Here’s some Big News!  We are down to the final edits for The Touch Heist audiobook.  Soon it will be available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes. 
 
I know I’ve said before that I am a big audiobook listener, and as such, I’m crazy excited about this new way to jump into the world of the Warrior Poet Archives & The Nine Cities.
 
To celebrate and just for fun, I’m offering the kindle version of The Touch Heist for only 99¢ for the next week.  So starting 8/28-9/3 you can grab your copy of The Touch Heist at an awesome price!  And, don’t forget to stay tuned for the audio version coming out very, very soon!
 
Thanks for everybody’s support.  Grab your copy of The Touch Heist for less than a buck, Read with Joy, and prepare to Listen with Joy.
 
Blessings.

​The time is up and we have some winners for the free Mist Falcon Audiobooks.  A huge thankyou to everyone who participating by signing up and helping spread the word.  The MIST FALCON audiobook has been available on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes for a few weeks now, and is thrilling to hear how much listeners are enjoying it.
 
I know I said that I was giving away five (5) free books, but with the awesome response I’ve decided to give away eight (8) copies of Mist Falcon!
 
With no further ado, the winners are:
Xina Uhl
Knicky Abbott
A.J Lundatrae
Thomas King
Lee Ryan
Janice Kingsbury
Jonathan Pasquariello
William McGinnis
 
I will send out an email shortly to all the winners with their code and instructions on how to claim their free book.
 
And if you didn’t win this time, the good news is that both Amazon and Audible are running a crazy good sale on Mist Falcon Right now.  Only $1.99 for the Audio book!  Click over on the link to the right to check it out.
 
Read with Joy everyone, and Blessings!

The MIST FALCON audiobook has been available on Amazon, Audible, and iTunes for a few weeks now, and is thrilling to hear how much listeners are enjoying it.
 
In the spirit of allowing more and more people enjoy this epic fantasy story, I am giving away five (5) copies of the audiobook through audible.com! 
 
Here’s how it works.  Anyone who is signed up for my email list by Saturday August 13th at noon CT will be entered for a chance to win.  Everyone who signs up will also be sent the first two (2) chapters of MIST FALCON absolutely free.  This giveaway includes anyone who is already signed up as well as any new subscribers.
 
5 FREE MIST FALCON AUDIOBOOKS!
 
There’s no strings attached to this.  I have no interest in selling anyone’s emails ever.  I will periodically send out some writing updates and some occasional reviews of other books you may enjoy, or may want to avoid.  As my favorite coffee mug says, “So Many Books!  So Little Time!” 
 
There’s a signup spot on the right.  So signup today and prepare for some fun fantasy listening in the very near future.
 
In the meantime, here is a blurb to give you a taste of what MIST FALCON is all about.  Read with Joy!
 
“I write this now, chiseled in stone and wrapped in wind with the hope that you may yet be saved from my folly.  Avoid my errors and do not follow in my footsteps, save in greater preparation and wisdom than I have shown. Do not be fooled by the appearance of things.  They are so rarely as they seem in this.” 
 
In a kingdom shattered by war and never properly healed, Aiden is whirled out of his ordinary life scraping-by, scavenging the outskirts of Oustenbasch, one of the Nine Cities.  Through total loss and driven by revenge, Aiden finds himself fretfully navigating a world of political mayhem while floundering through power in a magic he never dreamed to control.
 
Willem is a traveling musical prodigy, his voice and talent drawing crowds and filling taverns along with his troupe’s coffers.  All the golden eagles in the realm can’t protect him, though, when the Swaar raiders attack the town of Bellcross, sending him scurrying into a life he would never have chosen, questioning the meaning of his existence while wrestling with a music that may be more powerful than he had ever imagined.
 
Known amongst all the Swaar as “Wolf Rider”, Ren Tako lives and dies by his axe and the strength of his arm.  Tako finds himself blown into a situation where he must choose between loyalty to his Dal, the famed Rock Giant, and following a new destiny that could cost him everything he has ever believed or gain him everything he has ever dreamed.
Welcome to the Nine Cities and the Waste beyond to the East.  Come ride with me.  Soar above a broken land in search of a glimmer of hope, an uncut gem hidden to all but the most perceiving eyes.  Come fly with me to the towers of Holmsguard and beyond, and see what it is to be MIST FALCON.

I have friends who sometimes ask me when the MIST FALCON movie is coming out…well, not yet.  But perhaps the next best thing for people who would rather not sit with a book in their hands is the Audio Book, which just so happens to be available as of now!
 
It’s here!  So excited to tell you that the formatting process went even quicker than expected and the audio version of MIST FALCON is officially available!  It is up on Audible and Amazon, and will be available on iTunes very soon. 
 
As a big audio book listener, I’m crazy excited about this new way to jump into the world of Mist Falcon and The Nine Cities.  Daniel Storm over at Rocket Bird Audio has down an incredible job narrating.  This is way fun, folks. 
 
