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New Release: Singer of Death

The Singer of Death (Court of Annwyn 5) is out now, and still at the first week special price of 99c :) If you haven't read any of the series yet that's okay because each book stands alone, however if you want a little primer on all things Annwyn keep reading. The Outcast Prince saw Caspian, a changeling and Prince Felan's secret son, get caught up in the hunt for the secret doorway to Annwyn while trying to keep Lydia safe from fairies. She wasn't impressed by the chaos but ultimately decided that Caspian couldn't really pick his family. In Lord of the Hunt the Queen's mischief making continued. Verden, lord of the hunt, found himself in hot water and was saved by the lovely Taryn who was only in Annwyn to try and save her father's life. Prince Felan discovered how hard it was going to be for Jacquie To Love a King as he had to fight to claim the throne of Annwyn from his mother's schemes. the secret enemy was revealed. During the battles ...

The Court of Annwyn continues with a free read!

There are three more Annwyn books out this year (yay!) And while the covers look very pretty they hide something darker as these three books look more closely at the banished fairies living in our world. Darklings, kelpies and changelings with magic to die for. After spending the first three books following the drama in Annwyn it was nice to bring the focus back to our world, especially after the plagues at the end of To Love a King. So there is a bit of a dystopian feel as the world recovers. The best thing is if you haven’t read the first three books, you can jump in now and I have a free short story available to give you a taste of Annywn and my fairies. The Tenth Life of Vicki Torres A Court of Annwyn short story Is he saving the cat or is the cat saving him? Seth expected the world to end in wars and bombings, not in a plague. When he obeys his dying father and heads for their secret cabin in the mountains as arranged, he gets lonely so fast that he's willing to s...

To Love a King launch!

Mt Hutt...it wasn't very snowy this year Snow and fairies! Only a couple of days until To Love a King comes out! You can pre-order print and ebook now, and add to your TBR pile on Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17969495-to-love-a-king With Annwyn in winter and the mortal world in trouble I thought I’d share some snowy pics from my New Zealand holiday and an excerpt from To Love a King :) More Mt Hutt. The skiing was awesome and I even managed to get sunburnt :) Excerpt: The air shimmered and an icy breeze hit her skin. She was sure she felt snow, but when she looked, there was nothing in front of her except the cemetery. She took a last look at Verden, surrounded by death, then Dylis gave her arm a tug and Jacqui took a step forward. The cemetery vanished, replaced by bare trees and snow. She’d expected a jolt or something to delineate the mortal world from Annwyn, but there was nothing. One step she was in Charleston, the next she was here. Snow...

More fairies, more magic and a giveaway

When Lord of the Hunt finished Annwyn was in a terrible way. The Prince needed to find wife, his mother was imprisoned for treason and his father was dying…to find out what happens to Felan you’ll have to wait for To Love a King in October…I know that’s ages away! The good news is you can get some more fairy mischief on June 3 with The Changeling Soldier ! So what hotter than a regular soldier…why one’s half fairy and psychic of course :) Here’s the blurb: Her time in the mortal world is running out… After fleeing Annwyn three centuries ago, Ella built a life in the mortal world making gowns for European royalty and playing in mortal intrigues. Now those Courts are long gone, and she dresses Hollywood starlets. Mortals come and go, but Ella always ends up alone. She longs for the home she left behind. He’s been dreaming of the coming battle all his life… Isaac Norton is a returned soldier. Now home, he’s restless and his recurring dream is becoming more frequen...

Lord of the Hunt--launch and giveaway!

In interviews I often get asked about my favourite scene. You’d think this would be easy to answer, but it’s not. Some scenes I love because of the drama, or they were easy to write and nothing beats a first kiss…or even the first time the characters get together (an ancient ruined temple makes for a rather grand date). Other times my favourite scene is something really small that I really enjoyed writing. Verden the hero of Lord of the Hunt is very much a Court fairy. While Taryn is out of her depth for most of the book as she navigates the Court to save her father the few times Verden is forced to interact with mortals (us) in our world show a very different side of him. Here is a little bit of their trip to Ireland and their quest to buy alcohol in place where fairy lore is still very alive. ~~~ “What do you want to drink?” Taryn pulled him toward a counter made of polished wood. Behind on shelves were bottles of liquid. “I don’t know.” Verden hadn’t realized there...

Orange is the new black

Me, checking out a future roads project Let's hope orange isn't really the new black because orange suits very few people (I’m not one of those people, I know this because I’ve worn my share of fluorescent vests for the day job). However I think I’d look good in a Tough Mudder headband, so in 10 days I will be slogging my through 20km of obstacles earning a coveted orange headband.   Now he looks good in orange ;) While I’m in my final week of training you could be going in the draw to win an ARC of this lovely orange book, Lord of the Hunt .  These two seemingly unrelated orange things actually have a lot on common. Me. Orange. Guys with muscles (I’m sure there will be plenty at Tough Mudder). A start, an end…there will probably even be a black moment about 15 km in where I feel like giving up because I’ll never make it… But you don’t have to crawl through mud, jump in an ice bath or get zapped to win an ARC all you have to do is leave a comment (I ...

Launch party: The Outcast Prince & giveaway

New series, new paranormal world, new heroes! So who's up for a trip to Annwyn? That's Annwyn the underworld as ruled by fairies. And I don’t mean the lovely little harmless type that fills modern fairy tales and cartoons. I mean traditional fairies the ones who take great delight in upsetting the lives of mortals. They gamble and make deals, and will quite happily trick you into visiting Annwyn or giving up your soul (you will never get what you want from a fairy—in fact lawyers came about as humans tried to avoid making bad deals with fairies, of course we’ve all forgotten about that. Most of us have forgotten about fairies altogether.) You've all read the brochure and signed the forms? I'll remind you of the rules anyway. While we’re in Annwyn please don’t eat the food or drink the wine as you will be stuck here. The same goes for dancing. If you have to talk to a fairy, don’t agree to anything. Today Verden, Lord of the Hunt is escorting Caspian, a changel...

New Series Nerves

I always get new release nerves. I thought they’d fade, but they haven’t. With a new series starting in July I think they are worse. This series has to be better and different and yet still keeping those things that made people love my goblins. Of course every reader has something different that they liked, so I could spend all day chasing my tail working that one out. What I’ve written is a story with gorgeous fairy heroes who have their own powers and problems. There’s also the beautiful fairy world of Annwyn—but be careful because fairies like nothing more than to trick unwary humans out of their souls.   These aren’t cute little fairies with wings and flower petal dresses. These fairies are the fairies of old, the ones that were once feared and treated like gods who hold the power of life and death. Caspian is the hero of The Outcast Prince and he is a changeling.. A fairy born in the mortal which on its own would be problem enough but his fairy blood has made him psyc...