Two wins in the N. N. Light Book Awards!
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Wonderful news! I just learned that I’m a finalist for Best US Author of the Year in the N. N. Light Book Awards! The Spear Alight, the final book in my YA paranormal fantasy series, is also up for Best Book of the Year and Best Paranormal/Paranormal Fantasy of the Year. No matter who wins, I’m incredibly honored and grateful to be a triple finalist. An early Christmas present! 🙂
07 Friday Oct 2022
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It’s my turn to be featured in the Trick or Treat Book Bonanza at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven. Check it out here!
Remember, when entering the giveaway, you’ll receive five additional entries if you buy my book or any of the others featured and send N. N. Light a pic of the purchase. Hope to see you there! 🙂
03 Monday Oct 2022
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Good morning! It’s my favorite season and the perfect time to celebrate all things paranormal, supernatural, suspenseful, and mystical. If you relish one or all of the above, come and join the festivities at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven’s annual Trick or Treat Book Bonanza. Thirty-nine authors, including yours truly, will share excerpts from their books and reveal their preferred costumes for Halloween. The Cauldron Stirred, the award-winning first book in my young adult paranormal fantasy series, will be featured on October 7.
One lucky reader will win a $75 Amazon (US) gift card. When entering the giveaway here, you’ll get five additional entries if you buy my book or any of the others featured and send N. N. Light a pic of the purchase.
Bookmark this event and tell your friends:
https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/trick-or-treat-book-bonanza
The giveaway is open internationally, and the drawing will be held on November 1. Best of luck!
01 Saturday Oct 2022
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Happy October! The weather has turned chilly, and here in Salem, Massachusetts, we’re already packed with tourists. It’s the busiest time of year, and when I’m not writing, editing, and promoting my books, I teach Salem’s witch trial history at The Corwin House, aka The Witch House. All that aside, I’m inviting you to check out the Spooky Halloween Bookish Giveaway at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven. There are more than thirty prizes this month! I’m giving away an e-copy of the complete Guardians of Erin YA paranormal series. If you’re a fan of the paranormal and/or Ireland, this prize is right up your alley!
See all the prizes here. If you want a particular one, be sure to mention it when entering the giveaway.
Good luck, and have a magical month! 🙂
06 Tuesday Sep 2022
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Good morning! The multi-genre fall bookathon at N. N. Light’s Book Heaven continues, and today, my 11th book, The Spear Alight, is featured. Check it out here! If you haven’t already, enter the giveaway here. You could win a $75 Amazon gift card on October 3.
Best of luck, and have a wonderful day! 🙂
01 Thursday Sep 2022
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Welcome, September! I’m excited for fall and thrilled to participate in a huge autumn-themed event this month. N. N. Light’s Book Heaven is celebrating books from all genres in their annual Fall Into These Great Reads Bookathon. Thirty books will be featured, and there’s a chance to win a $75 Amazon gift card.
The Spear Alight, the fourth and final installment in my young adult paranormal fantasy series, Guardians of Erin, will be featured on September 6. I’ll be sharing what inspired me to write the book and what I love most about fall.
Bookmark this event and tell your friends:
https://www.nnlightsbookheaven.com/fall-into-these-great-reads-bookathon
Enter the giveaway here!
Open internationally. You must have a valid Amazon US or Amazon CA account to win.
Runs September 1 – 30.
Drawing will be held on October 3.
Good luck, and have a great month! 🙂
29 Friday Apr 2022
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Great news! I woke up this morning to learn The Cauldron Stirred earned a five-star review from Readers’ Favorite. Woohoo! Here’s a bit of the review:
“The dialogue is fantastic with descriptive details and attitudes that give a little extra spark to the tone of the story…Delightfully Irish, The Cauldron Stirred delivers a rich and original take on Irish mythology through a coming-of-age journey that has romance, destiny, and family.”
As you know, The Spear Alight–the last book in the Guardians of Erin series–was recently published. It’s wonderful to know the first book is still making a positive impact. If you’re interested, you can find buy links here.
