Assets (Balance Sheet #1)
The conclusion to the trilogy…
she is a mere pawn.
I meant to announce this last week. A family emergency occurred that derailed my plans.
Sebastian has a story that’s too long to tell within Mercy’s story. I’d given you guys several chapters of the book on Figment. However it’s been pulled from there. No fear, the plan is to offer this book for free for a period of time once published.
For those that read, I’ve expanded the story to give more background and more Sebastian. And of course I hadn’t finished loading all the chapters. There will be much to learn and enjoy.
Details of publishing date to come soon.
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/95882-at-your-mercy—a-cambion-series-support-group
Apparently, ignoring the woman in voluminous red, draped in a bouquet of red roses as if they were a couture dress, was a mistake. A shrill voice erupted from her mouth immediately snapping my attention to her face.
“What a wonderful day for guest.” Her smile was disingenuous as it didn’t reach past her cheekbones. Her dark eyes spoke of more insidious things.
Flynn and I took a step back. We weren’t scared as much as we had no idea of the enemy that stood before us. The women in red with a mop of crimson curls atop her head took a proprietary step towards us. She loomed over us and would have blotted out the sun if there had been a sun in the azure sky.
My neck craned back to stare at the woman that stood before me. Her eyes were golden like fire lit them from inside.
“You absolutely must join me for dinner.”
I found my footing matching Flynn’s as we took another step in the opposite direction.
Her cartoonish smile curved every more, never once meeting her eyes.
In a deeper and sincere voice, she whispered, “You have nothing to fear.”
HAVE NO MERCY ~ A FUTURE 2014 PUBLICATION
I will have some news about Sebastian either this week or next. Look for it!!!
The greatest gift to an author is a reader. I remember the first review I received on the first book I wrote. I remember being in the kitchen with my family and reading it. And no, I didn’t ask family and friends to write that review. It was by someone I’d never met. I was new to the game and hadn’t asked anyone to read my book at that point. So this first review was pure in the purest form. She bought my book on her own, read it and gave it a five-star review. The review was only a few sentences, but it was priceless to me.
Reviews whether good are bad are important for an author. These reviews let others know that someone read it, thought it was at least good enough to buy. So I’m grateful for all of you who’ve taken the time to write a review on Amazon, Barnes & Noble and even Goodreads.
With that said, I’ll never forget that day, nor will I ever forget her, my first reviewer. Isn’t that true of all first?
Anyway, writing is also a solitary experience. It takes a considerable amount of time and then in my case patience from my family. Writing is like planning your wedding day. You spend months working on it and then for the reader, the experience is over in a matter of hours. How do I know? Well, I’m a reader and writer. So I understand the joys of reading a book I’ve waited for and then it’s over far too soon. And I know as a writer just how long it takes to type out all those words even though the story is already written in my head.
This past year for me has been fraught with illnesses freaky in nature for me at least. And a lot of changes like moving and trying to start anew.
I’ve also battled with giving my keyboard the time it needs so I can complete the books that are in my head. This past weekend, I wrote about 10k in words. YAY for me. But the week before…
Things are going slowly, but I hope that each time I put into the written word is quality. And that quality makes up for the lack on quantity. I hope you guys will continue to be patient with me.
Finally, ask and you shall receive has always been my policy. Someone asked me today about Equity, book three in the Balance Sheet series. So here is a teaser.
Also for you Mercy readers, I don’t know if you caught the new cover of Beg for Mercy. Here it is.
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Happy Holidays to everyone. I come baring news of good tidying and baring gifts. I know not everyone is a fan of each of my series/books. Some of you only like paranormal, young adult, adult, or lgbt. And I have something for everyone.
First of all, have you checked out my updated website. It’s up and running. There need to be a few tweeks, but so far I’m stoked. www.shannondermott.com
But you guys want the pressies…
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First for my Cambion series fans…
So, Beg for Mercy is like so close to my heart. Being the first book I published, it will always hold that special place in my heart.
