Hello hello from beautiful southern Colorado!
The past couple weeks have been surprisingly wet. Like, some amount of rain almost every day.
Why is this worthy of note? Well, where we live, it's officially described as semi-arid (and 6000 feet above sea level). The ONLY reason we don't have water restrictions here is because we're in a well-watered valley, and not in either the Rio Grande or Colorado River basins.
So rain is a big deal.
As a result, the lawn is green, the trees have leaves, and the garden is going great guns! Did you know you can grow potatoes in a raised bed? Yup.
Anyways, enough about weather. Let's talk about conventions!
Last weekend, I was a virtual guest at BaltiCon, and had a blast!
Right now, I'm at ConQuesT in Kansas City. Abby Taylor, who is going to be a recurring guest author here, was with me yesterday. The only bummer is my wife isn't here as we'd planned, but she had an opportunity arise she couldn't pass up. (You want to know more? Go to https://gaffenstone.com and sign up for her emails and you'll find out.)
Then, for the rest of the summer...
FanExpo Denver - June 30 - July 2 (Guest & Vendor with other authors, including Rachel Rener)
Wyoming Pop Culture Convention - July 7 - July 9 (Guest & Vendor)
Fort Collins Comic Con - August 26-27 with Rachel
CoKoCon - September 1-4, Phoenix (Guest and Vendor)
Multiverse and DerpyCon - October
GalactiCon? DakuCon? Well, one or the other!
So, now that you've made all your getaway plans...
Who wants a free copy of THE CASSIDY CHRONICLES?
Yes, you can now get the book that started it all for FREE from Amazon, without having to have KU.
What are you waiting for? Click the cover!
There - started you off with a freebie!
Now, how about new Cassidyverse stories?
The Cassidyverse is back!
Kendra and Aiyana's world is as vibrant and rich as ever in this new collection of thirteen pieces of short fiction.
You might think their world runs on fusion power, or antimatter plants, or maybe even warp drives. But it doesn't.
It runs on emotions and relationships and heart.
What happened after Kendra's near-disastrous Christmas party? You're not going to believe it!
Kendra's journey from actress to assassin continues in "Roses Have Thorns"
Lexie wants to break up with her boring boyfriend, but she never expected a goddess
Shi faces her demons in "Lupus in Astris", putting the ghosts of her past to rest
In "Heart of Molycirc", Elsa confronts a lying, corrupt bully to regain her self-respect
Step into the distant future of the Terran Empire in "Chooser of the Living" and see the covert battle that could launch a revolution
These stories and more show what we mean when we say that the Terran Federation is the Heart of Space.
Launch day is JUNE 13 - and until then, you can save 50%! Click the cover to order your copy!
My frequent table partner Rachel Rener has a new book out, the fourth book in her series. But why start at the end? Start at the beginning, with INKED! I mean, tattoo and blood magic, an incubus with a past, and butt cobras. What more could you ask for?
It's included in KU - so get to it, people! CLICK THAT BEAUTIFUL COVER!
Let's do some more support!
FASHIONING A STAR is a new book, coming out in just a few days, and my friend AC Adams has RAVED about it! From Amazon:
Mystique Miller always marched to the beat of her own drum, which made her an easy target for bullies growing up. However, as an adult, she has reinvented herself to become the strong and confident Jade Miller. She sticks up for herself and is following her dreams of starting her own fashion line. But when the new her is met with an old face from the past, her life gets turned upside down.
Monica Hart has always lived a charmed life. She was queen bee of her high school and still on top fifteen years later as news anchor, Monica Starr. Even though she had everything money could buy, she didn’t feel as lucky as she once did. All she wanted was to be herself, but she wasn’t sure who that was. When she meets an unlikely stylist, suddenly, her eyes are opened.
Can the past predict the future? Or do we all get second chances to start over?
Fashioning a Star has an enemies-to-lovers vibe with an ugly-duckling-to-swan story that will leave you with a happy heart.
Right - moving on to MULTIPLE books!
As always, the banners are listed in expiration order - if it's at the top, it's going away first.
Don't wait to get these deals!
How about one more?
An oldie but a goodie, as it were.
Want sci-fi?
Near future?
Hopepunk?
Postive LGBTQ representation?
Star Wars scale and scope, with a Star Trek ethos and worldview?
You want "The Road to the Stars"!
Buy it HERE
There you go! Lots of books to load up your reader.
What's that? Your TBR is already exploding?
Here's the beauty part of books:
They don't spoil
They don't have expiration dates ("Read by Month/Year or ELSE!")
They're patient and will wait until you're ready.
So grab grab grab, and get to them when you have the urge!
See you in a couple weeks.
Adam
