Hi BDH, Mod R with a fun announcement for you today! First things first. Congratulations to Jeaniene Frost for hitting USAT Bestseller list at #51 with her new self-published release THE OTHER HALF OF THE GRAVE! A while ago, Ilona wrote a Just Life blog post about all the things on her to do list
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The Other Half of the Grave Giveaway
Hello, everyone. Please give a warm welcome to Jeaniene Frost who brings you goodies. She is too modest to mention it but when the ARCs of this book went up on Netgalley, people grabbed them so fast, our agency had to put an emergency stop to it. Thanks so much to House Andrews for helping
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On Being Difficult
When you start out in traditional publishing, you are very eager. You’ve heard rumors about this other Big Name Author who is “difficult” and is “a bitch” and you don’t want to be difficult. Then you gain experience and realize that bringing a story from the manuscript to the book isn’t the smooth road you
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Hunt the Stars by Jessie Mihalik
Happy almost-bookbirthday to Jessie Mihalik. The first novel in her new series is coming out tomorrow. Jessie writes sci-fi romance, and some of you might have read her previous series, which started with Polaris Rising. First things first, cover and synopsis. The critically acclaimed author of Polaris Rising takes readers on an exciting journey across the galaxy
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Happy Book Birthday to FATED BLADES
Today is Mathias and Ramona day. FATED BLADES is finally out and you can order it here: Ebook | Print | Audio. As you can see, the print version will be available at a later date. Fun pandemic times. This was so much fun to write. Now that it’s out, I can finally say that.
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A Grave Girls’ Getaway
In case you missed it, Jeaniene Frost, Melissa Marr, and Kelley Armstrong recently released an anthology titled Hex on the Beach. The audio book of Jeaniene’s story, A Grave Girls’ Getaway, came out today from Audible. It is read by Talia Hilbert. Vampire Cat Crawfield is experiencing a new role as a mother. Turns out,
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Print Editions of Small Magics and Kinsmen Universe
The last few days have been just a flurry of admin craziness. I am stuffing all of it into this one post. Also please see Gordon’s announcement regarding Steve West. You get double post today. We had to divide and conquer. Fated Blades India The Amazon India algorithm suppresses releases without covers. This is by
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That’s the way she goes.
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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