Read An Ebook Week is here! March 5-11 #RAEW #ebookweek23 #Smashwords

Happy Read an Ebook Week! 

If you are looking for a new book to download and read this week to celebrate, be sure to check out the many books available at a promotional price at Smashwords from March 5-11. 

I’m excited to announce that my set, The Strange Allies Collection, is part of the promotion to celebrate Read an Ebook Week 2023! Check out the sale at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/926491

This is a chance to get this set at a discount so you can get right to reading, along with books from many other great authors. The catalog goes live at 12:01 am Pacific on Sunday, March 5! 

This promo expires 11:59 pm on Saturday March 11, 2023. 

In case you were wondering, I'm not dead.... #writerlife #authorlife #update #PNR #urbanfantasy

An Update for 2023!

Hi, I'm Vivian Lane and I'm not dead.

If you read this post, you know I put a series on hiatus. I ended up putting the other series on hiatus, too, months later. 

I've been sharing my journey with my subscribers, but thought it was time to post here as well now I have some more concrete plans.

I had thought I might put my books on Royal Road.

Now that a new opportunity will be available to me soon, that plan is altering.

What will this new opportunity for us be? 

A subscription service, but not just any subscription - a place where we can build a community as lovers of fantasy. I crave more connection with my readers than social media platforms and email allows.

I think it'll also be a place that makes it easier for me to continue my book series, so I hope you'll join me. 

This new opportunity will even allow you to be the first to read the relaunch of Strange Allies when the time comes!

Sound cool?

I'm grateful for your patience and continued support!

I'll update as soon as I have more info,

Vivian

50% off Children of Ossiria books in the Summer/Winter Sale! #paranormalromance #PNR #smashwords #vampires #shifters #godsandgoddesses

Children of Ossiria is 50% off for July only!

Protector - $1.49

Carys Taylor has her life perfectly under control until an ill-fated trip to the South American jungle changes her into a supernatural being. Now she's sprouting claws and stronger and faster than any human in existence. She’s overwhelmed by her new abilities until she meets Sarah, a witch who introduces her to a group of do-gooders trying to save the world from the paranormal threats it doesn’t know exists.

William spots Carys in a nightclub and is immediately drawn to her beauty and the exotic scent he can’t figure out. Too bad she’s chummy with his mortal enemies—but Carys doesn’t seem to care. She’s the first human in over a hundred years that hasn’t judged him for being a vampire and he falls for her strength, kindness, and sense of humor, but is frustrated when she keeps sticking him in the friend zone despite their obvious chemistry. Why is she so hesitant to get into a relationship?

Between dodging a bounty hunter, saving the tribe that created her, dealing with a persistent vampire determined to go from friends to lovers, and meeting her future child, Carys’ first year as a Protector is full of challenges. What does a girl have to do to get a little peace?

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

Goddess - $1.49
Free of the burden of knowledge about the future, William and Carys start dating, which isn’t without its challenges. Some of Carys’ friends don’t approve of the vampire and Carys is carrying baggage from her previous relationship that rears its head every time she and William get close. Trusting him with her life is easy. Trusting him with her heart is terrifying.

Meanwhile, a new and sinister supernatural threat arrives in Southern California. The Valarakan have been warriors for thousands of years, so our team of heroes will have to be on top of their game to beat them. It seems winnable, until one of their own disappears.

Discovering too late that Carys’ true destiny as Protector is much more life-changing than anyone could've predicted will change everything they thought they knew.

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

Mate - $1.49
This story is intended for readers 18 and over due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

Danger Magnet - $0.99
Antony is hiding a dark past. Will the truth send Jana running?

Jana is the first person who wants to know all about him. The first to care in a long time, and he shouldn’t let it go any deeper, but he’s helpless to resist her. She makes him laugh, matches him in bed, and loves great food. He doesn’t want to hurt her.

But people die around him.

We briefly met Antony in MATE. Now discover how another exile from The Agency falls in love.

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

Mother - $1.49
Picks up where MATE ended.

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

Instructions on how to add files to your readers are here.

Enjoy!

Strange Allies takes a bow (for now) #ItsNotGoodbye #ItsUntilLater #authorlife #urbanfantasy #contemporaryfantasy #paladins #vampires

The Strange Allies series is taking a break

Sunday, March 13, 2022 is the last day these titles will be at stores.

Since I was originally writing the published versions of the Strange Allies series in 2017/2018, my publisher would like a refresh/rebranding. 

A few original paperbacks will remain because it's not as easy to remove them as ebooks, and the series set will still be for sale - in case anyone read one or two books and wants the rest - but the individual titles will disappear. For how long?

I don't know. 

You may not have seen before, but I live with chronic pain and fatigue, so I can't do the 8-12 hour days some writers do. Please be patient with me.

The STRANGE ALLIES Collection - all 5 books $9.99  

Apple | Amazon | BN | Scribd | Kobo | GP | SW | Goodreads | 

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.

