75% off Black Friday Book Sale

.99 Cent Black Friday Deals!

For the first time ever, War Machine, Black Hart, the Vampire’s Handmaiden, Wings of Caligo, and the Swan Princes by author Maggie Lynn Heron-Heidel are all 75% off! It’s one day only, so grab your copies now. They make excellent Holiday gifts for all your friends and family (plus for yourself!). And the best part? No gift wrapping required!

Reviews:

War Machine had me hooked from the first page! – Peg H. On Goodreads

An urban fantasy with a motorcycle riding, kick ass heroine–what’s not to like? This one starts with a great premise, then kicks into action and never stops. – A Kindle Customer on Black Hart

Forgotten Hart: Väktare of All Realms Series Book 3 is live!

The Herald Väktare bears a new title in the apocalyptic battle of good vs. evil: Shira Hart amnesiac.
When a black magic spell strips her of her memory, powers and identity, Shira Black Hart faces the impossible question of what matters most: who you are or who you choose to be?
With secret enemies lurking in the shadows, there is no safe haven to run to. As Brin seemingly abandons her and a new forbidden attraction flares, she must decide whether to believe what her fractured mind is telling her or to follow her traitorous heart. Xydon’s son may desire to claim the Herald Väktare for himself, but evil’s secret weapon has risen from its grave. While Shira Hart must stop the consuming tide of darkness from rising, the only enemy standing in her way is the worst adversary of them all: herself.

Here’s a special sneak peek

Prologue

A furious rattling roused me from my stupor.

I blinked confusedly, trying to adjust to the blackness around me. Instead of my pillow, my head was resting on dry sands. The sun rising over the horizon told me that this definitely wasn’t my bedroom, nor was I alone in my bed.

Well, I wouldn’t say alone. The irked rattlesnake at my feet paused its rattling long enough for me to scuttle backward in alarm. It slithered off with a curse sent in my direction after I sent it a hasty apology for disturbing it. Then I was alone in the low dawn light, the dusty soil dry and sharp under my palms. I was laying completely alone in the center of a very large, open expanse of desert.

Or was I? I could hear echoes in my mind that didn’t seem to belong to me. But then they were gone. Had I imagined the whole thing? Or was I losing my mind?

 How had I gotten here? I had no memory of leaving my room in my grandfather’s underground compound. Last I remembered, Brin was carrying me to bed after dozing off during a movie, pressing a kiss to my cheek. He tucked me in as I fell asleep.

As I stumbled backward, I came into a whole new kind of horror. I recognized this place. This expanse of desert was one I’d been to only once, two months before. The debris may have been gone from the landscape, but the cactuses remained singed by the fires that had burned here. I would have recognized it anywhere, my insides constricting in panic like a vice.

I was standing on the edge of the crash zone where I’d absorbed Shitheed’s life force. But it couldn’t be. He was dead. I watched him die.

Yet as the dawn spread over the morning sky, I knew without a doubt that something was still to be unearthed. The restlessness in my soul was reawakening with gusto.

It wasn’t over. Somehow I had been brought back here. The question was why and, even better, how. A thousand voices sang in my head, “It’s not over. It’s just begun…”

But what could it be? Shitheed was dead.

Or was he…

Read it now on Kindle Unlimited or Paperback

Of All Realms Flash Sale! Just .99 cents!

To celebrate the release of Forgotten Hart next week, Book 1 & 2 of the Vaktare of All Realms series Cursed Hart and Black Hart are on sale for .99 cents each, today only!

*Or, for Kindle Unlimited subscribers, they’re free with your membership. Snag the deal while it’s on before they go back to full price at $3.99 each!Get them while they’re 75% off!

TOP TEN FINALIST FOR BEST URBAN FANTASY 2019 – CAFFIENATED FANTASY AWARDS 
Lost by the Fidem. Hunted by Xydon. Her family murdered… Only one power can save them all; the power of a herald Väktare and her Protectore. 
When a mysterious stranger arrives at Shira Black’s motorcycle restoration shop, trying to kidnap her and knowing her true identity, all hell breaks loose… quite literally due to her curse. Her only hope to stay free and in turn alive, is to trust two brothers to find the last of her family. To survive, they must unite their powers to evade the demonic forces of evil looking to capture her soul…

Buy them at .99 cents each!

Book 3, Forgotten Hart is coming out next week February 8th, so if you haven’t started this action-packed series, you’d better start today!

Watch Maggie Lynn Heron-Heidel on the Lurking For Legends Live Show With Richard H Stephens and Christie Stratos

Your Tuesday entertainment is here!

Join Richard H. Stephens, Fantasy Author and Christie Stratos, Psychological Suspense author, at 8 p.m. ET January 26 for a chat with me, Maggie Lynn Heron-Heidel – Author and Filmmaker, bestselling sci-fi and fantasy author and president of Whatsit Productions TV.


