Release Dates, Free/Discounted Ebooks & Book Recommendations
February has been a VERY busy month, but I still found time to read both books in this months recommendations!
TLDR!
Here’s what to expect from this month’s update:
Release Date Announcement for “Shadows Over Seattle: Prequels 1-6”
Book Recommendations For The Month
Ebook Week Reminder
January 2025 Accountability
“Shadows Over Seattle: Prequels 1-6” has an official release date!!!
That’s right! The long wait is almost over!
I’ve approved the Ebook cover, manuscript and formatting for “Shadows Over Seattle: Prequels 1-6”.
I’ve also uploaded the paperback cover, manuscript, and formatted everything for printing. I’m just waiting on the proof copy to arrive in the mail so that I can finalize that for release at the same time.
I’m actually hoping to be able to do an unboxing video of the paperback once it arrives, so you’ll be able to see just how beautiful it is before buying.
As soon as everything has been approved and finalized, I’ll be announcing the pre-release! Be sure to keep checking the “Shadows Over Seattle: Prequels 1-6” book page over on my website for the links.
Book Recommendations - March 2025
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BrightBlood: An Urban Fantasy Arcanaverse Novel (Vampire Assassin Book 1)
Alexandra Balarescu, once the deadliest assassin in a world hidden from human eyes, now finds herself a blank slate. Hunted by the very organization she once served, she must piece together the shattered fragments of her past. But each recovered memory unravels a conspiracy that threatens to topple the precarious balance between humans and the supernatural.
Caught between warring vampire factions, cunning Fae, and her own resurfacing humanity, Alexandra must navigate a minefield of allegiances. With each revelation, she grapples not just with who she was, but with who she’s becoming.
As memories and dangers close in, Alexandra faces an impossible choice: embrace the monster within or risk everything for a chance at redemption. But in a world where time is measured in heartbeats and power is counted in blood, can she afford the luxury of humanity?
Dive into “Brightblood,” the explosive first installment of the Vampire Assassin series and a cornerstone of the expansive Arcanaverse Saga. Here, in the space between human and supernatural worlds, every alliance has a price, and the line between predator and prey shifts with each revelation.
Will Alexandra reclaim her past, or forge a new future in blood?
Redemption's Blade: An Urban Fantasy Arcanaverse Novel (Vampire Assassin Book 2)
For a year, Alexandra Balarescu has stalked Chicago’s streets as a predator, carving out a fragile existence in the city’s supernatural underworld. Alone by choice, bound by blood and vengeance, she’s made peace with being a weapon without a cause.
But peace never lasts.
An old betrayal resurfaces, dragging her back into a game where the stakes are higher than ever. To win, she’ll need more than just skill—she’ll need allies. A reluctant truce with a vampire lord. A rogue sorcerer with his own agenda. And a weapon unlike any she’s wielded before—a blade forged to cut through magic, through deception, and through the lies she’s been told about her own past.
At the heart of it all is Zara, the cunning Fae whose web of manipulation runs deeper than Alexandra ever imagined. Unraveling the truth will force her to make an impossible choice: destroy the enemy before her… or risk everything to save what’s left of the man she once knew.
With time running out and war brewing in the shadows, Alexandra must decide—will she be the blade that carves a path to justice, or will redemption cost her everything?
Redemption’s Blade is a relentless blend of supernatural intrigue, razor-sharp action, and high-stakes suspense—the gripping second installment in the Vampire Assassin series.
If you enjoy these two books, or urban fantasy series that share an ever-growing background mythology, be sure to check out the other books in the Arcanaverse.
Ebook Week - Your chance to get heavily discounted/free Ebooks @ Smashwords!
E-Book Week runs from March 2nd to March 8th 2025, and is a great opportunity to get great books at discounted prices, or even free. And this year, I’ve included several of my own works in the sale.
Learn more at: https://www.smashwords.com/ebookweek
Bookish events for March 2025
March 1-31 - National Reading Month - Unlock new worlds, discover new ways to communicate, learn something you’ve always wanted to… Just read!
March 1-31 - National March Into Literacy Month - Celebrate the importance of reading and writing, promote literacy, and discover the doors it can open.
March 1-31 - Read an EBook Month - E-books are still a growing market for authors and readers alike, let’s celebrate together.
March 1-31 - National Small Press Month - Small Press companies can be a source of some of the most amazing books, because they’ll take chances that the big publishers won’t.
March 2-8 - EBook Week (@ Smashwords) - A great chance to pick up free/discounted Ebooks.
March 2-6 - Read Across America Week - A great time to encourage your children, friends and loved ones to pick up a book and share the joy of reading.
March 4 - National Grammar Day - Proper grammar, and the understanding of it’s rules, can help with clear communication. But we all know some rules can be broken (when appropriate).
March 8 - National Proofreading Day - Make sure you ‘i’s are dotted, your ‘t’s crossed, and that every word is correctly used… (Or I’ll be getting out my red pen).
March 14 - National Write Your Story Day - Become a writer and tell your life story in your own words, and in your own way.
Feel free to share any local book-related events in the comments.
Writing/Editing Update - February 2025
I’m shortening this section of the updates to actual achievements for each month.
“Shadows Over Seattle: Prequels #6 - The Challenge” completed.
Final manuscript for “Shadows Over Seattle: Prequels 1-6” uploaded.
Paperback & Ebook covers completed.
EBook formatting completed & approved.
Paperback proof copy ordered, and on it’s way for final approval.
