"The Cassie Black Trilogy," by: Tammie Painter — On Sale Tour & Giveaway!

 Hello riders. It's the Friday before Independence Day here in the USA. I'm happy to state I still plan to feature plenty of bookish posts for you to enjoy this weekend. This post is dedicated to "The Cassie Black Trilogy," that is on sale for a limited time. You can get the first book for 99 cents for a limited time on all store fronts. The second book and possible the rest of the series is on sale over on Smashwords for the entire month of July. Don't miss out on these humorous dark fantasy mystery novels and start binging the series today. Happy reading everyone :).

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Work at a funeral home can be mundane. Until you accidentally start bringing the dead back to life.

The Undead Mr. Tenpenny

The Cassie Black Trilogy Book 1

by: Tammie Painter

Genre: Humorous Dark Fantasy Mystery

The Cassie Black “Trilogy” has now grown to a very un-trilogy-like six books that include…

• The Undead Mr. Tenpenny (#1 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 1.0)

• The Uncanny Raven Winston (#2 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 1.0)

• The Untangled Cassie Black (#3 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 1.0)

• The Unusual Mayor Marheart (#1 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 2.0)

• The Unbearable Inspector Oberlin (#2 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 2.0)

• The Unexpected Mr Hopkins (#3 of The Cassie Black Trilogy 2.0)

What readers have to say about the series so far...

• "Wow and wow again! I absolutely loved this book! You get such a feel for the characters and the story is so fast paced you don't want to put it down."

• "More, please!"

• "I was unable to put this down when I started reading it. The author combines humour with a fast paced murder mystery all packed into a funeral home."

• "…suffused with dark humor and witty dialogue..."

• "Cassie Black, won me over in the first book of this series, and she doesn’t disappoint in this one!!!"

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Work at a funeral home can be mundane. Until you accidentally start bringing the dead back to life.

"...a clever, hilarious romp through a new magical universe" --Sarah Angleton, author of Gentleman of Misfortune

Cassie Black works at a funeral home. She's used to all manner of dead bodies. What she's not used to is them waking up. Which they seem to be doing on a disturbingly regular basis lately.

Just when Cassie thinks she has the problem under control, the recently deceased Busby Tenpenny insists he's been murdered and claims Cassie might be responsible thanks to a wicked brand of magic she's been exposed to. The only way for Cassie to get her life back to normal is to tame her magic and uncover Mr. Tenpenny's true killer.

Simple right?

Of course not. Because while Cassie works on getting her newly acquired magic sorted, she's blowing up kitchens, angering an entire magical community, and discovering her past is more closely tied to Busby Tenpenny than she could have ever imagined.

If you like comic fantasy whodunits with plenty of wry humor, a cast of unforgettable characters, a touch of paranormal mystery, and piles of pastries, you'll find it hard to pry yourself away from this first book of the Cassie Black Trilogy.

Note: While this book delivers a contemporary fantasy tale with snarky giggles and a few hexes, it's fairly clean with only an itty-bitty bit of light cursing, one fight scene, and no hanky panky or sexual situations.

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The Uncanny Raven Winston

The Cassie Black Trilogy Book 2

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There's nothing like an evil wizard to ruin a perfectly good trip to London.

Ever have one of those weeks? You've taken an overdose of magic, you've melted a twelve-year old girl, and Magic HQ has sent a letter "requesting" you come by to discuss your magic control issues.

No? Just me, then?

I don't want to go. I've got a boss in a wheelchair (my fault), a zombie cat who demands his treats on schedule, and no interest in sorting out the quirks of another magical community.

But when someone slips me information tying my parents' disappearance to HQ, I can't pack my bags quickly enough.

I'm soon destroying historical displays, befriending befuddled ghosts, and focusing more on uncovering the truth about my past than on learning how to rein in my magic. Which, considering what might happen if I fail the test HQ has for me… Well, best not to think about that.

This second book of the Cassie Black Trilogy squeezes you through a magic portal, lodges you in a hidden corner of the Tower of London, and plunges you into a tale of mysterious mishaps, peculiar ravens, and TV-binging trolls.

If you like contemporary fantasy with unforgettable characters, snarky humor, and a touch of paranormal mystery -- or if you've ever wondered what those garden gnomes are really up to -- you'll find it hard to pry yourself away from The Uncanny Raven Winston.

