This touched my heart, a lot.

One of my fellow writers in the set Souls and Shadows, Stefan Lear, shared a very personal story with me recently. It touched my heart, broke it into a thousand pieces and at the same time put it together again.

He was kind enough to allow me to share his reason for writing. Don’t miss it. His story is incredibly honest, brutal and raw. And it will tell you why some of us not only like to write, but need it like air to breathe.

Read it here:

https://www.stefanlear.com/2019/03/05/writing-insight-into-why/

Vote For Your Favorite Cover!

Dear Readers,

Here are some of the best – and most unexpected – covers from the Souls and Shadows collection. Do you have a favorite? Click on the link below and let me know. You have 3 votes. There is no right or wrong answer. If you’re like me and you can’t choose, pick the cover of the 3 books you’d be most interested in.

If you’re new to my list and haven’t heard about the box set, Souls and Shadows is a LIMITED EDITION paranormal romance collection (including my novel, Lost Moon) with 25 novels written by some of today’s hottest best-selling and rising authors. All for only 99 cents–however, the offer ends soon, more info below.

Cast your vote(s) now!

▪️ Shatter
One lover is lying. The other will kill them all.
Tessa Harrison does not know her ex is the Sea King, a fae who needs her powers to save his kingdom. His enemy, the cursed sea captain Maxwell Stokes, is determined to stop him. One offers Tessa his crown, the other the last moments of a doomed life. The wrong choice could destroy two worlds.

▪️ The Mormo’s Protection
He dared call a goddess’s name…and now danger threatens all he loves.
Stavros didn’t realize he called a goddess when he invoked the Mormo. Now it is not only Nyssa, the Mormo, who is coming to find him…

▪️ Lost Moon
He is a man who lives for only one thing. Revenge.
For two long years, panther shifter Rayne has chased the man who was once his best friend. But then Hailey gets into the focus of his enemy, and Rayne has to decide between his hunger for revenge and the life of an innocent woman.

▪️ The Time Traveler’s Awakening
Evil has tipped the scales in the balance of time. Ember Brighton just doesn’t know it yet.
Ember’s family has been keeping a secret that will change her fate, and time itself. When a shifter with malicious plans goes on the warpath against Ember, she’ll need all the help she can get to stop him…even if that help comes from the mysterious, too sexy for his own good, Rane Andersson.

▪️ The Necromancer’s Curse
Beyond the grave, lies only death.
After beheading the arch vampire Micah and laying his evil to rest, Holly George thinks her troubles are over, but no. They are just beginning. She may not be undead, but her cells are changing, and she is human no more.

▪️ Witchwood
Magic has a mind of its own…
Matthew and Sienna are witches racing against time to save their bloodlines from the evil shadowing them.

▪️ Cursed In Love
Detective Mila Moroz never believed in life after death. Until the dead came calling.
After a serial killer’s return, Detective Mila Moroz is sought out by a dark force. Determined to stop him, she seeks help from necromancer, Odyn Broussard who guides the beauty down a dangerous path. Now, bodies aren’t just piling up. They’re demanding justice.

▪️ Of Curses and Scandals
Magic has always been the thing that she relied on. Until now…
Scandal is a sorceress who works with the police to solve crimes, but when a series of villains threatens her city, she will uncover the true cost of her magic.

▪️ Spellbreaker
First Rule of the Coven: Never Break Another Witch’s Spell.
Hunted by mythical beasts, scorned by the witch who raised her, and abhorred by other covens, Iris Valka must claim her powers before it’s too late. Her life, and that of her twin sister, Emma’s, is at stake.

▪️ Soul Bonded
Would the safety of your loved ones be a fair trade for a piece of your soul? Natasha Taylor is about to find out.

▪️ Earthbreaker
The power of Mother Earth is on her side.
As Mother Earth in human form, Gaia Charmer has all the power of the world behind her. But will even that be enough for this sexy, gutsy private eye to solve the mystery of her missing Landkind friends?

