It’s Release Day! (Plus a Giveaway)

Posted by on Aug 8, 2017 in Fun Stuff, My Books | 6 comments

The Dominion Rising Boxed Set has gone live! Ferromancer is now out in the world! Suspecting that the railroad’s new locomotive runs on forbidden magic, canal boat captain Bridget “Briar” Rose decides to steal the schematics and expose the truth. Kidnapping the man who designed the engine wasn’t part of the plan, but solutions aren’t always black and white—sometimes they come in shades of iron gray. Read the first two chapters here: Ferromancer Dominion Rising is available at: Apple | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Amazon … Release Week Giveaway I have some amazing Ferromancer swag created by Ann Christy, one of the Dominion Rising authors. This stuff is gorgeous. Fortunately, she made enough that I’m willing to part with some of it. 😉 I’ll be giving away six items: a magnet, a braided bracelet, a cell phone dust plug dangle, a necklace, a keychain, and a bookmark. See the picture above for a better look at all six items. I also have a closeup picture of the bookmark so you can see the book charms used to create the necklace, dust plug dangle, bracelet, and bookmark. They’re little books! One side has the Ferromancer cover and the other side has the Dominion Rising cover. It even has my name on the spine. So cute! Winners will be chosen at random from the entrants. First name chosen gets first choice, second name gets second choice of the items left, etc. How to enter: Post a review of Ferromancer somewhere. It can be on one of the retail sites, a place like Goodreads, or your own website if you do that sort of thing. Then email me (using my contact form here) and tell me where you posted your review. Giveaway closes at midnight (PST) on Sunday, August 13th. I’ll send out emails the following day notifying the winners. Looking for more release week fun? Check out at the Dominion Rising Launch Party on Facebook. Meet the Dominion Rising authors and get in on the giveaways. My day to help host is Sunday, August 13th. Please come hang out with me. I’ll have some paperbacks and more swag to give away.  🙂 … Stay tuned. I’ll be doing a cover/title/blurb reveal on my Final...

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Ferromancer Sneak Peek

Posted by on Jul 23, 2017 in My Books | 5 comments

As the month of July winds down (where does the time go?), the release date for Ferromancer, my new steampunk fantasy, rapidly approaches. As I’ve mentioned before, the novel will initially release in multi-author bundle, Dominion Rising, on August 8th. I’m excited to share this new story. Beta readers offered comments like “can’t wait for book two!” and “loved it!” so I’m hoping that means it doesn’t stink.  😉 Here’s the cover, teaser blurb, and a link to the first two chapters if you’d like a sneak peek. … … Suspecting that the railroad’s new locomotive runs on forbidden magic, canal boat captain Bridget “Briar” Rose decides to steal the schematics and expose the truth. Kidnapping the man who designed the engine wasn’t part of the plan, but solutions aren’t always black and white—sometimes they come in shades of iron gray. … Read the first two chapters here: Ferromancer: Iron Souls, Book One Dominion Rising is available for pre-order at: Apple | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Amazon This 23 book set is only $0.99, but the price goes up once the set goes live, so be sure to pre-order if you’re interested. As an added bonus, those who preorder will receive a swag ebook filled with bonus content. My contribution is an alternative point-of-view scene from Ferromancer. If you’re wondering what else you’ll get in Dominion Rising, here’s a list of the titles and taglines for the other books in the set. You can take a closer look at the individual books over my Facebook page. A different book will be featured each day up until release day. Here’s the lineup… … Reign of Steel and Bone by Erin St Pierre and Gwynn White A stolen weapon. A forbidden romance. One chance to save the world… … Mind Raider by S.M. Blooding & P.K. Tyler One weapon to re-write everything. One team to stop it all. … Sorcery & Science by Ella Summers Urban fantasy. Galactic consequences. Sorcery & Science is a new urban fantasy novel set in the rebooted Sorcery & Science universe. … Spectral Shift by Daniel Arthur Smith We were never alone. A prescient rendering of a dark cyberpunk future, a Neon Dystopia with a Lovecraftian flair. … Petra: Immortal Codex, Book 1 by Cheri Lasota...

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Introducing My New Series

Posted by on Jun 16, 2017 in My Books | 7 comments

With the Final Formula Series now complete, sort of (more on that below), I’m ready to move into new territory.  I’ve been working on this new series in the background, but since it wasn’t scheduled for release until August of this year, I haven’t said much.  (I don’t know about you, but I just hate to be teased by something I want, only to learn there’s a looong wait until it’s available.)  But with the release date less than two months away, I think it’s close enough for me to start teasing. My new series is entitled Iron Souls, and is set in nineteenth century rural America, on the Ohio & Erie Canal.  I’m categorizing this one as a Steampunk Fantasy, though that might not be a true category.  From what I’ve read, steampunk tends to be science fiction, but my steampunk elements are fantasy based.  Since I’m a science geek, that seems to work for me.  I’m always trying to explain my magic with science, but where the Final Formula was alchemy, Iron Souls delves into metallurgy. I hope you’ll give my new series a try.  Though it’s a different world, I’m still me, so you’ll find mouthy characters, a little romance, some darker elements, and an occasional explosion.  And I must admit that I’m digging the magic system in this one. But enough of that.  Here’s the cover and blurb for Ferromancer, Iron Souls: Book One. Captain Bridget “Briar” Rose wants for nothing. Each day is a new adventure, living the life she loves, running cargo on the Ohio & Erie Canal. That is, until her cousin decides to sell the family boat to finance a new business venture. He wants to build locomotives for the railroad—the very industry that could put the entire canal system out of business. Not one to give up without a fight, Briar does a little snooping into her cousin’s new business partner. When she gets a sneak peek at the locomotive plans, she suspects that the man is either a genius, or a ferromancer—one of the dreaded metal mages of Europe’s industrial revolution. Determined to reveal her suspicions, Briar takes the plans and heads for the...

