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NICODEMUS HAS ARRIVED!

Posted by dbreynolds on June 1, 2021

Plus, if you haven’t tried the Stone Warriors yet, this is your chance to give them a try. The e-book of DAMIAN the first first book of the series, is on sale on all the same platforms, for a limited time, for only $0.99.

You can find more details and buy links for NICODEMUS and all the other Stone Warriors HERE!

PS The audiobook for NICODEMUS will be coming soon!

Hope you had a great weekend and that you took a moment to remember the many brave men and women who died to protect our freedom.

Stay safe out there.

xoxo
DBR

Categories Audio Books, Books on Sale - Where?, DAMIAN, Life in the Time of Corona, NICODEMUS, Stone Warriors, Uncategorized

NICODEMUS COVER! PRE-ORDER NOW!

Posted by dbreynolds on May 24, 2021

Release Date: May 31, 2021
Available for pre-order NOW!

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It was a time when gods walked the earth, when armies fought not for bits of land, but for the very existence of humanity. On such a battlefield, five formidable warriors stood against an evil greater than any the earth had ever seen. But evil is not an honorable foe. Betrayed by someone they trusted, the warriors were cursed, one by one, tossed into the maelstrom of time, imprisoned in stone, their freedom resting on nearly impossible conditions. Alone of the five, their leader, the sorcerer Nicodemus, was left free. His curse? To know that his fellow warriors remained trapped forever out of his reach, condemned to an eternity of searching for their stone prisons and the keys to their freedom.

Nicodemus stood on the battlefield, magic a storm of power surrounding him, his army on the cusp of victory against his lifelong enemy, the sorcerer Sotiris, whose death would finally bring peace to their world…Until everything changed. The four warriors who’d stood by him through endless wars were struck down by a curse, gone in an instant, and spun into the sands of time. And Antonia, the woman he loved so fiercely, was bespelled into an unknown world, captured by the sorcerer she’d betrayed.

Following Sotiris’s vanishing trail, Nicodemus searches through worlds and centuries until finally, in a universe a thousand years from where he was born, his freed warriors seek him out and stand with him once more. But what of Antonia, what of her fate at the sorcerer’s whim? And if she still lives, how will he find her? With his warriors’ help, Nicodemus untangles the twisted reality Sotiris has contrived to hide his beloved. Together at last, Nico and Antonia will rediscover the love and trust they once held for each other, wanting only to share the life they’ve been denied for so long.

But Sotiris is still a threat—one that must be eliminated if there is to be peace. With Antonia and his warriors by his side—as well as an unexpected, but deadly, ally—Nicodemus prepares for the final battle. And this time, only one sorcerer will walk away.

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Categories Books on Sale - Where?, Cover Art, Life in the Time of Corona, NICODEMUS, Stone Warriors, Uncategorized

I’M BACK WITH DATES!

Posted by dbreynolds on April 20, 2021

I’m sorry for the long silence. I’ve actually been working hard on Antônio’s book, doing lots of research. I visited Portugal not too long ago. In fact, it was part of my last trip to Europe before the pandemic shut the world down. But Antônio is vampire old, which means lots of history that’s well before the dates of my real-life visit. So…research. Not my favorite part of the process, but it must be done. I’m writing, too, of course. I’m not spending all my time in the dusty halls of history. But it’s early going in the writing process, which means I’m still learning and refining my characters as I go. I do love Antônio, who’s the one character I know well. He’s a complicated guy, though, because that’s always been the kind of man I’m attracted to. Brilliant and neurotic? Lemme at him! lol

I’m currently waiting for the final cover, so I decided to share Nick’s baby picture instead. I’ve always pictured Nick as a teddy bear kind of guy. What do you think? But I digress…I now have news on the release date for NICODEMUS! At last! It’s May 28, 2021, and as usual it will be available for pre-order before then—probably a couple weeks. I expect that date to hold, though as I’ve said before, it’s a long book, which means every step toward release takes longer. And there’s our old friend the pandemic, which has at least partially shut down many printing facilities. But for now, NICODEMUS looks good for May 28th! I’m so excited to share Nick’s story with all of you. So many times and places he had to visit and/or live, before he could finally find his own HEA.

And while you wait for NICODEMUS, you can console yourself (or your friends) with ADEN’s book. which is on sale this month. Only $0.99 for the e-book on all the usual platforms. I do love Aden, because…neurotic and brilliant, right?

