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Of Claws and Inferno Cover Reveal and Synopsis

Cover art by BRose Designz

It’s finally here!

Here is the official synopsis for Of Claws and Inferno, Book Five in the Of Cinder and Bone series:

In a modern day world teeming with marauding dragons, there is only one solution: The Wild Hunt.

Dr. Rhett “Jack” Jackson and Dr. Kamala Anjali have worked for the Knight Division capturing wild dragons for years, but now the government has decided to hold a tournament called The Wild Hunt. Jack, Kamala, and their teammates Calloway, Libby, Agent Shannon, and Yousef, must capture five of the deadliest dragons alive before the opposing team or they lose their jobs at the Knight Division. Jack and Kamala are also chasing after Kazuma Okegawa, the yakuza lieutenant who has been trying to kill them. Okegawa is planning a hostile takeover of the worldwide illegal dragon trade and if he succeeds, everyone will be in grave danger. Between the Wild Hunt and Okegawa’s plot to destroy everything in his path, Jack and Kamala have to rely on each other to stay alive in the middle of an inferno.

Of Claws and Inferno is the fifth book in the Of Cinder and Bone science fiction/contemporary fantasy series. It follows Of Cinder and Bone, Of Blood and Ashes, Of Dawn and Embers, and Of Fury and Fangs.

Release date: April 22nd, 2022

Pre-order it now on Amazon Kindle for only .99 cents! This price will only be available for the pre-order. The price will increase to $4.99 on April 23rd, 2022. Get it now and spread the word by adding it to your Goodreads To Be Read shelf!

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Terminus II

Time to head back to Atlanta for more science fiction/fantasy shenanigans! It’s Terminus II: an anthology written by all black and African American authors. It features short stories from the following authors:

Consecrated – Gerald L. Coleman

Impundulu – L. M. Davis

Carnival – Milton J. Davis

Underground Problems – Ashleigh Davenport

Green Treacheries – Ed Hall

The Crossing: Moonlit Skies – Robert Jeffrey II

Now and Then – Alan Jones

Hunted – Kyoko M.

Panola Mountain – Violette L. Meier

First in the Family – Balogun Ojetade

Welcome to Happy Haunts – Aziza Sphinx

Fae Falling – Kortney Watkins

Pre-Order here: https://www.mvmediaatl.com/product-page/terminus-2

Release date: June 19th, 2022

Haven’t read the first one yet? Get your copy here!

JordanCon 2022

Guess who’s on the guest list for JordanCon 2022? This gal! Please join me at the incredibly fun JordanCon in Atlanta, GA from April 22nd through April 24th, 2022.

JordanCon strictly enforces health and safety measures, including requirements for the covid-19 vaccine as well as continued distancing and reduced capacity. We’d love you to join us. Tickets are on sale on a rolling basis, so the best way to grab one is to like their Facebook page and they’ll announce when the next batch of tickets go on sale. Keep in mind – they go fast! Don’t miss out. See you there!

Update 3/31/22: Here are my panels! I will be there Friday as well, which is the release day for Of Claws and Inferno, so if you’re in the Atlanta area, be sure to stop by my table for a free badge ribbon!

Saturday, April 23rd

1:00PM Writing in Isolation – Conference Center

Sunday, April 24th

11:30AM Marveling Our Way to the Multiverse of Madness – Maplewood A

1:00PM Myths and Monsters: Modern Classics – Maplewood A

2:30PM Science of Urban Legend and Myth – Azalea

Multiverse Con 2021

It’s been a long, grueling year, but that doesn’t mean we can’t still safely have fun. This October 15th & 16th, yours truly will be appearing at Multiverse Con in Atlanta, GA. Check out my panel schedule below.

Please join us if you’re in the Atlanta area! We’d love to have you!

The Black Parade Series Boxed Set (Novels 1-3)

Haven’t jumped on the bandwagon for the adventures of Seer Jordan Amador and her archangel companions? Have no fear! The Black Parade novel boxed set is here! That’s right–all three of my urban fantasy/paranormal romance novels in one place for one great price. Scurry on over and pick up a copy today!

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09CP6KV96

The 2021 Self-Published Science Fiction Competition

Good news, everyone! I submitted Of Cinder and Bone to Hugh Howey’s inaugural Self-Published Science Fiction Competition and made it through the very first round of selected novels! Yay!

Cover art by Marginean Anca of BRoze Designs

Here’s where you can learn more about it. In short, the contest is Top 300 -> Top 100 -> Top 30 -> Top 10 -> Top 3 -> 1 winner. Fingers crossed that the editors like it and it makes it to the next round. If not, it’s still an honor to have been chosen for this awesome competition. I still get to use it as bragging rights, after all. Stay tuned for more (hopefully)!

Update 12/11/2021: Well, the good news is Of Cinder and Bone made it through another round of cuts. It made it from the Top 300 to the Top 100. I also received a glowing full review as a result. Thanks for rooting for me, guys!

Update 12/14/2021: I also got another excellent full review from another one of the judges on the Red Star Reviews team. Check it out!

Update 1/28/2022: Amazingly, impossibly, Of Cinder and Bone was chosen for the Top 30 picks from the Top 100 list for the contest. Check out the graphic below of all the semi-finalists!

Update: 5/4/22: Well, it’s all over but the crying. The score for the semi-finalist round is so low I won’t dignify it by posting it here, but it’s been a privilege to even be chosen to participate in this competition. I met some lovely people and got some good blurbs from Team RedStarReviews. Congratulations to those who will be continuing on. Best of luck and I hope the judges read your books more fairly moving forward.

But I do get to use this for bragging rights from now on.

The San Francisco Public Library Presents Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda

Join the authors of Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda Sunday, July 25th 2021 for a free virtual interview with the San Francisco Public Library.

Update: here is the entire panel! Thanks for everyone who joined us.

JordanCon 2021

All vaccinated and raring for somewhere to go this summer? Join me and a host of amazing authors and creatives at this year’s JordanCon in Atlanta, GA. Visit jordancon.org to see the guests, panels, and register to attend.

Below are the panels that I will be participating in this year:

FRIDAY, JULY 16TH 2021

2:30PM Southern Writing

5:30PM Urban Fantasy Hour

SATURDAY, JULY 17TH 2021

11:30AM Myths and Monsters

2:30PM The Active Protagonist

SUNDAY, JULY 18TH 2021

11:30AM Creatures of Legend

See you there!

The World of Wakanda Panel

Join us for the World of Wakanda virtual panel on July 17th, 2021 at 1pm EST! Information in the flyer above.

Subsume Juneteenth Black Panther Panel: What is Wakanda?

Join us Friday, June 18th, 2021 at 7pm for the virtual panel at Subsume: “What is Wakanda?” Featuring yours truly, Linda D. Addison, Jesse J. Holland, and Glenn Parris, contributing authors to Marvel’s Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda.