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FREE for the holidays – ANGELBOUND!

Great news! The anniversary edition of my book, ANGELBOUND, is free for the holidays! This version comes complete with a bonus story called, Walker’s Love Connection!

This anniversary tale that takes place before the events of Angelbound book one. In it, Myla sneaks into Purgatory’s Arena where she discovers a romantic secret about her honorary older brother, Walker.

More details below…

Angelbound Origins Book 1

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Eighteen year old Myla Lewis is a girl who loves two things: kicking ass and kicking ass. She’s not your every day quasi-demon, half-demon and half-human, girl. For the past five years, Myla has lived for the days she gets to fight in Purgatory’s arena. When souls want a trial by combat for their right to enter heaven or hell, they go up against her, and she hasn’t lost a battle yet.

But as she starts her senior year at Purgatory High, the arena fights aren’t enough to keep her spirits up anymore. When the demons start to act weird, even for demons, and the King of the Demons, Armageddon, shows up at Myla’s school, she knows that things are changing and it’s not looking good for the quasi-demons. Myla starts to question everything, and doesn’t like the answers she finds. What happened seventeen years ago that turned the quasi-demons into slave labor? Why was her mom always so sad? And why won’t anyone tell her who her father is? Things heat up when Myla meets Lincoln, the High Prince of the Thrax, a super sexy half-human and half-angel demon hunter. But what’s a quasi-demon girl to do when she falls for a demon hunter? It’s a good thing that Myla’s not afraid of breaking a few rules. With a love worth fighting for, Myla’s going to shake up Purgatory.

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Published on December 26, 2023 08:37

New Sleeping Beauty Covers!

Great news!

The new covers for my Sleeping Beauty books (part of my Magicorum series) are now live!

They are so bright and vibrant. I’m incredibly happy with the lovely work that the living human artist did on these… no AI for this creator!

And do you want to win a Disney limited edition Sleeping Beauty reproduction journal?

You KNOW you do!

Enter here: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/f7ec85e757/?

SLIPPERS AND THIEVES

Years ago, Elle—never call her Cinderella—escaped her evil step family in order to build a new life for herself in Manhattan. Today, Elle’s awful past is a distant memory. In fact, Elle even attends West Lake Prep, an exclusive high school where regular humans mix with members of the Magicorum, such as fairies, shifters and witches. Although she still must live in hiding from her evil step family, Elle always has found ways to get whatever her heart desires.

That is, until Alec Le Charme…

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BANDITS AND BALLGOWNS

Alec and Elle have fallen for each other, hard. It’s a Cinderella story come true!

Maybe.

Possibly.

Okay, it’s a total disaster.

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FIRE AND CINDER

The epic story of Agatha, Jacoby, Elle and Alec continues!

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FAIRIES AND FROSTING

Elle (never call her Cinderella) is trying to stop Le Charme Jewelers from going under. It involves a new plan and a big festival with cake. What could go wrong?

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Published on December 14, 2023 13:56

Cover Reveal Tom’w – Sleeping Beauty Covers

Great news–New covers are coming for the Sleeping Beauty books for my Fairy Tales of the Magicorum series! Check out the new covers and related raffle at the following bookfluencers near you:

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Published on December 13, 2023 11:25

Pam, please check your spam filter :)

Hello Pam,

I’m posting this as a last resort. I know you had an issue with a Kobo book. I sent you a gift card and took the book off sale. Please check your spam filter–I am replying to you but it doesn’t seem to be getting through for some reason!

Thanks,

CB

PS I sent that Kobo gift card on November 18th so there may be good stuff waiting in your spam filter!

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Published on December 03, 2023 04:40

Announcing New Covers!

So excited to share the new covers for the first three books in my Magicorum series!

Wonder how these covers got made? Check out my behind the scenes video here! It was quite the journey.

Also, check back here for future announcements for new covers in this series as a whole.

Without further ado, here are the new covers!

WOLVES AND ROSES

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Seventeen-year-old Bryar Rose has a problem. She’s descended from one of the three magical races—shifters, fairies, or witches. That makes her one of the Magicorum, and Magicorum always follow a fairy tale life template. In Bryar’s case, that template should be Sleeping Beauty.

“Should” being the key word…

MOONLIGHT AND MIDTOWN

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After battling werewolves and evil aunties, Bryar Rose is ready to enjoy her new life. No more crazy aunties. Her curse is toast. And Bry’s new man, Knox, is literally a dream come true. Best of all, Bry will soon attend a regular high school. Forget those sketchy tutors! To get ready, Bry is dedicating the rest of her summer to some serious back-to-school shopping with her best friend, Elle. It’s a blast until everything changes…

Mysterious strangers are following Bry across Manhattan…

SHIFTERS AND GLYPHS

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After being raised by the meanest fairies in the history of ever, Bryar Rose is now free to live her own life. For the first time, she’s attending West Lake Prep, a regular high school. Well, mostly regular. Some students are actually hidden members of the Magicorum. In other words, they’re really wizards, fairies, or shifters. Bry doesn’t mind, though. She’s thrilled to enjoy all the new experiences of being around normal kids her age, from locker pranks to lunchtime mystery meat. Everything is going along great, except for one thing…

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Published on November 29, 2023 08:29

Update – New Magicorum 1-3 Covers Tomorrow!

New magicorum covers will be here tomorrow for books 1-3 in my Fairy Tales of the Magicorum series. Huge high fives to these awesome bloggers who are joining the reveal!

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Published on November 27, 2023 12:30

Design Development – Wolves & Roses Cover

One benefit of publishing my own stuff is that I can change the covers whenever they bug me.

Which is a good thing, because I have opinions, people!

