Helloooo Summer

Wow... it has been too long…

Where did I go?

First, there was heart surgery in early 2025 to fix a faulty mitral valve (and the subsequent recovery); then the utter glut of AI slop* that has taken over both the literary and artistic communities really screwed things up for me, business-and-mood-wise… and then there was the pancreatitis that landed me in the hospital yet again at the end of 2025 where I stayed for the better part of three months.

Folks, that’s two New Year’s Eves in a row that I spent in a hospital bed.

cue sad music

But that’s over now. I’m healthier than I’ve been for probably my entire adult life. Work is picking up. Writing is progressing. The sun is shining. My mood is fantastic. I see good things coming in the next few months. 🙌🏼

*this author is staunchly anti-GenAI!

New: Smashwords (and PayHip) Summer Sale!

Starting July 1st at Smashwords, you’ll find all my books for 50% off (making some of them free, I believe) Contemporary, sci-fi, fantasy, dark erotica, and a little bit of 🩸 relation shenanigans… If you have been waiting to try a title of mine, isn’t a sale the best time to do that? 😏
ALSO if you’d like to buy books directly from me, visit my PayHip store where I’ve put everything on sale for 50% off, starting TODAY, June 29th.

And if you like wholesome (*wink*) family fun (*snicker*), why not check out Knut Bonerman’s work at Smashwords or PayHip

(Knut’s stuff is also on sale for all of July, but the PayHip sale starts today!)

Get Uncle Zach – on Sale This Weekend

A little mini weekend sale! Get Uncle Zach this weekend for 50% off at smashwords or payhip - find the links here: https://books2read.com/ZC - use code: K8FRX at checkout :)

Get Max for .99

This weekend, get Max for .99 at Amazon (US/UK) -> http://geni.us/MaxZon

Huge Honkin’ Holiday Sale!

I'm having a big sale this weekend at Amazon (US/UK)

99 cents:

FREE:

BONUS!

You can get a copy of my non KU titles with a 66% off coupon at my Payhip store this weekend ONLY:

Max – FREE this weekend (Feb 13/14) at Amazon

Get it here this weekend for free -> http://geni.us/MaxZon

Black Friday Sale

Nov 29 - Dec 1

Three books... a little something for everyone. :)

Kestrel's Talon (fantasy, m/m/m): https://geni.us/KestrelsTalon

Max (contemporary, psychopath) : https://geni.us/MaxZon

Beauty and His Beast (sci-fi, fairytale): https://geni.us/BaHB

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)

Max – On Sale Now for .99 from Feb 22-24

I'm so sick of shovelling, I'm hopping on a plane next week to spend a week in the sun in Cuba... but before I go, I thought I'd offer up one more sale... and if there's a book in my bibliography I want you to read, it's this one.

Max is on sale at Amazon (US/UK only) for .99 from Feb 22-24 :) And the best part? Get Max for less than a buck and tack on the Audiobook narrated by Nick J Russo for just $1.99

Max - Bey Deckard

Folks who dislike unhealthy relationships, are sensitive to consent ambiguity, or have eurotophobia should take a big step back from this story.

It's dark... ish and full of mindfuckery.

Substance abuse, pornography, violence, cheating, unprofessional behaviour, criminal intent, abuse... and good lord, the lies.

GET YOUR COPY HERE

February Continues… Kestrel’s Talon on Sale – .99 (UK/US) Feb 15 & 16

This week's sale is my fantasy novel, Kestrel's Talon. Set in a fantasy world, it features an unusual triad with an ace character.

Get it at Amazon (UK/US) for .99 Feb 15 & 16

Following the Prentish/Nemarri war, Kes is rejected by his homeland under the guise of religious purity laws. Though he's spared execution, the proud Nemarri's fate is only marginally more merciful than death when he is sold into sexual slavery at a prosperous pleasure house.

Despite his stoic endurance, Kes knows he’s reaching his breaking point, but there is nothing he can do—there is no path to freedom in the Holy Prentish Empire, only a lifetime of humiliating servitude.

That is, until a beautiful young slave and his formidable master approach Kes in the marketplace and make an astonishing offer to take him home with them. The only problem: “home” is the accursed Horthmont Castle from the scare-stories of Kes’s childhood.

Thrown into a world of living myth, powerful magic, and ancient gods, Kes learns the secrets kept hidden by Horthmont’s thick blackstone walls. There he discovers something he thought he’d never know again: hope for the future.

February Sucks Sale – Beauty and His Beast (US/UK) for .99 Feb 8-10

What? Another sale? Why not! And, I'll do another one next weekend. This time, it's Beauty and His Beast that's on sale at Amazon US & UK* this weekend starting today.

It's a take on Beauty and the Beast, but set in space. You know... spaceship instead of castle, comms crystal instead of magic mirror, DNA mutation instead of curse, etc. That sort of thing. There are a few reviews floating around that say it's a mashup of Beauty and the Beast and Cinderella... but it's not—the plot follows pretty closely to the Beauty and the Beast of my childhood, not the later Disney version... however, unlike that version, this one is light and silly and I had a lot of fun writing it (and filling it full of classic sci-fi references for the geeks out there 🤓)

Buy now at Amazon

From Deborah Apy's Beauty and the Beast

© 1980 and 1983 - Michael Hague/Deborah Apy
© 1980 and 1983 - Michael Hague/Deborah Apy
© 1980 and 1983 - Michael Hague/Deborah Apy

*KDP only does sales for US and UK for some reason. Sorry about that, it's out of my hands. I could change the listing price manually, but it's dodgy as hell and sometimes you can't undo the price change.

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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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