WINNER - Cover of the Year 2015

It's official... Cover of the Year 2015. 

Artist: Thander Lin​  @ deviant art - http://las-t.deviantart.com/ 

http://ausromtoday.com/2015-readers-choice-awards/

Massive congratulations to everyone involved, especially the fellow winners ~ Kia Carrington-Russell, Annie Seaton, AM Hudson and Tess Woods.

I hope I reached everyone with my personal thanks, but just in case, thank you all so, so, so, so SO much for your support, your voting and sharing and just being such amazing people in my life! I am so happy to announce, that at the strike of midnight last night Soulless: The Immortal Gene Trilogy​ was sitting with the most votes in its category of Cover of the Year.

The Artist, Thander Lin Illustration​, has done such an incredible job and deserves all the recognition.

Soulless: Black Eyes

 


   My breath caught as he ran a finger beneath my chin, titling my head up. “Would you like that? Or would that make you mad at me?”

    He slid his hand down and curved his fingers gently around my throat but in a manner that if he decided, he could easily clench and crush my windpipe. His thumb stroked over the hickey he had left on my neck, perhaps imagining his chance to make it bigger. I swallowed hard, resisting the urge to lick my lips. His smile widened as he dropped his hand.  “I’m just teasing you.”

    “I don’t like being teased.”

“Neither do I.”

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Soulless: The Immortal Gene #1

ONLY $0.99 AND LESS.

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Soulless-Immortal-Gene-Trilogy-Book-ebook/dp/B014ONKO9K/ref=sr_1_1_twi_kin_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1448572506&sr=8-1&keywords=soulless+immortal

Also - add Soulless to you TBR pile and you could win a paperback copy. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26127014-soulless

Thank you to aditya777 for the amazing artwork, please check out her gallery if you have the chance ~ http://aditya777.deviantart.com/

Radio with GoGoodman - Interview about Soulless

Here's my radio interview!

To give myself some credit, my voice isn't as annoying as I thought it would've been. So... yay for me! But seriously though, a special and massive thanks to Alain Go Goodman​ who was the radio host and just made the whole experience incredible and very welcoming for me. I don't know if you can tell by my voice how nervous I was at the beginning, but I definitely calmed down by the end... I hope. 

Anyway, check it out and give Gogoodman​'s facebook page and give him a like.

facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/gogoodmanlive/?pnref=story 

http://gogoodman.com.au/?p=1605

GIVEAWAY - Soulless

Soulless is on SALE!

 Please enter the Rafflecopter for your chance of winning the below prizes!! 

$10.00 Amazon Gift Card

1 EBook Copy of Soulless

1 Paperback Copy of Soulless

Treat yourself to the dark, wild ride of Soulless or share the love with a great Christmas gift to a friend. 

Welcome to Soulless.

We are the generation that laughs at death.

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Nomination Help

You guys did it!! Omg thank you all so, so so much for voting for me! 
This was a complete surprise, and I am just over the moon with excitement. I am a bit of a small fish in a big pond against the other nominations, but it's okay I will try my best anyway!! 

I got nominated for two awards with AusRom Today in Australia. It's now a popularity contest, so if you have a facebook account i would LOVE your vote. 
All you have to do, is like the picture. That's all. And you'll be helping me out like... tremendously amount! I would throw petals at your feet as you walk down a hallway ~ lol. If you like that kind of thing. 
Anyway, I'm getting distracted. I got nominated for two - 

COVER OF THE YEAR: Soulless 

https://www.facebook.com/AusRomToday/photos/a.895534700484403.1073741838.620418747996001/895535177151022/?type=3 

AUTHOR OF THE YEAR: (like... what? Pfft no one even knows me, but such a honour anyway) 

https://www.facebook.com/AusRomToday/photos/a.895535687150971.1073741839.620418747996001/895535860484287/?type=3&theater


I am so excited ~ even though my chances are kind of small, I still love the fact I was thought of enough to be nominated. Thank you all again, so so so much! 

MADISON KEEYS - YA URBAN FANTASY.

MADISON KEEYS is a YA urban fantasy / romance that will be free to read on Wattpad. It is currently a WIP so I will be updating every week.

