Bad news, good news…

Bad news, if you are waiting on the After The Virus prequel short story, you will be waiting until Spring 2014 now.

Good news! The prequel short is now a novel titled Without Warning.

Bad news, it is not a direct prequel to After The Virus (i.e. the main character is NOT Snickers).

Good news! A novel gives me more room to explore the BEFORE part of the ATV universe, as well as the fall out from a different perspective.

Good news! This means you will see Jade again more quickly as I’m starting the 2nd draft of the 2nd book, Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic this morning (TBR Autumn 2013). Yes, I’ve settled on a title – yay.

Good news! You can still sign up to win paperback copies of my other four novels by commenting on the post below.

Need another teaser to keep you going until next spring? Irene Langholm has already done her magic on the cover but you will have to wait a bit longer to see it in its full glory. Oh, I’m such a tease with book covers and cupcakes!

*Note: for anyone who ‘won’ the prequel short in the Apocalypse Whenever Giveaway (Goodreads) or my mailing list giveaway a couple of months ago I’m about to send you an email.

In today’s mail: Cupcakes (etc) paperbacks!!

First print run of Cupcakes, Trinkets & Other Deadly Magic

SQUEE!!!!! First print run!! A few of these have homes already but a few will be for giveaways and “wild releases” through bookcrossing.com during a trip I have planned along the west coast of the USA this labour day (week).

Don’t want to wait for a giveaway? You can purchase these pretty books for $10.99 via Createspace (where, BTW, I see the largest royalty cut) or on Amazon.com where it’s currently listed for a sale price of $9.98. It is also available through all the Amazon stores and B&N.

I spy … something that is paper…

Guess what was in the mail today? The Cupcakes, Trinkets & Other Deadly Magic paperback proof. It looks amazing!!

Unfortunately, Leiah uncovered a few more typos (GRR!!! & thanks Leiah!) in her read last week, so I’ll have to fix those and upload the text again before I can publish. But, never fear, the paperback will be available by the ned of the week.

And, yes, I know I need to remove my polish, but wouldn’t you rather I was writing? (That’s my excuse).

I also need to draw a winner for the final excerpt giveaway. I will do so before the end of the day.

HAPPY RELEASE DAY, CUPCAKES (Etc)!!

Finally! It’s the ‘official’ release day for my new urban fantasy, Cupcakes, Trinkets & Other Deadly Magic. YAY!!

Cover image and Design by Irene Langholm — Design by Irene Langholm

Synopsis: If you’d asked me a week ago, I would have told you that the best cupcakes were dark chocolate with chocolate cream cheese icing, that dancing in a crowd of magic wielders — the Adept — was better than sex, and that my life was peaceful and uneventful. Just the way I liked it. That’s what twenty-three years in the magical backwater of Vancouver will get you — a completely skewed sense of reality. Because when the dead werewolves started showing up, it all unraveled … except for the cupcake part. That’s a universal truth.

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And what are the early reviewers saying?

“Witches, werewolves and vampires…oh my! Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic is a fun-filled trip into a world where bad magic can get a good witch down and power isn’t always accessed through hard work and determination … sometimes it’s stolen.” – Headshot Heather from doubleshotreviews.com

“This was a fun, action filled urban fantasy that will also have you running to bake cupcakes! … and I loved the unpredictability of not knowing what would happen next.” – Sarah from Sarah Elizabeth’s Bookshelf

“The mystery and suspense build up to a riveting and mind-blowing conclusion that shows Doidge as the brilliant riddler that she is. A definite five star even without the mouth-watering cupcake teasers. More please!” – Cindi Clubbs from Mommasez…blog, www.ccclubbs.com (review on Amazon)

“Complete with witches, werewolves, vampires, and necromancers, this novel will keep readers laughing and turning the pages as Jade tries to figure out the truth behind the deaths surrounding her—the deaths that all point to her. ” – 4 stars, Shana from A Book Vacation

Buy Now

Amazon – on all stores including: USA, CANADA, UK

KOBO (all stores)

Barnes & Noble – NOOK

Coming – very – Soon

iBookstore (52 stores)

Sony Reader

Google

Etc.

No typos yet …

… though that doesn’t mean I’m not adding/changing things, of course. And yes, that is my customized pink ruler. It was a gift many, many years ago, and it is just the perfect length to keep me focused line by line.

