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Apologies and News

04 Sep

One thing that troubles me about being an author is disappointing my readers. If it wasn’t for you guys, I still wouldn’t be sharing my stories with anyone but myself. So it’s hard when I get asked about when Have No Mercy, Broken Lens and Rouge are being released. I bear the weight of your disappointment when I can’t give you answers.

When I first started writing, I used to pound away in all my free time shutting out the world including my family. Then pirates decided to share my books and my skin yet wasn’t that thick. I became disillusioned with all the hard work I spent, all the time lost with my kids I couldn’t get back because someone decided to give my books away. And I had a mind to give it up.

But then you guys convinced me to continue on. And I felt the need to finish the stories I’d begun. Yet, I also decided that I would write more casually than the frantic nature that I’d done before. And here we are.

I could finish up all the books above just to get them out. But then I think as long as you guys have waited, you are expecting something at least marginally good. One of those stories, Broken Lens was almost done and I decided I didn’t like the direction the story when and scrapped it. An almost complete story down the drain… and that’s my cross to bear.

But I have other news. First you should know, I have absolutely no desire to be famous. I write because I have these stories in my head and need to get them out. At the same time, it’s flattering when someone reads your book and contacts you because they want to take it a more traditionally published route. So you can imagine my surprise when it happened to me out of the blue. With soul searching, I made the decision to let go of some control and see where this would take me.

Which book did this person read? Interestingly enough, it was my adult series that caught the eye of dare I say the right person. Yeah, I was surprised by that. Not that I don’t think it’s a good book. Because I do. Kalen makes me long to visit Scotland in the worst way. But I have a stronger YA following that adult.

However… getting to the point, I’m not allowed to discuss the details of my contract. What I can say is that you shouldn’t see much of a difference when it’s re-released. The main difference will be that it will be available for sale many more places. The first book for re-release is obviously the first book in the series. I’m not sure if the price will change, but I will be taking down my version the book in the next day or so. Thankfully, the re-release will be short coming. The cover will remain, at least for now. And it won’t be a year out before it’s back online and available for sale. It should be soon after and seamless.

Anyway, as you can imagine, I behind on everything else. I’m going to do my best to get Mercy out asap as I hear more from the readers of that series, with my Rouge fans on their heels. But I want to do Mercy… (I almost named names, lol,) Mercy and the gang justice in this story. So bear with me some more.

Thanks again you all for your support and kind words. There are days when I don’t want to write and I get a note from one of your guys that make me hunkering down on my keyboard because I have this need to please. Know that I’m doing my best to get all the books out. And soon maybe my only other job besides by family will be writing and I’ll have all the time in the world to get these stories out faster.

All my best ~ Shannon ❤

 

 
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Posted by on September 4, 2014 in Blog

 

A quick note

03 Aug

Summer has been crazy. And yes, I’m working to produce three books before summer’s over. Ambitious I know. In the meantime, there have been other things behind the scenes. And I should have news soon. I’m almost positive I’ll be pulling one of my series from purchase and handing the reins over to someone else. Scary. But after a lot of advice, it looks like that maybe the case. Because everything isn’t signed on the bottom line yet, I can’t say more. But I wanted to give you guys some update of why the silence. I hope you guys are having the best summer. And I look forward to sharing the news with you soon.

I’ll leave you with a picture that reminded me so much of Flynn and Mercy.

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Posted by on August 3, 2014 in Blog

 

Lullaby for a Solider

18 Jul

HNM coming soon

I know I’ve kept you waiting. So, I’m gifting you a Bonus POV. I haven’t done one of these in a while. I hope this helps with the wait for HNM. I don’t have a date yet sadly. But I’m hoping before summer is over.

For a listening choice for this POV, I would suggest Lullaby For a Solider (Arms of the Angel) by Maggie Stiff

Click here to read this bonus POV.

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Posted by on July 18, 2014 in Blog, Change of POV

 

Check out Blood Beyond Darkness

03 Jul

The fourth book in the series is certainly not the least. Check this one out. I have a few teasers to share with you all.