Because I love it so much, it’s time for a change. I’ve gotten word from many of you over the months how the original cover art has been used by many other authors. And as much as I love the silhouette, it’s time for Mercy to have a unique identity. I thought I’d have the cover to share with you today, but a few touches need to be finished on it. It will have the same feel as the original cover, but the cover art will be unique to me/novel and won’t be used by anyone else. YAY!
Some covers may end up coming close, but it won’t be an exact replica as it stands now. I hope to get back to you all soon with the reveal. Additionally, Mercy is getting re-edited for the millionth time. (Thanks Taylor) I had it perfect in November the original year of publication. However in June the following year when I made a change, I saved over that file accidentally and lost it. (yikes) Anyway, good things to come with this series.
My first present is a Bonus POV that takes place after Mistletoe (a previous POV). If you are a re-reader, you may want to read Mistletoe again before this one. Click the link and enjoy.
My second present (because the next book isn’t going to release this year like I hoped) is a sneak peek at the first chapter in Have No Mercy. Enjoy!!!
http://figment.com/books/736026-Partial-First-Chapter-of-HNM/widget?size=small&desc=true&stats=true
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For my Through the Lens fans…
Again, I apologize for Broken Lens not releasing. So for your present, I’ve written a POV from TTL from Ethan’s POV. I hope you like. Also, I believe the first chapter of Broken Lens was posted a while ago. I’ll post that link just in case.
http://figment.com/books/735993-Bonus-POV-TTL-Holidays/widget?size=small&desc=true&stats=true
Chapter One (previous posted)
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For my Alliance fans…
Thank you guys for being patient. Rouge is written and awaiting my final read through before it goes to beta and editing. For your present, I will post a very unedited version of the first chapter. You will get both Keller and Hudson’s POV. I’m tempted to post without reading myself because I can’t get distracted right now. I love the way my writing partner writes. (Yes, that’s me fan girling. I have no shame.) And of course, Keller has a way of sucking me back in. (I read the first chapter at least. Gosh I want to stop what I’m doing. It’s been over a year since I read. It’s almost like reading for the first time.)
http://figment.com/books/736011-First-Chapter-of-Rogue/widget?size=small&desc=true&stats=true
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For my Assets fans (Balance Sheet series)…
Liabilities will be released next week. YAYAY! For those of you that requested an ARC it’s coming soon. I’ll ask your help in doing a promo post on your blog or wherever. I’ll send that information soon for those who signed up.
In the meantime, I have a raw POV from Kalen’s POV from Assets. I hope you like. An extended version will be included as a bonus in the back of Liabilities.
HAVE A HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!!
It’s been a while since my last post. (I feel as if I’m in confession). And I feel horrible that I haven’t been able to keep up with posting on a regular.
Liabilities. It’s been promised to me by next week. Then it depends how fast I can get through any revisions that need to be made when it will be released. I’m keeping my fingers crossed it won’t take too long. But I refuse to make any more promises. It seems like when I do, it becomes an epic fail every time.
I will say there will be an AWESOME giveaway in connect with the release of the book, the likes of which most likely haven’t been seen. For those that are interested in participating in a blog tour and receiving an ARC, contact me. If you have blogging friends that might be interested in participating, pass the word even if they haven’t read the first book.
The link to sign up is below.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1ak5X97B6h9i-Ml6qzlf8OATDCGp5-2fz_wuRF8A5C44/viewform
I will send out ARCs in mobi or epub form.
I’m still in the middle of three other projects in various stages of progress. Hang in there with me. I haven’t forgotten Jess & Ethan. And Mercy and the boys are always on my mind. I’m itching to write Lizzy and Striker’s story. But that is far down on my to do list.
I love hearing from you guys. I try to always respond. I’ve had a couple of questions come through my website that I was unable to answer because the e-mail address came back incorrect. If you haven’t heard back from me, try contacting me again and double-check your e-mail address. You can always also contact me through Facebook and Twitter also.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!