I've moved (finally)!

So it took the better part of a month to get this website up and running (I can only blame my own perfectionism for the delay), but my new website is now up and running. All future posts and news will be released on the website:

www.arreanabooks.com

I'm very excited to have this new home, and I hope you will appreciate all the hard work (and stylistic struggles) I put into making it a comfortable place for you and me alike. Please consider reading the welcome post on the new site to learn more!

Check it out!

Evergreen Cover Reveal!

So I'm working on that website. Having run into an obstacle, I'm enlisting my endlessly patient husband to help work out the problem. I, however, didn't want to wait until that was worked out to post the cover from my upcoming stand-alone novel, Evergreen. I return from my post-writing vacation with a gift for all you patient readers!

In the future, I might post a snippet of this contemporaneity set novel (a snippet is currently available to read at the end of my novel "Umbra"). But for now I'm keeping mysteriously quiet. Expect the full-length novel to be available for purchase at the end of May/beginning of June.

Now to tackle this damn website problem. Work work work.

First Draft of Evergreen Finished!

It's been a while, readers. It's been a busy, hectic winter. Since January I've been diligently working on my next novel, which I completed this past Monday, but it's not the only project that's held my attention. Over the last couple months, my works have been getting more attention, and the heightened interest has necessitated some unforeseen 'upkeep' of my currently released titles. As it stands, I'm currently in the process of getting my novels onto Smashwords (Speaking of which, you can get The Einhjorn free here) as well working on getting an official website up and running. It seems that this blog, while it served admirably at the start of my career, is no longer large enough for this author's needs.

So I've finished my next book, Evergreen. What can you expect from me in the next couple weeks and months?

1) A new website
2) New, shinier eBook formats of currently published titles
3) A teaser, cover reveal, and blurb for my upcoming novel, Evergreen.
4) The tentative release for Evergreen is set sometime in Late May/Early June
5) The second episode in "The Relics of Asgard" is already in the works. I hope to release this in June
6) Similarly, another novel-length project is cooking in the background, which will likely take up the bulk of my summer. More updates on that in the far-ish future.

I don't think I'll ever get used to being a full-time author, but I'll never take my good fortune for granted. Stay tuned for grand schemes!

Until then.

Umbra and the New Year

Umbra is now complete and available to purchase for kindle and other e-reading devices. Other formats will become available as time goes on, but for now, to learn how to buy and read Umbra on your PC or device, click here.To jump in and get started:

Click here to buy Umbra 

Umbra Synopsis:

Soren thinks it will be easy. He trades in precious salt and wields its spectacular magic. He has acted cowardly, but he has the tools to set it right. The creatures of the sea overrun his village, but he knows where to buy allies and armies.

But the monsters of the west smell the salt etched into his flesh. They stalk him through the darkness and swallow his dreams of knights and kings. Alone with his hired thug and bribed translator, the beasts of the forest maroon him in a crumbling empire.

It’s his fault for running when he should have stayed and fought. And now their chants follow him through his nightmares:

F’ngl mglw’nfh Y’hll wgh’ngl

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So what's next, Arreana? Well, I'm already very hard at work at my next novel. In fact, I'm so excited about this stand-alone contemporary romance that I've written 10,000 words in the last day and a half. I'm hoping to finish this one quickly, edit it well, and have it released soon. And then it's on to things like sequels for The Einhjorn and then Umbra.

Over Thanksgiving, my husband has landed an amazing job that allows me to finally stay at home and try my crack and full time writing. This comes at a time where I'm transitioning from editing one project, to starting another one. The New Year found me publishing one novel and eagerly anticipating the next. I'm ready to go, and so is my coffee maker and cats and multitude of throw blankets.

So, yes, I've been busy through the holidays finishing up Umbra, but I'm eager and ready to keep the ball rolling through the new year. And let me tell you, it helps to have this amazingly fun project to encourage me! I will post again soon to update everyone on my progress. Until then, keep reading and enjoying!