You can click on the link on the right to check it out.  Personally, I’m a big fan of Audible, so there is a link down at the bottom for that as well.  Plus, new members always get their first book free—added bonus!
 
Also, we are still celebrating!  For the next two days you can still grab the Mist Falcon Kindle edition for 99¢.  So, click over, grab your audio book for a single credit (or free for new users) and grab the ebook for super cheap!
 
Thanks everyone for your support.  Grab your copy of Mist Falcon in whatever format you like best and Read with Joy.
 
Blessings.

​Big News!  The final audiobook edits for Mist Falcon are completed.  Daniel Storm over at Rocket Bird Audio has done an amazing job of narrating. 

​Last minute formatting is underway and you can look for it on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes very soon. 
 
As a big audiobook listener, I’m crazy excited about this new way to jump into the world of Mist Falcon and The Nine Cities.
 
To celebrate, I’m offering the kindle version of Mist Falcon for only 99¢ for the next week.  So starting 7/11-7/18 you can grab your copy of Mist Falcon super cheap!  And, don’t forget to stay tuned for the audio version coming out very, very soon!
 
Thanks everyone for your support.  Grab your copy of Mist Falcon for pennies, Read with Joy, and prepare to Listen with Joy.
 
Blessings.

​I know it has been a little while since I’ve posted one of these.  So I suppose its about time.  Here’s the next installment in my, “Books Off the Shelf” series. As ever, So Many Books, So Little Time!  I will attempt to give you an idea on some books you might enjoy or not enjoy quite as much without ruining it with too many spoilers.
 
A Halo of Mushrooms by Andrew Hiller Rating 9 out of 10
 
Once planted, it lives everywhere...
In a place of origins, the first Fairie Ring withers. Worlds die. Wonder fades. As its last ripple reaches out, fell creatures barricade up the few remaining Bald Mushrooms and wars are fought for the right to possess what precious little remains…. Until Derik, a healer, creeps through lines of armies, thorns, and traps to steal one.
 
Sacrilege.
 
Tying the wonder to his hip in a sack, he finds himself alone on Earth in the gray, declining city of Clarksburg. Without friends, tools, weapons, and even stripped of the ability to read, he must escape pursuit and find refuge for his burden. A burden that stubbornly refuses every attempt to find it a new home.
 
Shadows of war are descending and all Derik has to fend it off is a baker, a chemist, a cerulean sweet, and a withered hope.
 
The chase is on....from world to world and from the Great Lakes to Malawi.
 
Fresh, new, and delightful.  In Halo of Mushrooms, Hiller offers something superbly different from other paranormal fantasy novels.  This is no vampire romance; it is a desperate race across worlds in a nearly hopeless attempt to preserve…wonder, of all things.
 
Halo of Mushrooms follows Derik, a healer from another world, as he comes to Earth, another stop among many, many others.  Branded as an outlaw by his own people, and hunted by thousands of terrifying monster, Derik is searching urgently for a place to preserve his precious cargo, and by doing so, make safe wonder for the universe.
 
As he befriends and is befriended by an unlikely pair: a chemist and a baker an interesting love triangle forms.  As we continue through the story, Hiller takes us on a crazy ride full of twists and turns, leaps forward and double backs. 
 
Though Derik has a full understanding of what he is trying to accomplish, the “how-it-will-be-accomplished” is hazy at best.  Although incredibly authentic in its feeling, on one or two occasions the lack of clear purposed gives the story a bit of a meandering feeling.  This notion is mostly squelched by the story twists that keep a reader wanting more, though.  In truth, I had no idea how this story was going to end, and even less of an idea of how wonder could be preserved against such terrible odds.  It kept me reading feverishly to the end.
 
I particularly liked the creation of magical seds, magical foods of different kinds that offer different attributes and come with different drawbacks.  The way this interlaced into and through the story as a whole was really quite delightful. 
 
One caution, there are a number of times, more so in the beginning, when the point of view character switches back and forth inside of the same scene.  It gives an odd feeling of omniscient writing to those parts that can be a bit jarring and harder to relate to the pov character you thought you were with.  That seems to lessen as the story progresses; so when you run into it early, don’t let it deter you.  Hold on for the whole ride, you’ll be glad you did.
 
If you’ve read Halo of Mushrooms, I’d love to hear your thoughts.  Leave a message below.  And if you have suggestions of books to review, please let me know.  If it is Science Fiction or Fantasy, there is a good chance it is on my shelf or should be.    
 
Also, if you would like to be the first to hear about other great books, feel free to sign up on the right.  I’m also giving away the first two chapters of my novel, MIST FALCON.  I’d love to send them your way, so do me a favor and sign up.
 
Read with joy.

You’ve been most patient, but the wait is over.  The next journey into the world of The Warrior Poet Archives and the Nine Cities is here!
 
The Touch Heist, the novella starring Rem & Lem, is now available as a Kindle ebook!  You can click to the right and grab yours.
 
For now, here’s a short blurb about The Touch Heist:
 
For Rem and Lem, thieving is an art form and the city of Perry is an ever expanding canvas for the twins to practice their artistic nature.
 
