Six Free Coming of Age Fantasy Books to Try

written by Betsy Flak on 2018-07-02

I finally finished The Mortal Instruments book series by Cassandra Clare, which means I'm on the hunt for a new series to read! This time, I checked out the coming of age section for both adults and teens/YA. My requirements were that book one was free, they had a minimum of a 4.3 average star rating and that the premise sounded interesting and a bit different from the other books. Check them out for yourself!

Freebie Friday

written by Betsy Flak on 2018-06-29

This week, I've got a free book about a paranormal detective agency and a collection of Urban Fantasy and paranormal free book giveaways with angels, magic, and more!

Thanks for a fantastic sale of The Impossible Creation!

written by Betsy Flak on 2018-06-27

Hey everyone—thanks for a fantastic 99c sale of The Impossible Creation (The Clan-Vampire Clash: A Prequel)! The sale ends tonight, but I'm ready to do the update.

With your help, The Impossible Creation climbed the Amazon rankings, reaching the top 50 bestsellers in YA Contemporary Fantasy and YA Witches and Wizards Fantasy in the US!

As you can see in the picture below, we even ended up between books from awesome authors like Krista Street and A.L. Knorr. :)

Summer Flash Sale Round 2: The Impossible Creation is only 99c now through June 27th!

written by Betsy Flak on 2018-06-21

Today, I have exciting news: The Impossible Creation is on sale for 99c from today through June 27th! Consider it another "welcome to summer" gift. :) Pick it up here.

In case you need a reminder, here are the details:

Thanks for a spectacular sale of A Brush with Vampires!

written by Betsy Flak on 2018-06-16

Like the title says, thanks for a spectacular 99c sale of A Brush with Vampires (The Clan-Vampire Clash: Book One)! The sale's not quite done (it ends tonight), but let's do the update anyway.

With your help, we climbed the Amazon rankings, reaching the top 50 bestsellers in YA Contemporary Fantasy and YA Witches and Wizards Fantasy in the US and in Vampire Suspense and YA Fantasy & Supernatural Thrillers in the UK!

As you can see in the picture below, we even ended up sandwiched between two Harry Potter books, which is pretty much my dream. :)

Freebie Friday

written by Betsy Flak on 2018-06-15

This week, I've got a free book about a secret community of mages, 100+ free fantasy books perfect for the summer, and a collection of YA, Urban Fantasy, and paranormal free book giveaways!

Summer Flash Sale: A Brush with Vampires is only 99c now through June 16th!

written by Betsy Flak on 2018-06-11

Today, I have exciting news: A Brush with Vampires is on sale for 99c from today through June 16th! Consider it your "welcome to summer" gift. :) Pick it up here.

Freebie Friday

written by Betsy Flak on 2018-06-08

This week, I've got a free vampire-versus-vampire-hunter book, 80+ free Science Fiction & Fantasy quick reads, and 100+ free fantasy books perfect for the summer!

Survey Results: What kind of magic should I feature in my next stand-alone prequel?

written by Betsy Flak on 2018-06-06

A little over a week ago, I asked my readers what kind of magic I should feature in my next stand-alone prequel. As a reminder, this prequel will be written and released chapter-by-chapter to my readers group, The Troupe. Periodically, I'll ask readers for input about the details of the story and/or where it should go next.

As of right now, this prequel will focus on how Gnash, one of Duncan's vampire lieutenants, became a vampire. It starts with with Sam (Gnash's human name) on a summer internship in Los Angeles. She's got three potential love interests: a vampire on the run from Duncan; a Diviner (a vampire hunter who uses magic to fight vampires) who's been excused from active duty; and her very-human, very-ex boyfriend. Part 1 is all about Sam discovering these love interests, culminating in a choice between them, which is where you readers will step in!

Now that the background's taken care of, we can move on to last week's question: What kind of magic should Sam's Diviner love interest have? The survey's closed, so I can now reveal the answer.

June 2018 Goals

written by Betsy Flak on 2018-06-04

Welp, May's done, so you know what that means. It's goals time!

Warning: This is gonna be a rough one. I didn't factor in taking three days off for a roller derby "vacation" (i.e. an away tournament during which I could work, but it's no fun and less efficient to boot) and then having Memorial Day off here in the US. With how...um, let's say "challenging" I make my goals, it's hard for me to meet my goals with one day unaccounted for, let alone four.

Add in an unanticipated—but probably should have anticipated—rework of a bunch of the content of Book 3 and you've got a whole lot of fail coming up. But it's cool. We all learn more from failing than we do from succeeding, right? In which case, I've learned A LOT this month. :p

via GIPHY

As usual, I'll update the progress on May's goals then set some June goals.