The Cassie Black Trilogy is a fish-out-of-water tale that takes you from the streets of Portland to the Tower of London. It's got magic and mystery, pastries and zombies, sentient gnomes and an evil wizard...because there's always an evil wizard, isn't there?

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The Untangled Cassie Black

The Cassie Black Trilogy Book 3

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Sometimes taking an overdose of magic is the least of your problems.

Not only has Cassie Black just lost two people through a magic portal, but her archenemy, the Mauvais, is threatening to destroy city after city if Magic HeadQuarters doesn't hand her over to him.... a proposal HQ isn't exactly saying no to.

As the Magic higher ups debate her fate, Cassie refuses to sit by and watch the grass grow between the toes of the surveillance gnomes. Biting back her life rule to never get involved, she knows the only way to stop the Mauvais is to go after him herself.

Which is exactly what he wants. Because the instant Cassie falls into his hands, the Mauvais will gain the unlimited power he’s always craved.

So don't get captured, right? Easy for you to say.

Trouble is, there's a traitor within HQ who's proving to be more devious, more powerful, and with more tricks up the sleeve than anyone could have ever guessed.

In this page-turning conclusion of the Cassie Black Trilogy, the curses are flying, the pastries are plentiful, the bookworms are slithering, and the magical batteries are charged to capacity.

If you like contemporary fantasy filled with dark humor, paranormal mystery, and a cast of unforgettably quirky characters, you’ll love the twists and turns of this conclusion to the first Cassie Black Trilogy.

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Author of humorous fantasy whodunits full of mythical misfits and magical mishaps

Many moons ago I was a scientist in a neuroscience lab where I got to play with brains and illegal drugs. Now, I take wickedly strong tea and turn it into comic fantasy whodunits full of mythical misfits and magical mishaps that I hope give you a giggle. 

My tales run the gamut from the ever-expanding Cassie Black Trilogy with its wryly humorous paranormal mysteries to the comical fantasy whodunits in The Circus of Unusual Creatures, and from light-hearted novellas celebrating my love of books to short fiction in which I really flex my myth-loving and humor-craving muscles!

When I’m not creating worlds or killing off characters, I can be found gardening, planning my next travel adventure, concocting some sort of mess in the kitchen, or working as an unpaid servant to one very spoiled cat and some very demanding squirrels.

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"The Hera-Zeta Chronicles," by: Zsa Zsa Tudos — Book Tour & Giveaway!

 Hello riders. It's almost July 4th and I am starting this holiday weekend off with a book tour for author Zsa Zsa Tudos. She is featuring her book "The Hera-Zeta Chronicles," today and I hope you will check out the sneak peek for this SciFi Fantasy, Extraterrestrial Time Travel novel. Hope you snatch up a copy to celebrate this special weekend. Happy reading everyone :).

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The only freedom of man is the freedom of thought. That is how human evolution is possible. Evolution of a man is the development of power and possibilities which never develop by themselves.

The Hera-Zeta Chronicles

As Above So Below

by: Zsa Zsa Tudos

Genre: SciFi Fantasy, Extraterrestrial Time Travel

     With the chip in her hand, Zeta walked to the round table on the terrace. It was already cleaned and the black ritual cover was laid out. There were few candles to choose from and some frankincense was lit on the burner. There was a small, washed and ironed white cotton cloth for the chip that Zoltan brought back from his trip. 

     Zeta decided upon 3 candles. One small white for the altar, one thick red for energy and fire and the help of Hades and one thick blue for Uranus. She lit them and invited the brothers to contribute to the ceremony. 

     The small, turquoise, pebble-like recording device was lying there, waiting for the expert touch. 

     “Wow, I have no idea how to handle this one,” pondered Zeta. “Let’s be logical. Looking at the aura it is organic. If organic, it behaves like one, therefore cracking it open is not an option. The full moon would help,” entered Zeta’s mind. “But it is still a week away. There is no time to wait. I will try the frequencies.” 

     As she said that few musical instruments were fetched and placed on the table.

     “Logic dictates that I should use the opposite frequency to irritate the mass to open up. It is a high frequency energy. I will use deep sounds. The starting point should be the A sound. For lower vibration, I need to go down by either 5 or 7 pitches to follow the structure of the universe. I go down an octave. This name is confusing. There are 7 sounds between the two pitches, why is it called octave then? 

