New from my red pen

Good morning, loyal followers! I just wanted to drop in and quickly let you know about a few new books available that I have edited! If you follow me on Facebook or Twitter, you have probably seen my announcements of their release, but hey, let's make things easy! I'll start from the latest release and move backwards.

Just released yesterday, the latest in the Pantheons series by E.J. Dabel, The Crone's Jewels. This is book 3 in the series, following Pantheons and Game of the Gods.

Next up: Sanctuary by Scott Rhine.  Sanctuary is the third book in the Jezebel's Ladder series of tech sci-fi, following Jezebel's Ladder and Sirius Academy.

Finally we come to Nemesis by Ned Stevens aka Steven Nedelton.  Nemesis is a sequel to the earlier spy/thriller A Suitcase Mystery, featuring a mix of historical people, places and events with fictional.

I hope this will give you a few new ideas of what to read next!  I have will have more release announcements as new books come out; I've had a very busy summer, so lots of great, new books to tell you about!

New from Scott Rhine: "Clean and Floss"

New from Scott Rhine (and edited by me), Clean and Floss, a comedy-horror/urban fantasy set in the same world as Foundation for the Lost (review here) and The Redemption of Mata Hari (review here) but featuring different characters.  This is a high-octane, non-stop, thrill-a-minute story featuring zombies, energy vampires, dwarfs, Sidhe, a Rennaisance Festival, aliens and much more!  We learn more about the Secret Branch, and meet some great characters along the way.  You won't want to miss it!  Check out Scott Rhine's other books here.  I've loved them all!

It appears a new book in the Jezebel series will be coming out in the late summer.  I'll keep you up-to-date on that!  Meanwhile, be sure to grab this one as soon as you can!

New Releases - edited by ME!

So, I've been busy doing a lot of editing lately, but sometimes it takes awhile for things to come out. As a result, a number of books have just been released that I had a hand in helping bring to publication. First of all, for Richard Finney (a shout-out to Hollywood!), I've been doing a few pieces here and there - he asked me not to let anyone know about it until they were released, but here they are!

Drawing Blood by Franklin Guerrero and Richard Finney.

The blurb: With humanity at the edge of self-annihilation...

Vampires, living in the shadows of humans for thousands of years, join the war to end all wars. Their intervention is motivated by the fear that the extermination of their food supply will trigger their extinction as well.

Matt Haynes and Tyra Redmond briefly met in the Green Zone. He was a world weary mercenary. She was working for the State Department trying to rebuild a country.

Years later, when their paths cross again, a war has ravaged the planet and decimated the human population. Both are now prisoners at a "Blood Donation Center," known as CCC197, where they must endure a daily dehumanizing existence of being kept alive only to serve as a source of blood for their captors.

Matt and Tyra must overcome their clashing personalities if they are to plan and execute an audacious escape to freedom which will include all the inmates of CCC197.

Standing in their way is a security team manned by human traitors working for the Vampires. And of course any attempt to escape from the concentration camp will mean defeating a species that has superior strength, cunning, and intelligence.

And for Matt Haynes, there is an even more compelling complication -- one of the vampire commanders of CCC197 is his brother... or was his brother... before he became a member of the undead.

Drawing Blood is a heart stopping, paranormal, thriller about the fight for survival, and the struggle to maintain human relationships in a world that has been re-made by the undead.

This is the first of the RELICT BOOK SERIES, depicting the fall of humanity and the attempt by the Vampires to maintain control of their new world order.

WARNING to all interested readers: this new vampire novel is over 47,000 words, but still "ends" with three words -- "TO BE CONTINUED." This is the first book in a Vampire Books Series.

ANOTHER WARNING: Even if you have read dozens of books about the undead, we bet you will discover Drawing Blood - Book One of the RELICT Series, is fresh & original, and not your typical Vampire book for adults.

This new vampire book is from Amazon Best Selling author Richard Finney. His critically acclaimed books, Demon Days and DEMON DAYS - Angel of Light, are now joined by by a hot Vampire Books Series!

This next book is one I worked on in stages for Mr. Finney - he would send me a short here and a short there, but we "got 'er done" as they say!

The Cake is a Lie by Richard Finney

The blurb: Female characters are at the center of critically acclaimed author Richard Finney’s collection of emotionally charged Feminism Short Stories.

In “Je Regrette Tout,” Nina and her boyfriend break into her father’s barber shop at midnight to confront a past that challenges to break up her romantic relationship.

“The Twilight of a Day Breaker,” focuses on a female vampire who contemplates making the ultimate sacrifice for her human boyfriend… even if he doesn’t deserve it!

Social media is the setting for a secret revealed when “The Caged Bird Tweets” stylistically renders the way one woman breaks free from the Tweet it mask she has been forced to wear for years as

“Moveable Wardrobe” follows Karina as she tries to move on after an ugly breakup… only to discover that her ex-boyfriend isn’t quite finished with their relationship.

