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April 15, 2015

Cover Reveal: THE FIRE DANCER by Kristen Strassel

GUYS! I have a GORGEOUS cover for you today. May just be the best one I’ve seen in 2015! So as you know I LOVE original artwork on book covers, so this is a rare treat & I am giddy to share!


Kristen Strassel the author of The Colorado Shifters, The Night Songs Collection and The Spotlight Series has a NEW book coming out and the name of the series is too fantastic! It’s called��Cirque Macabre��and book one is titled: The Fire Dancer!


Blurb:


At Le Cirque Macabre, Holly Octane bursts into flames five nights a week. The stage is where Holly feels most alive. When she’s there no one can touch her, and everyone adores her.

Brought to Las Vegas as vampire bait, Holly’s connection to the immortals is a mystery. She’s one of a kind– traveling through time and igniting when her emotions get too hot to handle. The only people who understand her are an aunt with a hidden agenda and her fortune teller girlfriend, Rainey, who doesn’t see a future with Holly in it.

Cash Logan needs Holly, but she’s not the reason he came to Vegas. The enigmatic magician seeks Blade Bennett, a vampire that has a power that he shouldn’t have–fire. A power that could determine the future of all of vampire kind. Holly’s the only one who can help Blade control his fire, but their feelings for each other are too fiery to ignore.

Immortals rule the Vegas night, and not one of them trusts Cash or Blade. If Holly lets them draw her in to this world designed to destroy her, she’ll lose everything–the only family she’s ever known, and everyone who adores her.

Las Vegas is her stage, and Holly is determined to set the city on fire.


Excerpt:

“How long have you been like this?” His gaze ran the length of my robe, and he didn’t have to clarify what he meant.

As far as everyone knew, I was twenty-four. “Decades. I think.” The concept of time simply made me dizzy.

Cash nodded; my answer didn’t surprise him. “You were born north of London in 1781, in a village called Moorfields.” My knees buckled, and if I didn’t clutch the table, I would have fallen. Even though I knew the answer wasn’t going to be something nice and neat like twenty-five years ago in Memphis, actually having the answer blew my mind.

“I remember things that happened before that.” I couldn’t face him. “And I think I remember you.”

“Do you?” Cash ran his fingers lightly along my hair, never touching my body. At first, I was terrified we’d burst into flames. We’d fireproofed my dressing room, but Cash wouldn’t survive. This information was just the tip of the iceberg. I needed him to stay alive. “What do you remember?”

Images jumbled in my brain as if someone spun a wheel. I saw Cash, bound, bloody, and burned, surrounded by laughing onlookers. His hair was shorter, and it was a different time, but I knew him. His eyes. No matter what humiliation was bestowed upon him, they remained proud. “Chaos.”

His silky laugh almost convinced me I’d been wrong. No one could actually survive the state I pictured Cash in, his skin purple from abuse, weak from starvation, and still have a sense of humor. But those eyes. “That’s about right.” He moved closer to me, my robe pressed against my skin.

I couldn’t let him distract me. “But why do I remember things that happened before that? Like I was there. Is that even possible?”

“If you experienced it, then you made it possible, Holly.” His words were soft, and like time, they made me dizzy. “You’re a Bleed.”

My eyes snapped open. “A what?”

“You’re a Bleed. You age much more slowly than mortals, and your immortality extends in all directions. Forward, backward, and sideways if it’s possible.”

I had to turn and face him. Rainey would knock on the door any time now, and I needed to wrap this up before she came. She’d warned me stay away from Cash. We’d been fighting too much lately already. I hated it. “How many of us are there?”

“You mean how many of you are there.” Someone knocked on the door softly. I forced my eyes away from Cash, and he stepped back. The knock repeated, more forceful this time. Rainey would be able to sense I wasn’t alone, even if she couldn’t see Cash. “You might be the only one.”

“Then how do you know so much about it?” I kept waiting for the heat to rise in my body, but it didn’t. All the triggers, fear and frustration, were there, but no flames. The knocking became frantic.

“Because I do.” Cash placed my hat back on my head before he headed to the door. His hand was on the doorknob when he turned back to me. “You’ve been patient this long, Holly. I want you to need me.”


So… are you ready for the cover? Behold how gorgeous it is!!


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The Fire Dancer��
Cirque Macabre Book One
Release Date:��May 21, 2015.