Read An Ebook Week 2022 is here! March 6-12 sale #urbanfantasy #contemporaryfantasy #readanebookweek #RAEW

To learn the story behind Read an Ebook Week, read Mark Coker's interview with Rita Toews, Read an Ebook Week's creator. Don't miss the official Facebook Page for Read an Ebook Week.

The sale is here! All discounts are applied at checkout. Download Mobi for Kindles and EPub for Nooks and all other readers.

Never Trust A Vampire - $1.49
Cycle of Rebirths - $1.49
I, Paladin - $1.24
Vampire Sacrifice - $1.24
A Paladin's Secrets - $1.24
The Strange Allies Collection set is 50% off - $4.99

How can I read a Smashwords ebook on my desktop or laptop?

EPUB - Download and install the free Adobe Digital Editions (for PCs and Laptops).  In addition to being a great e-reading app for desktop computers, Adobe Digital Editions is useful for Smashwords authors who want to inspect their epub files.  For Apple iPad/iPhone/Mac, download the free Apple Books app from the iTunes app store, or consider other great free apps such as Bluefire or FB Reader (all available in the Apple App store).  For Android devices, download Aldiko, a free e-reading app.

MOBI (Kindle) - Use Kindle for PC (reads .mobi), Kindle for Mac (reads .mobi) or the popular FBReader (reads .epub, .txt, .mobi and multiple other formats).

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How do I download books to my Kindle from my Mac?
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Vivian Lane fiction is coming soon to Royal Road! Starting with I, PALADIN #urbanfantasy #contemporaryfantasy #femalelead

Royal Road will be hosting Strange Allies soon!

"Royal Road® is the home of web novels and fan fictions! In our amazing community, you can find various talented individuals who write as a hobby or even professionally, artists who create art for them, and many, many readers who provide valuable feedback and encouragement."

https://www.royalroad.com/home

I will be posting I, Paladin on RoyalRoad.com soon!

Since I was originally writing the published versions of the Strange Allies series in 2017/2018, my publisher would like a refresh/rebranding, and Royal Road is the perfect place to get reader feedback while I work on chapters as I have time and energy.

You may not know, but I live with chronic pain and fatigue, so I can't do the 8-12 hour days some writers do. Please be patient with me regarding posting new chapters, okay?

I'm looking forward to approaching this in a lower stress environment. I hope you'll come along.

Vivian Lane

Save on all my books with the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale! #urbanfantasy #paranormalromance #PNR #vampires #shapeshifters #godsandgoddesses #paladins

Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale 2021

The Summer/Winter Sale is live! And you can't get these prices anywhere else! Smashwords provides files for all e-readers. Choose Mobi for Kindle and Epub for Nook/Kobo/Apple/etc. Open internationally!

The First Vampires
Outcast
Protector - 50% off
Goddess - 50% off
Mate - 50% off
Danger Magnet - $0.99
Mother - 50% off

Never Trust A Vampire - 50% off
Cycle of Rebirths - 50% off
I, Paladin - 50% off
Vampire Sacrifice - 50% off
A Paladin's Secrets - 50% off

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 long-awaited vacations. South of the equator, our customers are now in the middle of winter, so they're ready to curl up in front of the fireplace and enjoy a great read, too.

Enjoy!

A Paladin's Secrets free March 27 - 31 only! #freebook #paladin #paladins #vampires #magiccurse #urbanfantasy #contemporaryfantasy

A Paladin's Secrets free March 27 - 31 only!

Don't read this book unless you've read the previous. Don't start the Strange Allies series here!

Book #5 - A Paladin's Secrets - Amazon | UK | CAN | AUS |

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 over the age of 18 due to adult language, sexual content, and adult situations.

Vampire Sacrifice free this week only! #freebook #urbanfantasy #contemporaryfantasy #vampires #paladins #magiccurse

Vampire Sacrifice free March 22 - 26

Book #4 - Vampire Sacrifice - Amazon | UK | CAN | AUS |

With Charlotte and Simon off being happy newlyweds, Della has resumed her work with The Agency—and Adam is back to helping her when she allows it. When a vamp cares for your family like she’s his family, you have to give a little trust, though Della is hiding this new whatever-it-is from Amelia and The Council until she figures out what to do with him.

Adam was intrigued with Agent Seven from the moment they met and getting to know Della over the years has only intensified his feelings. Romance is impossible when her touch can burn him dead, but following her around the globe brings new life to his never-ending existence.

Until Adam’s own personal boogeyman Vittore kidnaps them both, tricks her into using a Sword of Cato, and makes a vicious bargain—reunite Della’s spirit with her body in exchange for Adam’s immortality. The only way to save her is to enter the sword’s spell world, but the consequences will change Della and Adam forever.

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

I, Paladin free this week only! #freebook #urbanfantasy #YA #contemporaryfantasy #vampires #paladins

I, Paladin is free March 15 - 19!

