Boxed Sets Galore Wild Wednesday March 6, 2024
Boxed sets galore plus a little more!
Wild Wednesday, March 6, 2024
Each week we bring you a list of books from not only LMBPN authors but also friends of ours, that are on sale! Here’s a fantastic opportunity to discover some new authors or some exciting books you may not have seen yet.
Most of these books are FREE in Kindle Unlimited, but all are on sale today.
Please remember to double-check the price before you one-click.
Time of The Dragon Complete Series Boxed Set:
Earth is dying, and humanity is unaware. The last of the dragons have charged themselves with protecting the planet. They’ve enlisted the help of other magical creatures to aid them. Some have a code of their own. One of the last dragons born on Earth, Grey isn’t happy with his life. None of the dragons believe that the world can be saved, so why not go out with a bang? Kelsey is living her life oblivious to the magic around her. A chance encounter changes her whole world. Kelsey sees something more in Grey, but can she adapt to this new world? Does she have what it takes to survive a danger she shouldn’t know exists?
Get This Deal Here
Ian Bragg Omnibus Books 1-3:
When good men have to do bad things…
…a hitman with a conscience. Problems arise and too often, those problems are scumbags, oxygen thieves, and people who don’t deserve to share the same planet with decent folk. Ian Bragg provides solutions, resolving problems for those who can afford to pay his price. When Ian meets the woman with sparkling green eyes, everything changes. Balancing a personal life with a career that can’t ever be public creates challenges that can’t be spoken aloud. Ian meets his new world head on, determined to have it all.
The world has other ideas and a different plan for the man called Ian Bragg.
Star Forged:
A gateway to the stars. A colonization mission gone wrong. New powers found in dark corners of space.
The Marines hold the fate of our universe in their hands. It was supposed to be a peaceful exploration, Earth’s first step in expanding to the stars. But, no plan survives first contact. Thrown into a battle for survival against the deadliest threats imaginable, the Marines must contend with ice and desert planets with mysterious creatures, along with a history of turmoil that threatens to spill over to Earth if not checked. Meanwhile, a genetically-engineered threat rises on Earth—one that holds the secret to this intergalactic war. Will our heroes in space survive long enough to make a difference? Can Earth’s forces solve the mystery and put the pieces together in time? They damn well better hurry, or an ancient, long-forgotten enemy will gain an unassailable foothold in their control of the universe and all within.
Waitch Warrior complete Series Boxed Set:
Deputy US Marshal Cait Keane is a Witch with a Badge – and a Dragon for a partner. The Boston office tour will have to wait – her first day on the job in her new appointment is canceled to pursue a federal fugitive, a magical with a penchant for fire. The US Marshal with something extra wouldn’t have it any other way. Cait will need her gun and her wand to take him down. What will her team think of having a magical on board? When a federal judge is killed, she discovers she’s in the middle of a territorial battle between criminal organizations. The killer is a magical, or working with one, which makes Cait the perfect Marshal to take them down. Add in a threat to her coven and life has become a lot more challenging for Cait Keane.
It Sleeps in Me:
Sora is the wise but young High Chieftess of the Black Falcon Nation. For many winters, her heart belonged to her husband and great warrior, Flint. They shared a true bond, and together they explored the world of passion and love. But Flint was murderously jealous, on more than one occasion beating men to death for merely casting a longing glance at Sora. Unable to live with his rage, Flint divorced Sora, leaving her—and the clan—forever. Remarried, Sora tries to bury her memories of Flint. But she is forcibly reminded of her lost love when, on the eve of war with a neighboring nation, she is visited by Skinner, an old friend of Flint’s, who brings word of Flint’s death. But Sora notices something strange about Skinner. It is as if he carries a part of Flint’s soul inside him. When he starts revealing secrets only Flint would know, Sora must discern whether it is the clever witchcraft of enemies who want to seize her power and destroy her nation, or the spirit of her one and only true love.
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Western Fiction Ten Pack:
Will an orphan-turned-sheriff fulfill his lifelong quest for vengeance? What will it take for deserters, decorated veterans, and an Apache scout to pull off a death-defying rescue mission? When you live your life by the gun, it’s only a matter of time before the past catches up… From grizzly dens in the Rockies to no-man’s-lands teeming with outlaws, ten of the top names in Western fiction explore how the West was won. After these trailblazers track down fugitives, battle natural disasters, and ride into danger, who among them will be left standing?
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Family Matters in This Snippet of Chronicles of A Hidden City Book 1
Chronicles of a Hidden City Book 1: Carry On
The whole family together, new powers, and a huge responsibility, what could go wrong
Carry On –
Emmet
“Emmet Cumhaill, descendant of the great Fionn mac Cumhaill, our hearts are full with the warmth of your welcome.” Thrain Ironfist raises his tankard. “To live within the enchanted city is an honor as grand as the deepest mines and as precious as the rarest gem.”
I grip the handle of my stein and reach across the table to clank cups with the portly dwarf and his young gnome girlfriend. “Isilon opens its gates to those who need a safe place to live in peace. I’m sure you’ll find everything you need to thrive here.”
Thrain throws back his head, glugging his ale. When he’s drained it dry, he straightens and wipes the foam from his beard with the back of his sleeve. “All I’ll ever need is my sweet Oda girl.”
Oda sips her drink as her round cheeks flush pink. “Simply being able to live and love in peace is a blessing. Our thanks to you and your family.”
I swallow another mouthful of Guinness. “We believe in love—wherever you find it. Our da always says, ‘Deep down we’re all the same. The subtle differences are the spices that make the stew of life rich with flavor.’”
Thrain grins. “Your da is a wise man.”
“He definitely is.”
“Does he live on the island as well?”
“No, only my siblings, their families, and a few of our friends. Our father lives in the human realm so he and his second wife can watch over their aging parents.”
Thrain gestures across the pub at where my siblings and friends are getting wild around the mechanical bull. “Still, it seems you have quite a clan here.”
“I do.”
“All of you are druids?”
“Almost all. My brother Brendan, who helps me run the city, hasn’t found his druid roots yet, but the rest of us have all been trained.”
“But it’s your sister who Fionn named his successor to the Fianna, correct?” Oda asks.
“That’s right, Fiona.” I sit straighter and point to my younger sister. “She’s the pregnant redhead sitting at the tall table laughing.”
Oda looks over and grins. “I love that she’s the one he chose to lead the druid warriors. In my culture, the males think so highly of themselves a female can rarely rise to her potential.”
“You won’t find that here. Introduce yourself to Fi and tell her about your aspirations. She’ll make sure you get what you need to build toward your dreams.”
Oda’s blush deepens. “All I want is a binding ceremony and a little workshop to tinker in while my babies sleep.”
“I can make that happen.” Thrain grins.
“How many kids are you hoping for?” I ask.
Oda shrugs. “However many the All-Father blesses us with. How many are in your family?”
I take another drink and swallow. “I’m the fifth boy, and Fiona is the sixth born. Mam and Da gave up after that.”
Thrain grunts and leans back. “They likely couldn’t keep you straight. I’m terrible with names. I can’t imagine having six and remembering them all.”
Oda tugs on his beard. “You’ll remember.”
The teasing look he flashes her is too funny.
“To make it easier, you can always take a page out of my Mam’s book,” I offer. “She named us alphabetically. Aiden, Brendan, Calum, Dillan, Emmet, and Fiona.”
