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March 30, 2017
The ANGELBOUND Review In Audiofile Magazine…behind the scenes!
Step One. I researched options and decided to narrate the book
After a long process of listening to voiceover talent, I came to the conclusion that other folks did not, in fact, have a mainline into my head in terms of knowing how everything in my book should sound. Long story short, I decided to read my work myself. I did not, however, feel crazy enough to record it. For that, I went to MixOne Studios in Boston.
Step Two. I prepped my read
This can be a tough process for professional narrators, but I got off a little easier here since I was the author. The book was written while I read it aloud and every character has a particular voice from the get-go. In other words, a lot of the work that professional audiobook narrators do—such as reading the text and trying to create nuance and character—I’d already done in my head, so all I needed was go into the studio and record.
Step Three. I recorded the book
Here’s how that part worked. I went to a professional studio in downtown Boston, put my headset, and spent hours upon hours recording my voice. I’m what’s called a clean narrator, which means I don’t make too many mistakes. In the end, I recorded about 1-1/2 hours for every 1 hour that we kept. Here’s a pic of me in studio:
Step Four: Stuff gets fixed
But although I’m pretty clean, I still do make mistakes. That’s why I had to go back into the studio for what are called ‘pick-ups,’ where I re-record parts of the book where I missed a word or my stomach grumbled or whatever! Here’s a picture of some of the pick-ups for ANGELBOUND:
Step Five: Submiting to Audiofile Magazine
I sent them a review copy about three months ago, which I was told was pretty standard turnaround time. if you have an audiobook, then the instructions on how to submit are here. And then came the review which I just received today! Click here or on the image to read the whole thing.
So that’s it! Now, I’m back in the studio to record ACCA and a bunch of other audiobooks for 2017. You can see the full list here…I hope you get a chance to enjoy them all!
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March 27, 2017
The ANGELBOUND Audiobook Is Here!
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READ ABOUT THE AUDIOBOOKEighteen 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.
ABOUT THE AUTHORChristina Bauer knows how to tell stories about kick-ass women. In her best selling Angelbound series, the heroine is a part-demon girl who loves to fight in Purgatory’s Arena and falls in love with a part-angel prince. This young adult best seller has driven more than 500,000 ebook downloads and 9,000 reviews on Goodreads and retailers. It is now available as an audiobook on Audible and iTunes.
Bauer has also told the story of the Women’s March on Washington by leading PR efforts for the Massachusetts Chapter. Her pre-event press release—the only one sent out on a major wire service—resulted in more than 19,000 global impressions and redistribution by over 350 different media entities including the Associated Press.
Christina graduated from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School with BA’s in English along with Television, Radio, and Film Production. She lives in Newton, MA with her husband, son, and semi-insane golden retriever, Ruby.
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March 26, 2017
BLOGGERS: Join The Cherished Tour!
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Description for Cherished
Book 3 in the Beholder Series
For Elea, there’s never been a better time to turn away from witch life. The Tsar is in exile. The Vicomte is dead. And Rowan? Falling for him only broke her heart. Instead of casting spells, Elea spends her days running Braddock Farm and enjoying the flirtations of the very handsome and non-magical Philippe. Everything is going perfectly, except for one problem.
Someone’s trying to kill her.
Shujaa is a Changed One, a Creation Caster mage whose mutated form makes him invincible in battle. Now that the Tsar and Vicomte are gone, Shujaa wants to rise and rule. To do so, he must eliminate all those powerful enough to oppose him, and Elea is top on his list. Anyone who offers her aid quickly ends up dead.
In the end, there’s only one person who can keep Elea safe while helping her defeat Shujaa: Rowan. Like it or not, Elea must team up with her old love. With Philippe along for the ride, Elea plans to team with Rowan without losing her heart this time. But that’s when all her plans fall apart…
Preorders are now live for CHERISHED on Amazon, Kobo, B&N, and iBooks. Check it out today!
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March 24, 2017
Audiobook Release Schedule for 2017
I’m launching five audiobooks in 2017!
Here’s the deal. For the Angelbound series, I plan to record ALL the Origins books through the new book 4, THRAX. Since THRAX is due out on September 26th, that means I’ll be launching SCALA and ACCA over the summer. In fact, I’ll return to the studio this weekend to start on SCALA—so exciting! It’s been mucho fun to go back to these books and share my full vision with readers.
So ANGELBOUND + SCALA + ACCA + THRAX = 4 books. What, you may be wondering, is book 5?
I’ll tell ya.
The fifth audiobook for 2017 will be Wolves & Roses, Book 1 in my new Fairy Tales of the Magicorum series. This is a Sleeping Beuaty werewolf magical extravaganza, and it launches on October 31st. I’m psyched!
All in all, my goal is to empower your binge-listening skills because it’s 2017 and that’s how things roll nowadays. Also, I’ve received some very compelling messages from listeners saying that their commutes are now boring and empty experiences without Myla to keep them company. We can’t have that happen, how can we?
FINAL NOTE: If you’re excited about these releases, you can stay up to date by signing up for the newsletter here. You’ll get a monthly summary of everything that’s going on as well as release notices which include giveaways and all that good stuff. And so you know, I really do a happy dance every time someone subscribes. You’re my tribe and I love being able to communicate with you 
CHERISHED Pre-Orders Are Live!
Description for Cherished
Book 3 in the Beholder Series
For Elea, there’s never been a better time to turn away from witch life. The Tsar is in exile. The Vicomte is dead. And Rowan? Falling for him only broke her heart. Instead of casting spells, Elea spends her days running Braddock Farm and enjoying the flirtations of the very handsome and non-magical Philippe. Everything is going perfectly, except for one problem.
Someone’s trying to kill her.
