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A new year has begun, and it's been...well, yep, a year.
So I thought we could use an update on some of our favorite authors, in the best way--through their very own words on social media. I know a few of our authors could use some love. Michelle Schad/Noa Rose
While I live under a rock, post like these from Michelle have been reminding me--happy lunar new year! (Yes, I am very, very late.)
Luna Joya
This post and the one before it knocked the wind out of me. There are no hugs, no comfort. This has been brutal and my heart is breaking for her. We're sending all of our love her way.
Patricia Bates
Being part of a book box isn't all. She's done interviews, and she's got the next book in the Kidnapped Grooms Series, Married to the Enemy, coming out later this year--and she's crafting, because I'm pretty sure if she's not doing something, she'll explode. A lot of authors we know are like that, actually. I kind of want to harness their energy to solve the world energy crisis.
Lily Riley
It's absolutely no surprise that Lily Riley's "The Assassin and the Libertine" got a great review, Just adding it to the collection of them, basically.
If you want to check it out on the website and give it a little love, go ahead: https://paranormalromanceguild.com/review-the-assassin-and-the-libertine-les-dames-dangereuses-book-1-lily-riley-mystic-owl/ Janet Walden-West
It's never ideal when one of your favorite authors changes their release date, but I can't tell you how much I applaud her decision. Burn out in the author community is real, and after the year she had, I'm so glad she gave herself some grace.
Rumors:
Rumor has is that Wicked Grace by Luna Joya is closer to your e-reader than you might expect.
And Steve Shipley may or may not have visited Cambodia to while working on one of the books in his Blake Willis thriller series. But could we really be seeing a revamp of Elise Whyles' books? Well, I'm not really at liberty to say.
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Normally, I take an author's description of the event and try to give readers the feeling of being there, because I've always wanted to know what it's like, and I'm often distance challenged when it comes to seeing our authors at signings--our authors are spread across the country. The piece Michelle wrote, however, had so much of her in it, that it just needed to be put up here without any interference from me. QuestCon Orlando was actually almost a month ago--slow much, Echo?--but better late than never. If you're interested in attending the next QuestCon Orlando, you can check it our here. Michelle has more signing's coming up, but nothing that's been announced yet. If you'd like to keep up with Michelle's signings, watch her calendar on her page. Note: Michelle's next book is coming out under her more "smexy" pen name, Noa Rose. An MMF romance, A New Game is set to release October 15. Check out the view from Michelle Schad's table at the con: QuestCon Orlando: Report Michelle Schad's table at QuestCon Orlando. Lots of people rolled the dice for a chance to win a book! QuestCon Orlando happened August 20, 2022. It was their inaugural convention, held at the Holiday Inn and Suites in Orlando, FL. The advertising for it spread through the local gaming community like wildfire. As it captivated my target audience, I applied to vend thinking, if nothing else, I could start getting my name out there not only as a writer, but as a DM too. Wow, was I pleasantly surprised! The con was attended by roughly 200 people, all gamers of some flavor, along with their families and significant others. Having attended many gaming cons in the past without vendors, I was not expecting much in the way of sales or even flow through the vendor room. I - and the other vendors in the room - were so wrong! People flowed through that room in droves, to the point where it was single-file only to pass through the row I was in. There were panels from local gamers and artists, table-top games of all kinds to run, a costume contest, cosplayers, and the very clever use of scavenger hunts by two exhibitors that got people moving through the vendor room like hunter bees for flowers. These people came to have fun, to learn, and to spend money! Wow, did they spend money! The general consensus from all the vendors I spoke to, was shock at how well everyone was doing sales wise. I sat between an artist and a self-published card game maker. As it was only a 1-day con, that might have made a difference. There was no chance for con-goers to ‘wait until the last day’ when they only sometimes come back. The two scavenger hunts sent people all through the vendor room asking questions, taking pictures, and, yes, spending money. I set up a sign that read “Roll a Nat20 to win a free book!” which counted for the scavenger hunt and then had people rolling to try to win. Even if they didn’t, a little more than half the time they bought a book anyway. I had four Nat20 winners total that day, but the draw to roll dice was too great to pass up for the casual gamer. I had discussions with several people that were entranced by the fact that I not only write books, but run a game based on my novel Ashes to Embers. I told anecdotes of my tables, of my gaming and writing career, and had repeat visitors to my table. My vendor neighbor attracted quite a bit of attention with a raffle that kept people effectively trapped at my table (thank you, Lumenvoid!) to chat, shop, look at stickers, or read back flaps. The staff were all pleasant and helpful. The other vendors were just as excited as I was to see people coming in to spend, chat, and learn. I will gladly return next year to QuestCon which is not something I say lightly about cons.  Michelle's Table from the con--different angle.  