“That’s brilliant.” Oda giggles. “I’ll start lining up my names right away. Although gnomes and dwarves have different alphabets.”
“I’m sure you’ll figure it out.”
The two talk more about names, then Thrain bangs the table with his fist and shuffles out of the booth. “We’ve taken enough of your time, friend. We’re off to pick ourselves a forever home.”
I stand as they get ready to leave. “Have you got the map from when you arrived?”
Oda pulls it from the front pocket of her overalls. “We’ve narrowed it down to three.”
“Well, happy house hunting, then. Let me know where you settle, and we’ll mark it off as claimed on the master list.”
“Blessings, Emmet.” Oda bows her head.
“To you as well.”
Thrain extends a beefy arm toward me, and I clasp his forearm as he clasps mine. “Fare thee well, friend.”
They shuffle out of the pub, and I reclaim my spot in the corner booth against the front window. Over the past eighteen months, this has become my unofficial office and the place where residents can usually find me when they have a problem.
I try to be available to the people of Isilon.
I’m the island’s guardian, and Mother Nature chose me to watch over the sentient city as it comes out of hibernation.
It’s a lot, but I knew this was where I needed to be from the moment I stepped foot on this island. The power that runs in my veins belongs here.
Whatever I became that day resonates in harmony with the magic here.
A flashback that blurs the lines between memory and fantasy ensnares my consciousness. It drags me into a familiar loop of horror—the most terrifying moment of my life.
Part of me knows it’s over, but it doesn’t make it any less awful or stop the panic from taking hold. I see and feel everything as if it’s happening for the first time.
A vengeful witch blasts me through a gaping hole in a broken wall. Pain explodes in my chest at the same time the hit throws me backward into the flowing channel of a fae ley line.
Raw power swallows me. Magic invades my cells, and I’m dragged into the current of the prana river.
I flail, desperate to grab hold of something to pull myself out, but there’s nothing.
It sucks me under.
Tumbling with no idea what direction is up or down, my lungs burn with the need for oxygen.
I’m about to die.
I’m not ready.
When I breach the surface, I reach for anything to pull myself out of the deadly water. I can’t see. I’m terrified to breathe, to open my mouth, or to call for help in case I ingest even a drop of the power encasing me.
There is a fine line between dead and immortal and I’m not willing to chance it.
The memory is so intense, so real, I feel the fae energy as if it’s still a tactile presence enveloping me like a second skin.
It seeps into my pores with an eager insistence.
Every nerve and every cell in my body tingles with an electric charge, a sensation akin to the crackle in the air that precedes a thunderstorm.
Being exposed to such a transformative power reshaped me from within, and even trapped in the dreamscape, I sense the profound changes taking hold.
It’s the same feeling I’m swamped with when I stand next to the prana currents of the fuchsia river of Emhain Abhlach. The fae power thrums within me, intertwining with the forces that sustain the mystical island.
In this place between memory and reality, I sense the metamorphosis unfolding, an alchemy of spirit and energy that promises to wake within me…
Laughter bellows, a rich chorus of mirth that yanks me from the fluid grasp of my nightmare. I jolt back to the present, my blood pounding with a wild rhythm.
For a heartbeat, the world skews at an impossible angle, the lingering embrace of the prana’s magic clashing with the raucous scene unfolding around me.
My brothers roar as Dionysus, the god of revelry, wrestles with the jerking bucks of the mechanical bull. Across the pub dining floor, his antics send waves of amusement through the crowd.
I blink hard, once, twice, and press my hands flat against the table I tucked myself away in. The world swims in a dizzying dance, images blurring, then snapping into sharp focus.
I draw a deep breath, the air heavy with the scent of dark ale, the smoky whisper of food sizzling on the grill, and the undeniable tang of magic.
It’s familiar and grounding.
Even before we moved to this island and opened this pub, Shenanigans was our family pub in Toronto.
I guess old habits die hard.
When we moved here, it seemed only natural to open Shenanigans II and create that same sense of fond belonging for the people moving to our city.
I draw another steadying breath and find my equilibrium. Around me, the pub’s walls pulse with life and laughter rebounding off the aged wood like a living thing. I swallow, hoping my momentary disorientation went unnoticed in the chaos of cheers and claps.
Dionysus dismounts with a flourish only he could pull off. Waving his hands, he bows, hamming it up for his admirers. He pulls Jonah into a dramatic kiss, spinning his boyfriend in a Hollywood-style dip before setting him back on his feet.
The crowd goes wild, and Dillan hands his beer to Fiona so he can take his turn.
There, amid the revelry, I find my anchor in the now. With Fi in my sights, I rein in my panic.
I’m safe.
I survived my dip in the ultimate magical energy bath, and I’m still around to talk about it.
I slip out of the booth, my grin wide enough to mask the remnants of a restless dream. The laughter of my family and friends blends with the Celtic rhythm, filling the air, and it’s a welcome soundtrack that drowns out the echoes of my subconscious.
It’s like old times…only on the other side of the world…and with magic.
That Aiden, Calum, Dillan, and Fi moved their families to join Brendan and me has meant the world to us.
It might sound stupid to those who aren’t close with their siblings, but when I became the island’s champion and Mother Nature brought Brendan back from the dead and said he could only live here, the thing we both missed most was the connection to our family.
While Toronto will always live in our hearts, home is where my family is—and right now, my family is having some mighty craic at Shenanigans II.
“Hey, what did I miss?” I sidle in beside my sister and her hubby, Sloan.
“The boys are trying to out-rodeo one another.”
I laugh. “What are the stakes?”
“The loser has to abstain from sex and alcohol for forty-eight hours.”
“Wow, this is serious.”
Fiona grins. “Go big or go home. What Dillan and Dionysus don’t know is that Kevin took Bizzy to his parents for a few days, so sex is already off the table for Calum.”
“Well played, Calum.”
“Right?”
I laugh as Dillan strokes a hand over the mechanical bull’s leather body and leans down to whisper something. “Bro, you’re supposed to ride the bull, not seduce it!”
The group bursts into another round of laughter. Dillan flashes me a middle-finger salute, his eyes sparkling with the same playful energy that fuels our banter. “I’ve got this, angel. Never fear.”
Dillan’s wife Eva laughs where she’s standing with Dionysus’ boyfriend and honestly, neither one looks worried. “Ride that beast, studly man.”
Before I can lob another jibe at Dillan’s expense, I feel Fiona’s attention on me. When I turn and meet her gaze, her eyes lock with mine, and I feel exposed.
“You okay, Em? You seem off.”
“No, I’m good. Just tired.”
“Still having the nightmare?”
Nightmare implies sleeping. I’m sucked into that moment whether I’m sleeping or not. The weight of her gaze slices through my jovial façade to the uncertainty beneath. She has always had a knack for seeing through me, no matter how thick the veneer I put up. “Now and then. But really, Fi. I’m fine.”
She doesn’t look convinced but nods. “Let me know when you’re not fine. Sloan’s good with healing, but he’s also good with cognitive stuff. Maybe he can help.”
Sloan is standing behind Fi with his arms around her waist and his hands resting on the round of her baby bump. He glances over at the mention of his name. “Aye, whatever I can do, Em.”