👉 Watch live and ask questions in the chat here: bit.ly/LFLEpi3

You can learn more about the hosts here:

Richard H. Stephens (I love his Legends of the Lurker fantasy series!): http://www.richardhstephens.com/

Christie Stratos: https://linktr.ee/christiestratos

Your Two Free Christmas Gifts: A Touch of Snow

Merry Christmas!

Your Christmas gift from me has arrived! As a special holiday present for all my readers, I’ve released a new Destiny in the Shadows holiday novella. It’s free to you all since I love you so much. 2020 has been a difficult year and I hope this lifts your spirits:

Twas the night before Christmas in the mountains of MoiRai,

A snow leopard lingered on the streets under a snowy sky,

For her three kittens were trapped in a ceiling and nobody would’ve guessed

That Dantenn would be run ragged when Michael unwittingly lets in their holiday guest…

Fans of Destiny in the Shadows will rejoice with this heartwarming Christmas tale, providing a glimpse into the mysterious village of MoiRai. Told from fan favorite, Dantenn’s point of view, it will bring a smile to your face and perhaps a few tears to your eyes this Christmas. It is best enjoyed if you have read War Machine and Slave to War first since this is set three years after the events of book two in the series.

A note from me: It was an absolute joy to write this story. Getting directly inside Dantenn’s head was fun, showing you all his point of view. I cried as I wrote the tail end of the story, so I hope you enjoy it as much as I did writing it. Part of the inspiration of the story came from the new addition to my family, a loving stray cat. All I ask is that you review it on Amazon or Goodreads if you enjoy it. All in all, I wish you a very merry Christmas and a healthy, happy New Year! God bless you.

You can nab your free copy below until December 30. Then it will return to full price at 2.99.

Download for Ereaders: https://storyoriginapp.com/…/5ef698c2-46fd-11eb-89a8…

Free December 26th Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R9GKYM2/

Or for Amazon Kindle Unlimited readers: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08R9GKYM2/


Also, in case you did not pick up your copy of last year’s Christmas gift, A Christmas in Caligo, I have it here for free likewise until December 30th: A Caligo Christmas: A Fairy Shifter Novella (Legends of Arestina Book 2) – Kindle edition by Heron-Heidel, Maggie Lynn, Heron Heidel, Peg. Literature & Fiction Kindle eBooks @ Amazon.com.

The Married to My Writing Podcast | With Guest Author Maggie Lynn Heron-Heidel

Make sure to tune in! I was a guest on the Married to My Writing Podcast with Jasmine Wonders and RJ Rome. Here’s the inside scoop:

“Hey everyone! We appreciate you joining us for another one.

In this episode we talk to Maggie Lynn about her journey to authorship and some of the steps she takes to find her audience. She dives deep into programs she uses as well as her understanding of Amazon and social media algorithms. You don’t want to miss it! As always, find us on social and let us what you thought.

If you’d prefer to listen on Apple Podcasts click here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/married-to-my-writing/id1511607779?i=1000488202687

IG : https://www.instagram.com/the_phantasm_effect/

Twitter : https://twitter.com/EffectPhantasm

LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/phantasm-effect/ 

I’m back… Cue the evil laughter

I’m back, bitches. Put up the blaster shields because Maggie Lynn is back in power. Er, has power. You get the idea 😂 Thanks to all the out of state power crews that came to the rescue and to all the lovely indie books that kept me occupied when I wasn’t writing by candlelight.

I spent the last few days fuming. The power put me back a week on Del Muerta. I was literally one chapter away from completion of editing when – dun, dun, dun. The power went black. Still, while I was waiting, I finished the paper daft of Blood War. It worked out. A few trees down but we’re good. How are you all? Safe I hope?

Either way, I’m hoping for a good Autumn launch period this Fall. I’m thinking a release for Forgotten Hart in September, the release for Del Muerta on November first (El Dia de Los Muertos), and sometime around Christmas, both Blood War and the next (though still untitled) Wings of Caligo novel. I’m so excited for them all.

Needless to say, I’ll be taking signups ARC readers for my street team in advance since a few spots opened up, so make sure to either comment, DM or email me for the details.

It’s gonna be an exciting Fall. Stay tuned, for there will be blood… 😉

– Maggie Lynn

Taking Submissions for Fantasy & SciFi Books To Review

Okay my dear readers and fellow authors. I’m tentatively looking for some book suggestions to review for this blog. And when I say tentatively, I mean because I have specifics. Yes, I’m a fusspot, as are many of your fellow readers here.

