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Song of Blood & Stone wins the BCALA 2016 Self-Publishing EBook Award

Sometimes you’re just going along like normal, wrangling with the words on the page and the other million things you have to get done, and then you open your email and the entire trajectory of your day changes in a split second. In an amazing way. I’ve had several of those days over the past few weeks, but the day I learned that Song of Blood & Stone had won this award was extra special. I’m so […]

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When Black Women Fall Promo & Giveaway

When Black Women Fall is a week long promotional tour of romance novels featuring African American heroines in the contemporary, historical, paranormal, new adult, and erotica genres. Romance novels are increasingly featuring heroes and heroines of color, from Courtney Milan’s Brothers Sinister series to Nalini Singh’s Guild Hunter series. As society and its citizens increase in diversity so does the market. With more and more authors bypassing publishers and uploading these colorful romances on their […]

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Win 100 free books & a Kindle Fire!!

If you aren’t already familiar with Free Kindle Giveaway, they are a company that promotes books AND their authors! Readers join their list for great deals as well as opportunities to connect with amazing authors…while also having the chance to participate in monthly giveaways! There are a variety prizes, but most often the winner has a choice between $100 PayPal Cash or a Kindle Fire! But for this special giveaway, Free Kindle Giveaway is giving […]

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We’re gonna teach ’em how to say goodbye … to 2015

TL;DR 2015 was a year and now it’s gone… Long live 2015! This Year in Writing This year I published my first book. (As well as my second, third and fourth). It was the turning point in a journey that started when I was five years old and wrote my first “novel.” Titled Time and the Magic Clock, the story was about a boy who was late for dinner.) What does a girl so shy […]

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Color of Love Blog Hop: The Unwashed Cover

I recently read this story about how bestselling middle-grade author Rick Riordan (of Percy Jackson fame) had no recourse when several of his international publishers whitewashed the covers of his books and portrayed a black character as white. He complained but even for an author of his stature and sales, the correction took far too long. A day or two later an author in a Facebook group lamented that her cover was whitewashed by her […]

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Whispers of Shadow & Flame now available!

Whispers of Shadow & Flame, book two in the Earthsinger Chronicles is out now. To celebrate launch week, book one, Song of Blood & Stone, is on sale for $.99. Woo hoo! I’m also doing a blog blitz! Check out posts on the following sites (updated as they come in): Kim Talks Books Toni Decker Blow Pop’s Book Reviews Urban Paranormal Book Blog Tall Stacks of Books Laurel Wanrow Stephanie Draven Alyssa Roberts And enter […]

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Touch the Dark is coming October 1st!

What is TOUCH THE DARK you may be asking? Well… it’s a fantastic collection of 12 novels & novellas by bestselling authors of multicultural or interracial fantasy, sci-fi and paranormal romance. My novella ANGELBORN is included. Check out the other otherworldly stories… Spirited Away by Ines Johnson Shanti never expected the trip to find herself would lead her out of this world. Hunters Hit List by Lolah Lace  Hunt or be hunted. A Kiss of […]

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Cover Reveal: The Mark of Noba by GL Tomas

Today is the cover reveal for The Mark of Noba by GL Tomas. The Mark of Noba (The Sterling Wayfairer Series #1) by GL Tomas Genre: Fantasy Age category: Young Adult Release Date: 25 August, 2015 Blurb: Sterling Wayfairer has one goal for his senior year: make his mark. He’s been slipping into the background his whole high school career—distracted by his mother’s mental health, unsettled by the vivid dreams that haunt him at night, […]

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How did it get so late so soon?

How did it get so late so soon? It’s night before it’s afternoon. December is here before it’s June. My goodness how the time has flewn. – Dr. Seuss This summer has been a blur wrapped in a whirlwind subsumed by an enigma. Here’s what I’ve been up to: This Month in Writing Whispers of Shadow & Flame, book 2 in the Earthsinger Chronicles is out with beta readers as we speak. By next month’s […]

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May flowers may make me sneeze

This Month in Writing I received my developmental edits back for Earthsinger book 2. I hope my editor will forgive me for making her slog through that draft! Now I’m deep in revision mode. I’m a firm believer in production schedules, but I also believe in trying to write the best book I can, and the two are not always compatible. I haven’t completely given up on my schedule yet, however, in Project Manager language, it’s “at […]

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