Bigtime series

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    Fandemic, Bigtime #5, to be released on June 2 …

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    Book #5Some of you have seen this online already, but I wanted to make a formal announcement here on my blog.

    Fandemic, the fifth book in my Bigtime superhero series, will be released on June 2. Woot!

    I’m so happy that I was able to write and self-publish another Bigtime book, and I hope that everyone enjoys seeing what all the superheroes and ubervillains are up to.

    The Fandemic e-book will be priced at $2.99. It is up for pre-order at the following sites:

    Amazon Kindle / Google Play / iBooks / Kobo

    Note: Fandemic will also be available at other book retailers, like Barnes & Noble and Smashwords. Those pre-order links should be going up soon.

    A print version of Fandemic will also be available through Amazon. Not sure what the price for the print book will be yet, but I would estimate around $10. Again, that pre-order link should be going up soon.

    Here is the book description:

    ­Piper Perez has always wanted to be a super­hero. Always wanted to wear a cool costume, have amazing abilities, and save the day. There’s just one problem—Piper doesn’t have any superpowers.

    So she focuses on other things. Facts, figures, memorabilia. Piper knows and collects it all, about both the superheroes and the ubervillains who roam the streets of Bigtime, N.Y. Piper’s friends jokingly call her a fandemic—someone who is a superfan of all things superhero. The nickname is truer than anyone knows, especially since Piper can’t stop thinking about Swifte, the speedy hero who broke her heart months ago.

    But someone has been killing off Bigtime’s heroes and villains. When one of Piper’s friends is murdered, she vows to do whatever she can to help bring the killer to justice, superpowers or not. All the clues and information she gathers lead her to believe that Swifte is the killer’s next target. Piper has always wanted to be a hero, and now she’ll have to use all of her fandemic knowledge to save the man she loves—or die trying….

    Fandemic is around 43,000 words, which means that it is a shorter book than the others in the series, which are around 95,000 words. For those of you who like page counts, Fandemic is about 150 pages.

    You can read the first chapter here. Scroll down and click on the Read Excerpt tab.

    For those of you who need a refresher, Piper is the best friend of Abby Appleby, the heroine of Nightingale, the fourth book in the series. And many of you have been waiting to see who the superhero Swifte really is. I won’t spoil that here, but I think it has been fairly obvious in the books who Swifte really is.

    Many folks have asked me if I will continue on with the Bigtime series. I would like to write and self-publish more in the series, but self-publishing is very time-consuming, and my writing schedule is already full into 2016 with my Elemental Assassin and Black Blade series.

    If I do write more in the Bigtime series, it will probably be a shorter book like Fandemic or perhaps some more e-novellas, like A Karma Girl Christmas (which is about 14,000 words).

    Anyway, I hope that everyone enjoys Fandemic when it is released. Cheers!

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    Release schedule for 2015 …

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    Today, I thought I would share my book release schedule for 2015. Just keep in mind that this is subject to change.

    Also, my books usually come out the last Tuesday of the month before they are published. For example, Cold Burn of Magic is a May book, which means it will be out on April 28, the last Tuesday before May 1.

    Black Blade #1April 28 — Cold Burn of Magic — Black Blade #1 — This book will kick off my new Black Blade young adult urban fantasy series about Lila Merriweather, a thief who lives in a tourist town full of magic, mobsters, and monsters.

    Lila tries to stay out of trouble, but that doesn’t happen, and she finds herself working for the Sinclair Family, one of the most powerful mobs in town.

    Cold Burn of Magic is up for pre-order at the following sites:

    Amazon Kindle / Amazon paperback / Barnes & Noble / Books-A-Million / IndieBound / iTunes / Kobo

    July 28 — Spider’s Trap — Elemental Assassin #13 — Another urban fantasy adventure with Gin and the gang. The book is up for pre-order at the following sites (with more sites coming soon):

    Amazon Kindle / Amazon paperback / Books-A-Million / iTunes / Kobo

    Oct. 27 — Dark Heart of Magic — Black Blade #2 — The second book in the Black Blade series. This one should be up for pre-order in a couple of weeks.

    Dec. 29 — Elemental Assassin #14 — More good times with Gin. Although Gin would probably say that they are bad times. LOL. This one should be up for pre-order in a couple of weeks.

    To be determined — Bigtime #5 — I am hoping to write and self-publish another work in my Bigtime paranormal romance series sometime in 2015. Not sure if this will be a long novella or a shorter book. Just keep in mind that my writing schedule is already full for 2015, so I’m not sure if this will actually happen or not. We shall see.

    And that’s it. Lots of stuff coming from me to read in 2015. I’ll be posting the cover art, blurbs, excerpts, pre-order links, and more as they become available. Hope that everyone enjoys the books. Happy reading!

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    Halloween book signing at Mountain Empire Comics …

    I will be signing books on Saturday, Oct. 25, at Mountain Empire Comics in Bristol, Tenn. as part of the store’s annual Halloween event.

    I will be signing books from noon-2 p.m. (or maybe even 3 p.m.), depending on the crowd. The street outside the store will be closed off so vendors can set up, and some other Halloween events will be going on in downtown Bristol as well that day. So come on out, and join in the fun.

    I will have print copies of all three of my current series to sign — Elemental Assassin; Mythos Academy; and Bigtime. Since I have 20-plus books out now, I only bring a few copies of each one to signings. So if you know you’re going to be at the signing and want a specific book, please leave a comment on this blog post, and let me know which book you want so I can (hopefully) have enough copies of each title.