You can add it to your Goodreads TBR AND Preorder it here:

Goodreads:��https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25357659-the-fire-dancer


Preorder: (Introductory Price)��http://www.amazon.com/Fire-Dancer-Cirque-Macabre-Book-ebook/dp/B00W2SGL2O/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8

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Published on April 15, 2015 05:40

March 2, 2015

What I do all day.

As many of you are already aware, I was a teacher for twelve years before I abandoned a solid career, a steady paycheck and reliable health benefits to chase my dreams of being a writer. When people hear this I can honestly say their reactions boil down to one of two:


1. WOW! You’re really living the dream! How brave and exciting!��


Not gonna lie, I like these people. They feel like my private cheerleaders rooting me on and every time I release a new book they give me a huge smile and sometimes I even get a squee of��excitement. If they ask questions about my new career it’s usually in the vein of, “Are your characters based on anyone in real life?” or “How long did it take to write your novel?” And my personal favorite, “I read your book, and I loved it. Will there be a sequel?”



These people are such a solid motivation for me. Hearing that they��not only believe in what I do, but ENJOY what I do makes it all worthwhile.


Then there’s the other reaction…


2. WOW! So you like, don’t teach at all? So you don’t have a real job anymore? It must be nice to have nothing to do all day but make things up.�� So, wait– what do you do all day?


I can honestly say that these are the people who deflate my ballon. These people don’t offer me smiles or give me an excited squee. These people judge. They ask questions that are way too personal. (How much money do you make?��is my least favorite, closely followed by,��So you’re not with a real publisher?)



And no matter what answers I give them, they will never be satisfied with my response. I suppose it’s because��I’m the freak that shattered society’s mold and ran away to join the circus.


Becoming an actor or dancer or writer is what other people become, not you.


Well… why not me?



I have been asked countless times, “So when are you going back to teaching?” Which I can honestly say, I have no desire to do. When I tell them that, they seem offended.


So to answer those��questions… THIS is what I do all day:


BIRTHING MY BOOK BABY


By Kat Daemon


Just like a woman in different stages of pregnancy, different stages��of the writing/publishing process dictates how I spend my days.


Stage 1: Writing.��


This seems pretty obvious, but writing involves rewriting.



I sit down with an idea in mind and if my characters are talking to me that day, they usually dictate the scene. So a chapter I originally saw going one way could end up vastly different. When this happens, I have to make notes and make sure that whatever I have planned for future chapters is not altered by what I wrote in the present. I like to write with my laptop, but I keep a notebook next to me and some post-it notes to stick everywhere to remind me of scenes that will need tweaking when I get there. After my scene/chapter/pages are written, I read them and rewrite them until my eyes are fried and my wrist feels like it’s going to burst. There’s an odd satisfaction in that kind of pain. When the entire manuscript is finished I’ll do the same thing but on a grander scale for the whole book.


Write, revise, tweak, repeat.


Stage 2: Betas have been fed, now what?


So the manuscript is done. Yay! Not exactly. Now’s when I hand my baby off to a few beta readers who provide me with what I’m thirsty for– honest opinions.



Depending on the length of the manuscript and how busy they are this can take anywhere from a few days to a few weeks.


So you get to relax now, right? Nope.. not yet…


Stage 3: Cover Design


This is when I really LOVE, LOVE, LOVE being an Indie author. Every author dreams about seeing their book on a shelf, and we all fantasize about what that cover will look like. When I first signed��with Entranced Publishing one of the coolest things I got to do was fill out my “vision” of the cover. Then I submitted the form and waited almost seven months until I was allowed to even get a peek at the cover.��During that time I had full blown anxiety attacks over that darn cover. My book was about the devil. In my story he’s portrayed as beautiful, charming and impeccably stylish. But my fear was red horns,��a tail and��some skanky boobilicious girl draped to his leg. The final result was rather simple. Two images cut and paste together with red font that proclaimed my title. While it was not even close to the horror I had envisioned, it also wasn’t even close to the description I had submitted. That’s when I realized, despite the form, I had no say. The cover didn’t belong to me, it belonged to them. (That’s when I took my first REAL step towards being an Indie author and contacted an insanely talented��artist to talk about my cover and print options.)


One of the tragedies of Self-Publishing is cheesy covers. I would hope my readers can say that my covers don’t fall under that category. I have worked with two professional cover artists since I’ve gone Indie and although their styles differ, their work is no less amazing. To me, the cover has to capture the essence of the book. By looking at it you should know, is this a love story, horror, memoir?


