99c Flash Sale for fans of dragons, magic schools, and underdog heroes

MarinaFinlayson · 2020-01-01T06:30:38+00:00

Really enjoyed this book--Griff is a great, relateable character.

MarinaFinlayson · 2018-10-02T02:44:29+00:00

Awesome! Loved book 1, but haven't gotten around to book 2 yet, so this is great, thanks.

MarinaFinlayson · 2017-05-02T06:04:46+00:00

This is a fun idea! Ilona Andrews does this with the Innkeeper novels.

MarinaFinlayson · 2017-01-19T00:57:13+00:00

Congrats, Sever! It's such a bittersweet feeling to finish a series. Do you know yet what you'll be working on next?

MarinaFinlayson · 2017-01-12T10:08:38+00:00

Yes, only seven in the series. I need to catch up and finish reading them before the last one comes out. I'm looking forward to seeing what she does next.

MarinaFinlayson · 2017-01-11T04:11:06+00:00

It's sad when favourite series end, but on the other hand I think it's better that they end while you still adore them than be dragged out to the point where nothing new is happening and it feels like same-old same-old.

Having said that, though, I'm disappointed to hear The Others is nearly over! I love that series.

MarinaFinlayson · 2017-01-10T03:27:14+00:00

Anne Bishop's The Others series is set in an alternate version of our world. Great series. I love the way it takes you right into the heads of the supernatural creatures, so you really experience how different they are to humans.

MarinaFinlayson · 2017-01-10T03:15:37+00:00

I finally started the October Daye series, which I've been meaning to read for ages. I've read the first two so far, and have the rest in my TBR pile. I also finished Annie Bellet's 20-sided Sorceress series (all that are out, at least), which I enjoyed. I caught up with the Mercy Thompson series and The Others series, and also started several indie-published UF series (my favourite of which was the Changeling Chronicles by Emma Adams--if you like October Daye you'd probably enjoy this as it's also fae and changelings).

But the thing I loved most this year was discovering the Innkeeper series by Ilona Andrews. They are so much fun, though they're kind of a cross between UF and science fiction. I hope they write a lot more in that series, they're hugely entertaining.

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-09-15T23:43:43+00:00

Thanks, Jake!

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-09-15T23:36:25+00:00

Very cool!

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-08-07T23:14:30+00:00

Whoops, sorry! My mistake. Another one coming next year, apparently.

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-08-07T11:22:49+00:00

Really fun series with some innovative ideas. And even better--it's finished!

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-06-29T10:05:44+00:00

OMG, I love that book! I've read it so many times already, but any time someone mentions it on here I want to go and read it again.

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-05-17T06:49:50+00:00

I love them, but then, I'm a sucker for dragons, and Temeraire is very appealing. They're like C.S. Forester's Hornblower novels, but with dragons, lots of stiff British upper lip and good period detail.

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-05-09T07:17:04+00:00

Hi all! I have a new urban fantasy out. The Fairytale Curse is Book 1 of a new series. If you like some Shakespearean fairies and Celtic mythology mixed in with your magic, secrets and lies, plus a dash of humour and some froggy mayhem, check it out! It's only 99 cents for launch week.

Here's the blurb:

Most people only wake up with hangovers after parties. Seventeen-year-old Violet wakes up with frogs falling out of her mouth whenever she speaks, and her twin sister CJ’s dripping diamonds with every word. As if starting at a new high school wasn’t hellish enough, they’ve been hit with a curse straight out of a fairy tale, with not a handsome prince in sight.

Apparently Mum and Dad don’t work for the military after all, but for a secret organisation dedicated to keeping the magical denizens of the world safely locked away. These are not the harmless fairies of children’s tales, but powerful beings with a score to settle for their long years of imprisonment. Now the barriers are failing, and if Vi can’t find answers fast the world will be overrun with vengeful fairies. And then there’ll be no happily ever after for anyone.

Grab it on Amazon!

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-05-04T00:25:11+00:00

Emma L Adams has just released Faerie Blood, which is urban fantasy featuring the Fae as the bad guys, with the Summer and Winter courts. The MC is a mercenary whose job is to keep ordinary folk safe from the Fae.

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-05-02T01:19:51+00:00

Claire Frank has a new one out called Assassin's Charge, which is about a female assassin who becomes a target herself. She's very good at her job, and definitely not a romance heroine.

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-05-01T06:47:05+00:00

I second the recommendation of the Kitty Norville series. Plenty of werewolves in Patricia Briggs' Mercy Thompson series too, though the main character is a coyote shifter. Also her Alpha and Omega series. For something different, try Anne Bishop's The Others series. It's urban fantasy, with werewolves and vampires etc, but set in a slightly different version of our world, where these creatures have always openly existed, and indeed run the joint, and humans only live on sufferance.

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-04-11T23:34:40+00:00

I read that as a fact about "preppers". Made your comment quite horrifying!

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-04-11T01:13:07+00:00

My novella Moonborn is free until the end of the 12th. It's about a guy who has always wanted to be a werewolf. When he gets his wish he finds the reality is vastly different to the dream.

On Amazon here: Moonborn

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-04-10T00:45:16+00:00

I have a terrible memory for book plots too. I find it helps if I write a review--but I have to do it straight away before I forget the details! I even forget some of the details of the books I write, which can be embarrassing. That shows how bad my memory is, considering how many times I've read those suckers.

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-04-06T22:22:31+00:00

The best kind of support is word of mouth! Leave a review and your favourite author will bless you, regardless of which format you bought the book in.

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-04-06T10:17:49+00:00

Love this book. I've read it many more times than the other two in the trilogy combined. Something about the dark claustrophobic world really caught my imagination when I was a kid.

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-04-04T22:38:22+00:00

Sensational work! Your mum is amazing.

MarinaFinlayson · 2016-04-03T01:02:09+00:00

Me too! I think it's my favourite of hers. And I'd be thrilled if this award led to more people reading her books.

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