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Featured author: Cyrus Keith

Today I would like to talk to you a little about a great author and friend of mine – Cyrus Keith. I’ve known Cyrus for some years now, as we frequent the same online critique group, and his insights and knowledge have saved my hide many times. This knowledge and skillz go into every one of his novels – thrillers, military sci-fi, in fact, action movies in print – making them edge-of-your-seat works I would highly recommend to every one of you.

Where you can find out more about Cyrus’s writing and published books:

http://cyruskeith.blogspot.com/

WHO IS CYRUS KEITH?

Born and raised in Northern Indiana, he grew up learning how to camp and fish with his scoutmaster dad, who instilled in him a love for the outdoors and nature.  A U.S Air Force veteran trained in electronics repair and battlefield aid, he’s worked a wild variety of jobs and has played bass with the best rock-punk band that never launched a record, invented the best board game that never sold a copy, and with a friend developed a role-playing game that to this day gathers dust in a Rhode Island closet. Currently, he makes a living as an avionics technician for corporate jets.

No wonder he knows so much about the army and technology. Nah!

Cyrus has already published an acclaimed military sci-fi series – The NADIA Project. Book 1 “Becoming Nadia” has won Best Thriller honors at  EPICon 2012, and was a Top Ten Finisher for Best Thriller in the Preditors and Editor’s Reader’s Poll for 2012! And let me tell you, the sequels are even better.

Without further ado, let me introduce to you The NADIA Project, published with MuseItUp Publishing – and don’t forget to scroll down to read an excerpt from Critical Mass, book 3 in the series!!

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There’s only one thing that pretty, popular TV reporter Nadia Velasquez is missing: her

memory from before the explosion that killed everyone else in the room, including the

President of Nigeria. But from the moment she meets FBI agent Jon Daniels, all hell breaks

loose. Friends turn into deadly enemies overnight, and she has no idea who she can trust

anymore.

When Jon and Nadia investigate further, they discover the living terror that is the truth

behind Nadia’s existence, a truth that could mean the death of millions.

Buy Becoming NADIA here

In the second installment of The NADIA Project, the potential stakes are raised even higher. The lab where Nadia was built is no more. But when The Pinnacle strikes back at the government agencies trying to crack its secrets, a horrible truth emerges: The evil cabal of kingmakers is still building living weapons of mass destruction somewhere on the globe.Jon Daniels and Nadia Velasquez must find the lab and stop it before a new wave of terror erupts across the world. In order to succeed, though, they must get through The Pinnacle’s most deadly weapon: Jenna Paine.

All who stand between evil and the innocent are two ancient warriors, a misfit genius, a rogue FBI agent, and a living antimatter bomb named NADIA.

Buy Unalive here







Jenna Paine is a super spy, genetically enhanced to be more than human. Nadia Velasquez is a living weapon of mass destruction. When the secret organization who built them both decides they are no longer useful, two enemies are thrown together for the only purposes they could have in common: survival and revenge.

There’s only one way out of The Pinnacle, and that’s on a coroner’s slab. Jenna lives through a treacherous attack vowing to exact her vengeance on the people who trained her to be the most deadly agent on the planet. Wounded and on the run, she turns to the man who’s sworn to make her face charges for her involvement in The Pinnacle’s nefarious schemes.

After years spent hiding from The Pinnacle, Nadia runs into the one thing she never counted on: Shelf life. As her body breaks down, she realizes it’s only a matter of the short time she has left to redeem her existence and give her daughter a chance to live free.

In the final showdown, the two transhumans join forces against a common enemy, and The Pinnacle come to know the deadly significance of…

Critical Mass

Buy Critical Mass Here

Coming soon: Lies and Paine 

Jenna Paine doesn’t know how “special” she really is. Raised by her scientist mother and a Japanese tutor named Mama-San, her special abilities go unnoticed in the hustle and bustle of her schoolwork and training. However, other eyes are watching as well, from behind a veil of secrets. And they have plans for someone with precisely Jenna’s talents.

In college, she meets a group of people who introduce her to a new vision for world peace, and a way to realize it.

But when the cost for peace is measured in blood, can Jenna get out before it’s too late?

