Sunday, July 10, 2011

The Childe Soundtrack Singles Are Available Now :D

Hello Everyone,

Today, is a very special day indeed! The first two singles that are going to appear on The Childe soundtrack are available now on iTunes and Amazon MP3 ;D We're so excited to debut these songs! The full album should be available in the coming months, probably around the time we release the 2nd book in The Childe series. Every song was inspired by the words of the 1st and 2nd novels, and cover a variety of genres including pop, dance, country, rock, r&b and classical. Our wonderful musician friend, Lee Wilson, is the producer on this whole project and has written all of the songs, with Adam's help on several of them. So plese check out the songs below, and do leave your comments about what you think of them! :D

Cheers,

C.A. Kunz
(Carol and Adam Kunz)  

Thursday, July 7, 2011

Author Angel Haze Spills The Tea About Her New Book

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to our first official post for the Indie Author Blog Hop! Today we have the pleasure of chatting with Author Angel Haze about her new YA Fantasy novel, Legacies of Talimura: War of the Witch. Alright Angel, let's spill some tea (gossip/details) shall we?



About the Author:
I'm a Canadian author who is an avid reader of fantasy, thriller, and mystery novels. I write both fantasy and thriller novels. My free time is spent dancing, fitness training with P90x, watching movies and Game of Thrones. Legacies of Talimura: War of the Witch is co-authored by my husband, Slade Sewell. Slade grew up as an only child, and, therefore, developed an active imagination. His free time is devoted to the three things he loves most: hockey, Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and RPG games.
Legacies of Talimura: War of the Witch:
Debonair, a witch from the Unspoken Lands, has meddled in the forbidden practice of magic and created an army of nightmarish proportions. When sixteen-year-old Astanyx and his two best friends return from a hunting trip to find their small town of Polca reduced to smoke and ash, they find themselves thrust into a battle for which they haven’t been trained.
With the help of his comrades, including an esteemed warrior, one of the last great wizards and a princess they’ve sworn to protect, Astanyx must fight to unite the kingdoms of the humans, dwarves and elves. He must ask forbidden questions that no one wants to answer, questions about Talimura’s dark history. As Debonair’s brutal warriors lay siege to the kingdoms, Astanyx is driven to pursue a fateful quest for a blade powerful enough to defeat the malevolent witch before she destroys the three kingdoms and unleashes an unspeakable ancient evil.

1.In five words or less, how would you describe your YA fantasy novel Legacies of Talimura: War of the Witch?
*fantasy  *magic  *dragons

2.Where did your draw your inspiration for your story Legacies of Talimura: War of the Witch?
Slade originally designed War of the Witch as an RPG game, entitled Legacy. That was about twelve years ago. When we started dating, he showed me the storyline and suggested we work on it together.  Ideas catapulted from there! War of the Witch was inspired by RPG games, Romance of the Three Kingdoms (which is extremely hard to find in English), Warcraft, and over-active imaginations. (And I emphasize the over-active imaginations because, well, we're a bit on the crazy side.)

3.Which one of your characters would you have wanted to grow up with and why?
Slade: Gadfort. To grow up learning fighting techniques, training with the dragon knights, and being surrounded by dragons would be awesome!
Angel: I'm undecided. (Why do I have to choose just one?) On one hand, we have Astanyx and Ramza, two fun-loving sixteen-year-olds with a great sense of humor and the ability to kick some orc and hellfang butt! On the other hand, we have Princess Luccia.  At first glance, she may appear to be a beautiful, sweet, trusting princess the boys are sworn to protect, but Astanyx soon finds out she's a girl who goes after what she wants and can hold her own in a fight.

4.What do you admire most about your main character?
I admire Astanyx's ability to stand up and fight, and challenge people regardless of their status. When Debonair's army threatens the fate of the three races, he must challenge the dwarven and elven kings and asks forbidden questions about Talimura's dark past. Despite his doubts about himself, he can rise up in dangerous situations and push people to take action. He is the first to  volunteer for the dangerous quests, in spite of the odds stacked against him.

5.What element of your story did you enjoy writing the most and why?
I loved writing the battle scenes. They're fun, strategic, and action-packed. I especially love writing about Talimura's dark past and scenes from Debonair's point of view. I love delving into the twisted mind of villains. ;)
6. What do you enjoy doing when you're not writing?
Watching movies, dancing, P90x, the beach, karaoke (I'm a few steps up from butchering. Okay, maybe not that bad, but not great either.) I'm also addicted to candy and chocolate. Mmm...chocolate... :) Slade enjoys hockey, video games, and trading currencies.

