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Check out the new Reap the Shadows cover and pre-order a copy -- and don't miss the brand new Steel & Stone release, Feed the Flames!

Full blog post: http://www.authorannettemarie.com/#!C...

Reap the Shadows is finally here!

I'm also very excited to reveal the cover and release date for the fifth and final book in the Steel & Stone series, Unleash the Storm.

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Unleash the Storm is now available!

Celebrate its release and the completion of the series along with over 40 book blogs across the internet in the Steel & Stone #BingeRead Book Release Tour! We'll be sharing sneak peeks, series flashbacks, and an epic giveaway from March 1-18! Follow along with the spotlight stops below, including reviews, interviews with yours truly, and Top 5 posts of my favorite things!



And don't miss my current Goodreads giveaway:



For more info, visit my website!

At long last, I am excited to present my newest book Red Winter , the first installment in a brand new YA fantasy trilogy!



I had a really tough time keeping this book under wraps for so long and I'm thrilled to finally share it! I've always been inspired by Japan—its culture, history, and rich lore of gods and spirits (kami and yokai). Red Winter takes the fantastical magic, supernatural creatures, mysterious heroes, and forbidden romance that readers loved in the Steel & Stone series and weaves them against an enchanting, exotic backdrop of Japanese mythology.

Red Winter releases on October 21 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon! Pre-order Red Winter >>

USA Today's Happy Ever After blog exclusively revealed a never-before-seen Red Winter excerpt and illustration! An illustration, you ask? The book includes ten beautiful full-page illustrations, and you won't want to miss the vivid, immersive imagery that they add to the story. See the Red Winter excerpt and illustration >>

To celebrate the Red Winter reveal and pre-order, Chase the Dark is on sale for $0.99 from now until September 19 on Amazon.com (Kindle Edition). Grab a copy if you don't have one, and share with your book-loving friends and family! Get Chase the Dark for $0.99 >>

Have you had a chance to look around my newly redesigned website? Did you happen to spot a certain elusive incubus among the pages? I'll be sharing more about Lyre and future stories in the Steel & Stone universe later this year. Check out my new website >>

Thanks for following me on Goodreads, and I hope you're just as excited about Red Winter as I am! I've got some fun stuff lined up for October to go with the release (hint: giveaways). :)

Until next time!

Annette Marie

It's release day, yay!! Red Winter is now available for sale! You can buy the Kindle ebook or paperback, or borrow it for free with your Kindle Unlimited subscription.


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Thank you so much to everyone who has already bought the book and/or reviewed through my ARC team! Some blogs have reviewed it too, and said things like, "I couldn't have asked for a more fun, intriguing, magic filled, squeal inducing read than this one!" I'm so excited to hear how much readers are enjoying it!

The second book of the trilogy Dark Tempest is coming January 6—less than three months away! Based on reviews so far, it can't come soon enough, so I'd better get back to work. ;)


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Thanks for subscribing, and I hope you enjoy Red Winter!

Annette

Happy New Year! 2016 was a really busy year for me, and I'm super excited for what this year has in store. But before anything else, it's time for my absolute favorite part of every year—a new release!



Dark Tempest (The Red Winter Trilogy #2)

Emi can no longer hide within the safety of the shrines. The goddess has charged her with a new task, one that will take her deep into the perilous realm of yokai. But as the solstice draws near, Shiro’s lost memories begin to emerge and his shadowed past threatens to destroy him. With the fate of the world in her mortal hands, she cannot falter, but is she strong enough to sacrifice everything—including him? [Buy DARK TEMPEST Now]

Red Winter is on sale right now for only $0.99 in the Amazon US and UK stores. You can even grab the ebook and audiobook together for less than $5! Emily Woo Zeller's narration is amazing and she brings Emi to life perfectly. [Get RED WINTER for 99c]

Yield the Night, Reap the Shadows, and Unleash the Storm (Steel & Stone #3-5) are also on sale in the Amazon US and CA stores for only $1.99 each! [See the Steel & Stone sale]

And just in case you need MORE books to fill up your Kindle (because who doesn't??) you won't want to miss this:



URBAN FANTASY SALE

For today and tomorrow only, grab any of eight awesome urban fantasy books by eight fantastic authors for only $0.99 each! Chase the Dark is on sale, as well as books by Jaymin Eve, Karpov Kinrade, Linsey Hall, Ella Summers, C.N. Crawford, Hailey Edwards, and Helen Harper. [See the UF sale]

Want to meet the authors? Join us on Facebook on Saturday for an afternoon of chatting about our books and giveaways! And you can totally quiz me on my current and upcoming series too. ;) [Meet the authors on Facebook]

The final book in the Red Winter Trilogy is here! The epic conclusion of Emi and Shiro's story is now available. It was such an experience writing their journey, and I'm sad that it's over. I hope you enjoy reading the last book!