Okay, back to working on Antônio’s story for now. I’ll post NICODEMUS’s cover as soon as I have it, and any updates on the pre-order. Have a good week. Stay safe, and get a vaccination when you can. It’s our best chance of knocking this thing down, so we can all return to our lives and adventures.

Wear a mask!

xoxo
DBR

Categories ADEN, Antônio, Books on Sale - Where?, Life in the Time of Corona, NICODEMUS, Stone Warriors, Uncategorized

I’M OFFICIALLY BACK AND WRITING!

Posted by dbreynolds on March 9, 2021

Revisions on Nick’s book (NICODEMUS) were finished a couple weeks ago and sent to my editor. I’ve been pretty much sleeping since then. I keep saying it’s a big book, by which I mean it’s long. Much longer than any previous book in the series. But it’s the final book in the series, and there was a lot of story to tell. I don’t have a release date yet, but should have one soon. There are still some editing passes left, but they go much faster, and don’t affect the release date. My job now is to find the perfect cover image for Nick. He’s nearly as tough to match as Raphael…nearly.
JABRIL’s e-book is on sale, March 1-15, 2021, on all the usual e-retailers. Only $0.99 for the e-book, a price that won’t roll around again soon.
So what have I done when I wasn’t sleeping? Well, Eddie and I took some car trips together. She was NOT enthusiastic, although she’s a little better about it now. She’s still very happy when I pull back into the garage. I’m trying to condition her for longer trips ahead. (Fingers crossed.)
I also did a number of small tasks around the house, things that I’d been putting off while writing and revising NICODEMUS. Most of them involved some level of physical energy and/or dexterity, which left me so bruised and sore that I was reminded my gym has been closed for a year. Yikes. I hired a handyman to come in and help me this week. He’ll do in a day what would have taken me WEEKS! I have the desire, but not the skill, apparently. lol

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Like everyone else, I also ran through every movie and series Amazon and Netflix had to offer, along with HBOMax, and every other channel out there. At least the ones that interested me. I ended up watching repeats of a couple favorite series—Blood Ties (a personal favorite) and Criminal Minds, among them. I’m not sure there’s much else left, to be honest.

Which is why I’m back to where I started with this post…writing a new book. And that’s Antônio, which is the next Vampires in Europe book. Antônio is set in Portugal, a country I’m lucky enough to have visited before COVID shut everything down. I’ve been working on his story outline, and am excited to be starting the book. So, since it’s the middle of the night, and there’s cat sleeping on my lap, it’s time to begin writing a new Vampires’book!

Stay safe, wear a mask. We’re not out of this yet!
xoxo
DBR

Categories Antônio, Books on Sale - Where?, JABRIL, Just checking in with misc. stuff, Life in the Time of Corona, NICODEMUS, Stone Warriors, Uncategorized, Vampires in Europe, Writing

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY!

Posted by dbreynolds on February 14, 2021

This is me, checking in from back in the cave. I’m hiding out for revisions this time. They’re almost finished, and I’ll be sending it back to my very patient editor this week. It’s a BIG book, people!! It takes a while to get through all the changes. But I think you’re going to love this last book of my Stone Warriors saga, and especially finally getting to read Nick’s story.

And here’s a tiny, tiny snippet, just for you.
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Several layers of wrapping later, including a final swathing of cheesecloth—which seemed an odd choice—Nico lifted the lid, and found even more cheesecloth crushed into balls that filled every empty space in the package, as if to guard against breakage. He frowned, no longer able to guess at what it might contain. He uncovered four smaller packages, identically sized, and as carefully wrapped as the box itself. Nearly out of patience, he split the string on one of the smaller packages, carefully unwrapped it…and had to grip the table lest he fall to the floor, devastated by what he found. Tears blinded him when he hurried to open the other three packages, until finally he shoved the endless piles of wrapping to the floor, and stood four statues on top of the table.

“Damian,” he whispered, touching the first. “Kato. Gabriel. And oh gods, Dragan.” Tears rolled unheeded down his face while he stared at the near perfect images of his warriors as they’d been in the final moments before they vanished.
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Yep, our Nico has lived through some hard times. But don’t worry, his revenge will be all the sweeter for it.

I’m going back to the cave now. These revisions won’t write themselves, and I want this book done.

Stay safe out there. Wear a mask.
xoxo
DBR

Categories Life in the Time of Corona, NICODEMUS, Snippets, Stone Warriors, Uncategorized