▪️ Excalibur
What would you sacrifice for love?
Heather is a superhero in San Diego, but she yearns for a different life. A dark deal with a local gang promises her freedom, but it might just come at too high a cost.

▪️ From Eugene with Love
When things look desperate, who would you turn for help?
Pestilence’s Intern has done it again. Another dangerous drug has gone missing, and this time his colleague is missing as well.

▪️ EverDark
A vampire and a werewolf walk into a crime scene.
It’s bound to be one hell of a week for Laurent & Shaw, the vampire-werewolf detective duo who solve the city’s paranormal crimes. The clock is ticking, because it’s almost full moon and Samira is about to turn. Will they find out who is behind the conspiracy before it’s too late?

▪️ Aribelle: First Female Alpha
Being the Alpha is one thing but the first female alpha, above the males won’t be easy… will Aribelle suceeed or be killed to make room for a male?
Aribelle doesn’t want to be the alpha but what she wants doesn’t matter. She’s forced to make choices she never expected to make.

▪️ Child of Crossroads
People assume we can’t survive without our souls…
Just as Haven’s discovered people existing as Shells, she meets Caleb, a beautiful soul she’s undeniably drawn to. Now she has to choose—her heart or the fate of humanity.

▪️ Of Royal Blood
Magic and love break all the rules…
In a world where magic means death, Katriana will risk everything to save her royal charge—even when it means outing herself as a witch and losing the love of the forbidden prince.

▪️ The Curse of the Blood Legacy
When a vampire’s vendetta puts her coven at risk, Delphine must choose between saving them… or sacrificing herself.
After a devastating blow to the coven, Delphine uncovers a spell that can help prevent another attack, but it comes at a steep price: her life. Forced to choose between saving her coven and sacrificing herself, there’s only one thing left for Delphine to do.

▪️ Dragon’s Angel

▪️ Ascension

▪️ Taming Her Wolf

▪️ Her Sweetest Downfall

▪️ Santa Muerta

▪️ Shadow Walker

▪️ The Curse of the Blood Legacy

Thank you for your vote(s)!

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What’s Inside Souls and Shadows?

What’s Inside Souls and Shadows?

Souls and Shadows is a LIMITED EDITION paranormal romance and fantasy collection with 25 novelswritten by some of today’s hottest best-selling and rising authors. All for 99 cents (limited time offer)!

In the midst of darkened shadows, love abounds, secrets will be revealed, and souls will be set free. Escape to new worlds with dark and striking creatures and follow beautiful beasts, cunning witches, shadowy necromancers and many more as they fall in love and brave the night.

Start the paranormal adventure of a lifetime and see if youare brave enough to fall in love. 

Are you ready to dive in?

Some of the books exclusive to the collection are:


Lost Moon

He is a man who lives for only one thing. Revenge.

For two long years, panther shifter Rayne has chased the man who was once his best friend. But then Hailey gets into the focus of his enemy, and Rayne has to decide between his hunger for revenge and the life of an innocent woman.

A Paranormal Romance by Jenny Foster – Bestiary: Panther Shifter


Shatter

One lover is lying. The other will kill them all.

Tessa Harrison does not know her ex is the Sea King, a fae who needs her powers to save his kingdom. His enemy, the cursed sea captain Maxwell Stokes, is determined to stop him. One offers Tessa his crown, the other the last moments of a doomed life. The wrong choice could destroy two worlds.

An Urban Fantasy Romance by Sharon Ashwood – Bestiary: Fae/Sea Creatures


The Mormo’s Protection

He dared call a goddess’s name…and now danger threatens all he loves.

Stavros didn’t realize he called a goddess when he invoked the Mormo. Now it is not only Nyssa, the Mormo, who is coming to find him…

A Paranormal Romance by Claire Davon – Bestiary: Mormo


The Time Traveler’s Awakening

Evil has tipped the scales in the balance of time. Ember Brighton just doesn’t know it yet.