7.We know that writing is a lot of work. Some days scenes flow well, but other days they make you want to pull your hair out. How do you get over the days where you feel nothing in your story is coming together?
I do a lot of planning before I begin my book to avoid those crazy days when nothing seems to work. Of course, it doesn't prevent every obstacle. Sometimes, I just need a break and to remove myself from the story, whether that means switching to another project for a short time or taking some time to myself. Or taking a chocolate break. Speaking of which...
Motivational stories or reading a good book gets me excited about my own work and thinking about all the possibilities! But, one of the best things is throwing around ideas with Slade. It is one of the most exhilarating things I've ever experienced. I've never been so certain about our books than the moments we combine our ideas. It reinforces my beliefs that this is what we were meant to do and we were meant to do it together. Once my mind is relaxed, the wheels start turning and then I can't type fast enough!

8.If you could have a paranormal power or be a certain creature, what would it be?
The ability to stop time. The world would be your playground. You could go anywhere or do anything you want. You want to travel the world? Just freeze your travel time and you could be half way around the world in a second. If you get caught in an earthquake, freeze time and leave the city!

Legacies of Talimura is available on Amazon and Smashwords for $0.99.

Connect with us on:

July 8th is the next stop for the Indie Author Blog Hop. So make sure you hop on over to these sites for more spilt tea:

Lenore Wolfe interviews Reena Jacobs on her blog about her paranormal romance, Shadow Cat.

Lenore Wolfe guest posts on Reena Jacobs's blog about Authors Promoting Authors.


*Don't Forget To Enter The Huge Indie Author Blog Hop Giveaway!* http://www.angelhaze.com/2011/07/01/blog-hop/

Monday, July 4, 2011

Something Wonderful Has Happened!

RT Book Review


Ok, so my mom and I are usually the last people to even think about gloating, but we just HAD to share this! Our novel, The Childe, was reviewed in the nationwide magazine RT Book Reviews, and received 4 stars! They called it "...a thrilling, unputdownable story." We were beside ourselves when we saw this! Now, we know that many authors have been featured in magazines before, but this is a big thing for us since we just started out on this journey. We also would like to say that we have thoroughly appreciated every review we have received, "negative" and "positive"alike, but there is just something about seeing a very positive review in print! ;D It only reaffirms that we're on the right track, and we just can't thank everyone enough for your continued support! Love to all and Happy Reading!

Here is the review on RT Book Review's website:
http://www.rtbookreviews.com/book-review/childe

P.S. Happy Fourth Of July :D

C.A. Kunz
(Carol and Adam Kunz)

Friday, July 1, 2011

Schedule For The Indie Author Blog Hop

So the Indie Author Blog Hop (Hosted by Angel Haze) has officially begun, and we have some special dates to share with you. Here is our calendar of events for the entire Hop:

 
July 7th 
Angel Haze will be stopping by our blog for an interview.(Place of Interest: Our Blog)
July 12th
Angel Haze will be teasing us with a snippet from her YA Fantasy novel, Legacies of Talimura: War of the Witch.
(Place Of Interest: Our Blog)

July 13th
We will be visiting Haresh Daswani's blog for a little Q&A session.
(Place Of Interest:
Haresh Daswani's Blog)

July 14th
We will be stopping by Lenore Wolf's blog for an interview. 
(Place Of Interest: Lenore Wolfe's Blog)

July 15th
We will be visiting Jeffrey Martin's blog for a little chat.
(Place Of Interest:
Jeffrey Martin's Blog) 

July 18th
Lindsay Buroker will be answering a few of our questions (tentative) and sharing a teaser on our blog for her high fantasy mystery, The Emperor’s Edge.
(Place Of Interest: Our Blog)

July 19th
We will be stopping by Katie M. John's blog for an interview and teaser for The Childe.
(Place of Interest: Katie M. John's Blog)

We will also be sharing a little teaser for The Childe on Angel Haze's blog.
(Place of Interest:
Angel Haze's Blog)

July 20th
Jeffrey Martin will be making an appearance on our blog for an interview and talk about his thriller, 3:16
(Place Of Interest: Our Blog)

July 21st
Angel Haze will be hosting an interview with us on her blog.
(Place of Interest:
Angel Haze's Blog)

July 22nd
We will be hosting Katie M. John on our blog for both an interview and teaser for her YA Fantasy novel, The Forest of Adventures.
(Place Of Interest: Our Blog)

 
July 26th
We will be hosting Lenore Wolf on our blog for a Q&A session and teaser for her novels, Doorway of the Triquetra (a paranormal fantasy) and Dark Warrior
(Place Of Interest: Our Blog)

July 27th
We will be chatting with Reena Jacobs on our blog, and she will be sharing a teaser for her paranormal romance, Shadow Cat.
(Place of Interest: Our Blog)

July 28th
We will be hosting Haresh Daswani for an interview on our blog.
(Place of Interest: Our Blog)

