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A clarification about the Luther Cross books

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Recently, I’ve gotten some complaints about the second Luther Cross book, so I wanted to issue a clarification.

There is a series of short stories by myself on Amazon that carry the Luther Cross label. Luther first came to life through Pro Se Press’ Single Shot Signatures, a line of short stories and serials.

Some people have been confused by this and have accused me of breaking the second novel into four short chunks, but this isn’t what happened.

Pro Se made the decision to scale back the Single Shot Signatures line, and Luther was one of the casualties. Because I love the character and saw enormous potential, I made the decision to continue his stories in the form of novels.

All the Luther Cross Single Shot Signature stories take place before Devil’s Due. I’ve asked Pro Se to remove the Luther Cross Single Shots from Amazon and they’ve agreed. But I also wanted to let you all know what the story was so there’s no confusion.

If you haven’t read the short stories, you can get them for free in one volume, titled Devil’s Taunt and Other Stories. This also contains an exclusive novella set in Luther’s early days. You can get this collection by clicking here.

The second Luther Cross novel will be titled Devil’s Descent and it’s coming soon. Apologies for the delay in getting it out. I’m in the middle of moving so that’s slowed down the progress.

Thanks for your continued support!

Kyoko Nakamura takes a stroll with death in the new mystery!

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The latest Nakamura Detective Agency novel is available now on Amazon, in paperback, and on Kindle Unlimited!

In Osaka’s Shinsekai neighborhood, anything can be had for a price, including teenage girls. And when a girl goes missing after falling back into the life, a local outreach worker turns to Kyoko Nakamura and her associates for aid.

But what begins as a missing persons case quickly evolves into a homicide, which means it falls under police jurisdiction. Given Kyoko’s sticky history with the Osaka Prefectural Police, working with them isn’t ideal. But she also isn’t about to turn her back when a killer is loose on the streets of Osaka!

The latest Kyoko Nakamura mystery invites readers to take a stroll with death and explore the seedier side of Osaka’s nightlife, and the inherent dangers that lie within!

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The epic conclusion of VANGUARD!

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The end is nigh! The adventures of Vanguard conclude here in Vanguard: Season Five, now available on Amazon and in paperback!

Talon has been thrown into the past, right before the Kotharian forces are poised to take control of the Earth! Can she bring Vanguard back together, help them discover the traitor in their midst, and find a way to stop the alien invasion before her own hellish future comes to pass?

All secrets are answered! Old enemies and allies return! All in the epic conclusion to Vanguard!

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If you want to see more Vanguard, then help spread the word! A series can only continue if fans support it, so show your support by reviewing each book in the series, sharing the books with your fellow superhero fans, and letting your social networks know about it!

In fact, here’s a great way to start…

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Myself and several other superhero authors have teamed up with InstaFreebie to offer free superhero books from now until December 19th! Get free books and help share this giveaway with others, using the hashtags #InstaFreebie and #SuperFree!

Click here to view the free books!

Atlantis Rising – The Final Myth Hunter Book?

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This is the proposed cover for the sixth and final book in The Myth Hunter series. I’m currently in the middle of writing the book right now, at about 21,000 words at the time of this post. That means I’ll probably finish the book within the next week.

The book is tentatively scheduled for an October or November release. It’s been a lot of fun writing the adventures of Elisa Hill over the past few years. So why end the series? No more ideas? No more interest?

Actually, it’s neither. I still have a lot of fun writing these characters and due to the nature of the series, there’s almost no limit to the number of myths and legends I could easily mine for story ideas. Instead, I’m going to wrap up some of the long-running plot threads with this book and move onto something else.

Why? Because unfortunately, The Myth Hunter, like Infernum, is just not a very big seller. It’s a little tough to define the series in terms of the genres out there right now. That makes it much harder for the series to gain traction. The lack of reviews isn’t helping, either. The first book has only twenty-five reviews and the second through fifth books have less than ten. If a book doesn’t have at least fifty reviews, it might as well be invisible to Amazon’s algorithms. So the lack of reviews is also hurting the series’ potential.

If you’re a fan of the series, then this will be the last book unless that changes. Review every book in the series if you haven’t, encourage other people to read the series and review, and see if we can get that changed. If you want to help the series survive, you can go straight to Amazon right now and review all the books.

Otherwise, this will be the last Myth Hunter book. Hopefully you’ve enjoyed the series and this will prove a satisfying conclusion.

The invasion is coming in Vanguard Season 3!

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Vanguard Season 3 cover_ebookA new arrangement between Vanguard and Cerberus angers an old enemy…

An undercover investigation puts one of the team’s own at risk…

A traveler from the future arrives with an ominous message…

Forces converge to turn human and special against each other…

And the invasion begins…

All this and more can be found in Vanguard: The Complete Third Season!

This has proven to be one of the most interesting seasons yet. A lot of the things I’ve been planning ever since the very first episode finally come into play!

Check out the description:

The invasion is coming!

Vanguard is back in action! And this time, they have more autonomy than ever before, plus the support of the new and improved Cerberus. Unfortunately, things are not going too well for the rest of the specials. The reemergence of an old enemy sparks distrust and hatred towards all specials.

But a warning from the future will distract the team, making them suspect a traitor in the midst. With so much distrust, can the team and the entire planet unite in order to confront the threat of an alien invasion?
Already read the individual episodes? Tell your friends about the collection, or pick up the paperback.

If you’re a member of Kindle Unlimited, you can read it for free with your subscription. Just click here to get started.

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Set sail with Sinbad!

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Air-128The latest volume of Airship 27’s Sinbad: The New Voyages was just released, and this book has a story by me!

