Today is May Day! Did you know May 1 marks the beginning of summer in many cases? It used to be celebrated by gathering wildflowers and green branches, weaving floral garlands, crowning a May Queen (sometimes with a male companion), and setting up a Maypole, May Tree, or May Bush, around which people dance. Now I’ve heard that most children don’t know about May Day or Maypoles and that’s a catastrophe. 

We start May off with a little bit of a slow week, which isn’t  a bad thing, right? I have 3 amazing books launching this week and one of those is already out! That’s pretty sweet for a Monday!

• The Pixie Squad(Oriceran)
• Tactical
• Becoming A Beaufont(The Beaufonts)

This Week’s New Releases

Title: The Pixie Squad
Series: Pixie Rebels Book 4
Release Date: 05/01/2023

Z Thornbrook and her pixie cousins thought things would be more exciting since they were now Pixie MPs. Not so far.

They’re stationed in a cramped little office in a military police station on post doing mundane, boring tasks. Answering phones, directing calls, and taking care of paperwork.

There’s a method to the badness. They have to prove they can be responsible when they’re not battling magical threats alongside Alpha Team.

Can they convince their captain they can roll with his command?

Let’s find out. Their Captain just gave the tiny but fierce soldiers new orders for low-priority policing calls around the post. It’s a start.

Our favorite pint-sized military with wings seize the chance to hit the streets and enforce the law.

Will they stay on the straight and narrow, or will they risk their newfound trust to pursue their own secret mission? What if they have a good reason?

Join Z and her mischievous band of magical cousins in this fast-paced, action-packed adventure, as they navigate the challenges of police work, confront their past, and prove that even the smallest of heroes can make a big difference.

Title: Tactical
Series: Para-Military Recruiter Book 7
Release Date: 05/03/2023

There’s a dark moon rising in Avalon…

Fresh from the battle in the temple, Julie and the rest of Unit Seven barely have time to wash off the dryad ash before they’re deployed again.

Their assignment leads to the revelation of a prophecy that will destroy the para world if OPMA can’t prevent it from coming to pass.

All Julie wants is one date with Taylor that doesn’t end in a fight for their lives…

Too bad for them, the Dark Moon League is planning to strike at the heart of Avalon.

Julie must step up her game if she’s going to be part of the solution to the rebellion. She didn’t expect her career growth to involve a return to the classroom.

What can a covert Lunar Fae do when her life and her magic are spinning out of control?

Lean on her friends, of course! Luckily for Julie, Bianca and Morgan have her back while she’s finding her feet with both her emerging powers and the responsibility of leading her unit.

Can she learn to control her new abilities in time to prevent total disaster? Or will all OPMA’s efforts be eclipsed by the Dark Moon?

Title: Becoming A Beaufont
Series: The Undoubtable Rose Beaufont Book 3
Release Date: 05/05/2023

Something priceless has been stolen…carefully hidden away…

It’s a book unlike any other—full of the Shadow Walker coven’s secrets.

To stop these evil witches and warlocks from destroying Los Angeles, the House of Fourteen must have this book. 

Ironically, only a witch hunter who was hidden from the world can find it. 

Rose Beaufont.

Only someone once hidden can discover that which is magically lost. 

But to do so, Rose must face an insurmountable challenge. 

She must discover who she really is. 

Rose must truly become a Beaufont, by embracing all aspects of herself. But will she like what she learns?

Her mother hid her for a reason. Some believe the halfling to be a mistake. 

As Buddha once said, “Only three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.” 

And this truth is more dangerous than anyone ever expected…

Can Rose embrace who she truly is to find the book and stop the wicked witches terrorizing Los Angeles? 

The fate of mortals, the Beaufonts and the city depends upon it.

Can you believe it? Only one more week is left in the month of April and then we coast into the month of May. Have you had plenty of April showers to bring May flowers? Or has the weather been uncooperative? If you like flowers, I hope they bloom for your like our new releases do!

I have 6 magnificent books launching this week and the first release this week is already out. What a great way to start the week!

• First Run
• Battlemage Redux
• Van Helsing R.I.P.
• Savage Stars
• Armor and Infernos
• TOPGUN: Unleashed

This Week’s New Releases

Title: First Run
Series: The Agent Operative Book 5
Release Date: 04/24/2023

Norah Wintry is juggling movie stars with special skills, like shifting into tiger mode, at her LA talent agency with sinister backlot treachery.

Projects in the Hollywood pipeline aren’t what they seem, and Norah wants to protect her very special clients. That’s not easy when she can’t give a good reason to prevent them from signing on to the very lucrative job.

How far is Norah willing to go to prevent Castor and Sid from signing on to write a script with a person she doesn’t trust? Especially when being wrong could have deadly consequences.

Now, Norah needs a favor from Geronima.

Geronima agrees to help if Norah helps her study the enormous cephalopod monster that attacked the wicked Armada.

Geronima wants Norah to be the bait – but nothing goes as planned. Will she escape before she becomes a test subject for Esmee and Magdea? It won’t be easy to escape the underwater lair of the vermillion.

Can Norah get ahead of Magdea’s plans before it’s too late?

Title: Battlemage Redux
Series: Go Ask Your Mother Book 3
Release Date: 04/24/2023

Dare take on a dad? Prepare to get schooled!

The enemy is building an army of Axis mages.

It’s the Arcane War—Part Deux..

