Great news - as you know, Part One of Lyssa and Jacob's story, Vampire Queen's Servant, came out in December on audio, and now we have the Part Two conclusion, Mark of the Vampire Queen, releasing MARCH 15!!
"Although I read the Vampire Queen series long ago, I have waited an eternity to enjoy the experience of listening to the stories be brought to life through narration. As agonizing and frustrating as the wait has been, it’s been well worth the patience!"
--Audible Reviewer
If you haven't listened to Vampire Queen's Servant yet, all the current audio vendor options are on the Vampire Queen's Servant book page on my website. Click on the Audiobook Links under the blurb/buy links. It will pop up all the current vendors I know about, which includes Audible, Google, Chirp, Apple and more. If you don't see a vendor in the list that you know is selling it, give me a heads up and I'll add it.
Keira Grace has been the wonderful narrator for both books. If you want to learn more about Keira, visit the January issue of the newsletter, where she introduced herself via video, answered questions, and gave us a tour of her studio. She also showed a clip of her working on Mark of the Vampire Queen!
WANT TO SEE MORE VQS BOOKS IN AUDIO? I don't do Patreon and those kinds of things. If you've bought a book, you have given me proper compensation for my time and effort. When you recommend my work to your friends and fellow readers, you multiply that gift! So, if you want to listen to more Vampire Queen books on audio, the best way to do that is to help me spread the word about these first two audiobooks. You can use the graphic and any information I provide to your reader groups, friends, or share by word-to-mouth -- however you want to do it. Sales of the books will determine if we can dedicate any more funds to the production of the rest of the series. Oh, but don't forget, there IS another VQS book available in audio. Nightfall, the standalone title co-authored with Desiree Holt, has been at Audible for some time!
AUDIO CODE WINNERS! Per my giveaway in last month's newsletter, Christina, Carle Lee, Misty, Leslie, Mecca and Cindy all won an audio code to download Vampire Queen's Servant! I've emailed them with those codes, but keep an eye out, because I'll do more audio code giveaways in the future.
If you visit my FB pages JWHMembersOnly or JoeyWHillAuthor, or my MeWe page, you will currently see this banner, a reminder that I have FOUR Free First-in-Series books now. So dive into a series you haven't tried, or recommend one to a friend. Also, be sure to visit the bottom of each of my newsletters to check out the NEW FREE EBOOK SECTION. Each month I'm offering up to THREE free ebooks currently available from other authors. Download them to find your next great read.
It's official! We now have a draft cover for Ramona's story, Book 3 of the Arcane Shot trilogy. What do you think? My cover designer (my wonderful husband) is going to tweak the heart triquetra to be more "smoky," like the one in Arcane Shot, before we do the official reveal, but I'm very pleased with the look. I hope you are, too. Ramona's love story with her mysterious Grim Reaper will come out late Spring 2022.
You might have noticed, I've changed the titles of the two previous books in the trilogy, plus the bonus crossover novella with the Knights of the Board Room series.
Arcane Shot - formerly Something About Witches
Arcane Madame - formerly In the Company of Witches
Arcane Knight - formerly The Problem with Witches
IMPORTANT NOTE - the CONTENT has NOT changed, with the exception of promotional front/back matter and any typos that have been caught since first publication. So, if you bought these books under their old titles, there's no need to pay additional money for the new ones. The cover updates to the vendors and my website are ongoing, so don't get confused if you go look at them right now. We should have it all sorted well before the next newsletter.
What's the story on the original titles? Well, Books 1-2 were originally offered by another publisher. At the time that happened, A Discovery of Witches had hit it big with readers, and NY publishers were trying to capitalize on those sales with lookalike material. They wanted comparable titles. I try to be a team player, so we came up with the titles. However, I am VERY relieved to be replacing them with the ones I always thought were a much better fit for Books 1 and 2. Same goes for replacing The Problem with Witches with the FAR more suitable Arcane Knight! Lol...
My Fall 2022 book will be an exciting new Mistresses of the Board Room story, featuring Skye, our mute IT/Tech manager. Her hero is lurking somewhere just outside my peripheral creative vision, so my guess is he's waiting for me to finish Ramona and Silas's story to make himself known. The muse keeps threatening to give me a deaf hero to challenge me (since Skye is mute). I admit, it is an intriguing idea... Anyone recall the "silent" signing musical number from Season1, E9 of Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist? It was performed by characters portraying deaf students at a college. I just saw that episode, PLUS Mr. Holland's Opus popped up in my recommended movie list this week (he has a deaf son in that movie). So these may be signs confirming the muse's direction (no pun intended). We'll see. Just thinking about it now has given me an interesting "ping" on an idea with an existing side character...hmm...off to make some notes.
