End of 2019 sale! 50% off my books this week only!

December 25, 2019 - January 1, 2020

At one minute past midnight Pacific time on December 25, the special Smashwords End of Year catalog goes live on the Smashwords home page. Readers can browse the catalog and search by coupon code levels and categories. After 11:59pm Pacific time on January 1, 2020, the catalog disappears.

My books are 50% off for this week!

The First Vampires - free
Outcast - free
Protector - $2.00
Goddess - $2.00
Mate - $2.00
Danger Magnet - $0.99
Mother - $2.00
Never Trust A Vampire - $1.50
Cycle of Rebirths - $2.00
I, Paladin - $2.00
Vampire Sacrifice - $2.00
A Paladin's Secrets - $2.00

Once a book is purchased, download it in EPub for Nook and Kobo e-readers or Mobi for Kindle.

MOTHER is back and all new! Pick up the fifth installment in the Children of Ossiria series today! #PNR #paranormalromance

Mother (Children of Ossiria #5)

This book was pulled earlier this year for a significant rewrite as I bring the CoO series in line with Strange Allies. With Mother live at all stores again, it's time to share the news! I added 10K in new content as well as revising existing chapters. this is now a better book #5.

Stay tuned for the re-release of a revamped Book 6 in the future.

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Picks up where MATE ended. New 2019 version!

I am Kalana of Ossiria, empress and last of my kind.
I am Carys Taylor, Earth woman.

Carys and William mated eternally and are expecting twins. Being pregnant and giving birth brings out Kalana's mama bear side and she'll stop at nothing to protect her babies against any threat, even one close to home.

Her children are the future of Ossiria.

Meanwhile, Sebastian and Bethany continue a slow courtship forbidden by the Shadow Knights. Will Sebastian give up his calling for love? Choosing to do so means losing his memories of the past century and a half to protect the Order.

Our heroes will be tested as never before.

This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

A preview:

Carys

Later that evening, I took a moment to read the letters from Mom that fit my life so far. 

With the engagement letter was a key for a safe deposit box at the bank.  The only reference to it was there was a surprise inside. 

The wedding letter was very sweet and sentimental, and Mom offered some advice for adjusting to the first year in that style that had made me laugh so many times while she lived. 

However, it was the ‘so, you’re having a baby letter’ that made me cry.

My children wouldn’t have grandparents.  Not like the wonderful set I grew up with.  My father was the only one alive, a person I loved but only tolerated in short bursts. 

My mother would have spoiled them rotten and read all kinds of stories in all kinds of voices.  They would have played make-believe and come up with imaginary friends who went on great adventures. 

Oh, the babies would have lots of aunts and uncles by default in the form of all our friends, but it didn’t feel quite the same.

I was brought out of my musings by the feeling of my mate’s arms wrapped around me.

“Why the tears, love?”

“I was reading these,” I said, waving the letters around.  “And missing my mom. Our kids don’t have grandparents, Will.”

“Oh, sweetheart…that doesn’t mean they won’t be loved…and they’ll still have plenty of family. Sharing blood doesn’t mean you treat people the best.”

“I know. I just want them to have what I had. My mother’s parents were two of the best people you could ever meet. I was closer to my grandmother than even my mom, because she understood both of us. Sorry…reading these letters brought up all these memories, and I’m feeling sentimental. And these stupid hormones make me cry at the drop of a hat.”

“May I?” he asked, gesturing to the letters in my hand.

“Uh, sure…why?”

“I’d like to know your mum. She raised an amazing woman, and she still means a lot to you.”

“You’re wonderful, you know that?”

He looked down shyly, my feelings for him though the claim making him feel unworthy of their intensity.  I raised his chin and kissed him tenderly, completely open to him. 

Now, he was the one who felt like crying.  He’d known before I loved him, but now he knew how I saw him and it was enough to bring him to his knees to beg me to never stop.

“God…Carys! I love you so much…how you—”  His voice faltered, nothing but a whisper for the emotion clogging his throat.

“Shhh, baby…I know…you make me feel like that, too. I could never say enough to come close to describing it. Can we go to bed now? I need to feel you…”

He nodded rapidly.  “Need you, too.”

The letters were cast aside, clothes stripped away, and emotional walls dropped as we came together again.  We reveled in the new level of intimacy that came with making love since the claim.  Nothing could get in the way, and nothing else existed.

Until we slept.

Never Trust A Vampire is the first of five books - start the Strange Allies series today!

Never Trust A Vampire (Strange Allies #1)

One is a paladin whose touch burns vampires to ash. The other is a vampire who hates his kind. Can these natural enemies work together for the greater good?

The Agency recruited me at sixteen after I survived a vampire attack. At nineteen, I’ve put ghosts to rest, captured werewolves, and intervened with black magic all over the world.

When I sense a vampire at my cousin’s piano concert, I confront the bloodsucker, only to have him grab my cross pendant and swear he’s never killed a human for blood. I’m so stunned by his vow, I let him watch the rest of the performance, but not out of my sight until he’s driving away. Then he has the audacity to walk into The Agency to ask for my help rescuing children from L.A.’s vampire queen! 

My boss surprisingly won't let me refuse even though this sounds like a trap. Company motto is the only good vampire is a dead one. What makes this guy different from all the rest? 

Will Adam prove me wrong, or be my downfall?

This urban fantasy story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult situations. 

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36 Hours Left to get Never Trust A Vampire free! #urbanfantasy #vampires #freereads

Never Trust A Vampire's free price ends Aug. 1

One is a paladin whose touch burns vampires to ash. The other is a vampire who hates his kind. Can these natural enemies work together for the greater good?

The Agency recruited me at sixteen after I survived a vampire attack. At nineteen, I’ve put ghosts to rest, captured werewolves, and intervened with black magic all over the world.