Ember’s family has been keeping a secret that will change her fate, and time itself. When a shifter with malicious plans goes on the warpath against Ember, she’ll need all the help she can get to stop him…even if that help comes from the mysterious, too sexy for his own good, Rane Andersson.

A Paranormal Romance by Anna Applegate – Bestiary: Time Traveler/Vampire


The Necromancer’s Curse

Beyond the grave, lies only death.

After beheading the arch vampire Micah and laying his evil to rest, Holly George thinks her troubles are over, but no. They are just beginning. She may not be undead, but her cells are changing, and she is human no more.

An Urban Fantasy by Adrienne Blake – Bestiary: Necromancer/Witch/Demon


Witchwood

Magic has a mind of its own…

Matthew and Sienna are witches racing against time to save their bloodlines from the evil shadowing them.

A Paranormal Romance by Armae/Sams – Bestiary: Gargoyle/Witches


Cursed In Love

Detective Mila Moroz never believed in life after death. Until the dead came calling. 

After a serial killer’s return, Detective Mila Moroz is sought out by a dark force. Determined to stop him, she seeks help from necromancer, Odyn Broussard who guides the beauty down a dangerous path. Now, bodies aren’t just piling up. They’re demanding justice.

An Urban Fantasy by Cora Kenborn & Dani Rene – Bestiary: Necromancer


Of Curses and Scandals

Magic has always been the thing that she relied on. Until now…

Scandal is a sorceress who works with the police to solve crimes, but when a series of villains threatens her city, she will uncover the true cost of her magic. 

An Urban Fantasy by Julie Kramer – Bestiary: Sorceress


Spellbreaker

First Rule of the Coven: Never Break Another Witch’s Spell.

Hunted by mythical beasts, scorned by the witch who raised her, and abhorred by other covens, Iris Valka must claim her powers before it’s too late. Her life, and that of her twin sister, Emma’s, is at stake.

A Paranormal Romance by S.A. McClure – Bestiary: Witches/Inkwell/Banshee


Soul Bonded

Would the safety of your loved ones be a fair trade for a piece of your soul? Natasha Taylor is about to find out.

An Urban Fantasy Romance by Lori Titus – Bestiary: Demons/Witches


Earthbreaker

The power of Mother Earth is on her side.

As Mother Earth in human form, Gaia Charmer has all the power of the world behind her. But will even that be enough for this sexy, gutsy private eye to solve the mystery of her missing Landkind friends? 

An Urban Fantasy by Robert Jeschonek – Bestiary: Landkind (humans w/souls and powers of landforms)


Excalibur

What would you sacrifice for love?

Heather is a superhero in San Diego, but she yearns for a different life. A dark deal with a local gang promises her freedom, but it might just come at too high a cost.

An Urban Fantasy by Emerald Dodge – Bestiary: Superheroes


From Eugene with Love 

When things look desperate, who would you turn for help?

Pestilence’s Intern has done it again. Another dangerous drug has gone missing, and this time his colleague is missing as well. 

An Urban Fantasy by D. C. Gomez – Bestiary: Werewolves 


EverDark

A vampire and a werewolf walk into a crime scene.

It’s bound to be one hell of a week for Laurent & Shaw, the vampire-werewolf detective duo who solve the city’s paranormal crimes. The clock is ticking, because it’s almost full moon and Samira is about to turn. Will they find out who is behind the conspiracy before it’s too late?

An Urban Fantasy by JT Lawrence – Bestiary: Vampires/Werewolves


Aribelle: First Female Alpha

Being the Alpha is one thing but the first female alpha, above the males won’t be easy… will Aribelle suceeed or be killed to make room for a male?

Aribelle doesn’t want to be the alpha but what she wants doesn’t matter. She’s forced to make choices she never expected to make.

A Paranormal Romance by McKayla Schutt – Bestiary: Werewolves and Witches


Child of Crossroads

People assume we can’t survive without our souls…

Just as Haven’s discovered people existing as Shells, she meets Caleb, a beautiful soul she’s undeniably drawn to. Now she has to choose—her heart or the fate of humanity.