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Blood Beyond Darkness Teasers & Excerpts:

Soft rain pelted on the French doors of my room. Swinging my legs over, my feet touched the lush rug. My toes curled into the velvety wool. The need to move to the doors tugged at me. I could feel him. The strength of his blood propelled me to the window. Pressing my hand against the glass, my gaze scanned the grey soggy landscape. The tingle of my skin told me his eyes were on me. Watching me. My heart pumped under my ribs, thumping loudly in my chest. The last time he gave me his blood I recalled the overwhelming connection I had to him. It lessened over time, but at first it was extreme. Again I now knew exactly where he was, down to the tree he was leaning against, even though I could not see him.

He called to me. Not just because he was my Alpha, but because my body longed for his. Every sense in me was so overstimulated my skin could feel his eyes crawling over every inch of my body. It was like his fingers were actually touching me. I leaned against the cool window, my legs shaking underneath me, and my breath quickened. Desire consumed me. I was embarrassed when a low moan came from me.

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Run! My instincts screeched at me.

Along with the thump of my heart, my feet pounded against the earth, pushing me forward. A chilled ripple caressed the back of my neck and down my back. My nerves heated me quickly dropping trickles of sweat down my spine.

        Run faster.

Intuition lit another fire under my feet. My muscles strained as I pushed my legs to move faster, jumping and weaving around the wood’s hurdles.

Branches of a distorted tree curled down, wrapping itself around a boulder, blocking my path. Twisting my path to change my direction, I stumbled. Fear leaped into my gut, coiling around it. I smelled what was after me. A smell ingrained in my memory.

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Posted by on July 3, 2014 in Blog, Teasers

 

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Dwellers of Darkness Teasers & Excerpts

02 Jul

I have more from this amazing series

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Dwellers of Darkness Teasers & Excerpts:

“Well, you make stupid decisions. You should not be trusted with making any choices when it comes to men, your safety, or pretty much anything else.”

The room filled with energy. The lights flickered. “Why? Because they don’t match yours?”

“Exactly.”

“Well, the ‘men’ thing you might be right about. I do make stupid decisions.” Aggravation thumped in my ears. I had trained for so long to control my powers, to not let them rule me, but when I was around Eli, my restraint went to hell.

“Fairy boy will be so hurt.”

Magic slipped from my hold saturating the room. Every light surged, popping with the overload of my power.

“Fairy boy was the only one I got right.”

*****

My tongue salivated for the meat. I didn’t even realize I licked my lips till I saw him staring at me. His eyes were fixed on my tongue and lips. Warmth flushed my cheeks and neck. He cleared his throat and found his plate exceptionally fascinating.

“Do you want a bite?” he said, back to being detached from feelings. “You can’t deny the Dark Dweller part of you wants it.”

Again, my chest ballooned with heat. Oh, yeah, my Dark Dweller, Demon, and Fairy sides all wanted it. But, wait, he was talking about food. I suddenly found his plate exceptionally interesting, too.

I shrugged. “Sure.” Acting like I didn’t give a shit was guaranteed to fool him. Right?

He scooped up pieces onto his fork and pointed it toward me.

What the hell? He’s going to feed me? Crap on ash bark.

I opened my mouth, and he steered the fork in. I tried gracefully to get all the food off the fork and into my mouth. But when had I ever been known for my grace? Some pieces dribbled out and onto the floor, my hand clasped over my lips, shoving the rest in.

So hot.

The pieces of meat exploded on my taste buds, and I groaned with happiness. I had never really liked red meat before Eli had given me Dark Dweller blood, and now I was eating it raw. Raw and loving it.

“Tastes good,” I mumbled through bites.

His eyes raked over me. His lips hooked in a half grin, his eyes full of want. The coldness he displayed all week was gone. We stood there. My chest constricted, and my lungs forgot to move air in and out. Every inch of my skin prickled with craving. I thought of him pitching me up on the counter, everything crashing to the floor, as he took me right there. I tightened my muscles to stop from acting on it, but they didn’t listen. I stepped closer; only a hair separated our bodies. His breathing went shallow, and my body tingled at the proximity of his. We didn’t look each other in the eyes, but I could feel his roam over every curve of my form. I reached out, lightly touching his shirt, his stomach muscles rippling under the fabric. Slowly he bent in, leaning down. His lips were only an inch from mine.

And then they were gone. He jerked back, his hand going to his head.

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Posted by on July 2, 2014 in Blog, Teasers

 

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I’ve got to get my hands on Fire in the Darkness

01 Jul

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And I have teasers for Fire in the Darkness by Stacey Marie Brown, if you are one of the few who hasn’t read this book/series yet.