     They represent the 7 colours of the rainbow as the 7 natural colours, the 28 days moon cycle, 7 days of the week and so on. On musical terms they count the frame. Starts with A and finishes with A. So, the finishing A is the beginning of another octave. It shows infinity just like the number 8. It could be. But it is still confusing,” ran a train of thought Zeta. “This African drum would do the trick,” she said and hit the leather. 

     The pebble moved and its colour started changing however, stopped a minute later.

     “All right. I might need to hit it 7 times in a certain rhythm, like the heartbeat of the universe.” 

     After the last beat the recording device started to show significant changes in its energy field. A rainbow emerged slowly growing until it covered the table. “I have to get ready to take notes,” ran Zeta for a notepad and pen. 

     When the energy covered the whole terrace, it began to concentrate at a point few steps away from her, until it formed an almost human-like being, who started to talk in a warm and deep voice. 

     “Greetings Hera. I am the messenger. My function is to deliver the message from the Pleiadeans. Listen very carefully. You cannot rewind me, I am not capable of answering questions that form in your mind while listening, and I cannot argue. 

     I exist until I speak. After, I become the organic part of the device yet again. The message is quite lengthy therefore you should make yourself comfortable,” it announced and paused for a minute. 

     Although Keta is an old planet, human life here is relatively young. In all of our 5 planets we count humanoid times in the millions, while you are in the early thousands. That is why souls coming down here still store memories of our existence, our schools, some of them might have even lived among us. 

     The structures of the planet and our physical appearance are almost identical. However, there is a big difference in our ways of living, and consequently our way of thinking. From now on, when I say: us, I mean the 3 planets living in unity. These are: Mekhranat, Muskhat and Mughat. The other 2, Quilwan and Nowtey walk different paths. 

     Following that thought, our planets are not visible from Keta. The stars’ cluster you call Pleiades received its name from people who cherished the Knowledge and noted everything within the interrelations of energies. These people you refer to as the Greeks. Unfortunately, they succumbed to the blind force of ignorance, similarly to the great majority of the planet, at one stage. I will talk about it later. 

     Coming back to the stars, as far as you are concerned, they are named after the daughters of Atlas and Pleione. The 9 of them together show a close unity. However, like other stars, these are not equipped to support humanoid life on their surface. Here, you live in a solar system with a sun at the core, from where you gain your energy, knowledge and fire. In our case it all comes from the sisters, notably from Maia and Marope. 

     The Haudi solar system, where Keta lives, is an old and wise organic energy mass. The planets ooze wisdom, especially that of Keta. Knowledge was the main objective when the decision for establishing a human life form here, was made. Knowledge shouldn’t be wasted. Without Knowledge the Great Matrix falls apart. The more the Knowledge the higher the resonance and stronger the Matrix. This should be an important clue for Keteans. To understand the Matrix of the Universe and their place within it. 

“Here we are, two weeks before the third anniversary and it all goes down the drain,” went through her mind. 

     So much has changed during these three years. She gave up her work in London, moved to Budapest and started to build a new life. 

     “Was it worth it?” she pondered. 

     She realized that she couldn’t put off the stock taking any longer. She knew that it was necessary to ease the pain. 

     “Yes, today is the day,” she said and took the usual motion of jumping out of bed. 

     Suddenly, there was a firm grip on her shoulders that forced her to stay put. The touch made her shiver. At first, she could not see the energy, only smelled it. A deep, sweet, masculine, forceful and sensational fragrance filled her nostrils, carried the promise of an overwhelmingly satisfying sexual intercourse. 

     “Oh, Sweet Creator, aahh, I need to get up. Really, ahhmmmm.” 

     A wet, warm and soft sucking took over her left toe that spread on, taking the right toe first and finally covered the feet under the duvet. Zeta focused and let the familiar face taking shape in front of her eyes. The dark, bushy hair, strong straight nose, lushes, dark red lips, fiery black eyes and this absolutely perfect, beautiful body with its strong curves and moving muscles brought a grateful smile on her face. Closed her eyes in comfort and enjoyed the currents pulsing through her body. 

     “My darling brother, you never let me down. Do you love me?” 

     “Very much, sweetest and enjoy your body even more,” replied the man. 

     “You are only saying it because you feel ashamed for the behaviour of your earthly soul. Why didn’t you teach him, why didn’t you help him to remember? He is so lost!” continued the woman. 

