For those of you who have been waiting, the audio pre-order is now available for Cast by Flames. It will be released soon, on March 25th, so the wait isn’t much longer. It is just under sixteen hours long! Of course, the amazing Marguerite Gavin is the narrator again, and thanks to Tantor Audio/Recorded Books for handling the production. Links to Audible, Amazon, and Spotify are below.
AUDIO RETAILER LINKS
I hope those of you who have gotten a chance to read Cast by Flames enjoyed it. Though it ties up most loose ends for the series, obviously certain elements related to Galadon and Rayna couldn’t be completed in that installment.
Back in November/early December while I was waiting on edits to come back for book 7, I reached chapter ten for Galadon. I’m pleased to say that after quite a few late nights this past week, I’ve gotten to the halfway point for the draft. Some of it has been written during the day as well, but my two little boys interrupt me a lot. Christmas break is almost over for my 7-year-old, which will cut down on the chaos at home with only the 3-year-old creating distractions.
I don’t want to say too much right now since I know some people haven’t finished Cast by Flames yet, but you will find out why Galadon’s mother left him on that specific plot of land in his installment and it’s no small reason. Later in January when more of you have had a chance to catch up, I’ll post the first chapter of his book to give you a sneak peek at what’s to come.
In other news, I’m still waiting to hear when Cast by Flames will be released in audio. I’m guessing at least 2-3 months to allow time for recording, editing, etc. I’m also going to work on getting the last three novels into paperback soon. Some of you have asked about that, and I do want to get it done because I’d love to see those covers on physical books. It’s a matter of setting aside the time for it.
If you have any questions/comments, feel free to leave a comment below!
I know the wait was longer than expected, but I wanted to let everyone know Cast by Flames is coming late next month. I’m currently getting final beta reader feedback. The manuscript is due to the editor at the end of this week.
Currently, it stands at nearly 158,000 words. To put it in perspective, the longest novel in this series was the last one, Torn in Flames, at 109,000 words. I hope this helps make up for the long wait.
I had to put a lot of my military knowledge into this one, along with research, to fill in the gaps where I had less experience. Writing was very fun as I wrapped up the story for the main characters. Of course, there is one spin-off with Galadon, so you will get to see several of them in that, but otherwise, this is the end of Aidan and Bailey’s journey.
Those of you who are members of my Facebook fan group have been getting regular updates for some time, but for those who haven’t, I’m going ahead and revealing the book cover below. You’ll also find the summary, which I just finalized, so that’s new.
I plan to get the pre-order up over the weekend, and once it’s live, I’ll post the links (likely early next week). As for the release date, I’ve got that set to December 30th to give time for the editor and my final revisions.
In the coming weeks, I’ll also share excerpts and the first chapter to give you a taste.
Hope everyone’s week is going well!
Malicious forces are coming for Bailey, Aidan, and everyone they know. The Kandoran are cunning and ruthless when conquering land and all the beings who live in it. They infect everyone they touch with evil magic, assimilating them for their own dark purposes.
With a massive army coming they cannot hope to match, the best Bailey and Aidan can do is court as many allies as possible to form an unlikely coalition of pure dragons, shifters, sorcerers, slayers, and humans bound together with the single purpose of preserving their way of life. They will have to form strategies and fight back in both modern and magical ways their adversary could never anticipate. Even then, the odds are against them, but with everything they love on the line, they’ll do whatever it takes to survive.
I want to give everyone a quick reminder that if they prefer to purchase their ebooks from sources other than Amazon to please grab your copy of Torn in Flames very soon. On the evening of March 2nd (2023), I will be pulling it from B&N, Kobo, iTunes, and Google Play. It will no longer be available on those platforms, except when it releases in audio (TBA) and then you could get it in that format.
To be safe, I’ll wait twenty-four hours to be sure it has cleared from them before I enroll it in Kindle Unlimited. Amazon gets very testy if they find a book anywhere else once you’ve put it in KU, so I have to be careful. Those who have been waiting to borrow Torn in Flames should be able to do so on the morning of March 4th (or a little earlier than that if you’re in Australia or Europe due to your time zones).
From that point, the entire Dragon’s Breath Series will stay in Kindle Unlimited for about three months. At the beginning of June, I will take them back out of the program and give readers on the other retailers a couple of months to get caught up with the books if they haven’t done so already or missed their chance.
Then after book 7, Cast by Flames, is released, I’ll put the whole series back into KU. For those who are wondering, the expected release date for that installment is currently late July. I have already begun writing it and have scheduled the cover to be designed in mid-May. It will be the last novel focusing on Bailey and Aidan as the main characters. There will be a book eight titled “Galadon” that features him, contains stronger romantic elements, and covers the aftermath from book 7.
Feel free to ask questions below if you have any!