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Connected and Imminence FREE, October 18th – 22nd

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The image pretty much says it all, but just to reiterate…

Connected and Imminence are both FREE right now, until the 22nd!

Why? I really need some reviews for Imminence, it’s got 1 right now. 1. Most people are afraid to even try something on Amazon without at least 10. Should I have done more of this review asking before the launch? Absolutely. I will learn from my mistakes with the next one. Hopefully. 🙂

So I put both on sale for the low price of free, in case you haven’t gotten around to reading Connected yet, you should really read it first. It makes Imminence all the more better, I promise.

Here’s the link to the series: Click here for the Connected Series page

Not into YA? That’s fine, you can still help me out, I need reviews for Modified as well, especially the second installment. I’m wide on that series, and as it’s only priced at .99 cents, I can’t make those free. But I’ll be happy to send you ARCs if you want, just send me an email at the Contact Me address on the links above.

Please help me spread the word–the more people who download it, the more potential reviews I can get for it. I’ll be posting on FB, Instagram, and I’ve already got a pinned tweet on Twitter. As always, thank you for reading, and I hope you enjoy my awesome YA super-powered series!

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Modified Volume 2 Cover Reveal!!

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I’m so excited to share the cover for the next installment of my adult paranormal series, Modified! Artwork by the talented Jasper Yu. If you’re wondering what Modified is all about, check the book page for it: Modified, Volume 1 book page

This cover features Viola! I’ve been dying to share her with you, she’s one of my favorite characters.

But my favorite part of this cover? Pickles the cat. His expression just cracks me up. Initially I was going to have Jasper change it, as it clashes with the overall mood. Plus you could be getting stabbed repeatedly, and your cat wouldn’t bother raising his head. But then I thought, Modified is kinda like that – serious one moment, and funny the next. So Pickles’ expression stayed.

What do you think? Please let me know in the comments!

I’ll be releasing it early next week, so look for it soon. This will be the URL for purchase, once it goes live: books2read.com/modifiedvol2

Of course you can still grab your copy of Modified here for only .99 cents: books2read.com/modifiedvol1

Thanks and happy reading! 🙂

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Modified, Volume 1 is Live

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I don’t think I posted an official notice when Modified went live, so here it is! It’s been slowly gaining momentum due to its provocative cover and reasonable price point of .99 cents. 🙂 The cover shown above is the PG-13 variation, so I don’t offend the sensibilities of any YA readers who may be reading this post. If you want to see the actual book cover, or get some more information on it, check out the book page for it:

Modified, Volume 1

If you want to cut to the chase and just purchase it, click here:

Purchase Modified, Volume 1

Blurb:

Kate has enough problems – a boss that’s a little too friendly, a sex life that’s non-existent, and a cat with zero tolerance for late meals. The last thing she needs is to be kidnapped, even if it is by a hot Brit.

Afterwards, she’s mysteriously returned and has no memory of what happened. She learns, with the help of an eccentric sexy woman, that she’s been modified – given a power unique to her talents. Sounds cool, right? It would be if she knew how to use it without killing everyone around her…

Modified is a funny, sexy, geeky romp about the trouble of acquiring an unexpected and inherently evil super power. With offbeat characters, profanity, and a healthy dose of salacious thoughts, it’s an entertaining short read, volume one of a serial type series.

Pick up your copy today and get Modified!

Reader Discretion is Advised: If you are offended by strong language or sexual situations, for the love of God don’t buy this book.

Why I’m writing the Modified Series

I know some of you may be wondering why I’ve ventured into adult paranormal, after focusing on YA initially. The truth is, adult fiction was my first love to read, and it was downright freeing to be able to curse and write about more adult topics, without worrying about unspoken YA restrictions. Is this novelette filled with super powers? Yes. I still love those–it’s so much fun to write about what it would be like to fry someone’s brain with a mere thought. Is this series much darker than the Connected series? Absolutely. I actually got the idea for Modified when I thought about taking the villain’s power from Connected and giving it to the protagonist. I wouldn’t call Kate an anti-hero exactly, but she certainly leans towards it. Are there more installments planned? Yep, one per month, if the talented cover artist Jasper Yu can keep up with that pace. He’s a good two thirds of the way through the cover for Volume 2, and I can’t wait to share it with you!

