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October 2, 2012
MORTAL TIES Release Day
MORTAL TIES: Oct.2, 2012
Lily and Rule race to recover a stolen magical prototype and find Robert Friar’s sticky footprints all over the place. Robert Friar―killer, madman, and acolyte of the Old One the lupi are at war with--an Old One whose power is almost as vast as her ambition.
Read an excerpt . . .
Buy it at B&N.com or Amazon
September 25, 2012
Countdown
Five days until MORTAL TIES
is released!
July 8, 2012
Novellas Available
Good news for anyone who's hesitated to buy the
complete anthologies containing my lupi novellas,
or for those who missed one. They're being
released as standalone ebooks, starting with
"Originally Human"--Molly & Michael's story.
Here's the schedule for releases:
Aug. 2012 Originally Human (was part of CRAVINGS)
When Molly stumbles across a gorgeous young man with a faulty memory
who's being chased by some very scary folks, she can't resist giving him
a helping hand. But he's no more what he seems than she is. They have
to solve the riddle of his origin before his past--or hers--catches up with them.
Sept. 2012 Inhuman (was part of ON THE PROWL) [image error]
Kai Tallman Michalski is a reluctant telepath with a skewed Gift—she sees thoughts instead of experiencing them. So she’s known all along that Nathan isn’t human. She knows, too, that he’ll be leaving soon, so she keeps a sensible grip on her emotions—until a third victim is found and she’s forced to team
up with Nathan to stop a killer from striking again.
Oct. 2012 MORTAL TIES (next full-length book)
Lily and Rule race to recover a stolen magical prototype and find
Robert Friar’s sticky footprints all over the place. Robert Friar―killer, madman, and acolyte of the Old One the lupi are at war with--an Old One whose power is almost as vast as her ambition.
. . . I believe the sequence will repeat next year, with two
more novellas released prior to the next full-length book--and
maybe a new one, too! But the dates are iffy, so I'll wait and
update you when they're solid.
"Originally Human" Novella Available
Good news for anyone who's hesitated to buy the
complete anthologies containing my lupi novellas,
or for those who missed one. They're being
released as standalone ebooks, starting with
"Originally Human"--Molly & Michael's story.
Here's the schedule for releases:
Aug. 2012 Originally Human (was part of CRAVINGS)
When Molly stumbles across a gorgeous young man with a faulty memory
who's being chased by some very scary folks, she can't resist giving him
a helping hand. But he's no more what he seems than she is. They have
to solve the riddle of his origin before his past--or hers--catches up with them.
Sept. 2012 Inhuman (was part of ON THE PROWL)
Kai Tallman Michalski is a reluctant telepath with a skewed Gift—
she sees thoughts instead of experiencing them. So she’s
known all along that Nathan isn’t human. She knows, too, that
he’ll be leaving soon, so she keeps a sensible grip on her
emotions—until a third victim is found and she’s forced to team
up with Nathan to stop a killer from striking again.
Oct. 2012 MORTAL TIES (next full-length book)
Lily and Rule race to recover a stolen magical prototype and find
Robert Friar’s sticky footprints all over the place. Robert Friar―killer,
madman, and acolyte of the Old One the lupi are at war with--an Old
One whose power is almost as vast as her ambition.
. . . I believe the sequence will repeat next year, with two
more novellas released prior to the next full-length book--and
maybe a new one, too! But the dates are iffy, so I'll wait and
update you when they're solid.
Oh, and I don't have a cover image yet for "Inhuman,"
but expect to very soon--will put that up once i get it.
March 26, 2012
March 12, 2012
MORTAL TIES Excerpt
Release Date: October 2012
ISBN: 978-0425254929
Returning characters: Lily Yu, Rule Turner
Check out the MORTAL TIES bookshelf page
[image error]MORTAL TIES excerpt: Chapter 1
Lily Yu hadn't planned to visit the graveyard at sunset. It just worked out that way.
Mount Hope's main gates closed at three-thirty, but the pedestrian gates stayed open. People liked to stop by after work, the guy at the cemetery's office had said, especially on the deceased's birthday or other important dates. No parking available at this hour, though, except for what you could grab along the street.
Lily pulled her government-issue Ford to the curb and checked her rearview mirror. The white Toyota that had been following her drew close, then cruised on by. She would wait. No point in making them anxious by getting out before they could park. It was bad enough she brought them here when the light was going. Not that they would be spooked by the setting, no more than she was. The dead weren't scary. It was the living you had to watch out for.
While the Toyota hunted a parking place, Lily transferred her penlight from her purse to her pocket. The day was slipping down towards dusk, and twilight's a tricky bugger. In the daytime you know where you are and can see where you're going. At night you know you can't see, not without help—electric help, most likely, from the city, a flashlight, whatever. You know, so you take precautions.
