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Darkness Shatters is now available!

For those of you who haven’t caught it yet, Darkness Shatters is now out. This is the fifth installment of the series and events are really heating up as we near the end (one book left to go, not counting spin-offs). If you didn’t read the three chapter sample I provided in my previous post, you may not know Lucas has his point of view in this installment. He only gets about twenty percent of the novel with Melena still narrating the other eighty percent, but it is important at times you see things from his side (for the sake of the plots and their relationship). I really enjoyed writing this one and hope you’ll enjoy reading it.

Below is a summary for the novel and links to the retailers. Thanks to everyone who has stayed with me this far into the series. It’s meant a lot to me.

SUMMARY:

Winter has come to Alaska and it’s about to be joined by death.

Since moving to Fairbanks, Melena Sanders has watched too many of her friends die because she couldn’t react fast enough. When a mysterious illness comes along targeting only supernatural races she’s determined to stop it. But as the death toll climbs she realizes finding a cure is more complicated than she thought. Melena might have to give in to plans to reveal the existence of supernaturals to the human world—as it may be the only way to save them.

Word count: 96,000 (approximate)

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RETAILER LINKS:

AMAZON US AMAZON UK AMAZON DE AMAZON AU AMAZON CA

NOOK KOBO ITUNES

Cover reveal for Darkness Shatters

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I’m excited to finally reveal the cover for Darkness Shatters. The model shots for this one came from the October photo shoot I discussed in a previous post here with behind-the-scenes pics. Special thanks to my cover design team for helping me with this one (including Rachel, Sarah, Kristy, and Heather).

Below you can get your first look at the cover, book summary, and expected release date (which has changed). Hope this helps build up your excitement for the next novel in the series!

Models– Steve and Haley

Photographer– Teresa Yeh

Cover design– Claudia McKinney

SUMMARY:

Winter has come to Alaska and it’s about to be joined by death.

Expected release date– February 25th, 2015

Add to your Goodreads TBR list here- https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23445137-darkness-shatters

Check back on the blog a week from now. I plan to post the first few chapters of Darkness Shatters for you all to check out. Hope everyone has a lovely weekend!

January 2015 updates

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I’ve got a few updates for you all. The first is that you can now pick up the Christmas anthology, A Very Paranormal Holiday, on the major retailers for 99 cents. It includes an all-new story from the Sensor Series with an event that will be referred back to in future books (though it’s not vitally important to the overall storyline). There are also some other great paranormal stories in the anthology by other authors including Mark Henwick, Connie Suttle, Debra Dunbar, J.T. Bock, and J.C. Mells. You don’t want to miss it.

You can still get it for free instead if you contact me and are willing to sign up for book release alerts, but the links are below for those who’d prefer to purchase it:

Amazon US– http://www.amazon.com/Very-Paranormal-Holiday-J-T-Bock-ebook/dp/B00S70U4FG/

Amazon UK– http://www.amazon.co.uk/Very-Paranormal-Holiday-J-T-Bock-ebook/dp/B00S70U4FG/

Barnes & Noble– http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-very-paranormal-holiday-susan-illene/1121029785?ean=2940150294042

iTunes– https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/a-very-paranormal-holiday/id957361001?mt=11

Kobo– http://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/a-very-paranormal-holiday

I’m hard at work with Darkness Shatters and I’m shooting for a February 25th release date. This novel will be a little different in that it switches to Lucas’ POV occasionally (with him in 3rd person). There are certain parts of the story that just can’t be told from Melena’s perspective and I believe it makes the overall novel stronger with his viewpoint in it. Expect the cover reveal for Darkness Shatters around February 1st. I’ll also be posting the first few chapters of the novel in a few weeks so you can get a taste of what the book will be like.

For the audiobook listeners, Darkness Divides will be out next week on the 20th and Darkness Clashes will be out on February 17th. If you’ve been following along, please do leave a rating/review on Audible. I’d greatly appreciate it!

Also, about the mailing list sign-ups. I’ve got one list that is strictly for new book release alerts. If you requested the Christmas anthology that is the one you signed up for. The only thing you get with that one is an email on the day a new book comes out with links for where to purchase it. Some of you have already gotten it in recent weeks with Tempting the Moon and know what I’m talking about.

If you’d also like updates on my publishing news, special giveaways, and early excerpts from future novels you will need to sign up for the newsletter. All you have to do for that is enter your email address and name to the form on the top right corner of this webpage or click here.

That’s it for now, but feel free to ask questions below if you’ve got any. Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Chained by Darkness audio release today!

Tempting the Moon now available!

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For those of you who missed it, Tempting the Moon is now out. Originally published in The Stroke of Midnight anthology in late 2013, it has since been revised (adding almost 2000 words to the story) and re-released on its own. With the new year here, it’s the perfect time to pick it up!

Journey back to when Melena was still separated from Lucas and struggling to find her way in the supernatural world. See what started the relationship between Emily and Hunter. At 12k words this might be one of the shorter installments in the series, but it’s a story that makes every moment count. Below is the summary and retailer links:

SUMMARY:

It’s New Year’s Eve and Melena Sanders is hoping she can survive the night without any more trouble in her life. But then her adopted teenage daughter, Emily, confesses to a prank gone wrong. Now her young werewolf admirer is caught in a trap on a full moon. Melena’s got to figure out fast how to rescue him without either of them getting bitten in the process. Of course, nothing ever goes quite how she plans…

It is now available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Kobo:

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Amazon Germany
Amazon Australia
Amazon Canada

Barnes & Noble
Kobo
iTunes

Wishing everyone a happy new year!