July 29th
We will be doing a guest post on Reena Jacobs’s blog about our experience as a mother and son author duo.
 (Place of Interest:
Reena Jacobs's Blog)

***And Don't Forget To Enter The Giveaway Over @ Angel Haze's Blog***  http://www.angelhaze.com/2011/07/01/blog-hop/

The Blog Hop Has Begun *Trumpets Sound*

Hello Everyone,

The blog hop to promote indie authors has officially begun today! This is an international blog hop with seven authors, put together by the wonderful Angel Haze. This International Blog Hop starts today, July 1st, and runs for 30 days. There are well over 50 books to giveaway (mostly ebooks but some paperbacks as well) so there are a lot of chances to win!

Here's a List of Participating Authors:
Angel Haze
Jeffrey Martin
Lindsay Buroker
Reena Jacobs
C.A. Kunz
Lenore Wolfe
Katie M. John
Haresh Daswani

THE AWESOME PRIZES:




A little Note: Only Bloodletter, Legacies of Talimura: War of the Witch, The Childe, and Shadow Cat are available in paperback.

Visit Angel Haze's Blog To Enter (Only Place To Enter) > http://www.angelhaze.com/2011/07/01/blog-hop/

Prize Breakdown:
 Bloodletter by Angel Haze (Thriller)

Thou shalt not kill.

A contradictory message written in blood at the scene of a young woman’s murder. Within days, another body surfaces with a similar calling card and, to Detective Ramon Faust and Criminalist Kelly Garret, it’s clear a deadly game is underfoot.

As the rash of horrific crimes continue, a phone call unearths a shocking revelation: Nakeita isn’t the first city the elusive killer has left his mark. The Bloodletter, as dubbed by the media, has played his deadly game before.

Delving deep into the most terrifying case of Kelly’s career, threatening phone calls and flashbacks of a forgotten near-death experience challenge her sanity and the lives of everyone she loves.

 Legacies of Talimura: War of the Witch by Angel Haze (YA Fantasy)

Debonair, a witch from the Unspoken-of Lands, has meddled in the forbidden practice of magic and created an army of nightmarish proportions. When sixteen-year-old Astanyx and his two best friends return from a hunting trip to find their small town of Polca reduced to smoke and ash, they find themselves thrust into a battle for which they haven’t been trained.

With the help of his comrades, including an esteemed warrior, one of the last great wizards and a princess they’ve sworn to protect, Astanyx must fight to unite the kingdoms of the humans, dwarves and elves. He must ask forbidden questions that no one wants to answer, questions about Talimura’s dark history. As Debonair’s brutal warriors lay siege to the kingdoms, Astanyx is driven to pursue a fateful quest for a blade powerful enough to defeat the malevolent witch before she destroys the three kingdoms and unleashes an unspeakable ancient evil.

 3:16 by Jeffrey Martin (Thriller)

For most people, an experience with social networking helps them connect with new acquaintances and bridge the gap between long-lost friends. But one man has adopted its resources to fulfill a more sinister agenda. Brandon Thornley uses the database to search for potential victims as he feeds his thirst for blood. What Brandon doesn’t realize is that someone has accepted his request…and this person is even more ruthless than him. New Haven Police Detective Patrick Morgan is assigned to investigate a string of ritualistic murders, which leads him to discover that the killer has left behind something valuable. Armed with the evidence he needs to bring a madman to justice, Detective Morgan sets his sights on his target. Unfortunately for him, he’s not the only one, and his competition will do anything to ensure he fails.

 The Emperor’s Edge by Lindsay Buroker (High Fantasy Mystery)

Imperial law enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon is good at her job: she can deter thieves and pacify thugs, if not with a blade, then by toppling an eight-foot pile of coffee canisters onto their heads. But when ravaged bodies show up on the waterfront, an arson covers up human sacrifices, and a powerful business coalition plots to kill the emperor, she feels a tad overwhelmed.

Worse, Sicarius, the empire’s most notorious assassin, is in town. He’s tied in with the chaos somehow, but Amaranthe would be a fool to cross his path. Unfortunately, her superiors order her to hunt him down. Either they have an unprecedented belief in her skills… or someone wants her dead.

 Shadow Cat by Reena Jacobs (Paranormal Romance)

Eric Randall’s plan is simple—fix the mess his researchers have created in Malaysia, experience the pleasures the country has to offer, and return to the comforts of America. All it takes is one beautiful aborigine, and Eric finds himself stranded in a world of Malaysian myths and legends.

A novice shaman amongst her people, Berani is free and independent. Yet all is not well in her homeland. Demons prey on her people, pushing them to extinction. When a strange speaking man invades her forest, she has one more worry to add to her already troubled life. Attraction or no, she will fight Eric tooth and claw to maintain her freedom. But will she destroy herself in the process?

