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To update or… Wait. There is no Option B

How to tell when a writer is working: you don’t see her for months on end. Ever make a detailed, step-by-step action plan, only to have it get derailed at every single freaking step? That’s pretty much been my year so far. My plan was to write and finish Prince of Deceit and Dearest Love, and make some progress on Sweetest Kiss, all while doing the barest minimum on the business side. Well, Dearest Love is done and out, so yay for that. As for the rest… imagine me laughing anxiously while holding back frustrated growls. Instead of finishing my novel, I ended up writing a whole lot of other stuff (which I loved!), restructuring my entire business model (not so much with the love), and doing a bunch of stuff I hadn’t planned on, but which turned out to be necessary (long-suffering sigh).

Long story short, due to technical reasons with which I won’t bore you, I am having to change the Dragonblood series name. I did not come to this decision lightly. I’m not doing this just to get prettier covers (although they totally are!!). I’m doing it to correct a problem I’ve had with the series since before book 2 came out last year. The original series name had to be changed at the last second and because I was rushed for time, I ended up slapping on a new one that doesn’t really fit the series story line. This is something that has been pointed out by readers, reviewers, friends, and family, and has bothered me for almost two years.

So why now, rather than after Prince of Deceit? Because I recently started the process of moving/expanding my print distribution to IngramSpark, and a part of it involves reformatting the covers. So I can either make the change now, or duplicate my work later. For the sake of my own sanity, I’m opting to do it all now in one fell swoop.

Mind you, the stories themselves are not going to change. The book titles are not going to change. All that’s different is the series name and the covers. If you already have a previous print version of The Royal Wizard and/or Dragonblood, congrats. They are now limited first editions that could potentially be worth a lot of money in a few…decades. 😉 If you don’t, give the eBooks a gander. Check out the previews and see if they strike your fancy. Ya never know until you try! (*hint hint*)

Okay, that about covers the boring stuff. And now, without further ado, allow me to introduce you to the newly revamped Dawn of Ragnarok series, and reveal the cover for the third and final (planned) book: Prince of Deceit.

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The Royal Wizard Now (FINALLY) Available!

When I finished the first “official” version of The Royal Wizard in 2008, before I thought I had any hope in the world of getting it published, I “pseudo-published” it just for myself. I sent off a copy for an official Copyright, and then I formatted the word document to look just like a real book (without really grasping the concept of the page break yet, so imagine a lot of line breaks being counted off) and created a cover from images I found online and loved. I printed one copy, had it bound at FedEx Kinkos, and placed the 8.5″ x 11″ booklet on my bookshelf among a small handful of first editions, which will probably never see the… Read More »The Royal Wizard Now (FINALLY) Available!

The Royal Wizard Trailer and Release Date

Greetings! Long time no see! I hope your holidays and New Year were a fantastic end to 2012 and beautiful beginning to 2013. I have a lot of news to share. For those who follow me on Facebook, you may have noticed the new book trailers I’ve posted in the last few days. Yes, I started dabbling in a new art form–Windows Movie Maker. And, believe me, it truly is a form of art to get that finicky piece of Microsoft software to do what I want it to… But I am happy to report that in the battle for a put-together book trailer, I am winning! There will be more trailers to come, I hope to have one for… Read More »The Royal Wizard Trailer and Release Date

Read The Beginning of The Royal Wizard

Didn’t get to do all I was hoping to do this weekend, but I did enough that I don’t feel too bad about it. And then I remembered that I promised you guys an excerpt! So since it’s Monday, I’ll keep this short and sweet and without further ado, here is the unedited prologue of The Royal Wizard. Enjoy! =D

Now Show Me Your Angry Face!

New Orleans during Halloween time is nothing short of amazing. One of the best vacations I have ever taken and a lot of what made it great is my friends. See this picture? It is my new author picture. It was taken by my friend Mia, who is as great a photographer as she is director. She didn’t hesitate to growl at me when I moved, or insisted on keeping my glasses on my face. This is probably one of the times I was laughing at the funny noises she made whenever I twitched just as the camera clicked. I also have huge thanks to give to my friend Dacia, a master designer and make up artist for making me… Read More »Now Show Me Your Angry Face!

Coming Soon – The Royal Wizard

When I was about seven or eight years old, I had a dream so vivid it felt like I was really there. I was in a stone chamber with archways and columns separating it into halves. It was empty except for this huge wooden table and torches for light. I paced beneath one archway, back and forth between one side and the other and while I did this, I chanted something to myself (this is how I learn and memorize things in real life, too). On the next pass, though, I closed my eyes and as I was turning around, I opened them just a little to see where I was going. Good thing, too, because the open archway I… Read More »Coming Soon – The Royal Wizard

Blood Debts Release at LSBooks.com TODAY!

It’s here! The day has come and since I am 9 hours ahead of my usual time zone at the moment, I am scheduling this post so that by the time it goes live, Blood Debts will hopefully already be out there. If not, keep checking! In case anyone missed it, Liquid Silver Books has a new storefront here. The old one still works, but this one is much nicer and easier to navigate. For those who prefer Amazon, iTunes or Barnes &Noble, Blood Debts should appear there as well, very soon if not already. As I am writing this, I am sitting out on a balcony with a magnificent view of this country’s tallest mountains. The sun is shining, the… Read More »Blood Debts Release at LSBooks.com TODAY!

Find The Kitty!

In exactly one month there will be one more Alianne Donnelly original out there for the world to see and I could not be more excited! This is the story of the woman who technically started it all and let me tell ya, she’ll never know what hit her. I can’t wait for you guys to  meet her man. He’s so very… yummy. But in the mean time, I have some fun things planned for everyone. For the curious types, I will be posting the first three chapters of Blood Debts in the weeks to come. I don’t know about you, but I can never resist excerpts, even when I know I won’t get to read the rest of a… Read More »Find The Kitty!