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Captured and betrayed by Dorian, Amyna must now overcome the trials of being a slave or escape his possession. Amyna’s defiant behavior forces her to realize she may be safer by staying with him. Thrust into Dorian’s world, she must follow Aubadian law if she wants to live. But can she learn to accept slavery? And can she survive a broken heart from his betrayal?
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My real job has taken a toll on me this year. For those of you who don’t know, I teach by day and write by night. I love teaching, but this year has been excruciatingly demanding. So I’ve had to put my writing off and hope to get back in the groove of things.
With that being said, Wings of Beasts: Freed ( the 4th book in the Wings of Beasts Series) is complete. I’m changing my original release date to TBD, because I am working on the final book. I’m certain I will be finished with it by this spring to release this summer. I can’t tell you how much I’ve enjoyed working on this series.
I will be revealing the cover for Freed soon! So stay tuned.
I’m pleased to announce the Blog Tour for my third book in my Wings of Beasts series. If you would like to sign up, here is the Form Below:
Book 1- Wings of Beasts: Wings of Descent
Book 2: Wings of Beasts: Claim It
Book 3: Wings of Beasts: Time to Live
Covers Designed by Gemma Newey at DarkPhreakArts
Blog Tour Provided by Monsterella Reviews @ MemRe Reviews and Edits
OMG! I haven’t posted in months. Apologies:)
SO, let me get you guys updated on the latest.
I have been writing like crazy here lately.
So, I’m introducing my new series: Wings of Beasts! It’s a Science Fiction Romance I hope you’ll love.
Book One: Wings of Descent is available now and will be free June 7th and 8th as a promotion for the release of Book Two: Claim It on June 9th.
Book Three: Time to Live is complete and available for Preorder on Amazon
See what Beta Readers are Raving about. Here is the synopsis of the whole series:
Wings of Beasts: Wings of Descent
Dorian A’Kraine, the leader of this mission, and future ruler over the Aubadians, against his father’s wishes, decides that Earth is the next planet to conquer. But not all of his kind wish their young prince good fortune. His own blood plot against him, and something dark and demonic is lurking, entrapped in the shadows of their prison walls. As Dorian A’Kraine and the Aubadians descend to Earth, he unleashes his legion of winged beasts that are stronger, faster, and more brutal than the human race could ever be.
High school senior, Amyna Carter, has lost everything. With her father, Shane, sentenced to fifteen years in prison for a bank robbery, and her younger brother, Robbie gone, life seems hopeless. Shane is released on the agreement that he will help fight against their attackers. Instead, he rushes to his family, making it to them just in time. While on the run, Amyna, her family, and a group of other survivors, are forced to make decisions that go against their morals and better judgment if they want to survive. As the group of survivors continue to fight and attempt to stay one step ahead of their new masters, Amyna realizes she may want much more than to survive. She wants to live.
Will Dorian and Amyna both get what they want? Or what if the ultimate sacrifice is losing everything they want, to gain everything they need?
On the run, Amyna Carter and other survivors have decided Canada is the safest place to flee. They now know the enemy’s weakness– the cold. With winter not far ahead, they travel through the United States hoping to make it to a refuge in Canada in time. With tensions running high amongst the group, the survivors have to deal with threats from within while they run from the growing threat of the Kold-Bloods. But they may have more than just the Kold-Bloods to worry about. They may have to worry about each other.
“Wake up, Amyna. It’s time to live.”
After being captured by the Kold-Bloods, Amyna is forced to make some tough decisions. She has affirmed in her mind that she will not be a slave. After the ultimate sacrifice, she has to brave the brutal winter of the north to stay alive. She must decide for herself if it’s a life worth living.
Is it time to live or time to die?
I was given the opportunity a while back to join a group of amazing authors who all share the same tastes. We help each other, giving each other feedback and shout outs. One author came up with the wonderful idea of doing an anthology for a great cause. I’m sure we all know someone who has been affected by Cancer in some way or another. My oldest daughter lost her father just two months ago to an aggressive form of lung cancer. My mother being a cancer survivor herself. So this cause was something close to my heart. Here is the synopsis:
…An Anthology, featuring eight of the genre’s freshest up-and-coming independent authors. Get ready for One Crazy Night, packed full of magical encounters, dark secrets and shocking revelations.
Get a glimpse into a powerful queen’s dark and brutal backstory in Aoife Marie Sheridan’s Bellona.
In Louise Nick’s Love Magic, a homemade love spell goes disastrously wrong for two amateur teen witches.
A young woman is captured by beautiful, dangerous creatures in M.H. Soars Elements.
A teenage boy falls in love, but things quickly become complicated in R. Holland’s Lady in Black.