Michelle Schad, casually dressed for the con. About Michelle Schad, pen name, "Noa Rose":From a young age, there have been voices inside of Michelle’s head. No, not those kinds of voices – or, maybe they are; who really knows? Rather than fear those voices, Michelle wrangled them like wild mustangs on the prairie, make each one bend to her will in its own time. Well, what does that mean? It means that Michelle has been writing stories of the fantastic, the horrific, and the mysterious for as long as her little fingers have been able to hold a pen and probably longer, but memory only goes back so far. In a world that passes for ‘normal’, she is all of the ‘normal’ things one might expect: mother, wife, keeper of fur-babies. She is also a student of life, meaning if there is something to learn, she will learn it, thus making her a veritable font of only partially useful knowledge. The whimsy and ChAoS that actually controls the rest of Michelle’s existence has earned her a place in two different arenas so far: Bards and Sages Quarterly and Corrugated Sky Publishing. While wielding the unwieldiness of words is her primary function, she is also an avid crafter, collector of “creepy” ball-jointed dolls, and can run through a Target in under an hour with only two extra items from her intended list. Talent! You can find more about her on her website at https://tamingchaos.net/ Michelle Schad and Noa Rose Novels:
Welcome to the world, Paradox!We're so glad to help welcome into the world the latest in Michelle Schad's Beyond Human Series. Paradox is book three of the series featuring her anti-hero superheroes--because what's a hero without a troubled past and a shade of gray or two? Check out the video and the book below! All of the hugs, Michelle! Wish we could be with you at Raven Con, while you sign all of those books! Mud & Echo  Time is being manipulated. The strands that hold the multiverse together are being cut and resewn into something new, something wrong. Nat and Zoe Amadour refuse to stand helplessly while the world is rebuilt in their parents’ vision - perfect Evolved, perfect children, and unlimited power while television broadcasts 24/7 news coverage of horrors committed by the rampaging “villians,” Hellfire and Crush. The twins know they’re anything but the monsters portrayed, even as the two Evolved "villains", tear apart the world in search of revenge. If the world is to survive, the Amadour twins will have to step into the arena of time and space, and face off with their parents to undo the wrong they’ve created. But to do that, they’ll need a very dead AEC agent. Can they mend the multiverse? Or will their deaths be sewn into the new tapestry of life that their parents created?
Want to check out the rest of the series? Find it here. About the Author: From a young age, there have been voices inside of Michelle’s head. No, not those kinds of voices – or, maybe they are; who really knows? Rather than fear those voices, Michelle wrangled them like wild mustangs on the prairie, make each one bend to her will in its own time. Well, what does that mean?
It means that Michelle has been writing stories of the fantastic, the horrific, and the mysterious for as long as her little fingers have been able to hold a pen and probably longer, but memory only goes back so far. In a world that passes for ‘normal’, she is all of the ‘normal’ things one might expect: mother, wife, keeper of fur-babies. She is also a student of life, meaning if there is something to learn, she will learn it, thus making her a veritable font of only partially useful knowledge. The whimsy and ChAoS that actually controls the rest of Michelle’s existence has earned her a place in two different arenas so far: Bards and Sages Quarterly and Corrugated Sky Publishing. While wielding the unwieldiness of words is her primary function, she is also an avid crafter, collector of “creepy” ball-jointed dolls, and can run through a Target in under an hour with only two extra items from her intended list. Talent! You can find more about her on her website at https://tamingchaos.net/ Attention, bloggers and book loving people! We have three blog tours currently looking for sign-ups. From contemporary comedy romance to paranormal romance and urban fantasy, we're looking for people to help share the news about some of our upcoming releases! Check out the blurb and cover below and see if you'd like to help share these books! In League with Ivy by JJ SorelTour Dates: March 19-March 25
Agent of Chaos by Janet Walden-WestTour Dates: May 2-May 6
Paradox by Michelle SchadTour Dates: May 2 - May 13
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Are you interested in taking part in one of our blog tours? Look over the list below and see if any of them would be right for you! Agent Zero Janet Walden-West May 31 - June 11 (Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy) https://forms.gle/D1zyLUGmPd1aUxYw6 Blood Pact Courtney Maguire June 14 - 25 (LGBT -MM- Dark Paranormal Japanese Historical Romance) https://forms.gle/C8aiuQxqbHEbnnb86 Creature Feature Audiobook Steven Paul Leiva, Seamus Dever, Juliana Dever June 7 - 18 (An Audiobook of the Acclaimed Steven Paul Leiva Novel) https://forms.gle/KYQakweGqzXcPZA76 The Beyond Human Series (Hellfire &Evolved) Michelle Schad July 5 - 9 (Urban Fantasy/Superhero Scifi) https://forms.gle/mCjidRWDxyUyBgpc6 Bully 4 Love Steven Paul Leiva July 12 - 23 (A Contemporary Seriocomic Love Story) https://forms.gle/wD29RTbeQbD3DZEVA Token Darkness Kia Carrington-Russell July 12 - 16 (Dystopian Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance) https://forms.gle/UCMpBMZQdkxMMde98 Flash Point Luna Joya July 19 - 30 (Paranormal Romance) https://forms.gle/2JG2oY1fDLt5aD169 Witch's Lullaby Noa Rose & Aurora Skye Aug 12 - 25 (Erotic MMF Paranormal Romance) https://forms.gle/iSV6rcYw4MpBHpUaA Viscount's Prize Patricia Bates Aug 30 - Sept. 3 (Regency Historical Romance) https://forms.gle/iVi5VUoie9GeEceB7 Want to be one of those bloggers we bug every time we have a tour? And maybe even win a prize for it? Sign-up here: https://forms.gle/2LTtGA7x7nVvK44m6
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