Bad news. Despite an earlier announcement, Steve West will not be reading for the audio version of Fated Blades. When we made the announcement, we were under the impression that Steve was hired for the job. Then we got an email from Steve himself explaining that he was contacted but that an agreement was never
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Fated Blades Available for Preorder
Fated Blades SHORT NOVELKINSMEN WORLD AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 23, 2021 An uneasy alliance between warring families gets heated in this otherworldly novella from bestselling author Ilona Andrews. At first glance, the planet Rada seems like a lush paradise. But the ruling families, all boasting genetically enhanced abilities, are in constant competition for power—and none more
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Cover Art Reveal: Fated Blades
We are delighted to present to you the cover art for Fated Blades painted by Luisa J. Preißler. Drumroll, please… It is so gorgeous. It was also a huge challenge. You should’ve seen the brief for this. “Well, they have forcefields coming out of their arms that can be shaped into shields of blades and
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Blood Heir on Best Science Fiction and Fantasy List
*taps mic* Ahem. BLOOD HEIR is on Amazon’s Best science fiction and fantasy of 2021 so far List! This is so amazing 😍! BLOOD HEIR was an instant best-seller on its release, and it continues to gather accolades and appreciation. For a self-published book, with no publisher backed advertising or marketing, it is a testament to both
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Release Party for Jeaniene Frost
BFF Jeaniene Frost is releasing the next book in Ian and Veritas series. It’s called WICKED ALL NIGHT and it comes out on February 23. Me, on the phone, doing sexy bedroom voice: Wicked all night… BFF Jeaniene, clearly rolling her eyes in Florida: Oh please. Me: All night. BFF Jeanine: Will you stop? To
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We are not taking a year off
For some bizarre reason, some of you decided that we are taking a year off from writing. Here is a quote from the previous post. For this and other reasons, we are going to take the year off from traditional publishing. When we say “traditional publishing,” we mean that we are not planning signing a
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Bestseller Lists and Blood Heir’s Future
New York Times BLOOD HEIR is #5 on Combined Print and Ebook List. New York Times is a very prestigious list. This isn’t the highest we’ve hit, but it is still very high for a self-published release, because NYT relies heavily on counting the print sales. Our “print” sales are POD, print-on-demand. We don’t have
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200 Registrations Available
We have roughly 800 people registered for both BLOOD HEIR Zoom events. Because we “sold out” so fast and a lot of people felt left out, Gordon and I decided to add 200 slots to the Tuesday event. The registration has just been opened. If you want in, now is your chance to register. We
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Anton Strout Died
Anton Strout died yesterday. He was just online on the 29th, cracking jokes. He left behind a wife and two young children. It is a sudden and shocking loss. Our deepest sympathy and condolences to his family. We are both so sorry.
Monday, Monday
We will have a giveaway for you later either today or tomorrow, but for now some quick notes. Ingram Spark BLOOD HEIR is live on Ingram Spark. That number is 9781641971652. We are currently working with our bookstore partners to get preorders for signed copies up. Due to COVID, “signed” means the book will have
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BLOOD HEIR ARCs
Update: here is the ARC link. The ARCs of BLOOD HEIR will go live on Netgalley on 12/01/2020, so tomorrow. We anticipate a high volume of requests, so please be patient. Here is what an early ARC reader had to say. I read it and there’s great news & not so good news. The great
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Anton Strout and Claw & Order
Today I would like to welcome to the blog Anton Strout, USA Today bestselling author, a popular podcast host, and a seriously funny man. 🙂 Anton has a new Kickstarter project, an urban fantasy anthology called Claw & Order, and since a lot of you enjoyed his work in the past, I didn’t want you
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