I shake off the feeling of being defective with a chuckle, turning back to the group. “I’m good. Really guys. Let’s have some fun tonight, yeah?”
A chorus of laughter greets my request, accompanied by a medley of good-natured scoffs and jibes from my siblings. Slinging shit and razzing one another is part of our love language.
This is us.
The pub’s ambiance is alive with kinship, the air thrumming with the clink of raised glasses and the comforting hum of conversation. Laughter bubbles up like a wellspring, mingling with the occasional curse and the soft thud of tankards on wooden tables.
It’s taken a lot to get here.
When I first gained stewardship of the city, it was only me and my familiar, Doc. Then, because Fiona pretty much saved the balance of the world, Mother Nature gave us Brenny back for a second chance at life.
The two of us spent a long and lonely period while we worked to reinhabit the island but look at what we created.
Isilon is growing into a genuine community, and now that the fam jam is all in one place, all is right in my world. Well, except for having no idea what I’m doing or what I’m supposed to become.
Meh, why sweat it? Take life as it comes, amirite?
With that in mind, I lean over to chat with Fi and Sloan over the din. “Hey, let’s say we take to the skies tomorrow. We can give the dragons a workout and run the city’s boundaries.”
Fiona flashes me a wide grin. “That’s an awesome idea. I’m babysitting Han for the morning, so after lunch?”
“Sounds good.”
Sloan nods. “Aye, it does.”
A chorus of hearty assents and whoops of joy greet Dillan as he dismounts the bull. “And the crowd goes wild!” He tosses a playful jibe toward Dionysus and shares a conspiratorial wink with Eva. I’m not sure what they’re up to, but honestly, who can keep up?
“Emmet! You’re up, little brother!” Calum calls, waving me in.
I hand Fi my beer and raise my hands to the jeers and the cheers. From the outside looking in, we might look a bit crazy, but the unconditional acceptance and light-hearted goofing around have always been the soothing balm on any wounds the world can wield.
Really…it doesn’t get any better than that.
This is the Cumhaill way.
It feels like a perfect moment for the Cumhails. Find out what the Island has in store for them on March 11 when Chronicles of a Hidden City Book 1: Carry On is released. Until then head over to Amazon and download today.
Inspire your imagination with these new releases!
I heard that some parts of the United States are getting lots of rain and snow this past weekend, while other areas are on fire! I hope if you are near either of those, that you are somewhere safe and you and yours are doing well! And, of course, if you are located elsewhere, I hope you are doing well as well!
But, I bet you’re looking for some new books to read, and I definitely have some of those for you! I have 4 amazing books launching this week and the first released this morning! That’s pretty sweet for a Monday!
- Mundane Magic
- The Tome of Retribution
- Not Suitable For All Audiences
- Air and Ashes(Not on preorder)
This Week’s New Releases
Title: Mundane Magic
Series: City of Angels and Elves Book 2
Release Date: 03/04/2024
Magicians are the masters of illusion, but they don’t use real magic.
Do they?
When Mable and the gang go to a magic show to unwind, things get out of hand.
This magician is a great showman, but what he’s doing goes way beyond sleight of hand. Mable knows chaos magic when she sees it, and this human is messing with a power guaranteed to bite the hand that wields it.
When the show goes sideways, Mable has no choice but to step in and save everyone with her wind magic. The magician begs Mable to help him while he learns to control his spells.
When he makes her an offer she can’t refuse, Mable agrees to stick around until he gets his act together.
Little does Mable know she should have refused his offer. He stole the magic from an Amazonian shapeshifter who is coming back to collect what’s hers…and then some.
Can Mable save LA from rampaging wizards? Or will she and her friends be consumed by the wake of the shapeshifter’s vengeance?
Title: The Tome of Retribution
Series: Legends Are Made Book 5
Release Date: 03/05/2024
When the same enemies keep rearing their ugly heads, you’re left with a couple of choices: Forgiveness or Vengeance.
Sofia and Cirrus must decide what to do when an enormous dragon befouls the name of the Crystal Spires clan. Meanwhile, the new paladin princess must deal with a recurring bug infestation and a new ally’s betrayal.
In the past, Kemuri deals with the murder of someone he cares about, possibly by the Revelation. He must also respond when someone from Nyneeve’s homeland tries to take her son from his care without permission.
How will their actions, both past and present, affect the greater machinations of their enemies? And how many of those enemies are the same no matter the time?
In a dangerous world where failure can mean the end of everything and everyone, when people are hunting your friends and allies it may be time to confront them head on. It may be time to seek retribution.
Title: Not Suitable For All Audiences
Series: Dungeon Core TV Book 3
Release Date: 03/07/2024
Powerful heroes attract loyal friends and lethal enemies.
Luther formed a permanent party, defeated corrupt officials and forged alliances with new aliens, all while avoiding the attention of the Voltaxians. Everything is going perfectly. Fame, glory and money are all his.
When a man has been climbing the ranks as quickly as Luther, can he reach the summit before someone pulls him down?
Twin opportunities arise to improve the party’s standing, a unique battle challenge among the glittering excesses of Las Vegas and the exploration of a new dungeon in a frozen wasteland barely touched by humanity. Everyone expects Luther and his Team Cowboy to keep setting records.
Threats lurk in the shadows both in and out of the dungeons. Obsessed and jealous humans are ready to do whatever it takes to humiliate Luther. Worse, enigmatic aliens not bound by human morality are ready to sacrifice Luther and his friends for their own mysterious ends.
When the time comes, will Luther sacrifice everything to save his friends?
Get your copy today and continue the adventure!
Title: Air and Ash
Series: Eldrich Engineer Book 5
Release Date: 03/08/2024
Book description not available.
Marching Towards The Deals Fan Pricing Saturday March 2, 2024
March towards these deals this weekend!
Fan Pricing Saturday, March 2, 2024
Note: We requested the price changes from Amazon on Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, they don’t change all of the prices at one time. Please double-check the price before clicking “Buy”.
All of these new releases are 99c for one day only!
And they are also available for FREE in Kindle Unlimited!
Grab them today before the prices go up!
Blood Illusions
Witch on Wheels
Cluster Command
The Kurtherian Gambit Starter Pack
Spells, Wishes & Trouble
Hard Rock Heat
Myth of The Dragon Boxed Set Two Books 4-6
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Leap Into Wild Wednesday February 28, 2024
An extra day this year? Leap into some new deals to help get you through.
Wild Wednesday, February 28, 2024
Each week we bring you a list of books from not only LMBPN authors but also friends of ours, that are on sale! Here’s a fantastic opportunity to discover some new authors or some exciting books you may not have seen yet.
Most of these books are FREE in Kindle Unlimited, but all are on sale today.
Please remember to double-check the price before you one-click.
Myth of The Dragon Boxed Set Two: Books 4-6:
Kaylin has been stuck in Waypoint for too long. She’s been busy fighting and leading the resistance, and she’s set to run her own crew, but that’s not much good if she’s still stuck in this city. She was made for more than this. Every day, Kaylin feels the urge growing, like an itch in the back of her mind. And the Mountain… The Mountain is calling to her. So what’s a girl to do but carve her way out of this bloody mess? There’s no better way to get where she needs to be than to win the fight. But against an entrenched enemy, winning the freedom to scratch her itch is going to take guts, cunning, and no small amount of recklessness. Good thing Kaylin has an abundance of all three.
