As this blog grows, I want to do something good with it, so I wanted to save space for Indie or debut authors with small publishing houses to spotlight their books. Especially as I hope to amongst you one day.
Submit your book via the form below, please be aware, I will copy the information you give as it is written, so make sure you’re happy with it!
*PLEASE NOTE* to the volume of submissions (yay!) it may be a few months until your spotlight will be posted. I post the spotlights once a week and currently have enough to take me into November. ALL submission will eventually be posted, I promise. If you have a release date please include it in ‘other comments’ and if I am able to, I will get you as close to that date as I can but I cannot promise this.
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Indie spotlights
- Wishing for a star – Ana Balen
This is a regular feature, where I shine a light on an indie/ small print/ debut author who has submitted their details to me on the Indie spotlight page.
So, let’s get started with today’s spotlight:
Indie spotlight: Ana Balen
About Ana Balen:
Ana is a wife, mom and an author (or some other combination of the 3, depending on the day), who lives in Zagreb, Croatia.
Where to follow Ana Balen
Wishing for a star – Ana BalenIt’s supposed to go like this. Boy meets girl, they fall madly in love with each other, battle some shit in their way, and after conquering the challenge, they ride off to their happily ever after.
But, not one fairytale, or love story tells you that after that ride, life happens.
We had our story, and we were supposed to live happily in our bubble forever. After one check-up, our bubble burst and reality started to invade. And now, facing the unsure road of IVF treatment, we have to be stronger than ever. Once again, we must go into battle for our happily ever after. Taking that first step was easy. Staying on this road is harder than we thought.
And now, with unexpected obstacles in the way, it’s not a question of if the IVF will succeed. It’s will we be strong enough to stay together and reach for the stars?Where to buy
The book is available to buy on Amazon here
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- Changes – Elizabeth Jeffery
This is a regular feature, where I shine a light on an indie/ small print/ debut author who has submitted their details to me on the Indie spotlight page.
So, let’s get started with today’s spotlight:
Indie spotlight: Elizabeth Jeffery
About Elizabeth Jeffery:
Elizabeth has been reading and writing since a young age, outside of that she enjoys video games.
Where to follow Elizabeth Jeffery
Changes – Elizabeth JefferyA quiet town in the sticks is being ravaged by animal attacks. The newly graduated, Hanna doesn’t know this when she moves there, but it doesn’t take long for her to find out.
Hanna’s life has always been complicated but when she meets a charming police officer she doesn’t know just how much more complicated her life is about to become.
All she knows is that something is telling her he’s not being entirely truthful with her.
Inserting herself into the investigation, Hanna must navigate truth from fiction in order to prevent from getting killed, or worse heartbroken
Extract from Changes
“Frustrated, Hanna stood and stomped out of the cave. There was no point in trying to hide her tracks. They would be able to smell her scent and know that she’d been there. With the same delicate steps that she’d approached with, she took the long way, and rounded the bush and away from the den.
A sound had her pinned to the spot instantly, the blood in her veins froze. A growl. It was low and quiet, but unmistakeable. Turning in terror, Hanna came face to face with a wolf. Run, the voices inside her whispered. She couldn’t move. Her muscles locked up tight. It wasn’t the grey wolf from the other day. This wolf was light brown in colour, and had almost black eyes. It had come round from behind the rock formation and found her on its territory. A trespasser. Both prey and a threat. From the way its lips had curled back showing yellowing teeth, it was clear the wolf was unhappy finding her there. It was stalking towards her, head low. Still, Hanna could not move. Did not want to move. Only when the wolf, with its wide stride, had crossed most of the distance did her limbs finally want to work. She ran. Walking across the forest floor, with a still-healing ankle, had been challenging enough. Running it, with a wolf on her tail, was damn near impossible.
The wolf snapped at Hanna’s heels, taunting her. Risking a glance behind her shoulder Hanna could see that she hadn’t gained any distance. Her ankle roared in pain. Her run turned to a limping jog. Seeing that she was struggling, the wolf decided now was the opportune moment to pounce. Heavy thick paws hit her back, as hard as if someone had thrown rocks at her. Hanna fell with the impact, winded. The wolf was now on top of her, and with the cool calm clarity that only comes moments before death, she knew she was going to die here. Hanna screamed. Seconds from now she would become the wolf’s next meal. She braced herself for the onslaught of flesh-ripping agony.“
Where to buy
The book is available to buy on Amazon here
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- The Wings of the Spectrum – Sarah Marriott
This is a regular feature, where I shine a light on an indie/ small print/ debut author who has submitted their details to me on the Indie spotlight page.