     “Hush Hera, hush…” he said and pressed his warm lips firmly on hers. His tongue started its way, gently opened the teeth and disappeared in the mouth. She lifted her arms and tried to caress him.   

     The hands were slowly coming up on the firm back and dancingly lost themselves in the hair-jungle. The lips opened, giving full access to the sucking and licking tongue. 

     They seemed to forget Earth and all its pain. The mouth released the tongue and allowed it to make its way down on her body.

     “I should have taken a shower with a softening lotion and put some perfume on,” ran through Zeta-Hera’s mind. 

     The man noticed the apprehensive tightness in her muscles. 

     “Let it be, my sister, you are Hera now. You do not need lotions and showers. You can change your body and be anything you want. Do you understand?” 

     “Yes, Hades, my darling brother, I understand,” replied the woman and with a curving motion helped the tongue to reach her nipples. 

     The gentle and wet sucking made heavenly sounds while a big warm hand travelled through the stomach and landed on the navel. The tongue followed it shortly, licking its way deeply into Hera’s soul. The woman cried out.

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Somewhere between galaxies, soul contracts, and the quiet chaos of human emotion, the book casually decided to rearrange your entire understanding of reality. Rude. Brilliant. Slightly illegal.

The Hera-Zeta Chronicles: As Above So Below doesn’t just tell a story, it initiates the reader. There’s something deeply precise about the way Zeta’s earthly path intertwines with Hera’s galactic mission, like it is not just a fiction, but it is decoding something ancient and quietly slipping it into the reader’s consciousness. The dynamic between dimensions, the Alpha & Omega Council, the 12 Magi… it all feels expansive without losing emotional gravity. And then it is anchored in something so human: behaviour, struggle, longing, connection.

The story embraces millions of Earthly years in cosmic interrelations emphasising the roles of earthlings in the Great Matrix and the cycle of nature. It is not only a book but an initiation of the readers, that can truly highjack their mind and clear misconceptions chiselled in by hundreds of years of conscious brainwashing.

The 87 chapters introduce events of the multidimensional life of the heroes, like the 1st generation Hera, a member of the Alpha&Omega Council, Hades's wife, and her earthly counterpart Zeta, whose mission is to push the knowledge and help the Haya Sophia, the Magnum Opus, the Sefer Jezeera. Their steamy love affair with Hades serves as a good example of passion and deep emotional attachment.

There are no sharp divisions in the book. The story unfolds naturally, through which a clear vision of the origin and the true nature of mankind is drawn, providing allowance for the supernatural capabilities they all possess and the responsibilities they all bear.

Touching upon the creation and the arrival of people on the planet, the book introduces the effects of prominent astronomical events, migration, purpose, the knowledge and the lack of it, through the picture that unfolds after removing the man-made gap fillers, the stories and false events invented by the groups in power.

With the help of astral travelling, souls go through star gateways, visit far-away planets, learn and experience to support the one objective of life: to raise their own vibration. With the interrelations of energies, it creates a healthier environment below and adds to the frequency required by the above to fit into the cycle.

However, as it was clearly stated by Antoine Saint-Exupery in his most prominent book, The Little Prince, WHAT IS IMPORTANT IS HIDDEN. This concealed treasure is always Knowledge. Nevertheless, there is a catch. One needs to have enough to understand the lack of it.

Life is a jigsaw puzzle. However, the board is empty and there is no image to help you with the design. The only certainty is the interrelations between the pieces.

My strong desire is to help people understand their lives, events and become knowledgeable enough to take responsibility for their words, thoughts and deeds. It is a necessary step towards the Nirvana, called Happiness.

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Life is an extraordinary journey. It is full of challenges and unsolved tasks that are put in front of us on the constantly moving and changing road towards Nirvana, the place that today we refer to as Happiness. 

In my journey, I visited 103 countries, lived in 7, on 4 continents. I learned about the interrelated micro- and macrocosm. I became a REIKI Master-Healer, an Initiated Witch, an Orixa Shamanic Master, and a Phoenix Initiated Educator to teach the ancient wisdom of Khem, the Royal Art of Al Khemi.

Today, I have an established philosophy - I call AKIA - that explores the interrelations between earthlings and nature, and Earth and the universe. I have 12 books published and many faithful students. I am an Intimacy & Family coach and help people to find their purpose. The joy of seeing them succeed gives me the strength to find new adventures and learn from new experiences.