So focused I don’t even have time to take a picture and … err. Wait, that’s not right. Maybe the ruler should be named ‘procrastination thy name is writer-facing-final-proof-of-70,000-word-novel’. Except that wouldn’t all fit on a 6in/10cm ruler. Well, not in a readable font size anyway.

Back to work! I have a book to release after all!!

The final proofing pass …

… is an adventure akin to the one for the final frontier … except on a much smaller, 8.5 x 11 inch, 112 page scale.

Let’s hope my eyes are eagle sharp and my senses typo-honed. See you on the other side!!

Sign up for a free ebook

As I am gearing up to release the new novel, Cupcakes, Trinkets & Other Deadly Magic, I’m getting all my promo items in order. One of my outstanding ‘items’ is a new release mailing list. Hence this blog post.

So sign-up to the mailing list in the next 72 hours and receive your choice of one of my ebooks for free. Yes. Your choice. For free!! Don’t know which book you want? Details on each book can be found by clicking on the book covers to the right.

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Love Lies Bleeding Free for kindle

Okay! For the very last time Love Lies Bleeding will be free for kindle from (today) May 30th to June 3rd. I will then make it available on all the other ebook platforms.

Bonus: LLB now contains an exclusive excerpt of the soon to be released, Cupcakes, Trinkets and Other Deadly Magic.

Amazon.com: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B009EBQFPU

Amazon.ca: http://www.amazon.ca/dp/B009EBQFPU

Amazon uk: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B009EBQFPU

Germany: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B009EBQFPU

France: https://www.amazon.fr/dp/B009EBQFPU

Spain: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B009EBQFPU

Italy: https://www.amazon.it/dp/B009EBQFPU

Tag: Love conquers all…even death

Synopsis: Pamela just wants to reunite in the afterlife with her dead fiancé, Grady. Problem is, Grady was a secret agent, and his coded emails have infuriated both his employers and his enemies. They need Pamela alive. So, instead of her planned suicide, she is kidnapped by black ops agents, tortured by mobster warlords, hunted by a psychotic killer, and chased by zombies … all necessary evils in order to ultimately walk into the sunset with her true love.

WARNING: Love Lies Bleeding is a darkly comedic, bloody romance about love conquering all, even death. This is NOT a young adult novel. It contains graphic violence, nasty language, and more than a little bit of flesh eating. There are no soft kisses, soulful stares, or moonlit rainstorms.

Quotes:

“Denial was Erwin’s friend, and favorite vacation spot.” – Chapter 4, Love Lies Bleeding

“I can’t figure out what we are playing at, good cop, bad cop, concerned nutritionists …” – Phil, Chapter 5, Love Lies Bleeding

“Don’t worry dear. Be a good girl and you never have to find out what’s in the crate.” – Mr. Doyle, Love Lies Bleeding

“I’m just looking to match this empty shell to my departed soul.” – Pamela, Love Lies Bleeding

“I need help. Or at least directions. I’m being chased by a psycho . . . killer, though given the day I’ve been having I could be wrong about his intentions.” – Pamela, Love Lies Bleeding

Cover Reveal: Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic

Behold! Another brilliant creation by the ever-talented Irene Langholm (see all my other covers for more of Irene’s work).

Genre: Urban Fantasy (Adult/New Adult)

Release date: June 21, 2013

— Giveaways & goodies to be revealed here throughout June!! —

Skyping with Irene…

So I just finished a great Skype chat with Irene Langholm, who is the brilliant artist who has done all the covers for my books. While the chat ended very well – we were discussing the cover for the soon to be released Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic – it started out a little embarrassingly … for me. You see, Irene requested I send her a sketch of my basic idea for the cover.

Ahem.

I cannot sketch, or draw, or paint … but – in the spirit of cooperative creation – I made an attempt.

Yes, this my attempt to sketch a book cover idea ... — Yes, this my attempt to sketch a book cover idea …

Note all the fine details I included – the figure is obviously female, one of her hands is caressing the Y of the word deadly … the glowing ‘door’ is hanging on some sort of grid and the woman appears to be standing (on her heels) on water … um … that’s not right …

I’m surprised Irene didn’t fall over laughing. Well, perhaps she did, it would be difficult to tell during a text based chat, but she was very understanding about my perspective issues, and even thanked me.

I have a feeling the finished cover will be a bit more … hmmm … what do I want to say here … well, perhaps we’ll have to do a comparison when Irene sends me what I know will be a work of art.

At least I spelled everything correctly … beside that ‘D’ … I guess I had trouble with that.

Ah, it’s good to know your shortcomings, no?