{"id":1050,"date":"2015-04-11T14:40:31","date_gmt":"2015-04-11T18:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beydeckard.com\/blog\/?p=1050"},"modified":"2015-04-11T14:45:20","modified_gmt":"2015-04-11T18:45:20","slug":"the-end-and-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beydeckard.com\/blog\/the-end-and-the-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"The End and The Beginning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today is the release of the third and final book in the Baal's Heart Trilogy, Fated: Blood and Redemption.<\/em> How do I feel about it?<\/p>\n

I feel good. Excuse me for a moment while I give myself a little pat on the back. I love the story, I love how everything worked like I was hoping for, I love the cover (I mean\u00a0 look at it... isn't it nice?). I did good. Yay me! :)<\/p>\n

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I'd like to thank everyone who has been with me on this crazy, amazing adventure. I couldn't have done it without the friendship and support of my fans and friends. Look, guys! We made it!<\/p>\n

Baltsaros, Tom, Jon would also like to thank you for being there to share in the voyage.<\/p>\n

Captain Baltsaros, Tom, and Jon stand on the stage as the curtain lifts. Jon turns his head and smiles a little self-consciously at the man to either side of him. Baltsaros returns the smile with a little head nod, and Tom winks with a cheeky grin. The three of them link hands, face the audience and smile wide at all the fond hearts that followed their journey, who shared their laughter and tears, their passion and pain. As one, the three take a deep bow, and as they straighten, they unclasp hands and press their palms to their hearts. <\/em><\/p>\n

\"Thank you.\"<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Now... is it the end? Certainly not. It's the end of this journey, but it's not the end of the story.\u00a0 There's more left to be told. When? I don't know. Let's see how long I can stay off the ship *grins*.<\/p>\n

Release day for Fated<\/em> is going wonderfully. So much is going on! There are blog reviews<\/a> up in so many places. You can find guest posts that I did for the release as well as interviews with both me and the pirates here<\/a>. If you're looking to listen to the soundtracks or learn more about the world where Baal's Heart sails, you can go on over to baals-heart.com<\/a> to check out the soundtracks <\/a>for the trilogy, learn some pirate lingo<\/a>, peruse the maps<\/a>, see details about the ship <\/a>and specifics about the fictional world<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Want a chance to win the books? There's a giveaway of an ecopy of Caged<\/em> over at The Blogger Girls<\/a> and a giveaway of the trilogy over at Sinfully... Addicted to All Male Romance<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And finally, be sure to join me on Facebook<\/a> for a chat hosted by Bike Book Reviews tonight, April 11 @ 8pm EST.<\/p>\n

Bring some drinks and be merry!<\/p>\n

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Today is the release of the third and final book in the Baal’s Heart Trilogy, Fated: Blood and Redemption. How do I feel about it? I feel good. Excuse me for a moment while I give myself a little pat on the back. I love the story, I love how everything worked like I was hoping for, I love the cover (I mean\u00a0 look at it… isn’t it nice?). I did good. Yay me! :) I’d like to thank everyone who has been with me on this crazy, amazing adventure. I couldn’t have done it without the friendship and support … <\/p>\n

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