There’s just one problem—the enemy warded Berlin against our magic.

Only a small group of us can cast there.

Can we stop the next world-ending war before it begins?

Why is my gut telling me we’re walking into a trap?

Trap or not. We have no choice.

Once the enemy gets a foothold, we won’t have the numbers to stop her.

What is her end game, exactly?

We’re probably outnumbered. We’re certainly out skilled.

What the enemy doesn’t realize is this:

As a father of three, I’m always outnumbered.

When it comes to shenanigans, I’m often out skilled.

My family is my secret weapon.

Battlemage Redux is the third book in the Go Ask Your Mother series. Tom Gregory was once a powerful battlemage. Now, he’s a husband and a father, settled into a cozy suburban life. When an old friend returns from the grave, warped by the dark magic of the arcane wells, Tom is in the fight of his life to stop her from raising an undead army. This isn’t just a story for dads. Do you have a dad, know a dad, or love a dad? Do you enjoy action-packed magical adventures? If so, you’ll love Go Ask Your Mother!

WARNING: THIS BOOK CONTAINS DAD JOKES

Title: Van Helsing R.I.P.
Series: Daywalker Chronicles Book 2
Release Date: 04/26/2023

The ghost of the greatest vampire hunter in history is coming for us.

Along with his children…

How do you beat a ghost who also wields the magic of the Scholomance?

Can you even kill something that’s already dead?

In our attempt to figure it out, we pissed off another ghost.

This time—the spirit of a demented doctor who used to run an asylum.

The spirits are coming at us from every direction.

If we can’t put them to rest…

… then we’ll join them in death before long.

Van Helsing, R.I.P. is the second book in Daywalker Chronicles – a paranormal adventure, Fast-paced urban fantasy featuring a slow burn closed door romance and a snarky heroine.

Readers who enjoyed The Chronicles of Zoey Grimm met Sienna before. Now she’s in a new city, with new allies and enemies.

The stakes have never been higher.

Title: Savage Stars
Series: Free Worlds Book 5
Release Date: 04/27/2023

As the dust settles on Alpha Centauri, the relentless Augmented of Earth set their sights on their ultimate target: the defiant colony world of Varuna.

With the knowledge of Earth’s formidable conquest fresh in their minds, the colonists brace themselves for the impending onslaught. The Augmented are determined to crush this last bastion of freedom, and they’ve brought a massive fleet to ensure their victory.

Standing against the might of Earth’s forces, George Dane and his fellow Varunans must band together like never before. Ingenious strategies, fierce determination, and unwavering courage are their only weapons against the cybernetic collective that seeks to assimilate all humanity.

As battle lines are drawn, the very fate of humanity hangs in the balance. The colonists must not only fight for their own survival but also for the future of free humans across the galaxy.

Will the people of Varuna rise to the challenge and repel the Augmented invasion, or will their world fall, becoming the final piece in Earth’s twisted vision of unity?

Title: Armor and Infernos
Series: The Chosen Legacy Book 3
Release Date: 04/27/2023

Love is a war Ren never expected to fight.

When the council threw Ren into the Choosing, she intended to escape no matter the cost.

The last thing she expected was that her struggle for freedom would deliver her into the hands of the resistance. If she plays her cards right, they could give her the revenge and freedom she desperately desires.

All they want in return is for her to spy on the council.

The task would have been simple if the council hadn’t caught her first.

Ren is confronted with the harsh reality that the resistance and the council both see her as a means to destroy the other. Knowing she is only a tool to them makes it harder for her to keep her secrets, but she has no choice but to play the game if she wants to survive.

When lines blur and friends become enemies, she realizes she can’t maintain her balancing act between the two factions for much longer. There are monsters and heroes on both sides.

Can she gain the trust of the resistance without being labeled a traitor and take back control of her future?

Or will divulging the truth cost her everything?

If she isn’t careful, her hopes for a better tomorrow will disintegrate before her eyes.

With so much on the line, old enemies and new allies must work together to prevent the council’s most dangerous experiment yet.

Can Ren convince them that saving the lives of the Free Peoples and everyone in the provinces is more important than holding onto past grudges? What is she willing to do, and who is she willing to lose to take down the council?

Title: TOPGUN: Unleashed
Series: Brutal Response Book 5
Release Date: 04/28/2023

It was always going to come down to Mia living the life of an outlaw.

Mia’s world came apart when she learned about her father’s death. The one constant since that moment has been her refusal to give up her search for the truth.

Overcoming the challenges obstructing her trajectory has landed her exactly where she wanted to be.

Every secret has been uncovered, every lie revealed, and everyone the truth exposed is calling for Mia’s blood.

On the run from the KCAP and toting around a few billion credits worth of stolen mili-tech, Mia has to navigate the unfriendly void as a fugitive.

She’s not alone. Her crew has proven their loyalty, but the few of them are not enough to take on the enemies closing in from all sides.

They need help, and Mia’s only option is to prove her integrity.

She plots a course back to Ice to keep her word to a monster.

Getting there to fulfill her promises becomes a testing ground for the crew’s reputation as they pick up the jobs they need to keep their ship running.

Terrible truths await Mia on her return to Ice. She’s survived twisted conspiracies and attempts on her life while crossing the depths of space, but there are some things that she’s not ready for.

Mia will learn the hard way that living the outlaw’s life is an open invitation for the hits to keep on coming. Will she roll with them, or will they break her?