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December 1, 2020
Free Fiction Feature December 2020 | Legends of Lasniniar: Adventure Takes a Holiday
Barlo lumbers through the snow along a narrow mountain path. A substantial trail follows in the dwarfs wake.
Iarion leads the way. His light, elven feet barely make an impression in the snow. Barlo would like to blame his pulled groin for his own awkwardness, but he knows Iarion would never let him get away with it.
As night falls, a storm closes in.
Definitely not the holiday Barlo hoped for.
A stand-alone misadventure story of the unlikely friends Iarion and Barlo from the World of...
November 15, 2020
New Websites! (The quest for world domination continues…)
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November 1, 2020
Free Fiction Feature November 2020 | Legends of Lasniniar: Legacy Hunter
Barlo stares at the limp, elven form on his couch. A poisoned goblin arrow protrudes from the creatures shoulder. A long knife hangs from its belt.
How could his wife think to tend the elf stranger and leave her patient armed? Elves do not belong in Dwarvenhome. Especially not ones with weapons.
But the elfs presence presents another problem to the dwarven clan chief.
What brings goblins so close to Dwarvenhome?
A stand-alone story from the World of Lasniniar epic fantasy series by...
October 1, 2020
Free Fiction Feature October 2020 | Under Wraps: A Kira Brightwell Short Novel
Halloween. A time for costumes and crime.
Neither hold interest for Kira Brightwell. She only wants to find a way to move on with her life after the trauma she endured three months ago. (That, and track down the man responsible.)
But the local police receive an anonymous tip with a growing list of decrypted namesa list that threatens to shake the suburban, California town to its core.
And just like that, Kiras world gets turned upside down.
A stand-alone short novel of Kiras recent past in...
September 3, 2020
Free Fiction Feature | Legends of Lasniniar: The Bearded Ones
Before diving into this short story, theres a bit of housekeeping to get out of the way
Over the next several weeks, Im going to be working on building two sub-sites that branch off of this main site: one focusing on my fantasy work, and the other on my crime fiction. (I want to keep things relevant for visitors, so Im not talking about fantasy to readers who are interested in crime fiction, and vice versa.)
Ill be holding off on blogging for the most part, but these free fiction posts will...
August 13, 2020
New Release News and Promos: August 2020
I cant believe its August These past few months feel like some weird, alternate reality.
Were coming onto the last two of the Kira Brightwell shorts I have planned for this run (August and September) before Ill start formatting and releasing all the existing Kira novels and shorts as collections, with one new collection coming out each month for five months.
On the fantasy side, all of the Lasniniar collections are done (for the moment), and Im focusing on Fatal Empire now, with the remaining...
August 6, 2020
Free Fiction Feature | Legends of Lasniniar: The Vow
Nimrilwyn swims the seas of Ralvaniara respected member of the Folk.
One of the few who takes an interest in the land-dwelling elves.
None of the Folk understand her friendship with them. Why bother to form a bond with those who can never know life beneath the waves?
But Nimrilwyn values her unusual friendships. She prides herself on her loyalty. Even to those not of her own kind.
No matter the cost.
Visit the sprawling past of the World of Lasniniar series in this stand-alone fantasy story...
July 29, 2020
ONLY 3 DAYS LEFT! Get 2 additional series adventures for FREE: Smashwords Summer Sale 2020, Phase 5
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Time is running out The Smashwords Summer Sale is only on for 3 more days. Save on tons of ebooks by various authors until until July 31st!As Ive already mentioned in previous posts, Im participating in the sale this year in phases. Today marks the start of the final phase.
NEW! Phase 5 (3 Days Only): Get 2 additional series adventures for FREE until July 31st! Legends of Lasniniar: Adventure Takes a Holiday
Barlo lumbers through the...
July 23, 2020
Welcome to the Dharakmeni Empire! (Writing Roundup, July 2020)
Important tomes in any adventurers library.
A few months ago, I had an idea. I wanted to create a freebie I could give away as a gift for subscribing to my newsletter group. But I also wanted it to include things that would appeal to both new and regular readers of my work, AND I wanted something that would provide an introduction to each of the series I write, across both the fantasy and crime fiction genres, to encourage people to dip their toes into each to see what they like.
This ended...
July 22, 2020
SAVE 25% on All Remaining Series Novels: Smashwords Summer Sale 2020, Phase 4
Dont miss out! The Smashwords Summer Sale is still on for 10 more days Save on tons of ebooks by various authors until until July 31st!
As Ive already mentioned in previous posts, Im participating in the sale this year in phases.
NEW! Phase 4: Save 25% on all remaining novels from the World of Lasniniar and Kira Brightwell series until July 31st! Godmaker (Lasniniar Book 6)
Iarion never meant to free the Unborn.
Now the humans of Lasniniar worship the host of lawless, magical entities as...
