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Engines are on, thrusters are rumbling, the stars are waiting, and Exostar is ready to launch in 23 days!

Are you ready?

ARC readers: I have just emailed you your ARC copy. Thank you to those who applied. Make sure to check your inbox (or junk mail) so you can download Exostar and start reading!

Book signing event

I will be doing a book signing event at Chapters - Coquitlam on Sunday, February 12th, from 2-4pm (2991 Lougheed Highway, Coquitlam B.C., V3B 6J6). I will have paperback and hardcover copies of all the Ben Archer books and I will do an EXCLUSIVE PRESALE of Exostar.

(By the way, this is the first time I'm doing a major book signing event, so come and say hi!) :)

2022 overview

Here is a breakdown of accomplishments for 2022:

• Paperback sales: 11,569 units
• Free ebooks: 1,213 units
• Ebook sales: 3,364 units
• Audiobook sales: 473 units
• KU page reads: 2,164,917 page reads
• IngramSpark sales: 3,079 units
• Total for 2022: 27,429 units
• Lifetime distribution: +/- 85,000 books
• The Lost Space Treasure - A Novella, published on November 7, 2022
• Ben Archer and the World Beyond won the 2022 Whistler Independent Book Awards - Children's Category
• The Knowledge Seeker won the 2022 Readers' Favorite Book Awards - SILVER MEDAL in the US and was a finalist in the 2021 Wishing Shelf Book Awards in the UK
• Ben Archer and the Cosmic Fall continues to be a regular Amazon bestseller
• The Alien Skill Series has accumulated over 3,298 reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. I have you to thank for that. Your reviews are helping new readers find my books!

What's up in the neighbourhood?

I'll be honest with you. After spending the month of January trying to survive on the planet Kepra-2, escaping the clutches of the evil Supreme Leader, speeding around on the IQURUS spacecraft, stealing the Exostar, learning about the Interstellar Alliance and The Lost Space Treasure... I. Am. Beat!

So I only have one picture to share with you today:

February 2023 reading list

I'm happy to support fans who are on their own writing journey. No matter your age, background or writing experience, if you have a story to tell, pick up a pen and start writing!

Wands Upon a Time by Giselle Jeffries Schneider

Hello, my name is Robyn Salem, and believe it or not I am in an interesting situation. To begin, I have autism (shh, don’t tell anyone. It is a secret between us.). Anyway, autism is hard, particularly with a mentally abusive family that really knows how to get into your head and make you feel sorry you exist. There is also the physical abuse, but that is all in the past now I hope because I packed up and left. It was a hard decision as I don’t make enough money to survive on my own. I also have a dog and cat with me, and there is the fact it is a super-hot summer day. And no, I can’t go to a friend’s because I don’t have any. Things can’t possibly get worse…

I may have spoken too soon.

Next thing I know, I walk into Stars Hollow, Idaho, where life is more than it appears. It turns out not a soul has entered or exited the town for one hundred and twenty-five years, and the reason has to do with a witch ancestor I never heard anything about.

That is correct. You heard right. I am a witch. Don’t worry, I didn’t know, either.

The witch thing, though, just adds to my problems as my arrival breaks some sort of utopian lockdown spell. A spell that had been put up to protect not just the humans but the magical world as well. Everything spirals out of control from there and a human is murdered in the most peculiar manner, leading to the first friend I ever make to be arrested.

This is not the end of the tale, unfortunately.

Who would have thought I would get caught on camera using magic out in the open? I definitely didn’t predict that.

So follow me and my new friends as we use paranormal investigation to solve our first murder and begin the case of a possible Dark Witch who just happens to be related to a very important member of society.

Super Juice by Ethan Danko and Elias Danko

Ryan Hernandez is a ordinary teenager. He loves going to the movies, hanging out with his friends, as well as reading comic books. But one day his life changes forever when he stumbles across a mysterious candy store. Inside this store dozens of special drinks can be found. But these drinks are different then any other. In fact these liquids are capable of transforming kids into real life superheroes!! Join Ryan and his trusty sidekick as they try to save the world from a worldwide threat. Do they have what it takes to be a true hero? Or will the villains get in there way?

All the best,

Rae