An Urban Fantasy by Tamar Sloan – Bestiary: Wraith


Of Royal Blood

Magic and love break all the rules…

In a world where magic means death, Katriana will risk everything to save her royal charge—even when it means outing herself as a witch and losing the love of the forbidden prince.

A Paranormal Romance by Michele Barrow-Belisle – Bestiary: Witches/Demons


The Curse of the Blood Legacy

When a vampire’s vendetta puts her coven at risk, Delphine must choose between saving them… or sacrificing herself.

After a devastating blow to the coven, Delphine uncovers a spell that can help prevent another attack, but it comes at a steep price: her life. Forced to choose between saving her coven and sacrificing herself, there’s only one thing left for Delphine to do.

An Urban Fantasy by Sabrina Ramoth – Bestiary: Witches/Vampire

Get your limited edition copy today! Join our heroes and heroines for only 99 cents.

Pre-order now so you don’t miss out on what is bound to be the most adventurous, seductive, and thrilling box set of the year!

Preorder “Souls and Shadows” and Get your Freebies:

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Shadow Moon ? is live

Dear Readers,

Today is the day: “Shadow Moon” is live and can be read from here on out on Amazon. For a few days during release week it is available for 99c.

My new paranormal romance novel focuses on a man who is as dangerous as he is attractive. Men fear him, women find him irresistible. He defines himself primarily through his loyalty to his family, a clan of mountain lions from the Black Hills.

When a rich and unscrupulous man threatens his clan, the ruthless hunter is the only one who can help his people. Ash follows his opponent’s trail to New York to capture and destroy him.

Quickly, he spots the one weakness of his enemy: Hope, the beloved daughter of the influential billionaire. If Ash wants to lay his trap, he has to use her. But he didn’t expect the predator’s reaction. The mountain lion must and will own Hope. Even the man feels that Hope could mean more to him than just a fleeting pleasure of one night.

Between love and hate, between justice and revenge, a dramatic and highly charged story develops, and Ash will make no compromises.

I look forward to your feedback on Shadow Moon and wish you—may I be bold?—a sleepless night with Ash.

But beware the shadow of the moon, because beneath him not only dreams we wish for, become true…

Yours,

Jenny Foster

Link to Amazon: Shadow Moon
More Info about Shadow Moon

Inside the Shadows

Inside the Shadows Part 1

SOULS AND SHADOWS EXCERPTS

I am excited to announce over the next few weeks, I’ll be bringing you a series of excerpts from books you’ll find exclusively in Souls and Shadows which is now available for preorder. Grab your copy today! 

An excerpt from Adrienne Blake’s The Necromancers Curse

Out there is a tome that could save her. Or destroy her.

The fierce, yellow eyes of the attacking wolf locked onto mine. He hesitated for the briefest moment, and then I knew—he was ready to end this. 
The great beast finally released me, confident in his prize. He paused to take his time. Circling, he watched as I writhed on the ground, yellow eyes narrow and calculating as he reviewed his prey and the damage he’d caused.
He pounced, and my howl formed at last, only to be put out like a kicked bitch as my assailant’s jaws locked onto my throat.

An excerpt from Julie Kramer’s Of Curses and Scandals

Being a teenage sorceress is hard, especially when you work with the police. 

“This is a Hunger.” He showed us a tiny mechanical snake, no bigger than my index finger and carved with runes.
My magic shook its head, and I pressed my back against the pillar, the ropes straining as I shifted as far away as I could. I didn’t want that thing anywhere near me. Something about it was extremely sinister; the runes whispered of blood, betrayal, and pain.
He continued. “It burrows under your skin and drains your magic, to be stored for later use. If it stays in long enough, your magic won’t regenerate.”

An excerpt from Tamar Sloan’s Child of Crossroads

Most demigods live in secret… until they’re the only ones who can save us. 

I watch as Caleb disembarks after the souls. He pauses to wave, something in his smile seeming to be just for me. I wriggle my fingers back, wondering what the hell is happening to me. 

