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Mar 06, 2025 3:01 pm
March News
Contents
- Introduction, updates, and newsletter giveaway
- Sales, freebies, and/or new releases
- Writing Snippet
- Giveaways and promotions
- Book recommendations
- Closing remarks
- My books
Hi ,
Last month's giveaway winner is Jodi at ci ... 66 at yahoo dot com. If this is you, you should have received your gift card by now.
Work on Once upon a Betrothal is moving along smoothly now. I'm up to about 34 thousand words now. It's still in a pretty rough state. But if you're interested in reading an unfinished version, I've uploaded the first 10 chapters to my Ream. This isn't a free option, but it's available if you want to try it.
For those of you who enjoy audiobooks, I'm sorry to say that I keep hitting roadblocks when I've been trying to set up a time that works for my friend and I to meet up for recording. However, I have discovered another possible option. My local library might have the equipment I need. I just need to go down there and look into the details. If all goes well, I might be able to schedule something there to start recording Once upon a Rose.
For this month's giveaway of a $5 Amazon gift card, hit reply and tell me what is your favorite thing about spring.
Sales, Freebies, and/or New Releases
My books are currently 50% off on Smashwords through the 8th.
Writing Snippet from Once upon a Betrothal
Eli chuckled as he held out the perfume bottle he just purchased toward her. “You should try this, Lily. It’s all the rage here.”
As expected, she eyed the bottle with distaste before refusing. Whether her plan to break their engagement worked or not, he would look like he should in the eyes of his people and that included buying gifts for his betrothed.
Expected response or not, he couldn’t help prodding her about it. “Suit yourself, but it would figure that you’d turn your nose up at something prominent in West Tierya.” He raised his eyebrows playfully to add to the taunt.
At his words, she got the look in her eye. The one he’d loved pushing her into as kids. The outraged look that said she was close to losing her control. He’d always wondered what would happen if she gave into her anger and actually did whatever she’d been plotting against him.
Giveaways and Promotions
Book Recommendations
Cinderella meets Persephone and Hades.
Priscilla Korinder has been forced to work the fields of Mortalia ever since her mother disappeared when she was nine. Unfortunately for her, Mortalia is plagued with a curse that punishes any being who uses divine magic, leaving Priscilla covered in bruises at the end of each day. Despite her constant injuries, Priscilla’s stepmother is in disbelief that Priscilla could possibly be a divine one. She’s convinced her stepdaughter’s exhaustion is mere laziness…
King Hayden is the lone ruler of Underworth, a kingdom utilized only as a mass graveyard. He typically resides in solitude with his three-toed cat, until one day his peace is disrupted by his eager nephew. Prince Aaron of Olympia has grown infatuated with a nameless maiden in Mortalia and insists Hayden use his divine portal magic to deliver her to him. When he refuses, the prince decides to take matters into his own hands, and lure the girl out with an enchanting ball.
Will Hayden be able to stand by and do nothing as he watches his nephew draw the girl into a trap? He could always try to stop him, but how does one prevent a divine prince from getting what he wants? Hayden could always kidnap her first...
The Fairmyth Chronicles is a collection of clean interconnecting fantasy romance novels that can be read in any order. For more updates on The Fairmyth Chronicles and my other series, sign up for my free newsletter at abigailmanningauthor.com
I'm navigating a technological revolution with Jake, my brilliant ex-turned-partner...
Fate's given us a child beyond imagination.
He's a beacon of strength and innovation, with insights that could reshape humanity's future.
We bond like code and hardware, but when we're in sync, it's revolutionary.
As we explore the boundaries of AI, I can't help but admire his unwavering resolve and scientific genius.
I yearn to protect our family, to face impossible ethical dilemmas together.
But I fear the weight of our world-changing responsibilities.
Now, I realize how crucial our bond is to the future of human-AI integration.
Just when we think we've mastered our roles as tech pioneers, a global crisis emerges.
We'll do anything to preserve the balance between progress and ethics.
With each breakthrough, I wonder if our love will be enough.
Will we lose the humanity we've sworn to enhance?
What can a poor apothecary offer the princess who has it all?
In this fairy tale retelling of The White Slipper, Princess River is the envy of all her peers, for her doting father has always promised her she could marry for love. But when he loses the healing slipper that prevents his ghastly foot injury from killing him, he makes a horrifying edict. The man who makes him an identical slipper and saves his life shall have River's hand in marriage.
To River's chagrin, such a man, poor and unknown, does come forward, claiming he's found the secret cure. But River, discontent to helplessly hand over her future and her kingdom, seeks to learn about his past. To her surprise, however, her search reveals far more than she ever expected.
This mysterious young man may not only hold the true secret to helping her father...but he might be the one who claimed her heart long ago.
Delve into these standalone fairy tale retelling novellas of lesser-known tales as told by Wendy and Peter Pan. The Nevertold fairy tales are not set in the same world as the Classical Kingdoms Collection, but they have the same clean romance, magical mystery, and heroic happily-ever-afters.
I'm trapped in a deadly game with a ruthless drug lord, and my partner Annalise won’t stay on the sidelines.Annalise is fierce, intuitive, and a brilliant detective.She has a fire that rivals her beauty,
with eyes that see through the toughest cases and a heart that cares deeply.We clash like flint and steel, igniting sparks that are impossible to ignore.As we delve deeper into Hatchet Luis' underground empire,
I can't help but be drawn to the way she stands tall in the face of danger.Our brief touches and stolen glances ignite a passion I can’t resist.I find myself captivated, not just by Annalise's courage,
but by the passion she hides beneath her tough exterior.I yearn to protect her, to feel the warmth of her against me as we face the darkness together.Just when it seems we might be turning the tide, Annalise is taken by Luis' men.I'll stop at nothing to bring her back safely.With every ticking second, I fear, will I reach her before it's too late?
Closing Remarks
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-Amber
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