Just imagine a world where the wonder of Harry Potter and the scandal of Gossip Girl collided into a magic filled - high society academy for the super rich, famous and dangerously powerful. Yeah. Fun right?

Here's the first chapter:
https://www.wattpad.com/myworks/52436924-madison-keeys

And here is where I got the cover: 

http://www.creativeparamita.com/

MADISON KEEYS - YA URBAN FANTASY.
In a world built on modern technology and magic, where fire breathers, tricksters and acid spitters are the norm among the general population, to be gifted with the ability to heal was one of the greatest powers to be blessed with. Madison belonged to a family of esteemed Shamans, a term more commonly known as healers, where she, her father and sister lived happily in Australia. Everything was perfect at the Keeys household, except for one little detail. Madison wasn't a Shaman.  In fact, she wasn't born with any powers.  
    
    Believed to be among the un-gifted, Madison attempts to follow in her father's footsteps of medicine by using her brain instead of the family gifts and gets accepted into the most prestigious academy's of the world. Oxford Specialist Academy in London. Except there's one problem. Only the greatest and most powerful magic benders were ever accepted into Oxford, most coming from nobility and wealthy families. 
    
    
    For a girl born without any powers, her acceptance not only out casts her, but makes her question everything she knew about herself.

Soulless: The Immortal Gene, Book 1 OUT NOW

Title: Soulless: The Immortal Gene, Book 1

Author: Jacinta Maree

Genre: Dystopian / Supernatural New Adult

Hosted by: Lady Amber's Tours

Blurb:

Welcome to Soulless. We are the generation that laughs at death. Reincarnation; what was once considered a gift of immortality has become an eternity of nightmares. Nadia Richards lives in a world plagued by reincarnation, a system of recycling souls where all past memories, personalities and traumatic events are relived daily in disjointed sequences. Trapped within their own warped realities, not even the richest and most powerful are saved from their own minds unraveling. Madness is the new human nature, and civilizations are crumpling beneath themselves trying to outrun it. Within a society that ignores death, Nadia appears to be the one exception to the reincarnation trap. Born without any reincarnated memories and with printless eyes, the hot tempered 19 year old quickly becomes the ultimate prize to all those wishing to end the vicious cycle, or for some, to ensure they could evade death forever. Facebook Release Party: https://www.facebook.com/events/148595475478773/

Born in Melbourne Australia, Jacinta Maree considers herself a chocoholic with an obsession with dragons, video gaming and Japan. She writes a variety of genres including YA paranormal, steampunk, horror, new adult, dystopian and fantasy. Winner of 2014 Horror of the year and bestselling author, Jacinta writes to bring enjoyment to others while fulfilling her own need to explore the weird and the impossible.

Author Links:Site: http://jacintamaree.wix.com/jacintamaree 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jacinta.maree.10 Deviant art: http://jacintamaree.deviantart.com/ Twitter: jacintamaree6.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show

Buy Links: Pre-Order - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014ONKO9K

The world had turned to waste; immortality was never meant for man and it drove humanity to the edge of destruction. There had been plenty of stories about how the human race would end. Unlike the movies from Hollywood, there was no big bang like a sun exploding; there was no catastrophic moment where our world was flipped upside down like in a nuclear war or zombie virus outbreak. It was gradual, like a seeping virus that withered everything within its path until it ground us down into brittle, hollowed cores. It wasn’t out to destroy our bodies; it destroyed everything we once treasured. Hope, love, compassion, joy… even our mortality. It was all gone. And now it mocked us with a peace we could never achieve, death.

Soulless Cover Reveal

Title: Soulless: The Immortal Gene, Book 1

Author: Jacinta Maree

Genre: Dystopian / Supernatural New Adult

Hosted by: Lady Amber's Tours

Blurb:

Welcome to Soulless. We are the generation that laughs at death. Reincarnation; what was once considered a gift of immortality has become an eternity of nightmares. Nadia Richards lives in a world plagued by reincarnation, a system of recycling souls where all past memories, personalities and traumatic events are relived daily in disjointed sequences. Trapped within their own warped realities, not even the richest and most powerful are saved from their own minds unraveling. Madness is the new human nature, and civilizations are crumpling beneath themselves trying to outrun it. Within a society that ignores death, Nadia appears to be the one exception to the reincarnation trap. Born without any reincarnated memories and with printless eyes, the hot tempered 19 year old quickly becomes the ultimate prize to all those wishing to end the vicious cycle, or for some, to ensure they could evade death forever.

