"Just finished Vampire Instinct by Joey W. Hill. It was so good I'm left staring into space with a book hangover. Thank you for the riveting experience. I thought after Beloved Vampire I wouldn't love one of your books more than it; I was wrong." -- Reader Twitter Review
Vampire Instinct, a standalone in the Vampire Queen series, will be FREE until June 15! While this is partly to celebrate and promote the June 15 release of Vampire Guardian, it has a practical purpose as well. Since Adan, the hero of Vampire Guardian, is Mal and Elisa's son (and they are the hero/heroine of Vampire Instinct), it seemed like the best book to prepare readers who haven't read the rest of the series yet, but who might want to dive into the newest release without having to read all the previous books. And after reading Vampire Instinct, they may decide they want to read some of the other books while waiting for June 15 (grin).
You all do a wonderful job of spreading the love of my books. Many of my Vampire Queen series readers came to me after a fellow reader turned them toward it, so I wanted to give you added ammunition to bring them to the fold. Who can resist a free book, right? Vampire Instinct is Book 7, but since it takes place in the 1950s, which is prior to the contemporary time period for most the previous books, it helps with the ability to read it as a standalone. Here are all the links -
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Don't forget, we have preorder links for Vampire Guardian, so you can reserve your ebook copy now. Look under the graphic below for the preorder links. If you haven't already, you can click here for the Chapter One peek, offered in easy BookFunnel download link for your preferred device. ARE YOU A BLOGGER OR REVIEWER? You can sign up here for all the promo stuff - blog tour, ARC review, etc. And thank you so much if you do!!
Since a lot of the story happens at Club Atlantis, this is considered a Club Atlantis book, which has become a sub-series within the Vampire Queen series world. However, Adan and Catriona don't stay there the whole time. They manage to find their way to the island big cat sanctuary where Adan grew up, spend time in the Fae world, and there's eventually a trip to the Underworld! (grumbles the author, who has to handle the set up on all those locations, lol...)
As noted above, this book ended up having a wide scope of characters, locations and action scenes. Don't worry, though - Catriona and Adan figured out how to fit in some steamy D/s scenes. Adan is a vampire, after all - for his race, there's ALWAYS time for a Master or Mistress to play with their beloved servant, lol.
Currently, I have requested auditions from three narrators for Book 1, Vampire Queen's Servant. Once I find the right narrator, I'll ask if she can commit to doing Book 2, Mark of the Vampire Queen, as well. I posted the first audition I received on the JWHMembersOnly Facebook page to get their feedback on her. So far the response has been pretty positive, so we'll see if I'll be able to announce an official name for our narrator next month! Once a narrator is chosen, it's supposedly about 2-3 months to get each book ready and released on the audio distribution sites (including Audible).
I'm STILL riding on clouds with kittens about finally getting the chance to bring you this series in audio format. You'll recall, the only VQS book to date that has made it to audio format is Nightfall, the story I co-authored with Desiree Holt. Fortunately, Findaway Voices offers self-published authors an affordable way to bring audiobooks to readers. With the Voices Share program, I pay 50% of the up front production cost and offer a bigger royalty share to the narrator (which seems very fair to me, since the appeal of his/her audio reading will do a lot to increase reader enjoyment of the book in that medium).
My intent is that the sales of the first two books will fund producing the next book in the series, and so on and so forth, until we can get the whole series out.
The lovely Sasha White spent such a great evening with us all in April, discussing her current books, what she has planned for the future, and the challenges writers face when balancing serious family issues. With her talents as bartender/waitress/world traveler/avid reader, she brings such an amazing background to her books. Be sure and take a look at her website and the new May release in her Hunter Protection series, Drake's Hunt. You can see her full FB Live with us at JWHMembersOnly group here.
