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Hello all, I just wanted to touch base with you. I was having some issues with my book and the way it looked so I decided to have a professional formatter format the manuscript for me!

I spoke to my cover designer and friend Johannus Steger about this and he suggested the contact and set it all up between me and the manuscript formatter, I sent it to her and it was done very fast.

I am simply thrilled with what this lady has done and I have so much more confidence in it now than I did before, it is not only neater but on a whole is a much better piece of work and there was so many extras I was not expecting! It is so much clearer to read now, has a real edgy look to it and all in all I am very happy. Angelique Anderson, did a fantastic job on it and all within a day, absolutely amazing. My favourite part is the little daggers on the chapter headings, simply mesmerizing!

So with this new addition to it, I have made all the changes on Createspace and Amazon and doing the kindle version now as we speak so within a day or two, it should be back up online for purchase. This is very exciting and I will update you all again when it is up, this does of course mean a new giveaway as it is a NEW edition :)

Until next time, Isra xxx

Hello everyone. I hope the weather is lovely for you, it is lovely and bright here.

Okay so today I wanted to let you know about my latest giveaway for “Her Blackened Soul” as you may or may not know it has recently had a manuscript format and is now being brought to you in a much neater format complete with an edgier look which I feel fully compliments the work.

I had a lovely lady do the format for me, her name is Angelique Anderson and is a fellow author as well as her manuscript formatting work she does for other authors, so give her a follow or have a look at her work, thank you.

http://www.amazon.com/Angelique-S.-An...


~ The giveaway ~

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

The giveaway becomes open for entries on 24th April 2016, I know that's a few days away but I just wanted to give you guys the heads up on this. Now this giveaway is UK and Europe only but I will do a separate one for US, Austraila and New Zealand and other places at another time. I am going to focus giveaways in certain locations and change them around often so every one in
he world has a chance to enjoy my work!


And just in case you don't know me or my work, here is a bit of inside information about “Her Blackened Soul”

“Her Blackened Soul” is a dark fantasy tale of power, darkness and magick featuring a beautifully executed revenge and also love. It is the perfect novel for anyone interested in witches, witchcraft, horror and fantasy!

Welcome to the rich and fantastically, vivid world of Lady Isra. A witch who has turned her back on everything good and switched to the dark side although the darker she goes, the more Lady Isra grows in power.

Along her journey, Isra meets some magickally inclined friends along her dark path including Astrid the raven, Romeo the snake and Kane the warrior, who is able to see her despite her cloaking spell on the human world.



"Her Blackened Soul" now available in paperback on Amazon and also on Kindle, you can check it yourself by clicking on the links below :)

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Blackened...

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http://www.amazon.com/Her-Blackened-S...

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I am also on Twitter https://twitter.com/israsravenheart

And facebook, feel free to look me up on those ones below :)

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Well I've got a free day today so I am going to work on the sequel that I have been neglecting, which I hope to bring to you all soon, until next time.

Isra xxx

Hello everyone, Isra here. You may have heard me mention the Mercury Retrograde in my last post and I imagine some of you are wondering what this phenomenon is. Well I'm going to tell you.

Mercury Retrograde is the name for when the planet Mercury actually goes back, into retrograde instead of forward, and this can be quite an auspicious time as we can sit back, review and think on some things we have done and also complete things we have unfinished.

Now there are some pitfalls, Mercury dominates communication as well as other elements, so don't make big decisions, don't start new projects, don't sign contracts, don't enter into a new relationship or partnership are just some of the things to avoid when Mercury is in Retrograde.

Of course that doesn't mean you should hide under the duvet for this entire time as you could be missing out on something really awesome! Let me explain. The Mercury Retrograde lasts for about three weeks, it started on April 23rd when Mercury entered the shadow, this time and will go back to it's direct state on 22nd May so during this time we can sit back and reflect and work on with our current projects that we have started, note, do not start anything new during Mercury going Retrograde.

Many aspects of our past will return during this time and I am feeling strong past life connections, centred around romantic relationships, relationships that were started around this time or just before, will likely end before the Retrograde is over. Past lovers may return and we may be forced to think about and reflect on what we really want, for ourselves in our lives! Mercury is all about the three R's, so review, reflect and rethink is the key to getting the best out of this time. Now many astrologers and witches, say don't do spells or ask for new things during this period but I say it is a powerful time to bring about what you want the most, so while asking for new things is definitely out for this one, it is okay to perform spells for other things at this time, such as prosperity, rekindling an old romance, protection spells for yourself and the home, maybe even your business and also healing because truthfully, this is a powerful and most magickal time, so don't waste it.

Well I hope that gave you some insight into what Mercury Retrograde is all about. I have been involved in the paranormal as well as the witchcraft world and spirituality for long as I can remember so naturally I need to know about what the planets are doing as well.

Until next time, take care of yourselves and have fun out there! Isra xxx

Hello my lovelies, I have now launched an Amazon Give-away for my book, "Her Blackened Soul"

It is a very last minute thing but I am willing to give everything a go and since Amazon is where my book is being sold I thought why not!

This is strictly for USA and Canada only on this occasion but feel free to check it out here!

https://giveaway.amazon.com/p/bd61baf...

There will be 2 winners of the Paperback version of "Her Blackened Soul" up for grabs in this spectacular giveaway I have set up with Amazon!

If you don't know about "Her Blackened Soul" here is the outline of the story!

“Her Blackened Soul” is a dark fantasy tale of power, darkness and magick featuring a beautifully executed revenge and also love. It is the perfect novel for anyone interested in witches, witchcraft, horror and fantasy!