Shujaa is a Changed One, a Creation Caster mage whose mutated form makes him invincible in battle. Now that the Tsar and Vicomte are gone, Shujaa wants to rise and rule. To do so, he must eliminate all those powerful enough to oppose him, and Elea is top on his list. Anyone who offers her aid quickly ends up dead.
In the end, there’s only one person who can keep Elea safe while helping her defeat Shujaa: Rowan. Like it or not, Elea must team up with her old love. With Philippe along for the ride, Elea plans to team with Rowan without losing her heart this time. But that’s when all her plans fall apart…
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CHERISHED Is Coming!
Description for Cherished
Book 3 in the Beholder Series
For Elea, there’s never been a better time to turn away from witch life. The Tsar is in exile. The Vicomte is dead. And Rowan? Falling for him only broke her heart. Instead of casting spells, Elea spends her days running Braddock Farm and enjoying the flirtations of the very handsome and non-magical Philippe. Everything is going perfectly, except for one problem.
Someone’s trying to kill her.
Shujaa is a Changed One, a Creation Caster mage whose mutated form makes him invincible in battle. Now that the Tsar and Vicomte are gone, Shujaa wants to rise and rule. To do so, he must eliminate all those powerful enough to oppose him, and Elea is top on his list. Anyone who offers her aid quickly ends up dead.
In the end, there’s only one person who can keep Elea safe while helping her defeat Shujaa: Rowan. Like it or not, Elea must team up with her old love. With Philippe along for the ride, Elea plans to team with Rowan without losing her heart this time. But that’s when all her plans fall apart…
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March 21, 2017
ANGELBOUND Audiobook Tour – Custom Interviews and Content!
Here’s a list of what blogs, reviews, content, and other awesomeness are showing up and when…
OFFICIAL LAUNCH – MARCH 28TH
Giveaways with rafflecopter
Discounts announced
Audiobook roadmap shared
CUSTOM BLOG SCHEDULE – CHRISTINA BAUER
The Making Of The ANGELBOUND Cover, BooksChatter, March 28th
The Best Writing Advice I Ever Got, Solafide Book Club, March 29th
Questions & Answers About ANGELBOUND, Padme’s Library, March 29th
My Top 5 Non-Human Heroines, BrizzleLass Books, March 30th
An Interview, Books & Beauti, March 31st
An Entirely Different Interview, Whatever You Can Still Betray, April 3rd
Fun Facts About Stuff I Changed In ANGELBOUND, Bibliobibuli YA, April 4th
My Top Writing Tips, The Pursuit Of Bookiness, April 5th
My Top 10 Ways to Find a Good Book, LILbooKlovers, April 7th
NEW REVIEWS & MORE!
March 27th
T’s Stuff >> Review
The Book Junkie Reads . . . >> Review
Dreamland Teenage Fantasy >> Excerpt
Roadside Reader >> Review
March 28th
Angelic Book Reviews >> Review
Reads & Reels >> Review
March 29th
Girls With Books >> Excerpt
Book Addict >> Review
March 30th
The Avid Reader >> Review
Book Lovers Life >> Excerpt
March 31st
Reading for the Stars and Moon >> Review
A Chick Who Teads >> Review
April 3rd
Sharing Inspired Kreations >> Review
Eru Books and Recs >> Review
April 4th
Haddie’s Haven >> Excerpt
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop Books >> Review
April 5th
Daydreaming Books >> Review
Ctrl, Alt, Books! >> Review
Taking It One Book at a Time >> Review
April 6th
A Dream Within A Dream >> Excerpt
Anteria Writes >> Review
jrsbookreviews >> Review
April 7th
Quite the Novel Idea >> Review
Smada’s Book Smack >> Review
Huge thanks to everyone who is supporting this launch! We’re super excited to share ANGELBOUND with new readers and listeners!
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March 19, 2017
ALL ANGELBOUND BOOKS — ALL ON SALE!
For those of you who are new to the series, here’s a quick overview of the books that are now on sale:
Book 1 – Angelbound
This is the original story of Myla, a part demon girl who loves to kick ass in Purgatory’s Arena. She falls in love with a part-angel Prince (who’s also a demon hunter.) Mayhem ensues. You can check out the book trailer here.
BONUS: If you buy the audiobook version of Angelbound, then the ebook is free in March! How cool is that?
Book 2 – Scala
Myla and Lincoln team up to save Purgatory. They also smooch a lot. Did I mention this was my un-official summary of each book based on what I like most about them? Well, it is. I like the smooching in this one.
Book 3 – Acca – NEW!!!
In this NEW installment, Myla and Lincoln take down the evil house of Acca while trying to get hitched. I love the final scene in this book which features an awesome tune by the Rolling Stones. Nuff said.
Book 4 – Thrax
This is the story of how Myla’s first kid is born while she runs off to the Earth’s surface with Cissy to save Lincoln. Okay, full disclosure: I didn’t put Thrax into the discount structure because it’s not due to launch until September 26th of this year, and launches are how I pay my bills. At least I don’t lie to you
The ANGELBOUND Audiobook Launch Raffle is Here!
By clicking here or on the image above, you can join the raffle to win tons of cool prizes, including a complimentary copy of the ANGELBOUND audio book:
About The ANGELBOUND Audiobook
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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March 16, 2017
VIDEO: My Fav Voices From The ANGELBOUND Audiobook
Hello Readers,
Ever wonder what the different character voices sound like in my best seller ANGELBOUND? Well, I’m launching an audiobook on March 28th where I do all of them! That said, I’d imagine some of you don’t have fourteen-plus hours to spare, so I recorded a quick video where I share some of my favorite characters and how they sound.
If for some reason the video doesn’t show up below (technology can be weird sometimes), you can also click here to watch the clip on YouTube.
Thanks for reading (and now viewing) ANGELBOUND!
CB
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