Baal’s Heart, KU, Links, etc

Howdy!

For those who've been asking for the Baal's Heart Box Set in paperback (or in general) you can find it here: https://books2read.com/BaalsHeart. So far it's only in a few places but it'll be available elsewhere as they receive the info from Ingram Sparks.

The majority of my books are now out of Kindle Unlimited. The only one left is The Blacksmith's Apprentice which will come out of KU on the 11th of June. If you're looking to buy any of my titles and wonder where they're available, you can check check my books page here on my site, where you can check out the CWs/tags for each title, or skip to here and see where you can buy them. The only two titles that aren't available wide yet are Frangipani (because I haven't had time to submit it to D2D yet) and Sarge & Murphy because I'm working on new covers for them. But, the two novellettes are available in the F.I.S.T.S. Handbook, which you can find in lots of places.

Now, off to finish Uncle Zach...

Careened: Winter Solstice in Madierus

Tags/CW: Historical AU fantasy, age gap, triad, ménage, trauma, holiday short

A Baal's Heart short, following the events in Fated: Blood and Redemption

Plagued by terrible dreams, Jon begins to distance himself from Baltsaros and Tom. Perhaps a little holiday cheer is just the thing to help the three of them find common ground again.

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Baal’s Heart – Box Set Vol. 1

Contains the first three novels in the Baal's Heart Series, plus the holiday novelette.

Book 1 - Caged: Love and Treachery on the High Seas
Book 2 - Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires
Book 3 - Fated: Blood and Redemption
Book 3.5 - Careened: Winter Solstice in Madierus

From Caged: Love and Treachery on the High Seas

Sheltered and lonely, Jon's life changes drastically when a strange ship sails into the harbour of his small port town one day. Trapped between the possessive pirate captain and his murderous first mate, he must learn to adapt or he will lose himself completely. An epic tale of love, treachery and revelation, this first installment of the Baal's Heart series brings you into the lives of three men so bound together by jealousy and lies that they must sail to the very ends of the earth to find forgiveness.

Baal’s Heart Easter Sale

This weekend only get the entire Baal's Heart series at a fraction of the price

Caged: Love and Treachery on the High Seas: FREE (global)
Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires: $1.99/£0.99 (US/UK)
Fated: Blood and Redemption: $1.99/£0.99 (US/UK)
Careened: Winter Solstice in Madierus: $0.99/£0.99 (US/UK - this one's not on sale)

Baal’s Heart audiobooks – sample & update

For everyone enjoying the audiobooks, I've sent over the manuscripts of both Fated and Careened to Michael Ferraiuolo and, barring any setbacks, they should be available late July/early August. Then, I'm planning on robbing a bank, because I want him to narrate Kestrel's Talon ;)

Also, I've had a few messages from readers wanting more of a sample than what is available at Audible. So here is the entirety of chapter 8 of Caged: Love and Treachery on the High Seas. If you haven't read it, it might not make a whole lot of sense... I don't think it's much of a spoiler though. Listen at your own discretion (The sample is NSFW) - Chapter 8: Nelson's Folly

 

Careened – Baal’s Heart #3.5 – Free for a limited time

It looks like my pirates are getting a bump in readership... for the new readers and the longtime fans, did you know that there is a Baal's Heart short? It's a tiny book, holiday-themed, and follows the events in Fated.

For today and tomorrow it's available for free at Amazon! Get your copy here.

Queeromance Ink – New Book Site!

There's a new site in town: Queeromance Ink is a directory of LGBTIQA romance and related books, with links to purchase them from a variety of other sources, including publishers, distributors, and in many cases, the authors themselves.

Wonder where you can purchase my books? Check out my page. :)

Cyber Monday at All Romance eBooks – All my titles 50% off*

unnamed1All my titles are 50% off for Cyber Monday!*

If you've been waiting to purchase a non-mobi copy of Kestrel's Talon or Max, this is a great time. They'll both be going exclusive to Amazon for the next 90 days (and in KU) starting tomorrow :)

*readers get store credit

Happy Halloween Sale!