A few years ago, Ron Fortier of Airship 27 read my fantasy novel, SoulQuest, and he felt that I’d be a good fit for this anthology. He gave me the series bible and one of the things that stood out to me was the character of Tishimi, a female Japanese warrior.

So I decided to write a tale centering on her and the Blue Nymph’s attempt to discover the lost treasure of Himiko and the nation-state of Yamatai.

It was a fun tale to write and now it’s available for you to check out! The book also includes stories by Ron Fortier, Barbara Doran, and Lee Houston Jr.

Here’s the description:

The Crew of the Blue Nymph. They are the most daring, courageous, fool-hardy seagoing crew ever assembled. Foremost among them are Henri Delacrois, the French archer, Ralf Gunarson, the blonde Viking giant, Tishimi Osara the lovely female samurai, and Omar the irascible first mate. These are the colorful adventurers of the magnificent Blue Nymph. All pledged to follow their captain, the most famous sailor of all time, Sinbad El Ari.

Now they return in four brand new fantasy tales by Barbara Doran, Ron Fortier, Lee Houston Jr. and Percival Constantine. Set against the backdrop of far-off exotic lands filled with magic and mystery here are epic tales worthy of this legendary hero, Sinbad the Sailor!

It’s out now both on Kindle and in paperback. Check it out by clicking the button below.

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Vanguard #12 available now!

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The latest episode of Vanguard is now available! Continue the third season in the twelfth episode, which sees the team facing a threat against one of their own!

Check out the description below:

When a Cerberus agent turns up dead while investigating an underground ring of fight clubs, Gunsmith is tasked with finishing the job. There’s just one problem—these clubs are using genetic experimentation to grant superhuman abilities to their fighters, with catastrophic results! Can Vanguard discover the truth behind these clubs before one of their own succumbs?

More information comes to light and pieces are moved into place that will lead to a surprising season finale!

The episode is available free to Kindle Unlimited subscribers or for a limited time, it will be available for 99¢. Hurry up and get the episode now before the price goes up!

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Read this if you want more Myth Hunter

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Hammer of the Gods cover_ebookI just wrote “The End” on Hammer of the Gods, the fifth Myth Hunter novella.

It was a lot of fun to write. The words flowed on this book a whole lot more than I expected them to. The Myth Hunter has been a really fun series to write, and I’ve really grown attached to all the characters involved in it.

This book sees Elisa traveling to a South American island called Corbaton. A rumor is that something fell out of the sky, with a witness describing it as a hammer. Freak storms around the island as well lead Elisa to suspect that this object is Mjolnir, the hammer of Thor.

Elisa and her partner, Asami, journey to Corbaton. Also along for the ride is Jason Shroud of the Freemasons. But in pursuit are the Montenegro Sisters, a pair of myth hunters who have some bad blood with Elisa.

I’ve had the idea of this book in my head for a very long time, so it was great to finally get the chance to write it. And the Montenegro Sisters were characters I initially thought up for an aborted Myth Hunter short story, and I’m happy to have the opportunity to finally use them in a story. They’re a lot of fun to write.

Now that Hammer of the Gods is complete, the next project I’m planning to work on is Dante, which will be the fifth and final book in the Infernum series.

As far as The Myth Hunter goes, I think I’ll do at least one book. Honestly, I would like to do a whole lot more. But the series hasn’t proven to be very successful. The most successful book in the series at the time of writing is The Lost Continent, the first book in the series. And the rank of that book on Amazon is below 400,000. Not one of the Myth Hunter books has cracked the top 100 in any category.

That’s pretty disappointing for me. I sell maybe a few copies of the series a month. And as I’m trying to get to a place where I can be a working writer, that means a few copies a month just is not going to cut it.

So if you love Elisa Hill and want to see her adventures continue, then I have a favor to ask of you: show your support. Promote the books on social media. Write reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. Share your favorite quotes on twitter. Recommend the books to your family and friends, or gift them copies.

Whatever you can do to help, please try. Because as much as I love Elisa and her supporting cast, I can’t justify continue writing books that don’t sell. I’m already starting to explore options for more commercial endeavors once I’ve finished Infernum. And if the numbers on The Myth Hunter and Vanguard don’t start to rise, I may also have to replace those series with more commercial ones.

Vanguard: Season 3 now available for pre-order!

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All five episodes that make up the third season of Vanguard are now available for pre-order on Amazon!

This is the season where everything changes. Old enemies resurface, questions are answered, and events that have been building since Episode #0 come to a head here!

You won’t want to miss the all-out superhero action in Vanguard: Season 3! Pre-order all the episodes now at only 99¢!

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Angela Lockhart returns in The Fixers!

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04 The Fixers cover_ebookThe penultimate chapter in the Infernum saga is now available!

After the death of Christian Pierce, Angela Lockhart vowed she was through with Dante and Infernum, his global network of spies and assassins. But her search for the man who killed her husband has reached a dead end, and only Dante has the information she needs to finally find closure. He just needs her to perform one final job first—locate a wanted Russian scientist and see to it that he’s kept alive.

Unfortunately, Dante isn’t the only one after him. The Agency wants this man, too. And to obtain him, they’ve dispatched a crew of top assassins and operatives, known as the Fixers.

Bullets fly in Angela Lockhart’s explosive return to the series! Can Angela survive this mission and finally find the peace she’s long sought? Find out in the fourth Infernum book!

Available on ebook for $2.99, print for $9.99, or read for free as part of your Kindle Unlimited subscription!

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And if you haven’t read the series yet, then today you can pick up the first book, Love & Bullets, for free!

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