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The Kurtherian Gambit Starter Pack:
Unleash the power of choice and change humanity’s destiny. Discover the best-selling Kurtherian Gambit Universe with the first book in six series in this urban fantasy meets science fiction universe.
Included in this boxed set: Death Becomes Her
Alpha Class
Evacuation
Justice is Calling
Reprisal
Diplomatic Recruit
Free Worlds Complete Series Boxed set:
George Dane was the hero of the last war on Earth. Now he faces his greatest challenge yet as security chief for humanity’s first interstellar colony mission. After over a century in stasis aboard their ship, the colonists are shocked to find their new home is completely covered by oceans. Upon landing, they discover that they are not alone… Will the colonists be able to survive on the world they have been sent to? The struggle to learn how to live beneath the sea while under attack from the dangerous wildlife that dwells in the depths commences. Can human ingenuity overcome the disadvantages they are faced with? Or are they doomed to fail like those who abandoned the remains of another colony found beneath the waves? After coming to terms with learning they weren’t the first to arrive, the questions of who the original colonists were and what happened to them must be answered.
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People Raged And The Sky Was on Fire:
A terrorist plotting an attack on Washington DC, staying one step ahead by hiding in plain sight, always there, but never seen. In the classic government way, a tiger team is built to look into the intelligence surrounding a terror threat. They didn’t count on Rick Banik to break down walls and get the job done, no matter what. He takes it personal. Rick Banik – the right patriot for a new age. A race against time. A fight against bureaucracy. A maze of red tape and dots that don’t want to be connected. How many people must die for the plot to be uncovered? How many will die if it isn’t? People Raged will give you hope that such people exist where you can’t see them, doing things that need to be done to protect us all. Rick Banik is your next best intelligence professional. Read People Raged today.
Dragon Invasion:
Dragons don’t exist. Except on the Astral Plane where humans aren’t welcome. When humanity built spaceships and headed to the stars, they found the dragons waiting. Some places they’ll let humans go. Others they won’t. And sometimes humanity refuses to be denied. That’s where the Mystics come in. They commune with the Astral Plane. They deal with the dragons. They suffer the dragon’s fury. And sometimes they bend the dragons to their will. Very few have the gift of being able to see the Astral Plane. Their innate talents are nurtured in the Mystic Academy. Earth Fleet has its own academy where they train the best and brightest for careers in space. They work within the laws of physics. And they have to work with the Mystics, too, even though they don’t understand them.
Because they don’t believe that Dragons are real.
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Ranger’s Folly:
He is a Ranger of the North. His fellow Rangers, those he would call friends, are dead. Now, he has been branded a deserter and a thief. He only wishes to get back to his family alive. It is said that Fadis the Ranger stole something from the king… Now a massive bounty is on his head. But in particular, is isn’t the sell-swords and bounty hunters that he should worry about. There is a powerful mage on his trail and this man cares little of a reward of gold. Only a few hours from his wife’s embrace and his son’s smile, will he, at last, be free from his past? Nothing ever remains the same and this Ranger is about to learn that. The hard way.
Skills to Kill:
Lovers, spies, killers.
Steve Dane & Nina Talikova make the world their playground, but the exotic lifestyle of these former operatives conceals a higher purpose. From the canals of Venice to the streets of Moscow and everywhere in between, Dane & Nina follow their own moral code to serve justice where there is none, one bullet at a time. This collection includes Skills to Kill, Another Way to Kill, Live to Kill, and the never-before-published Mine to Avenge, four action-packed thrill rides that will leave you on the edge of your seat and gasping for more! Are you ready for a whirlwind of espionage, romance, and relentless action?
Children of the Dawnland:
Twelve-year-old Twig has a unique gift–she’s a Dreamer, often experiencing spirit dreams that become reality. Yet, her mother’s warnings about the reclusive witch-woman, Cobia, have kept her from embracing her powers. As Twig’s recurring nightmares foretell a green light threatening to explode from the sky and destroy the world, she faces an important decision. Should she defy her mother and seek out Cobia? Before she can begin her journey, her village is attacked and destroyed by the evil Thornback Raiders, an enemy people. Twig and her companion, Greyhawk escape the slaughter, but they are being chased by raiders who want them dead.
Twig and Greyhawk have only one choice now. Venture with these young heroes as they embark upon a quest to find Cobia’s distant cave. Dare to uncover the secrets of the Ice Age, and begin your own historical adventure today.
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Two months of new releases down…
Did you know this year is a leap year? That means this February has one extra day this year than most years which means we get to release an extra book this month! I, of course, am highly partial to new books and I think most of you are too!
I just like new releases! And I have 4 fantastic books launching this week and the first book is out today. What’s even better, it’s a new series! How cool is that?
- Witch on Wheels(Oriceran)
- Spells, Wishes, & Trouble (not on preorder)
- Cluster Command
- Witch-Mage Uprising
This Week’s New Releases
Title: Witch on Wheels
Series: The Nomad Witch Book 1
Release Date: 02/26/2024
Scarlett Prynne is new in town, but that won’t stop trouble from finding the young witch. It always does.
Before her brother kicked her through a magical portal that eventually landed her in nowhere Tonopah, Nevada, he called her an agent of chaos. But let’s be fair. Our Scarlett doesn’t create problems.
Her magic just attracts it in all shapes and furry sizes.
Like her familiar, Runeclaw. The black cat’s tongue is as sharp as his nails, and he has a snark that can cut through just about anything.
This time though, trouble was already here.
The small town Scarlett wound up in is already home to a conspiracy or two, along with a dark magic hidden in the shadows.
Perfect for Scarlett and Runeclaw in the worst possible ways.
Maybe her brother had a point.
Nah. It’s just another coincidence. Right? What plans do the dark forces of Tonopah have in mind for our motorcycle-loving witch? Want to find out?
For action, magic, snarky banter, martial arts, mystical creatures, and a dash of mystery, join Scarlett and Runeclaw on their new Oriceran adventure!
Title: Spells, Wishes & Trouble
Series: Spells & Wishes Book 3
Release Date: 02/27/2024
Find the Spell Book, Save the World. Or at least Cincinnati. Our favorite fairy godmother, Charlotte is desperate to continue her search for the missing pages of her spell book, but the detective needs her more.
Can Charlotte give Alex a clue into her world that can find the missing children? Where are the breadcrumbs when you need them?
As they dive deeper into the investigation, Alex and Charlotte uncover a trail of deceit and wickedness that leads them to a seemingly sweet candy store owner. But things don’t add up, and Charlotte’s instincts are tingling with the presence of magic. Could the witch from Hansel and Gretel have relocated to the real world?
All answers point to yes.
This witch isn’t the only bad guy they have to deal with. Just some evil is better at hiding than others.
As Alex battles haunting dreams that portend the arrival of the Sandman, his connection to Charlotte becomes crucial in their fight against the unknown. Will their burgeoning romance withstand the shadows that loom over them, or will fate tear them apart?
Title: Cluster Command
Series: Lone Wolf Squadron Book 8
Release Date: 02/28/2024
A New Ally, A Clan War, and More Colonies in Peril
Guarding the Frontier Gets Harder All the Time.
The pilots of Lone Wolf Squadron stretch their resources to the breaking point. Colony ships continue to enter the Dervas Cluster, despite the danger from tribal raiders. When a clan war breaks out, it only magnifies the danger.
