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Best of the Indies Storybundle

Posted by :letitia.carelock@gmail.com On : June 30, 2022
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Looking for some great discounted summer reads? Check out the Best of the Indies Storybundle!

For StoryBundle, you decide what price you want to pay. For $5 (or more, if you’re feeling generous), you’ll get the basic bundle of four books in any ebook format—WORLDWIDE.

Of Blood and Ashes by Kyoko M.
Mason Dixon Monster Hunter by Eric R. Asher
The Water Blade by Stuart Jaffe
Get Bent! by Rick Gualtieri
Of Cinder and Bone by Kyoko M.

If you pay at least the bonus price of just $20, you get all four of the regular books, plus ten more books for a total of 14!

Second Hand Curses by Drew Hayes
The Fixer by Jon F. Merz
Kill Three Birds by Nicole Givens Kurtz
A Fall in Autumn by Michael G. Williams
Amazing Grace by John G. Hartness
Burning Shakespeare by A.J. Hartley
The Children of Menlo Park by Jessica Nettles
Fairy Godmurder by Sarah J. Sover
The Ghost Dance Judgement by R.S. Belcher
Spells, Salt & Steel by Gail Z. Martin and Larry N. Martin

Limited time only, so grab your copies today!

Of Claws and Inferno Paperback Goodreads Giveaway

Posted by :letitia.carelock@gmail.com On : March 23, 2022
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Cover art by BRose Designz; Promo Image by Silver Dagger Blog Tours

We’re officially less than 1 month away from the release of Book 5 in the Of Cinder and Bone series. To celebrate, I’ve created a Goodreads giveaway. Enter to win a free paperback copy of the book from now until April 22nd, 2022. Don’t miss your chance to own a copy!

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.

Terminus II

Posted by :letitia.carelock@gmail.com On : January 23, 2022
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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!

The 2021 Self-Published Science Fiction Competition

Posted by :letitia.carelock@gmail.com On : August 8, 2021
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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.

JordanCon 2021

Posted by :letitia.carelock@gmail.com On : July 7, 2021
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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!

Women, the Arts, and Wakanda with Toni Quest

Posted by :letitia.carelock@gmail.com On : May 26, 2021
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Still interested in the world of Wakanda? Check out this wonderful Q & A session with Toni Quest featuring me and Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda contributor and author Glen Parris.

https://youtu.be/8RRWMrAuwwM

Cyberfunk Anthology

Posted by :letitia.carelock@gmail.com On : January 23, 2021
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Look out! We have an exciting black sci-fi anthology by some of the best African and African American authors in the business, including yours truly. Check out this incredible roster below with the story titles included.

A Sunken Memory  by Donovan Hall
Once Upon A Time In Virtuopolis by Ronald T. Jones
Unlimited Data by Eugen Bacon
Flesh of My Flesh by John Jennings
Comfort by Kyoko M
Lailai by Balogun Ojetade
Mama Africa  by Jarla Tangh
Somatosensory Cortex Dog Mess You Up 
You Sick Sack of S**t by Minister Faust
A Bird in the Hand by Gerald Coleman
Something for the Silent by Zig Zag Clabourne
The Daisy Chain by Hannibal Tabu
Talismaner by K. Ceres Wright
The Siege at Illinmorrow by Napoleon Wells
The Walker’s Alchemist by T.C. Morgan
Whosonever by Carole McDonnell 
Twisted Analog by Ashleigh Davenport 
Tony V  by Violette L. Meier
Playing The Odds by  Milton J. Davis
Hatched: A Cybil Lewis Story by Nicole Givens Kurtz

It is available right here. Don’t miss out on these incredible stories right in time for Black History Month!

Multiverse Con 2020

Posted by :letitia.carelock@gmail.com On : October 19, 2020
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ICYMI, I attended Multiverse Con–which wisely decided to go virtual this year–and was on two panels: Sci-Fi in the Margins and Avatar: The Last Airbender Anniversary. Interested? Check them out below.

Of Fury and Fangs Cover and Synopsis Reveal

Posted by :letitia.carelock@gmail.com On : June 11, 2020
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You’ve been patient and the time has finally come. Here’s the next book in the Of Cinder and Bone series.

Cover Art by BRose Designz

Someone wants Dr. Rhett “Jack” Jackson dead.

After surviving a vicious attack from a dragon in his own home, Jack and Dr. Kamala Anjali investigate who sent the dragon to kill him. Unfortunately, their list of enemies is long. Plenty of people have an axe to grind with the two scientists responsible for the rebirth of the previously extinct dragons that are now flourishing on every continent of the planet. Jack and Kamala rejoin with their team at the Knight Division to hunt down the culprit and put an end to their revenge scheme once and for all.

But will it cost them everything?

Of Fury and Fangs is the fourth novel in the Amazon and USA Today bestselling Of Cinder and Bone series, following Of Cinder and Bone, Of Blood and Ashes, and Of Dawn and Embers.

Of Fury and Fangs hits bookshelves October 24th, 2020. Add it to your Goodreads shelf here and make sure you’ve already liked my Facebook page to stay updated for when I post excerpts. The pre-order will be available within the next couple months, so stay tuned and be sure to spread the word!

Multiverse Con 2019

Posted by :letitia.carelock@gmail.com On : September 8, 2019
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Hey, guys! I just wanted to let you know I will be attending Multiverse Con in Atlanta, GA as a guest October 18th through the 20th! They’ve got lots of guests and lots of things to do, so don’t miss out!

Here’s where you can find all the information: https://www.multiversecon.org/

Hope to see you there!