24 Days of Holiday Giveaways: Day 4

Day 4 Winners: Kamron, Colleen, Karin, Kareni & Julie

For Day 4, I’ve got 5 copies of BREAKAWAY to give away 🙂

I am happy to say that I’ve just put BREAKAWAY on special offer for a few weeks, so it’s down to 99c (it’s usually $4.99) and so I’m going to give away 5 copies of BREAKAWAY today. Breakaway is the first full length book in my Verdant String series.

BREAKAWAY was a very fun book to write, and I am thrilled to share it with you!

One of the main features of the breakaway planet of Garmen, which is where all the action happens in Breakaway, is that it has a tethered way station. Science fiction writers have been writing about tethered way stations (or space elevators) at least since the 1920s, but now they look to be a serious consideration for the future of space exploration. I love it when fiction inspires reality 🙂

What is one thing you’ve read about in a book you wish could become a reality?

24 Days of Holiday Giveaways: Day 3

Congratulations to the Day 3 winner: Carol

And here we are at Day 3. Welcome back to those who participated already, and a warm welcome to those just joining in.

We are mixing things up today! My friend Lana, who I often join for writing sprints and general hanging out while writing and drinking coffee (along with fellow SFR author Anna Hackett), and who is also an amazing graphic designer who designed my Sky Raiders series covers, is offering the first book in her Game of Gods series, SOUL THING, for free to anyone who wants to sign up to her newsletter (you can unsubscribe at any time). The link to get it is here.

There is Lana’s awesome handiwork above 🙂

As an additional prize, I’ll be offering an ebook copy of SKY RAIDERS to a commenter (or if they already have it, the next book in the SKY RAIDERS trilogy they don’t have). Anyone who wants a copy of INTENDED, the prequel to the series, has to be a member of my new release notification list, and can sign up to the list in the column to the right of this post to receive their copy.

Lana’s book is an urban fantasy, which is a genre I love. If you haven’t read any urban fantasy, you’re welcome to ask for recommendations in the comments, or if you do read it, what are your favorite series?

Learn more about SOUL THING and SKY RAIDERS

24 Days of Holiday Giveaways: Day 2

Congratulations to the winners: Charl & Melissa!

We’re back for day 2!

I live in Australia, so our end of year holiday season is very different to most of my family in the UK and the USA’s. High temperatures, trips to the beach, and lots of suncream 🙂

The prize today is two ebook copies of my box set of Interference (a 25,000 word novella) and Insurgency (a 45,000 word short novel) which kicks off my new Verdant String series. I love writing series, but I also love to spread my writing wings, and my solution was the Verdant String, a universe big enough for me to write a whole lot of different stories, but all set in the same world. Breakaway and Breakeven are the first full length novels of the series, and while they can be read as standalones, they do compliment each other.

The Verdant String novel I’m working on now does follow on from what happens in Breakeven but also very much stands on its own. Those who’ve read all the books in the series might be more familiar with what’s going on in the bigger picture, but it isn’t necessary to the enjoyment of the story. While I’m a good way into the new book, I still haven’t come up with a good title, so I can’t tell you what it’s going to be called, but as soon as I know, I’ll let you know, too 🙂

The question today is about how you experience the holiday season. Cold and snow, sun and high temperatures, or something in-between?

Learn more about Interference and Insurgency

24 Days of Holiday Giveaways: Day 1

Day 1 WINNERS: Tracy W and Megan: Congratulations!

It’s the season to be jolly, and give gifts!

I’m celebrating what has been a really amazing year with 24 days of giveaways, and some of my author friends are participating, as well. Every day, I’ll be giving away either an ebook, an audio book, or some other prize, and everyone is welcome to join in. Simply comment below to automatically get your name into the draw.

The prize today is two ebook copies of my first science fiction romance novel, DARK HORSE. It took me 8 months to write and caused me a great deal of angst, as it was my first foray into the SF genre, and as an historical fiction author, I really felt I was in unchartered waters. I followed my gut, though, because I loved writing it so much, and it changed the course of my writing career.

Have you ever taken a sharp right turn in life, where you thought you were going one way, and ended up going another?

Find out more about DARK HORSE

Breakeven Release Day!

Very happy to say that BREAKEVEN is out today!

BREAKEVEN by Michelle Diener
Eclipse, 8 October 2018

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Dee had been fighting one war, only to find herself caught up in another . . .

When circumstances leave Dee stranded on the Breakaway planet of Lassa, she has to choose–take the easy way out, or stand and fight an enemy much like the one she left behind on her home world of Garmen.