Sara Furlong Burr brings a broken man’s troubles to light as he is offered a solution by a mysterious stranger in The Recruit.
Emma Faragher spins a dark origin tale of sisterhood and magic in Necromancer Lineage.
The kindness of a stranger takes a homeless young man by surprise in The Keymaker by Teshelle Combs.
Sharon Stevenson’s Reanimator brings death and magic together to change the fate of one young man’s life.
All proceeds from this Anthology’s sale will go to The Leukaemia & Lymphoma Research Organisation.
I was able to Beta Read the stories and I will tell you, I can’t see any one walking away without finding a new favorite author.
The stories in One Crazy Night are all different and will satisfy any paranormal lover!
My story, The Lady in Black, is a prequel if you will, to the full length novel Medieval Minds. Medieval Minds has already gathered, Six 5 star reviews Four 4 star reviews. You will meet Liam Jones. A teenage boy you falls in love for the first time, only to have it taken away One Crazy Night by the Lady in Black. Can you guess you the Lady in Black is? If you’ve read Medieval Minds, then I’m sure you can. Either way, please check out the book, One Crazy Night, and I hope you enjoy. Remember all proceeds go to a great cause!
Author R. Holland
Here is a full synopsis of Wings of Beasts…
Dorian A’Kraine, the leader of this mission, and future ruler over the Aubadians, against his father’s wishes, decides that Earth is the next planet to conquer. But not all of his kind wish their young prince good fortune. His own blood plot against him, and something dark and demonic is lurking, entrapped in the shadows of their prison walls. As Dorian A’Kraine and the Aubadians descend to Earth, he unleashes his legion of winged beasts that are stronger, faster, and more brutal than the human race could ever be.
High school senior, Amyna Carter, has lost everything. With her father, Shane, sentenced to fifteen years in prison for a bank robbery, and her younger brother, Robbie gone, life seems hopeless. Shane is released on the agreement that he will help fight against their attackers. Instead, he rushes to his family, making it to them just in time. While on the run, Amyna, her family, and a group of other survivors, are forced to make decisions that go against their morals and better judgment if they want to survive. As the group of survivors continue to fight and attempt to stay one step ahead of their new masters, Amyna realizes she may want much more than to survive. She wants to live.
Will Dorian and Amyna both get what they want? Or what if the ultimate sacrifice is losing everything they want, to gain everything they need?
On Kindle Scout Wings of Beasts
So today or Sunday, Super Bowl Sunday to be exact, I decided to submit my book to Kindle Scout or Kindle Press. When I tell you I changed my mind several times on self-publishing versus seeking out a publisher, that is clearly an understatement. I changed my mind every day. I weighed the pros and cons.
The pros: It’s Amazon. Amazon will of course give your book the recognition it hopefully deserves. Also, this is new and things can only get better not worse. Right? Agree with me anyway.
Cons: You can’t go back to a started submission. You have to start over. Which is clearly stated. Okay, so I changed several things in the synopsis, several times and now find myself wondering if I messed something up. But they don’t allow you much room to put stuff. Take for example your synopsis. It’s like Tweeting. 500 characters including spaces and every time you take a deep breath seems like. I had to cut a lot out and after reading it over and over felt like there wasn’t much to push the story. But if you can’t make your book interesting in a few words, then more words probably aren’t going to help it. (Just checked my email and they send you a copy of everything you sent them. No mistakes. Yayyyy!)
Another pro: It’s Amazon. They pay a royalty which most publishers have stopped doing. Also, Amazon has ways of you getting the rights back if you are not making a certain amount in a certain amount of time. (Look it up.) Either way, it was a win-win in my opinion.
Cons: I was skeptical about only Amazon selling it. I have to assume that means exclusively Amazon. No Barnes and Noble, No ITunes, etc. just Amazon.
Pros: It’s Amazon. They will help, keyword help, market your book. Also… Don’t they have like an Amazon Studios or something like that? Hint, hint, wink, wink.
Cons: Most new authors aren’t going to have a network to send out emails and beg people to vote for their book. So I hope they don’t solely base their decision on that and that alone. It will get to the point where everyone is posting on Facebook , Twitter, and Goodreads “Hey, Vote for my book on Kindle Scout.”
Pros: It’s Amazon. If they don’t feel your book is worth publishing, then you dust yourself off and click publish on… AmazonJ Thanks to a friend, I have read lists of amazing authors who were told no several times before someone told them yes and are doing well today. So if my book isn’t chosen, I won’t take it personally.
So with all that being said. I hope to share with you my experience in hopes that something good will come out of it. Hey, something good already did come out of it. I’m working on an amazing series that people will get to read no matter what. (And finishing up other series I started, please forgive me!)
Enough said.
Author R. Holland
Wings of Beasts: Wings of Descent
