Aliens in the Barn

Thursday, December 13, 2018

Two Fabulous Holiday Giveaways! $350 & $250 Amazon Gift Cards @A_Prisca_Martin ENDS DEC 20



Giveaway No 1 is the Holiday Splurge Giveaway!

Follow the sponsoring authors on BookBub for a chance to win a $350 Amazon Gift Card!

Enter to win at: http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/77deea0986/

This giveaway ends Dec 20th.






Giveaway No 2 is the Christmas Jingle Giveaway!

Visit the sponsoring authors's Facebook Groups for a chance to win a $250 Amazon Gift Card!

Enter to win at: https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/77deea0987/

This giveaway ends Dec 25th.



Happy Reading!

Tuesday, December 11, 2018

The Inspiration Behind The Enchanted Squirrel #RiteToReign





The Rite To Reign box set is finally out! It's live! Happy Day!

With 25 stories of urban fantasy and paranormal romance goodness, you're sure to find many hours of delightful reading. I can't wait to start reading myself, so many interesting characters to meet and worlds to be whisked away to.

My story in the set, Portal Wielder, is a paranormal, science fiction & fantasy romance adventure mashup.





One of the really fun things about writing a story like this is how serendipitous the inspiration can be. The theme of the box set is witches and royalty. When I first thought about having a familiar for my space witch, I didn't want it to be the typical cat.

Then I remembered the squirrels in the evergreen grove at Delta Lake State Park--

I first encountered these little guys after the first all-night snowfall while living in Upstate New York, last December. The snow was beautiful, and I wanted to see what it looked like at the state park up the road from where we lived.

It was so quiet out there after a snowfall, the only sound my boots sinking in the snow. Then I heard chattering followed by tiny barking once I got to the evergreens. The sound was getting closer, following me through that trees as I walked under them.

Finally, I spotted the source, two tiny squirrels that could easily fit in my pocket. And they were yelling at me, chasing me, trying to intimidate me into going away. Of course, it didn't work.

I stopped to watch the cute little critters and they ran to the tree closest to me, one the source of all the noise, the other apparently just along for fun. The quiet one ran to the base of the tree where several pine cones lay and proceeded to chew away at it like corn on the cob. The whole while, the other one squeaked and barked, looking me straight in the eyes.

What a fierce little guy he was!

I saw them several more times throughout the winter and they always put a smile on my face. So, the familiar in my story became a squirrel.

I was able to get a picture of them, the Intimidator and the Snacker.





Who knew I'd find so much inspiration in Upstate New York? What a fun winter. :)

The Rite To Reign box set is now available on Amazon here.

Happy Reading!
Kyn

Sunday, December 9, 2018

Two Fabulous Rite To Reign Book Fairs! Great Books, Prizes #RiteToReign


The Rite To Reign Epic Magical Book Fair! Twenty four awesome urban fantasy and paranormal romance books plus a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card.

Check out the book fair here: https://www.ritetoreign.com/epic-magical-book-fair



The Rite To Reign December Book Fair! Twenty awesome urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction romance books plus a chance to win a $25 Amazon gift card.

Go to the book fair here: https://www.ritetoreign.com/book-fair


Happy Reading!

Thursday, December 6, 2018

Fantastic Winter Solstice Giveaway! #UrbanFantasy #Vampires $250 Amazon Gift Card


Welcome to The Fantastic Winter Solstice giveaway! Follow 14 urban fantasy & paranormal romance USA Today bestselling and award-winning authors on Amazon and BookBub for a chance to win an amazing prize pack valued at $500!

You could win a $250 Amazon gift card, a vampire slayer kit (valued at $175), and four best-selling urban fantasy and paranormal romance hard copy books.

Gain points for each entry you follow. The more points you get, the greater your chance at winning! Subscribe to each author's newsletter for even more points!

Whoever has the most points at the end of the giveaway wins. In the case of a tie or multiple participants having the maximum amount of points, the names will be entered into the Random Picker web tool for the winner.

Enter here: https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/457e17b01/

Happy Winter Solstice!

**OPEN TO US RESIDENTS ONLY**

Prizes come with:

$250 Amazon gift card.

Vampire slayer kit includes two hand-carved wooden stakes, a hand-mirror, an antique-style metal cross, a bottle of holy water, a bottle of garlic, a set of prints illustrating plants known to repel the undead, a set of phials containing apotropaic substances, and a handwritten and sealed letter from the previous owner.

Hard copy books include Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi, Magic Triumphs by Ilona Andrews, Rosemary and Rue by Seanan McGuire, and Archangel’s Prophecy by Nalini Singh.

Giveaway runs November 21st - December 21st.


Enter here: https://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/457e17b01/

Happy Reading!

Monday, December 3, 2018

WIN the Ultimate Science Fiction & Fantasy Book Collection! #amreading #giveaway ENDS DEC 14th



Happy Holidays from authors Zachariah Wahrer, C.S. Harte, Jill Ramsower, Ken Mora, Pikko’s House, Kris Austen Radcliffe, Cassidy Taylor, Shane W Smith, Eric Michael Craig, Cate Alexander, Chrishaun Keller-Hanna, Kyndra Hatch, Tiny Fox Press, Oliver Franks, Nathan Lueth, Demelza Carlton, Miranda Harvey, Susan K. Hamilton, Carysa Locke, Jacqui Castle, R.J. Blain, Channing Whitaker, Madeleine Holly-Rosing, Terrance Grace, Kacey Ezell, and Big Blue Comics.

To celebrate the holidays, we’re giving a ton of awesome science fiction and fantasy books to one lucky winner so they can fight the forces of good and evil in style! Will it be you?

Prizes include: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone: The Illustrated Edition (Harry Potter, Book 1), Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones (A Targaryen History) (A Song of Ice and Fire), Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha), The Martian, Death Becomes Her (Kurtherian Gambit), Outlander, American Gods, The Hobbit, Harley Merlin and the Secret Coven (Volume 1), 1984, The Name of the Wind (Kingkiller Chronicles, Day 1), The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Leviathan Wakes, The Sirens of Titan, The Fifth Season (The Broken Earth),  Sky in the Deep, Dune, His Dark Materials (Laurel-Leaf), Grits, Guns, & Glory: Bubba the Monster Hunter Season 2, Foundation, Foundation and Empire, Second Foundation, Star Nomad (Fallen Empire) (Volume 1), and Kingdom of Ash (Throne of Glass).




*Covers and editions may not be the exact ones pictured depending on availability.*

*Your email will be distributed to all of the creators. You can unsubscribe from each individually.*

*Not open to EU residents*

Giveaway runs from Dec 3rd - 14th.

Enter here: https://www.russellnohelty.com/giveaways/holidaygiveaway2018/

Happy Reading!