Twilight blurs the edges. In the shadow time, it's easy to mistake what you see, to step wrong, thinking there's light enough to keep going. Back when she worked homicide, Lily had arrested people who went that one terrible step too far, confused by a personal twilight of drugs or emotion. People who never set out to be killers.
But some take that step on purpose. Some damn well know where the lines are, and cross them deliberately. Like the bastard whose hearing she'd testified at today.
Goddamn copycats.
February 27, 2012
MORTAL TIES
Release Date: October 2012
ISBN: 978-0425254929
Returning characters: Lily Yu, Rule Turner
[image error]Synopsis
FBI agent Lily Yu is living at Nokolai Clanhome with her fiancé, lupi Rule Turner, when an intruder penetrates their territory, stealing the prototpye of a magical device the clan hopes will be worth a fortune--if a few bugs can be worked out . . .
But the protoytpe can be dangerously erratic, discharging a bizarre form of mind magic—and it looks like the thief wants it for that very side effect. Worse, whoever stole the device didn't learn about it by accident. There's a Nokolai traitor in their midst.
Lily and Rule have to find the traitor, the thief, and the prototype. One job proves easy when the thief calls them--and his identity rocks Rule's world.
As they race to recover their missing property, they find Robert Friar's sticky footprints all over the place. Robert Friar―killer, madman, and acolyte of the Old One the lupi are at war with―an Old One whose power is almost as vast as her ambition to rock the entire world . . .
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November 12, 2011
“Human Error”, short story
Release date
November 2011
ISBN
978-069840657
Pick up a copy
“Human Error” synopsis
As many of you know, I finished DEATH MAGIC recently. Time to launch into the novella that will be part of the Tied with a Bow anthology, out in November . . . but there was a problem. Tied with a Bow is–you can tell from the title, right?–a holiday anthology. The story I’d planned to write, featuring Cynna & Cullen and the new baby, wouldn’t work because of, um, things that happened in DEATH MAGIC. Which I can’t be specific about, but don’t worry–The C-couple and the baby are okay. They just don’t get a story right now.
Instead, I’m writing “Human Error,” which is about Arjennie and Benedict. It’s Christmas and Benedict is going to spend the holiday with Arjenie’s family . . . her large, Wiccan, entirely human family. Who he hasn’t met. Now, Benedict has lived most of his life at Clanhome, surrounded by lupi. He isn’t used to fitting in with humans. He even asked his brother for advice about clothes, hoping to create the right impression.
So it’s a shame the way things go wrong from the moment he gets out of the car . . . .
Available formats
ISBN (anthology): 978-0425243299
The links above take you to the stand-alone ebook, if you’d like to purchase the entire anthology, Tied with a Bow, that this novella originally appeared in, please use the following links.
Reading order
The World of the Lupi books take place over a relatively short period of time. This means it’s important to read these books in the order they were written. Lucky for you we’ve put together a reading list so you never get lost!
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November 8, 2011
Death Magic, Lupi #8
Release date
November 2011
ISBN
978-0425245125
Pick up a copy
Death Magic synopsis
DEATH MAGIC opens with Special Agent Lily Yu in Washington, D.C. with her fiancé–lupi prince Rule Turner—to testify before a Senate subcommittee about her role in the magical collapse of a mountain last month. She is not there to tell them about the strange legacy she carries from that event—or about the arcane bond between her and Rule–or what her boss in Unit Twleve of the FBI’s Magical Crimes Division is really up to. She sure won’t tell them that the lupi are at war with an Old One who wants to remake humanity in her own image.
Lily is managing the conflict between her duty as an officer of the law and the need for secrecy pretty well . . . until the rabidly anti-magic senator who chairs that committee is murdered. The line between right and wrong, always so clear to her, becomes hopelessly blurred as events catapult them all towards disaster, and prophecies of a cataclysmic end to the country she loves and serves–and to the entire race of lupi–seem well on their way to being fulfilled.
Reading order
The World of the Lupi books take place over a relatively short period of time. This means it’s important to read these books in the order they were written. Lucky for you we’ve put together a reading list so you never get lost!
The post Death Magic, Lupi #8 appeared first on .
October 29, 2011
DEATH MAGIC Release Day
It's out!
Buy DEATH MAGIC:
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Buy TIED WITH A BOW:
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November 1st and the release of DEATH MAGIC and the short story in TIED WITH A BOW are here! RT gave DEATH MAGIC a fantastic review: "This tremendous series is truly a perfect blend of complex worldbuilding, high-stakes action and riveting characterization. Awesome!"
I did a couple promo pieces for the release you might want to check out . . . .
First, I wrote a very short story for Darkfaerietales.com. [image error]It's written in T.J.'s point of view--remember him?--and shows Lily Yu as a very new homicide cop. The site asked that participants use an urban legend. The one I picked is called Aren't You Glad You Didn't Turn On th Light? I kept that title and wrote my own version. Find it here.
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Second, I did a character interview at Badass Chicks That Bite --who had questions for both Lily & Rule. That's right here
