Book Monster Recap
A look at what I've sneakily been up to the past few weeks. And, of course, a wee bit of book shopping!
Hi Monsters!
I’m just popping into the lair quick to share a recap on things I’ve been writing and also some books. I’ve posted a few things on the Monsters homepage that didn’t go out to email so have a look and see what you might have missed.
Here are few of the posts I’ve been putting up for Thorny Thursday that I don’t think I’ve officially shared with you yet. Are you on Notes here on Substack?
"The world isn't ready..."
Marley’s eyes flared hot. Adam dropped his head down. His own fiery gaze flashed back at her, the hint of a feral leer on his lips. Her eyes rounded before they flamed again. She turned away. Dammit. Why was she so out of control? Sparring with Solomon, she’d been on her ‘A’ game. As soon as Adam had come into the vicinity, though, she’d gone haywire. T…
Order of the Zodiac
Eyes screwed shut to ward off the pain in my head, I try like hell not to wake up. The bit of light that seared through my eyeball into my brain just now was enough to let me know sleep would be the better choice. A strong chemical scent burns in my nostrils and my gut roils when I try to move, making me feel as if I’m experiencing the worst hangover ev…
Snow Maiden - Excerpt from Updated Chapter 13
Eyes barely open, Nika stared through the dark blur of her eyelashes to make out the ceiling above. She tried sitting up, but the fog in her head held her in place. With heroic effort, she managed to bend her elbows underneath her. Groggy and sluggish, that was as far as she went. Her waking awareness picked up another beside her, but it wasn’t Vasilli.…
Irreverent Creatures
Happy Sunday, Story Lovers! This scene is an excerpt from the first time we get to meet the Krav ( a sea serpent shifter and one of my favorite Tides of Atlantis characters. Don't tell him though, he'll be impossible if he knows.) He works as a double agent for Poseidon and Panacea. He's also quite the ladies' man.
I added a favorite quote to the Inspiration Den:
“… there is still much that is fair…”
“The world is indeed full of peril, and in it there are many dark places; but still there is much that is fair, and though in all lands love is now mingled with grief, it grows perhaps the greater.” - J.R.R. Tolkien
I also did some new things with my page over on Ream Stories. I changed some of my graphics and switched a couple of tiers around. Have a look and tell me what you think.
https://reamstories.com/amandavshane
One of the things I did with my subscription was that I decided to go on with Grim and Angel’s story in my Big Bad Wolf retelling, Wolf’s Captive. I’m really excited to take this story further and get to do more with these characters. All new content for this story will be going up very soon!
Oh, one other thing! I kind of left my old website by the wayside when I started using Substack. Recently, I started revamping it a bit and I may rework a few of my old blogposts and bring them over here for you. If you’d like to check it out, you can find it here.
I think that gets us all up to date. Here’s a really neat book fair for you to shop. If you grab any of these books, let me know which ones caught your eye. (So I can grab them too! 😂)
Have a fabulous weekend!
Amanda V Shane