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Indie Bookstores deserve your support.  They are friendly places where you can hold real books (okay, e-books are real but in a different way) in your hand, thumb through the pages, talk to someone who works there, get some advice, and likely find new authors that you’re going to love.

If you are near Ashtabula, OH, you should check out Pretty Good Books. They are at 4535 Main Ave. Ashtabula, OH, 44004.  Joe is really a good guy to talk to.  And, you’ll find my books there too.

Or how about Pittsburgh?  Maybe take a look at The Tiny Bookstore at 1130 Perry Highway, Suite 106, Pittsburgh, PA, 15237.  They were a helpful bunch in the past.

And if you can’t get there in person, you can always shop online and order almost any book through www.bookshop.organd credit your local independent book seller with a share of the profits to help keep them in business.  

Revisions continue on book 1 and the next round is nearly halfway finished.  

This series does not have a name yet.  In fact, the books are as yet untitled.  

In the first book, we find that Koronus has taken more beatings than he feels necessary.  Despite his protestations, his father insists he continue training.  Until his arm is broken.  Now he cannot participate in swordsmanship and in fact cannot participate in any of the armed combat training.  Left on his own, what will he do?  Despondent, he goes into the town of Riverton (which is the precursor to Twin Towns in the previous trilogy) and meets someone unexpected, someone who will show him a way to open up his skills and talents.  Leaving the town excited, Koronus hopes to convince his father that he’s found his talent and should be allowed to train with experts.  What will his father say about that?

If you haven’t read The Tirumfall Trilogy and wonder what this is about, you can buy the books or read them on Kindle Unlimited.

For the complete ebook collection in one book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJYHZ3DS

Individually at the series page: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0753KLBRP

For writers there’s always the next project.  What’s next for me?  How about a new fantasy trilogy that follows the wizards who built Tirumfall Tower?  The same tower that is so prominent in my first trilogy.  That tower, locked and unopened for centuries was key to the climactic conclusion in Key to Tirumfall.  But those books never explained who built the tower or why it was abandoned.  If you wondered about that, well this will be the series that answers your questions.  It is the saga of Koronus, a young boy who has been overshadowed by his older brother because Koronus has no ability with weapons or any hope of becoming a warrior despite his father insisting that he must be.  And yet, he does have skills and useful talents.  It just took longer for them to come out.  First drafts are complete for all 3 books in this new trilogy and revisions are underway for book 1.  Stay tuned.  More to follow.

Already highlighted were the 3 books that make up the trilogy.  Now, the bonus short stories, one for each book are included exclusively in the e-book collection which remains on sale until the end of December.  

For book 1, “Dalphnia’s Grief” is a compassionate tale about the woodland nymph who eventually marries Gant.  She is dealing with the recent death of her previous husband, actually number 5, though that shouldn’t be a surprise given that she is a nymph.  She must battle depression, an emotion unknown in nymphs and how she deals with it might surprise you.

“First flight” is the story linked to book 2.  In it, Amelia first learns that she can turn into a bird, eagle or owl, and fly wherever she wants.  Flying is intoxicating and despite warnings from her grandfather, she can’t help but soar through the skies.  But there are dangers with becoming avian too fully, as she learns.

The final story is “A New Sheriff.”  How does a dragon become sheriff in a town full of people?  Not many villages would welcome a dragon to be anything, much less the sheriff.  Zachariius isn’t the usual sort of dragon.  He’s retired, as much as dragons are ever retired, and content to live his life in peace.  The townspeople, except for the children, ignore him, believing him harmless.  But when brigands invade the town, Zach cannot sit by and do nothing.

Now is your best chance to find my entire ebook collection for a promotional price at @Smashwords as part of their 2024 End of Year Sale! Find my books and many more at https://www.smashwords.com/shelves/promos/ through January 1! #SmashwordsEoYSale #Smashwords

“Key to Tirumfall” is the final adventure.  Demons remain in control of the lands west of the Monolith Mountains.  Isabella has been raised by them to believe that she is the child who will unite them and bring victory.  Meanwhile, Gwen, who has been living secretly with Gant and Dalphnia, has decided to leave the protective shelter of her home and find out who she really is.  These two women tempt the fates to discover the truth about themselves and whether nurture or nature will win out if they open the mysterious tower at Tirumfall which promises to hold the most powerful magic ever imagined.  They meet head-on in their quests only to find that they are in love with the same man.  Will they succumb to the evil that darkens their hearts or find a way into the light? 

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Here are two #booksworthreading 

One scifi, one fantasy.  

Euphrates Vanished

Waking up on a starship is fine, if only he could remember who he is. 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0D153KZX6 Amazon link

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/211066374-euphrates-vanished

Tirumfall Trilogy, The Complete Set

Gant and friends battle demons who thirst for blood.  All three books of this trilogy plus three short stories and an expanded epilog.

Page-turning epic fantasy with additional short stories.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DJYHZ3DS

In “Child of Prophecy” Gant, Pris and Dalphnia face a terrible dilemma.  The mysterious woman in white appears to tell them that a child will be born to unite the warring demons west of the Monolith Mountains and will bring them victory over all humankind.  What can be done without violating everything that Gant, Pris and Dalphnia stand for?  As part of their plan, Amelia, who can change into a bird, flies to the city controlled by demons to locate the birthing site.  Instead, she is captured and locked in a dungeon.  Now the main characters have to not only figure out how to prevent the demons from rearing a child of evil, but also how to rescue their friend.  The task seems impossible, yet somehow, they have to find a way to succeed. 

In “Fall of the Western Kings” you meet Gant, a blacksmith’s son who is fated to become a great swordsman though he struggles to achieve those skills.  Barely escaping alive from a battle with a lesser demon, Gant is rescued by Dalphnia, a woodland nymph, who enchants him to be her next husband.  However, he does the unthinkable and escapes her magic, despite actually being in love with her.  They meet Pris, the boy emperor who is trying desperately to get out from under the control of the council of elders who don’t believe a boy can rule.  Add to that, Uric, who appears to be a simple teacher but in reality, is not human.  This unlikely group must kill Varg, the demon lord that threatens to overrun the world, and close the portal that Varg is using to bring monsters through from another world.