So who's next on the guest list? Take a deep breath and try not to fan girl screech - KYLIE SCOTT! She writes the popular Dive Bar and Stage Dive series, sexy rock-star and bartender heroes whose lives are upended by the women who steal their hearts. Her latest book, Fake, has a celebrity hero and a waitress heroine, and the tag line caught my attention right away: "He walks the red carpet. She’s more familiar with vacuuming one."
Kylie's books are feel-good crack, according to her readers. I found this Happy Ever After USA Today quote that seems to summarize it well: "an absorbing storyline infused with Kylie Scott’s distinctive wit, singular charm and sublime emotional intensity.” That was talking about her book It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time, a title I automatically loved. Though seriously, after going through her book list, I honestly defy anyone to not one-click her books based on their blurbs alone, lol.
Here's her more "official" bio - Kylie is a New York Times and USA Today best-selling author. She was voted Australian Romance Writer of the year, 2013, 2014, 2018, and 2019, by the Australian Romance Writer’s Association and her books have been translated into fourteen different languages. She is a long time fan of romance, rock music, and B-grade horror films. Based in Queensland, Australia with her two children and husband, she reads, writes and never dithers around on the internet. [I love hosting a Guest Author who uses the word "dithers," btw.]
So come join us at the JWHMembersOnly Facebook group on May 29, 8pm ET for Kylie's FB Live!
I'm still doing research, brainstorming and outlining on Neil and Abby's story, the next book in the Mistresses of the Board Room series. Since I'm already pretty well versed in Navy SEAL research (Neil is an active SEAL), most of the research for this book is on paranoid schizophrenia. In Book 1, At Her Command, it was revealed that Abby lives under the shadow of this very challenging difficult mental illness, since both her grandmother and mother suffered from it.
I'm also learning how exhausting trying to live with this illness is, thanks to medications, body chemistry and a lot of the other "unknowns." So how does a person overcome it, embrace a relationship with someone, get the most out of their life? Particularly a Dom/sub relationship. It's the kind of HEA writing challenge I like. Fortunately, with Neil being a SEAL, he's up for it as well. He doesn't apply the word "quit" to anything, let alone the woman who has captured his attention from the first moment he met her.
Fair warning - though this series is called Mistresses of the Board Room, because all five of the women featured in it are Dommes, it looks like we're going to have a switch dynamic happening here, somewhat like what happened for Marguerite in Ice Queen. Abby is still very much a Mistress, but it may be that Neil's Dom traits will provide her something essential she needs, as an additional room in her BDSM explorations.
I never force my characters into a box - ever since Holding the Cards, when I tried to "make" Josh a Dom, and it turned out the story flowed far more beautifully with him as a beta sub, I've learned to listen to what the characters tell me - and the story itself. No matter what, though, this one is going to be a heartrending ride. My hope is I'll have this book ready for you all sometime in Fall 2021.
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 my books, visit me on Pinterest, or check out my handful of videos on YouTube.
Finally, I'd love it if you followed me on Bookbub, Amazon or both, since that helps my books get increased visibility and recommendations on the site. And in return, you get heads up about releases and sales!
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.
Thank you so much for your support of my work!
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 2021 - Next Book in the Mistresses of the Board Room (title TBD) - Neil and Abby's story
06/15/2021 - Vampire Guardian, Book 17 of the Vampire Queen series
12/15/2020 - Re-release of Submissive Angel Christmas story with expanded content
09/30/2020 - In His Arms, Book XI of the Nature of Desire series (standalone)
06/15/2020 - At Her Command, Book 1 of the Mistresses of the Board Room 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 - No conferences scheduled in 2021, but I'll definitely be doing this one in 2022. Be sure and go join the FB page so you can register, make hotel reservations, etc. 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 five beautiful bookmarks, each design representing one of my series: Knights of the Board Room, Nature of Desire, Vampire Queen, Arcane Shot, Daughters of Arianne. 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, about 90% of the general questions I receive on email can be quickly answered on my website. The cool thing is you get your answer in the time it takes you to do a couple clicks. 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).