Immortal Fire (Red Winter Trilogy #3)


Even with a traitorous deity poised to destroy her world, Emi can't escape her greatest distraction: Shiro. Soon, she will have to break the curse that binds his magic and memories, but once the ancient power in him awakens, the yokai she loves will be changed forever. As the earthly gods gather to wage war against the heavens, Emi and Shiro must gamble everything to turn the tide against their immortal, all-powerful foes—even if it means losing each other. [Buy IMMORTAL FIRE Now]

If you've been waiting for the complete trilogy to start reading, now's your chance to get started -- Red Winter is on sale this week for $0.99 in the Amazon US & UK stores.



[Get RED WINTER for $0.99]


Over the last couple months, I've been working on another project: a book trailer for Red Winter! I got to participate in everything from making the costume, to writing the script, to scouting locations, to watching the filming in progress. It was a really cool experience, and the best part was getting to see Emi in the flesh. [Watch the Red Winter Book Trailer]

This weekend, I'm also participating in a huge fantasy & UF sale with 15 other authors. We'll each have a book discounted to $0.99 from April 14-16 and we're hosting an epic two-day Facebook party with games, giveaways, and hilarious shenanigans galore!



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I hope to see you next weekend on Facebook!

Now that the Red Winter Trilogy is complete, you might be wondering what I'm working on next? I'll be sharing more details later this month, but I will say now that Steel & Stone series fans won't want to miss it. ;)

Until next time,

Annette Marie

The first book in the Spell Weaver series now has a title, release date, and book description!

The Night Realm (Spell Weaver #1)

Release Date: October 20, 2017

Clio would love nothing more than to go home. But as the illegitimate daughter of the nymph king, she doesn't expect her exile in the human world to end any time soon.

Then her half-brother offers her a chance to earn her place in the royal family. All she has to do is acquire some magic … by stealing it from the most dangerous spell weavers in the three realms. But she can’t turn down her only shot at returning home, even it means a visit to the Underworld.

Lyre prefers to go unnoticed, which is a tricky objective for an incubus. He can’t hide his looks or his coveted spell weaving skills, but he's learned to hide his true intentions. As an unwilling pawn of the tyrannical Hades family, he stays alive by keeping one step ahead of his masters.

His latest assignment, however, might be a problem: supervising a young, beautiful, and utterly perplexing Overworld visitor. One who’s definitely hiding something. And when every step she takes triggers chaos and catastrophe, he knows she'll never survive this world.

The thing is, he’s no longer sure he can survive it either.

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The cover reveal is coming August 21st. I'm really excited about this book! Lyre's narration was so fun to write--especially with the leading lady making his life so difficult. ;) I can't wait to hear what you guys think!

And I'll have more information soon on my other project this summer, the Steel & Stone alternate-POV collection.

PS - Want to ask me questions or hang out? I have a Facebook group where I answer question and post fun stuff like behind-the-scenes info and early excerpts. :) https://www.facebook.com/groups/annet...

Are you ready for this? It's time to return to the Steel & Stone world!



I'm delighted to reveal the cover for the sixth installment in the series Steel & Stone: Companion Collection . In this novel-length collection of 12 short stories, Ash and Lyre reveal a whole new side to the trials they faced with Piper—both familiar scenes and never-before-seen adventures.

And it's coming out on August 22! (Yes, less than a week away!)

Plus, as a special bonus, it includes the first chapter of The Night Realm, book one of Lyre's prequel series. (Coming out October 20.)

I had so much fun writing the book, and getting inside Ash's and Lyre's heads was definitely a cool experience. I hope you're excited to reunite with the gang again!

At long last, I'm super excited to reveal the cover for THE NIGHT REALM, the first book in the Spell Weaver series—a standalone adventure that returns to the Steel & Stone universe, where you'll meet exiled nymph Clio for the first time, discover all the secrets Lyre has been hiding about his past, and encounter a younger, darker, and more dangerous Ash.

Aaaaand ... (drum roll please!) ... here it is:

Clio would love nothing more than to go home. But as the illegitimate daughter of the nymph king, she's stuck in the human world, exiled until she can earn a place in the royal family. Then her half-bother offers her a chance to prove herself. All she has to do is acquire some magic … by stealing it from the most dangerous spell weavers in the Underworld.
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Lyre prefers to go unnoticed, which is a tricky objective for an incubus. He can’t hide his looks or his coveted spell weaving skills, but he's learned to mask his true intentions. As an unwilling pawn of the tyrannical Hades family, he stays alive by keeping one step ahead of his masters.
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Now he's been assigned to watch over a visitor from the Overworld—one who's definitely hiding something. And with her unholy talent for triggering chaos and catastrophe, his job just keeps getting more perilous. Clearly, she'll never survive this world.
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The thing is, he's no longer sure he can survive it either.

THE NIGHT REALM will hit bookshelves, both virtual and otherwise, on October 20. This book doesn't have a pre-order, but you can make sure you don't miss it by signing up for my new release alerts.

A sneak peek at the first chapter of THE NIGHT REALM is included in my new release Steel & Stone: Companion Collection , which comes out in Kindle ebook tomorrow. If you've read the Steel & Stone series, you won't want to miss this sixth installment—12 short stories told by Ash and Lyre that shed a whole new light on events from the series and reveal all-new scenes.

I'm so excited for both these books, and I hope you are too!