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The Authors Show - Part 1

It's just that easy?As I’ve been geari...

The Bestest Announcement!

Even Dean is awed.Big news!
The best news!
Tears of Heaven re-release dates have been moved up by an entire week!
Starting Friday, July 14th you can PREORDER Tears of Heaven for your Kindle.
Then, starting Friday, July 21st you can BUY Tears of Heaven in all its various forms, including Kobo, Nook, and iTunes.
Paperback versions will be available Friday, July 21st as well!

Only TWO WEEKS remain before Del returns in all her glory!

A Dirty, Dirty Word

So dirty!Never in the history of humankind has there been a more divisive subject.
There has never been a war, a battle or a barroom brawl without first some poor soul uttered the word, “prologue”.
And yet, here we are.
Here we are . . .
Prologues are loved/hated depending on the individual and I’m not here to tell you that your opinion is wrong (although it probably is).  There are five-dozen articles on whether you should or shouldn’t include a prologue.
I counted.  Twice.
Ins...

Watch This Space

Stay tuned.

In the meantime, remember that you can read the first chapter of Tears of Heaven and Hell Becomes Her absolutely free!
Here's hoping everyone had a safe 4th of July.

Tears of Heaven - First Chapter

What’s this?  You haven’t read Tears of Heaven yet, and don’t know if it really interests you?  Well, my friend, you’ve come to the right place.  For absolutely, positively, no commitment is required to find out if Tears of Heaven is right for you.  For the low, low, incredibly no-cost price of zero dollars, and zero cents, you can read the first chapter ABSOLUTELY FREE!
That’s right, ABSOLUTELY FREE!
No sign-up fees.  No credit card numbers.  No email addresses.&n...

New Cover Reveal - Tears of Heaven

We saw the Nephilim there. We seemed like grasshoppers in our own eyes, and we looked the same to them.Numbers 13:33

“Leave now, little half-breed,” the rogue said. His voice had a sibilance that surrounded her, whispering in both of her ears intimately. “Leave, and I will not kill you.  Stay, and I will make your pain a torture.  I will see you last for days upon days, and I promise you abuses you could not dream.”
Del said nothing.
People think they want to meet an angel, but they re...

Count Down - One Day

We’re down to our last day before the Tears of Heaven cover reveal.  Lining up the marketing and the reviewers and the everything that goes with a book release has been a lot of work, but it’s been easier this time.  The book blurb, for instance, is a lot stronger:
People think they want to meet an angel, but they really don’t.  The awful truth is that meeting an angel is the scariest, most life-altering moment of any mortal’s short existence.  Del, hated angels.  It d...

Count Down - Two Days

It looks like Company of the Damned will be the longest book in the Flames of Perdition series.  That’s probably as it should be.  Company of the Damned is currently 67,670, with at least three more chapters to round out the story (before editing).  Here’s how things look to break down:
Tears of Heaven—79,007Hell Becomes Her—82,263Company of the Damned—85,000+

In other news, we only have to wait two more days for the cover reveal of Tears of Heaven.
Less waiting than yesterday . ....

Count Down — 7,6, 5, 4, and 3 Days

And now, just THREE DAYS until the cover reveal!
That means less than four weeks until the re-release of Tears of Heaven!

Tell your friends!
Sooner than I thought . . . 

Count Down — One Week

It’s safe to say the real countdown begins today.
One week until the Cover Reveal on Thursday, June 29th.
Five weeks until the re-release of Tears of Heaven!
We’ve selected a cover artist for Hell Becomes Her, and I’m very excited to work with her.  After reviewing all kinds of excellent portfolios, I felt she was the closest to the look and feel that is Del’s urban fantasy / angelpunk world.
Company of the Damned has really picked up pace.  Chapter 10 is complete.  Chapter 11 is n...