A new ally might hold the key to brokering a peace with some of the Cluster’s clans. Can Charli and Lindy seal a new treaty and friendship at the same time?
The Marshal and his misfit deputies are once again flying out at the sharp end of the spear, risking it all to save some of their former enemies.
Join our hero pilots in Cluster Command, book 8 in the Lone Wolf Squadron series.
Title: Witch-Mage Uprising
Series: The Chronicles of the WitchBorn Book 4
Release Date: 02/29/2024
Things have been quiet in NOLA… Too quiet.
The Coven had thankfully gone back to shunning Thea after the Silas debacle. Unfortunately, the brutal murders of several hedge witches leaves everyone involved with no option.
They must present a united front—with Thea as the liaison between AID and the Coven.
Thea finds motivation in the form of wanting to relieve Jax of the guilt he feels for mentoring the victims.
The investigation opens doors within the Coven for Thea. However distasteful she finds the skeletons in the Coven’s closets, the knowledge she gains could be just what she needs to get to the bottom of the mystery before it’s too late for the unaffiliated witches in the city.
Early leads point to a literal witch hunt. Keeping the peace as tensions rise in the magical community is not conducive to getting the answers every side is demanding.
Solving the murders can’t be as simple as identifying non-magicals taking out a vendetta against the seemingly unprotected witches outside the Coven? Right?
Full On Fan Pricing Saturday February 24, 2024
A weekend full of deals!
Fan Pricing Saturday, February 24, 2024
Note: We requested the price changes from Amazon on Friday afternoon. Unfortunately, they don’t change all of the prices at one time. Please double-check the price before clicking “Buy”.
All of these new releases are 99c for one day only!
And they are also available for FREE in Kindle Unlimited!
Grab them today before the prices go up!
Mystic Mantle
Witch, Please…
Open for Business
Para-Military Recruiter Boxed set 2: Books 5-8
Queen
No Man’s Land
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A Perfect Ten Wild Wednesday February 21, 2024
Ten perfect deals!
Wild Wednesday, February 21, 2024
Each week we bring you a list of books from not only LMBPN authors but also friends of ours, that are on sale! Here’s a fantastic opportunity to discover some new authors or some exciting books you may not have seen yet.
Most of these books are FREE in Kindle Unlimited, but all are on sale today.
Please remember to double-check the price before you one-click.
Para-Military Boxed Set 1 Books 1-4:
Julie didn’t expect “para” to mean paranormal. Her partner is an Aether Elf prince, her boss is a Were…something, and the IT department is staffed by literal trolls. The prospect of a steady job and financial security draws her into a world filled with every myth and legend she’s ever read about. Julie dives into the magical, mystical, and downright fantastic when she and her partner, Taylor are tasked with finding new recruits for the Agency. The problem? Julie is human, and the cost of failing to find a recruit is her life. With the help of Taylor and a snarky mystical artifact, Julie races against the clock to avoid a killer mind-wipe. Should she succeed, her place at OPMA will be secure. If she fails, avoiding her mom’s insistence on the health benefits of aloe vera juice won’t be a problem anymore. Either way, her life will never be the same again.
Perfect Deal Here
Para-Military Boxed Set 2 Books 5 – 8:
Despite Lillie’s bequeathment giving Julie options she had never imagined she’d have, Julie knows it’s time to move on. The assassination attempts on the heirs keep coming, and completing her military training puts Julie in the position to do more to protect the people she cares about. Learning to fight and shoot is only one aspect of Julie’s education. Her connection to the Lords of the Deep grows as she begins her mentoring with the Augury. How can one (not so) little egg inspire a connection spanning realms? Julie’s bond with the unborn dragon could be the key to discovering her true identity. It’s the only link she has. Julie’s efforts to discover who she is keep coming up empty…until an assignment to protect the Aether Princess sheds some light on the mystery. Could a figure from legend give Julie the lead she needs to unravel the past that was hidden from her for her own protection?
Selfies and the End of The World:
Thea Muir is a typical Gen-Z teenager—except she has magic and a complicated family history stretching back centuries. Raised in the Whole World, Thea rejected Other World and magic in favor of doing good for humanity. Returning to the Scottish wilderness where she was born puts the brakes on her dream of a life spent traveling the world as an environmental influencer. It’s hard to make a name for yourself online when you don’t have an internet connection. Thea is determined to live her best life and avoid the expectations that come with her family name. However, fate has other ideas in store and a chance encounter with a werewolf throws everything she thought she wanted into question. Photojournalist, or warrior for werewolf justice? Choosing a career path is never easy… Enraged by the werewolves’ situation, Thea finds herself drawn into the magical world despite the best efforts of her parents and her daemon guardian/mentor. But there is a deeper plot in the works.
Perfect Deals Here
Dwarvish Dirty Dozen Complete Series Boxed Set:
War is a messy business and anyone who claims otherwise is trying to sell you something. This is a tale of war and desperation, of grit and heroism. See what a batch of desperate dwarves can do when the chips are down. The dwarvish legions, the Holt’Dwan, are familiar with this but these are strange times. The dead are rising from the earth in the freshly settled Ysgand Vale and the war just got a lot messier. So an old custom was resurrected and the Bad Badgers were formed. Condemned and disowned, the Badgers have nothing to lose and everything to prove. But in a world where the dead don’t stay dead and victory will cost you everything, what can be done? A lot, if one has the will and stomach for it.
Kidnapping Phoenixes and Other Ways to Die:
Mythical creatures are real and the world is only now finding out. All Frances wants is a simple, safe life. Kidnapping the Phoenix was probably a bad move. My name is Frances. Not the name you’d expect from someone on the run from the paranormal mob. You know, ogres with machine guns, kind of mob. But when the unborn ashes of the Phoenix ask for help, well, what’s a girl gonna do? I stole her urn from the mob and went on the run. Now I’m hiding in small town Indiana, where I work as a medic for fantasical beasts. I should be safe here, right? But the mob aren’t the only ones looking for the Phoenix. An ancient evil is searching for her in hopes to usher in Armageddon. Now I have a choice to make: abandon the Phoenix and run or stop these supernatural bullies and beasts from harnessing the Phoenix’s magic for evil. Like I said, what’s a girl gonna do?
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Bloody Hearts:
Just when I thought I’d found someone to love… a damn Cupid shows up and shoots me in the ass!
Not just me, either. The nasty bugger can’t stop firing his damned arrows. If you thought love triangles were complex… try a love dodecahedron. I mean, when a bunch of deadly vampires all think they’re in love…and jealousy takes over… Heads are going to fly. How’d these Cupids end up here to begin with? I’m beginning to think something else is responsible… something familiar…
Because they’re not sowing love. They’re breeding chaos.
Call to Arms Capernica:
Capernica is invaded!
Far from the war zone, the Wolvics have launched a surprise attack while the Confederation Army and Navy are engaged in other fronts, and it is up to those on the planet to hold off the invaders until the Confederation forces can respond. This trilogy contains three such stories of people responding to the call.
From Book 1: Conscientious Objector A young conscientious objector is conscripted into the provisional planetary militia. But how can he carry a rifle and still uphold his convictions? As a religious refugee, Harris Taymon knows he owes a deep sense of loyalty to Capernica, but can he bear arms against the enemy with intent to kill? And if he doesn’t, can he survive his own side where desertion and cowardice are punished by execution?