For Sebastian, leading the Lassian resistance has come at a heavy price. Forced to gamble the last of his resources on a risky ploy to get some leverage over the Core Companies that run Lassa, he stares defeat in the face when it fails. There’s no backup plan left. Nothing more to work with. And all around him, people are starving, and it looks as if the Cores have entered a deal with a hostile alien force, to enrich themselves even more.

But Dee inspires him. Even though it’s his fault she’s on Lassa to begin with, her courage and steady calm are the assets he needs, and unbeknownst to both of them, she has with her the key to bringing the Cores to their knees.

Now they just have to turn the lock in time.

The Verdant String Series

BREAKEVEN is the sequel to BREAKAWAY, the first full length novel in the Verdant String series. There is a box set of two novellas which precede it, entitled Interference & Insurgency.

The planets of the Verdant String, the green, fecund sources of life spanning five solar systems, comprise the Verdant String Coalition. This is the setting for a new science fiction romance series from award-winning science fiction romance novelist Michelle Diener. While the people of the Verdant String know they have a common ancestor, a group of explorers who colonised the planets at the same time a thousand or more years ago, the mysteries of who they were, and where they came from, persist.

Pets in Space Anthology

Some of my good SFR writing friends are involved in the Pets in Space Anthology and it’s out the day after my own new release, BREAKEVEN, which will be released on Oct 8th.

EMBRACE THE PASSION: PETS IN SPACEâ„¢ 3 – Out on Oct 9th

Anthology Blurb:
Pets in Spaceâ„¢ is back! Join us as we unveil eleven original, never-before-published action-filled romances that will heat your blood and warm your heart! New York Times, USA Today and Award-winning authors S.E. Smith, Anna Hackett, Ruby Lionsdrake, Veronica Scott, Pauline Baird Jones, Carol Van Natta, Tiffany Roberts, Alexis Glynn Latner, E D Walker, JC Hay, and Kyndra Hatch combine their love for Science Fiction Romance and pets to bring readers sexy, action-packed romances while helping our favorite charity. Proud supporters of Hero-Dogs.org, Pets in Spaceâ„¢ authors have donated over $4,400 in the past two years to help place specially trained dogs with veterans. Open your hearts and grab your limited release copy of Embrace the Romance: Pets in Spaceâ„¢ 3 today!

The pets are back in this new, exciting collection of eleven original stories from today’s hottest Science Fiction Romance authors! Feel the action and passion!

Pets in Space™ is back with 11 original, never-before-released stories from today’s top selling Science Fiction Romance authors! Pick up your limited release copy of Embrace the Passion: Pets in Space™ 3 and help support Hero-Dogs.org!

Charity: Our Charity is Hero-Dogs.org. Hero-Dogs.org improves the quality of life for our nation’s heroes by raising, training, and placing service dogs and other highly skilled canines, free of charge with lifetime support of the partnerships. https://www.hero-dogs.org/

Pets in Spaceâ„¢ Anthology Store: https://www.petsinspaceantho.com/store/

Breakaway is available!

So excited to have the first book in my Verdant String series out. This book was so much fun to write. I hope my readers love it as much as I do 🙂

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About Breakaway:

Sofie lives in the shadow of Felicitos–the tethered way station built to funnel Garmen’s mineral wealth up to the top of the atmosphere, where it’s loaded onto space ships. Because Garmen is a breakaway planet, not part of the Verdant String Coalition, the companies that control it are free to run things as they see fit, and Sofie is part of the resistance that wants to end their rule.

Her main goal, though, is to get away from Garmen altogether, and leave the drudgery and violence behind her. That goal is complicated by her involvement with Leo Gaudier, a shadowy crime lord whose ability to cheat the companies that own Garmen is something she admires. And when she stumbles on a terrible new direction the companies are taking, a secret alliance that will endanger everyone she cares about, she sees her chances of escape slipping away.

Leo is all too aware he doesn’t know enough about Sofie, something his own security detail is not slow to point out, but he can’t keep away. When Sofie reveals her links to the resistance, and shows him those in control of Garmen have begun swimming in dangerous waters, he realizes his plan to overthrown them in a careful operation of a thousand cuts is no longer workable.

The time has come for a single, lethal strike–and that will not be without consequences . . .

The Verdant String Series

BREAKAWAY is the first full length novel in the Verdant String series. The two novellas which precede it can be bought together in the Interference & Insurgency Box Set.

The planets of the Verdant String, the green, fecund sources of life spanning five solar systems, comprise the Verdant String Coalition. This is the setting for a new science fiction romance series from award-winning science fiction romance novelist Michelle Diener. While the people of the Verdant String know they have a common ancestor, a group of explorers who colonised the planets at the same time a thousand or more years ago, the mysteries of who they were, and where they came from, persist.