Excerpt from Critical Mass:

Consciousness sifted back into Jenna’s mind along with the searing pain in her

abdomen. The fire grew in intensity as she became more aware, drawing an

involuntary moan from her lips. The pain became a monster, feeding on her body

bite by bite until she began to writhe in spite of her best efforts to control it on her

own. Her wrists and ankles came up short against stops. In her semi-conscious

state, fear shook free from its bonds in her mind, and the writhing turned into

thrashing. Every movement made the pain worse, and every twinge of pain brought

on an involuntary jerk of an arm or leg.
A woman’s voice reached through the torment; a hand on her shoulder pressed

her down into the bed. “Jenna? Jenna, stop. Listen to me!”
The sharp order got Jenna’s attention, helped her to focus. She stilled, sank into

her training, and opened her eyes. After fighting the pain tiger back into its cage,

Jenna ran down her checklist. First, evaluate your surroundings. The light in the

concrete block room was dimmed to a comfortable level. A faint musty odor stung

her nostrils. I’m underground. A basement…?
A plump, freckled woman in her thirties with curly auburn hair hovered above

the bed, both hands on Jenna’s shoulders. Wrinkled blue scrubs rustled softly as

she turned her attention to prepping a syringe filled with an amber liquid. “Do you

need something for pain?”
Jenna forced herself to remain calm. I was with Jon. I’m still alive; they didn’t

find us. Unless they did, and I’m going to just lay here and take a needle like a dog

to be put down. No way in hell—
The other woman seemed to know what was in Jenna’s mind. She held up the

vial from which she’d taken the serum so Jenna could see. “It’s okay, just

morphine. Please, let me help you.”
Jenna didn’t look at the bottle. She stared at the woman’s face, reading

everything she could. All she saw was open sincerity. Jenna finally nodded and

sagged back against the mattress, sweat beading on her brow. The trembling in her

limbs stilled as a warm sensation crawled up her arm. Seconds later, a fresh

blanket was pulled up to her chest. As the painkiller took hold, she managed a

weak “Thank you.” That was when she noticed how dry her throat was. She could

barely croak, “Water, please?”
The other woman stepped closer. The look in her eyes betrayed a mixture of

relief and fear. “Y-yeah, sure, hang on.” She stood and rapped on the door twice,

paused, and then rapped once more. Jenna heard a man’s voice on the other side,

old and hoarse, but strong. The freckled woman said, “She’s awake. Get Jon,”

before pouring some water from a pitcher into a glass and inserting a straw. After

she helped Jenna to a few sips, she sat back down. “How do you feel now?”

“Better, I guess. I suppose it’s out of line to ask where I am?”
The woman smiled a wide, nervous grin and said, “Why don’t we start with

some introductions? I’m Beth.” She took Jenna’s hand in her own. Beth’s fingers

trembled, but her smile was sincere.
“I guess you already know me.”
“You’re Jenna.”
“Why am I tied up like a pig in a poke?”
“I’m sure you can guess. You’re in a safe place, though.”
“How did everything come out?”
“We worked on you for quite a while. You had a couple close calls. You lost a

lot of blood. Can you tell me what happened?”
“Is it okay if I plead the Fifth for now?”
“Sure. More water?” Beth held the straw to Jenna’s lips. Jenna drained the cup

all the way down to the slurp at the bottom before she let go. “FYI, I’m not a cop. I

used to work at the hospital in Twin Oaks Spa. On a scale of one to ten, how’s the

pain?”
“Three,” Jenna lied. It hurt like hell, but she didn’t want to be all drugged out

anymore. She would need a sharp mind from here on out.
Beth looked into Jenna’s eyes and stared at her for a few disturbing seconds.

“Uh-huh.” She nodded and pushed a syringe into Jenna’s IV line. “I’m just going

to give you a bump, anyway, to stay on top of it. Don’t worry. I’m halving the

dose. You’ll still be reasonably sharp.”
“For what?”
A knock came at the door. Beth spoke loud enough for the person on the other

side of the door to hear. “We’re good. Come on in.”
A deadbolt slid back, a second lock opened, and the door swung in to admit

Jon Daniels. He closed the door behind him, and the locks clicked back into place.

