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Prologue “It’s the only way. I can’t resist him much longer…” the woman’s voice was raspy, the stress straining her words. “I know, but children? We’re becoming just as monstrous as he is.” The man’s low voice reverberated off the steel walls, and she could feel his words as much as hear them. The blood pounding in her head made it hard to listen, but she pulled all her strength into it. “They’re the only ones we’ve been able to find so far who stand… a chance at being c

Renata Garver Soto ran her hands through the tall, dark purple strands of the grass-like plants that covered the rolling hills outside of humanity’s first settlement on the planet Elpis, orbiting the star Trappist-1. That star was a small red ball that was now low in the hazy red twilight sky. A cool breeze made the grass roll like waves on an ocean. The wind teased her long, straight black hair and Ren stopped to activate the magnetic clasps on her green field jacket. The

Status Report Happy Autumnal Equinox! On this day of equal day and night, its a great time to take a look at book 2 of the Oraculi Chronicles: Through Light and Shadow. Early reader sign up is open and Advanced Reading Copies have been sent out to the first wave! If you're interest in getting an early look, you can sign up here. I have the first draft copy for the hardcover of Through Light and Shadow in hand, and the cover art is most striking! It certainly lives up to the s

Its official, the title for book 2 of the Oraculi Chronicles is "Through Light and Shadow!" My early readers (thank you all!) got to see that title a week early, and today I unveiled it publicly at my book signing at Barnes & Noble in Jordan Creek Mall! The manuscript for Through Light and Shadow is currently going through developmental edits, which should be finished around August 21st or so. The word count for that first draft came in around 107,000 words spread across 40 c

Status Report What a wild two weeks it has been! The launch for Of Oracles and Sirens went great, with around 60 sales in the first week and a great launch party at Pageturner's Bookstore! It was so awesome to see everyone that was able to make it and answer questions about the book. This week saw the launch of the BookBub promo, and the results quickly exceeded my expectations. As of this writing I am somewhere around 445 sales across all my channels, an impressive number fo

Selected Record: Of Oracles and Sirens Status Report This is the first Behind the Archives post after the launch of my newsletter! The content for these will be largely the same, with newsletter subscribers receiving the updates a few days early, as well as added goodies like download links to artwork from the Oraculi Universe, wallpapers, and other exclusive content. My brain is in full marketing mode right now, with Of Oracles and Sirens launching tomorrow! Marketing is pro