FREE EBOOKS! CLICK THE COVER OR TITLE TO DOWNLOAD.
Three authors/titles to discover! This month we have sexy suspense with LK Shaw, a fabulous first-in-series billionaire romance from Elizabeth, and a dark reverse harem by Darcie McQueen. Darcie's book is in KU, but for a limited time is available to non-KU readers. Just click on the Buy Now with 1 Click button instead of the KU button to download your FREE copy.
IMPORTANT NOTE: Not all books featured in this section are permafree, so be sure to grab them NOW.
12/15/2019 - Vampire Master - Book 16 of the Vampire Queen series
08/2019 - Naughty Bits - re-release as a self-published title in print and ebook.
07/2019 - Vampire Queen's Servant - re-release as a self-published title in print and ebook.
6/30/19 - The Problem with Witches - A Crossover novel of the Arcane Shot and Knights of the Board Room series
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Fall 2022 - Title TBD - Book 3 of the Mistresses of the Board Room (Skye's story)
Spring 2022 - Arcane Chaos, an Arcane Shot Series novel
11/30/2021 - At Her Service, Book 2 in the Mistresses of the Board Room
06/15/2021 - Vampire Guardian, Book 17 of the Vampire Queen series
GoodReads Blog - Whenever I have something half-way interesting to say (hopefully), I post it on my blog. Check out the latest, as well as the backlog of over 80 posts!
For my most up-to-date appearances info throughout the month, follow me on Twitter or "Like" my Author Page on Facebook - I'll keep you in the loop as things happen!
GoodReads Blog - Whenever I have something half-way interesting to say (hopefully), I post it on my blog. Check out the latest, as well as the backlog of over 80 posts.
For my most up-to-date appearances info throughout the month, follow me on MeWe, Twitter or "Like" my Author Page on Facebook - I'll keep you in the loop as things happen.
SEXY AND SASSY SIGNING 2020 - July 9-12 - next year's popular reader/author event will happen in Norfolk, VA. The theme is Sinful Fairy Tales! Click on the link above to find out more. You can also join the SASS Attendee group once you've registered.
2022 SASS CONFERENCE - JULY 28-31, 2022 - NORFOLK, VA - Be sure and go join the FB page so you can register, make hotel reservations, etc when you feel the time is right to do that. I'll look forward to seeing you all there!
In the meantime, in lieu of conference appearances, look under "EXTRA STUFF" below to find out how you can get some of the perks that meeting authors at a conference would offer - signed books, swag, etc.
Want a Kindle signature? My books are listed at the Authorgraph site, so if you'd like a "Kindlegraph", send me a request! Just go to Authorgraph.com, put Joey W. Hill in the search line, and it will pull up my books, with a "Request Authorgraph" button beneath each.
Want a signed bookplate for your print book and a bookmark? No need to be bummed about not seeing me at a book signing. Just shoot me an email at storywitch@PROTECTED with your mailing address and the title(s) of the book(s) for which you want a signature, and I'll send you personalized bookplates anytime, free of charge. And I always send it with a signed bookmark!
HAVE YOU CHECKED THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE?
I am ALWAYS delighted to hear from my readers, and I never mind answering your questions. However, about 90% of the general questions I receive on email can be quickly answered on my website, www.storywitch.com. And the cool thing is you get your answer in the time it takes you to do a couple clicks, versus having to type up your question and send it to me, then wait for me to emerge from my writing cave and check my email.
A lot of authors experience this now. Because we have so much more of a presence at FB, Twitter, and the like, it's easy to forget that most authors still maintain a website where you can quickly get info. On my site, you can not only find BLURBS and FREE EXCERPTS for every book I've published, you can find SERIES ORDER, including recommendations on which ones can stand alone or need specific titles to be read first. Under the In the Works page, you'll find information about UPCOMING RELEASES and what's percolating (the popular "will you ever write a book about so-n-so" question would be answered there).
Just go to my website, storywitch.com, and enjoy your visit. It is specifically and deliberately designed not to be flashy or confusing. Just look at the drop down menus at the top for what you're seeking.
Want a SIGNED BOOKMARK? I have six beautiful bookmarks, each design representing one of my series: Knights of the Board Room, Nature of Desire, Vampire Queen, Arcane Shot, Daughters of Arianne and Naughty Bits. You can look at them here (click on the one you like for a larger view). Just shoot me an email at storywitch@storywitch.com with your mailing address and tell me which bookmark you want. I'll send you two of that design - one for you and one to share!