One nurse, Jon, and whoever is beyond that door. Probably a couple more

upstairs. Outside, who knows? I might be on an Army base for all I know. Not that

I’m in any shape to escape. A toddler could tackle me right now.
Jon stepped up to the bedside, placing his hands on the side rail as he did.

“Hey, Jenna. Sorry about the straps. I’m sure you understand.”
“Under different circumstances, I’m sure it would have been fun. I guess I

should thank you.”
“I guess you’re welcome. Thanks for agreeing to meet me.”
Jenna stared at the ceiling. “Not like I had any other choice at the time.”
“Who shot you?”
What do you care? “I was cleaning my gun and it went off.”
“Nice try. The hit didn’t quite go as planned, did it? Who was the target?”
“Is that what you wanted to talk to me about? Because the last I heard, you

were a special agent for the FBI. As in, anything I say can and will be used against

me—”
“You’re not under arrest, Jenna. That’s not what this is about.”
“Then what’s with the straps? Why am I being held underground? And who’s

outside that locked door? I know when I’m being held prisoner.” Jenna tried to sit

up. A spasm ripped through her torso. She squinted and flopped back down with a

moan.
“You haven’t exactly proven that we can trust you yet,” said Jon, “and the

stakes are too high to take any chances right now. Just take it easy and get better.

We’ll have time to talk later.”
“We’ll see about that.”
Jon turned and left the room, leaving Jenna alone with Beth.
Beth checked Jenna’s IV, and then drew the covers back. “Let’s have a look at

your incision.”
“Can I at least have my hands untied?”
Beth looked at Jenna, and in her eyes, Jenna saw fear akin to a bird looking

into the eyes of a cat.
“You know what I am, don’t you?” asked Jenna.
Beth’s hands trembled as she lifted up Jenna’s gown and checked the dressing

on her abdomen. “What you are doesn’t worry me. It’s what you can do that

frightens the hell out of me.”
“Does it look like I can do anything in my condition? Believe me, if I don’t

want to be tied up, I won’t be for long.”
“Did you kill Mark Boyle? The man who was holding us?”
The question took Jenna off-guard. She tried to find some safe way to answer,

but couldn’t think of anything to say that couldn’t be taken the wrong way. Damn

painkillers.
Beth broke the pause. “Because if you did, I’d say thank you. He…” Her lips

clamped shut for a second. When she continued, her voice cracked. “He blew my

friend’s brains all over the floor, right in front of me. And he was going to kill us,

too. Nadia said it was you. I… I don’t want anyone to die. But he needed to die for

what he did. So thank you.” She covered Jenna back up. “Dressing looks good for

now. We’ll check it again in a couple hours.”
So what do you say to that, Jenna? “Sure, no problem. Anyone else you want

wiped out? I happen to be between jobs right now, rates cheap.” Yeah, right. It

was an order, plain and simple. He was being cut loose. Just like me. The only

difference is I made it out alive. “Okay.” Jenna closed her eyes and took a deep,

slow breath, focusing all her energy on calming her pain receptors. With the added

boost from the drugs Beth administered, she was able to quiet the spasms down,

and drifted off into a fitful sleep.

Easter Book Extravaganza – big book promo!!!

Welcome to Easter Book Extravaganza! Happy Easter means reading good books, and getting those books cheap – well… that’s a good feeling, isn’t it?

Which is why I joined in with many other authors to offer you our books in very low prices just in time for Easter.

The organizing author – who just by chance also resides here in Cyprus – is well known author Faith Helen Mortimer, and here is the site where you can find all those books on promotion!!!

Faith Mortimer’s blog – Easter Book Extravaganza

I am offering my novel Rex Rising at the lowest possible price – 99c. I earn practically nothing from this – but I am pleased when my books are read!

So here it is – just click on the cover for the link:

 

So HAPPY EASTER, HAPPY READING – AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Writing update – what the heck is going on?

Back from the silent void, here I come. Apologies for the disappearing act. This new year 2013 has been full and not always with good stuff.

I have just lost my last grandparent – my grandfather who raised me with stories of his occupied town, Famagousta, and his youth when coaches still rattled through the streets, dunes still existed where now hotels stand, the people all knew each other and camels ran the distance between the capital and the coast, carrying goods. He was my first and top storyteller, and he was telling me stories right to the end, two weeks ago when we last talked and he was still fine. I will sorely miss him. I already do. I will write a post just about him as soon as I feel up to it.

