Monday, May 13, 2013

Sneak peek!

Once more, by request, here's the first scene from book 5 of the Royals series. PLEASE NOTE: this has not been edited!  Not even once.  ALSO: there's a spoiler in here. If you haven't read book 4, I recommend skipping this.  :)


All the best,
Danielle

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He stared at the sky, watching a cloud scuttle by. They reminded him of puffy cotton balls, so white against a sea of blue. There was something serene and peaceful about it, luring him to lay there a while longer. And just what was he doing, anyway, languishing in a meadow of grass, flat on his back? He couldn't recall why he was there, didn't remember laying down in the first place.
Blinking beads of salty sweat from his eyes, Sander frowned. He had some place he needed to be, a destination other than here. Exerting himself, he tried to get up. Tried to move. It was a thought that didn't transfer to his arms and legs, which he realized he couldn't feel. He couldn't even get a finger to twitch.
What the hell was going on?
A moment after that, Sander understood his coherency had been compromised. He wasn't thinking straight, couldn't get a grasp on reality. The blurry edge of his vision cleared enough for him to make out lumps of black in periphery.
He wasn't in a meadow, he was on a road, with a hulking twist of metal to his left. Alarms clanged through his mind, sending urgent signals to get up, get up, GET UP.
The harder he struggled to get to his feet, the more blatant his state of paralysis became.
Paralyzed. He was numb from the neck down.
A loud boom shattered the bubble of silence he existed in. All at once, an onslaught of noise battered his ears and heat seared his senses. Part of an arm flew overhead, severed at the elbow. Shrapnel hit Sander's shoulder and hip, his entire left side, like buckshot. Pain accompanied the blow, pain he relished because it meant he could feel. He wasn't paralyzed, only stunned.
In the distance, he heard a man scream.
Fire cracked closer, somewhere to his right.
The scent of burning rubber mingled with the acrid smell of charred flesh.
Accident. The caravan of Hummers he'd been traveling in had some kind of accident. He couldn't remember the impact or the details. Didn't remember being thrown free of the vehicle.
With extreme effort, more effort than it should have taken, Sander turned his head to the side. Stretched along the road was a minefield of debris. Bodies. Remnants of the Hummers. Fire.
It looked like a war zone.
A man belly crawled over the asphalt, using his elbows to pull himself forward. His leg was gone.
Sander opened his mouth to speak, to shout, to say something. Nothing came out. He couldn't find his voice, wasn't able to lift his arm more than an inch off the ground.
Get up, get up, GET UP. His chest felt strange and heavy, as if an anvil sat there.
The crawling man slumped, went still. His body twitched once.
Sander gurgled a sound, then coughed up a mouthful of blood.
He wondered if he was dying, like the belly crawling man.
Dying under a bright sky and cotton puff clouds.
Darkness crowded the edge of his vision, diffusing the incoming light. He fought it, fought to stay awake. Fought to live.
The debris field blurred.
His last thought was of Chey and their unborn child. A boy. A child and a wife he might never see again. He held tight to her memory, her smiles, the love in her eyes.
Held tight until, against his will, she faded to black.



Friday, May 10, 2013

The King Takes A Bride - Available now!

The King Takes A Bride

Book 4 in the Royals series is available for purchase!



The book should go live sometime today on Barnes and Noble and Kobo as well. Due to a glitch in publishing, the release happened earlier than planned.  :)

Enjoy!

xoxo,
Danielle



Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Kindle Paperwhite Giveaway!

Win a Kindle Paperwhite!*  All you have to do is leave a comment in the comment section for this post and you'll be entered into the drawing.  The Paperwhite will come pre-loaded with all my full length novels (16 of them), including the Royals Book 4.

Please note:  If you're an anonymous poster, please leave a nickname or initials or some other way to identify you.  :)

One winner will be chosen at random on May 20th, 2013.

Good luck!

Danielle



* If shipping regulations prevent delivery to your country of origin, the prize will be forfeit and a new winner will be chosen. 

Monday, May 6, 2013

Signed Copies

If you ordered a signed copy recently, the next shipment goes out today!

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Latvala Royals Book 5

It's official!   There will be a book 5 in the Royals series.  The tentative title is  The Wrath of the King.
More news to come after the launch of book 4.  :)
           




Monday, April 29, 2013

Snippet from The King Takes A Bride

Thanks to everyone for commenting on the snippet (which is down now)!   Looking forward to release day for The King Takes A Bride.

All the best!
Danielle



Saturday, April 20, 2013

Thursday, April 18, 2013

Autographed print copies are now available!

Autographed print copies are here!

Click the book for details (or see the sidebar).  :)
(a giveaway for a signed copy is coming soon!)



Tuesday, April 16, 2013

Print shipment of Heir Untamed finally arrived!

At long last, the shipment is here!  I'll be announcing a signed copy giveaway soon!

xoxoxo


Monday, April 8, 2013

Trading Cards

The second wave of trading cards went out today.  For those of you in foreign countries, yours will take a little longer to get there. But they're on their way!

Thursday, April 4, 2013

Heir Untamed Proof Copy arrived!

My proof copy arrived today and I love it!  These will be available on Amazon in about 5-7 days. If anyone wants to order a print copy before that, visit the Createspace store. You can order it there!

I'll be offering autographed copies for sale in roughly three weeks and will be doing several autographed copy giveaways once the big order arrives.

Heir Untamed on Createspace


Here are a few pictures:


Spine:




Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Under Construction

The blog is under a bit of construction, so pardon the mess!

Monday, April 1, 2013

Print Books

Working hard to have print copies of all the Royals books by the time The King Takes A Bride is released. Can't wait to get the print editions in my hand!

Friday, March 29, 2013

Top Ten!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to the iTunes readers who put King and Kingdom in the top ten, and Heir in Exile at #19!  This is incredible!

xoxo


Thursday, March 28, 2013

Signed Trading Card Giveaway! -- ENDED.


UPDATE - April 21, 2013.    The signed trading card offer is no longer available.  Thanks to everyone who participated!  The final shipment goes out tomorrow.  :)

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All the best!
Danielle