and some are stories within an existing series, like my Eclipse series. For my story, it is a prequel in the Eclipse Universe! This story is told by a narrator, but does include a lot of dialogue from both Ash and Lancer. There is also some insight as to what kind of young woman B’Lana was before her transformation.
Eclipse of the Beginning is the story of how Lancer and Ash discovered B’Lana before that fateful night in an LA alley! They knew who she was and had been watching over her for years before she met them. While you don’t have to read books 1-4 in order to read Eclipse of the Beginning, you should read it before reading book 5, Age of the Eclipse – coming soon.
Come on over to Amazon and pick up your copy of Inanna’s Circle today! It is also available on Kindle Unlimited for a short time!
This anthology is a bit different from others you have seen. It started out as a writing game. One day Kat (the person who edited this anthology) wanted to play a game after a grueling week at work, she came up with the idea for all of us in our writing group to write a new story, at least 10K words, based on some key characteristics that others came up with. Some of the people who came up with our characteristics are famous authors and one is even a very highly respected Professor!
There were multiple character traits that we could choose from, here are two that I chose to include in my story:
A large human, scarred face, fetish for knives and boundless affection for cats,
An extra-large werewolf with an allergy to blonds and computers
Another characteristic we had to choose was at least one line from a scene. I chose the following two scenes to use:
A blood drenched stairway, filled with smoke and fog
An alleyway, dark and mysterious, full of the debris of many and the sounds of no one
As you can see, we had some really interesting ideas to add into our story before we ever even started it! I can’t wait to participate in the next one! I have decided that I will use the next game to create book 6 in my Eclipse Series. This is going to be a huge challenge as I need book 6 to be full length in order to tell the entire story, but I will only have a very short window in which to write it for the game! Others have done 65K words in one week, so I am challenging myself to do the same!
When the next game starts in about a month, I will let you all know so you can cheer me on with this huge challenge!
Inanna’s Circle is available only at Amazon so come on over and get your copy today! Who knows, you might just find your next favorite indie author in this collection!
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July 21, 2016
I Reviewed AJ Chaudhury’s Latest Short Story!
A Song of Blood (Pragjotisha series Book 1) by AJ Chaudhury is available on Amazon at http://amzn.to/29RrvFz
AJ lives in India and is a young, independent author who has a flair for the fantasy realm. This Novella is a prequel to a series he plans on writing next.
This is a story that is steeped in Indian mythology, and I don’t mean American Indian, I mean India Indian. LOL it takes place in centuries past when people still lived in villages and believed in demons.
I don’t normally read this type fantasy, but the world building created by the author was very unique and interesting. He kills a lot of people, which can be fun, but he also makes you care about the characters before he kills them. Since it is based on myth, that actually makes it even more interesting.
The story starts out with the main character being woken up in the middle of the night because the local chieftain’s son was kidnapped. Others had already been taken as well. So most of the men leave the village in search of the kids who are missing. They stumble upon what they think is a demon lair, and violence ensues. I don’t want to give it away, but if you are OK with lots of people dying, then this will be a great book for you to read!
There is even a ghost at the end! I really did like the ending, it seemed to fit just right for the direction the story took. I can almost feel where the future series is going to go with this.
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July 19, 2016
Another List of Wonderful Giveaways!
Are you looking to win some new books? Give this giveaway a try! http://lovekissedbookbargains.com/amazon-author-giveaways/
Just click the link above and you will be taken to a website that a nice list of independent authors who are giving away free copies of their books!!! But hurry up before they are all gone!
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