New Release: The Three Nations: Discover a World of Gods, Dragons, and Magic by Aaron Hodges
A boy possessed by terrible magic.
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STORMWIELDER: A town burns and flames light the night sky. Hunted and alone, seventeen year old Eric flees through the wreckage. The mob grows closer, baying for the blood of their tormentor. Guilt weighs on his soul, but he cannot stop, cannot turn back. If he stops, they die.
OATHBREAKER: A century since the departure of the Gods, the Three Nations are now united beneath the Tsar. Magic has been outlawed, its power too dangerous to remain unchecked. All Magickers must surrender themselves to the crown, or face imprisonment and death.
DAUGHTER OF FATE: When Knights attack the town of Skystead, seventeen-year-old Pela is the only one to escape. Her mother and the other villagers are taken, accused of worshiping the False Gods. They will pay the ultimate price – unless Pela can rescue them.
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New Release: A Demon’s Gift: A dark, fun paranormal, urban fantasy by L. S. O’Dea
Iatee the Punishment Spirit is powerful, deadly and currently, a stuffed teddy bear.
He and the gods haven’t seen eye-to-eye on punishment, justice and killing for a long, long time.
The gods want a kinder, gentler demon but Iatee won’t change, so the gods have punished him.
For decades his spirit has been confined to one toy after another but the gods are finally giving him a chance. All he has to do is make one child love him and he’ll be free.
His dreams are shattered when he’s gifted to a child as payment for a vile act. Can he make her love him and save her from the horror of her life without sacrificing his freedom?
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As I’ve mentioned before, I’m learning about Facebook and Amazon ads. With our bloated marketplace of books/eBooks, that’s the only way to get a reader’s attention. There are some amazing covers on Amazon. And, some not so great. Which really got me to thinking about my own covers.
How much more could I sell if they were better?
So, I finally took the leap and hired a graphic designer. They aren’t cheap, and that’s why most indie authors stick with below average covers. Of course, some of them don’t even understand the marketing side of writing anyway. But, that’s another issue.
Anyway, the first covers for The Secret of Excalibur and The Revenge of Excalibur came from my publisher at the time – Creativia. (See above covers) I loved these covers and thought they were professional. Well, maybe back when I first published with them they were. But like everything else in life, book covers change too.
When I left Creativia back in late 2017, I hired a designer to redo books one and two and also design the covers for three and four. I wanted them branded better than what Creativia did for my first two books in the series. I hired Jessica, and in her defense, I told her they needed to be done with the same title font as the original covers as I thought they were professional enough. Boy, was I wrong. LOL. But, as a designer, she should’ve told me otherwise. So, lesson learned.
I loved these covers and was very proud of them. But, after showing them to several other costlier designers, I was told they weren’t up to par. Not even close. Yikes! Of course, one of the critics was the designer I finally hired. LOL.
I hired Saad Ali from Covers by Creatives. to redesign the covers for my two stand-alone stories. Since I was very pleased with what he accomplished for them, I went back to him for my series.
TA-DA!
I did switch a few of the models out; same ones, just in different positions. It’s amazing how the background and the right topography can change the whole vibration of a cover. WOW! We had a slight snafu with the 4th cover and once that’s been fixed, I will be running a contest. So, stay tuned.
What do you think? Are they better or worse? Do they make you want to click for more information? Cuz that’s what the whole marketing gig is about.
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Bob, welcome to my blog. So, let’s get started. What inspired you to start writing?
I’m a husband and father by day, and an author, artist, and paranormal adventurer by night. I live on the outskirts of a tiny little rural town in northern Indiana, roughly two miles from the farm where I was born and raised.
I studied anthropology in college, with a focus on witchcraft, magic, and religion, and have been something of an amateur occult detective since 1983.
As for what inspired me to start writing, I think I was born to tell stories. It’s been a part of my make-up since I was a little boy. There was no ‘inspiration’ for it at all. It just has always been there.
When you’re not writing, what do you do to recharge?
My family is very close. Kim, Connor, and I enjoy hiking and yoga, and Connor and I are avid gamers — playing and designing tabletop rpgs in our spare time.
What (not who) would you take to a lonely island?
Well, you said lonely, not deserted, so I assume this isn’t a survival situation, so, of course, a book. Would be a great chance to revisit the Illuminatus Trilogy by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson.
Who would you like to invite for dinner?
I’d like to gather a bunch of my online author pals, guys like William Meikle, Steven Shrewsbury, Josh Reynolds, and Greg Mitchell, just to name a few, and have a nice long chat over a traditional Scottish meal and drinks.
How do my readers get a copy of your book?
Descendant: A Novel of the Liber Monstrorum is available in trade paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats through Amazon, Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble, and other online retail outlets.
Book Synopsis for Descendant:
Descendant is a supernatural thriller filled with daring action, adventure, and artifice set against the backdrop of a very familiar world – but it is a world in which preternatural entities, clandestine magical orders, ancient bloodlines, and unholy alliances converge within the shadowed recesses of our darkest imaginings.
Federal Agents Selina Wolfe and Martin Crowe are called in to investigate a series of bizarre deaths in a small rural community. What first seems to be a misadventure involving black magic and satanic ritual soon takes on even more deleterious overtones, as the agents become embroiled in a plot by a sinister cabal intent on unleashing Hell on Earth.
About the author:
Bob Freemanis an author, artist, and paranormal adventurer whose previous works include Shadows Over Somerset, Keepers of the Dead, and First Born.
A lifelong student of mythology, folklore, magic, and religion, Freeman has written numerous short stories, articles, and reviews for various online and print publications and is a respected lecturer on the occult and paranormal phenomena.
He lives in rural Indiana with his wife Kim and son Connor.