Working with S.P. McConnell on my Darkness Saga has been an epic adventure. He was determined to provide me with a unique and original illustrated cover that summed up the heart of my story in one moving image. I’d say, mission accomplished:


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When I needed a break from the darkness and my delicious demons, I dove into uncharted waters and wrote my first New Adult Contemporary Romance. I wanted fun, and flirty. I had a strong idea of what my characters looked like and how they interacted with each there. So I approached Sotia Latzu with the project. The result? Perfection.


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Sotia is also working on another secret project for me, but you’ll have to wait to see that beauty– and it is a BEAUTY!


Stage 4: Marketing.


I wish the moment I hit publish my name was so well known that people flocked to their laptops to order my book on release day. Sadly, I’m not there yet. I have a handful of loyal readers, but in order to get my book into the hands of complete strangers, I gotta work it.


This means, paperwork. Filling out forms, researching bloggers, and venues to promote my book. You would think having done it once I could just rally up the same contacts. Nope. Every book is a different story and therefore attracts a different group of people. The marketing has to be tailored to a target audience. I’m still working on this part, some days you hit. Others, you miss.


Stage 5: Edits & Revisions.


Well the book is back from the betas. My editor has returned it with her comments & corrections. Now the fun part begins. I have to weigh everyone’s advice on how to make my book better. Plot holes, character development, killing my darlings… it all happens here. Some books are cleaner than others. Killing Darkness took me six years to write and two months to edit. Death by Social Suicide took me three weeks to write and one week to edit. I wrote, edited and published Reborn & Revenge in about five weeks. I have been working on the finale, Redemption, for over three months.


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No two books ever travel the same path.


Stage 6: Formatting and Final Proof.


The book has been written, read, edited, and revised. It has been professionally formatted and the mailman drops it on my door step. That’s right– I’m holding my book baby for the first time! I inspect the cover, sniff the pages and photograph it like a proud mama. So now what?


I read it, silly!


This is the last chance I’ll have to catch any errors and while I’ve probably already read this book one hundred times by now, it needs to be read one hundred and one.


So the book is read. It’s deemed worthy and now it is set up for publication. The channels of distribution are chosen, the final polished manuscript and cover are uploaded and the price is set. There’s only one thing left to do: hit publish.


Stage 7: Happy Book Birthday!


It’s book release day! The novel is available at midnight, it’s showing up in the correct channels of distribution, people are buying it– which means, it now has a rank. Hey, remember all that marketing we did earlier? It’s paying off! The rank is getting better and more books are being sold. Sometimes the rank is REALLY pretty and the book baby starts ranking in categories. The better the rank, the more people see it. The more people see it, the better the chances of the book making more sales. Think it’s a fun, relaxing day? It’s exciting, no doubt about that, but it comes with a lot of stress and anxiety.


Stage 8: Reviews.


The publication of the book is only the beginning. The readers response is what matters now, and without reviews –real reviews, not my great-aunt Tessie pinching my cheeks and saying, good job– the book will fail.��So now different forms have to be filled out, and different bloggers have to be sought out. I need honest opinions, so I need readers who are not biased to read and review my book. This is a never-ending process and every time I see a new review posted, I get a bit queasy before I read it.


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So now you have it. The great mystery of what I do now that I’m no longer teaching��has been revealed. So that romantic image of Shakespeare scribbling away with his quill is sadly, NOT what I do all day.


But now that you know how I pass my hours,��want to know something��else?


I love what I do.


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Published on March 02, 2015 06:02

February 13, 2015

New Release: Death By Social Suicide by Karen Anne

KatDaemon:

Psst… My alter ego had a book birthday today… and it was fabulous!


Originally posted on Tammy Farrell:




New Adult Romance from Karen Anne



Available on:



Amazon



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Blurb:



The night Brittany Wakefield kissed her best friend, Jaime, she lost everything. Who knew one amazing moment could send him running��� spinning a web of deceit and avoidance for two years. Stepping onto campus, she���s ready to win him back, even if it involves pledging a sorority she has no interest in.



Erik Draxton fell hard for Brit the moment she walked into the art room. With vibrant purple hair, music in her veins and a rebellious flair, she���s all he���s ever wanted.



