Happy Friday, good people of the blogosphere! Today, I'm gonna do something I don't usually do: Talk about my books. As you all may remember, I did a post not too long ago with my writing updates on
M and
Markaza. I'm still working on
M (37k in, and I'm feeling we're a little past the halfway point), but
Markaza is already in the hands of my
fantastic editor,
Tia Silverthorne Bach. We have round one revisions, another edit, then a proofread, and we'll be good to go. So, publication date is set for the beginning of June.
I can't think of a time in the world where the message in these books was needed more than right now. All the riots and hate spewing out of people makes me sick to my stomach. Read. Love your fellow man/woman. We're all in this together.
That being said, if you haven't read the first five books in the series, you might wanna get started. I have them individually, and in a box set (which saves you money). I'm gonna give you links, blurbs, and covers. Ready? Let's go!
First up, Bronya! No risk here; it's free everywhere!
Paperback $8.99
Kindle FREE
Paperback - DRD Edition $5.99 (this is a dyslexic friendly paperback)
Smashwords FREE
iTunes FREE
Nook FREE
Blurb:
This is book one of the
Mystic series. A set of New Adult
Paranormal novellas that speak out against issues faced in the world
today, showing how strong women can overcome anything.
Bronya
Thibodeaux is a senior at Houma High School whose life is about to be
changed forever. She's always felt like an outcast, but thinks she may
have found a friend when a strange, new girl named Markaza who has blue
hair, a number of tattoos, and a strange way of dressing appears.
Bronya's
life choices make her a pariah in her small town. After getting thrown
out of school, not being able to find a job, and being subjected to
ridicule and cruel treatment, Bronya chooses to leave her old life
behind forever when she receives a compelling invitation from a
mysterious company named WSTW.
What Bronya doesn't know, is the
mysterious company is owned by Markaza; a mystic who knows the end of
the world is coming and is gathering together the only people who can
stop the evil that's threatening to take over. Bronya is just the first.
But going to New York is only a baby step toward her true journey. As
Bronya races against the clock to unlock a power she never knew she had,
Markaza races to collect the others: Lily, Shelia, Melody, and Coralie.
Lily:
Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
Blurb:
This is book two of the
Mystic series. A set of New Adult
Paranormal novellas that discuss the ugly truth of things happening in
the world all around us, showing how strong women can make a difference.
Lily
Conyers is a twenty-year-old who has it all going for her. One wrong
decision changes her life forever. When she meets a strange young woman
named Markaza, Lily begins to re-build with encouragement from her new
friend.
One rough night, Lily finds a letter on her step from a company called WSTW; promising her a new life.
Lily
packs her bags, bids Markaza goodbye, and sets off for the city. But
going to New York is only the first hurdle Lily must jump. She must
learn to use the power inside herself to help defeat an evil that is
threatening to destroy the world. Once in New York, she meets a girl
named Bronya and the two help one another re-build what was so
negligently broken.
As Lily is boarding the plane, Markaza gets
on another headed to Tennessee so she can collect the next young woman
on her list: Shelia.
Shelia:
Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $0.99
Smashwords $0.99
Blurb:
This is the third book in the
Mystic series. A set of New Adult
Paranormal novellas that uncover issues faced in the world, showing how
strong women can make a difference.
After a horrible accident takes the lives of her parents, Shelia Morgan is placed in the care of her Aunt Ivy and Uncle Melvin.
When
she turns nineteen, her world is flipped upside down. When a girl named
Markaza shows up and tells Shelia she's part of a group of young women
destined to save the world, Shelia begins to dream of a new life and
true freedom from her personal demons.
She boards a plane
destined for New York and her new life. Once there, she meets Bronya and
Lily: Two other young women with special powers they must learn to
harness in order to fight an evil that will rise on December 21, 2012,
and destroy the world.
Markaza heads toward Atlanta to save the
life of a young lady named Melody before her mind destroys her from the
inside out. As Markaza fights for Melody's life, Shelia, Lily, and
Bronya throw themselves into their studies and learn that even power
from within can get out of control.
Melody:
Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $2.99
Blurb:
This is the fourth book in the
Mystic series. A set of New Adult
Paranormal novellas that uncover issues faced in the world, showing how
strong women can make a difference.
Melody Acworth sounds like an
angel. If she's not careful, she'll become one soon. Enrolled in
singing lessons at age seven, she took to the stage and began to get fan
letters. Some were good, some were detrimental to her psyche.
By
the time Markaza, a mystic with purple hair and tattoos, shows up,
Melody's on her last legs. Markaza works furiously to try and repair
the mental damage done so she can get Melody to New York; where she
must learn to use a power hidden deep within herself to save the world.
They're
running out of time. As December 21, 2012 approaches at an alarming
rate, Markaza's visions turn dark and foreboding. The creature grows
stronger every day. Soon it will rise and destroy mankind unless all
six women band together to fight it.
Just one lady left to recruit: Coralie. But she's in a world of trouble.
Coralie:
Paperback: $8.99
Kindle: $1.99
Blurb:
This is the fifth book in the
Mystic series. These new adult paranormal novellas deal with social stigmas, judgment, and hate.
Coralie
Meyers is struggling to find her footing as an actress in New York. A
malicious attempt to thwart another girl's career ends in catastrophe
and Coralie soon finds herself in a precarious situation.
As the
sixth and final member of Women Save the World, a company created by
Markaza Turner, Coralie possesses all the cunning the young ladies will
need to defeat the evil that's rising under Central Park. If the women
fail to save her, evil will rise and destroy the world.
Now that
Markaza has gathered four of her chicks: Bronya, Lily, Shelia, and
Melody, all that's left to do is bring in Coralie, train her, and go to
war. But the ladies are struggling with their powers and their
personal demons. Will they find the power within themselves in time to
destroy the monster and save the world? Only time will tell; and that's
one thing they're short on.
This fifth installment of the
Mystic series is a lesson in what lies, hate, and judgment can do to the world when left unchecked.
Box Set:
Paperback: $24.99
Kindle: $3.00
Blurb:
This is the first five novellas in the Mystic series. If you buy them
individually, they're $44.95 for the paperbacks and $4.96 for the Kindle
versions. Now, you can get all five and save!
And, if you purchase the paperback, you get the Kindle copy FREE.
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Last, but not least, the final installment of the series in a full-length novel. We tie things up in a pretty bow and answer a lot of questions raised throughout the previous five books. You'll get paranormal activity, meet the creature Markaza has been having nightmares about, and meet some nameless, faceless characters only mentioned in passing.
Releasing in June!
Markaza:
Blurb:
Markaza Turner isn't your average seventeen-year-old. She can see the
future, the past, and has an eerie propensity for getting people to do
things.
But what she sees is the obliteration of mankind. Worse, her visions
tell her it's gonna happen on her eighteenth birthday, December 21,
2012.
All six of the ladies forming the elite group, known as WSTW, are
finally together under one roof. Bronya, Lily, Shelia, Melody, Coralie,
and Markaza must now figure out how to use their strange powers before
an evil being rises from the ground in Central Park and destroys the
world.
But Markaza's own past is dark and riddled with secrets she'll need to unearth and come to terms with before she can go to war.
In this exciting finale of the Mystic series, the women come face-to-face with a truth that will change their lives forever.
Our fate is in their hands.
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Get started now so you'll be in shape for the finale!
Which story was your favorite?
Well, that's all for today, folks! Until next time, WRITE ON!
Jo