October 30 & 31 ONLY

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Smashwords Sale! - Use coupon code at checkout

Caged: Love and Treachery on the High Seas -  $4.99 $2.50 w/ code NJ48X
Sacrificed: Heart Beyond the Spires - $4.99 $2.50 w/ code TE66E
Fated: Love and Redemption - $4.99 $2.50 w/ code XU87S
Careened: Winter Solstice in Madierus - $.99 $FREE w/ code EP76C

The Complications of T - $1.50 $.99 w/ code SS98X
The Last Nights of The Frangipani Hotel - $2.25 $.99 w/ code HQ45P

Kestrel's Talon - $5.99 $2.50 w/ code BU28Z

Max - $2.99 $1.50 w/ code EN53Z

Sarge - $1.75 $.99 w/ code NK98T
Murphy - $1.75 $.99 w/ code EF85U

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Better the Devil You Know - $4.00 $1.99 Buy here

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All Romance eBook sale! - All books :)

All my books 50% off at All Romance eBooks! (readers get store credit)
All my books 50% off at All Romance eBooks! (readers get store credit)

Click here to buy my books at 50% off at ARe

Goodbye, Kindle Unlimited, Goodbye! (for now?)

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I've made the decision to pull my books from Kindle Unlimited for the time being. Why am I saying things like "for now" and "for the time being"? Well... it is a hard decision to make.

Here, I'll show you why:

Pros of being in KU

Cons of being in KU

  • Increased visibility with Amazon customers
  • Use of Amazon stuff like Kindle Countdown Deals
  • Only have to upload my files to one place
  • Less people return my books
  • I make more money overall
  • I might make more money but at less than half a cent per page read, it really devalues books overall, and not just mine.
  • It's less than half a cent per page because the money comes from a pot that is split up every month amongst everyone enrolled in KU, and there are a lot of scammers publishing fake books or books that are rigged to make the reader reach the end (in which case Amazon pays the scammer for every page in the book), so us non-scammers have to share the pot with these assholes. (tl;dr: Authors have to share profits with scammers)
  • When you are enrolled in KU, you can only sell your books through Amazon. So I might get great visibility with Amazon customers, but folks who prefer to buy elsewhere are shit out of luck.
  • I am at the mercy of Amazon's sudden policy changes - which have largely failed to curtail the scammer problem. *two-finger salute*
  • Amazon continues to censor, ban, and stonewall its authors and paying customers.
  • I have to deal with the uploading files all over the place when I make a change... but... enh. *shrug*

So there you have it folks: my decision making process.

As of today, Caged, Sacrificed, Fated, The Complications of T, The Last Nights of The Frangipani Hotel are out and will be followed by the F.I.S.T.S. books on June 1st and Careened on June 20.

Kestrel's Talon will be out around August 13.

By pulling out my books, it means that I stand to make less money, which is what makes it such a shitty decision: Ho hum... do I stay in a fucked up system, chained to their exclusivity clause to make more cheddar, or do I go wide and make my books available to a wider audience... at a possible loss? (Oh yeah... Something else about the exclusivity thing? You have to stay in the program for 90 days. Then you can either opt out—so no KU and you can sell your books in other places—or renew like a chump.)

Ultimately, I don't write for the money... Even with my books in KU I don't make anywhere near a living wage. It's hard work but I write because I love doing it, and I get to share my stories with like-minded folk.

But. Well. Money is nice. *shakes head*

Anyway... I think from now on (unless I cave and go back to wearing the golden handcuffs) I'll put new releases into KU for the 90 days but not renew. Who knows.

(and feel free to chime in... what's your opinion on this?)

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Wondering which retailer pays me the most?

#1 is Payhip. Not a retailer, but an online shop that I've set up myself. This is where I make the most return on my books.

Then after that it gets a little complicated, but these are the three best choices:

At Eden Books*, I make 70% royalties for all titles.

At Smashwords, I make 60% royalties for all titles.

At Amazon, for books OVER $2.99 (USD) I make 70% royalties and for books UNDER $2.99 I make 35%

So... if the book is under $2.99, buy from Eden Books or Smashwords.

If the books is over $2.99, buy from Eden Books or Amazon.

But best of all, buy from my Payhip store :)

Questions? Contact Me!

*Not all my titles are available at Eden yet as of 25/09/23 - I'm working on it.

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