What begins as just another bad date for Cynthia turns into a mysterious photo shoot in Chinatown and a “Special Photograph” which allows her the opportunity… to meet the man of her dreams.

A pair of female “Roommates” reunite under trying circumstances. But their meeting rekindles a beautiful memory which has sustained one of the women through difficult times.

The collection concludes with “Life Lines” as a couple’s long relationship ends up being turned upside down by a surprise secret…

The Cake is a Lie is an Online book of unforgettable love stories about Women written by one of today’s most popular writers… about the things that matter in life – Connecting with those around us!

OVER 17,000 WORDS!!!!

Now we go on to a couple of my other authors, Debra Martin and Scott Rhine, both of whom I've done a number of books for.

The Silver Cross by Debra Martin

The blurb: There are two things Boston detective Lacey Gardner knows about killing vampires. Slicing off a head or a hit directly to the heart are the only surefire ways to kill one. Silver is their Achilles heel. A vampire never wears silver.

When she meets bartender extraordinaire, Damon Harte, her heart does a quickstep for the dark hunky guy. She's learned the hard way that having a love interest in her line of work can be heart-wrenching. She's kept to herself for years, but something about Damon captivates her and draws her to him. When she learns Damon's devastating secret, she knows what she has to do: kill the man who has stolen her heart.
Approximately ~212 pages.



And finally:

Empress of Dreams by Scott Rhine

The blurb: Priest, eunuch, and history teacher, Pagaose is rewarded by the gods for his good deeds at the conclusion of the epic fantasy “Dreams of the Fallen.” Reshaped into the perfect image of an emperor, Pagaose is dropped from the sky and given three miracles to guide mankind through the three generations with no contact from the gods. While the College of Wizards plots to discredit or kill him, Pagaose must rally the aristocrats by picking a suitable Empress candidate from each country. Each woman offers him alliances as well as enticements that disturb his dreams—each woman, that is, except the one he wants. Meanwhile, the ruler of the north plans to invade the island of Center, and a nightmarish dragon terrorizes the Inner Sea. After the first few days, this doesn’t feel like a reward anymore.

Scott Rhine Presents: "Empress of Dreams" new release free!

So, back in September I edited the latest by Scott Rhine, which was released last week - Empress of Dreams. This is the third book in the Temple of the Traveler series, the first two books of which are Doors to Eternity and Dreams of the Fallen (I edited them, too). Empress of Dreams is currently FREE on Amazon, so go grab your copy TODAY!!

This book is a bit more "naughty" than previous books in the series, as Pagaose, the new Emperor, has to chose his bride (or brides) and the women are all doing their utmost to entice him to choose them. Nothing explicit, might you. There is a lot of humor, of course, like all previous books in the series, and if you enjoy epic fantasy and wonderful world-building, you really should check these books out.

I am currently in the process of re-doing my reviews of the first two books to my current format and they will be posted to my blog, so be sure to check them out.

Scott Rhine presents: "Dreams of the Fallen" free on Amazon

The second book in Scott Rhine's epic Temple of the Traveler series, Dreams of the Fallen, will be free on Amazon 7/20-22-2012. I edited this book and it was just a wonderful continuation of the series, which begins with Doors to Eternity (which I also edited), currently running at just $2.99.

If you enjoy epic fantasy, with a liberal dose of humor, you'll love these books - go and grab 'em while you can get a great deal on the 2nd book!

Scott Rhine presents: Cover reveal "Contagion of the Gods"

Contagion of the Gods is an epic historical fantasy, mixing ancient myths and legends by Scott Rhine (click the link to go to his Amazon page and find his other most excellent books). Isn't this cover gorgeous???

I had the opportunity to look at a very early version of this and, just like his excellent Temple of the Traveler, I absolutely loved it! I pestered him about it until he agreed to dust it off and fix it up and publish it! Yay! While I haven't had the chance to work on this, because I was busy with other projects, I know the folks who are and they'll do an excellent job. I'm so excited about this book! Rhine is shooting for a publication date of sometime around August 1, 2012, depending on the various factors known to all those who self-publish, and you know I'll be pimping it when it comes out. A quick blurb:

Sex, violence, and Greek gods. If Pythias reads the future in the sun one more time, he could go blind. Instead he uses detective skills to solve the problems of Golden Age Athens. An epic fantasy in the vein of Gene Wolfe or Tim Powers.


The contagion of the gods is loose again. Two charming but ruthless princes engage in a titanic battle to become the next incarnation of Dionysus. A member of a secret society known as the Sons of Prometheus, Pythias must find a way to stop them or face another war that involves all the nations of the Mediterranean. A witch and a horse-legged silenus guide them through the secrets behind the Greek legends in an odyssey that travels to the fabled island of the Gorgons--the place where ancient myth meets super-science.