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Keepers Fall:
How do you deal with a political elite that is destroying the lives of its people? Assassins…
The Island has a problem with its ruling class. A problem a sacred sect called the Keepers will fix. Jerin and Brea strive in the shadows to preserve the race of men and this is just another task to be done. But when the two assassins find the one thing they don’t expect, their duty falls away and a fight for the future of the world begins.
Magic was destroyed long ago. A plague killed the others. History is as the people have always known. It’s not like everything the Keepers know is a lie… or is it?
The Chaney Brothers: The Complete Westers Series Adventure:
In the heart of the Wild West, two brothers torn apart by war find themselves reunited by a shared quest for justice and vengeance. Lance and Buck Chaney, once adversaries on opposite sides of a bloody conflict, unite to track down the treacherous thief who stole a shipment of gold, leaving a trail of betrayal and bloodshed in their wake. As they journey across the untamed frontier, the Chaney brothers face ruthless outlaws, treacherous shootouts, and a town on the brink of chaos. Confronting their pasts, they navigate the perilous present and delve into the mysteries of Comanche County—relying only on their unbreakable bond to bring justice to a lawless land. From bestselling Western author Robert Vaughan comes an epic tale of brotherhood, redemption, and the enduring power of the law. Join the Chaney brothers on their journey, where only the bravest souls dare to tread.
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The Sordid Selection:
Being told your ideal career and mate sounds perfect until you realize it’s not at all as it seems. In the nation of Airo-Aurora, data-collecting microchips are implanted in each citizen’s brain to ensure that everyone is slotted into their ideal career and wedded to their ideal mate. Alex Egelton always envisioned a quiet and easy life with a job she’s prepared for and a husband she already knows. Her life is capsized when she finds out she will serve as a handmaid to her future husband—the palace viscount. Alex is immediately thrust into a frenetic world of tiaras, backstabbing, and mayhem. Her presence at the palace is opposed by all, trustworthiness proves impossible to come by, and her enigmatic fiancé possesses a shady past. When peculiar scrolls begin to appear with cryptic clues that lead Alex from one palace secret to the next, she soon realizes they have far more tremendous ramifications than she thought. Will Alex be able to navigate the unwanted life thrust upon her while discovering the truth that will change everything?
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A New Evil Discovered in This Snippet of Beyond Mercenary Book 1
Beyond Mercenary Book 1: Blood Illusions
A new evil is brewing for this brother-sister duo.
Blood Illusions –
The frozen ground crunched beneath my boots as I backed up against a tree, my breath forming misty clouds. My silver knife, gleaming in the dim moonlight, was frosted over, a peculiar phenomenon that only occurred when my twin brother Damon and I hunted these unusual vampires. I gripped the handle tighter, and a blend of fear and resolve pulsated through me.
As the vampire neared, the air filled with a curious blend of scents. The sharp tang of electricity, the chilling touch of frost, and a faint, almost imperceptible floral note reminiscent of night-blooming jasmine. The sensory paradox was as intriguing as it was unsettling, hinting at the complex nature of these creatures.
“Damon, now!” I shouted, my voice cutting through the dark forest.
Heavy footsteps thumped through the fallen leaves, accelerating my heartbeat. I raised my cold knife, my blood freezing as an angry snarl erupted nearby. The vampire’s hiss rattled my ears, sending goosebumps all over me. It had a definite scent. A burned electric smell, as if something had short-circuited. I’d never encountered anything like this in the supernatural world.
“Stay where you are, Sawyer,” Damon yelled. “I’ve got him.”
I peeked from behind the tree and watched Damon charge, his blade held high. He flushed something dark from the bushes. A vampire, towering and menacing. It swung and hit Damon, who flew through the trees like a baseball.
A rush of bitter air brushed over me as a dark shape sped past. Without hesitation, I swung my blade hard, slamming it into its back. The creature cried out in pain, stumbling forward, then whirled, blood dripping from its many sharp teeth. More like Jaws than Dracula.
What was this creature?
He stepped toward me. He was twice as tall as a grown man and made of pure muscle. His eyes glowed red like embers, and he flashed me a deadly smile, sending a chill up my spine. “You shouldn’t have done that, beautiful. I bet your blood tastes sweet.”
I pushed my fear behind me and crouched, ready to pounce, holding my blade firmly in my hand.
The creature lunged at me with vampire speed, but I was ready for him. He snapped my head back, his hot breath beating down my neck. As I gritted my teeth, a sudden, sharp jolt of electricity surged through my body, a sensation I’d come to recognize when these encounters turned deadly.
Ignoring the electric tingling that raced along my skin, I plunged my silver blade into his chest. The moment the metal met his flesh, a more intense shock burst through me as if the blade itself conducted a supernatural current.
He released me abruptly, staggering backward, clawing at the silver embedded in him. The electric sensation faded as quickly as it appeared, leaving a lingering buzz in my fingertips.
Damon screamed, lifted his sword high, and decapitated the vampire with a powerful blow. The creature’s head rolled to the side.
My brother panted, glaring at me. “Sawyer, what were you doing? You could have gotten yourself killed.”
I put my foot on the vampire’s twitching carcass and pulled out my blade. “Don’t act like Dad, Damon.” I lifted my head high. “I didn’t do anything you wouldn’t have done.”
“You don’t want to—”
I held up my palm. “Don’t even say it. I’m tired of both you and Dad thinking I’m going to end up like Mom. I’m not her.”
“But according to Dad, you’re reckless like she was.”
His patronizing tone spiked my anger. I didn’t answer for several seconds as I cleaned my bloody knife on the grass. “I’m not her. We needed to flush out the creature. This was the only way to do it, and you know it.”
Damon knelt beside the vampire’s head. Its eyes stared into the moonlight sky. He examined the mouth. “This thing isn’t like any vampire I’d ever seen. It’s got like a million teeth, and it smells like an electric charge. Never seen or smelled that in a fang before.”
I came up alongside him. “Where do you think this creature came from? Do you think it mated with something like a werewolf, and it’s a weird side effect?”
“No.” Damon shook his head. “I’ve seen the offspring of a vampire and a werewolf, and they don’t look like this. It’s almost as if…” His eyes turned solemn.
The hair on my nape stood on end. “As if what?”
He exhaled in frustration. “As if the damn vampires are doing something to make themselves more powerful, powerful enough to reign over the other supernaturals and humankind.”
My brows furrowed. “Do you think the Paranormal Mercenary Corp knows about this?”
The Paranormal Mercenary Corp was made up of supernaturals that included vampires, fae, orcs, dragon shifters, and wolf shifters. They claimed to protect not only their own kind but humans as well. The PMC was supposed to keep the supernaturals under control, meaning they didn’t hurt humans.
They maintained an uneasy truce with us human hunters. Our worlds coexisted as long as they adhered to the PMC’s strict laws. However, when any supernatural entity strayed, violating these laws, it fell upon the human hunters to intervene. This task was far from simple. Unfortunately, many supernaturals saw humans as nothing more than tempting prey, a bunch of walking Happy Meals, making our job both necessary and dangerous.
He gave me a hard stare. “Or maybe they’re involved up to their eyeballs in it.”
