This month, I’ve discounted three of my audiobook series starters. If you’re new to audio, here’s a great chance to dive in!
Until June 30, The Wolf & the Witch, narrated by Tim Campbell, is discounted to $4.99US at select retailers and in my online store.
The Wolf & the Witch is book one of the Blood Brothers series of medieval Scottish romances. The series is in Kindle Unlimited so the ebooks are available exclusively at Amazon until the beginning of July.
There’s also a sale in my store: if you buy The Wolf & the Witch in audio directly from me, you can save on The Hunter & the Heiress in audio from my store, too. Click on through and put The Wolf & the Witch in your cart, then look for the additional offer on The Hunter & the Heiress.
The Wolf & the Witch, book one of my Blood Brothers series of medieval romances, is now available in a Spanish edition!
Privado de su legítima herencia, Maximilian de Vries traza un plan para vengarse de su padre y asegurar su propio futuro. Se alía con sus dos hermanastros, invade la histórica y misteriosa Kilderrick y se apodera del torreón que antaño le fue prometido. Una mujer, bruja según los rumores, es la única lo suficientemente audaz como para enfrentarse a él, pero Maximilian sabe cómo resolverlo: la convertirá en su esposa, con o sin su permiso, y sellará su reivindicación.
Sin embargo, a este poderoso guerrero todavía le queda enfrentarse a la inteligencia de Alys Armstrong, una doncella con sed de venganza y una furia que podría superar a la de él. Alys no tiene la intención de capitular ante el orgulloso y poderoso rebelde que le arrebató todo (por más seductoras que resulten ser sus caricias). Además, ella no comparte la obligación que tiene él de pelear de manera justa.
Enemigos acérrimos desde el primer momento, el matrimonio de Maximilian y Alys es una guerra de voluntades. Cuando se encienda la chispa de la pasión, ¿serán capaces de resistirse a la tentación? Y cuando el mismísimo Kilderrick corra peligro, ¿unirán fuerzas para salvar los terrenos que ambos aprecian… y el inesperado amor que valoran por encima de todo lo demás?
A bit belatedly, I realized that I hadn’t shown you the hard cover special editions of the Blood Brothers books. We’ll fix that today. 🙂
These editions have the new illustrations by Dar Albert. I showed off the trade paperbacks with their duplex covers (which have the illustrations on the inside of the cover) in this post. For the hard cover, there’s a dust jacket with the type and the illustration appears on the case laminate, like this digital mock-up to the right. Both have a matte finish that feels really luxe to me.
Let’s look at the actual books now that I have a few on my shelf. Here are the four books with their dust jackets:
Here are the fronts of the case laminates:
And the backs of the case laminates:
These special edition interiors include some different typographic elements, but also include the Blood Brothers map and family trees. The family tree for Jean Le Beau is in all four books, then each book has a family tree for the hero and for the heroine. Those elements are included in all of the special editions – ebook, trade paperback and hardcover.
The Blood Brothers map is included in these editions, too, and we split it so details wouldn’t vanish into the gutter.
Finally, there’s a list of acknowledgements in these editions to thank all the Kickstarter backers who helped bring these editions to life. There are more on the other side of the page.
The spiral notebooks that are left are also available in the store now. They won’t be restocked, so once they’re gone, that’s that. You’ll find them in New Arrivals there, as well as the discounted sample copies of The Hunter & the Heiress that I ordered in advance of the campaign. Those two sample books have the illustration on the cover, but don’t have the map or family trees inside.
One of the fun things about running a Kickstarter campaign for new editions is when all the goodies come in. Let’s have a look at most of the goodies and books for the Blood Brothers special editions campaign.
Last week, the first lot of books arrived. These were the trade paperbacks, and I’m so pleased with them. The matte finish is so velvety!
These editions have the new illustrations by Dar Albert. For the trade paperback, the covers are duplexed, which means the illustration is printed on the inside of the cover, like this:
The part of the illustration with the sword is on the inside back cover but I didn’t take pix ot it.
These special edition interiors include some different typographic elements, but also include the Blood Brothers map and family trees. The family tree for Jean Le Beau is in all four books, then each book has a family tree for the hero and for the heroine. Those elements are included in all of the special editions – ebook, trade paperback and hardcover.
The spiral notebooks featuring the new illustrations have also arrived.
And there are postcards. There’s a set of four of the new illustrations, and a set of four of the original cover art (with the guys alone). They all have the same reverse side which is shown at the bottom right.
Plus those big bookmarks have arrived. There’s a set of four of these: they all have the same reverse side with the original covers.
I’ve been packing boxes for the fulfillment of the Kickstarter. The hardcover editions have shipped to me, so I’ll show them to you once they arrive. I’ll pack the rest of the Kickstarter pledges then and the campaign will be done. I’ve also been making book charms with these new covers and will show you those with the hardcovers.
The spiral notebooks that are left are available in the store now. They won’t be restocked, so once they’re gone, that’s that. You’ll find them in New Arrivals there, as well as the discounted sample copies of The Hunter & the Heiress that I ordered in advance of the campaign. Those books have the illustration on the cover, but don’t have the map or family trees inside.
I’m slowly getting organized after the completion of the Blood Brothers Kickstarter campaign for the new special editions. Yesterday, I realized I had two sample copies of The Hunter & the Heiress in need of homes.
These are the copies I ordered for the video. They have the new cover illustrations – on the case laminate of the hardcover, and duplexed on the inside of the cover for the trade paperback – but don’t have the other content added to the book interiors during the campaign. There is no map and there are no family trees. Still, they’re very pretty books and should be on someone’s shelf. 🙂
You can find them in the store under New Arrivals. There’s only one of each, so once they’re gone, they’re gone.
Also, I added spiral notebooks to the campaign. There’s a set of four, each one featuring one illustration. I ordered some of The Hunter & the Heiress and am really pleased with how well they came out.
They’re 5.5″ x 8.5″ with 80 lined pages inside. The cover has a nice velvety finish.
As is so often the way with printing, it made sense to round up my order quantities, a little above the actual quantity needed for the KS fulfillment. So, I’ll be adding these to the online store, too. The notebooks for The Hunter & the Heiress have already been added to the New Arrivals there.
Claire Delacroix 