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HAVEN: BEHIND THE BOOKS – Holly Quinn

For the second installment of Haven: Behind the Books we are going to take a look at the concept art for the Haven character Holly Quinn.  This rare video footage has captured the different stages the character when through.  Haven Team member Juan Caruso demonstrates his raw talent as he brings you from concept to completion. Enjoy the journey!     […]

FOUR BOOKS – FOUR BEST SELLERS – AT THE SAME TIME

Yep, it’s true! For the first time all four of my books are currently on the Amazon Top 100 Best Sellers list for their respective categories at the same time. For an author this is HUGE, and I want to express my sincere appreciation to the Haven and Terra Vonnel fans.  I am truly humbled […]

Haven: Behind the Books – RUGER

We have big plans for the next installment in the Haven Series: Elixir of Life. We are going to dive deep into the world of Haven. There will be more action, more intrigue, and more deception coming your way. There will also be a host of new characters. So as we take this journey together, […]

AMAZON – New Sales Dashboard and Royalty Report

Amazon has added a Sales Dashboard to the KDP Reports page to give you up-to-date reporting of paid, borrowed and free orders as they are placed in Kindle stores worldwide. The new dashboard also helps you track royalties earned as payments are processed for these orders With the new Sales Dashboard you can: - Track […]

Series Updates for Kindle Books on Amazon.com

    Here is a NEW update for Kindle Authors! We’re making updates to the way series books are listed on Amazon.com. Series books are books with multiple volumes—whether they’re each complete books, or individual sections of a longer book. To make these books easier for customers to find, we’re updating how we organize them […]

HAVEN: UPDATES AND FUTURE PROJECTS

I thought I would take a few minutes to share some updates as well as bring you up to speed regarding a few new projects.

Revenge of the Viper Update:

I’m happy to report Haven: Revenge of the Viper is doing quite well, so thank you to all the Haven fans for your continued support. You’re the BEST!

Revenge of the Viper Review:

The reviews are starting to roll in and I wanted to share few of them with you:

“It has been a long time since I stayed up most of the night reading a book. I did last night. I was just going to finish the chapter and then the battle began. I was caught up breathlessly fighting with Alisa protecting her children. I had tears of grief with Sam’s fragile sense of honor. I laughed at the dry sense of humor of Vallen. Demetrius became my protector. Let me not forget Travis’s ability to diffuse any tense moment with his off-handed remarks. And then, there will be Book #3: Haven: Elixir of Life; I cannot wait.

D.C. Akers is a master of suspense. His ability to describe the characters and battle scenes is so realistic; I can see them as if I were watching a video. I was riveted to the written word and scenes before me.” – Linda Skinner

“I couldn’t wait to read this book and it was everything I thought it would be and more. I cried, laughed and thought this is cool magic. Wish I could be them and can’t wait to see what happens next with the kids lives, seeing they are changed forever. – Nancy Reyes

This installment of the Haven Series is a really quick, well written, and exciting read! There are edge-of-your-seat fight scenes, wicked cool magic, and emotions through the roof … all written engagingly and amazingly. The Vipers are written terrifyingly well, in that they are actually nightmares brought to life. The characters are very relatable in their reactions and I love all of the references to Star Wars, Star Trek, and Disney. With new questions brought up in the plot, I can hardly wait to read what happens next!” – Ingrid M

If you have already read Revenge of the Viper please join us and share your experience by adding your own review. You can read more reviews here.

New Audiobook:

Production started a week ago for two new audiobooks, Haven: Revenge of the Viper and the Haven Series Collection. Narrator Lauren Harris will be returning to the project and she will have her work cut out for her as Revenge of the Viper calls for numerous dialects covering multiple nationalities. I can’t wait to get a sample! You can check out a sample of her work here with Haven: A Stranger Magic.

New Website:

We are in the final stages of the new website so I hope to have that wrapped up by April 1st.

Goodreads Book Giveaway:

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Haven: Elixir of Life (Book 3):

The journey begins … I will begin outlining the new manuscript next week and I plan to be up running with the entire Haven team by the first of May. We are shooting for a release date somewhere around the first of 2015.

HAVEN: ELIXIR OF LIFE

Elixir of Life is (Book #3) in the Bestselling series HAVEN, following Revenge of the Viper (BOOK #2) and A Stranger Magic (BOOK 1) which is available as a FREE download at  Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo Books, IBooks/Itunes, and Smashwords!

Many of you have asked when Haven: Elixir of Life will be release. As of right now we are shooting for the first of 2015. I will be sure you update as we get closer.

