Summer Update, 2019!

So wow, okay. Lots to share!

I'm happy to report that the backmatter of HONOR AMONG ORCS's paperback is now updated and live, so if you were holding off for that, it's ready for your purchase! Enjoy!

I've been on kind of a short story formatting spree, to get some content going for my Patreon patrons (Thank you, Patrons!!!) and I've released Frost Bitten, Twice Shy for your reading pleasure! It's just 99 cents right now but it'll go up to 1.99 before the end of August. It's also available in WIDE release so if you're not a kindle reader, I've got you!

Available NOW to Patreon Patrons is another short story, Refuge, which will remain Patreon exclusive for likely the foreseeable forever--but the good news there is that for just $1 a month, you can read it as a blogpost, along with Frost Bitten, Twice Shy, AND my take on Samson and Delilah, Favor of God, which I just released for Patreon Patrons as well! Not going to lie, I am kind of in love with all three of these short stories and have been for a really long time, so I'm excited to be able to share them finally.

(If you bump that 1 dollar a month up to 5 dollars a month, you'll get all three as epub/mobi files, right now, too--for a limited time! Favor of God will go kindle exclusive after August 15th!)

Coming in August for Patreon 5 dollar Patrons (ThorsBFFs) first: ENDURING FATE, a NEW Fate of the Gods novella which tackles Eve's life in the ward during the early 20th century. It should be read as book 2.75 in the series AFTER Fate Forgotten! Patrons also got to see the cover art first, but today is the day I'm revealing it to the rest of the world! Are you ready?

Kindle Pre-Order!

For everyone else, Enduring Fate will release in September! Huzzah! [Kindle Pre-Order Go!] It's going Amazon Exclusive for the near future, so if you want the epub, Patreon is really your best bet in the shorter term. And during the first two weeks of August, if you Patron in for 5 dollars, you're basically getting two free short stories for the price of Enduring and Favor if you were going to buy them on Amazon later! So. It's not a bad deal!

(No hard feelings if you sign up as a 5 dollar patron on August 1 and cancel or drop to a 1 dollar level before the end of the month, either! I feel you.)

But listen: 
Enduring Fate is a tough read. It was a tough WRITE for that matter--which is why even though I wrote a goodly portion of it in 2010 it languished on my hard drive for the last 9 years. TW: This novella contains miscarriages, verbal and physical abuse, suicidal ideation, self-harm, discussion of abortion, the grossness of eugenics generally and forced sterilization specifically.

Please read with care and consideration for your own mental health. I think it's important because so few people understand our own history of Eugenics in America, and how our love affair with it directly influenced the atrocities of WWII, and it was definitely an important story for me personally, for other reasons in addition. But. It may not be the best read for all of you, and I don't want to do any of you any harm in sharing it.

Okay?
Okay.

I'm holding off on the paperback edition of this novella for the moment because I am over 40K deep in another Fate of the Gods was-supposed-to-be-a-novella-also contemporary prequel to Forged by Fate, exploring how Eve and Garrit actually met and got together, and I'm leaning toward packaging them together as a paperback edition instead of doing two smaller volumes. If there is an outcry from readers demanding a paperback of Enduring Fate alone, I'll be happy to change my mind, so do let me know if your feelings on this subject are strong!

I think that about covers it for the time being! Still no newsletter because I still don't have a PO Box (Author Amalia is extremely broke) but I'll continue to keep you updated via the blog, Patreon, Twitter, and Facebook, so check back often!

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4th Annual #NameThatButt: Round One REVEAL

Round One's Butt Belongs To...

*drumroll*

DAVID!

Since the title of the piece and the name of our intrepid hero is the same, this round had a maximum of 7.5 points -- and you guys killed it! Well done! 

Round Two will go live on Tuesday, and expect a bonus round on blog.amaliacarosella.com, to go with it on Wednesday, while we're at it. Because it's ELECTION DAY on Tuesday, I'm going to hold the reveal of round two until Saturday and give you all an extra day to make up for the huge emotional and mental drain that will have been the start of the week. (Don't forget to vote!!)

In the meantime, a huge thanks to my parents who got me these great shots of David -- front, back, and plaque -- for your entertainment. (Please don't reuse their images without permission!)

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3rd Annual #NameThatButt: Round 3

First, the splendor and glory of last week's butt must be revealed as:

EVE

(by Auguste Rodin, cast in 1913)

Rodin takes such a very different approach to Eve, and I can only wish my photography were sharper, so you could see the full power of this piece. The way he imbues her with such suffering -- the weight of guilt and shame. This is not Eve the seductress, but Eve the fallen, Eve the tortured, and like the small Eve maquette in the National Gallery or Art, it's chock full of emotion.

Here's a slightly better shot of the top half, because I can't resist sharing:

And now, ONWARD to our third Butt of this year's event!

Your first two clues:

1. This Butt produced  a prince of thieves among its offspring, and from that same line, a most resourceful and cunning hero was born, a couple of generations later.
2. This Backside knows its way through the lands of the living and the dead, and is sometimes considered a psychopomp.

Tune in to blog.amaliacarosella.com for a BONUS QUOTE, for an extra two points, but for now, go forth and #NAMEthatBUTT in the comments!

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BEYOND FATE Is Here!!!

And today is the big day -- BEYOND FATE's release day!! More than 10 years in the making from the first seed of an idea to publication of the final chapter in the trilogy, and I am so excited to share the conclusion of Adam, Eve, and Thor's journey with all of you at last!!

Here's the cover copy, to refresh your memory:

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When Adam left Eve, abandoning his wife and their newborn daughter Elah, he thought he was saving the world. But he hadn't counted on the influence of Michael, twisting Elah's love for her parents into paranoia, or the slow, leaching death of the world she rules. How could he have known the blame for the world turning barren would fall on Eve?

Eve only had two years to teach her daughter love, to cement Elah's sense of morality and ensure the safety of all Creation. Even with the help of Raphael, Elah is becoming her father's daughter, a master manipulator, and she's determined to have her way, even if it means betraying her own mother's trust.

With Loki and the Aesir gone, Thor thinks he’s protected Eve from the ravages of Ragnarok, but there are forces in play even the gods can’t see. When Thor arrives in Eve's next life, offering her everything she ever wanted from Adam, and more — eternity without death or rebirth, and the freedom to live outside of her daughter's reach — Eve is more than tempted. Being part of the world has grown physically painful. If she can escape to Asgard, maybe she can live again. Maybe she can love again.

But can the world survive with only Adam to protect it?

So what are you waiting for? Grab your copy in ebook or paperback and find out what happens to Adam, Eve, and Thor when a young Goddess takes over the world!

And as a bonus, for helping me spread the word -- assuming you take part in that sort of thing -- I'll be giving away your choice of #NAMEthatBUTT or Postcards from Asgard postcards! If you want, Thor, Adam, or Eve will even personalize them! I'll also be giving away a 10 dollar Amazon giftcard and an annotated print copy of TAMING FATE (US only) with some extra swag (and a postcard of course) as a grand prize!

Postcards are open to international winners. If an international entrant is drawn for the grand prize, they will win a postcard and I will draw a new name!



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