Emma (aka Socks aka Amp5) from the Amplifier Series has a bit of a thing for ginger snaps and tea. The ginger snap obsession comes from her first Christmas party (see The Amplifier Protocol) and she has two go-to recipes: hand-rolled and sliced. I’ve also added the hand-rolled Chewy Ginger Snaps recipe to the Adept […]
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The novelette, Close to Home (Amplifier 0.5) falls between the prequel, The Amplifier Protocol (Amplifier 0), and the first book of the main series, Demons and DNA (Amplifier 1), in the reading order of the Amplifier Series. I have bundled Close to Home (A0.5) with the prequel, which releases on all retailers tomorrow, Tuesday, March […]
It’s a gorgeous Spring day here in the Pacific NorthWest – the sun holds a gentle kiss of heat, the garlic is sprouting, and Michael is building three, yellow cedar containers for the two new apples and the second grape we’re adding to our mini orchard. I’m working on the 1st draft of Amplifier 2 […]
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Book Club: Amaskan’s Blood by Raven Oak
The second book in the Kick-Ass Heroine Fantasy Book Club is Amaskan’s Blood by Raven Oak! I will start a discussion thread in my reader run fan group as well, but feel free to comment on this post if you aren’t on Facebook. FYI – Amaskan’s Blood can currently be found in the 2019 SFWA Fantasy Storybundle but only until Feb […]
LAST DAY TO GRAB THIS OFFER!!! Also the giveaway is closed. I’m so pleased to announce that Catching Echoes (Reconstructionist 1) was selected for the SWFA fantasy book bundle along with eleven other incredibly successful and talented authors. The bundle was curated by author Terry Mixon and you will see his ‘curator’s notes’ for each […]
Chapter One, Part One March 2011. I exited the building onto the roof thirteen minutes after I’d entered via the ground floor. In that time, I had disabled all magical and mundane security, eliminated any resistance, and retrieved the package on the fifteenth floor. Now I was arriving at the extraction point, two minutes ahead […]
The first chapter of the Amplifier Protocol (Amplifier 0) releases today on my blog at 8:01am. I’ll be posting a new chapter at 8am PST every Tuesday and Thursday from January 8 to March 14, 2019. At which point, the entire novella (40k) will remain on the blog for one week, then be taken down […]
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How to subscribe to MCD’s blog
Just one last administrative post before The Amplifier Protocol (Amplifier 0) launches at 8:05am PST tomorrow! I’m so excited, but I’m trying to make sure I have everything set up and sorted. To that end, I need to link to a ‘how to subscribe to MCD’s blog’ for the new release newsletter. So here, with […]
For most of you who read the blog this is doubled (or even tripled) information but I’m about to launch what is called a reengagement campaign for my new release email list – culling the non opens – and I wanted to have a post on the blog for anyone who wishes to remain on […]
Chapter One, Part One releases on January 8, 2019 They called me an amplifier. And they had bred me, raised me, and trained me to be a killer with preternatural precision. I was capable of taking, holding, and transferring power that wasn’t my own with a simple touch. Skin-to-skin contact. Along with four others of […]