Amplifier 3: audiobook giveaway

Mystic and Mental Blocks (Amplifier 3) is the final audiobook giveaways leading to the release of Idols and Enemies (Amplifier 4) on Sept 29, 2020. YAY!

*Cover design by:* Gene Mollica Studios Models: Devon Ericksen and Jonathan Cannaux Narrator: Tia Rider

This is a first-come, first-win deal. The giveaway remains open until all the download codes have been claimed.

If you listen to books via Audible USA (or a country other than the UK, such as Canada), then claim one of the codes below, click the link, and paste the code into the box that appears. You might need to sign in to your account, or create an account if you are new to Audible.

Please comment below and let everyone know which code you took (by number and country).

If you have previously won an audiobook from me, please consider letting others having a chance to win. I have fewer codes for some of the Amplifier books. Thank you – MCD.

Link: https://www.audible.com/acx-promo

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If you listen to books via AUDIBLE UK (or a country other than the US), then claim one of the codes below, click the link, and paste the code into the box that appears. You might need to sign in to your account, or create an account if you are new to Audible.

Please comment below and let everyone know which code you took (by number and country).

Link: https://www.audible.co.uk/acx-promo

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Thanks for playing along!!

Amplifier 3: book cover and a giveaway

Book 4 of 5, continuing the ‘behind the scenes’ look at the book covers for the Amplifier Series photographed and designed by Gene Mollica Studios.

I selected two shots for the cover of Mystics and Mental Blocks (Amplifier 3) due to how I saw the characters interacting/positioned. The house, and everything it represents, is an exceedingly important character in this chapter of the Amplifier Series (this is a blog post/discussion in itself).

Also, I was sneakily able to use shots of Emma/Devon in the same outfit, because the book takes place three days after book 2 with the characters still reeling from the aftermath of the events and the snowstorm.

*Photo:* Gene Mollica Studios Models: Devon Ericksen and Jonathan Cannaux

Again Devon just nails Emma’s fierce, protective nature in a single look/shot. Using this shot meant that Gene had to do some photoshop wizardry, removing Emma’s boots because she is barefoot, even in the snow, for most of the book (a deliberate choice on my part that I wanted reflected on the cover).

Aiden throws numerous runed spells in book 3, so it made sense for that ability to make an appearance on the cover. And I just adored this focused, intent action shot of Jonathan (as Aiden).

And the result? This absolute stunning piece.

*Cover design by:* Gene Mollica Studios Models: Devon Ericksen and Jonathan Cannaux

Want to win an autographed copy of Mystics and Mental Blocks (Amplifier 3)? Yes?! Just comment below to enter to win.

Tea cup not included in giveaway. Oracle card might be different as well.

Notes/Rules: OPEN INTERNATIONALLY. One entry per person. One winner will be selected by random number generator. Email addresses are not collected for any purpose other than to contact the winner. No purchase necessary. Giveaway closes WEDNESDAY, SEPT 23, 2020 at 8pm PDT. Likes and shares are always welcomed and appreciated.

Are you new to the Adept Universe series? Click here for the reading order. Or click here for the Welcome! sequence.

Click here for my blog post about the prequel cover [giveaway closed].
Click here for my blog post about book one [giveaway closed].
Click here for my blog post about book two [giveaway closed].

Amplifier 3: early reviews

Thank you to everyone who has taken the time to review Mystics and Mental Blocks (Amplifier 3)!! I’m so, so glad that readers appear to be enjoying Emma’s series. YAY!

