Don’t you just hate it when you have to wait years between books in a series to release? Well, you don’t have to worry about that this time around. The Timely Death Trilogy is releasing in full this summer and fall, and today, the sequel—Seconds Before Sunrise—released!
What are book blogs saying about this award-winning paranormal romance?
“Addicting and ironic, haunting and mystical, hilarious and sophisticated.”
– The Novel List
“Left me breathless.”
– Inkwell & Paper
“The perfection addition.”
– YA Book Reviews
If you haven’t checked out the first installment, Minutes Before Sunset, find it on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Goodreads, but here is the information for the sequel, Seconds Before Sunrise.
Two nightmares. One memory.
“Chaos within destiny. It was the definition of our love.”
Eric has weeks before his final battle when he’s in an accident. Forced to face his human side, he knows he can’t survive if he fights alone. But he doesn’t want to surrender, even if he becomes the sacrifice for war.
Jessica’s memory isn’t the only thing she’s lost. Her desire to find her parents is gone and so is her confidence. But when fate leaves nightmares behind, she decides to find the boy she sees in them, even if it risks her sanity.
And don’t forget! The last installment, Death Before Daylight, releases September 15.
You can also win prizes on August 28 via the CTP Find Your Next Read Facebook Party! Author, Shannon A. Thompson, will be there, and she would love to see you there. In the meantime, she’s giving away prizes via her newsletter and website for writers and readers. She hopes you’ll join the Dark.
I am pleased to have Larry Hyatt visit Fiction Favorites. Larry is the Spotlight Author for Rave Reviews Book Club. Go here to see the rest of his schedule
Author Bio:
Larry Hyatt has written radio comedy, sketch comedy and plays, produced television and radio, worked as a creative director for an arts and entertainment magazine, and published numerous humorous articles and essays. Originally from New Orleans he’s a graduate of the New Orleans Center for Creative Arts and attended Loyola University’s School of Music as a vocalist, went into radio broadcasting, has been a nightclub in house entertainer (Where he did theatre in a bar), produced and hosted television shows for LCN-TV, and started an entertainment magazine called the “The Tri-Parish Navi-Gator,” featuring theatre,music, dining and the arts in South Louisiana. He hosts “Larry Hyatt is the Morning” on C-96.7 KCIL Radio in Houma, La.
No, it’s not about to come out. We’ve had a few production oopsies and the debut is still in limbo, but progress has been made. To prove it, I’m going to post part of the sketch from before and part of the progress:
Yes, I know this is a high fantasy series and this looks science fiction-y. Well, it kind of should since all of this involves the gnomes. To be fair, that thing is powered by peddling golems.
That’s right! The time is here and you finally have confirmation. As we begin this new journey into The Vampire Realm let me tell you that it has been one heck of a ride for me. I’m completely excited to announce this! Keep checking back at jsriddle.com for up to date information, like a cover reveal, pre-order links, event dates and much more. If you haven’t done so add me on Facebook, twitter, Instagram, or my new tumblr.
If you had the choice of any occupation, what would you actually like to be? .
I believe my undead existence prevents me from most jobs. Given that I am trying to help my master rule Windemere, I’d say an alternative is claiming a territory. For a necrocaster this means filling an area of wilderness with unique monsters that do your bidding. .
Do you have any hobbies that you would like to be able to spend more time on? .
Collecting souls to forge a new ring, but that’s still work. Unlike the champions, I need to keep working. My goals are not met by reacting to others. .
What’s your favorite meal? .
A heavily corrupted fireskin would be delicious. .
Do you play any musical instruments–if so, what? If you don’t, what would you like to play? .
As a mortal, I knew how to play a dulcimer. That skill no longer has any appeal to me these days. .
Is there any one in particular that you wish you didn’t have to be around? .
That arrogant, psychotic son of my master. .
Have you ever been strongly attracted to someone and it never developed? .
Since I’m amused by the meal question, I will ignore this one. Never ask it again. .
Are you surprised about what you have become? Is this what you expected when you were a child? .
I went from a mortal man to an undead necrocaster that works for the most powerful being on Windemere. In other words, I didn’t plan for this when I was a child. The truth is that my mortal life took an unexpected turn and I followed it to where I am now. I would not change a thing. .
What is your biggest fear? .
I will say waking up with mushrooms growing out of my eye sockets. You can decide if I’m being honest or not. .
If you could change places with another person in Windemere, who would it be and why? .
I think I’m done attempting that spell . . . possibly. .
What makes you happy? .
Rainbows on a warm spring day. Who created these questions? I’m happiest when serving my master and bringing his victory closer to a reality. Killing a Paladin is rather entertaining too. .
What does teamwork mean to you? .
