SUSY Asylum is Available! Prepare Yourself for the Madness!

It's been a long road, but all the hard work has finally paid off. My second book and the second book in the Lorne Family Vault has arrived on Amazon (Kindle & paperback) and Smashwords ( in multiple ebook formats). Since I've submitted to Smashwords, they will be distributing it to other online retailers like Barnes and Noble and the iBookstore, but that could still take a few weeks.

In SUSY Asylum, there is no release. There is no escape. No hope. 

Oliver and Desiree are introduced to the writings of a mysterious blogger, Commodore Chaos, when they return to Provex City to indulge in what the sublime city has to offer. The blogger claims the Lornes are collecting people venturing between the higher planes of awareness and locking them away in a mythical asylum. But are these legitimate concerns for inter-plane travelers or just the ramblings of an anonymous conspiracy blogger? 

 Oliver looks to Provex City as his only connection to his father while Desiree looks to the city as an escape from the torment of losing her best friend—again. Provex City is a wonder of beautiful treasures, entrancing them to continue returning. But behind the beauty, wolves have continued hunting Oliver, a boy who is still unaware of his importance in the rebellion. 

Oliver’s belief is waning. Desiree will not always be by his side. Mr. Gordon will not always come to his aid. Oliver finds himself alone, forced to confront his biggest fears, fight his inner demons, and face the very cold reality that no one is coming to save him. 

Welcome to SUSY Asylum.

SUSY Asylum picks up right where Provex City left off and jumps into the action quickly, answering a good amount of questions you may have been left with at the end of Provex City. So if you've read Provex City and would like to know more about the city itself and the Lorne family, then SUSY Asylum will take you there...and beyond! Amazon and Smashwords allow you to sample or download the first few chapters, so do take advantage of that.

I've hired Candace at CBB Book Promotions again to do the blog tour, which is being set up for sometime in October. I know it's a little ways away, so during that time I may set up a book blast tour to help spread the word sooner.

Now that SUSY Asylum is released, I am putting the finishing touches on the re-release of Provex City. The 2nd Edition should be available in the next two weeks. And I present to you, the new Provex City cover!

This cover was also created by Erin and you can check out her blog to see her many other covers by clicking the link below.

www.edhgraphics.blogspot.com

Be sure to add SUSY Asylum to your Goodreads TBR list  HERE.
And if you haven't done so, add Provex City to your Goodreads TBR list  HERE.

If you are interested in reviewing SUSY Asylum, then please send me an email and I'd be happy to send you a free ebook of your format choice.

New SUSY Asylum Cover

I mentioned in my IWSG post last week that I was just about to order the proof copy for my second book, SUSY Asylum. Well, I did, and I got it yesterday. Can you say, "Happy dance?"The first time holding a new book that I've written is such a surreal experience. It's time for one more read through to catch a few more of those pesky typos and then it will be ready to release on Amazon.

I have been struggling with one thing since the Indie ReCon online conference. Is the cover that I directed appropriate for my book...and books (since I will be re-releasing Provex City shortly after SUSY Asylum goes on sale). I always envisioned my covers with full artwork like the Harry Potter books. So that's what I had created. But the Harry Potter books are technically middle grade. Looking at countless covers on Amazon, over ninety percent of the young adult books out there have graphic art covers. Am I sending the wrong message with my covers? I wrestled with the question for weeks and finally decided, yes, I am sending the wrong message to readers at a first glance. There is a good chance the first impressions of my covers are that they're for a younger audience than intended.

I believe that when you're ready, the right people will appear. And that was my experience here. I was intrigued by M. Pax's new covers, Stopover at the Backworlds' Edge and Boomtown Craze (maybe you've heard of them...wink wink), and saw that they were done by the same cover designer: Erin Dameron-Hill. You can visit her blog and see a bunch of her covers HERE. I emailed her...and I had a new cover less than a week later. I'm excited to finally show it to you...SUSY Asylum like you've never seen it before!

Now Erin is working on the new Provex City cover to match the look and feel of this one, and I can't wait to see it! She does great work, is really responsive, and has affordable prices. If you're looking for a cover designer, she's definitely someone to check out.

www.edhgraphics.blogspot.com