The other reason I’ve been silent is that I was working on my book about dragons of the world to be published with Tyche Press. The deadline was last week and I finally finished!!! The book is now with the publisher, to like or reject, but at last I have time to write stories again. Don’t get me wrong: I loved writing about the dragons. This is a project I’ve wanted to undertake for many years now, and I am thrilled it’s been written. But many stories are calling me and characters are wailing in my ears, demanding I tell their stories.

 

So here is where I stand right now: Still in shock from my grandfather’s death, but determined to start writing again. The schedule stands as follows:

1) revise episode 3 of Boreal and John Grey (it’s written – but I had some ideas about restructuring it last month…)

2) spend april writing book 4 of Elei’s Chronicles (Rex Aftermath) AT LAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And that’s plenty for now. Wish me luck.

 

Happy Read Across America Day!!! (and freebie!)

Morning readers! Happy Read Across America Day!!!

Sorry I more or less disappeared from the blogging world. I’ve been writing a book about dragons of the world for Tyche Press and I’m almost – almost! – done… I will tell you more about it soon.

For now, keep reading and having fun! For the occasion, I have set a short epic fantasy story FREE for all of you. Just click on the image to be taken to the amazon page.

Have a wonderful day!

Oh, and check this blog for more freebies for Read Across America Day!

 

 

Guest Author: Karl Jones

Today I have, as my guest, thriller author Karl Jones who agreed to come over and tell us about his latest release, Devil’s Spawn. So without further ado, let’s see what Karl has to say:

 

Over the course of the past year and more I have experimented with a variety of different genres in my writing, exploring ideas that have come to me to see whether I can make them work.

So far I have written a dramatic thriller, a sci-fi adventure, an assortment of horror shorts, ranging from vampire stories to slasher style stories, and I have co-written a couple of erotica titles. The erotica titles have been by far the most successful, which is no surprise given the global phenomenon that is 50 Shades of Grey, and they are proving a nice source of sales and income.

My latest genre experiment is paranormal; Devil’s Spawn, Devil’s Pawn is a paranormal novel set in the modern era. I wrote the first draft of this novel a number of years ago, I forget how many, and have spent the past several months working feverishly to rewrite it into something much more presentable than it was. Being out of work has provided with me with plenty of time to work and as a result I have, in the last few days, managed to finish the editing of this novel and organised the cover.

 

 

Devil’s Spawn, Devil’s Pawn

After more than six millennia at the mercy of his hated enemy, Jacarendu has come up with a means of not only escaping his prison but of restoring his powers so he can resume his rightful position as god.

His plan relies on a slave and the daughter she will bear for him, and the hope that his loyal followers can keep his daughter safe until she is old enough to free him.

Neloty, his hated enemy, is not about to allow him to be freed however, no matter how many people have to be killed to keep him a prisoner.

 

Enjoy a brief sample:

“Lucia.” The voice sounded suddenly in the kitchen, startling her from her reverie.

She recognised the voice instantly, it belonged to Ettore, the high priest’s son, the man she hated most of all those in the castle, and her heart pounded in her chest as she spun to face him, hurriedly hiding the knife behind her back. Throughout the years he had been her biggest, and most persistent, tormentor; he had raped and beaten her repeatedly, stolen their child away before she could even hold it once, and he had killed her father when he tried to protect her.

“Come here,” the young man, who was only a few years older than her, commanded, and for once Lucia did not hesitate or try to resist the order.

Lucia stopped in front of Ettore, close enough to see the grey of his eyes and smell the fish that always stained his breath. He ate little meat, preferring fish, a preference that left him with rank breath that made her want to throw up whenever she was forced to be close to him. On that occasion though, she had a smile on her face, a smile that she saw confused Ettore; she hadn’t smiled at him since the day of her twelfth birthday.

Despite his uncertainty over the unexpected smile he grabbed her and pulled her close so he could kiss her. As his lips descended toward hers Lucia struck; pulling her head back away from him she brought her hand up and stabbed down with the knife she had concealed. The large blade slid into Ettore’s neck with little resistance and blood spurted high into the air, before falling to stain her shoulder and the floor behind her.