When I sense a vampire at my cousin’s piano concert, I confront the bloodsucker, only to have him grab my cross pendant and swear he’s never killed a human for blood. I’m so stunned by his vow, I let him watch the rest of the performance, but not out of my sight until he’s driving away. Then he has the audacity to walk into The Agency to ask for my help rescuing children from L.A.’s vampire queen! 

My boss surprisingly won't let me refuse even though this sounds like a trap. Company motto is the only good vampire is a dead one. What makes this guy different from all the rest? 

Will Adam prove me wrong, or be my downfall?

This urban fantasy story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult situations. 

Book #1 - Never Trust A Vampire - Smashwords | Apple | Barnes and Noble | Kobo | Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AUS | Google Play | Paperback | Walmart paperback |

Last days of Never Trust A Vampire as a free download! #urbanfantasy #summerreads

Never Trust A Vampire's free price ends Aug. 1

One is a paladin whose touch burns vampires to ash. The other is a vampire who hates his kind. Can these natural enemies work together for the greater good?

The Agency recruited me at sixteen after I survived a vampire attack. At nineteen, I’ve put ghosts to rest, captured werewolves, and intervened with black magic all over the world.

When I sense a vampire at my cousin’s piano concert, I confront the bloodsucker, only to have him grab my cross pendant and swear he’s never killed a human for blood. I’m so stunned by his vow, I let him watch the rest of the performance, but not out of my sight until he’s driving away. Then he has the audacity to walk into The Agency to ask for my help rescuing children from L.A.’s vampire queen! 

My boss surprisingly won't let me refuse even though this sounds like a trap. Company motto is the only good vampire is a dead one. What makes this guy different from all the rest? 

Will Adam prove me wrong, or be my downfall?

This urban fantasy story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult situations. 

Book #1 - Never Trust A Vampire - Smashwords | Apple | Barnes and Noble | Kobo | Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AUS | Google Play | Paperback | Walmart paperback |

July Summer/Winter Sale is coming!

Smashwords July Summer/Winter Sale!

July 1, 2019 - July 31, 2019

For the entire month of July, thousands of Smashwords authors and publishers will offer readers exclusive discounts on their ebooks. Why do we call it "Summer/Winter"? Here in the Northern hemisphere, it's mid-summer. Readers are loading their e-reading devices for summer beach reading and vacations. South of the equator, our customers are now in the middle of winter. They're ready to curl up in front of the fireplace and enjoy a good read too!

For the 11th annual July sale, my publisher is offering 50% off on select books.

Get ready to shop!

Revising Children of Ossiria for 2019

Children of Ossiria - Second Editions

Starting end of May, I've been revising and re-uploading the Children of Ossiria books to closer match my writing of today. These books were written in 2015 and 2016.

Content has not changed. It has been cleaned up and enhanced.

Books done so far:
Outcast
Protector
Goddess
Mate

Book in progress:
Mother

Mother is getting expanded.

Book still to be revised:
Two Christmases

Mother and Two Christmases will stay out of stores until the work is complete. I don't want anyone to unknowingly buy the series half new and half old.

Obviously, once all this is complete, the series Collection Set will also get the new book versions. The old set is currently for sale still.

Any questions?

Finally back on Google Play!

Shop on Google Play

GP changed how things must be done in early April and my books disappeared for 6 weeks while my distributor worked it out. 

Now, we're back, but with all new links. 

If you left a rating or review in the past, you'll need to do so all over again. (I know, it's inconvenient and sucks. Google's fault.)

First Time Ever! Never Trust A Vampire is Free!

Never Trust A Vampire is free now!

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The people we save look at us like we’re superheroes, or guardian angels, but we bleed.

We break.

And sometimes, we even die. Becoming a paladin means sacrifice of self.

Saving innocents is always top priority, so when the vampire Adam asks for Agent Seven's services to rescue children from L.A.’s reigning vampire, The Agency won't let her refuse. Company motto is the only good vampire is a dead one, so what makes this guy different from all the rest? This feels like a trap.

Will Adam prove her wrong, or be her downfall?

First of five books.

The STRANGE ALLIES Collection release day! 5 books in one set! #urbanfantasy #weekendreads #vampires #paladins

The STRANGE ALLIES Collection

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Set aside the entire weekend before starting this collection because you are not going to want to put it down. This series has action, intrigue, and revelations keeping you glued to the page wanting more. 

This box set contains I, Paladin, Never Trust A Vampire, Cycle of Rebirths, Vampire Sacrifice, and A Paladin’s Secrets.

This series is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

A PALADIN'S SECRETS release day! Strange Allies book 5

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Vittore killed Adam by stripping his immortality, leaving him to die in Della’s arms. Now Adam is back, but who or what gave him new life and why? Complicating matters, Della and Adam are mated under the Swords of Cato spell, a bond that demands consummation or separation forever. Afraid of losing control to the mating urges and hurting her, Adam leaves for her own good.

Devastated with grief, Della calls the only friend she can talk to about all this—Agent Thirteen. He’s exactly the no-judgment lighthearted spirit she needs right now and surprises her with hidden depths. Simmering attraction since she was eighteen finally boils over, but it’s the trust shared with him that gives her the strength to heal—and break the claim in the process.

But just when Della is ready to move on, Juliet summons them to one last trap with bait no one expects to find. The consequences of this battle will leave everyone reeling.

This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

Countdown to A PALADIN'S SECRETS release!

A Paladin's Secrets

Strange Allies #5 releases February 1, 2019.

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This story is intended for readers over the age of 18 due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

Never Trust A Vampire
Cycle of Rebirths
I, Paladin
Vampire Sacrifice
A Paladin's Secrets