    It should be a fun event. Hope to see you there!

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    Print versions of Bigtime books available …

    Some of you have seen these already, but I have released print versions of my Bigtime superhero paranormal romance books through Amazon’s CreateSpace.

    Huzzah! I know that many folks still prefer print books, and I thought it would be cool to make the Bigtime books available in print versions as well. Also, with these books, that means that Nightingale, Bigtime book #4, is finally available in a print version as well.

    Bigtime print booksThese books feature the new covers that are on the Bigtime e-books, and they are really nice, trade paperback books. Kim at Hot Damn Designs designed the covers, while Amy with Author EMS did the text formatting. Amy also helped me update the e-books and put together the Bigtime Series e-bundle.

    TRADE PAPERBACK PRICES

    The list price for the print version of Karma Girl is $14.99 on Amazon. Note that this book also includes the holiday story A Karma Girl Christmas.

    The list prices for the print versions of Hot Mama, Jinx, and Nightingale are $13.99 each on Amazon.

    Since these are trade paperback books, they are more expensive than your usual $7.99 mass market books. Amazon requires you to set a minimum price, based on how many pages your book is, which factors in to how much it costs to print/produce.

    But, on the bright side, Amazon also usually discounts the trade paperbacks at least a dollar or two.

    Also, all of the books — Karma Girl, Hot Mama, Jinx, and Nightingale — are enrolled in the Kindle MatchBook program. That means that if you buy one of the trade paperbacks, that you can also download the Kindle e-book for that particular book for 99 cents if you want both a print and digital version.

    BIGTIME E-BUNDLE STILL AVAILABLE

    The Bigtime SeriesAlso, the Bigtime Series e-bundle is still available. It includes all the works in my Bigtime series to date — the books Karma Girl, Hot Mama, Jinx, and Nightingale and the holiday story A Karma Girl Christmas.

    The e-bundle was on sale for 99 cents, but that promotion has ended, and the price is now $9.99, which is still cheaper than buying all the e-books separately. I may put the e-bundle back on sale at some point, but it probably won’t be until much later in the year, perhaps during the holiday season.

    Of course, you can also still buy all the titles as separate e-books if you are missing a few in your collection: Karma Girl, Hot Mama, Jinx, A Karma Girl Christmas, and Nightingale.

    THE FUTURE OF THE BIGTIME SERIES

    A lot of folks have asked me about my Bigtime series, and I am hoping to write and publish more in my Bigtime series. But, since I am self-publishing this series now, it takes quite a bit of time not only to write a book/story, but also to get the editing, cover, and formatting done.

    Also, I am working on two more Elemental Assassin books this year — Poison Promise, out on July 22, and Book #12, tentatively set to be published in December. I’m also thinking about some ideas for some new series, both for adult and young adult books.

    So my writing schedule is already pretty full for 2014, but I’m hoping to at least get started on a new Bigtime book or e-novella this year. We’ll see what happens.

    Anyway, hope that everyone enjoys the new print versions and the e-bundle. Happy reading!

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    The Bigtime Series e-bundle on sale for 99 cents …

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    Many of you have seen this already, but I’ve released an e-bundle of all the works in my Bigtime superhero paranormal romance series to date — the books Karma Girl, Hot Mama, Jinx, and Nightingale and the holiday story A Karma Girl Christmas.

    The Bigtime SeriesThe best part? The e-bundle is on sale for 99 cents through Jan. 31. After that, the price will be $9.99.

    You can get the e-bundle through the following sites:

    Amazon / Barnes & Noble / iTunes / Kobo / All Romance eBooks / Smashwords

    And here is the e-bundle description:

    KARMA GIRL—BOOK ONE

    After a surprising betrayal, investigative reporter Carmen Cole decides to devote her life to unmasking superheroes and ubervillains in Bigtime, N.Y. But her actions put her in the middle of a battle between the Fearless Five superhero team and the ubervillains of the Terrible Triad.

    HOT MAMA—BOOK TWO

    Fiona Fine is the hottest fashion designer in Bigtime—literally. That’s because she moonlights as Fiera, a superhero with superstrength and volatile, fire-based powers. And with two new ubervillains in town, Fiona will need all of her powers just to survive.

    JINX—BOOK THREE

    Thanks to her unwanted superpower, fashion designer Bella Bulluci may be the luckiest woman in Bigtime. But luck can be good or bad, and it seems like just as many embarrassing things happen to Bella as do positive ones. But Bella is going to need every bit of her good luck when she becomes the target of two ubervillains intent on stealing a prize sapphire.

    A KARMA GIRL CHRISTMAS—HOLIDAY STORY

    On Christmas Eve, Carmen Cole is assigned to guard toys, clothes, food, and more that are intended for needy children and their families. An ubervillain plans to steal and then sell the toys to the highest bidder, but Carmen is determined to stop the villain—and make sure that this Christmas is a happy one for all the kids who are counting on her.

    NIGHTINGALE—BOOK FOUR

    Anxious brides. Drunken businessmen. Panicked partygoers. As Bigtime’s premiere event planner, Abby Appleby is capable of handling almost any crisis, but even she’s not prepared when she finds herself in the middle of a fight between superhero Talon and his ubervillain nemesis Bandit.

    I am hoping to write and publish more in the Bigtime series, but it just depends on my writing schedule, which is already pretty full for 2014. We’ll see what happens.

    In the meantime, I hope that everyone enjoys the e-bundle. Happy reading!