Now, I’m off to continue writing Trip the Light Phantasmic, the first book in my new gothic cozy series, The Gothic Gwyn Mysteries. Wishing you a beautiful day and weekend ahead! 🙂
14 Monday Mar 2022
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Good morning! I just read N. N. Light’s review of The Spear Alight, and it received 5++ stars!!! I’m honored and thrilled that the story touched someone so much. Here’s a bit of the review:
“The Spear Alight is an exceptional young adult paranormal fantasy from start to finish. I’ve read every book in this series and this book is the best of them all. Yes, this is the last book in the series but I’m telling you, it’s a masterpiece. The characters, the conflicts, the emotional tension, the world-building, the expressive narration all blend together to make this story one of the very best I’ve ever read.”
If you’re interested, you can read the full review here. If interest becomes a desire to buy, the first three books in the series are still on sale for 99 cents apiece, and you can purchase the whole series here.
Wishing you a beautiful day and week ahead! 🙂
07 Monday Mar 2022
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Today’s the day: the worldwide release of The Spear Alight! I’m excited yet a little sad too, just as I was with the last of The Novels of Ravenwood. As for this series, I planned the entire thing in great detail before starting Book One, so even though my characters sometimes surprised me, the ending (Book Four) was exactly as I envisioned. I hope it gives you joy.
The story in a nutshell:
Ashling Donoghue has almost lost hope of finding her missing parents. As her faith wanes, her love for two men waxes, rending her heart and causing friction in the Breasal household. The time has come to make a choice, to create a future untarnished by doubt. But how can she embrace the light when lured by the soft seduction of shadow?
At last, her brother Conall channels the Spear of Illumination. He’s a natural shapeshifter, and he sees through illusions in both the material world and the Otherworld…not a moment too soon. An ancient evil has surfaced, and it threatens all worlds.
Only the Donoghues can save Ireland. They must face their greatest fears and act as one to fulfill their destinies as guardians of Erin.
A peek inside:
Freeing my hand, Kian grinned. “Welcome to the fourteenth century.”
I lifted my gaze to the top half of the stone keep. A shuttered window caught my attention. Aengus is there.
Hugh had given us a good idea of where to go, but how I determined his son’s precise location, I can’t say. Maybe I knew because I needed to know. Or maybe our souls were bonded in a way that defied all logic.
I pointed to the window. “Up there, right in the middle. Let’s jump up and go through the wall.”
We leapt into the air and paused at the third-floor level. Like ghosts, we floated through stone and entered the medieval bedroom. Then we lowered ourselves until our feet touched the plank floor. Tapestries, oak furniture, and a crackling fire on the hearth made the chamber feel homey and inviting.
“Awesome,” Kian breathed.
Aengus’s sleeping form drew my gaze. He lay on his back, with his bare and beautifully sculpted arms and chest visible above the fur coverlet. His golden hair was longer, touching his shoulders. I couldn’t look away.
Fortunately, my brother could. “I think the manuscript is over there.” He went to investigate.
I crept toward the bed. Aengus. I’m so sorry. I love you. Compelled beyond rhyme or reason, I leaned over and pressed my lips to his.
I’d intended a quick kiss, but my mouth lingered, savoring an experience it might never have again. His lips were softened by sleep; his breath was warm with a trace of spices. Mulled wine? Maybe.
“Ash, I got it. We have to go.” Kian waited close by.
Regretfully, I ended the kiss and straightened. I’ll always love you.
Aengus stirred beneath the covers. “Caer,” he murmured. His eyes opened.
Crap! Any second, he might shift into the Otherworld and see me. I seized my brother’s hand as Aengus sat up in bed. “Hurry, Kian!”
The next instant, the room was quiet. The Otherworld twilight remained, as did the medieval furnishings, but the fire and the man were absent.
A sense of loss swept through me. “Funny how empty a room can seem.”
“I’m sorry, Ash.” Kian squeezed my hand, then released it. “It’ll be okay.”
I turned to him. “Will it?”
Buy the book:
Amazon | Amazon UK | Amazon CA | Amazon AU | Barnes & Noble | Apple Books
Remember, the first three Guardians of Erin books are on sale at all Amazon stores, so there’s never been a better time to dive into the series. Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day! 🙂