Book #3 - I, Paladin - Agent Seven's origin story. Amazon

Della Garvison was born and raised in Guthrie, Oklahoma—a town with a population of 10,000 people. Her mother runs a vintage diner inherited from family and the farthest she's been from home is a thirty-minute car ride to Oklahoma City. It's been a traditional middle-America upbringing.

Until she has to defend herself from a vampire at sixteen.

Suddenly, life is fight training, classes about monsters, and possessing a power she doesn’t understand or know the origin of—all made more complicated by a crush on her instructor, Agent Thirteen. She doesn’t want any of this, but The Agency promises to pay her mother’s medical bills and making sure Mama's taken care of always comes first.

Becoming a paladin means sacrifice.

Prequel to Never Trust A Vampire.

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

Cycle of Rebirths free this week only! #PNR #freebook #vampires #paladins #contemporaryfantasy #paranormalromance #urbanfantasyromance

Cycle of Rebirths Free March 8-12

Cycle of Rebirths - Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon CAN | Amazon AUS |

He can only search for her at night. She only lives to twenty-five.

Agent Seven gets a call from her cousin to connect when they’re both in L.A. Charlotte has recently achieved minor fame as a classical pianist, but the details behind that accomplishment are raising Seven’s radar. Then, on concert night, Seven discovers Adam and his English friend Simon in the seats and her suspicions are confirmed that Charlotte is in danger.

Simon lost his wife Caroline in 1530 to a devastating curse—she’s reincarnated every generation with no memory of him and he spends his days trapped as a statue. If they don’t fall in love again by her twenty-fifth birthday, the search starts all over. He discovers her latest doppelganger in the form of Charlotte Taylor, high-school music teacher turned traveling pianist, and has to connect with her before she leaves L.A., missing his chance again.

Charlotte is irresistibly drawn to Simon, but when he hesitates to divulge his past, it sends her straight into a path of destruction. The man that gave Charlotte her career is one of Juliet’s vampires and Nicholae has a nefarious plan for her soul.

If they don’t save Charlotte in time, she and Simon will be cursed forever.

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

Never Trust A Vampire free this week only! #freebook #urbanfantasy #contemporaryfantasy #vampires #paladins

NTAV Free March 1 - 5

Never Trust A Vampire is free on all of Amazon today through Friday! Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AUS |

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 don’t let him 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?

Cycle of Rebirths - Amazon
I, Paladin - Agent Seven's origin story. Amazon
Vampire Sacrifice - Amazon
A Paladin's Secrets - Amazon
The STRANGE ALLIES Collection - all 5 books - Amazon |

The Strange Allies series is now in KU #urbanfantasy #contemporaryfantasy #vampires #paladins #kindleunlimited

 Strange Allies has entered KU for 2021

The Strange Allies series is in Kindle Unlimited as of today.

Never Trust A Vampire - Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AUS |
Cycle of Rebirths - Amazon
I, Paladin - Agent Seven's origin story. Amazon
Vampire Sacrifice - Amazon
A Paladin's Secrets - Amazon
The STRANGE ALLIES Collection - all 5 books - Amazon |

Della discovers she's a paladin at sixteen after a vampire attack, surviving due to her skin burning the undead to ashes. Graduating to Agent at eighteen, she embarks on missions to save the world, or at least as many people as she can. 

When the mysterious vampire Adam starts helping her cause, Agent Seven doesn't trust him. Every vampire is evil, right? Will Adam prove her wrong, or be her downfall? 

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

Last Chance to get the Strange Allies series! Leaving Jan. 2nd! #urbanfantasy #endofyearsale #vampires #paladins #fantasyauthor

 Strange Allies Series News

I never wanted to do this, but 2020 has forced changes. 

After January 1st, the Strange Allies series is going into Kindle Unlimited.

This is your last chance to buy outside Amazon. Sale ends 11:59 Pacific Time January 1, 2021! 

Smashwords provides files for all e-readers. Choose Mobi for Kindle and Epub for Nook/Kobo/Apple/etc.

Never Trust A Vampire - $1.49
Cycle of Rebirths - $1.49
I, Paladin - $1.49
Vampire Sacrifice - $1.49
A Paladin's Secrets - $1.49

Smashwords End of Year Sale starts today! Vivian Lane titles 50% off! #urbanfantasy #PNR #paranormalromance

 Smashwords End of Year Sale

Exclusive pricing December 18, 2020 - January 1, 2021 on all titles!

Smashwords provides files for all e-readers. Choose Mobi for Kindle and Epub for Nook/Kobo/Apple/etc. Open internationally!

The First Vampires
Outcast
Protector - 50% off
Goddess - 50% off
Mate - 50% off
Danger Magnet - $0.99
Mother - 50% off

Never Trust A Vampire - 50% off
Cycle of Rebirths - 50% off
I, Paladin - 50% off
Vampire Sacrifice - 50% off
A Paladin's Secrets - 50% off