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Newly Released: Eurydice in Truth

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When Orpheus sings in Hades’ shadows…

Eurydice longs for life, sunlight on her face, and her lover’s embrace. But no shade ever escapes the dark and dreary land of the dead, until Orpheus dares the undareable, confronting death’s king to win Eurydice’s freedom.

Confused and disoriented by her time in the underworld, Eurydice struggles to remember who she is, why she lied to Orpheus in life, and what she really wants after death.

But unless Eurydice learns that seeking life in the past yields only tragedy, Hades will imprison her forever.

Eurydice in Truth is the compelling third tale in the inventive Hades Cycle. If you enjoy characters who step out of myth into vivid life and ever-ratcheting tension, you’ll love this heartstopping twist on an ancient legend.

Read Eurydice in Truth to challenge darkness with song today!
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#1 Greek & Roman Myth

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I’m super excited that Take from Hell was sitting in the number one spot this morning on Amazon’s Hot New Releases in Greek & Roman Myths & Legends. And Eurydice in Truth sat right next door in #2!

I’ve been running a sale for Cyber Monday, and my readers have been buying The Hades Cycle in droves. Thank you, dear readers!

To celebrate, I’m going to extend the discount prices another day—through Wednesday (November 30, 2022). So snap up your copies now!

The Hades Cycle on Amazon

Happy reading!

Edited to add: The sale is over now, but if you sign up for my newsletter you’ll get the earliest notice for the next one I run.

 

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Newly Released: Take from Hell

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Pierced by the hero’s song, she prays hell’s queen will weep…

A nameless shade, newly arrived in Hades’ darkness, struggles to remember her past. As ghosts press around her, she suspects she descended to the underworld deliberately, with a purpose—not just because she died. But what that purpose might be eludes her.

When the mortal hero Orpheus appears—effulgent with the light of the living—the shade hopes she is his beloved Eurydice and that he has come to rescue her.

But unless she learns that her most essential self cannot be stolen and cannot be restored by another, hell will claim her forever, dooming her to silence and forgotten memory—her quest unfulfilled.

Take from Hell is the third tale in the gripping Hades Cycle. If you loathe the despair of lost memory, if you long for the splendor of light vanquishing darkness, if you believe in the power of love, then you’ll revel in this inventive riff on ancient myth.

Read Take from Hell and discover love’s valor today!
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Cover Reveal: Take from Hell

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Take from Hell will release in just a day or two!

Initially it will be available on Amazon for purchase and in Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription service for free download.

Take from Hell is the third of seven tales in The Hades Cycle.

Some months after the seventh tale is released, Take from Hell will leave the KU subscription service and be available for purchase on all major e-tailers, including Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Amazon, and more.

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Newly Released: Artemis in Chase

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The goddess of the hunt burns for justice…

When Artemis discovers her handmaiden dead in the forest—slain by Dìs, lord of the underworld—she demands that Zeus punish the murder. But Zeus upholds Dìs, who boasts that he will steal a nymph away to his dark realm whenever he so desires.

The indifference of the other Olympians forces Artemis to take matters into her own hands.

Because Dìs wields powers beyond any Artemis commands, she crafts a complex scheme to secure the magical artifact she needs to bring Dìs to his knees.

But unless Artemis learns the essential truth at the heart of all vengeance, her strategy must fail. Will she do what she knows is wrong to defeat Dìs? Or will she do right and condemn her nymphs to death by his hand?

Artemis in Chase is the second tale in the immersive Hades Cycle. If you’re entranced by the gods and goddesses of ancient Greece—if you long to visit their mythic world, to witness their passions and triumphs—you’ll love this compelling story of revelation and revenge.

Read Artemis in Chase to hunt with the goddess today!
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Cover Reveal: Eurydice in Truth

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Eurydice in Truth will release in early November!

Initially it will be available on Amazon for purchase and in Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription service for free download.

Eurydice in Truth is the fourth of seven tales in The Hades Cycle.

Some months after the seventh tale is released, Eurydice in Truth will leave the KU subscription service and be available for purchase on all major e-tailers, including Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Amazon, and more.

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Year in Review

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It may be a little early to review 2022, but I’ve been looking over what I’ve accomplished and thinking ahead to what’s next.

Back in February, I shared a list of all the stories I planned to publish. I’ll reproduce it to save you from having to search or remember. 😀

February “To Haunt the Daring Place”

March “Titan Invictus”

April “Read-Only Ash”

May “Right, Wrong, and Amazing”

June “Eurydice Otherwise” (Hades Cycle 1)

July “Blood Falchion”

August “The Kite Climber”

September “Faerie Tithe”

October “The Smith and the Hermit”

Through September I’ve stuck with my plan. I’m rather amazed, because the summer was a sad and painful time for me. My beloved father was debilitated by a broken hip and passed away. Naturally most of my time and energy were devoted to him. But I discovered that continuing with writing and publishing gave me the strength I needed to support my father most fully, so I carried on with both.

I’m missing my father very much, but find that writing and publishing gives me strength to bear that as well.

As a consequence, I completed the thorough revision needed by the second story in The Hades Cycle. With the second story complete and ready to publish, there’s no need to wait until next year to publish the third (which has been ready for many months).

So the close of 2022 will be somewhat different than planned.

October Artemis in Chase (Hades Cycle 2)

November “Eurydice in Truth” (Hades Cycle 3)

December “The Smith and the Hermit”

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Cover Reveal: Artemis in Chase

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Artemis in Chase will release in early October!

Initially it will be available on Amazon for purchase and in Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited subscription service for free download.

Artemis in Chase is the second of seven tales in The Hades Cycle.

Some months after the seventh tale is released, Artemis in Chase will leave the KU subscription service and be available for purchase on all major e-tailers, including Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Apple, Amazon, and more.

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Newly Released: Faerie Tithe

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Enthralled by her beauty, he loves his lady beyond all else…

Erceldoune lives with no memory of his past and no awareness of his lack. He lives in bliss because he lives in Faerie.

But one morning he awakens uneasy and chooses not to break his fast, leaving the peach nectar and almond cakes untouched. As his disquiet grows, he suppresses his discomfort and beats down his mistrust of his lady. Her goodness rivals her loveliness—she deserves all his faith.

But does she?

Unless Erceldoune embraces his doubts, he’ll never reclaim his stolen memory, history, or self—losing his very soul.

Faerie Tithe pits Faerie’s deathly perfection against mortality’s lifegiving flaws. If you enjoy stories that draw you in, heroes you long to see prevail, and worlds so vivid you feel like you’re there, you’ll love this twist on Thomas the Rhymer.

Read Faerie Tithe to pluck truth from trickery today!
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