The first strike was a killing blow, severing the jugular, though Lucia didn’t know that and she wrenched the knife free so she could stab him again, and again. Her breath came in ragged gasps as she repeatedly stabbed the man she hated more than any other.

It wasn’t until Jacarendu’s voice came to her that she stopped. “Lucia, you must forget him, he is dead; you must come to me, now,” he told her, his voice low and soothing as he sought to break through her insanity. “You need not worry about those who have hurt you in the past,” he said, relieved when she pulled the knife from Ettore’s body and got to her feet once more. “I will punish them for you in good time; you must come to me now so I can be free. When I am free I will make them suffer as they cannot imagine in their worst nightmares.”

Lucia ignored the blood that dripped from the blade in her hand as she obeyed her master’s command and left the kitchen, making her way to the stairs that led down to the dungeon. She had never been there before, but Jacarendu had shown her the way in her dreams so she had no problem finding the ancient and rotted door.

You can buy the book at the following locations

Amazon com

Amazon UK

Barnes and Noble

iTunes

 

Black Sheep tour (Feb 13-25) and promotion – guest author Kia Zi Shiru

Author Kia Zi Shiru is here today to talk about her books and her new release Black Sheep: Loving in the present. Her books are centered around elements such as Young Adults, gay themes, strong females and minority characters in fantasy settings.

Check further down for the promotion – Book 1 of the series is offered at $0.99 for the duration of the promo!!!

 

 

Chrys: Hi and welcome to my blog! Why don’t you tell us a few words about yourself first?

Kia: Hi guys, I’m Kia, a Dutch girl studying in the UK. I like writing, reading, learning languages and gaming. I spend most of my time either listening/watching Japanese bands or playing videogames. That is if I’m not reading or writing.

Chrys: What genre(s) do you write and why?

Kia: Most of the things I write would be considered to be the young adult range, though my upcoming releases are more college age range than high school range like Black Sheep. Another recurring theme/genre is that my books have gay protagonists, all dealing with different things.

Why? Hmm, I guess because it interests me, I like to read books like that so I write them. Much more reason I don’t need to start a project.

Chrys: What can you tell us about your writing projects and recent releases?

Kia: Right now I’m writing a story for later this year which is a sort of vampire romance. Though the vampire element isn’t too big in the part I’m writing at his moment. I’m having a lot of fun with it since I can just be silly with it. It doesn’t have a title yet sadly enough.

This is only the second book in the Black Sheep Trilogy so the next release coming up will be the third and last book.

Chrys: Tell us about your latest release (could include blurb, small excerpt like 200 words).

Kia: Black Sheep: Loving in the Present takes off where Letting go of the Past ended, with Vic in the hospital and Jack has just been told about Vic’s past. A lot of the story breaks in different parts here. Vic has to go back to a mental hospital, Jack gets kicked out of his house and Adam seems to have hidden something from everyone.

The story takes us through all the struggles that the guys go through to get healthy and happy. But as they are celebrating Tom’s birthday there seem to be more secrets going around than everyone thought and Vic runs off. Angry. He then seeks help in a place he shouldn’t, in the end not just putting himself but also Jack in danger.

Chrys: What gave you the idea for this book?

Kia: There isn’t one specific idea that sparked the Black Sheep Trilogy but as I had started it I kept writing it because I was curious what would happen next. This second book is where my ideas actually started. The last chapter I had originally planned for this second book was the first thing I wrote for Black Sheep. The chapter is no longer in the story but I did add it to the book as a little extra thing.

Chrys: What is special about this book – what sets it apart?

Kia: I think the thing that sets apart of other books within the genre is that it doesn’t just deal with Vic and his problems but also largely deals with how his problems affect the people around him. I wanted to write not just from the perspective of someone who is depressed and trying to recover from an abusive relationship but also how his friends and family not only deal with the situation but how it influences their own lives.

Chrys: Do you have a favorite scene in the book?

Kia: Ooh, good question. I do have one though it’s a bit of a creepy one. One of the earlier chapters in Loving in the Present deals with how Vic experiences his self harming and the scene always stands out to me and creeps even me out when I read it because it’s conflicted and slightly twisted but it makes total sense to Vic.

Chrys: What kind of research did you do for this story?