While Jaime shrouds himself in secrets, Brit finds herself longing even more to be a part of his world. Unable to watch the girl of his dreams get tossed to the side, Erik decides to take matters into his own hands. But when Erik crosses a line, Brit feels backed into a corner, and���


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Published on February 13, 2015 19:15

February 9, 2015

Release Day for Kristen Strassel’s Too Many Reasons

KatDaemon:

Romance and Rock Stars! Umm… YES, please!!


Originally posted on Tammy Farrell:






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TOO MANY REASONS (A Spotlight Series Novel) by Kristen Strassel is here! Check out the excerpt and giveaway below! Kristen Strassel keeps her rock ���n roll edge in this sexy contemporary NA. I���ve read this one and I love it.



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Title:��TOO MANY REASONS (A Spotlight Series Novella)



Author: Kristen Strassel



Age: NA



Genre: Contemporary Romance



Release Date: February 9, 2015



Goodreads Page



Amazon



Blurb:



Abby Gauthier is close to getting everything she���s worked so hard for. The band she manages, Sinister Riot, has been offered a major record contract. But it comes with a catch: the band must add Eli Jamison, winner of the talent show The Spotlight, to the lineup.





���You���ve been my favorite part of this city.���




Devon Sinclair is the singer of Sinister Riot, and he���s Abby���s best friend. She���s in love with him, but fears she���ll lose him if she makes the first move. Devon knows���


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Published on February 09, 2015 12:53

January 30, 2015

Cover Reveal: Machine Head by T.A. Brock

Remember when you were a kid and you would race to the library, spin the wheel that had the coolest books on it and grab the latest Choose Your Own Adventure book? Those books were fantastic because you could read them a dozen different times and have a dozen different outcomes.


I wish someone would make one of those.. but a bit edgier.. maybe for a YA crowd.


Wait. Someone did.


T.A. Brock, a woman I am so excited to call a friend came up with this very concept. And guess what? I get to help reveal the cover today! YAY!!


So without further ado, I give you… MACHINE HEAD:


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Where young rule and elders are hunted to extinction… and��you��decide who’s guilty.


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MACHINE HEAD


An Interactive Novel


Available April 10, 2015


BLURB:


Adults have poisoned the world with their selfishness, jealousy, and deceit. Now it���s up to the young to heal it. First order: eliminate every elder. Second: discover the secret to never growing up. Third: procreate.


Ten Sixty-Four is on trial for treason. The crimes he committed are unforgivable: hiding elders who should be long dead, consorting with illegal untrained young, and purposely botching kill missions. He���s come a long way from the cold, unfeeling, Sleepwalker he began as. He���s still four years from the death age, which means the Hex can���t afford to kill him. If found guilty, he���ll be given to the Machine for reprogramming. But none of that matters because he���s done what no other Sleepwalker has dared to. He���s found love. And he knows something they don���t. Falling in love is the secret to achieving the third order.


Brille has a secret of her own: the elders aren���t extinct. They���re not even endangered. But what the rest of the world doesn���t know can���t hurt them. At least, not anymore than they���re already hurting themselves. There is no more laughter. No more crying. No feelings of any kind. Only in the secret hiding places where the untrained dwell with elders, can emotion be found. Then it���s anger, rage, and hostility. When she finds herself a target of the Sleepwalkers, she realizes she���s not the only one with secrets. Ten Sixty-Four feels. He might even be capable of love. The idea leaves Brille with an emotion she never thought she���d have: hope.


The Hex has convened. A trial will commence. You, a member of the jury, must decide Ten Sixty-Four���s fate, and with it, the future of humanity.


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ABOUT THE AUTHOR:


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T.A. Brock spends her days gleefully plucking words from the chaos of life and dressing them up so they look pretty. Then she calls them stories and tries to convince people to read them. Paranormal, horror, and contemporary romance rocks her socks, but anything YA makes her feel young again, so she sticks with that mostly. She resides in the great land of mountains and green things��(Arkansas) with her husband, two children, and her beloved��Keurig machine, which she has built a countertop shrine to.


For more information, visit http://www.tabrockbooks.com


For updates on new releases and other fun little bits, sign up for��T.A. Brock’s Newsletter HERE.


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Published on January 30, 2015 09:22

January 28, 2015

THE EMBERS OF LIGHT Tammy Farrell

Look what released… TODAY!!! I couldn’t be happier for my friend and fellow author, Tammy Farrell! Book Two of her series,��The Dia Chronicles is available NOW!


