I’m very excited to announce that Dark Class, the fifth book in my Class 5 series, is due for a 26th April, 2022 release. It will be available in ebook, paperback, and at a later date, audio.

About DARK CLASS:

Waking up alone . . . Ellie Masters comes out of a coma to find herself the only inhabitant of an eerily empty moon station. She’s not on Earth any more, she’s not even in the right solar system. So when someone reaches out to her, tells her he’s her friend, she’s happy to believe it. The alternative is to be stuck alone with an enemy.

The hunt of his career . . . Grih Battle Center captain, Renn Sorvihn, has been chasing a rogue Tecran ship for over a month, convinced its captain is simply trying to delay his inevitable surrender and punishment. But when Renn follows the Tecran ship into an uncharted sector, and realises the Tecran have been working their way to a secret moon base for weeks, he suddenly understands things are most definitely not as they seem.

Caught in the crossfire . . . When the Tecran arrive, with the Grih hot on their heels, Ellie finds herself the catalyst for heightened danger to everyone. The Tecran see her as evidence of their military’s crimes, the Grih see her as a massive diplomatic complication, and her presence brings the whole confrontation up several thousand notches.

But Ellie isn’t alone, and her new friend has ways to help her. Time to outclass them all . . .

The Turncoat King (which includes the prequel novella The Rising Wave as bonus material) is coming out on September 14th with Podium Audio.

Very excited that audio book listeners can access The Turncoat King soon and fall into my world of magic and adventure.

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I will be participating in an online event run by Portsmouth Public Library in New Hampshire on Feb 11, 6.30pm. Readers can sign up for free here.

Come and chat with me and three other awesome fantasy romance authors. I hope to see you there.

I am so, so excited to show you the cover of The Turncoat King! Release day is January 12, and this is book 1 in the Rising Wave Series. Book 2, The Threadbare Queen, is due out later this year.

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About The Turncoat King (The Rising Wave Book 1)

A thirst for revenge . . . Ava is committed to vengeance against the man responsible for the death of her parents. The same man, the Queen’s Herald, who kept her prisoner for two years, until she escaped with Luc, a warlord bent on vengeance just as fierce as her own. He’s forged a powerful army of people from all through the region, called the Rising Wave, to march on the Kassian royal family and smash its corrupt power under the weight of their anger. But for Luc, just as for Ava, his true motive is a lot more personal.

A hidden magic . . . Luc suspects Ava has magical powers, suspects he’s benefited greatly from them, but he’s no stranger to the burdens of power, and he’s prepared to let her tell him in her own time—after all, she’s his heart’s choice and he will give her all the time she needs. Except time is running out for both of them. As they near the Kassian stronghold, forces from within their own camp and without will use every trick they have to stop both Luc and Ava and tear them apart.

A secret laid bare . . . Luc knows Ava has a secret she’s keeping from him—but what he doesn’t realize is she has many. And when those secrets are exposed, everyone will have to grapple with the consequences. Ava is prepared to sacrifice her happiness and even her life to save the Rising Wave and Luc—but she would prefer to use her heart and her head to outwit her enemies instead.

I’m excited to announce that The Turncoat King, the first full-length novel in my Rising Wave series, is now up for pre-order on Amazon. The prequel novella to this series, called The Rising Wave, can be found in the upcoming Warlords, Witches & Wolves anthology, which is releasing on November 9th.

The Turncoat King by Michelle Diener (Eclipse 12 January 2021)
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About The Turncoat King (The Rising Wave Book 1)

A thirst for revenge . . . Ava is committed to vengeance against the man responsible for the death of her parents. The same man, the Queen’s Herald, who kept her prisoner for two years, until she escaped with Luc, a warlord bent on vengeance just as fierce as her own. He’s forged a powerful army of people from all through the region, called the Rising Wave, to march on the Kassian royal family and smash its corrupt power under the weight of their anger. But for Luc, just as for Ava, his true motive is a lot more personal.

