Friday, June 29, 2012

Reapers in Heels Volume 2 Begins Here!

Avery and Brooke Graves are back! Volume 2 officially starts now!




Things are tense for Century City’s prettiest grim reapers.

Brooke’s boyfriend has ended up in Saint Mercy’s ER thanks to a brutal beating from local gangster, Dicky Ramburg. In addition, Brooke’s now on the hook for finding a centuries old human skull and delivering it to Ramburg. If she doesn’t deliver, Dicky’s promised that it’ll be her and her family that end up in the emergency room next. Before Brooke and Avery have any time to even process what’s happened, things go from bad to worse.

Something is amiss in Saint Mercy’s. At first its thought to be just an accident, a tired, overworked doctor simply wasn’t paying attention. But then it happens again. 

And again.

And again.

Avery and Brooke find themselves trapped in every grim reaper’s nightmare:

The dead in Saint Mercy’s aren’t staying dead.

iBookstore

And until July 4th, you can grab each of the books in Volume 1 for $0.99. This is the perfect opportunity to get caught up or even get started on this sizzling urban fantasy romance series! Here's what people are saying about it:

...the characters unique and the dialogue both snappy and crisp...” - Review from Parents’ Little Black Book
“...It is like a grown-up comic book where the pictures develop in my mind--Krumbine makes it easy to paint those mind pictures with his story...” - Amazon Reader Review


VOLUME 1
DEATH & STILETTOS


When a dead soul goes renegade you call a grim reaper. And when you’re in Century City, you call the Graves sisters.

Avery and Brooke Graves are two of the best reapers in town. For them, hunting down a renegade dead soul is easy, hunting for a good man, however, is a whole ‘nother challenge.

Brooke’s ex-boyfriend is back in her life and the heat between them is quickly turning up.

After what was supposed to be a simple double homicide at the Kirkland Motel the Graves sisters end up with more than they bargained for.

With love on the rocks and souls on the run, it’s just another day for these reapers in heels.

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When a dead soul goes renegade you call a grim reaper. And when you’re in Century City, you call Avery and Brooke, the Graves sisters.

Jack and Cindy were a happily married couple. She was an elementary school teacher. He was an aspiring children’s book author. They had the perfect life together, until the day they decided to kill themselves. Their souls never arrived in the afterlife and now it’s up Avery and Brooke to find out where these deceased lovers have wandered off to.

Hunting down a pair of dead lovers isn’t the only thing on Brooke’s to-do list. Her love life is a mess with too many men, too many options and not enough time. And what starts out as a meaningless fling for her quickly moves to something more serious for him.

Love, death, relationships and sparkly shoes. It’s just another day for Century City’s prettiest grim reapers.

Nook

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Things are heating up in Century City.

Brooke Graves, against her better judgment, has decided to reconnect with her ex Stanley Morris. He may be man with questionable morals, but he has a lot love for this half of Century City’s prettiest grim reaping team.

Avery Graves is finding herself torn between the affections of two men. She wants to do the right thing and stay true to her loyal boyfriend, but her heart may have other ideas.

Lori Standford’s mother died six months ago, but she’s too terrified to grieve properly. It seems Mommy Standford is back, haunting Lori out of her home. With nowhere else to go, Lori turns to the Graves sister’s for help.

This time the girls don’t have to hunt down a renegade dead soul, but that doesn’t mean it’s going to be any easier.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Castle Sisters #3 - The Invasion of the Imaginary Friends

I'm gonna just cut to the chase here:

New Castle Sisters book is now available!! I know, I know. 2 books in one month? I'm out of control. I'm telling 'ya, I've been on this productivity hot streak like you wouldn't believe. Or maybe you would, seeing as I put out two books this month.

Anyway. It's here. It's awesome. Go get it.

Also, in celebration, I'm offering the first book, The Impossible Rescue, for free June 2nd - 3rd. If you haven't grabbed it yet, now's a great time to get it. Tell all of your friends to get it, too. They won't be disappointed.


Here's the new book:



With Agent Dark and the Tancredi Group lying low, the Castle sisters are at a loss for clues to their nefarious plans and are facing an even greater threat: boredom. 

Fortunately, Gianna Madsen has a problem that only the Castle sisters can solve: Her imaginary friend is trying to kill her! And, even worse, he might not be the only imaginary friend with sinister intentions. 


It’s up to Faith and Summer to uncover the mystery and save the day before their world is invaded by people that are only supposed to exist in our imaginations!


And here's the info for the free book:




Faith and Summer Castle are the ultimate crime fighting duo. 

And they're not even old enough to drive. 
Faith has the super smarts and Summer brings the super brawn. 

When their Uncle gets kidnapped by the evil Agent Dark the Castle Sisters find themselves facing their greatest challenge yet.

The forces of darkness are gathering and the battle between good and evil has reached a pivotal turning point. Agent Dark has stolen a secret formula that could give him the ultimate control. With the sisters' Uncle out of the way, no one stands between Agent Dark and the end of everything.

Not only does the fate of the world now hang in the balance, but the sisters must pull off what will almost certainly be an impossible rescue.


Thursday, May 24, 2012

Coming Soon!

Clear your reading schedule for June, because there's a new Reapers in Heels coming! Special thanks to my wife for helping me with cover.