Born in Melbourne Australia, Jacinta Maree considers herself a chocoholic with an obsession with dragons, video gaming and Japan. She writes a variety of genres including YA paranormal, steampunk, horror, new adult, dystopian and fantasy. Winner of 2014 Horror of the year and bestselling author, Jacinta writes to bring enjoyment to others while fulfilling her own need to explore the weird and the impossible.

Author Links: Site: http://jacintamaree.wix.com/jacintamaree 

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jacinta.maree.10 Deviant art: http://jacintamaree.deviantart.com/ Twitter: jacintamaree6.com Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show

Buy Links: Pre-Order - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B014ONKO9K

The world had turned to waste; immortality was never meant for man and it drove humanity to the edge of destruction. There had been plenty of stories about how the human race would end. Unlike the movies from Hollywood, there was no big bang like a sun exploding; there was no catastrophic moment where our world was flipped upside down like in a nuclear war or zombie virus outbreak. It was gradual, like a seeping virus that withered everything within its path until it ground us down into brittle, hollowed cores. It wasn’t out to destroy our bodies; it destroyed everything we once treasured. Hope, love, compassion, joy… even our mortality. It was all gone. And now it mocked us with a peace we could never achieve, death.

Createspace

Just a new update - MY DEMONIC GHOST series can now be purchase directly through createspace.

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My Demonic Ghost is a paranormal trilogy following the hardships of demonic spirits in their struggles to tear down Heaven.

There is corruption in the afterlife, leaving spirits at the mercy of a power hungry Royal called Miira and an army of angelic Hunters determine to keep their Queen on the throne.

Desperation has driven the demons upwards onto earth as they attach to living people's souls, draining them like batteries and turning them into Hosts. 

A young demon boy, trapped in chains to the darkness of the spirit world finds his true love in the hands of his 15 year old female host.

Against the world of demons, angels and monsters, sometimes not even the sweetest and purest loves can last. Death has never felt so eternal.

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Genre: Young Adult, Paranormal with romance/suspense.

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My Demonic Ghost - Book One                     My Demonic Ghost - Book Two

          Banished Spirits                                                       The Reapers 

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My Demonic Ghost - Book Three

Hunters & Creators

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Blood and Scales: An Anthology

Blood and Scales: An Anthology

By- E.C. Hibbs, Jacinta Maree, Victoria Escobar, Susan Burdorf, Luke McCallin, C.L. Matthews, Ruthi Kight, J.K. Radalyac, Bobbie Palmer and Heather Clawson

Genre- Mature YA/NA Fantasy

Dragons are a race of mythical creatures shrouded in magic and mystery. Whether good or evil, countless stories have been written detailing their majesty. For centuries, mankind has searched for the facts regarding the true nature of these fantastic beasts.  

Today, another quest for knowledge has struck our attention; a cure for diabetes. In this dragon themed anthology, ten authors have come together to create this collection of short stories to benefit the American Diabetes Association.

   

Amazon US- http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YAY1CAO

Amazon UK- http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00YAY1CAO?*Version*=1&*entries*=0

Amazon CA- http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00YAY1CAO?*Version*=1&*entries*=0 

Check out the trailer here!

Brother, Frankenstein

Body of a killer, mind of a child, heart of a hero... When a troubled scientist – trying to save a young boy, and maybe himself – steals the dying child of a simple Amish couple and transplants the brain and cardiovascular system of their 11-year-old autistic son into an incredibly lethal DARPA robot, the dark forces of government come looking for their investment.Dr. Alexander and the monster escape into an Amish community to hide among the plain folk while Frank, the boy trapped inside the body of the world’s deadliest robot, learns how to leave the world of autism and understand what it means to be human and Amish.
Tensions arise as the Amish begin to suspect just what kind of technological monstrosity is hiding among them, and before long hard men who do the government’s most dirty deeds will arrive looking for a killing machine… only to find a boy named Frank who has the power to defend a closed society from the worst of the world.