“That’s comforting,” I responded dryly.
He pulled his keys from his leather jacket. “Go get the Ford.”
I cocked my eyebrow and folded my arms. “Why? What do you want to do?” I couldn’t keep the uneasiness from my voice.
“We need to take the body back with us. Dad and the others have to see this. We need to know what the vampires are up to.”
I curled my lip as I turned away from the bloody head. I wasn’t sure what we had to put that thing in. Maybe there was a blanket in the trunk of the car. The trunk was our arsenal, and we had every kind of weapon to use on the supernaturals except for guns. Guns were useless against them. To kill one, you had to get up and personal. Real personal.
I slipped into the candy apple red ‘67 Ford Fairlane. Dad gave it to us in high school. Technically, it was both of ours, but it really belonged to Damon. It had a V-8 engine and was a beast. I loved this car. It was perfect for hunting. Way better than Sam and Dean’s Chevy Impala.
The Ford purred, and I slowly drove it over the forest floor. As I approached the fallen vampire, Damon hacked at the body. What was he doing?
I jumped from the car. “Damon…” My voice trailed off abruptly.
Damon roared as he brought his broadsword down on the bloody corpse again and again. A sickening thud accompanied each strike, echoing through the forest like a lumberjack chopping down a tree.
“Stop this madness.” I rushed over to him and grabbed his arm. “What are you doing?”
He broke away from my grasp, anger flashing in his eyes. He gritted his teeth as he pointed at the bloody remains with his sword. “Sawyer, this vampire has been trying to reattach its head to its body.” He kicked the head away from the body, then staked it with his blade.
My eyes widened. “What? That’s impossible. No vampire can do that.”
His face twisted with rage as he wiped the sweat from his brow. “This bloody bastard could.”
I ran back to the car and opened the trunk. I grabbed a blanket from the corner and hurried back to the head.
“Wrap the head in the blanket and put it in the trunk. We’ll have to bury the body parts in different places. Hopefully, it won’t come back to life.” Damon stabbed the creature in the chest, pinning him to the forest floor.
I shuddered at thinking of the body parts finding each other and creating a headless vampire corpse, aimlessly wandering the woods.
The vampire’s dead eyes locked with mine. After drawing a shaky breath, I bent down and covered the bloody head.
Please don’t talk, please don’t talk, please don’t talk.
I tossed the secured head in the trunk. Damon grabbed two shovels and handed me one. The metal surface glinted in the pale moonlight.
He tilted his head. “Come on,” he urged as he headed toward the corpse.
The forest ground was hard and unforgiving under my feet as I followed him. Sweat-soaked strands of hair stuck to my forehead. With each thrust of the shovel, my arms trembled with effort as Damon and I carved out several holes in what felt like concrete clay.
“These are deep enough,” Damon pronounced as he wiped his brow.
We rolled the bloody pieces into several six-foot holes, then we covered them with dirt, all except for the limbless torso. It was the biggest piece.
I panted hard from all the shoveling. “I hope so. I wish we had something to weigh down the torso. I don’t want this thing reattaching its limbs.”
He scanned our surroundings. “Help me move that boulder.”
I groaned silently, but I nodded and pitched in.
The boulder wouldn’t budge
“Shit,” Damon remarked. “We’ll have to use chains and pull it with the Ford.”
“Sounds good.”
He opened the trunk and glanced warily at me. “I think this thing moved.”
“Really?”
“Yeah, it rolled across the trunk from east to west.”
I retied my ponytail. “Great. I really hope it doesn’t start talking.”
“So do I,” Damon agreed as he headed to the boulder.
He hooked the heavy chains around the rock, tugging to make sure they were securely fastened. I glanced at the motionless torso lying in the grave, holding my breath and praying it wouldn’t come back to life while we worked.
What kind of vampire was able to do this? Was this some twisted dark magic used by the PMC? What possible motive could they have for such a terrible act? The truce between us was already shaky, and this would make it come tumbling down.
The torso had been face down. Now, it was on its side. Damn it. “Damon, hurry!”
Damon revved the engine, and the Ford chugged forward, dragging the giant rock from its resting place toward the gaping hole. He leaped out of the car and undid the chains with trembling hands. We grasped either side of it and pushed with all our might, rolling it onto the torso with a squishing thud.
We grabbed our shovels and threw dirt on the boulder and the torso, pinning it to the ground. With every scoop of earth, my arms strained in protest. When we finally finished our grisly task, I trembled from head to toe.
I glanced at Damon. “What if it crawls out again?”
“Then next time, we’re making vampire s’mores. Extra crispy.”
We unlocked the trunk. The head had moved to the back again.
“Time to hit the road. Let’s give Headless a little separation anxiety. Maybe that will keep him still,” Damon suggested.
“God, I hope so.”
We loaded the chains into the trunk along with the shovels.
As Damon pulled away, I stared at the grave, hoping that thing wouldn’t move.
We had about a three-and-a-half-hour drive from Aspen back to Denver.
I sighed and glanced at Damon, who was intently studying the horizon. He absentmindedly twirled a strand of his dark hair around his finger, which meant he was nervous. He’d done this since we were little kids, like when he was taking a test or thinking about asking a girl out.
“Do you think Dad is still going to be mad that I went on this hunt?” I asked cautiously.
Damon sighed heavily, his breath fogging up in front of him. “He’s got a one-track mind. And you two had a hell of a row before we left.”
I leaned my head back. “I don’t want to go to college.”
“I know. He’s got this nightmare on repeat, scared you’ll go down the same road as Mom. His biggest fear is losing you like he did her.”
I fingered the charm bracelet Dad had given to me on my sixteenth birthday. He’d found it tucked away in some of my mom’s belongings in the attic. After she died, he didn’t have the heart to go through any of them. He had been rummaging through the attic looking for something—I couldn’t even remember what—when he stumbled upon it.
The bracelet didn’t have anything to do with hunting. When I was six years old, Mom and I went to see the Phantom of the Opera, and I fell in love with it. I was only a little kid, but I still remembered it. She’d bought me a charm bracelet, and I lost it a year later, days before she was murdered. I was devastated. Then, losing her too had nearly sent me over the edge of despair.
Ever since Dad gave me the bracelet, I always wore it. It felt like she was with me, and it gave me a small piece of comfort when I was scared or lonely. “I’m not Mom. It doesn’t mean what happened to her will happen to me.”
“Yeah, I get it. But carrying around guilt like that, it’s like trying to drive with the brakes on. Doesn’t do anyone any good, especially him.”
“Tell me about it,” I grumbled.
He reached over and squeezed my arm gently. “Get some sleep. You’ll face him soon enough.”
I managed a small smile, even though I dreaded having the same argument with Dad for the hundred millionth time. My head bobbed, and I fixed my gaze on the snowflakes gliding down the glass pane of the car window. The rumbling engine came to a standstill as Damon softly pressed the brake. A gentle warmth emanated from the car’s heater, making it toasty inside. I closed my eyes for a second, not believing I could sleep for one minute.
The next thing I knew, someone shook my shoulder, rousing me from a deep sleep. “Sis, we’re home.”
I fluttered my eyes open and yawned, stretched my arms. “What time is it?”
He rubbed the bridge between his eyes. “A little after four.”
I dropped my arms and yawned again. “You should have woken me up. I could have driven part of the way.”