Tuesday, May 15, 2012

It's Here! It's Here!

The second Castle Sisters' book is now available for your e-reading pleasure!!



On a remote island deep within the Arctic Oceans of the North Pole there's been a fantastic discovery: an ancient eskimo village has been uncovered beneath the ice. It could be the archeological find of the century. 



Professor Henry Jones is heading up the expedition into the frozen wasteland and he's brought in a former student to help him out: Jacen Castle. And where Jacen Castle goes, his nieces, Faith and Summer, are never too far behind.


But what starts out as an adventure in uncovering the past, quickly turns into a struggle to stay alive as Agent Dark and the Tancredi Group make their next move.


Trapped in an arctic wasteland, it'll be up to the Castle Sisters to save the day, or face certain doom!





And if you haven't already, why don't you go ahead and pick up the first book the series:


Faith and Summer Castle are the ultimate crime fighting duo. 
And they're not even old enough to drive. 
Faith has the super smarts and Summer brings the super brawn. 

When their Uncle gets kidnapped by the evil Agent Dark the Castle Sisters find themselves facing their greatest challenge yet. 

The forces of darkness are gathering and the battle between good and evil has reached a pivotal turning point. Agent Dark has stolen a secret formula that could give him the ultimate control. With the sisters' Uncle out of the way, no one stands between Agent Dark and the end of everything. 

Not only does the fate of the world now hang in the balance, but the sisters must pull off what will almost certainly be an impossible rescue. 

Nook

If you love comic books, if you love serialized fiction, if you love Pixar movies, if you love my writing, if you loved the Alex Cheradon books and thought that they would be even better if Alex Cheradon was actually split into two preteen girls, than these books are for you! They're All Ages science fiction adventure stories with a little something for everyone! Go, get a copy for yourself. Get a copy for your kids. Get a copy for your neighbor's kids! I love writing these books and I think you guys will love reading them!

AND!!!!

Before I go:

The Castle Sisters Book 3 next week:







Friday, April 27, 2012

Castle Sisters Book 2 - All Covered Up

Here's the near final cover design for 2nd Castle Sisters book:


I don't know if I'm sold on the silhouettes, but otherwise it's pretty close to what I had in mind. Save the date, because we're looking at a mid-May release!!

Thursday, April 19, 2012

Project Updates

Here's what's up:

I just wrapped up the first draft of the second Castle Sisters book, THE ARCTIC ISLE OF DOOM! My first drafts are pretty close to my final drafts, so with the exception of some dialogue tweaking and editing its more or less done. This was originally going to be an April release, but now it's looking more like mid-May. But if it's done, why am I not releasing it until May? Because I'm starting work on the third Castle Sisters book right away, so editing and cover design for Book 2 is going to take a backseat for a week or so. Although, I plan on being stuck in an airplane at the beginning of May for a few hours, so I might get some of the heavy editing done then.

As soon as I nail down the cover for Book 2, I'll post it here.

In case you're wondering, I've outlined for 5 installments in what I'm considering Volume 1 of the Castle Sisters. So, fingers crossed that if everything goes according to plan, the next 4 books will roll out monthly, or twice monthly, starting May.

Here's a sneak peek at what's coming after The Castle Sisters V1 wraps:

-Reapers in Heels V2. This'll be another three books at least, maybe four. Haven't worked out all the details. I'm retiring the 'stiletto' title theme. I think each volume will have it's own little title theme, but I haven't decided what V2's will be.

-New Alex Cheradon books! Are you as excited as I am? Because I'm pretty excited! These will be written in my new, shorter style, where I plan out a volume of books, much like a season of a TV show(Like I'm doing with RiH and The Castle Sisters). So, basically, I'm getting to launch the Alex Cheradon TV show I've always wanted to do. Since the first three Alex books are standard full length novels, I'm not sure what the designation breakdown will be for the new installments. I'm toying with the idea of treating the first three books like TV movies, and then call these upcoming books Volume 1. I don't know how many installments you can expect from this new volume of Alex, but it'll probably somewhere between four and five. I can tell you that there will be a nice digital omnibus edition of Fruitbasket from Hell, A is for Amnesia, B is for Bullet and Little People, Big Crimes. It'll be price all nice and cheap so that'll be easy for new readers to jump onboard and get caught up. Alex has gotten lost in the shuffle a bit over the last year, but that's all about to change!

-Print!! I'm hoping to roll out print editions of RiH, Alex Cheradon, Outlawed Love and, of course, all of the Castle Sisters this year. It'll take a bit of time, but you'll finally be able to recommend my books to all of your friends who haven't got a Kindle or Nook yet.

In addition to all that, there's one or two mystery projects that my wife and I are still discussing. We're doing pro/con lists and waiting to see how quickly I turn a project around in this new style. But, the above RiH, Castle Sisters and Alex books are a lock. I'm committed to those series.






Saturday, April 14, 2012

Now in a 'Special Dead Tree' Edition

So, my new all-ages book:


Is now available in a printed edition for $6.95 You can get it here.

It's also still available for $2.99 for your Kindle and Nook.

My nieces heartily recommend buying either edition. They desperately want to read the further adventures  of the Castle Sisters and want to be sure I don't have any excuses (For example: Nobody's buying them) for not writing them.

So, buy a copy. For the kids.