Lunar Rising Is Almost Here! 🥳
Sep 28, 2022 3:01 pm
I can hardly believe Lunar Rising will be out everywhere in only 6 days! Apparently that means I'm supposed to blab about it all over the place between now and next Tuesday. 😝 I've got some early reviews to share with you today, along with a big batch of freebies from BookFunnel, 3 eBooks from my fellow authors, and a reminder about a Facebook event on Thursday the 29th.
No point in beating around the bush. Let's get to it!
Gift of Air Early Reviews
Two of my ARC readers have already shared their thoughts on Gift of Air—my contribution to the Lunar Rising anthology. Gift of Air follows the love story of Ilsa and Horst, a pair of elemental Teuton witches thrown together against all odds. Take a look at what other readers are saying about Gift of Air:
Lunar Rising Is NOT Going Into KU
In case you figured you could just hang around and wait for the Lunar Rising anthology to be available in KU (Kindle Unlimited), this is your wake-up call. The anthology is set to stay wide, or available on all online storefronts, which means it'll never be permitted to enter KU. Amazon is weird about exclusivity, and I'm planning on having a chat about that with you later on in October.
That means that IF you're financially able to support my fellow indie authors and me, you'll need to buy Lunar Rising or pre-order it before it comes out next week. I'm pretty sure the 99¢ release price will be valid until October 10th, but after that, the anthology will cost $3.99. So now's the time to reserve your copy and prepare to be spirited away into fantastical realms of magic and romance!
Driving In Alpine Lands
In honor of Ilsa's journey to Horst's hometown in western Tyrol, Austria, today I'm sharing a photo I took during a visit to that very country just six years ago. It's not the best of pictures since I took it from a moving car 😉, but it offers a taste of the sights that greeted Ilsa along the way. Sheep grazing the hillsides with trickling mountain streams in the background.
I long to take this journey with Ilsa. 💚
🪄 FREE Paranormal & Fantasy Romance 🪄
That's right, all the eBooks in this collection are free for the taking! Lots of great stories in here, including some by my fellow Lunar Rising authors Stephanie Morris and Charmaine Louise Shelton. My short story from His Name Was Augustin series is hanging out among its peers, so if you haven't snagged it yet, now's your chance. Make sure you browse the promo before it's gone!
Recommended Reading
Got 3 more eBooks for you to check out this week, and FYI, the second one in this list is FREE on all platforms. And it involves pirates, so . . . ahoy, matey?? Also, you can't go wrong with a book by Skye MacKinnon. Check out the blurbs & covers, and give my fellow indies some love! 💖
He’s an alien Viking. She has no intentions of being his captive.
Njal enjoys the life of a ruthless Vikingr captain: eat, drink and pillage to his heart's content. Then he and his crew of warriors get the worst possible news: their planet is destroyed.
If their species is to survive, they must claim females to breed offspring. Luckily, scientists at the Intergalactic University discovered that women on a backwater planet called Earth are compatible. And what does a Vikingr do once he's found his mate? Right, he abducts her.
Steff is terrified of the huge blue alien who's kidnapped her. He's wild, loud, and has never heard of table manners. But is there pain and vulnerability behind his bluster? Perhaps she can help him and his men. Not by becoming his mate, no way. By adding them to the roster of her dating agency. Maybe he won't hold her hostage if she finds him another bride…
If you want hunky alien Vikings, strong women who don't like being told what to do, steamy romance and happily-ever-afters, dive into the world of the Starlight Vikings.
The Society’s sole purpose is to protect the general population from vicious Sea Shadows, and Kelia’s their top Slayer. But when her father is murdered and her handler insists it’s suicide, she starts to question whether The Society really has her best interests at heart.
Now, to solve her father’s death, Kelia must work with an unexpected ally: Drew Knight, an infamous Sea Shadow and the most beautiful creature Kelia has ever set eyes upon. A Sea Shadow who, without intending to, just may show her who the real enemy is…and it’ll only cost her one unnamed favor to be collected at a future date.
But after her affiliation with Drew Knight is discovered, Kelia is forced to choose between what she’s known since the beginning of her existence…or a dark, terrifying truth that puts her life at risk.
Find out who dies and who survives in SEA OF DARKNESS, the first installment of The Vampire Pirate Saga, an exciting new urban fantasy romance readers of Sarah J Maas and Karen Marie Moning are sure to devour!
Grinnell is sent to find the barou master to help someone he considers family. What he finds is a beautiful woman he can’t ignore.
Mehanna has magic in her blood but she doesn’t know how to control it. The one time she tried went horribly wrong. She blames it on the fact she had no one to train her. She had been dumped on the planet as a child, with no memories, and left to her own devices. The only thing she can create without an issue is a piece of fruit.
Grinnell learns she has trapped the woman he needs in a mirror. In order to complete his mission, he offers to help her find out where she came from and find someone to free the barou master. They find someone who helps Mehanna free the barou master and unlock her memories which reveal she has a real problem. She has a wizard coming for her. He wants her power and sent her to that planet on purpose.
Grinnell and Mehanna have to defeat this wizard before he destroys everything they hold dear.
Freebie Book Fair On September 29th
A couple weeks ago, I told you about a Facebook group created by several of my fellow indie authors. The authors in this group will be hosting quarterly book fairs stuffed with FREE eBooks from all genres! That means if you need a break from the usual urban fantasy & paranormal romance, you'll be able to find something here. The first giveaway starts at 12pm EDT on September 29th.
If you haven't joined the group yet, now's the time to do it! Here's the link:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookrebelfreebooks
Last reminder to grab your copy of Lunar Rising before I send the illustrious "YAAAAAAY!" newsletter on October 4th. Yep, that means you'll be hearing from me 1 day early next week. 😁 Let's launch Lunar Rising to the top of the charts!
Talk to you soon,
C.L. Carhart
Pre-order Lunar Rising for 99¢: https://books2read.com/lunarrisingset
Get Arcane Gateway for FREE: https://books2read.com/hnwaag
Freebie Book Fairs on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/bookrebelfreebooks
This week's book list: https://books.bookfunnel.com/35iz03y3fe/owlrlj695m