Shurrn says:
This was beautifully detailed with an almost cinematic quality. It’s the kind of story which keeps you absolutely absorbed in the pages. This is a fabulous blend of adventure, romance, suspense, action, and erotica – it bends genres and keeps the reader on their toes.
Read more of the amazing review (with perfect gifs) and an excerpt at The Smutsonian
Carly says:
"Honestly, it was the amazing cover art that initially caught my eye, but the character dynamic is what kept me reading late into the night. Deckard has a unique writing style that utilizes varying points of view to slip back and forth along the timeline. This works brilliantly, and gives readers a global perspective."
Shurrn says: "Sure, the alien planet might be unbearably hot, but the setting barely holds a candle to the heat being generated between our main characters…
You will not believe the amount of brilliance crammed into this little book – This short story combines so many amazing elements it will make your head spin – the fact that the author managed to write such a complex tale in a short amount of space while allowing for seamless continuity and perfect pacing is nothing short of astounding."
If there was any doubt whether there exists a beating heart in this chest, the wretched pain you see in me from watching you fall in love should be enough to prove otherwise. Like a clumsy moth you beat against the meagre flame that is my soul and leave your dust inside me—it pollutes me.
You know... I can feel you.
Every motion, every eye blink and intake of breath turned into a game of mirrors with your shadow mimicking mine. Alas, when I look, chancing to catch those bright chameleon eyes, your head turns away.
It cannot be both. You are mine, or you are not.
I call myself too good to play this fucking game of yours, yet here I sit, the caustic fool putting pen to paper in the twisted parody of a love letter.
Oh, that my words were spikes I could drive deep to carve my name onto your bones. Instead, I dull their sharp edges on my own flesh and sit here a wounded thing, unable even to rail at the villainous treason of my own heart.
I used to know how to put myself back together.
I lost that when you burned my blueprints.
With your fucking tragic eyes and your host of demons, you made me bleed.
And smiled when I asked for more.
Caged, my debut novel, turns one today!
How did it do over the year? Very well, I think.
4.7/5 stars on Amazon with 24 reviews.
116 five-star, 63 four-star, and 25 three-star ratings (out of 219) on Goodreads for an average of 4.3/5 stars
...with some very fucking awesome things written about it on Amazon and Goodreads as well as review blogs. Thank you!
Nominated in seven categories in the Goodreads M/M Member's Choice Awards including Best Book Debut and Best Book of the Year.
A big thank you to everyone who helped make this year so kick ass!
To celebrate, you can pick it up, today only at Smashwords*, for 99 cents!
Smashwords coupon: KN27L
Buy it now:
Amazon (pb available)
Barnes and Noble (pb available)
All Romance eBooks
Apple – Smashwords
Download a 25% excerpt: epub or mobi
*all other retailers are at the usual price because it's a bitch and a half to change things for only one day.
I'm back from the south. Had a great time beaching, reading, drinking, and sleeping.
Now it's time to get back to work :)
It's the "Bey Goes on Vacation" or "Bey Escapes the Fucking Snow" sale! From now until I get my tanned, relaxed self back from the tropics on the 8th of February, you can purchase my books from Smashwords at a 25% discount.
Just use these codes at checkout - links take you to their respective Smashwords pages:
Caged: JD26L
Sacrificed: VQ72J
Sarge: YU52N
Toni Hanks from Fangirl Moments and My Two Cents asked me in for an interview and wondered if I had a deleted scene from the series or an excerpt from my WIP to offer. Curious? Go check out the interview. :)
Work on Baal's Heart 3 is going well now that I've gotten over a tiny bout of writer's block. For a few weeks there it was like squeezing blood from a stone. I'm right around the 55% mark, if it's going to be as long as I think it will. Not going to be finished before leaving in a few weeks though... Ah well, c'est la vie. Can't settle on a fucking name! I'm just going to call it The Baal's Heart Three. ;)
Conundrum when it comes to rating books now that I'm an author. Asked around what others do, and it varies wildly. Should authors rate other authors' books? What if you read a book that you just can't finish? Authors support each other, but authors also do compete... You want to maintain good relations. Right? In the short time I've been an author, I've seem some pretty petty shit going down.
I think I might just not rate any books unless I can rate them high.
Leaving for vacation in just over two weeks. Sun, sand, rum... water so blue it looks photoshopped. I'll be so glad to be out of this fucking snow. :)
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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!
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