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April 10, 2016
THE GIRLS FROM AUDIBLE!
Some of you know this already, but for those that don’t, the entire Alcyone series is being produced for Audible and iTunes. Work turning books one and two into audiobooks is done! The Girls from Alcyone launched last week. It’s available right now on Audible, Amazon & iTunes. Machines From Bellatrix will be released in a few weeks, with Codename: Night witch following soon after.
Production for the entire series is being handled by the amazingly talented Kristin ‘KJ’ James. She’s done (and she’s continuing to do!) a wonderful job performing everything, and I can’t wait for you to hear what she’s done.
This has been a thoroughly exciting experience for me. Getting to hear someone else interpret the books and the characters, bringing them fully to life, has been awesome.
It’s been a blast putting these together. I hope you enjoy them too!
Cheers!
March 23, 2016
The Girls from Audible
As Bernie would say, huge day today. Huge! Why? Because we just signed off on the completed production of the audiobook for The Girls from Alcyone. And…on the very same day we completed production for book two The Machines of Bellatrix.
That’s right. The audiobooks for books one and two are done, and we’ll be starting production on Codename: Night Witch right away.
Production for the entire series is being handled by the talented Kristin James (KJ the Voice Actor). It’s been a real pleasure to work with Kristin. She’s done an amazing job performing both books (this is definitely a performance, not a reading), and I can’t wait for her to start the third. Truth be told, I’m even more excited for her to get to work on Book IV (The Children of Karakoram? Rangers of Alcyone? Not sure yet. Gotta’ finish it first).
The Girls from Alcyone launches first in a couple of weeks, with two and three launching soon after. All three will be available on Audible.com, Amazon and iTunes. More news to come.
February 23, 2016
Audio Comes Alive!
While work is progressing on TGfA IV (tentatively titled Rangers of Alcyone), I thought I’d take a moment to shine the light on something new and (to me, at least) totally exciting that we’ve got in the works. Yes, we’re producing the entire Girls from Alcyone series as audiobooks!
The production is being handled by an amazing and talented voice actor and producer Kristin ‘KJ’ James. Listening to her work has been giving me chills. She’s doing an incredible job delivering a performance that feels more like a one-person radio play, than some dull, dry reading.
The first of the series, The Girls from Alcyone, is nearly in the can, and we’re getting ready to dive into The Machines of Bellatrix.
I’ll have much more news on this soon – release dates, and what have you.
Codename: Night Witch
I seriously need to thank everyone who picked up a copy of Codename: (thank you!). Two years was an awful long time to make you wait, so I couldn’t be more grateful to you for (remembering Sigrid) and for taking the time to grab a copy – and for reading it.
And, thanks to all of you, Night Witch is now the fastest selling TGfA book yet. It’s been an insane opening two weeks. The launch has gone well beyond my hopes or expectations. Night Witch hit several of the top ten best seller lists across Amazon, not to mention hitting No. 1 on chartsfor “Hot New Releases” in SciFi/Dystopian.
And it’s all because of you!
I’m especially grateful for those of you who posted reviews and ratings on and Goodreads. Those stars mean a whole hell of a lot to us Indie writers (they’re pretty much our front line marketing tools).
So cheers to you! You’re the absolute best.
A New Site
December 1, 2015
NIGHT WITCH UPDATE:
I seriously need to thank everyone who picked up a copy of Codename: And, thanks to all of you, Night Witch is now the fastest selling TGfA book yet. It's been an insane opening two weeks. The launch has gone well beyond my hopes or expectations.
And it's all because of you!
I'm especially grateful for those of you who posted reviews and ratings on
So cheers to you! You're the absolute best.
Codename: Night WitchThe Girls from Alcyone IIINow Available On Amazon
November 20, 2015
Codename: Night Witch, The Girls from Alcyone Book 3
Codename: Night WitchThe Girls from Alcyone IIINow Available On Amazon
The unthinkable has happened. Sigrid Novak—the most dangerous and wanted person in the history of the Federation of Corporate Enterprises—has been captured. For her sisters of New Alcyone, the people who love her, this is a staggering loss. For the Independents, the rebels who captured her, this is a boon beyond measure.
If they can finally figure out how to control her.
Now, six years have passed since the events of Bellatrix, and for six years Sigrid Novak has been gone, vanished, with no sign, no word and no trace. But all has not been quiet within the Federation. The Council for Trade and Finance has been murdered, assassinated, and the death toll among the Federation's ruling elite continues to rise.
With every corporate enclave that falls, the legend grows. They call her the Night Witch. A champion to some, a nightmare for others. Wherever she goes, death is soon to follow.
Then, in an abandoned CTF research facility—and after so many years lost—a woman awakens. Her name is Sigrid Novak. And she is very, very angry.
Now Available On Amazon
September 13, 2015
TGfA 3 Gets A New Name
A New Name For The White Princess:If you've been to my web site before then you might notice a slight change. For the last year and a half I've been calling TGfA III Codename: White Princess. Well, that's all changed. Say hello to the Night Witch.
On My Silence:
I've been silent on this book for a while. Too long, according to many of you, and I get that. This silence hasn't had anything to do with me not working on it. In fact, it's been quite the opposite. But the deeper I got into this book, the more I wanted to keep the lid on it. For a couple of reasons.
First, I decided to keep my mouth shut for fear of raising false expectations as to the release date. It seems every time I open my mouth, I say things like "It'll be done in two days!" or something equally nonsensical. These kinds of statements are always born out of my foolish excitement for wanting to finish and share it as soon as possible. I'm excited! I can't help it.
The second reason for my silence has been the simple fact that anything I say about this book will only end up being a HUGE spoiler. If you read Bellatrix, then I'm sure you'll get that. I left Sigrid in quite the bind. Even writing the synopsis for Night Witch has been a challenge, because I don't want to give anything away.
But the good news is, I'm ready to end the silence and open my mouth. Codename: Night Witch isn't finished yet (I'm writing the penultimate chapter as we speak), but this latest draft is all but done (with inevitable rewrites, additions and editing still to come).
But I have booked my editor for October. It's coming!
And if you just can't wait, you can grab a sneak peak
Read a draft of the prologue
February 18, 2015
THE GIRLS FROM ALCYONE III, Codename: White Princess
Posting from my WiPTHE GIRLS FROM ALCYONE III:
Codename White Princess
The Girls From Alcyone is the continuing story of two very special young women who find themselves at the heart of a conflict spanning more than forty worlds.
It's been a long time since I've posted any snippets. The big problem with this book is finding snippets that don't act as complete spoilers. Many things have happened to Sigrid since we last saw her on Bellatrix. Here's a small sampling.
The thunderhawk was gone, disintegrated. The ground where it crashed was blackened and charred. Unspent fuel lay burning in wide puddles. Piles of burning wreckage was strewn everywhere.They were dead. All of them. Yet she had survived.Sigrid understood. She was designed to survive—at all costs. The Kimura Corporation had made her this way. Her other memories might have been stolen, but this singular knowledge they had left with her: she was a killer, she was a weapon, and that was something they would never let her forget. Sigrid screamed, driving her fist into the ground. If they wanted killing, then she'd be more than happy to oblige. She would kill them all.
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Cheers, Cary!
June 16, 2014
THE HUNT FOR TOMORROW22 AUTHORS. 3 DYSTOPIAN BOXED SETS. ...
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