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Resistance One Year Anniversary

Today is the day! Resistance has officially been out for one full year. And what a year it has been, thanks to everyone who has read and enjoyed it! I never knew when I first hit “publish” how well it would do. I was quite scared about it, actually, because it meant so much to me. But, one year later, it has done very well, won a couple of awards, and is even in the process of becoming an audiobook! If this is just the first year, I look forward to seeing what God has in store for the next f...

Where Shadows Lie–Cover Reveal + Giveaway!

Today I’m helping to reveal the book cover and trailer reveal for Tialla Rising's upcoming release, Where Shadows Lie! Make sure you also enter the giveaway at the end!
  Release date: June 2015

Synopsis via Goodreads:
His dark past haunts him. His new life taunts him.
After twenty years in the gangs and a hefty prison sentence, an early release gives Shawn the opportunity to turn his life around.
But that isn’t so easy when gangs are involved.
Only a year into his fresh start, the...

Let the Celebration Begin!

It seems I’ve been doing nothing but planning this for months (actually, it’s only been about a month), but the Resistance Anniversary Celebration has officially begun! I feel like this little clip of Rhino from Bolt is much too appropriate not to include.

I can’t wait to share all the fun activities that are scheduled, and I thank all who are celebrating this exciting time with me. I published several other books in my early years of writing, but none of them have been nearly as exciting...

A Dream Not Imagined—Cover Reveal

Today I am pleased to help out in revealing the cover of A Dream Not Imagined by my friend, Shantelle Mary Hannu! This will be her debut into publishing, which is always an incredibly exciting time for any author. Here is a bit about the story.

About the Book

A MAID, a PRINCE, and a DUKE. A GARDENER, a STEPMOTHER, and a secret...

Ellie Abbington, a beautiful yet unassuming young woman, quietly longs for her life to change. Too privileged to associate with the servants—too underprivileged to...

Hear ye! Hear ye! You are invited…

(Click on the invitation to see it larger.)

I am thrilled to announce and invite everyone to the upcoming Resistance Anniversary Ball! On May 15th, I will be temporarily taking over Auréa Palace (*cough Facebook cough*) from 4-8 PM CST (2-6 PST, 3-7 MST, 5-9 EST). Don’t worry, I’ve arranged it so that Emperor Daican and others of a less than savory nature will be occupied elsewhere, which means we’ll have the whole palace to ourselves. There will be lots of fun discussions, quizzes, prizes,...

Book Awards for Indie Fiction

Here is a post I’ve been promising over at Goodreads for a couple of weeks now. About the time I published Resistance, I started scouring the internet to find book award contests that accepted indies. Easier said than done, that’s for sure. I spent hours compiling a list of contests to check out. To help out my fellow indie authors, here is that list. I’ve only entered two so far (Readers’ Favorite and the LYRA Award), so I can’t vouch for most of them, but I do want to check out others once...

Resistance £0.99 Kindle Sale

Exciting news for readers in the UK! From today through Sunday, the Kindle version of Resistance is on sale for 0.99! You can check it out on Amazon.co.uk, and if you have any UK friends, make sure to let them know!

Resistance Celebration Contest Prizes

All right, after getting all my thoughts and ideas together, I've decided on the prizes for the Resistance Anniversary Celebration contests. Here they are.

Fan Art Contest

1st Place - Autographed copies of Resistance, The King's Scrolls, and Half-Blood (when it is published), a $10 Amazon gift card (because who doesn't love gift cards?), and a piece of handmade jewelry of the winner's choice from my Etsy shop.

2nd Place - An autographed copy of the winner's choice of either Resistance, TKS, or H...

Resistance Anniversary Celebration

May is less than a month away and it happens to be a very special month. May 20th will be Resistance’s one year publication anniversary (and June 27th will actually be its fourth birthday since the idea was “born”). I’ve been thinking about it for a while, and instead of simply celebrating that day, I’ve decided to have a month long celebration instead. After all, who doesn’t love a fun celebration, right? ;) Though I haven’t worked out all the details and events just yet, I can tell you it...

Out of Darkness Rising Blog Tour—Guest Post

Hey, everyone! Today I have Gillian Bronte Adams here for a special guest post as part of the blog tour for her new novella, Out of Darkness Rising!

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Serpent’s Breath

Have you ever had an idea that seized hold of your mind and refused to let go? Writers face this a lot I think. It can be anything from the character who pops into your head while you’re doing the dishes and can’t possibly take notes because your hands are covered in soapy water, to the notion that there’s a serial killer...