“Hugo Material!” ~ Nick Cole

 

Get It Now!

 

Praise for Brother, Frankenstein

"Brother, Frankenstein is Michael Bunker at his best. He just keeps getting better." ~ Ernie Lindsey, USA Today Bestselling Author of Sara’s Game and Skynoise.
 
“I just finished beta reading Michael Bunker's new heartbreakingly awesome novel and I have this to say: Hugo Material.” ~ Nick Cole, bestselling author of Old Man and the Wasteland and Soda Pop Soldier.
 
“Brother, Frankenstein finally cements Michael Bunker’s position as one of the most interesting and dynamic sci-fi writers emerging from today’s vibrant indie scene. It’s a tense, exciting, often violent actioner that like its protagonist, benefits greatly from a still-beating heart underneath all the technological bells and whistles.” ~ Eamon Ambrose, Eamo the Geek Reviews

"Brother, Frankenstein is Michael Bunker's finest work yet. A novel for both the heart and the brain. The best book I've read this year." ~ David Gatewood, Editor of Synchronic and Tales of Tinfoil

“…white-knuckle reading throughout…” ~ Hank Garner, Host of Author Stories Podcast  
“…The tension between technology and agrarian simplicity runs like a bright thread through the work-- those characters on the technology side are affected by the interaction with their (presumed) opposites, and those on the Amish side are changed and tested as well.” ~ Richard Gleaves, author of the bestselling Jason Crane series.
 
“…an intriguing and suspenseful novel. I instantly rooted for Frank…” ~ Annelie Wendeberg, bestselling author of the Anna Kronberg thrillers.
 
“Bunker’s finest fictional creation to date…” ~ David Bruns, author of Weapons of Mass Deception
 
“I loved how this fantastic story of escape and rediscovery made me ponder over the awful consequences when men step into the part of the ‘creator’.” ~ E.E. Giorgi, author of CHIMERAS
 

Inspirations

I'm not sure about other writers, but a lot of my inspiration and motivation for my books comes from video games. That's right, video games!

For My Demonic Ghost, I wrote the series so long ago now I can barely remember what I was doing let alone what motivated me to write it. All I know for sure, is that the idea came to me during a philosophy class.

I've just finished my re-write of Time Weaver and it nearly killed me (in a good way of course).
I'm excited for the series, and even though I'm about four days sleep deprived, I'm very eager to jump into Time Weaver 2. Now, all I have to do is think of a suitable title (argh! They are the worst).

Time Weaver was inspired by Bioshock Infinite. I love steampunk, but I haven't read any books or seen any series about steampunk to write it confidently. When I started to play Bioshock, my love rapidly changed into an obsession. I needed to do a steampunk. I want to wear those amazing clothes, live in that amazing world and fly in those amazing airships.

It's the same with Soulless, my new Dystopian NA revolving around reincarnation. The character Nadia was created thanks to the Lara Croft character from Tomb Raider (she was just so cool I couldn't help myself) while the story line moved similar to The Last of Us (minus the zombies but triple the violent crazy gangs). Another killer game with amazing graphics, plots and story telling capabilities.

Everyone wants their books turned into movies, I want my books turned into games.

Blood and Scales: An Anthology

Blood and Scales: An Anthology

By- Allana Kephart & Melissa Simmons, E.C. Hibbs, Jacinta Maree, Victoria Escobar, Susan Burdorf, Luke McCallin, C.L. Matthews, Ruthi Kight, J.K. Radaylac, Bobbie Palmer

Genre- Mature YA/NA Fantasy
Cover Designed/Donated by : BookFabulous Designs

Dragons are a race of mythical creatures shrouded in magic and mystery. Whether good or evil, countless stories have been written detailing their majesty. For centuries, mankind has searched for the facts regarding the true nature of these fantastic beasts.

Today, another quest for knowledge has struck our attention; a cure for diabetes. In this dragon themed anthology, eleven authors have come together to create this collection of short stories to benefit the American Diabetes Association.