Looking for:

– Fantasy with emphasis on action and adventure (romance is okay, but no erotica please). Bonus if its urban fantasy, paranormal, shifters, fairy tale retellings, etc.
– Scifi (again, action heavy books are preferred. No erotica). Space opera isn’t a favorite, but we’re willing to give it a try.
– ASSASSIN BOOKS BOTH GENRES WILL MAKE IT TO THE TOP OF THE PILE 😁THEY’RE PARTICULARLY FAVORED BY READERS
– Love female POVs, but either gender is fine
– Would like the books to be on KU if possible. If not and you are an Indie author willing to send an ARC, indicate in your submission.

EXTRA BONUS: If you’re an author and tell me you’ll share the review when I post it on this blog, it helps increase your chances of being chosen

If your suggestion is excluded from the criteria or isn’t chosen, please don’t be offended. Your book choices are still awesome, I still love them, but I (and many readers here!) just can’t handle certain genres like horror. I need to sleep and due to an overactive brain, have a tendency to bring what I’ve read into my dream 😂 When I jaw Jurassic World recently, I wound up dreaming the T-Rex chasing me that night!

Okay, folks. Have at it. My TBR review pile is gonna lap my house by the time I’m done. I can just feel it 😂

Make sure to comment your submission and links to be considered.

Nexus (The Hollow Men #1) Book Review

When I opened this book, I was ambushed with monsters of a human making that demanded I turn the page. From the get go, this book grabbed my attention.

While dystopian, post-apocalyptic YA science fiction is not my usual preferred reading genre, this book stood out with a maturity that makes it apt for all ages. With plot points of AI machines attempting to exterminate the remains humanity, it brings up questions that should be on every mind. What are the consequences of integrating human elements with machine, especially emotions? And what about the interpretation of desires that could rule both our kind and artificial intelligence?  Wrapped up with a message of love conquers all, I enjoyed the story.

The only drawbacks are for those who have nightmares easily and frightening situations leave them unable to sleep, it might not be the book for you. While it is most definitely science fiction, there is an element of horror due to the Hollow Men sequences. It also includes mild LGBT themes for those who might be offended by the POV from a young man.

Overall, it is a very good read and the ending leaves you wondering what will happen next. Five stars, Mr. Joshua Grant.

Here’s more about the novel:

“When the Hollow Men came, humanity fell. Forced to scrape out an existence from the rubble with the rest of the survivors, Jonah Byerly struggles to get by. Hunted by dark murderous things, he yearns for something more—a hope from civilization long past, for love and acceptance. But Jonah isn’t like the others as much as he would like to be. He harbors a secret, a shadow in his soul that could revive humanity…or see it drown in the endless hunger of the Hollow Men…”

Did you enjoy this review? Before you go, make sure to pick up your free bonus E-book from my Destiny in the Shadows series, STILL DEATH.

Steel Dragon Book Review

Just wow…

Two notes to start this review. A) If you’re offended by strong, profuse language, this is not the book for you. B) If you’re not a fan of long books (good Lord, 160,000 words and for the first installment of a series no less!), definitely not for you. But if you enjoy a great action adventure from points of view that most dragon shifter books don’t usually cover, then this is definitely up your alley.

Straight up, I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy this novel when I started it. But by the end, I was won over. The fact that it incorporated SWAT into the main plot was an unexpected bonus, especially in Detroit. Many different points of view were explored and I truly loved that about the story. The gritty world in which it was set, while based on our own with addition of fantasy creatures, was wonderfully thought out.

All in all, I will be picking up the next book. Upon reading that the next installment is an even larger 180,000 words, my inner bookworm is quivering with wide eyes. But I think we’re up to the challenge. Here’s to hoping Steel Dragon 2 doesn’t disappoint…

Just a note to the authors Kevin McLaughlin and Michael Anderle. Just what did your editor say when you plopped a 160,000 words on their desk? If I did that with mine, I think she’d match a few more of the choicest curses Jonesy could come up with…

For those interested, here’s a bit more about the book:


“Dragons rule the world. Their claws are into every aspect of human life, from government to industry. But Kristen Hall is about to throw a wrench into all of that.

Because she’s a dragon, too. She just doesn’t know it…yet!

A dragon raised by humans, in the human world.

After graduating from the police academy, she’s dropped right into the ranks of Detroit’s elite SWAT team. A rookie, in SWAT? Unheard of. But what the dragons want, they get.

The reasons behind their machinations become clear as her dragon powers begin to surface.

Will Kristen rise to the challenges her new life delivers? What designs do the dragons have for her future? And perhaps most pressing of all — how did she come to be a dragon with human parents?”

Find it on Amazon


Did you enjoy this review? Make sure to pick up your free copy of STILL DEATH before you go! Or stick around to read my serial fiction series, DEL MUERTA: SANCTUM OF HELL.

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