Here are a few selected review quotes (beware of spoilers):

5 stars. Riveting as always. The continued story of Emma and her family sucks me right back into this amazing Adept universe MCD is building. The glimpses into the past and hints of the future make me so hungry for the next installment. Emma’s growth, both personal and magical, is knitted together with quiet, gentle moments and kickass displays of power and action. What more could you want?! – Kirsten, Amazon USA

5 star. Enthralling! This book was packed full of action, plot twists and magic! But the part I loved most is the ongoing growth of the characters. They take your heart on a journey through tears, joy and heartbreak. – Diana, Amazon USA

5 star. *bam* That was one mind blowing ride I just took with Emma. (hehe) More insights into everyone and, well just MORE of all the good stuff. – Brenda, Amazon USA

5 star. Amazing! A real page turner! I just finished this book and as usual I was enthralled throughout the entire book – on the edge of my seat! – LCinVT, Amazon USA

5 star Amp 3. It’s a darker whirlwind of magic that will catch you this time around … I took my time with frequent breaks to mute the non-stop action a bit so I could withstand the tense imagery and the threats to characters who seem strangely real to me. Go now. Go read it. – P Chez, Amazon USA

5 stars. Stunning! I have never resonated and connected with a character as much as I did with Emma in this book. To say this book had me feeling ALL the feels, is an understatement. The fact that Meghan Ciana Doidge can combine extreme stress and tension, sadness, betrayal and heartache, with solidarity, warmth, comfort and unconditional love is a true testament to her story telling gift. This series just keeps getting better and better! – Carmin, Amazon CANADA

5 stars. A must read! Another amazing instalment in the lived of Emma, Aiden, Christopher, Opal and Paisley! I couldn’t put it down. I loved every minute of it. I laughed, I cried. I was angry and sad and happy and pleased! All the emotions! Can’t wait for the next book now – KaiR, Amazon UK

5 stars. Amazing! Complex shenanigans make this an amazing read. You won’t want to put it down once you start! Love the new characters and the dimension they add to the story! – David K, Goodreads

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Are you new to the Amplifier Series? Start with the prequel, The Amplifier Protocol (Amplifier 0)

Are you new to the Adept Universe? Start with Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1). It’s currently FREE!!

Click here for the full reading order of the Adept Universe.

Reviews are welcomed and appreciated. As are shares. 🙂

Amplifier 3: cover reveal and synopsis

Mystics and Mental Blocks (Amplifier 3) is now available for preorder. YAY!

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Synopsis: Three days. That was all the reprieve we got before one of the Five showed up, injured and on the run. The snowstorm that had encased the property, as well as stifled the town, hadn’t even melted away.

That wounded prey led our newest adversary directly to me, to Christopher. Inconvenient timing, but not unexpected.

It was the betrayal forcing me to stay my hand against that adversary that shocked me. Betrayal from the least likely of sources. Or so I would have thought.

But that didn’t change who I was, and what I would do to preserve a life I loved, people I cherished.

I wasn’t so easily broken. But that didn’t mean I couldn’t be hurt, couldn’t be pulled apart. Unraveled.

And if I managed to put the pieces back together? I wasn’t certain who I’d be on the other side of it all. Friend? Lover? Killer? Emma or Amp5?

Or was it possible to be all those things at once?

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Mystics and Mental Blocks by Meghan Ciana Doidge is the third book in the Amplifier series, which is set in the Adept Universe along with the Dowser, the Oracle, and the Reconstructionist series.

Reading order:

The Amplifier Protocol (Amplifier 0)
Close to Home (Amplifier 0.5) (bundled with A0)
Demons and DNA (Amplifier 1)
Bonds and Broken Dreams (Amplifier 2)
Mystics and Mental Blocks (Amplifier 3)

RELEASES NOVEMBER 28, 2019 – PREORDER NOW

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Amplifier 3. 4th Draft. Done.

I just dropped Amplifier 3 into the editor’s (aka SFG) inbox. He will take the next month to line and content edit the manuscript (aka wrestling it into submission), then send it back to me for final touches (and proofread, etc). I’m still shooting for an end of November release date.

So I get to work on Mory (aka Misfits of the Adept Universe 1) for the rest of September and into October – YAY! I’m halfway through the first draft (around 41k so far).

To celebrate, I thought I’d share a sneak peek.

“I’m dying anyway.” She swallowed, whispering, “I’d rather it be you, Socks. If anyone is going to put me out of my misery, I always thought it would be you.”

“That’s a terrible thing to say to me,” I snapped, pissed. “How many times have I put myself between you and death?”

She laughed darkly. “I’ve lost count. How about one more time?”

– Amplifier 3, Chapter 11, Fourth draft