So, let’s get started with today’s spotlight:
Indie spotlight: Sarah Marriott
About Sarah Marriott:
Sarah is a debut author of a YA fantasy novel, who is also seeking to get represented for a new YA crime/suspense project
Where to follow Sarah Marriott
The Wings of the Spectrum – Sarah MarriottThe fate of the realms rests in the hands of the fairy and her human friend, and they will need all of their courage, intelligence and strength to defeat a terrifying enemy and restore peace to the world of the Fae.
The book starts off as a quaint fairytale but soon gets dark.
There are multiple looming threats and a fate of the fae realms are at stake. The book is filled with betrayal, danger and a pagan based magic system.
Tropes
Love triangles, adventure based quests, orphan hero and friends to lovers
Where to buy
The book is available to buy here
Or on the author website here
This book has been hybrid published and so is also available on Amazon and Waterstones.
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- The Colour Of Revenge – Olivia Jane
This is a regular feature, where I shine a light on an indie/ small print/ debut author who has submitted their details to me on the Indie spotlight page.
So, let’s get started with today’s spotlight:
Indie spotlight: Olivia Jane
About Olivia Jane:
Olivia’s books live somewhere between spice and softness. There’s heat, sure—but also heart. Olivia loves characters who’ve been through hell and still find someone willing to walk through the flames with them.
Where to follow Olivia Jane
The Colour Of Revenge – Olivia JaneCarina:
For eight years, the rage has simmered beneath my skin, waiting. Now, it burns—white-hot, molten, unstoppable. And it’s aimed at them.
Seven men.
Seven men shattered me.
Seven men will die before I can reclaim the broken pieces of my soul.
But I never expected to find someone else on the same path. Someone with the same hunger for vengeance against the men who thought they owned me.
They never did.
Because I was never theirs.
I was always his.
Nate:
She was mine the moment I saw her.The moment a flash of pink stopped me cold and made me question everything.
Nothing has ever felt as good as killing—until her.
Now, I’ll do whatever it takes to deliver the justice she craves. Justice carved in blood, written in screams.
And fuck, she’s never looked hotter than when she’s covered in it.
Extract from The Colour of Revenge
“I’m not a serial killer. I prefer the term artist.”
Where to buy
The book is available to buy on Amazon here
Or on the author website here
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- Dawn of Ragnarok – Celine Damsgaard
This is a regular feature, where I shine a light on an indie/ small print/ debut author who has submitted their details to me on the Indie spotlight page.
So, let’s get started with today’s spotlight:
Indie spotlight: Celine Damsgaard
About Celine Damsgaard:
Celine Damsgaard is a Danish author who loves mixing Science Fiction and Fantasy. In her ideal world she would drink ten lattes a day and write all night.
Where to follow Celine Damsgaard
Dawn of Ragnarok – Celine DamsgaardAmong ruins and grease on the floating islands in Midgard, Røskva struggles to survive with the remaining Vanes. Through the technology left by mankind she and her family survive by selling fuel and moving cargo on the dock.
At seventeen, all Røskva wants is to be a mechanic and make her own money, but her father has her man their fuel station every night, leaving her too tired to work on her own business.
On top of that, all her income goes to the family, including her lazy brother, Tjalfe. So, when the Asgardian chief docks with a ship adorned with silver, the temptation is too great – she steals a piece, but Tjalfe rats her out!
With nothing of value to offer, Røskva has to serve the chief to repay her debt. Crossing the Bifrost, he takes her to Asgard where the skies are clear and food is abundant. But when dragons roam and the world starts to crumble, the price is high for one little Vane in a fight between giants and gods.
Where to buy
The book is available to buy on Amazon here
Or on the author website here
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- House of Scarabs – Hazel Longuet
This is a regular feature, where I shine a light on an indie/ small print/ debut author who has submitted their details to me on the Indie spotlight page.
So, let’s get started with today’s spotlight:
Indie spotlight: Hazel Longuet
About Hazel Longuet:
Hazel is a Supernatural Suspense and Urban Fantasy writer who goes down “what if…” rabbit holes and then gets lost in her imagination until a book is magically created.
Where to follow Hazel Longuet
House of Scarabs – Hazel LonguetBooks that deliver the adventure of ‘Indiana Jones’, with the supernatural suspense and mythology of ‘The Mummy’ and the religious intrigue of ‘The Da Vinci Code’.
House of Scarabs is a supernatural suspense series steeped in the mythology of ancient Egypt:
Where Gods, Betrayal, and Resurrection Collide.
Ellie’s reclusive. She runs a language school and keeps herself to herself until a student suggests a visit to a local occult bookstore which results in her being magically bound to two strangers. Freedom comes at a cost – they must unlock an ancient prophecy and return the power of resurrection to the Egyptian gods of yore.
Little did she ever imagine she would come to hold the key of life over death…
Where to buy
The book is available to buy on Amazon here
Or on the author website here
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