Fire in the Darkness Teasers & Excerpts:

I suddenly felt Eli’s nails grow, breaking through the fabric of my hoodie. “Run to the car and get the hell out of here.” He shoved the car keys in my pocket before pushing me to the side. His face was already half changed as he lunged for Drauk. I couldn’t move, engrossed in watching Eli’s body transform into a Dark Dweller.Eli had changed only partially in front of me before and in darkness. I hadn’t been able to see him change when he fought the phooka so I’d never seen the whole transformation. It was disturbing, fascinating, and somehow beautiful all at the same time.

Mesmerized, I watched his clothes tear. His body curved and twisted into another shape. A sleek, black creature emerged around the size of a large panther. His presence made everything feel dwarfed by comparison. Every muscle moved tightly under the midnight-colored coat. His jaw was longer than a wild cat’s, with razor sharp teeth. His spine was lined with small, sharp, spiked horns. There was also something about him that reminded me of a wolf. But neither panther nor wolf seemed to define him. His movements were graceful and stealthy. A deep, vibrating growl shook the room. Nails curved like sickles, ripped at the floorboards as he moved closer to Drauk. His eyes flared red.

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“Don’t touch me,” I spouted angrily, but I didn’t move, my body pulsating with tension.

“Stop me.” As he moved in closer, I could feel the heat resonating off his body. He paused for a moment, waiting for me to act on his words. I didn’t. Grabbing the back of my head, he tugged a handful of my hair back so I had to look up at him. Breathing in shakily, conflicting emotions of hate and desire raged inside me. Fire burned in his pupils, making him look even more feral.

He suddenly pressed his body into mine, his lips coming down on mine with a savage hunger. I felt dizzy; my need for him was desperate and raw. His hand locked on the back of my head tighter as I pulled him by his belt loops closer to me. We were both fierce and demanding as we kissed. Biting. Tugging. Wanting.

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Posted by on July 1, 2014 in Blog, Teasers

 

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Have you read Darkness of Light

30 Jun

Have you read Darkness of Light by Stacey Marie Brown?

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Love the cover. Well if you haven’t read, check this one out. An Except is below…

Darkness of Light Teaser:

“I won’t deny I’m good at it, but it’s definitely not one of my many hidden talents. Or so I’ve been told.” His expression revealed nothing, but there was no doubt as to what he was hinting at. My cheeks turned a deep shade of pink and I quickly turned away from him. I didn’t miss the smirk cutting across his face.

“T-that’s not . . . I mean . . . I wasn’t insinuating . . .” It usually wasn’t easy to turn me into a stammering mess, but he seemed to do it effortlessly.

“What’s wrong, Ember?” A cruel, smug smile tugged at the corner of Eli’s mouth. “You don’t strike me as the type who gets thwarted so easily.” Eli’s bright eyes penetrated so deeply into mine it made me feel as if all my inner thoughts and feelings were being unveiled.

“Thwart suggests you defeated or outwitted me.” My eyebrows arched in a mocking response, challenging him. A slow, unsettling grin spread over his face, but he stayed silent. “What’s wrong Eli? You don’t strike me as the type who gets surmounted so easily.”

You want to play vocabulary? Fine, bring it, I thought.

His eyebrow cocked, and I immediately wanted to slap myself. Oh, you idiot. Why did you have to use that word?

“It’s a little early in our relationship for us to be ‘surmounting,’ but, hey, I’m game if you are. I’ll even let you be on top.” He looked directly at me, a coy smile playing on his lips.

Whenever I thought I had the upper hand, Eli seemed to be able to pull my legs out from under me, knocking me off my game. I grappled for any kind of thought not including images of this boy’s naked body or his fingers against my bare skin. I shook my head, trying to rid my mind of the vivid images playing out in my head.

He moved in closer, causing warmth to flare through me as he brushed my arm. He leaned down and whispered in my ear, his hot breath slipping teasingly down my neck and spine. “I’ll be waiting eagerly for a good retort from that wicked tongue of yours. I’m sure you will come back with some mind-blowing licks for me.” He stepped back away from me. Watching me flounder for words and the chagrin spreading over my cheeks only widened his smile.