So what do you think? I’d love to hear your thoughts on the cover art, the series premise, or any other thoughts you have about Modified.

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Imminence is Live!

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Happy Book Birthday for Imminence, finally released to the world! It’s been a little over 2 years since the first book in the series, Connected, but I’m hoping you’ll find it was well worth the wait. 🙂 Imminence is a young adult paranormal romance novel, and it picks up where Connected left off, after Em receives the mysterious phone call from her father. Filled with super powers, a new villain, and a new romance, you’ll love this second exciting installment in the Connected series!

I really love how this book turned out – it was a long writing and editing journey, but as they say, with practice everything gets easier. That is to say, it won’t be another two years before book three, the final installment in the Connected series. Hoping to write most of it during Nanowrimo this year.

Here’s the Amazon URL, it’s on sale for $2.99 for the first week of release, then it’ll be normally priced at $3.99.

Get Imminence Now

Special shout outs to Leslie Lutz, my editor, and Taria Reed, my cover designer. Without the two of them, Imminence wouldn’t have seen the light of day, and I very much appreciate all the hard work they put it into it.

In other news…

I don’t think I made a formal release post for Modified, but it’s also out now and it can use some reviews. It’s a fun, sexy, geeky paranormal novelette, priced at 99 cents. Here’s the URL to go to, it has all the links to the various stores you can purchase it at:

Get Modified Volume 1 Now

I know I mentioned in the cover art post that it’s regular unleaded adult paranormal, but I just want to remind you of that again, since I’m more known as a YA author. Should be pretty obvious from the cover art that it’s not YA, but hey, you never know what people are thinking (which is why I wrote a disclaimer on the product page ><). I’m working with the cover artist, Jasper Yu, on the next installment, which I plan to release next month, aptly named Modified Volume 2.

I’m also working on a YA sci-fi short story that I hope will be included in an anthology AAYAA (the most awesome young adult Facebook group ever) is doing, like the previous one I did for That Moment When. That anthology is still free on Amazon, and in it you can read my horror short, “More Than a Crush.” Click here to check it out.

Thanks for reading, and I hope you enjoy Imminence! Please let me know what you think, comments are always welcome. 🙂

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Cover Reveal for my New Adult Paranormal Series, Modified

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I’m so excited to share with you the cover for my new paranormal series, Modified. Before I show you the beautiful cover, I want to tell you a little about the series first. Set in New Jersey in the near future, Modified is the tale of a snarky DBA who gets kidnapped and altered, which gives her the power to read minds. Filled with fun characters, cool super powers, lots of profanity, a few deaths, and a little bit of sex, Modified is funny and geeky and sexy. It is a departure from the YA books I’ve written for sure, but readers of the Connected series will recognize the super powers and humor. I actually came up with the idea thinking about the antagonist from Connected, and wondering what it would be like for the protagonist to have that power. Writing it has been a labor of love for me – YA has a lot of restrictions on what you can and can’t write. It was nice to get my Jersey on and write a character that was deliciously flawed yet still good deep down. And Viola was just so much fun to write!

Modified is novelette length, and I plan to release one volume each month. If all goes well, I’ll release Modified tomorrow at the price point of .99 cents. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I did writing it. 🙂

The cover image is the main character, Kate, from a scene in the book in which she unknowingly is walking around with her blouse totally open.

Without further ado, here’s the cover for Modified, artwork by the talented Jasper Yu – www.jasperyuart.com.

And here’s a larger image here (for some reason WP was balking at my .jpg file): Google Docs Location

So what do you think? Love to hear your comments! 🙂

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