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    Venom in the Veins, Elemental Assassin #17, coming on June 12 …

    I will be self-publishing Venom in the Veins, Elemental Assassin #17, on June 12. Woot! I know you guys have been waiting for Gin’s next adventure, and I’m so happy that the release date is almost here. Note that I have updated some of the information below.

    VENOM IN THE VEINS BOOK DETAILS

    Ebook: $5.99 and available for pre-order at the following sites:

    Amazon Kindle / Barnes & Noble e-book / Google Play / iBooks / Kobo / Smashwords

    Print: The print book won’t be available to order until release day, June 12. The print book will be available at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. I’ll share those links as soon as they are online. The price will be $14.99. 

    Also, the print book will be trade paperback size—not the smaller mass market size as the previous books in the series. The trade paperback size is all that is available to self-published authors, so there is nothing that I can do to change the book size.

    Audiobook: There will be an audiobook, and the awesome Lauren Fortgang will once again be the narrator. I’ll share more info about the audiobook as it becomes available.

    Booksellers: Booksellers at indie and other bookstores will be able to order print copies of Venom in the Veins through IngramSpark to sell in their stores. Booksellers at Barnes & Noble stores can order the book through the B&N Press system.

    Cover art: The cover art was once again done by the awesome Tony Mauro, and the cover model is Alexa Martino.

    Description: Here is the book description:

    Blood might be thicker than water, but venom is stronger than just about anything … 

    It was supposed to be a nice, quiet, simple dinner with friends—but nothing is ever nice, quiet, or simple when you’re Gin Blanco, the Spider, notorious assassin and current queen of the Ashland underworld.  

    This time around, someone seems to be targeting Stuart Mosley, the president of First Trust bank. Lots of people have grudges against Mosley, but the more I investigate, the more Mosley’s problems seem to be connected to some of my own, especially when it comes to the Circle, the evil, shadowy group that is secretly responsible for much of the crime and corruption in Ashland. 

    But when another blast from my dark and deadly past as the Spider comes to light, I wonder if I’ll be able to survive this dangerous new enemy, who has a burning thirst for revenge that will only be satisfied with one thing: my death.

    Read an excerpt: To read the first chapter, go here, scroll down, and click on the Read Excerpt tab.

    I hope that everyone enjoys the book when it is released. Thanks!

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    Updates and description for Kill the Queen, Crown of Shards #1, Oct. 2 …

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    I have some updates to share for Kill the Queen.

    1) The book title is still Kill the Queen, but the series title has changed to Crown of Shards. Also, the release date has been pushed back a week to Oct. 2.

    2) The book is up for pre-order:

    Amazon Kindle / Amazon paperback / Barnes & Noble e-book / Barnes & Noble print book / Books-A-Million / Google Play / iBooks / IndieBound / Kobo

    The ebook is $10.99, and the print book is $16.99. There will be an audiobook, and I will share those links as soon as they are online.

    3) Here is the book description:

    Gladiator meets Game of Thrones: a royal woman becomes a skilled warrior to destroy her murderous cousin, avenge her family, and save her kingdom in this first entry in a dazzling fantasy epic from the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the Elemental Assassin series—an enthralling tale that combines magic, murder, intrigue, adventure, and a hint of romance.

    In a realm where one’s magical power determines one’s worth, Lady Everleigh’s lack of obvious ability relegates her to the shadows of the royal court of Bellona, a kingdom steeped in gladiator tradition. Seventeenth in line for the throne, Evie is nothing more than a ceremonial fixture, overlooked and mostly forgotten.

    But dark forces are at work inside the palace. When her cousin Vasilia, the crown princess, assassinates her mother the queen and takes the throne by force, Evie is also attacked, along with the rest of the royal family. Luckily for Evie, her secret immunity to magic helps her escape the massacre.

    Forced into hiding to survive, she falls in with a gladiator troupe. Though they use their talents to entertain and amuse the masses, the gladiators are actually highly trained warriors skilled in the art of war, especially Lucas Sullivan, a powerful magier with secrets of his own. Uncertain of her future—or if she even has one—Evie begins training with the troupe until she can decide her next move.

    But as the bloodthirsty Vasilia exerts her power, pushing Bellona to the brink of war, Evie’s fate becomes clear: she must become a fearsome gladiator herself . . . and kill the queen.

    4) And that’s it for now. I should have the cover art to share soon. In the meantime, I hope everyone enjoys the book description. 🙂

  • Pre-order Kill the Queen, out on Sept. 25 …

    The pre-order links for Kill the Queen, the first book in my Kill the Queen epic fantasy series, are online. Woot!

    Amazon Kindle / Amazon paperback / Barnes & Noble e-book / Barnes & Noble print book / Books-A-Million / Google Play / iBooks / IndieBound / Kobo

    There will be an audiobook version, although I don’t know when those links will be online. I will share them as soon as they are online.

    Kill the Queen will be out on Sept. 25. I should also have the cover art and the description to share soon, but the book is basically Gladiator meets Game of Thrones with a kickass heroine. As of right now, there will be three books in the series.

    The ebook will be $10.99, and the print book will be $15.99 — although I see that Amazon and Barnes & Noble are both offering the print book for around $11 if you pre-order it. Note that the print book will be released as a trade paperback — the larger paperback size.

    Also, please do not complain to me about the ebook price. I do not set the ebook price — the publisher does. Plus, keep in mind that this is an epic fantasy book. My Elemental Assassin books are about 95,000 to 100,000 words. Kill the Queen is around 123,000 words. So you are getting about 25% more book for your money. And you can always request that your local library buy either an ebook or print copy of the book.