A hidden magic . . . Luc suspects Ava has magical powers, suspects he’s benefited greatly from them, but he’s no stranger to the burdens of power, and he’s prepared to let her tell him in her own time—after all, she’s his heart’s choice and he will give her all the time she needs. Except time is running out for both of them. As they near the Kassian stronghold, forces from within their own camp and without will use every trick they have to stop both Luc and Ava and tear them apart.

A secret laid bare . . . Luc knows Ava has a secret she’s keeping from him—but what he doesn’t realize is she has many. And when those secrets are exposed, everyone will have to grapple with the consequences. Ava is prepared to sacrifice her happiness and even her life to save the Rising Wave and Luc—but she would prefer to use her heart and her head to outwit her enemies instead.

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PETS IN SPACE® 5 is now available!

It contains 12 original science fiction romance novellas and weighs in at over 1400 pages. Not only is it great value, the Pets in Space® authors are proud supporters of Hero-Dogs.org. Pets in Space® authors have donated over $15,300 in the past four years to help place specially trained dogs with veterans and first responders. 10% of all pre-orders and the first month’s royalties of Pets in Space® 5 will again go to Hero-Dogs.org. Open your hearts and grab your limited release copy of Pets in Space® 5 today so together we can continue to assist this worthy charity! https://www.hero-dogs.org/

My contribution to this year’s PETS IN SPACE® anthology is a novella set in the world of my Class 5 series. DARK AMBITIONS gives readers a trip back into the life of Rose, Dav and Sazo.

DARK AMBITIONS EXCERPT

Rose looked back to where the Barrist had been, but it was really gone, gone. Disappeared. Off to check out a faint distress signal from the asteroid belt in the next solar system along from this one.


Sazo was still there, though. A big, black prickle ball hanging in space, looking menacing.


“Did Dav tell you to watch out for me, too?” Rose asked him.


“No.” Sazo was a master at voice inflection, and she realized she’d insulted him. “I will always watch out for you, whether he asks me to or not.”


She knew he could see her. He was in every visual comms feed, every system the Barrist and its shuttles had, and so she blew him a kiss.

“Right back at you.”

The soft snort she heard in her ear told her she had been forgiven.


And then she turned to look at the sea of green below and the promise of adventure. She was about to go outside!

I am SOOOO excited about the release of Pets in Space 5, which is on October 6th. This long-running science fiction romance anthology includes a new novella from my Class 5 series this year. DARK AMBITIONS is a 25,000 word novella featuring Rose, Sazo and Dav from the first Class 5 book, DARK HORSE.

ABOUT THE PETS IN SPACE® 5 ANTHOLOGY:

It’s time for an escape! Pets in Space® 5 is back for the fifth amazing year! Escape to new worlds with twelve of today’s top Science Fiction Romance authors. They have written 12 original, never-before-released stories filled with action, adventure, suspense, humor, and romance that will take you out of this world. The giving doesn’t stop there. For the fifth year, Pets in Space® will be donating a portion of the first month proceeds to Hero-Dogs.org, a non-profit charity that supports our veterans and First Responders. If you are ready to forget the world around you and make a difference while you are having fun, grab your copy before it’s gone!

OUR CHARITY: HERO-DOGS.ORG
Proud supporters of Hero-Dogs.org, Pets in Space® authors have donated over $15,300 in the past four years to help place specially trained dogs with veterans and first responders. 10% of all pre-orders and the first month’s royalties of Pets in Space® 5 will again go to Hero-Dogs.org. Open your hearts and grab your limited release copy of Pets in Space® 5 today so together we can continue to assist this worthy charity! https://www.hero-dogs.org/

THE PETS IN SPACE® 5 ANTHOLOGY INCLUDES:

DARK AMBITIONS
A Class 5 Novella
by Michelle Diener

It’s been months since Rose McKenzie was taken far from Earth. She’s trying to make a place for herself amongst the Grih, with help from her Grihan lover, Captain Dav Jallan, and the dangerous and loyal Sazo, a powerful artificial intelligence who’s integrated with an infamous Class 5 battleship.

