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Series Updates…

First off, thanks to everyone who has bought/read/reviewed Darkness Divides so far.  Release day was a busy one, but really awesome.  I truly appreciate it!

Next, those of you who follow me on Facebook or have visited the book page on this site have probably noticed I’ll be releasing a short story at the end of May.  I’m going to try to avoid spoilers here for anyone who hasn’t read Darkness Divides yet, but if you’ve finished the book you’ll get what I mean despite my vagueness.

This story will cover Melena returning the device she was still holding onto at the end of book 3.  Naturally, she’ll have her new “tag along” with her (as we like to refer to this person on Facebook to avoid spoilers) and that will cause some problems.  Sable, the shape-shifter kitty, will also be joining Melena for different reasons.

I’ve said this is going to be a short story, but as I began plotting it out recently a few more characters insisted on taking part so it may be closer to the length of my story in the New Year’s anthology.  That one was a little over 10k words.  It’s not going to be as action-packed as the books, but you can expect a decent bit of humor and some adventure.

What is the title?  I have no idea at this point, but I’m open to suggestions.

At this stage my plan is to provide free PDF copies of the story to anyone who emails me.  I may also add it to Goodreads and make it available for download there.  If by some crazy set of circumstances my muse makes me write something that goes beyond 15k words I may also put it up on the retailer sites for 99 cents.  The main reason I’d charge even that much is because Amazon won’t let me set it at free and because if I publish it with the retailers I’m going to have to have a cover designed.  That would at least help me recoup my costs with it.  Since I’d promised to provide it for free, though, I will still offer it at no charge if you contact me (the same as the New Year’s story).  You’ll be able to grab it whichever way you prefer and I’ll be happy so long as you enjoy it 🙂

For Goodreads users, I have added Darkness Clashes (book 4) onto the site.  No cover or blurb yet, but I’ll release those sometime in late July.  If you’d like to add it to your shelf this is the link:

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21963515-darkness-clashes

Also, I’ve started a paperback giveaway for the first novel in the series, Darkness Haunts.  Members of Goodreads can go there to enter.

 

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Darkness Haunts by Susan Illene

Darkness Haunts

by Susan Illene

Giveaway ends May 07, 2014.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win


I will have at least one other giveaway for series paperbacks here on my blog, and several on Facebook during the month of May.  If you’re interested, be sure to be on the lookout!

If anyone has any other questions, feel free to ask them below.

 

Darkness Haunts updates

I’ve been working hard on writing Darkness Taunts.  It’s turning out even better than I expected.  I hope to put out an excerpt in the next month or two for those who are interested as well as the official synopsis.  It will take place in Alaska again, though parts of the story will be in Juneau this time.  If you have any particular questions, check out the FAQ page.  The answers may be there or you can feel free to ask.

The giveaway on Goodreads was a great success.  I was really pleased with the turnout.  871 people entered, though only three could win signed paperback copies.  I’m in the process of mailing those out to the winners this week.  If any of them are reading this, I’ll be messaging them soon with the shipping number so they can track their packages.

For those who didn’t win in the giveaway or are just hearing about the novel, I am offering a chance to get a free ebook copy (Kindle or Nook).  All you have to do is leave a comment below with the following information:

1) Tell me where you first heard about Darkness Haunts.

2) List your three favorite paranormal/urban fantasy authors.

Make sure you enter a valid email address in the field where it asks for one.  On March 20th I’ll conduct a drawing to select three random people who will receive copies.  If there is a large enough turn-out, I may even increase the number who can win.  Don’t worry if your comment doesn’t show up right away, I’ll approve it within a few hours and it will  count as an entry.

Hope everyone has a great week!

Darkness Haunts is available in paperback…plus a giveaway!

As of yesterday, Darkness Haunts is available on Amazon.  You can see the design used for the full jacket copy of the novel below.  I’m excited with how it turned out!

Darkness Haunts full book cover new

For those who want the hard copy version, you can purchase the novel here or you can try for a chance to win one of three signed copies on Goodreads (US, Canada, UK only).  The contest is open until March 5th.  The widget below will take you there, but you must be a member of the site in order to enter.

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Goodreads Book Giveaway

Darkness Haunts by Susan Illene

Darkness Haunts

by Susan Illene

Giveaway ends March 05, 2013.

See the giveaway details
at Goodreads.

Enter to win

 

Guest post over at Nocturnal Book Reviews today

Nocturnal Book Reviews picFor anyone interested, I’m doing a guest post over at Nocturnal Book Reviews today that includes a giveaway for two eBook copies of Darkness Haunts.  The subject is on what to do if you ran into one of the popular heroes/heroines known by many fans of the urban fantasy genre.  I had to narrow it down to ten (which was not easy), but commenters are welcome to add their own tips from other series (or from the series I listed).  It’s a fun post and well worth checking out.  You have until February 15th to enter.

Here is the link!