Four days ahead of schedule. I’m still waiting on Apple iBooks, but for now, it’s available at these fine establishments:
I hope you enjoy it! If you do, be sure to leave a review on amazon, B&N, or Goodreads. I’d really appreciate it!
The “Claire Quartet” is now available on amazon for $8.99, which is like getting four books for the price of two … over 250,000 words! I’m adding it to the other online retailers over the course of the week, so Nook and Kobo and iBooks won’t be far behind. As I get those links, I’ll…
Characters are the engine that drives any plot—which makes the question, “Which is more important? Character or plot?” redundant. You can’t have one without the other. The next question is, “Where do your characters come from?” And the answer is, “From just about anywhere.” Case in point: Alice Chalmers, the grungy girl mechanic who appeared…
The number one question an author gets from her readers is, “When is the next book coming out?” Sometimes the answer is easy: “February 19. I hope you’ll like it!” Sometimes the answer is difficult: “Um, after I finish the two books ahead of it.” But the number of people who have written to ask if…
Copyright 2012 by Shelley Adina Bates All rights reserved Somewhere over the Atlantic, September 1889 The man’s eyes bulged out in his final moments and he glared with brutal accusation. “You—” he choked. “You did it … you’ll regret it …” She faltered back, but her feet tangled in her apple-green skirts and she couldn’t…
Mr. Stephen McTavish et al 23 Wilton Crescent London SW1 Dear Snouts, Lewis, and children, I am very happy to say that we have safely arrived in Bavaria, after some rather tense moments in the company of the commander of the airfield in Hamburg, which is the entry point at which all crew and passengers…
The second of my little “manor house” stories is up for preorder at only $2.99! Release date is November 19, 2018. A country house party. A broken friendship. A debt that must be paid in blood. When Lady Emilie Selwyn invites Andrew and Lady Claire Malvern to her very first country house party, Claire is…
Just bought it! Thanks for letting us know. I’ve been waiting impatiently. The story is so much fun.
Julia
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Thanks, Julia! Writing them is just as much fun … It brings back the joy again!
Bought it! Been wondering — who does those spectacular book covers for you!?
Thank you! I hope you enjoy the book. The art is by the amazing Claudia at phatpuppyart.com, and I have a friend do the lettering. I love these covers, too!
Yea!!!
Oh man oh man oh man. I’m 79% of the way through re-reading the second book, and popped over here to remind myself when the third was coming and discover it’s OUT ALREADY?! My day has just been made.
And I hope you like the dashing character of Captain IAN Hollys 🙂
Ha, yeah. I admit to laughing out loud when I discovered he was described as “dashing” in the very first paragraph he was introduced.
I literally just finished Her Own Devices and was like “Ohh I REALLY want Magnificent Devices-When does it come out?” And then I looked it up and happily discovered it was today! I have been loving the series so far and can’t wait to read this third installment! Will this releasing in book form at some point? I don’t mind kindle books but I really prefer hard copies.
I’m so glad you’re enjoying them 🙂 Yes, I plan on a print edition by Thanksgiving. It takes a little longer than digital, as you can imagine, but it’s coming!
Yay!
I just saw that the third one was out and re-read the first two, then devoured the third! I think the books get even better. I am thrilled there will be a fourth.
Thank you, Tori! I’m having so much fun with them it’s hard to stop 🙂