In the video below, I step through the development process for my Magicorum series. I’ve never been happy with the covers for the first three books (aka the Sleeping Beauty series). After much tinkering, I am finally happy with the result … and the new covers will be shared on December 14th! If you want to join the reveal, click here.

If not, check back here for details in mid-December!

If you can’t see the video for some reason, you can check it out here: https://tinyurl.com/wolves-cover

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Published on November 24, 2023 18:22

Announcing Agent Representation!

Great news–I’m represented by Jen Newens of Martin Literary Management! I’m thrilled that Jen is pitching my all-new young adult graphic novel to publishers. Here are some questions and answers folks may have about this news…

How did you get an agent?
Short answer: I sent out query emails to about a dozen agents over the summer. Jen replied to my message, we had a phone call, and now we’re a team!

Long answer: Years ago, I pitched two books to many agents. Both got a big zero on the traction-o-meter. The first, Beverly Hills Vampire, can be downloaded right now for free by signing up for my newsletter. The second was Angelbound and I eventually decided to publish it independently. Forty-five books later, life has been good until the dreaded advent of Artificial Intelligence.

Insert music: dun-dun-DUUUUUUN!

Hold on. Why would Artificial Intelligence make you seek an agent again after so many years?
To answer this question, it may help to review the overall book market. In June 2023, Zippier Research reported that eBooks only make up 9% of total Book industry revenue. As an indie author, my sales mostly fall into that 9%. Although the market size is smaller for ebooks, the indie margin is much bigger. As a result, indie authors often make more than traditionally-published ones.

Which brings me to a little topic we authors call… the ZON. According to WordsRated: Amazon’s market share in ebook sales reaches between 67% and 83%, depending on whether Kindle Unlimited is included. Before the AI era, hundreds of ebooks would be uploaded to Amazon each day. Honestly, most of those titles would just sit there until the ZON auto-magically ranked and recommended them using something called the Amazon algorithm. Not to tout myself and say, “the Amazon algorithm was my bitch.” But yeah, it was totally my bitch.

Then, AI entered the picture.

Now, Amazon gets flooded with thousands of titles each day. All too often, these books are uploaded by smart-n-sneaky non-authors who publish bot-written crap and game the algorithm like a boss. Real novels by actual humans are getting lost. Amazon is trying, but this situation is not getting fixed any time soon. Simply put, AI is new and responding correctly takes time. My loyal readers still find me–thank you, readers!–but it’s harder than ever to connect with new folks, which is the lifeblood of any full-time author. Therefore, I decided to expand my catalog into graphic novels because 1) I’ve been adding images to my books anyway and 2) try copying a graphic novel format, you AI bastards, you.

Why not self-publish your graphic novel?
That was my original plan. Turns out, I can take a graphic novel all the way through mock-up stage before I really need an artist to finish things. Agents provide both connections and feedback in order to help authors like me find the right creative partner. Jen has been a joy to team with. She gets that I’m on the autism spectrum and appreciates the speed and breadth of my work style. Trust me, that is rare.

Do you have a graphic artist for this project?
Hells, yeah! But I’ll save that for a future post.

How will this new graphic novel affect your other books?
My December 2023 release of Evil Queens and Goblin Kings is moving out into 2024. Also, the next book in my Xavier series, Archnemesis, will slide out from early to late 2024. Right now, there’s no change to my next Myla-Lincoln release, Angry Gods, which is currently set for summer 2024. Launch dates will get finalized after I get the graphic novel out of my head, which should be in the Feb-March 2024 timeframe. For those of you who know my process, Business Me needs to respect when Writer Me wants to do something. Right now, Writer Me is all about finishing this graphic novel.

What’s that graphic novel about?
Damn, I am DYING to tell you what Jen is pitching! For now, I can say that it introduces an all-new world. Beyond that, I don’t want to over-share until things are farther along because JINXES ARE REAL.

Anything else?
On a final note, thanks for being a loyal reader and supporter. I’m excited to have you join me on this new part of my author journey!

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Published on November 16, 2023 06:15

Autism Advocacy Round-Up

Most of you know me as the author of science fiction and fantasy novels. What many of you also know is that I’m on the autism spectrum. My son is as well. While I’m able to blend in with neurotypical folks, my son is non-verbal and stands out a bit more. I figure, why not talk about this side of my personality? It may help to normalize things a little more for my kid.

So without further ado, here’s a round-up of some recent appearances I’ve done in my self-appointed role as autism advocate…

One. Hope Saves the Day

The podcast is called hope saves the day, which is hosted by Paul Cimins as part of his autism radio project. Paul is also the parent to a non-verbal son and it was refreshing to chat with someone who believes in the power of hope!

Two. WBZ Newsradio Interview

I am fortunate to have a dentist nearby who specializes in children on the autism spectrum. To help promote their services, I gave an interview about my son’s experiences at Bubble Dentistry with WBZ NewsRadio Boston.

Three. Autism Worlds on YouTube

This YouTube channel is dedicated to the notion that autism can be cool. The host and I spend a good amount of time discussing Dungeons and Dragons. Fun!

I feel like I nod way too much in this one. Eh.

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Published on November 11, 2023 13:42

Preorders Live: VIOLETS AND VAMPIRES!

About VIOLETS AND VAMPIRES

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Highlander meets Twilight with a dash of Fifty Shades of Grey in this vampire romantasy…
In the latest installment of Vampires of the Daemonverse, readers enjoy the story of Sasha and Konstantin. Get ready for more hidden magic, primal attraction, and vampire romance!

“Illegal dealings, billionaires, and dangerous blood mutations combine to deliver an action-packed story with lots of romance, twists and adventure.” – Valorie, Amazon

Vampires of the Daemonverse
1. Violins and Vampires
2. Veils and Vampires
3. Violets and Vampires