He shrugged. “You were out like a light. And let’s face it, you could use the extra Z’s to keep up those stunning good looks.”
Red spider veins lined his deep blue eyes, and dark circles underlined his eyes as if someone had smudged charcoal beneath them. I cocked an eyebrow. “You need to catch some shut-eye, too, Damon.”
“Yeah, as soon as we dump our decapitated hitchhiker in the back with the geezer squad.”
I rolled my eyes. “You mean the Elders?”
He flashed me a mischievous smile. Damon had gotten into trouble more than once with the Elders of the Lumina Brotherhood, a top-secret society of supernatural hunters. They were our so-called bosses, but Damon had never been much of a rule follower. With Dad being an Elder, they had bonked heads again and again like stubborn bighorn sheep.
Our parents had trained us to be hunters since we first learned to walk. Dad had ideas about us becoming Elders and retiring from hunting, but neither one of us wanted to be a pencil-pusher.
I expected Dad to tear out of the house, ready to battle me again, but the house was strangely quiet. He always greeted us after a hunt.
Always.
Damon and I glanced at each other.
Something was wrong. Dread crept into my bones.
It looks like the discovery of a new super vampire is going to be the least of their worries. Find out what happens next on February 23rd when Beyond Mercenary Book 1: Blood Illusions is released. Until then head over to Amazon and pre-order today.
Get ready for a week of thrilling new releases!
Happy President’s Day! If you are a government employee or work at a bank, you get an extra day off today to enjoy doing whatever you want to do. Have you ever noticed that we spend more time on our days off doing things we don’t want to do, especially chores, over things we love doing? I hope whatever the day brings you, you find some time to do something you love.
I have 5 phenomenal books launching this week and the first of those is out this morning! That’s pretty sweet for a Monday that doubles as a bank holiday!
- Queen
- No Man’s Land (Not on preorder)
- Open For Business
- Hard Rock Heat
- Blood Illusions
Enjoy!
This Week’s New Releases
Title: Queen
Series: Para-Military Recruiter Book 16
Release Date: 2/19/2024
How will Julie rule those who don’t recognize her as the Eternal Queen?
Julie has to process her grief over the death of her biological mother while fending off Mordred’s continuing attacks.
Worse, the peace that was tentatively established before the summit shows signs of crumbling, and the Sylthana Elves are making another bid for the throne.
Julie must work out how to protect the world from Mordred and the Wild Hunt and firmly establish peace by getting all the royals of every species to sign a new charter at the peace summit.
Can she come to terms with being the Eternal Queen amid all these challenges?
And will she and Taylor survive to go on their honeymoon?
Plunge into a tale of undulating mysteries, powerful magic, and the eternal dance between despair and hope as Julie seeks to navigate the treacherous waters of loss, leadership, and war.
Will Julie and her allies prevail?
Title: No Man’s Land
Series: The Warrior 2 Book 7
Release Date: 2/21/2024
Emily Trigger is doing her best to use her newfound powers. Will it be enough or will they just cause more mayhem?
Zombies to the left of the Prodigal Suns, Ancient Gods of Magic to the right. The only place the zombies don’t seem to be are marching right in front of them. Not yet, anyway.
The trek into enemy territory is a lot harder with Heka’s zombies looking for prey, hunting them at every turn. Even with a little magic on their side.
No matter. Nothing is going to stop our highly trained heroes. When there’s a job to do that no one else wants, the Prodigal Suns, special forces rise and shine and show up.
Next on the their list is Palladino’s villa and Emily and the team are encountering more problems of the magical kind.
Will they risk one of their own for the greater good? Will it pay off?
Continue the adventures through Ukraine as the Prodigal Suns gather the clues and fight the enemies they need to finally get to Heka. The Ancient God of Magic loose on a rampage.
Title: Open For Business
Series: The Psychic Guardian Angel Book 6
Release Date: 02/21/2024
What would you do if your work as a private investigator put a target on your back?
Jacob Daniels is a psychic P.I. whose inaugural case protecting whistleblower Carl Fischer has made him the hunted. Can Daniels stay alive long enough to expose the high-profile corruption that is ruining lives?
Powerful people have unleashed ruthless contract killers set on silencing Fischer for good. Now Daniels and his friends are caught in the crosshairs.
Will anyone make it out unscathed?
There’s another deadly threat prowling the streets–a killer who believes he can absorb the abilities of psychics. Is it true you are what you eat? The city’s most vulnerable fear they could be next on the menu.
After Daniels helps a young prostitute escape danger, he learns more about the cannibalistic killer’s unthinkable goals. But in trying to stop the gruesome murders, has Daniels made himself the prime target?
Haunted by shared visions drawing him ever deeper into the web of death, Daniels attracts police suspicion too. Does he know too much about the killings not to be involved?
Could the lifelong mission of fighting evil have pushed Daniels and his partner John Thompson over the edge into becoming what they despise the most?
The final showdown arrives when the famished killer attempts to devour whistleblower Fischer and feed his supernatural addiction.
Will Daniels defeat the villain and his insatiable taste for psychic power? The final fight will push his gifts to the limits.
Title: Hard Rock Heat
Series: Fame and Flames Book 1
Release Date: 2/22/2024
Can a hard rock heartthrob and a winsome writer keep from getting scorched by love?
After he got his heart broken, Rocker Jack made his band is his main focus.
Writer Juno is just now facing the world after a bad breakup.
The famous rockstar swaggers into her heart at the most important moment in her career.
Since there’s no shortage of fire and passion, can they bridge the geographical gap in their lives?
Or will everything combust and burn to ash?
Title: Blood Illusions
Series: Beyond Mercenary Book 1
Release Date: 02/23/2024
I’m a hunter, and I thought I knew everything there was about vampires, but I was dead wrong.
Where blood flows, the sin of gluttony follows, and my brother and I are caught in its deadly thirst.
My twin brother, Damon, and I grew up in the shadows of the supernatural, trained by our father, a legendary hunter and an Elder in a world you wouldn’t believe exists.
Our lives? A relentless pursuit of the things that go bump in the night, ever since we lost our mom to a vampire’s fangs when we were just kids. But now, Dad’s gone missing, and we’re on a treacherous path to find him.
We thought we knew the drill – stake ’em, salt ’em, save the day. That was until we met our newest nightmare: vampires, or so we thought, leaving nothing but skeletons in their wake. These creatures, they’re playing by rules we’ve never seen, and we’re in way over our heads.
Then there’s Justice, a vampire fighting his own kind, a guy from some group called the Paranormal Mercenary Corp. Trusting a vampire? Not exactly in our playbook.
But when your enemy’s enemy is… well, you know how it goes. Doesn’t help that there’s something about Justice that’s messing with my head, in ways a hunter’s heart shouldn’t be stirred.
As we delve deeper into this mystery, every shadow whispers secrets, and every clue leads to more questions. Who are these new monsters? What happened to our father? And why does everything feel like it’s hanging by a thread?
One thing’s for sure: Damon and I are going to find the truth. We’ll hunt these monsters down, save our dad, and maybe, just maybe, figure out what’s going on with me and my unexpected ally.
In this deadly game of cat and mouse, it’s not just our lives on the line – it’s our souls.
It’s either the worst day of Juno’s life or the best. She’s not sure yet. But she’s going to find out!