For a limited time only, the first two books of the Not the Same River series are available with a 30% discount, only at Kobo.
If you like your YA urban fantasy with a hefty dose of British humour, sibling banter, functional families, mystery, and LGBTQ+ characters, these books are for you.
You have until March 27th to claim your discount.
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Today, I finished writing my first book of 2023. Weighing in at 37.6k words, Thirteen at the Leash is the longest of the Tales from the Noctuary series. It’s also the last in the series, so that’s two complete series that I’ve written now. It’s about a resurrected murderous cult of witch shifters, whose only target is vampires. Let’s just say they’ve gone a little off the rails since they came back to life.
Below is a first draft snippet from chapter 1.
Click on the picture below to see my Pinterest board for this project.
Thirteen at the Leash: draft complete, 37, 692 words
Series: Tales from the Noctuary (#4)
Stage: drafted
Projected publishing date: Summer 2024
Gabriel sighed as he laid the telephone receiver in its cradle. “Why must these people hound me so?”
Jelly, his capable assistant, looked up, a subtle smile on his face. “What is it now?”
“The Thirteen Club.” Gabriel closed his eyes and pinched the bridge of his nose, massaging away the pressures of the job. “Protestors on the doorstep. Almost a hundred this time.”
“Well, I have an answer as to why they hound you so,” said Jelly. “I shall quote you as a reminder.” Jelly put on an authoritative voice that Gabriel thought was rather overdone. “Any trouble, and I want to hear about it. The first sign of trouble, do you hear me?”
“I do not sound like that,” Gabriel protested.
“On every day of the week that ends in a Y,” said Jelly.
Gabriel wasn’t sure why he let the man get away with such cheek when they were in private, but he couldn’t find it within himself to make him stop. “Get your coat on, then.”
When the river rises, there’ll be blood on my hands…
The coven is abroad. Creating new vaewolves. Attracting wraiths. Building an army.
An attack will come when the river rises. What Violet doesn’t know is why. The tree tapestry Mara spent a century seeking is the key, but the Penhaligons are running out of time to discover what it unlocks.
When the coven returns to England, allegiances are tested, sacrifices are made, and Violet’s best friend is changed forever.
Hell is here, and she brought friends.
Catch up with Violet and the Penhaligons in this exciting second instalment of Not the Same River.
There are some amazing books in this month’s freebie list.
Stitched by Elena Sobol is one of my favourites from the batch, a slavic urban fantasy featuring the demigod grandson of Baba Yaga. You’ll meet monsters you’ve never come across before, and the connections between different pantheons make for an interesting and thrilling ride.
If you haven’t read it yet, an email address is a tiny price to pay for such an excellent read. And there are over a hundred books in this freebie fest to sink your teeth into if demigods who make good beer aren’t your thing.
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Hi, I'm Inka. Storytelling is what sets my soul on fire. I wake up with characters in my head, plot lines on the tip of my tongue, and magical settings flowing from my fingertips.
If reading my books doesn't inspire you to keep turning those pages or make you accidentally burn your dinner, I'm going to be sad. Then I'm going to work harder. RIP your dinner.
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