WITCH BORN Cover Reveal

Brusenna thought it was finished.

She defeated the Dark Witch, saving the Haven Witches from imprisonment and death. She found love and a place to belong.

She was wrong.

Haven is not the sanctuary it appears to be. Even love is in danger of slipping away like water through cupped hands.

Some things can't be saved.

A new threat merges with the old as the Witches’ dark history begins to catch up with them. Only Brusenna knows the extent of the danger and how to stop it, though doing so might cost her everything.

Including her life.

Will Brusenna be required to make the ultimate sacrifice?

Thanks to all those who've helped with Witch Born in any way. The outpouring of support (especially from the blogging community) has been overwhelming. I appreciate each and every one of you. Reveiw copies will be coming at the end of August, with posts going live all through September. If you're interested in reviewing an eARC, you can still sign up by clicking on the "Witch Born Virtual Tour" tab above.

I've had many people express their interest in spreading the word about Witch Born. Here are some ways you can help:
1.Post the cover to your blog/facebook/twitter (the more the better).

2.Post the countdown widget (the top sidebar of your blog is most effective, but anywhere works). Click on the "Get this widget" button at the side of the blog.

3. Add Witch Born to your Goodreads TBR pile: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13496452-witch-born  and include the link in your post/tweet/status update.

4. Vote for Witch Born on Goodread's lists: http://www.goodreads.com/list/book/13496452-witch-born
and include the link on your post/tweet/status update.

Want to go the extra mile (it's appreciated!)? Add the cover to your avatar for Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, and/or any of your other social networking sites.

I'll leave you with a few final images. Eve Ventrue is truly an amazing artist. You can see more of her work on her website: http://eve-ventrue.weebly.com/ Much appreciation to Robert Defendi for creating the amazing map.

Much love,
Amber

Signing plus Winners of Intrinsical and Eternal Starling

First of all, I have the privilege of attending a signing with Angela Corbette and Shadow Stephens. Here's all the dets:

And now for the winners of last weeks contest!
Veray and Gabbie! I've emailed Gabbie, but Veray didn't include her email, and her goggle profile doesn't help. If anyone knows her, tell her she's won. If I don't hear from her in a week, I'll pick another winner.

Thanks for all your participation and comments! I love you guys.

Update: I've nearly finished editing with two of my Alpha readers. Their feedback has been amazing. Both of them loved it and said they had to do mostly line edits because it doesn't really need content edits.

I'm beyond thrilled by this. Especially since I wrote the first draft, went through it once, and sent it to them! Also because my deadline is in two weeks, and there are only so many hours in a day.

I'm waiting on one more Alpha reader. Then I'll read through it again and it's off to Beta readers!

My Manuscripts Listed Chronologically

This post might be more for my sanity than for all my dear readers. I'm having a seriously hard time remember what book I wrote when. So without further ado:

The Priestess Prophecy
Began January 2006
Status: Permanently shelved. I may recycle my magical system though. It was super cool.

Priestess 2
Began late '06
Status: Permanently shelved

Priestess 3
Began '07
Status: Permanently shelved

Witch Song
Began late Summer of '07
Status: Published by Rhemalda Publishing 2011

The Brotherhood
Began '08
Status: Coming Fall of 2012

Winter Queen
Began '08
Status: Coming sometime 2013. First in a trilogy.

*Insert new baby here*
The Forbidden Forest
Began March 2010
Status: First draft is up to 60K. First in an expected trilogy

Witch Born
Began spring 2011, shelved numerous times because I wasn't sure I would write it.
Status: Coming soon.

Progress Report on Witch Born

Eve Ventrue will be the cover artist for Witch Born. She did a fantastic job on Witch Song, and we have a great concept.

The first draft is completed. Right now, I'm adding all the notes I've jotted down while I drafted. Then I need to go through and clean it all up. I may or may not make one more pass through it.

Hopefully it will go out to my alpha readers (you guys ready???) in the next week or two, depending on how much time I can dedicate to writing--which is questionable as my husband will be gone on a business trip all next week--and how many things I have to fix.

Depending on how fast my alphas get through it and how many changes I need to make, I'll then have it ready to send to my betas.

And then we're on to copy edits.

I'm tired just thinking about it, but exhilarated too. There are just not enough hours in a day. Anyone wanna volunteer to babysit??? If you donate over 8 hours, your name goes in my acknowledgements . . . . ;)

Help pick the cover for Witch Born

You all get to see a few sneak peaks of Witch Born (you're welcome). There are two scenes I'm debating on for the cover. Vote on your fav in the comments. And remember, this is all first draft stuff, and I've pieced together a few scenes for brevity's sake.


1. Moths competed with Senna for the pollen, bumping dumbly from one flower to the next. Their wings brushed against her hands, adding their soft dusting of their colors to her skin along with the glowing pollen . . .
Senna held out her arms. She was glowing. A soft, golden light spilling from her in flares of gold filigree. She was so full of the Four Sister’s songs, she was drunk with it. She didn’t need to sing for them to know what she wanted. They recognized her wish and obeyed . . .
The wind burst to life, twisting around her in a protective cocoon and pushing everyone back. Some moths clung to her; she felt the tickle of their clinging legs on her skin. Others swirled around like crisp leaves before a fall breeze.


2. Senna trailed her fingers along a leaf, so intricate that she could feel the tiny veins. Stars were carved in the ceiling, diamonds and sapphires glittering from their centers. . . . Shining like polished gold, her hair flared like flames around her head. Her dress was the red glow of coals and her skin shimmered . . . Light flared out from her skin as if she were a star. It curled and flared at the edges, a delicate filigree of song made visible.
. . .
I'll be making a decision very soon. Like today or tomorrow. Which do you think creates the more compelling visual?

Announcing Witch Born FINISHED!

The first draft is completed! I have to say, writing a sequel is a whole other animal than writing the first book in the series. I pushed myself beyond my limits, and I'm exceedingly proud of this one. It's better than Witch Song. More intricate, more intense, with a more solid ending.

There will not be another book after this one.

And I'm back to my writing cave. Thanks everyone for you input on the title. Most of you liked Witch Born, which was my favorite as well. So that's the title for now. I'm pretty sure it will stick, but you never know.

Now, let's see if I can write through this nasty cold.