Something that heroes do, which puts them in the same location. Sometimes it makes it easier to hit all of them with a spell. Other times it means I have multiple pests running in opposite directions with a plan. .
How would you define honor? .
Remaining loyal to those you swore an oath to. If there are other followers then one must prove to be the most loyal and honorable. That way you won’t be the one to be eliminated when your master is enraged. .
What’s the best way to hunt monsters? .
Use live bait, but don’t let them know they’re bait. Also pray that the Lich who made the monster isn’t nearby. Those creations take a long time to build or summon. You people don’t like it when we kill and eat your loved ones, but we only do that for food and parts. Much more honorable than doing it for revenge. .
What’s your first response when someone makes you really, really mad? .
Pull their soul out through their eye sockets and feast on it while turning the body into a decaying marionette. .
What’s it like working for Charles? .
That is not my master’s name.
This was a busy week with the little guy home, my exile stopping last Sunday, school supply run, a full day at the zoo, and other adventures that ended up being outside. I think I caught a bug or overdid the heat because Friday saw my stomach turning in its resignation for the afternoon. Playing a video game with a wildly swinging camera might have been the final nail in the coffin.
I’m still trying to gather my energy too. Seems I get knocked back down pretty easily, which has me somewhat worried. This year has been exhausting for some reason and my stress levels rarely drop to normal. There’s always a crisis or a delay or something that is driving me nuts. It’s like something always goes wrong, which is probably how the world should go. Yet it has me wondering about something that is kind of dark and I’m sure will get me in trouble on this side of the computer.
So to any of my lurkers that end up coming at me in the non-Internet world, you should probably skip the next paragraph:
Is it possible for a person to be miserable and negative for so long that they become incapable of being truly happy? I’m talking that the emotion becomes a source of anxiety because you’re just waiting for it to get taken away. The ground has been ripped out from under you so often that you prefer the plummeting to the stability. Only because you don’t really remember any other way. The white fluffy clouds of life always transform into acid rain even when you try hard to keep them clean. It gets worse when the people around you are on your case about always being negative. They either avoid you or criticize you because you’re a downer. So you put on a smile and try to create a positive outlook by being confident about your path and happy about something. Then these same people step in to tell you why you shouldn’t be so positive and act like you not planning for the worst case scenario. Spend a little over half of your life being told you’re either too negative or shouldn’t be so happy. We’ll see how you come out and how you handle happiness, delays of events, and stress. So again, I wonder if it’s possible for a person to almost get a phobia of happiness and simply not know what to do with it if it ever turns up. Even worse, a person believing they aren’t meant to have it.
Now back to whatever else I was going to write.
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I got a little outlining and character creation done. I might be doing this throughout the week since my son has decided that I’m not allowed to read without him being involved. This turns into him stealing the bookmark, wrestling with my feet, or crawling into my lap to block my view of the book. He knows to leave the writing stuff alone, but I laugh too much at these antics for him to believe I want him to stop. I will be thinking about another story/series/stuff this week. That post might take the place of Teaser Tuesday since I don’t know what to put there. With The Merchant of Nevra Coil delayed, I don’t really have an urge to put more of it out there. We’ll see if I get a last minute desire. For now, I’m leaning toward putting some thought into the other idea(s) and making a Work In Progress post. Although those don’t usually do well.
In fact, this month has been terrible in terms of blog and sale numbers. I don’t check nearly as often as I used to, so I might be missing a few things. My focus is on getting my head together for writing 2 more stories this year. One is the action/comedy/post-apocalyptic thing and the other is Book 12 of Legends of Windemere. That means I’ll only have 3 books to go on the big series in terms of first drafts. It also brings up the question of the post-adventure book. There will be a loose end as long as things stay as they are, which means a single book to tie it up. Unfortunately, this would reveal the ending of the series. So I don’t know if I should do this one or move on to the Windemere vampires. I guess one thing is that you’ll know the fates of some characters, but not see it in action. It’s a tough spot.
I’ll finish here. There’s no goal list because my son is still home. There are no official plans because we’re going to fly by the seat of our pants. Now to add some various videos and head out for a play date.
Hello everyone and WELCOME to the first in a series of Author Interviews. I will posting a new interview with an author, illustrator, or photographer every Friday, as long as I have people willing to be interviewed (and eventually I hope to agents and or publishers to the list). If you would like to be interviewed for this segment, please feel free to leave a comment and I’ll get you set up.
Without Further Ado, let’s get this party started with the one, the only, Charles Yallowitz. Author of the Legends of Windemere series and blog, as well as many other interesting things (don’t want to give anything away too soon here), Mr. Yallowitz has provided us with a great set of answers today.
Author Interview Questions: Charles Yallowitz
What name do you write under? Is this a pseudonym? Do you use more than one name when you write?
Seconds Before Sunrise Release Day!