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THE EMBERS OF LIGHT

The Dia Chronicles Book Two

by Tammy Farrell


Genre: Adult Historical Fantasy

Release Date: January 28th, 2015


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Blurb:

The descendants of the ancient gods think they���ve found peace, but the time has come when new magic and ancient powers will collide��� ������Stripped of his Dia powers and left to rot, Malcolm is a prisoner of Valenia���a sentence he finds worse than death. His thoughts of revenge are the only thing keeping him sane, but when he finally manages to escape, Malcolm discovers that living as a mortal is more dangerous than he ever imagined. After stealing from the wrong man, Malcolm becomes a captive once more, only this time his punishment is one that he won���t soon forget. His only hope of survival is Seren, an enigmatic young girl with golden eyes and a malevolence to match his own. ������When he���s led to Mara and Corbin, the two responsible for his fall from grace, their new faction of Dia is in chaos, infiltrated by an ancient power thought to have been banished forever. This only fuels Malcolm���s ruthless ambitions, but he soon realizes that he too is under attack, a pawn in a centuries old game of power and greed. As new battle lines are drawn, Malcolm finds himself in uncharted waters, forced to choose between helping those he���s vowed to destroy or give in to his lingering desire to settle the score. ������Debts will be paid, lives will be lost, and no Dia will ever be the same.


EXCERPT:


By the time the smell of smoke and roasting meat finally reached Malcolm, and his hole in the ground was completely black, he knew the time was drawing near. The sound of laughter and flutes from above stoked the fires of determination within him, while the repetitive drumbeat counted down the minutes.

His mind wandered as he stared sullenly at the walls of black earth. He clutched his mangled hand to his chest, far too weary for anger. He was humiliated. Over and over again he���d been disgraced, robbed, laughed at. The hardest truth to face was that there still might be more degradation to come. He had wanted everything and succeeded at nothing. Hope was now but a whisper in the past, still carried on the winds, but too distant to hear.

Malcolm pressed his head against the soft earth. He had nothing left to lose and nothing left to love. Even his own mother had become an unseen shadow, abandoning him in his time of need. She was useless to him, as she always had been, and he vowed that if she ever showed herself to him again, he would speak any word that might pierce a mother���s soul.

About the Author:


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Tammy Farrell grew up in Orangeville, Ontario Canada where she discovered her love of writing, and all things related to Edgar Allan Poe. She now lives with her husband and six fur babies in Greenville, South Carolina, where she attempts to learn French when she isn���t busy writing.


Learn more about The Dia Chronicles and Tammy Farrell���s other works at: http://www.TammyFarrell.com


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Author web links:

http://www.TammyFarrell.com

http://www.facebook.com/thediachronicles

@tamzwrite


Make sure you pick up your copy! Available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble.


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Published on January 28, 2015 04:00

January 7, 2015

Cover Reveal! Death by Social Suicide

You guys! I have been looking at this amazing cover for a month now, and I have to tell you it is everything I wanted. It is perfect. Since this is my first time tackling New Adult Contemporary Romance I wanted something that really grabbed a hold of my characters and gave you a sense of the feel of the book right a way.


I wanted flirty, and FUN. Most important, I wanted it to capture what it feels like the first time you fall in love. That was the challenge I gave Sotia Lazu, and boy did she meet that challenge!


Without further ado, I give you….


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The color purple is so important in this book… you’ll soon find out why. Here’s the blurb:

The night Brittany Wakefield kissed her best friend, Jaime, she lost everything. Who knew one amazing moment could send him running��� spinning a web of deceit and avoidance for two years. Stepping onto campus, she���s ready to win him back, even if it involves pledging a sorority she has no interest in.


Erik Draxton fell hard for Brit the moment she walked into the art room. With vibrant purple hair, music in her veins and a rebellious flair, she���s all he���s ever wanted.


While Jaime shrouds himself in secrets, Brit finds herself longing even more to be a part of his world. Unable to watch the girl of his dreams get tossed to the side, Erik decides to take matters into his own hands. But when Erik crosses a line, Brit feels backed into a corner, and discovering Jaime���s secret leaves her devastated.


With a shattered heart from Jaime, and the risk of losing Erik on the horizon, she knows one thing: navigating the social circles can be a suicide mission.


If this sounds like a book you would like to read, you can add it to your TBR list here:


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24182820-death-by-social-suicide


Death by Social Suicide will be available on February 13, 2015, just in time for Valentine’s Day


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Published on January 07, 2015 17:10

January 5, 2015

What’s in a name?

