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September 17, 2015
Win a Signed Print Copy
Enter for a chance to win a signed print copy of Act of Mercy & Sacred Places from NY Times & USA TODAY Bestselling Author Mandy M. Roth!
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September 11, 2015
Act of Surrender (PSI-Ops) $0.99 USD Sale
Act of Surrender (PSI-Ops) $0.99 USD Sale!
In celebration of its one year anniversary, Act of Surrender ebook is on super discount sale for $0.99 USD. Its only for a short period and then the price goes back to $5.99.
Dr. James Hagen thought he’d bid Paranormal Security and Intelligence Agency good riddance nearly ten years back. He’d been an operative with them for so long that carving out a new path in life had taken time, but he’d achieved it. He’d made it his mission in life to help the wayward find a path again, to help those who couldn’t help themselves. All that changed when he fell into enemy hands. Now, unable to fully heal and plagued by nightmares and choppy visions of what is to come, James isn’t sure if he can keep going. That is, until he meets PSI’s newest person of interest—a quirky, sexy cyberpunk who totally turns his world upside down.
Laney Steele knows she’s onto something. It doesn’t matter that most have written her off as a conspiracy theorist and a hacktivist. She knows the government is hiding the existence of super soldiers who can shapeshift into animals. She’s so sure that she puts herself on the line to find out more, only what she uncovers isn’t exactly what she was hoping for, and it has a heck of a lot more to do with her than she ever thought possible. When her newfound online gamer buddy turns out to be a super solider, she throws caution to the wind just for a chance to be with him. Neither one of them realize the enemy has been lurking, waiting for the perfect moment to strike—again.
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September 9, 2015
Can’t Sleep
I’ve been burning the candle at both ends lately because of website issues, deadlines and other administrative things I’ve needed to handle. I love my job. I have no complaints. But, I’m having a hard time sleeping despite the fact I’m exhausted. My mind keeps running through my To Do List. Does this happen to any of you? How do you destress and shut down? Wine? Bubblebath? Counting sheep? Midnight run through in search of vampires? I’d love to hear.
September 8, 2015
Loup Garou (A Paranormal Romance Novel)
Rockstars, dark princes, werewolves, vampires and fated mates… what is a girl to do?
Lindsay Willows craves a simple life. One where she can make a difference without drawing too much attention to herself. As the daughter of both a vampire and a fae, the cards were already stacked against her. Finding out she’s the supposed mate of a dark fae prince doesn’t help matters. Especially when there are those who will stop at nothing to prevent her from mating with a prince she’s never even met.
When Exavier Kedmen, the incredibly sexy front man for a world-famous band, shows up wanting her to go back to working in a field she left three years ago, she can’t explain the strong feelings that surface for a man she barely knows.
Lindsay finds herself confronting demons from her past, coming to terms with the ones in the present, and finally looking forward to a future with the man she was created for. And she discovers evil doesn’t care who it hurts to obtain its goals, but even the evilest of things fear something, or in the case of Exavier, someone.
Immortal Ops Series World Reading Order
Suggested Reading Order of Books Released to Date in the Immortal Ops Series World (to date)Immortal Ops
Critical Intelligence
Radar Deception
Strategic Vulnerability
Tactical Magik
Act of Mercy
Administrative Control
Act of Surrender
Broken Communication
Separation Zone
Act of Submission
Damage Report
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September 7, 2015
Convo with the Offspring
BRB (Big Roth Boy) texted me about a “wasp attack”. I thought I’d share it here because it made me giggle. On a good note, I think he may have inherited my humor. On a bad note, he may have inherited my humor.
September 6, 2015
Just Released! Damage Report (Immortal Outcasts 2) by Mandy M. Roth
Just Released! Damage Report (Immortal Outcasts 2) by Mandy M. Roth
Paranormal Shifter Military Special Ops Romance. New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Series the Immortal Outcasts! Part of the Immortal Ops World!
Weston Carol—bear-shifter, genetically altered super soldier—just wants to return to his solitary life off the grid. As far as he’s concerned, after helping to rescue the mate of his former teammate, he’s done his good deed for the decade. Now he simply wants to retreat to the woods where he can drop off the radar of those looking to kill him.
Then news reaches him of a woman in danger and he can’t help but rescue the damsel in distress. Whether or not he believes it, she is his future, and he’s in no condition to meet his mate. It’s been too long since he’s seen to his manly needs, and way too long without shifting—he’s a tense, grumpy mess on the verge of losing control of his bear side. One small stop on the way shouldn’t interfere with fate too much, right?
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Blank Pages
If I listened to every critic and took out everything they didn’t like from a book, I’d be left with a blank page. Then someone would complain of my overuse of white space.
Remember you can’t please everyone.
Make yourself happy.
September 4, 2015
My Book Pricing
I wanted to take a moment to address my book pricing. I have gotten so much awesome feedback from all of you that I wanted to say thank you. You might be wondering what for… that is easy.
Thank you for telling me my books are worth more than I price them at. That means the world to me. I know its hard to make a dollar last nowadays and I try as hard as I can to keep my books priced within reason. I am nearly totally self-published/indie now so that means ALL of the expense of creating a book, releasing a book and marketing a book fall squarely upon my shoulders.
I am not the type of author who writes a book in the morning and releases it in the afternoon. I take pride in my work. I take pride in my series, my worlds and my brand.
I pay for multiple editing stages. Proofing (this is the step that happens as soon as I finish a book–I often have 2-3 proofers on one project alone). Editing (Content) the next step. Editing 2nd Round (Line Editing). Final Line Editing.
I have started outsourcing the cover art and ad creation because of time restraints and trust me this cost ads up.
I pay for formatting assistance and assistance uploading to vendors.
None of this includes the marketing that goes into each book and the ad creation. This has cost me as much as $14,000 for one title and as little as $2,000 for one (that did not sell well I’d like to add here).
Audio books cost me a LOT to have made and to market.
Print book creation has costs involved as well.
Setting aside all of the costs, let’s talk about the time I put into each book. I do this full-time. I often work 10-14 hour days, forgoing family time and any time I’d have with friends. I have worked through every single vacation the Roths have taken in the past 12 years.
I am ashamed to admit I often spend time I should be exercising or getting out and living life, writing and engaging with my reader base online to be sure I keep up on all the titles readers want to see more of. I LOVE writing. I LOVE my job. I LOVE my readers. I love staying in contact with them. I have no complaints in this area. I’m doing what I love to do.
That being said, I’m going to start the process of raising my prices slightly. I do still offer amazing box set deals, limited time specials, pre-order savings, but overall my prices will see a slight increase.
I wanted to reach out and thank you all for your understanding and encouragement in this area. I struggled for nearly two years with do I or don’t I and the deciding factor was all of you stressing that my work is quality work and doesn’t need to be discounted to rock bottom basement clear-out pricing.
So, again, I thank you all from the bottom of my heart.
With love,
Mandy
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