Kia: I read a lot of books about things like depressions. I watched movies. But most of all I listened to people online. People who shared their stories or were trying to get through things. The things that most influenced me while writing Black Sheep were simply people who shared their experiences.

Chrys: Where can people learn more about you and your writing?

Kia: Search me. Naaaah, I’ll help you out. You can find me on twitter, I have a fanpage on facebook and of course my website.

Website www.5timeschaos.com

Twitter http://twitter.com/kiazishiru

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/KiaShiru

 

PROMOTION FOR THE NEW RELEASE!!!!!!!

Letting go of the Past (Black Sheep Trilogy #1) is on sale for $0.99 for the time the tour runs!!

Black Sheep: Letting go of the Past on sale for $0.99 (Feb 13-25)

Amazon COM

Amazon UK

Smashwords

Kobo

 

Book blurb and links for Black Sheep: Loving in the present (Book 2):

Vic has taken a turn for the worse and is back in the psychiatric hospital. Jack gets kicked out of his house when his parents find out that he is gay. The reason Adam is not getting better is revealed. And that is just the beginning.

Everybody is lost and trying to not let it spiral out of control. Jack moves in with Vic’s family, making it his temporary home until he can move in with his brother and sister. Vic’s health doesn’t improve until he hears about Adam, at which point he put his mind to getting better. Adam on the other hand is fighting his own feelings about Vic’s illness and questions their friendship.

When Vic and Jack visit Adam and Tom for Tom’s birthday, it seems like a great way to let loose, but Vic is hiding more secrets than anyone knew and when they are exposed the situation explodes. Vic storms off in anger and seeks solace in dangerous places and, unknowingly, putting not just himself, but Jack too at risk.

 

 Buy links:

Amazon.com

Amazon.co.uk

Smashwords

Kobo

 

Book excerpt:

 

“Anne, I’m scared.” Adam’s voice wakes me from my light slumber. He is standing in the doorway, his pale skin and tiny frame illuminated by the light from the hallway.

I move aside and hold the blanket up so he can join me in the bed. He is shaking violently, clutching me hard. I wrap my arms around him. He has gotten so thin, so very thin. I can feel every bone under his skin. Vic said that he’s lost weight but I didn’t realize it was this bad. The clothes usually cover up everything pretty well but in just sweats and a t-shirt there is nothing to hide his skinny frame. I’m not sure how long he has been out from under the blankets but he is freezing cold.

“What is going on? What are you so scared of?” I move my hands up and down his back, trying to warm him up. Every bump on his spine is poking out.

“I… I’m scared he won’t want to get better this time. Even with Jack around he saw no reason to keep on living. Why would he get better there if even Jack can’t stop him from tying to kill himself?”

“I don’t know,” I whisper, my heart sad. “We have to try. We have to trust they can help him this time.”

“I’m not even sure I trust them anymore. I don’t know, I’m so confused.” Adam sighs deep, his breath tickling my neck. I hold him in my arms, hoping to warm him, but every bit of heat seems to be leaving him immediately. I look at the clock. It’s just past three.

“I don’t know either, but there is no use thinking about it right now. Try to go back to sleep, okay?” I kiss the top of his head as I feel myself drifting off at the familiarity of holding Adam like this, good memories of our childhood enough to bring me back to sleep quickly.

 

About Kia

Kia Zi Shiru is a Dutch girl studying English and Creative Writing in the UK. Amongst her interests she finds writing, reading, doing research and learning different languages (including but not limited to: English, Dutch, French, German, HTML, Java, PHP and Assembly). Her writing and reading habits include books with Young Adults, gay themes, strong female or minority characters and fantasy elements (more often then not all at the same time).

You can find her:

Website www.5timeschaos.com

Twitter http://twitter.com/kiazishiru

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/KiaShiru

 

 

January giveaway alert!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A new year has begun and while I’m laboring away, hidden in my office, working on the production of a book about dragons of the world, I thought I might give readers some of my books as a good start to 2013.