When Rose gets the chance to join an exploration team going down to collect information from a planet in Grihan airspace, she jumps at the opportunity to stretch her legs and breathe some real air.

But someone is already on the planet—the Krik—and they don’t want anyone to know what they’re up to. The Krik are the chaos agents of the United Council, often riding the edge of the law or over it. They ambush the exploration team and take them prisoner, but they don’t realize they didn’t get everyone. They didn’t get Rose.

With Dav, and his spaceship the Barrist, lured away by a distress signal, Rose and Sazo, along with a furry friend Rose has made, are the exploration team’s only hope at rescue. And Rose never leaves a friend behind.

There are 11 other exciting, never-before-published SFR novellas in PETS IN SPACE® 5. You can learn more about all of them on the PETS IN SPACE® 5’s website.

The Warlords, Witches and Wolves Anthology is only 2 months away! Be quick to pre-order your copy for only 99c!

This month, I’m introducing you to the wonderful MJ Scott, TJ Nichols, Cassie Laelyn and I’ll be answering some questions, too!

Why do you love fantasy romance?

TJ: I like reading fantasy because I can escape to another place, and explore a new world with the added bonus of romance.

MJ: I grew up reading fantasy and romance. So I guess it was fate that I grew up to write both and then sometimes both at once! I like the scope that a fantasy world brings to a romance, you can have big save-the-world stakes at play or more intimate ones. And, it’s just fun to make up whole new worlds for my characters to play in!

Michelle: I love fantasy romance because for me it’s true escapism. I have always loved fairy tales, and fantasy romance to me is fairy tales for grown-ups.

Cassie: I love intense and fiercely protective heroes who whisk me away to other worlds! I also love reading how these over-the-top flawed characters still face real-life issues and drama in a fantasy setting.

Favourite otherworldly being and why?

TJ: Shifters of all kinds 🙂

MJ: I’ve always had a very soft spot for werewolves. For a while, when I was a kid, I got into animal behavior and always found books about wolves and their packs really interesting. And I’d rather have a hero who turns furry once in a while than one who drinks blood…(sorry vamp fans)!

Michelle: This is a hard one! I think the fae, because there is so much room to move there, in terms of powers and problems.

Cassie: It changes depending on my mood, but wolf shifters will always have a special place in my heart. Their pack mentality, loyalty and devotion to their mate never fails to suck me in.

Why will readers fall in love with your anthology story?

TJ: The Soldier’s Familiar has reluctant criminal snow leopard shifter and an army sniper, so people who love military heroes and fated mates stories will like this standalone installment of my Familiar Mates series.

MJ: I’m a bit of a sucker for a heroine who has her eyes on the prize and then gets derailed by meeting the hero. A hero who is precisely what she doesn’t think she wants. Imogene Carvelle wants to be a diplomat and bond with a demon. She isn’t counting on a case of inconvenient heir to a duqdom proving to be too charming for his own good. It’s always fun to go back and see what a character is like before they first appeared and as soon as Imogene appeared in The Forbidden Heir and Jean-Paul in The Unbound Queen, I knew I wanted to know more about them and how they met. Now you can do. If you like magic, intrigue and a ball or two, this is the novella for you.

Michelle: If they love a strong heroine and a strong hero, warlords, cheeky spies and fantasy settings, they’ll love my novella, which is the start of a new fantasy romance series for me.

Cassie: Salvation is a twisty Red Riding Hood retelling with a wolf shifter, a touch of witchy-ness, death, betrayal and an ancient curse! And if that’s not enough to suck you in, it also has a small-town vibe, a second chance romance, and most importantly, a sexy bartender! This novella is the start of a new adventure, but still with the underlying themes of loyalty and redemption you’ve come to expect from me.

Where can readers stalk you?

TJ: www.tjnichols-author.com

MJ: www.mjscott.net


Michelle: https://www.facebook.com/michelle.diener.author/

Cassie: https://www.cassielaelyn.com