As the train starts up again and heads back to Central Station, I flop back in my chair like he just took all my bones with him. I’m nothing but a puddle of smiles.

It quickly wears off, like my happiness needs Caleb to sustain it.

Or maybe… it’s what I saw in Melvin.

I shudder, wrapping my arms around myself.

Melvin’s chest was no longer empty after his soul was taken from him. Deep within the space that houses our light and spirit, a wraith had made itself comfortable. It turned his torso into a silently screaming black hole.

I have no doubt that Hades is controlling Melvin.

Cover Reveal Lost Moon

After the book is before the book—that’s just as true for reading as it is for writing, even as my 24 author colleagues and I are busy to get “Souls and Shadows” onto the USA Today bestseller list (special offer see at the bottom of this post) on the day of publication.

While working on “Lost Moon,” I already knew who the male hero of my next book would be, and I could not wait to get started on Volume Two of my Moon series.

Outcast. Killer. Bastard. 
I’ve been given many names, and none is a lie. 
However, my true nature is a different one.

Now it’s almost time: “Shadow Moon” will go live in a few days.

After Rayne, the panther shifter from “Lost Moon,” I actually thought that I would have a hard time creating the next irresistible Alpha. But there can be no question of creating—Ash Vaughn was just there. He is a man you can easily fall in love with: Strong, loyal and fearless. He, in turn, gives his affection to many women, but there is no love. That changes abruptly when he meets Hope. Not only does the man desire the beautiful woman, his predator, too, must own her.

However, there’s more than one catch. Hope Vandermere is the daughter of the man who threatened his clan and whose trail Ash followed to New York. There is no place in his life for something like love, no matter how much the mountain lion in his heart wants to claim it for himself …

In a few days you can get to know Ash yourself. I’m curious to know how you’ll like my new paranormal—and pretty dramatic—love story.

And now…

Time for the cover reveal!

Shadow Moon Official Release Date June, 2019.

In the meanwhile, take advantage of the special offer. Lost Moon is exclusive to “Souls and Shadows.” Have you grabbed your copy of “Souls and Shadows” yet? It’s only 99C! Get the epic collection of paranormal romance (including my novel Lost Moon) from 25 best-selling and rising authors and lose your soul in the shadows.

LIMITED TIME OFFER: Preorder Souls & Shadows now and receive 15 additional titles plus an anthology, as well. That’s 40 books for only 99 cents!

Preorder “Souls and Shadows” and Grab your Freebies:

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Heroes, we want you.

The authors of Souls and Shadows are looking to give back to the Service Members who protect us every day.

For the next week, we want to focus on our troops and their families, and we want YOU to join us!

We not only have veterans among our authors, but also authors who are part of military families. For the sacrifice they’ve made, and that so many countless others make each day, we want to give back a small amount to show our appreciation and gratitude.

For every Pre-Order we receive from now through June 8th 2019, the authors of Souls and Shadows will donate $1 to the USO, an organization committed to providing critical support to our military and their families.

Be a part of this amazing week and join us with a simple $.99 pre-order of the Souls and Shadows box set!

We’ll take care of the rest!

Get the epic collection of paranormal romance (including my novel Lost Moon) from 25 best-selling and rising authors and lose your soul in the shadows. 

LIMITED TIME OFFER: Preorder Souls & Shadows now and receive 15 additional titles plus an anthology, as well. That’s 40 books for only 99 cents!

Preorder “Souls and Shadows” and Grab your Freebies:

http://bit.ly/SoulsandShadows

Preorder “Souls and Shadows” and Grab your Freebies:

http://bit.ly/SoulsandShadows

Souls and Shadows Sample Chapters

There is more than Darkness awaiting you in the Shadows…

24 of my author colleagues and I have set ourselves the goal of conquering the USA Today’s Bestseller List. I am so happy to participate in the exciting new anthology “Souls and Shadows” with a paranormal romance story. The book of mine is called “Lost Moon” and is the first book in my new paranormal series.

