I’m over here minding my own business, having dinner with my husband–at a restaurant for the first time in six months!!–and my phone starts blowing up … BRAND OF LIGHT won the 2020 ACFW Carol Award – Speculative!! This is the first-ever win with this award, which is special to me for so many reasons, including that I grew up in ACFW as an author, I coordinated the Carols a while back, and–mostly–because BRAND is truly the story of my heart and one I never gave up on. WOWOWOW!!!!
Brand of Light Wins Two Awards!!
WHOOOOAH!!! I’m blown away. Tonight at the Realm Makers conference, they held the awards banquet and BRAND OF LIGHT won not one, but TWO awards!!! It won the 2020 Alliance Award, which is a reader-nominated and -voted award–so a MASSIVE THANK YOU to all my loyal readers who took time to vote for BRAND OF LIGHT. The second award was the Realm Makers Award for Science Fiction!! Ahhh, I cannot believe it–but I’m soooo happy that this book baby of mine is getting some love!! THANK YOU, REALM MAKERS!!!
Enclave Summer Reading Giveaway!
Enter to win all Enclave Publishing titles that release between December 2019-October 2020! These will be physical books, not ebooks or audiobooks. One person will win the Limited-Edition Hardcovers of Brand of Light, Hidden Current, The Vault Between Spaces, For Whom the Sun Sings, Mortal Sight, and Dust. They will also win a paperback of The Story Hunter and Crystal Witness, along with paperback ARCs of Swift, Forsaken Island, and Apprentice. ENTER NOW: https://bit.ly/EnclaveSummerGiveaway
Carol Award Finalists – Brand of Light
Void’s Embrace!!! I am THRILLED to share that BRAND OF LIGHT is an ACFW Carol Award Finalist in the Speculative Category!! Y’all, I can’t even … this is amazing!! I’m humbled and in awe to see this baby (which is now technically a teenager after all these years haha) get some love in *this the Carol’s, a contest I coordinated for three years and is part of an organization of which I’ve been a member for the last almost 15 years. I’m so grateful for this honor. And I’m deliriously pleased to see Brand sitting among her speculative sisters with Morgan Busse‘s Flight of the Raven and Lindsay Franklin‘s Story Raider–both excellent stories!! Be sure you’ve picked up these amazing …
VVolt Cancer Fund-raiser
For those who have missed my posts on Facebook or Instagram, two weeks ago it was determined that my retired military working dog, VVolt N629, was once again battling cancer. The diagnosis came Saturday morning and Monday afternoon, he received his first round of chemotherapy. On Monday the 22nd, he will begin an aggressive radiation treatment against the hystiocytic sarcoma that spread from his leg (diagnosed/treated last October – November) to his abdomen and enlarged his lymph nodes. Mercifully, VVolt is covered by the United States War Dogs Association under their medical and Rx program, so we have had no financial cost, save the cost of gas to drive to the clinic about 45 minutes away. However, the cost is …
Cover Reveal – Dawn of Vengeance!
COVER REVEAL!!! Look at this gorgeous beauty!!! Thrilled to share the cover for DAWN OF VENGEANCE (Droseran Saga Book 2), which releases December 8th from Enclave Publishing! PREORDER NOW: https://bit.ly/DawnofVengeance ABOUT DAWN OF VENGEANCE: Once a formidable bounty hunter, Marco Dusan is plagued by insecurity as he tours the realm he now rules. This quiet, backwater planet is not as untouched as he’d once thought. Evidence of collusion between Droseran factions and the powerful Symmachians with their forbidden technology litters his encounters. Worse, all signs indicate Xisya, the alien who tortured him, is still snatching Kynigos Brethren-but to what end? Lance Corporal Eija Zacdari works hard to win a coveted place on the Symmachian hyperjump program, but instinct …
KINGS FALLING – Only $1.99
Hooah!! Here’s your chance to get the ebook of KINGS FALLING for only $1.99!! This is the second installment in the Book of the War series, which follows Iskra and Leif in the hunt for the ancient text and in their fight against the formidable Armageddon Coalition. Click the image for a direct link!
2020 INSPY Award Shortlist – Double Finalist!
WHOA! I was delighted to see the 202o INSPY Awards Shortlist and discover that BRAND OF LIGHT and STORM RISING made it to the final round in the Speculative and Mystery/Thriller categories (respectively). You can find the entire Shortlist here: https://inspys.com/?p=4607
Clean, Thrilling Reads on Kindle Unlimited!
HOOAH!! Guess what, Rapid-Fire Readers?!? Both NIGHTSHADE and RAPTOR 6 are NOW AVAILABLE on KINDLE UNLIMITED!! If you’re sheltered at home right now and need clean, action-packed reads–here you go! You’re welcome! If you’re looking for a clean, action-packed read while you’re social distancing, here’s your chance to check out both of these books. NIGHTSHADE is the first book in the Discarded Heroes series, and RAPTOR 6 is book 1 of the Quiet Professionals series.
Rapid-Fire Fiction Celebrates 10 Years!
This March officially marks the 10th Anniversary of Rapid-Fire Fiction first being published–and I’m DEAD! I cannot believe I’ve been published for ten years, and in that time, I’ve had twenty-five stories released into the wild. My first contract came in 2008. When Steve Laube called to offer representation in February 2007, I had no idea the journey I’d just been plucked into with its highs, lows, victories, tears, awards, best-seller lists, speaking engagements, teaching at conferences … It is hard work, but I wouldn’t want any other job! The easiest part of this career is that I get to write. I love writing, and I’ve LOVED writing paramilitary fiction for the last 12+ years and being a part of …