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FF5 Releases Today

Posted by on Apr 28, 2017 in My Books | 6 comments

The Fifth Essence, the last novel in my Final Formula Series, has been uploaded in all the usual places–and specially priced! You can grab a copy for just $2.99 this week only. After that, it goes up to its regular price of $4.99. Pick up a copy at: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Smashwords | Apple Read an excerpt here: The Fifth Essence … Thanks for joining me on this adventure. The Fifth Essence wraps up the current conflict and I hope you’ll find the ending satisfying. I’ve been asked if this is the last we’ll see of Addie and the gang and the answer is no. I plan to return to the Final Formula world with a new series one day. I’m kicking around some ideas, and if I can pull it off, I might have a side story later this year. In the meantime, I’ll be releasing a new series. I’ll share more details as it gets closer to completion, but this one is a steampunk fantasy set on an Ohio & Erie Canal boat. I hope you’ll give my new series a try. It initially releases in a multi-author bundle on August 8, 2017. This bundle of 22 brand new science fiction and fantasy books is available for pre-order for just $0.99! Once the set releases, the price goes up, so if you’re interested, reserve your copy today. I’ll include the cover, blurb, and retailer links below.   Dominion Rising   Find the Science Fiction and Fantasy reads you’ve been craving! Whether it’s alien invasion or dark fairytales, heart-pounding galactic adventures or cyberpunk romance, Dominion Rising will satisfy with a thrilling mix of 22 BRAND NEW FULL LENGTH novels set in fantastical realms. Sword and sorcery, far-flung galactic empires, alternative history, epic magic, slipstream futures: this collection of carefully selected, exclusive novels is sure to please and delight readers of speculative fiction. Over five thousand pages packed with aliens, faeries, vampires, gargoyles, warriors, telepaths, space pirates, starship captains, hapless mercenaries, street urchins, robots, cyber-enhanced humans, badass heroines, and lost princesses. These award-winning, New York Times, USA Today and International bestselling authors have left no stone in the science fiction and...

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The Fifth Essence

Posted by on Apr 26, 2017 in My Books | 8 comments

Cover Reveal, Blurb, and Excerpt Here’s a sneak peek at the last book in my Final Formula Series.  Addie is back on the cover of The Fifth Essence (aka FF5) where her story–or maybe I should say, the current conflict–comes to a close.  Release day is Friday, April 28th–just two days away! Also, if you haven’t had a chance to read The Bonds of Blood, it’s currently on sale for just $0.99, but will return to full price with the release of The Fifth Essence.  The Bonds of Blood is novel length and ends just hours before The Fifth Essence begins. Addie Daulton has never backed down from a challenge. After all, doing the impossible is what makes her a master alchemist. So when she learns that her best friend, James Huntsman, has been banished from the mortal world, she believes she can get him back. But finding James isn’t her only problem. An infectious breed of zombies has appeared in the city, and they’re like nothing any necromancer has seen. Addie suspects that alchemy is involved, or more specifically, an alchemist. She strongly suspects her former colleague Neil Dunstan is behind it, using the ingredient she inadvertently gave him. And if all of this isn’t enough, New Magic suddenly vanishes as mysteriously as it appeared two decades ago. With the naming of a new Deacon only days away and infectious zombies targeting former New Magic users, it’s not the best time for Rowan to lose his power—magically or politically. Impossible problems require improbable solutions, and circumstances keep pushing Addie to the same conclusion: the answer is buried in her family history. A history she doesn’t remember. Now to save those she cares about, and perhaps the entire city, Addie will have to face her greatest fear. Her past. Read an excerpt here: The Fifth...

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FF5 Release Date and Other News

Posted by on Mar 3, 2017 in My Books | 2 comments

The first draft of FF5 is finished and currently with beta readers.  This book is the biggest in the series at 117,000 words (though that number could change as it goes through the editing process).  FF5 goes to my editor at the end of March/early April and is scheduled for formatting after that.  Look for FF5 to release on April 28th.  Meanwhile, you can check out some of the FF5 snippets I’ve shared over on my Facebook page. In anticipation of FF5’s release, The Bonds of Blood (FF4.5) is on sale for just $0.99.  The Final Formula series was originally set up to alternate between novels told from Addie’s point-of-view, and novellas told from James and/or Elysia’s points-of-view.  These in-between books are not side stories, but part of the overall story, often setting up events in Addie’s next book.  As the series went on, these in-between books have grown from novellas to novels, with The Bonds of Blood the longest yet.  FF5 picks up just hours after The Bonds of Blood ended.  Here’s the blurb, cover, and retailer links if you’re interested.   The Bonds of Blood (Book 4.5) Born without a heartbeat or a soul, James Huntsman has never felt part of the mortal world. It’s an insecurity his abusive brothers reinforced daily, and with his very existence bound to theirs through the alchemically altered blood they share, James has always been at their mercy. All that changed when James found a home within the magical community and fell in love. Elysia Mallory doesn’t mind that he is technically dead. The only thing standing between them is her lethal magic. As her health continues to deteriorate, James searches for a cure, determined to save her and give them a chance at a life together. But his brothers aren’t willing to let him go, not when the Huntsman legacy is dependent on James. They will stop at nothing to capture their wayward brother, and that includes using Elysia as leverage. James is left to decide how far he is willing to go to save the family he has chosen from the family he was created to serve. Read an excerpt here: The Bonds of Blood Pick up a copy...

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