Anyone who follows this blog knows one thing: Kat Daemon is all about Paranormal.



So when I wrote my first New Adult Contemporary Romance that held no magic in it’s pages other than the sparks between true love’s first kiss, well I started scratching my head.



It was pointed out by several agents that I could be one or the other, but not both.


As an indie author I think it is possible��do both, after all, I know an author who does this and DOES IT WELL.��But I do respect people’s opinions and therefore gave the matter much consideration. Not wanting to have to create a new persona every time I wanted to branch out into a different genre, I found a solution.


For all of my paranormal, horror, supernatural, fantasy, and anything that goes bump in the night, those books will be listed under Kat Daemon. You know her, the chick with the top hat…


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For the first heartbreak, the shattered friendships, hopes, dreams and navigating the real world without a broom, I give you…


Karen Anne.


You can find her brand spanking new Facebook page here:


https://www.facebook.com/pages/Karen-Anne/771646132928125?fref=nf


and you can also read the blurb and add the book to your TBR list here:


https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/24182820-death-by-social-suicide


This is just the beginning, and I’m very excited to share this journey with you. Thanks again for your support, I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again. Readers are the reason I write! �� XO



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Published on January 05, 2015 09:54

December 31, 2014

Goodbye 2014: My year in writing.

2014. What a year.


This is the year I stopped talking about getting published, and actually published TWO novels and TWO novellas.



The year started off shaky. Back in January I was signed with Entranced Publishing. I had just handed Killing Darkness over to my new editor. I assumed the position –my head between my knees– as I hyperventilated. February was a sea of anxiety as I prepared myself for the release of my first novel while I anxiously awaited the fate of my second. My first book, Taming Darkness released on March 3, 2014. The excitement didn’t last very long. On March 25th Entranced Publishing closed it’s doors. I was numb. But, with my rights back, I was free. By April 16th, with the help of S.P. McConnell who designed a gorgeous new look for the series, Taming Darkness was back on the shelves… literally! It made it into my local Barnes and Noble.


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Not gonna lie, losing my publishing house/ my three book deal.. it sucked. It was a horrible time. My dreams were crushed, but I truly believe that everything happens for a reason, so I persevered. Boy am I glad that I did. In May, I boarded a plane by myself and headed from NYC to NOLA for the RT14 Convention. I had the most amazing six days of my life. I met incredible women who hold such a special place in my heart. Kara Leigh Miller, Georgeann Swiger, Barbara Garren, Ana Blaze and Rachell Nicole. I love you gals so much! If Entranced did anything good, it brought us together and our friendship is priceless!



In New Orleans I realized something, I wanted nothing more than to be a writer. Yes, I was a writer, but I wanted it 24/7. I wanted to eat, breathe and sleep words. I wanted to create whole worlds and surround myself in the ups and downs of this profession.


And so I did.


After 12 years, I left teaching, and spent June sending out my manuscript to those editors and agents who had requested it at the RT14 Convention in NOLA. By July I was ready to face the Darkness again, and dusted off my old manuscript that I was planning to self publish. In August, a year after I had received my contract from Entranced, I sent Kara my amazing editor Killing Darkness, the sequel to Taming. While she worked on that, I kept myself busy. I wrote a full length New Adult Contemporary Romance in September that I hope to release in February. Then something really amazing happened, I embraced being indie.


Once I realized that being an indie author was actually the proper path for me, the words flowed and stories began to develop faster than I could type. I released a novella in October, another one in November and by the time December rolled through it was time to release Killing Darkness.


I have to thank T.A. Brock, Tammy Farrell and Kristen Strassel who have really helped me this past fall. What amazing women. They have pushed me to be the best writer I can be. If I have learned anything this year it’s to surround yourself with people who have similar goals. The “write” people can really make you soar.


You gals inspire me EVERY DAY! Seriously, one day we’re all gonna meet and it’ll be like this:



So as I close the door on the literary roller coaster that was 2014, I’m ready to embrace 2015. I have the final installation of The Blood Clan Chronicles coming in January and my New Adult novel in February. There are a ton of different routes I can take after that, I really need to look at what projects I want to work on. It is an amazing feeling to have options! I’ve learned so much in 2014, and I’m super excited about the possibilities that 2015 can hold.



What about you? What do you hope for in 2015?


Happy New Year! :)


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Published on December 31, 2014 15:03