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August 4, 2014
Necromancer: Cover Reveal
Release Date: August 23rd, 2014 !
A primeval fiend is loose in the ancient metropolis of Malkandrah, intent on burning it to a wasteland. The city’s leaders stand idly by and the sorcerers that once protected the people are long gone.
Maldren, a young necromancer, is the only person brave enough to stand against the creature. Instead of help from the Masters of his Guild, he is given a new apprentice. Why now, and why a girl? As they unravel the clues to defeating the fiend, they discover a sec...
July 9, 2014
Second Daughter – by Susan Kaye Quinn
NEW RELEASE
Second Daughter (The Dharian Affairs #2)
Assassins, skyships, and royal intrigue…
Kindle, Kobo, AllRomance
Second Daughteris the second book in The Dharian Affairs trilogy (Third Daughter, Second Daughter, First Daughter). This steampunk-goes-to-Bollywood (Bollypunk!) romance takes place in an east-Indian-flavored alternate world filled with skyships, assassins, royal romance and intrigue.
I thoroughly enjoyed the first book in the series,Third Daughter and this new book is right at th...
July 6, 2014
Ocean of Dust Audiobook Blog Tour
MyOcean of Dust audiobook is going on tour between the 7th and 25th of this month – a sort of post-Independence Day parade. A bunch of great blogs are taking part, pretty much one a day. The full list is below.
Why not visit and support some of these review blogs. They’re a great way to learn about cool new books to read. If you do, you can also readand listen to some excerpts fromOcean of Dust. Plus… a chance to win a $20 Amazon gift card.
July 7:Writer Wonderland
July 7:Andi’s Young Adult Boo...
June 14, 2014
Becky Doughty – audiobook narrator (and author)
Hello. You’ve probably been living under a rock if you haven’t heard me talk at length about the new audiobook version ofOcean of Dust. I can’t help it, it’s such fun to listen to.
My narrator was the wonderfully talented Becky Doughty. Though an author in her own right, she recently started BraveHeart Audiobooks, a production company. Check out the numerous and varied titles she has produced this year alone. Between her busy schedule, she agreed to answer some of my questions about the audiob...
May 26, 2014
Excerpt from “Reborn” by Cherie Reich
Reborn,the first book in an exciting new YA epic fantasy series,The Fate Challenges,is out on ebook and paperback. Reviews are already looking good and it’s high on my To-Read list. The author, Cherie Reich, has been kind enough to share an excerpt with us (see below).
To save a kingdom, a prophetess must challenge Fate.
On the day of Yssa’s death and rebirth, the god Apenth chose her as the Phoenix Prophetess.
Sea serpents and gods endanger the young prophetess’s journey and sour the omens. Yss...
May 22, 2014
Linda Mitchell: It’s cool to be an outcast
Today, my guest poster is Linda Mitchell, spec-fic author ofSitawan and upcoming sequels. As well as being a member of my weekly writer’s group, Linda used to teach literature at college. Now she’s retired and living the dream as a full-time writer. Over to you, Linda:
Part I—Outcast as college professor
“Why do you read fantasy and science fiction? It isn’t literature.”
I’ve heard this from people who’ve never read either genre, people who should know that an uninformed opinion is shallow, lazy...
May 11, 2014
Ocean of Dust now on Audiobook
The title says it all: Ocean of Dust is now available on audiobook.My narrator,Becky Doughty, did a fantastic job bringing each character alive.You can hear a free sample on Amazon or Audible.
Check it out here:
Coming soon on iTunes too, and you can also find it on the UK stores for Amazon and Audible. If you makeOcean of Dust the first book you buy when opening a new Audible membership then I get a bonus!
Please tell your friends that love audiobooks, thank you.
May 3, 2014
Summoned: By Rainy Kaye
Twenty-three year old Dimitri has to do what he is told—literally. Controlled by a paranormal bond, he is forced to use his wits to fulfill unlimited deadly wishes made by multimillionaire Karl Walker.
Dimitri has no idea how his family line became trapped in the genie bond. He just knows resisting has never ended well. When he meets Syd—assertive, sexy, intelligent Syd—he becomes determined to make her his own. Except Karl has ensured Dimitri can’t tell anyone about the bond, and Syd isn’t th...
April 23, 2014
So you want to be an author…but…
Everyone has a novel in them. Or so the saying goes. Friends and colleagues often approach me, often sheepishly, about their desire to write a book, or problems they are having in getting started. Well it’s fantastic news that you want to write a novel! Go for it.
Here are just a few of the questions I’ve been asked. I hope my answers are useful.
1. I have a great book idea but feel it’s been done to death
Most things have been done to death. There is little new under the Sun. There are only so...
April 10, 2014
Photos from Orlando and St. Augustine
Back from a fun vacation in Florida. Here’s a small selection of the hundreds of photos we took:
A gallery of Orlando, including Disney, Universal Studios and Kennedy Space Center:
Epcot flower festival, Disney
Epcot flower festival, Disney
China, Epcot, Disney
Epcot flower festival, Disney
Norway, Epcot, Disney
Norwegian Troll
Two-fitin' again!
Epcot flower festival, Disney
Tamara enjoying a cider
Lost Continent, Universal Studios
Lost Continent, Universal Studios
Hogsmead, Harry Potter World
Hogsmead, Ha...