*****

His fingers touched my jaw and slithered down, softly tracing the contours of my neck and the scrapes until he reached the top of my tank top. My eyes closed as I drowned in the pleasure of his touch. His other thumb swept gingerly across my bottom lip. My lips parted, catching his thumb in my mouth, and sucked on it. A soft moan came from his throat, making the yearning burn deeper in my body. My eyes fluttered open to see him staring down at me. For a brief time we stayed like that, lost in everything we had left unsaid. Urgently, he slid his hands to the back of my neck, cupping my face. He concentrated intently on my lips as he lowered his slowly to mine, which ached for his touch.

A burst of electric shocks rippled through my body, sparking an intense passion that completely overtook me. There was nothing in the world I wanted more. Every touch was like fire, the taste of his lips spurred a divine hunger, a craving that was an insatiable, endless need for him.

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You totally have to pick this one up. 🙂

 

 

 
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Posted by on June 30, 2014 in Blog, Teasers

 

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Broken Lens…

11 Jun

How is everyone? I’ve chosen the winners for the signed books and I’ve contacted the winners. No worries. I’ll run a contest later this summer for paperback ARCs of Broken Lens and Have No Mercy.

Broken Lens… although Through the Lens can be read as a standalone, Broken Lens continues the journey. And this book received a cover update…

Check it out! What do you think? Designed by Mae I Design. BTW, if you are an author, she’s running a contest for a custom cover for just liking her webpage… https://www.facebook.com/MaeIDesignandPhotography

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And HEY, calling out to all fans. If you have a moment and have an opinion about any of my books, let yourself be heard and help me in the process. Please write a review on Amazon or Barnes & Noble whichever place you bought the book. It means a great deal even if the review isn’t in my favor. Thanks! I’ve got lots of LUV for you all. Your messages through my webpage, blog, e-mail, twitter, etc. all encourage me to keep going even when it gets tough. Know that I am writing most days. I hope to have some releases out really soon.

 
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Posted by on June 11, 2014 in Blog

 

Never Let You Fall

02 Jun
Hey Guys, sharing is caring and I’m sharing an awesome author with you. This week my guest is Michele G. Miller. And today I want to talk about her YA Fantasy Romance series, Prophecy of Tyalbrook. The first book is Never Let You Fall. Check out the details and excerpt below.

 

She’s an orphan with a secret past she’s never known
He’s the Guardian raised to protect her and deliver her home 
Together they find forbidden love and a future neither one is prepared for…
Never Let You Fall (Prophecy of Tyalbrook, #1)
Genre: YA Fantasy Romance
Available: 
Add it to your Goodreads TBR
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Excerpt:

 

“What do you feel?  Anything strange?” 

 

She flung her hands up in the air as she answered me. “Yes, I feel something strange!  This whole thing is strange!” 

 

Placing my finger on her lips, I shook my head in frustration.  “Skye, what do you feel here?” I asked again, pointing to her chest.  “How do you feel?” 

 

She stood for a moment with her lips lightly pressed to my finger, slowly closing and reopening her eyes. There was a sheen to them that spoke of unshed tears, and as she raised her hand to pull mine away from her mouth, I saw her fingers tremble when she whispered, “I can’t deal with this, Xander.” 

 

“Yes, Skye – you can and you will,” I warned her.  “This is going to happen whether you want it to or not. I told you that I’m safe, and I…” 

 

Skye broke into hysterical laughter at that.  “Safe?  You’re telling me that a legion of demons is after me and there’s nothing I can do to stop it. How in your book does that equal safe?”

 

“You don’t know me, Skye, and you don’t know Rioden and… what we can do.  I told you that I would protect you, and I will.” 

 

Shaking her head, she took a small step back and admitted, “You’re right about one thing, Xander,” as she wiped a tear from her face.  “I don’t know you, so how can I trust you?  No matter how you make me feel.  Please just leave me alone.”  She spun on her heel and sprinted away, leaving me to stare after her.

 

 
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Posted by on June 2, 2014 in Blog

 

A look Through The Lens

29 May

If you haven’t read my on sale for only 99 cents young adult contemporary romance, then let me give you a taste.

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Blurb…

Being a twin isn’t all that bad, nor is it all that good. Being the fat twin makes things a little worse. Seventeen year old, Jessa Shelby has been all but ignored. Trimmed down, but not skinny like her sister, she has decided to make her mark in her final year in high school.