Want a SIGNED BOOK? Bummed because you can't make it to a signing? Just email me at storywitch@storywitch.com with 1) what book you want, 2) your mailing address, and 3) if you want me to personalize it to a particular name (Mary, Marie, Marissa, etc), or no personalization, just a signature and a cheery note. I'll shoot you an invoice and, once that's squared away, the book will be on its way to you!
Want a SIGNED BOOKPLATE? Want a bookplate for your favorite JWH book(s)? Just shoot me an email at storywitch@storywitch.com with your mailing address, the title(s) of the book(s), and I'll send you personalized bookplates anytime, free of charge. And I always send it with a signed bookmark!
Want a KINDLE SIGNATURE? My books are listed at the Authorgraph site, so if you'd like a "Kindlegraph", send me a request! Just go to Authorgraph.com, put Joey W. Hill in the search line, and it will pull up my books, with a "Request Authorgraph" button beneath each.
Want to read BONUS CONTENT STORIES revisiting Joey's characters? She has over a dozen FREE novellas/shorts with easy BookFunnel download links. You'll find them all under the Cantrips (Vignettes) menu item on her website.
Want Joey to visit your BOOKCLUB? She is available for online bookclub meetings and even sometimes in-person clubs, within a reasonable geographic range. Don't hesitate to ask! Just email her at storywitch@storywitch.com.
"I have a question."
Answer: "Have you checked my website?"
I am ALWAYS delighted to hear from my readers, and I never mind answering your questions. However, about 90% of the general questions I receive on email can be quickly answered on my website, www.storywitch.com. And the cool thing is you get your answer in the time it takes you to do a couple clicks, versus having to type up your question and send it to me, then wait for me to emerge from my writing cave and check my email.
A lot of authors experience this now. Because we have so much more of a presence at FB, Twitter, and the like, it's easy to forget that most authors still maintain a website where you can quickly get info. On my site, you can not only find BLURBS and FREE EXCERPTS for every book I've published, you can find SERIES ORDER, including recommendations on which ones can stand alone or need specific titles to be read first. Under the In the Works page, you'll find information about UPCOMING RELEASES and what's percolating (the popular "will you ever write a book about so-n-so" question would be answered there).
Just go to my website at storywitch.com, and enjoy your visit. It is specifically and deliberately designed not to be flashy or confusing. Just look at the drop down menus at the top for what you're seeking.
HAVE YOU CHECKED THE AUTHOR'S WEBSITE?
"I have a question." Answer: "Have you checked the author's website?"
I am ALWAYS delighted to hear from my readers, and I never mind answering your questions. However, remember a lot of questions can be quickly answered on my website. Just look at the drop down menus at the top for what you're seeking. You'll find BUY LINKS, BLURBS and FREE EXCERPTS for every book I've published. You can also find SERIES ORDER, including recommendations on which books can stand alone or need specific titles to be read first. Under the In the Works page, you'll find information about UPCOMING RELEASES and what's percolating (the popular "will you ever write a book about so-n-so" question would be answered there).
Find me online through my website email contact link (little envelope under Follow Me on the right side of home page) or email me directly at storywitch@storywitch.com. You can leave a question for me under my Author Profile on GoodReads. I'm on Twitter and Facebook (Author Page), and regularly stop in at the JWHMembersOnly fan group. I'm also on MeWe, if you prefer that platform to Facebook. If you'd like to see the pics that inspire some of my books, visit me on Pinterest, or check out my handful of videos on YouTube.
DIDN'T GET A RESPONSE?
Responding to my readers, and doing so in a very timely manner (within 24-48 hours), is extremely important to me. So if you have sent a communication to me in any medium noted above and have not received a response, a technical glitch has occurred. Either your communication did not get through to me, or my response did not reach you. If you suspect that's the case, use one of the alternative methods to send me a "Hey, Joey, I sent you a note through email (or social media platform, etc). Did you get it?" message, and we'll make sure we sort it out. I will never intentionally ignore my readers!
HAVING PROBLEMS GETTING MY NEWSLETTER PAST YOUR SPAM FILTER? - Whenever I issue a newsletter, I will post about it on the social media platforms mentioned above, to ensure it reaches the widest number of people possible. So if you're following me on any of them, you'll get a heads up. Or you can put https://storywitch.com/newsletter/?latest as one of your Favorite links. You can click on it anytime to see if a new newsletter has been released. I try to get a new issue out during the first 7 days of every month.
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