If Berani wishes to save her family… if Eric wishes to reclaim his old life, they must stand together against the threats of encroaching wehr-tigers and bloodsucking demons… or perish.

 The Childe by C.A. Kunz (YA Paranormal Fantasy)

Cat Colvin is pretty much your typical run-of-the-mill teenager growing up in the small port town of Astoria. Sure, she is taller than average, has a mane of fiery red hair that is impossible to tame, is left handed, and has one eye that is sky blue and one that is amber, but that is where the differences end . . . unless you include the “minor” detail of her slow metamorphosis into the Childe.

We all know how difficult high school can be, and for Cat Colvin it is no different. Except for the fact she has the daunting task of trying to hide her budding Childe traits as they begin to reveal themselves at the most inopportune times.

This first book in this coming of age fantasy series, follows Cat’s life through the twists and turns toward finding out what and who she really is. Come and take the plunge with Cat into a world filled with biting humor, darkness, and yes, a few life lessons as well.



  Doorway of the Triquetra by Lenore Wolfe (Paranormal Fantasy)

When an ancient medallion is passed down to her, Mira is not happy to learn she is the next Jaguar Witch, bound by the blood of the Jaguar, to cross the doorway and learn the Way of the Stone. She must find the Doorway of the Triquetra, but each move she makes only leads her to a deeper mystery, where all of her past lives are bound–to four immortal men.

 The Forest of Adventures by Katie M John (YA Fantasy)
For seventeen year old Mina Singer, falling in love with an Arthurian Knight on a white horse was never part of the plan – especially being that she’s an ordinary college girl living in the twenty first century.
As Mina finds herself catapulted into a land she believed only existed in the bedtime stories of her childhood, she soon discovers that Fairyland is not quite as innocent as she imagined.


The question is…who will come out alive?

Haunting, beautiful and sexy, The Forest of Adventures, is a dark romantic quest into the land of true and forbidden love.

 Evolution of Insanity by Haresh Daswani (Short Story Colletion)

An author having a conversation with his fictional character, or losing control of his character, mind numbing points leading one twists and turns spinning the mind of the reader with hallucinogenic colors, concepts, and eurekas. The short stories begin simplified, and walks together with the author as he takes a personal journey deep within the universe of his own consciousness, dwelling, prodding, dissecting, and creating…

This book is a play on different writing styles uniquely conjured by the writer from random inspiration and experimentation with poetry as prior experience.

This is a chronological anthology spanning the imagination and sanity of the writer.

This book is a collection of humour, satire, and philosophy, with the most unique writing style and twists.

This book evolves as one reads, from basic and simple stories of humor, to deeper and more profound satire best savored twice.

 Dark Currents by Lindsay Buroker (High Fantasy Mystery)

It’s been three months since former enforcer Amaranthe Lokdon and the notorious assassin Sicarius thwarted kidnappers and saved the emperor’s life. The problem? Nobody knows they were responsible for this good deed. Worse, they’re being blamed for the entire scheme. With enforcers and bounty hunters stalking them, and the emperor nursing a personal hatred for Sicarius, it’s going to be hard to earn exoneration.

When Amaranthe’s team discovers mutilated bodies in the city aqueducts and a mysterious illness incapacitates thousands of citizens, she and Sicarius see an opportunity to solve the mystery and prove their loyalty. But they’ll have to defeat vengeful shamans, man-eating predators, and deadly mechanical constructs, all while dodging imperial soldiers who would rather kill them than accept their help.

Nobody said exoneration would be easy.

 Dark Warrior: To Tame a Wild Hawk by Lenore Wolfe (Paranormal Fantasy)

Amanda Kane has always had visions of the man she’s destined to marry–a cowboy who will help her save her ranch. But Hawk is no ordinary cowboy. He carries a powerful secret. A secret that leads to betrayal.

Angel Haze's Blog > http://www.angelhaze.com/2011/07/01/blog-hop/ is the one and only official place to enter this giveaway.

To enter, just leave a comment and give your first three choices. Add extra points (maximum of 5) if you:
+1 point: Follow Angel's blog with Google Friend Connect
+1 point: Follow Angel on Twitter @AngelHaze7
+1 point: Follow the blogs of two of the participating authors (state which ones)
+1 point: Tweet about this giveaway and link back
+1 point: Blog about this giveaway and link back

Angel will be giving away paperbacks of Bloodletter or Legacies of Talimura: War of the Witch to the grand winners (unless ebooks are preferred). For every 25 people that enter, she will add an extra e-copy of to the prize list.

Make a comment for each entry on Angel's Blog. Ends July 30, 2011. Good luck!