Things begin anew the summer before her senior year when she meets Ethan Hart, a super hot boy with a twisted past. Unfortunately, he has a girlfriend. Relegated to friend status with Ethan, she turns her eyes on football jock, Josh Macon, whose crush worthy too. No longer the ‘fat girl’, Josh seems to be interested in her too.

Spending more and more time with Ethan causes unexpected complications and she finds herself falling for the wrong boy. Josh is sweet but wants more than she can give. His warning about Ethan’s past may have come too late. And gasping for air with a noose around her neck, she has to wonder if trust came at a very high price.

Excerpt…

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(just to set things up not in the excerpt below, Jessa’s on the National Mall in Washington, DC between the Capitol and the Abe Lincoln monument taking pictures.)

And that’s when I saw the color of his eyes. They were the bluest of blue that would make the sky want to cry from jealously. He was hot, a ten on the Richter scale. We’re talking catastrophic heartbreak. But the way his eyes bore into my lens-. Crap, he looked at directly me. Saw me. My nervous finger clicked off the shot before I shifted away in embarrassment. I did a 180 towards good old Abe and walked a couple of steps, feigning more interest as I started to line up an extreme long shot of that memorial. I needed to get out of there. Had he known I was taking pictures of him? I was poised to walk away in the direction of the memorial and make my escape when I heard a voice behind me. He was too close and I knew because I felt his breath on the back of my exposed neck. And I knew who it might be by the sheer amount of baritone in the voice. Slowly, I turned around, heart knocking against my chest.

It was him. And he was like really tall. I was already tall but he had a good head over me, making me look up at him, guiltily while he looked down at me with no hint of shame. In fact his face was surprisingly empty, devoid of anything I could read. With his head at an angle, he spoke again, “So, do I get to see?”

With no experience at all with guys other than Bradley—I mean who dates the fat girl— I was struck by his proximity, the fact that he, looking like that, was talking to me. And I was barely able to stutter out, “See what?”

Chuckling, he exposed impossibly white teeth, he said, “My picture.”

The duh, must have crossed my face and I tilted the camera, which had been cradled in my palm, to reveal the ancient thing I was using. “This isn’t digital.”

“That’s a problem then,” he said, his face expressionless again. No, there was something, I thought looking up at that face, hands shaking. And the look I saw there made me swallow hard.

“Why?” I asked, feeling like cotton had filled my throat.

“I think there must be laws about that or something.”

“Laws,” I repeated, perplexed.

“Yeah, laws. I don’t think I gave you permission to take my picture.” His posture said he was dead serious. Were there laws? I had no idea. And would he try to call the police or something? I didn’t mean to do anything. I had been caught up in the feeling of the new camera, caught up in the sheer amount of attractiveness one person could have.

Taking my camera in his hand, the strap around my neck pulled me closer to him. He didn’t seem to notice that we were basically sharing too much personal space. He studied my camera like he knew a thing or two about them turning it over this way and that.

“You’re not going to open it, are you?” I asked meekly, scared he would press charges. And that if he’d open it carelessly, try to force it open, the vintage camera might break let alone ruin the film inside.

With a sardonic arch of his brow, he said, “I should. Do you have a release form? I mean, you can’t go posting these pictures without permission.”

“I, I never,” I stammered. I had no idea how many laws I might be breaking. “I promise I won’t post any of your pictures.”

Not looking at all convinced, he said, “How do I know that? Do you know how much my face is worth?”

Priceless, I wanted to say but kept that little comment to myself. I didn’t want to seem creepier than he probably already thought me to be. I found myself licking my suddenly dry lips. Was he a model? There was no doubt he could be.

Sighing, at my lack of response, he said, “Well, I guess you owe me then.” Owe him, I didn’t even know him.

“Look, I promise to destroy your picture,” I said, quickly. “I really didn’t mean to break any laws.”

And then he broke out in a brilliant smile, a truly bright genuine smile that caught me off guard. “What did you mean to do?”

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This book is available in Paperback, E-book (at Amazon and Barnes & Noble) and Audio book with whispersync (through Audible & Amazon).

AND DON’T FORGET MY GIVEAWAY

https://shannondermott.net/2014/05/26/giveaway/

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Posted by on May 29, 2014 in Blog, Teasers

 
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