This Week Only: Download Helena's Empire Free!

I said I would have a special announcement today, didn't I?
To celebrate the first week of Wandering Stars being released, I'm offering for one week only (until Monday, October 17th) a FREE download of Helena's Empire, the novelette-length prequel to our modern day story of fallen angels and forbidden romance.

To get your copy of Helena's Empire in whatever ebook format you choose, go here, add the book to your cart and enter the coupon code EG54T before completing checkout.

So happy reading everyone, and remember, there's more of Lucifer / Lykaios... and even of Helena... in Wandering Stars and in books to come!

Heavenly Harmonies: The Angelic Language of Wandering Stars

As you can see a hint of in the chapter one preview of the story or for those of you who have already bought the book, part of the world crafting experience in Wandering Stars is the language of the angels, the oldest in all of existence.

For human ears, hearing this tongue is dangerous. It's somewhat like having a song stuck in your head that you can't quite remember the lyrics to, although it's a bit more intense than that. This language (called the First Language or La Salessa Divinia) causes pain to human minds when it's spoken, read or heard, burning at the listener's consciousness or even driving them insane if they don't have the willpower to withstand its force.

Even as she suffers due to its influence, for Alice the First Language is the most beautiful speech she's ever heard. What do you think? Here's a sketch of a brief English to Divinia dictionary I put together during the earliest stages of writing the book.

Special Something Coming Soon!

I realize this post is just one giant tease, but I wanted to note that this Monday marks one week since the release of Wandering Stars and that I have a very special announcement to make then. Stay tuned!

Book Review: SOULLESS LIGHT, horror novella by Joan H. Buchanan

The following is a review of Soulless Light by fellow World Castle author Joan H. Buchanan. 

Soulless Light brings you the cohabitation of sorrow and joy in all its visceral detail. With intense, mournful descriptions of suffering and the bleak reality of Dark Age society in the midst of plague existing side by side with tender romance and the celebration of life, I found myself riding an emotional roller coaster as I went through the pages of this novella.

Joan H. Buchanan's narration is bombastic, making you feel as though you're right there alongside Julia, the main character whose life – and death – are laid out in a pacing that builds from a quaint hum to a dramatic rush. While I am trying to keep this review spoiler free, I will say this much about the story's contents: throughout Soulless Light you will see a young girl who goes from assisting in the most miraculous event we humans are capable of experiencing, the purity and wonder of childbirth, to snuffing away life upon life as she becomes one with death itself by her actions.

This transformation is stunningly described. I would recommend Soulless Light to anyone looking for fiction that will keep you wondering – and keep your stomach churning – even after the last page has been turned.


Buy the SOULLESS LIGHT eBook for $2.99: From the publisher, Kindle, Nook Book, Smashwords

I don't know how long this is going to last...

...but Wandering Stars is going for $4.79 on eBook at All Romance EBooks. Just thought I'd let everyone know.