Monday, April 20, 2020

THE NEW EMPEROR'S CONCERTO Blog Tour




It's time for the official blog tour for my newest book, The New Emperor's Concerto! I've got a lot of fun stuff lined up for this week, and I hope you will all join in on it, including the Instagram photo challenge, and the live Q&A I will be doing on Thursday with Claire Banschbach (who is also touring with her new book, Winter Spell, this week!)


Follow the official schedule to see what's going on:

Monday 4/20
Tour Intro- Here at Character Purgatory

Tuesday 4/21

Wednesday 4/22

Thursday 4/23


Friday 4/24


Don't forget to join in on the Instagram Photo Challenge!


Post your photos for the prompts with #ConcertoPhotoChallenge and enter to win these prizes:
One person will get a signed paperback and swag pack, and another will get an ebook copy and swag pack!
(Swag pack includes two bookmarks an, art print, and a letter from the author)


And don't forget to tune in to the live Q&A I will be doing with Claire Banschbach where we talk about our new releases!



The Butler's Story a prequel short story, is also free this week! So grab a copy HERE




You can also enter a giveaway for the same prizes as I'm giving away for the photo challenge. One person will receive a signed copy and swag pack and the another will receive an ebook and swag pack.




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If you subscribe to me on Ko-fi this month you will get to read an exclusive sneak preview of the next book in the Concerto series, Requiem in Red as well as view past exclusive subscriber content.

Thursday, April 9, 2020

COVER REVEAL! Winter Spell by Claire M. Banschbach

Guys! I'm so excited to do this cover reveal today! My writer pal Claire has a book coming out a little later this month and today we finally get to see the cover for it!









Look how lovely this is! I got the chance to beta-read this one and it is such a fantastic story too, with lots of adventure and friendship, and even a little sweet romance (all good things!) Plus faeries, which, obviously make any book better. It is a great addition to the Myrnius saga.

Synopsis

A half-breed faery. A war-weary princess. A quest to free three kingdoms from the deadly winter spell. 
Constantly doubted by her ocean faery kindred, Tonya Freyr-dottir only wants to untangle the dormant ice and water magic within her. Then a strange attack makes her unleash a fierce winter on the land and sea. And she has no idea how to stop it.
Princess Diane serves faithfully at her brother’s side, trying to restore their kingdom of Myrnius after the devastating Dark War. Now with brutal winter wreaking havoc, everything they have worked for might be lost to famine and destruction.
Desperate to help, Tonya travels to the far north to unlock her magic, aided by Diane, as well as two land faeries: Dorian, a reckless healer and August, a mischievous warrior. But the north brings fresh dangers, unearths old wounds, and offers more questions than answers.
With doom threatening human and faery alike, Tonya must find a way to trust her new friends and release her magic before all fall to the fury of winter’s spell.

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Winter Spell is book 3 in the Faeries of Myrnius series, but can be read as a standalone. However, series is best enjoyed in chronological order. 
Adela’s Curse #1
The Wolf Prince #2
Winter Spell #3

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Preorder Now!


If you preorder a copy of Winter Spell  you can grab some awesome (and adorable) swag (Or to those who buy the ebook or paperback before May 7th) To receive your pre-order package, simply email your receipt to campitorpress@gmail.com
Items included are a Myrnius series bookmark, an art print (art by HSJ Williams) and possibly another item if it is received in time.

photo by Claire M. Banschbach

Author Bio
Claire M. Banschbach is a native Texan and would make an excellent hobbit if she wasn’t so tall. She’s an overall dork, pizza addict, and fangirl. When not writing fantasy stories packed full of adventure and snark, she works as a pediatric Physical Therapist where she happily embraces the fact that she never actually has to grow up.
She writes New Adult/Adult fantasy as C.M. Banschbach.

Instagram Photo Challenge!

Get your pictures ready for posting now! This photo challenge will be taking place during the Winter Spell blog tour, and participants who finish all the challenges will have the chance to win prizes! 

Tuesday, March 24, 2020

THE NEW EMPEROR'S CONCERTO Now Available!!!