HAVEN: REVENGE OF THE VIPER HITS AMAZON’S BEST SELLERS LIST FOR PARANORMAL FANTASY

Haven: Revenge of the Viper breaks into the TOP 100 in Amazon’s  Best Sellers list for Paranormal Fantasy! Thank you Haven fans! A special thanks to all my new/old blogger friends! Your support has been amazing!

HAVEN: A STRANGER MAGIC BREAKS INTO AMAZON’S (USA) TOP 100 IN KINDLE

Haven: A Stranger Magic has not only hit #1 in all its major categories in the past, but now has broken into Amazon’s (USA) TOP 100 in Kindle books. The top 100 Bestsellers of Kindle is dominated by romance novels. So the fact that Haven: A Stranger Magic is a novella rather than a novel, and fantasy fiction … well, that is mind-blowing to say the least.

Thank you Haven fans! Your passion and devotion has taken Sam, Travis, and the rest of the Haven gang places we never thought possible.

 

HAVEN: REVENGE OF THE VIPER – AVAILABLE NOW!!

Haven: Revenge of the Viper

Buy: Digital  Buy: Paperback

Revenge of the Viper is (Book #2) in the Bestselling series HAVEN, following A Stranger Magic (BOOK #1) which is available as a FREE download on Amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, Kobo Books, IBooks/Itunes, and Smashwords!



The Great War of Haven ended thirteen years ago but Alisa Dalcome is about to discover that the war did not end for her. Placed on Earth as a sleeper agent for the Majesty of Haven, Alisa had one objective–protect the portal keys at all costs. In the wrong hands the magical keys could jeopardize the safety of everyone on Haven. But Alisa’s relocation was more than just Majesty business; it was also a chance for her to escape her enemies, enemies that still wanted her dead. Alisa wasn’t thinking about herself when she left Haven, she was thinking about her children Sam and Sarah. The Great War had already taken her husband Rylan; she would be damned if she would let it take her children too. But what Alisa didn’t count on was her inquisitive son Sam and his friend Travis. Sam’s world has turned upside down after discovering magic is real. After barely escaping the caves Sam begins to piece together the past day’s events when he stumbles onto his mother’s secret past. With the clues mounting, Sam must dig deeper to uncover the truth that could change his life forever.

But Sam doesn’t realize that his mother’s past has already caught up with them. Hidden within the shadows nearby is Haven’s most malevolent predator–the Viper. A hunter forged from the blackest of magic, it watches, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Can Sam uncover the truth in time or will his mother’s past collide with the present placing them all in grave danger?

Haven Series Collection

Buy: Digital  Buy: Paperback

Known as a place of refuge, Haven is a sanctuary for those with supernatural abilities. Decades of peace between the Witches, Vampires, Goblins, Elves, and Orcs is coming to an end. Now the once tranquil world is shrouded in deception and corruption. Dark secrets tear at the very fabric of their alliance, giving way to an evil that stirs in the shadows. Exhilarating and utterly gripping, the HAVEN series is an action-packed journey full of suspense, magic, mystery, and intrigue.

A Stranger Magic (Book 1):

Sam Dalcome thinks he is so completely average that no one ever notices him. Until he discovers a mysterious stranger outside his home. Bewildered, he tries to uncover the stranger’s intentions. But Sam is sidetracked when he and his friend Travis discover a secret passageway deep in the town’s quarry that leads to a hidden cavern. What they uncover next will not only change their lives forever, but will uncover the first clue to a deadly Dalcome family secret. Sam finds himself drawn into a world of mystery and magic he never knew existed, which brings him closer to a destiny he never knew was possible. 

Revenge of the Viper (Book 2):

The Great War of Haven ended thirteen years ago but Alisa Dalcome is about to discover that the war did not end for her. Placed on Earth as a sleeper agent for the Majesty of Haven, Alisa had one objective—protect the portal keys at all costs. In the wrong hands the magical keys could jeopardize the safety of everyone on Haven. But Alisa’s relocation was more than just Majesty business; it was also a chance for her to escape her enemies, enemies that still wanted her dead. Alisa wasn’t thinking about herself when she left Haven, she was thinking about her children Sam and Sarah. The Great War had already taken her husband Rylan; she would be damned if she would let it take her children too. But what Alisa didn’t count on was her inquisitive son Sam and his friend Travis. Sam’s world has turned upside down after discovering magic is real. After barely escaping the caves Sam begins to piece together the past day’s events when he stumbles onto his mother’s secret past. With the clues mounting, Sam must dig deeper to uncover the truth that could change his life forever.

But Sam doesn’t realize that his mother’s past has already caught up with them. Hidden within the shadows nearby is Haven’s most malevolent predator—the Viper. A hunter forged from the blackest of magic, it watches, waiting for the perfect moment to strike. Can Sam uncover the truth in time or will his mother’s past collide with the present placing them all in grave danger?