I have two new releases coming up at Silver Publishing in the next few months. First is Violet Tresses, a fairy tale inspired short:

Sebastian has always dreamed of escaping his life of poverty and toil as a farmer in a poor and isolated village. He feels trapped by his obligation to take care of his widowed mother and young siblings as the family barely manages to survive. One day a beautiful aristocrat with startling light skin and hair claims the young man as a tribute. The mysterious lord called Shade takes Sebastian to his castle, where Sebastian lives in luxury but is forbidden to leave. With Shade as a partner, Sebastian is able to experience the intimacy and passion he's always secretly desired, and to absolve his guilt by telling himself that he has no choice.

This novella is set in the Epiphany universe and will be out at Silver Publishing on October 29th, just in time for Halloween. Elijah and Dust have come to a small town in Upstate New York to investigate the murders of several magic-users. They're staying in the home of their employer, Mr. Jonas Kehler.

This is an UNEDITED excerpt!

After dinner and dessert, Mr. Kehler showed Dust and Elijah to a small room at the back of the house.

It's been about a week since my writing partner Eon and I got back from Authors After Dark in Philadelphia. It took place at the center city Doubletree Hotel, which, while a beautiful facility, didn't deliver on the promises it made to the event coordinator.

Here's my wonderful new cover art for my upcoming steampunk adventure novel, Boots for the Gentleman. It was written with my Eon de Beaumont and will be available at Dreamspinner Press on August 19th.

This lovely person is Frolic. I can't say too much more about him without spoilers.

My guest today is my writing partner and friend Eon de Beaumont. He's just received two contracts for his solo work, a novel and a novella.

Eon, tell us about Wayward Grace.

Wayward Grace is a spin-off based in the universe of our forthcoming novel, Boots for the Gentleman being published by Dreamspinner Press. It follows the exploits of a crew of pirates led by the enigmatic Red Silas Stillwater. The main character is a free-spirited fellow named Keyfer Lockswit.

Hey guys! As you may know, Eon and I will be at the Authors After Dark con in August, and we're sponsoring an absinthe and gin tasting at the Steamball. We'll have our own table with samples of Vieux Carre absinthe and Bluecoat gin. I'm hoping to get a hold of some steampunk-related swag to give out in goodie bags, and some prizes to fill at least one basket for a raffle.

Here's what I'm looking for:

Small promo items for goodie bags, such as book marks, stickers, pens, magnets, candy, etc.

I suspect all authors struggle with titles and blurbs. Distilling an entire work into a paragraph or a few words is much harder for me than writing even a long novel. Titles need to capture the entire essence of the story and be enticing enough to interest potential readers. Personally, I either know instantly what to title a book or I agonize over it, sometimes for weeks after I've completed the manuscript. Blurbs are just as bad.

I got my cover art for my urban fantasy novel Epiphany from the fabulous Reese Dante today. It's absolutely gorgeous, don't you think?

And as promised, here's a quick excerpt from Epiphany. It will be out at Silver Publishing in ebook and print on August 13th.

Please enjoy, and please comment!!

The whole frigid, lonely time he'd spent walking from Epiphany, Elijah had imagined various scenarios. He’d pictured Dust hugging him with gratitude and inviting him to be his companion.
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