    I’ll share more information about the book as it becomes available. Thanks!

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    Spartan Heart, Mythos Academy spinoff #1, now available …

    Spartan Heart, Mythos Academy spinoff #1, has been released today, Dec. 5. Woot! Woot!

     I’m so excited to be writing a spinoff series and returning to the Mythos Academy world. Here are all the details on my new book:

    Order links: You can order Spartan Heart at the following sites:

    Amazon Kindle / Barnes & Noble Nook / Google Play / iBooks / Kobo / Smashwords

    Available in: E-book and print book

    Price: The e-book is $4.99.

    The print book price is $14.99, and the print book is available online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The print book will NOT be stocked in your local bookstore, so you will have to order it online.

    Amazon print / Barnes & Noble print

    Audiobook info coming soon: I should have more info to share on the audiobook soon. However, as of right now, I do not have a release date on the audiobook.

    Cover art: The cover was done by the awesome Jenny Zemanek from Seedlings Design Studio. I love the cover, and I hope that you guys do too. And once you read the book, you will realize exactly what the cover is, so be on the lookout for that little Easter egg in the book.

    Book description: And here is the book description:

    New school year, same old problems . . . 

    At Mythos Academy, everyone knows exactly who I am: Rory Forseti, Spartan girl and the daughter of Reapers.  

    Even though I fought alongside my cousin Gwen Frost to save the mythological world from Loki and his evil Reapers of Chaos, I’m still the most hated girl at the academy because of all the horrible things my parents did. I had hoped that this school year would be different, but the other kids just won’t let me forget about my parents.   

    But something strange is going on at the Colorado academy. First, I run into a Viking guy who dislikes me more than most. Then I notice some odd artifacts in the Library of Antiquities. And worst of all, I start hearing rumors about a new group of Reapers who can summon mythological monsters. 

    I might be the most hated girl at Mythos Academy, but I’m also the only one who can save it . . .

    Note: This is a spinoff series, and the new books will star Rory Forseti, Gwen’s cousin from Midnight Frost and Killer Frost, books #5 and #6 in the original Mythos Academy series. Gwen is NOT the heroine in these books, although she and some of the other characters from the original series will make cameo appearances in the spinoff books.

    You can read the first chapter of Spartan Heart here. Scroll down, and click on the Read Excerpt tab. The first few chapters in the book are sort of my homage to Gwen and Touch of Frost, book #1 in the original Mythos Academy series. As of right now, there will be three books in the spinoff series.

    I hope that everyone enjoys the book when it comes out. I had a lot of fun revisiting the Mythos Academy world, and I hope you guys enjoy Rory’s story as much as you did Gwen’s. Cheers! 🙂

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    Pre-order Spartan Heart, Mythos Academy spinoff #1, Dec. 5 …

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    Mythos Academy is back! I’m so excited to be writing a spinoff series and returning to the Mythos Academy world. Here are all the details on my new book:

    Title: Spartan Heart

    Series: Mythos Academy spinoff #1

    Release date: Dec. 5, 2017

    Available in: E-book and print book

    Price: The e-book will be $4.99 and available at all the usual e-book retailers.

    The print book price will probably be around $14.99, and the print book will be available online at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The print book will NOT be stocked in your local bookstore, so you will have to order it online.

    Audiobook info coming soon: I should have more info to share on the audiobook soon. However, as of right now, the audiobook will NOT be released on Dec. 5.

    Cover art: The cover was done by the awesome Jenny Zemanek from Seedlings Design Studio. I love the cover, and I hope that you guys do too. And once you read the book, you will realize exactly what the cover is, so be on the lookout for that little Easter egg in the book.

    Pre-order links: You can pre-order Spartan Heart at the following sites:

    Amazon Kindle / Barnes & Noble Nook / Google Play / iBooks / Kobo / Smashwords

    Book description: And here is the book description:

    New school year, same old problems . . . 

    At Mythos Academy, everyone knows exactly who I am: Rory Forseti, Spartan girl and the daughter of Reapers.  

    Even though I fought alongside my cousin Gwen Frost to save the mythological world from Loki and his evil Reapers of Chaos, I’m still the most hated girl at the academy because of all the horrible things my parents did. I had hoped that this school year would be different, but the other kids just won’t let me forget about my parents.   

    But something strange is going on at the Colorado academy. First, I run into a Viking guy who dislikes me more than most. Then I notice some odd artifacts in the Library of Antiquities. And worst of all, I start hearing rumors about a new group of Reapers who can summon mythological monsters. 

    I might be the most hated girl at Mythos Academy, but I’m also the only one who can save it . . .

    Note: This is a spinoff series, and the new books will star Rory Forseti, Gwen’s cousin from Midnight Frost and Killer Frost, books #5 and #6 in the original Mythos Academy series. Gwen is NOT the heroine in these books, although she and some of the other characters from the original series will make cameo appearances in the spinoff books.

    You can read the first chapter of Spartan Heart here. Scroll down, and click on the Read Excerpt tab. The first few chapters in the book are sort of my homage to Gwen and Touch of Frost, book #1 in the original Mythos Academy series. As of right now, there will be three books in the spinoff series.

    I hope that everyone enjoys the book when it comes out. I had a lot of fun revisiting the Mythos Academy world, and I hope you guys enjoy Rory’s story as much as you did Gwen’s. Cheers!