FIVE Weeks - FIVE Sales!

I am in the midst of a myriad of emotions right now because my kids get to go back to school soon. All of them! We've been having a fun summer of bike riding and swimming, and I've loved the quality time we've spent together. But I'm also looking forward to having a few hours to myself every day to get things done (I have a book to write!)

It's been a while since I've done a sale on my backlist books so I've decided to do FIVE sales in FIVE weeks! Starting NEXT week!

Some will be discounted books and some will be FREE. Some will be single books and some will be boxsets!

So stay tuned!

Funny Story

I have to tell you a funny story. A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting in church with my family. We bring a few toys for our children to play with to help them keep quiet and listen during the meetings.

A few weeks ago, my daughter (who is 5) packed her own bag of quiet toys. I noticed her bag was pretty heavy but didn't ask questions because I was teaching a class that day and I was nervous and distracted.

In the middle of the church meeting, I pulled out a portable DVD player from her bag that she had packed (that no longer works) and asked her what it was for. 

“Mom, I need to get some work done,” she told me, then took it from me and opened it like a laptop. 

I told her that we don't work in church and she said in all seriousness, “Well, kids need to get some work done in church.”

Then she proceeded to type away at her laptop, doing her work.

It was hilarious. I wonder where she got that phrase from, lol.

Back on Patreon!

With the launch of Kindle Vella last week, I had planned to go into more detail this week on how to Crown your Favorite Stories, give episodes a “thumbs up” etc. But I hated that it would exclude those of you who are not located in the US. It also excludes those who don't use an iPhone or have access to a computer.

 I received some frustrating feedback that readers who wanted to check out Courting Fae Thieves and Crowns, couldn't.

So I wanted to figure out a way that if you want to read my serial story, you don't have to wait for Amazon.

If you've been with me for a while, you might remember that I once had a Patreon page for a short time. My initial intention was so that I could write serial stories (I've wanted to write them since the beginning!) and share them, but I wasn't ready for that commitment and so discontinued it.

But I'm already writing and publishing on Vella, so it makes sense to also have it available on Patreon! So…

I’m back on Patreon! <—-Click here

Amazon has certain Terms of Service rules for stories published on Kindle Vella, meaning I can't give away any episodes or chapters for free. Because of that, all episodes on Patreon are behind a paywall, but at a low cost.

 

But I'm adding extra incentives:

  • -Patreon investors will get each new episode of Courting Fae Thieves and Crowns two days sooner than Kindle Vella readers. (I publish one episode each week)

  • -And I have plans to add even more content such as my unpublished paranormal romance with "ghosts” story, bonus content, behind the scenes content and more!

So if you can't access Courting Fae Thieves and Crowns on Kindle Vella, you can access it on Patreon. 

And if you CAN access it on Vella but want more, come on over!

Courting Fae Thieves and Crowns on Patreon.

NEW on Kindle Vella: Courting Fae Thieves and Crowns

I just returned from a vacation where we played too hard and got too much sun, but we had so much fun!

While I was gone KINDLE VELLA launched!

I mentioned in my last post that you can read the first three episodes of any story for FREE, but to launch this program, Amazon is giving everyone 200 TOKENS for FREE to start out and check out the stories!

Which means, you can read all of the available episodes of Courting Fae Thieves and Crowns for FREE!

Read it HERE <—-

Deep Breaths...

It's been a crazy Summer so far! We moved right before Christmas of last year and it has been fun getting to know our area now that the weather is warm. There are a lot of things to do in the Summertime in our new neighborhood and my kids are at the right age to take them on all sorts of adventures.

This picture isn't close to where we live, it's in Central Utah, but this trip back in May got us all into bike riding. We love going on the bike trail near our house (when the weather isn't 100 degrees!)

Amazon announced to the authors last week that Kindle Vella will be available to readers sometime this week! They didn't give us an exact date so I'm not sure if it will be available when this email sends (I'm scheduling it a few days in advance). But it will definitely launch this week.

I'm nervous and excited!! Especially since I don't know the exact day it will launch. 

I'm scrambling to get everything ready, but COURTING FAE THIEVES AND CROWNS will have four episodes available right at launch. And readers can read the first three episodes of any story for FREE.

It seems that there isn't a way for readers to comment on the stories in Kindle Vella, but I want to talk about and interact with readers so I've created an Instagram page and a Facebook page just for Courting Fae Thieves and Crowns.

So if you're on social media, follow me and the story here:

FACEBOOK PAGE

INSTAGRAM

If you're not on social media, I'd still love to chat. Let me know if a place on my website for readers to connect would be something of interest and I'll get it set up!!

I'm so excited and I hope you take this journey with me!

Do you have Amazon Prime?

I am so excited to announce that IN HER DREAMS is featured in Prime Reading! Which means if you have Amazon Prime membership, you can read it for FREE!

I know not everyone has a Prime membership, but if you haven't read the series and you do, now is a great time to read it if you've been waiting! It's only in the program for a limited time, so get it while it's available for free.

I hope you give it a read and meet Emily and Lucy and the guys!

Get it HERE <——

Kindle Vella:

I mentioned several weeks ago that I've been working on a project for the upcoming Kindle Vella (the serial story program Amazon is rolling out soon). I already have eight chapters/episodes written and I'm having so much fun writing it!

Recently Amazon announced that they're launching the program to readers sometime in mid to end of July. So it's coming soon!

I really appreciate everyone who weighed in on which story they'd like to see first. I hope to do both of the stories eventually, but I'm starting with a story that ties into the realm of Faerie in the same world as the Raven Court series.

I realize that serial stories aren't for everyone so don't fret if you're not interested in reading it! The Raven Court series will still release as scheduled in book form. The serial story takes place two generations in the past before Aria, Sterling, Tien and Carys. So if you're not into reading serials you won't miss out on anything connected to them or the current story.

But let me tell you about it!!

I had a difficult time with the title, but I finally landed on one I love. It's called…

Courting Fae Thieves and Crowns

Here’s the Description:

All of Faerie was shocked when a half fae was chosen as a contestant in the prince's quest to find a bride. 

Especially a thief. 

But Amberle isn't competing for the prince's heart or a crown. She's simply obeying the will of the king to influence the Tourney in exchange for her family's life. But Prince Rion is stubborn, smart and charming and is making Amberle's task impossible. 

Fans of The Selection and Throne of Glass will love this story of forbidden romance, deep secrets, and cunning fae.

What do you think?

Giveaway Winners!

Thank you to everyone who entered the giveaway! I had so much fun reading the list of favorite books. Many of you mentioned that you have too many favorites to list. I'm in the same boat!! There are so many good books out there! I also spied many of my own books on that list and I'm truly honored that even one of my books is someone's favorite.

Congratulations to those who won the paperbacks and the ebooks of Remember, Control and Belong!!

If you didn't win, you can get the ebooks here:

REMEMBER

CONTROL

BELONG

AND… there was overwhelming response on my survey about having the option to buy swag and/or signed books from me. I'll be working on setting up an Etsy shop over the next several weeks and you'll be the first to know when those are available!