The life of a thief is anything but dull in the epidemic strewn Perry.  That strikes doubly true for the Pestelson twins.
 
After burgling the wrong house, Rem and Lem are offered a position in the famed Touch organization.  The coin is abundant and prompt, the jobs challenging but well-equipped, and the management is more than competent—everything a thief could ask for.
 
But, when a moral quandary threatens to topple their new enterprise, will the twins choose wealth over the life of an innocent child, especially when that child might hold the cure to the Dark Lung, the epidemic which has been sweeping through the city?
 
Discover the origins of Rem and Lem in this original novella set in the world of The Nine Cities and The Warrior Poet Archives.
 
Read with joy!  

​Oh, and I'd absolutely love to hear your thoughts on the twin's escapades.

​You’ve all been waiting patiently, so I thought I better give you a quick writing update.
 
First, Mist Falcon is in the final stages of being turned into an audiobook.  The very talented, Daniel Storm from Rocket Bird Audio is narrating, and I’m super excited about how the book is turning out.
 
Wow!  So, fun to get to interact with this story in a new way.  I’m a huge audiobook listener, and listening to one of my stories read aloud by a professional narrator is nothing short of a joyride.  Stay tuned for more on this as the pieces come together. 
 
Second, the final edits of The Touch Heist are complete!  Actually, they have been for a little while.  Finished, done, and sent to the formatter to get the files ready for publication.
 
I’ll send out an update, but just a heads up that the novella should be officially published and ready for reading very, very soon.
 
As a teaser, here is a short blurb about The Touch Heist.  Read with joy.
 
For Rem and Lem, thieving is an art form and the city of Perry is an ever expanding canvas for the twins to practice their artistic nature.
 
The life of a thief is anything but dull in the epidemic strewn Perry.  That strikes doubly true for the Pestelson twins.
 
After burgling the wrong house, Rem and Lem are offered a position in the famed Touch organization.  The coin is abundant and prompt, the jobs challenging but well-equipped, and the management is more than competent—everything a thief could ask for.
 
But, when a moral quandary threatens to topple their new enterprise, will the twins choose wealth over the life of an innocent child, especially when that child might hold the cure to the Dark Lung, the epidemic which has been sweeping through the city?
 
Discover the origins of Rem and Lem in this original novella set in the world of The Nine Cities and The Warrior Poet Archives.

It’s hard to believe, but as of April 8th, MIST FALCON has been published for a year.  Crazy how time flies!  It’s been a year, and I owe a huge thank you to all of you who have read, reviewed, and shared.

In honor of this mile marker, I’m offering the Kindle version for only 99¢ for the next week.  4/8 – 4/15 grab your copy of MIST FALCON on the cheap, or share it with a friend for less than it would cost to buy them a cup of coffee. 

Just click to the right and grab your copy before the price jumps back up.

For those of you who are saying, “Hey, that’s great, but I’m ready for the next book,” just stay with me.  THE TOUCH HEIST, a novella starring Rem & Lem will be coming your way very soon.  Look for the cover reveal in the next little bit.

And for those of you who are wondering what MIST FALCON is about in the first place, here you go—an amazingly short glimpse into the world of MIST FALCON.

“I write this now, chiseled in stone and wrapped in wind with the hope that you may yet be saved from my folly.  Avoid my errors and do not follow in my footsteps, save in greater preparation and wisdom than I have shown. Do not be fooled by the appearance of things.  They are so rarely as they seem in this.”  

In a kingdom shattered by war and never properly healed, Aiden is whirled out of his ordinary life scraping-by, scavenging the outskirts of Oustenbasch, one of the Nine Cities.  Through total loss and driven by revenge, Aiden finds himself fretfully navigating a world of political mayhem while floundering through power in a magic he never dreamed to control.

Willem is a traveling musical prodigy, his voice and talent drawing crowds and filling taverns along with his troupe’s coffers.  All the golden eagles in the realm can’t protect him, though, when the Swaar raiders attack the town of Bellcross, sending him scurrying into a life he would never have chosen, questioning the meaning of his existence while wrestling with a music that may be more powerful than he had ever imagined.

Known amongst all the Swaar as “Wolf Rider”, Ren Tako lives and dies by his axe and the strength of his arm.  Tako finds himself blown into a situation where he must choose between loyalty to his Dal, the famed Rock Giant, and following a new destiny that could cost him everything he has ever believed or gain him everything he has ever dreamed.

Welcome to the Nine Cities and the Waste beyond to the East.  Come ride with me.  Soar above a broken land in search of a glimmer of hope, an uncut gem hidden to all but the most perceiving eyes.  Come fly with me to the towers of Holmsguard and beyond, and see what it is to be MIST FALCON.

There you have it.  MIST FALCON, BOOK ONE OF THE WARRIOR POET ARCHIVES in snap shot teaser. 

Click to the right and grab your copy for only 99¢!
 
Read with joy!  And let me know what you think.

​Blessings.