Today is the official release of The New Emperor's Concerto and I'm so excited I finally get to share this one with you! I think it's my new personal favorite of my books. I can't wait to see what you guys think of my boys Lysander and Eidolon.

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Wednesday, March 18, 2020

COVER REVEAL! "The New Emperor's Concerto" (Coming March 24th!)

It's finally time to share the cover for my upcoming book The New Emperor's Concerto and I am so excited! I can't wait to share this one with you!









Ta-da!





The year is 2228 and the world is on the cusp of World War Four. London is rife with anarchists and secret plots. It looks like dark days are coming for the British Empire. Darker than any that have been seen for decades.

But luckily England has some help.

Sir Lysander is the King's Righteous Man-and all that entails. He's the king's right hand, and a red one at that, the man who stands in the shadows and does what needs to be done for the protection of his country. 

Eidolon is a phantom, the anarchist group Apophis's top retrieval expert. They need something, he gets it, no matter the consequence. Even though he'd secretly prefer to be in his flat with his cat and a good book.

They've been butting heads for a while but in times like these, loyalties are known to change and right now, any help is good help. They just didn't count on being the only thing standing between England and the start of the next world war.


Cover art by Giovanna Guimaraes 


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Monday, January 13, 2020

The Butler's Story (New Short Story Ebook!)


My brand new short story is out today! This one is a prequel to my upcoming novel The New Emperor's Concerto so check this out to get a taste of what is to come in that book!


The butler to the King’s Righteous Man must be someone who is brave, skilled, loyal, and above all, ready for any eventuality—whether it be an assassin after his master or high tea for ten guests on short notice.

Vincent Sinclair is the replacement for Sir Percival’s former butler who died under…unfortunate circumstances. It is now his duty to serve the Righteous Man in whatever he needs, whenever he needs it.

One of his duties is training the master’s son, Lysander, who will take over the title of Righteous Man when Sir Percival ultimately retires—or is taken off the field by less savory means, whatever comes first. Sinclair finds Lysander to be a bright boy, but one weighed down by the shadow of his father’s demands. Sinclair takes it upon himself to help the young master shine, so that Lysander can prove to his father that he has what it takes to be the next Righteous Man.

This prequel story to The New Emperor’s Concerto shares a look at what it’s like being in the family of the King’s Righteous Man from the butler’s perspective.



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If you subscribe to my Ko-Fi account this month, you will get a free copy of "A Butler's Story" and get to see exclusive sneak peeks of The New Emperor's Concerto! Check that out here: www.ko-fi.com/hazelwest

Thursday, January 9, 2020

Subscribe to me on Ko-Fi!



Hey guys! So I don't know how many of you have heard about Ko-fi, but it's essentially a virtual tip jar sort of thing that is based around the idea of buying creators (artists, writers, etc.) a cup of coffee. I recently got an account, to help raise funds for my book releases. I have many projects this year, first of which is The New Emperor's Concerto (Releasing in February) and I am also planning on redoing some covers and doing edits for some of my other books.

I recently put a subscription option on my Ko-fi account. Essentially, it's just like Patreon. For $5 a month, you can help support me and my writing endeavors, and in return you will get exclusive content each month. Things like sneak peeks for upcoming projects or even original scenes and short stories just for my Ko-fi subscribers. 

For January, if you subscribe you will get a free ecopy of the prequel short story to The New Emperor's Concerto "The Butler's Story" which will be out Tuesday (Jan 14th) 




(Also, Ko-fi runs through PayPal so it's completely safe to use.) 

I would really appreciate you guys helping me out. Really the only way Indie authors make money is crowd funding, so any little bits helps. Even if you don't want to subscribe on Ko-fi, buy me a couple coffees. If you go onto my page, you can see my book launch goal. We're currently 45% of the way there! 

You can also help me out by checking out my booksale on eBay where I am selling some books I unhauled from my shelves. (A lot of really good condition YA books, and some signed copies)

So please consider visiting my Ko-fi! It would be much appreciated :)