So, let’s see. No less than four books are free today and in the next two days! And they are:

CLICK ON THE IMAGE FOR THE LINK TO THE BOOK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

First book in the YA sci-fi series “Elei’s Chronicles”

In a world where parasites create new human races, Elei leads a peaceful life — until a mysterious attack on his boss sends him fleeing with a bullet in his side. Pursued for a secret he does not possess and with the fleet at his heels, he has but one thought: to stay alive. His pursuers aren’t inclined to sit down and talk, although that’s not the end of Elei’s troubles. The two powerful parasites inhabiting his body, at a balance until now, choose this moment to bring him down, leaving Elei with no choice but to trust in people he hardly knows. It won’t be long before he realizes he must find out this deadly secret – a secret that might change the fate of his world and everything he has ever known – or die trying.

Short Clockpunk story

Raven is a clockwork boy, created for a childless queen. Something has gone very wrong in his creation, for he has no feelings. Rejected by his mother, sent to the crystal mines, Raven has no fear, no anger, and no hope. But his maker has been looking for him, bearing three dangerous gifts. If Raven accepts them, he will never be the same again. Based on the fairytale of Snow White.

It includes a bonus short story, “The Truth”, a retelling of the fairytale of Rumpelstiltskin.

Urban Fantasy

This is Episode One in the serial “Boreal and John Grey”. It is novella-length – about 60 pages.

Episode Two “The Gate” out now.

Centuries ago, they tried to invade us and failed. Now the elves are back.

Paranormal Bureau Agent Ella Jones knows her job: fight the Shades living between worlds and keep everyone safe. But then her partner goes missing, a mysterious guy saves her life, and increasingly dangerous creatures slip into her city. After centuries of peace, the gates beyond the Veil are opening and an old enemy is returning: the elves.

Ella needs to find her partner, uncover the identity of her savior, and find a way to stop the elves from invading again. With the world going to hell, what’s a girl to do but grab her guns and knives and figure it all out, one way or another.

 

Three short fantasy stories set in three different worlds of magic.

Indra’s Return: Indra returns from exile with one purpose: to take revenge on the Elven King for sending him away.

World of Shells: When Aima doesn’t returned by nightfall, Jun sets out to find her. But the World of Shells is a dangerous place when light fades.

The Wolf Game: In a world where the undead rule, and shape-shifters are owned and kept by mortals, Mara, a shadow woman, acts as a guard for Riffa, a ghoul. When a white werewolf saves Mara in a fight, a bond forms between them.

Well, grab your copies and start reading – and may this year bring you lost of wonderful books!!!

January YA fiction giveaway!!!

Do you like Young Adult fiction? Are you looking for books to read for 2013? Awesome books? For free? Well, I have joined a group of awesome YA authors and the amazing Elle Casey for a huge giveaway this month!!!

Just click on the banner below to take you to Elle Casey’s blog where you can browse through the list of books on offer and enter the lottery to win one or more titles!!!

 

What are you waiting for? Go and enter the giveaway!!! It’s open until January 15th.

Happy Reading!

New release today – urban fantasy fans?

Heya all. First things first: Happy New Year! May it bring you health and joy and may you accomplish your goals and find what you need.

May 2013 contain many books, dragons and elves and steampunk machines, and all the things that make one happy.

Now, quick update on authorly issues:

I have taken a break from Elei’s Chronicles (not long!) to write a book about dragons – their origins, morphology, habitat and general awesomeness. It’s a non fiction book and requires lots of research. Deadline is 15 February, so I more or less dropped everything else to write it.

More or less. I kept at a smaller project as a breather during december, and what came out is The Encounter: Episode One of Boreal and John Grey, the serial I mentioned last month. The Encounter is urban fantasy and will be published in 3 or more parts (let’s see where the story takes me) over the next months.

Episode One is now live:

Amazon

Smashwords

I plan for Episode 2 to go live in a couple of weeks. So, if you like fantasy with all those lovely creatures – elves, kobolds, trolls, dragons and more, then this might be a story for you.

Happy Reading!!!

 

 

Cover reveal for my new serial!

Cover reveal for my new serial, Boreal and John Grey!

 

 

 

Centuries ago they tried to invade us, but the gates closed, leaving them out. Now the elves are back.

 

Paranormal Bureau Agent Ella Jensen knows her job: fight the Shades slipping through the Veil between worlds and keep everyone safe. But then her partner goes missing, a hot guy saves her life, and there is talk of the gates opening once more. What’s a girl to do but grab her guns and knives and figure it all out, one way or another.