The anthology comes in a box set that contains 25 great paranormal stories and you can pre-order it now on iBooks, Nook and Kobo and on Amazon.

Preorder now: http://bit.ly/SoulsandShadows

Get this epic collection of PARANORMAL ROMANCE from 25 best-selling and rising authors and lose your soul in the shadows.

Download a free preview of “Lost Moon” here. 

Free sample chapters of 14 books are now also available on BookFunnel. You don’t have to sign up for a newsletter, just grab your freebie. Here is the link to the FREE Sample Chapters with the page listing all the authors and their books.

Lost Moon is Now Available on Amazon

Dear Readers,

As always, after we have taken a step further on the road to releasing “Souls and Shadows,” my heart ? beats louder with joy.

Today, my fellow authors and I have a special announcement for all the Kindle readers among you: From now on, the box set is also available to pre-order on Amazon!

My contribution to “Souls and Shadows” is called “Lost Moon”, a paranormal love story. If you’ve read one of my books before, then you’ll know that I like my male protagonists a bit … well, darker.

In this instance, you are welcome to take that literally, as the hero of my new book is a shapeshifter whose predator prowls the shadows.

An innocent woman catches the eye of his enemy, and our hero must do everything in his power to protect her.

However, he has a dilemma: if he wants to destroy his enemy, he must first free the uncontrollable predator within himself while preventing that same beast from devouring his woman…

Read more about “Lost Moon“.

I saved a special treat for you for the end.

If you pre-order the box set “Souls and Shadows” with its 25 unique stories, you’ll get a pretty big thank you from my author colleagues and me – and it’s not just a virtual hug.

We’ve put together a collection of 15 extra stories for you that you’ll receive for free! When you add it all up it comes to 99 cents for 40+ books. Nope that’s not a miscalculation – as I said, we want to thank you for your support in helping us reach the USA Today Bestseller List in the way that we think readers find most delightful: with heart-warming, exciting, emotional and intoxicating novels.

1. Pre-Order Souls and Shadows:

AMAZON https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QSC7DNR

ITUNES https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/souls-shadows/id1449677000

NOOK www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1130737206

KOBO https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/souls-shadows

2. Get your Freebies:

http://bit.ly/SoulsandShadows

Sincerely, 
Jenny Foster

Souls & Shadows

Dear Readers,

Today, I am starting my post with the announcement of some good news.

Good news? That doesn’t even come close.

Some of my author colleagues and I have set ourselves the goal of conquering the USA Today’s Bestseller List. I am so happy to participate in the exciting new anthology “Souls and Shadows” with a paranormal romance story. The book of mine is called “Lost Moon” and is the first book in a paranormal series.

The anthology comes in a box set that contains lots of great paranormal stories and you can pre-order it now on iBooks, Nook and Kobo: www.soulsnshadows.com.

In April, it will also become available on Amazon!

I only interrupted my joyful dance to send you this post, and then, after two more minutes of celebration it will be time, as always, to move on to my next story!

Yours,
Jenny

Liebe Leserinnen, liebe Leser,

eigentlich wollte ich meinen heutigen Post ganz gefasst mit der Ankündigung von guten Neuigkeiten beginnen.

Gute Neuigkeiten? Das trifft es nicht einmal annähernd. 

Ich freue mich wie verrückt, dass ich mit einer paranormalen Liebesgeschichte an der Anthologie “Souls and Shadows” teilnehmen darf. Einige meiner liebsten Autorenkollegen und ich haben uns zum Ziel gesetzt, die USA Today Bestseller’s List zu erobern. Das Box Set mit vielen paranormalen Stories kann ab sofort bei iBooks/Nook/Kobo vorbestellt werden und ist ab April auch bei Amazon vormerkbar: www.soulsnshadows.com.

Ich werde jetzt noch zwei Minuten mein Freudentänzchen weiterführen, und dann heißt es wie immer: Auf zur nächsten Geschichte!

Herzlichst,
Jenny