I believe that learning is the only way to understand life and the self within. This unique knowledge makes us or breaks us in the end.

I am British and living in London.

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Hello riders. 

I'm a bit late with my monthly check-in on things. This month has been crazy and it didn't help any that my pharmacy screwed up my meds last week and it has taken me about four days to get back in the order of things. They didn't really do much wrong they just switched one of my night meds to morning and I found I had know ambition for anything. This also meant I wasn't sleeping at night. But I got it straightened around and I'm starting to catch up on the things I got behind on. 

I do have a few updates with things that I am working on as of right now, and I wanted to share them with you. 

What is in this post:

* Writing Update on The SwordMaster Brothers

* Writing Update on the Tales of Ferrês re-writes

* Audio production Update

* Kickstarter Mini Update 

*Writing Goals for July

What is Happening with "The SwordMaster Brothers?

I have been working on this project with several months already. Currently I have all the feedback from the beta readers and words of insights from my editor Allison. The book itself still needs work and I managed to switch things up with chapter 1. Super excited about how it turned out and waiting for additional feedback from beta readers for progress through the rewrites. 

As I work through these chapters I have decided to have "The SwordMaster Brothers," be my second Kickstarter I run. It will be a pre-release special edition. That means I will release it on Kickstarter first then will release it a few months later on the store fronts. I won't go as crazy with this Kickstarter as I did with Tales of Ferrês Anniversary Editions. But there will be fun art to collect and I might have two more addition character cards to collect with the Tales of Ferrês ones that will depict two characters from within this world of Tarzinëa.

What's Happening with the Tales of Ferrês Re-Writes?

I officially have "A Father's Protection," done with re-writes and re-edits. I plan to work on "An Elf, a Dragon, and a God's Intervention" and "Bonds of Friendship" this month. If Michelle can have the edits back as fast as she did with "A Father's Protection" then I should have 3 stories done by the end of the month. That means I will have eight more stories to go before I need to fulfill all the orders with the final product. I still plan to run the Kickstarter in August but right now I might not make the 100 followers mark that I wanted. But who knows I can always push it back another month. I don't have everything set in stone.

What is Happening with Tales of Ferrês' Audiobook Production?

Since I have the final draft of "A Father's Protection," I plan to start recording this weekend while Ben and the kids are away. This way I only have to kick my mom out of the house for a few hours on Saturday while I record. Then I have to pray that Teddy won't bark during the recording time. Not sure how long the first initial recording will take. I have to learn the software and get everything set up how I want it. It will be a learning experience but I plan to do it with each story in the Tales of Ferrês short story series, bundle them together, and offer them as a bundled audiobook for distribution. Yes, I am the voice actor or reader as I like to call myself. Not sure how pretty it will be but I would rather do it myself then us AI or someone that doesn't fit the book just right. 

Wish me luck... I'm going to need it.

What's Happening with the Tales of Ferrês Kickstarter Campaign?

Right now I am sitting at 86 followers. Since my last update I have only gained 16 more and have been stuck forever at 85. But I looked this morning and there was now 86 so hopefully if I continue to do swaps with other authors.... I will get more followers. If you happen to share it with your family and friends that would be great too. It could help boost my numbers so I would have a better launch when I go live, hopefully.

I did start working on setting up my campaign page. That means I have been working on graphics and getting everything ship-shape. Right now I am waiting on the whole shipping thing until the last moments so I can get the right amount to estimate for each add-on, tier, and product. I think the hardest one to estimate will be the mystery swag boxes. But I know a lot of you are excited about that as an option, sadly though, I will only be able to share those with US backers right now. 

Next update is in two weeks. It might happen sooner if I get to 100 followers. Hoping to get the final files this week of the covers for both the wrap and paperback. This way I can order the final proofs after the holiday.  

Writing Goals for this Month:

* Re-Write "An Elf, a Dragon, and a God's Intervention" & "Bonds of Friendship"

* Edit "An Elf, a Dragon, and a God's Intervention" & Bonds of Friendship"

*Re-Write the next 2-3 chapters of "The SwordMaster Brothers"

* Keep up with my blog and start writing in a writer's journal each day I write

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I hope you had a wonderful June and I look forward to seeing what we can accomplish this coming July. 

Happy 4th of July USA riders! 

And Happy July to Everyone Else!

~Katie

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