It is now being brought to you in a much edgier format with a beautiful cover to tantalise your senses and much more as you involve yourself in the mesmerizing world of the witch who is living on the dark side. ;)

Welcome to the rich and fantastically, vivid world of Lady Isra. A witch who has turned her back on everything good and switched to the dark side although the darker she goes, the more Lady Isra grows in power.
Along her journey, Isra meets some magickally inclined friends along her dark path including Astrid the raven, Romeo the snake and Kane the warrior, who is able to see her despite her cloaking spell on the human world.

"Her Blackened Soul" now available in paperback on Amazon and also on Kindle, you can check it yourself by clicking on the links below :)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Blackene...

www.amazon.co.uk/Her-Blackened-Soul-I...

www.amazon.com/Her-Blackened-Soul-Isr...

www.amazon.com/Her-Blackened-Soul-Isr...


I really look forward to the ending of this give away and cannot wait to do more like this!

Until next time, stay true. Isra xxx

Hello everyone, Isra here. I really didn't plan this post today but as a spell caster and witch it is a topic that comes up a LOT. Lots of people who contact spell casters such as myself, also contact psychics... Now just so you know I am indeed, psychic but I don't exploit my gifts and I try to help as best as I can, although I don't do this professionally as my love is in the creative pursuits but of course I still have a gift so I try to help as much as I can when I can.

Now the truth is most psychics are just nasty people who want to take your money and then after, they have your money, you are simply just another transaction to them.

Here's another truth: Psychics rely on you being unhappy, confused and stuck. This is what keeps them in business.

It's a hard pill to swallow but this is what gets them the most readings and of course the most money. Now I'm not saying all psychics are money grabbing, nasty imbeciles because that isn't true, there are some nice ones out there. I have yet to meet someone who is psychic and doesn't thrive off the financial side of it, but there are nice ones out there. I just have yet to encounter them.



Now I get a lot of messages concerning psychics so I'm more than qualified to post this. And I'm sure this post will ruffle a few feathers but I want to give people guidance, before they go for a reading.

As mentioned before I'm a witch and spell caster as well as psychically gifted and this is the most common thing I get sent in messages by people who come to me for help:

“Do you think you could read into things and tell me if (insert name here) is coming back to me, or if certain thing is happening.. I have bought a few readings and they said yes.”


Okay so this happens a lot, people buy readings from about five or six, sometimes more psychics in the hope that they can get the answers they need or want... It's most commonly, want.

Now when you buy a reading, you are supposed to sit back and let things play out. Most psychics won't actually tell you this, but you aren't meant to get another reading for six months. Let's be real if a psychic had to wait six months for a client they'd be close to broke. But of course, what they also don't tell you, is that too many readings, as I mentioned, at once can seriously confuse you and the energies and this can also produce a very negative thing. Because things can happen and manifest that you don't want too and nobody wants that, but again most psychics won't tell you this.



Okay now I'm going to give you some DO's and DON'Ts when you purchase a reading, if you absolutely think you need to.

Here are the DO's:

1. Do give your real birth name, even if it is only your first. It will help with the connection.
2. You can send a photo of yourself if it is an online reading. This won't allow your psychic to get any other information about you, unless they are truly psychic.
3. Communicate with your psychic truthfully so that the best possible connection can be formed.


Here are the DON'Ts:

1. Don't give out your date of birth. This can allow your psychic to do so much research about you and know more than they should, if they are truly gifted they won't ask for this.
2. Don't give out too much information about your situation to the psychic, they should be able to pick up on this themselves without you filling them in on vital information that they could use to give a reading. Yes believe me, this happens!
3. Don't give out your credit card number, address or any other personal or financial information, you could have your credit card cloned, or they may be able to obtain credit in your name and use your name illegally, (identity fraud)
4. Don't purchase a reading when you are unhappy, low or suicidal, I know this one might be hard to do, but any nasties out there, will absolutely thrive on your state of mind and it could even lead you to believing things that aren't true.



One more thing: If a psychic ever tells you the following, please do not hand over any money, don't go through with the reading and run like hell!

“You are cursed but I can remove it for $600, (or any amount)”

If this happens, please ignore it and do not hand over any money. If a psychic tells you, you are cursed, do not believe it. They are preying on your vulnerability and fear and are banking on you believing you are cursed and that you will be relying on them to help YOU. Of course you are never in any danger, until you believe this nonsense.



So you believe you need a reading! Well I'm going to give you some things to do that you can do yourself, without parting without a single penny.

1. Meditate, get into your calm state and focus on your issue and ask for guidance.... you can also ask your spirit guide to connect with you and give you this guidance too. We all have spirit guides and they are here to help us, whether we know that or believe it or not.
2. Talk to a friend, who doesn't know about your situation and don't fill them in too much. Now I know this might sound silly, but we all use our intuition and someone who doesn't know about it might be able to pick up more than what you can. They could also advise you on what to do, you don't have to take their advice but use your judgement when you decide what to do.
3. This one you may find surprising. Type in “free tarot reading” on google, there will be at least five websites at the top of this page where you can get an automated tarot reading without having to part with a penny. Now this normally shows as a deck of tarot cards and you will see a message on the screen asking you to focus on your issue. Next you will be asked to choose your cards, so you would simply click on the ones you are drawn too, this may not be the best solution, but it may provide some answers not previously found and if it doesn't it's free and it's done by a computer, so no cost and no shame or embarrassment.
4. Learn to read tarot cards yourself. This is not as hard as it sounds, again we all have intuitive gifts, it's just sometimes we are not aware of them or sometimes we are too aware of them and fearful of them also. Most tarot cards will come with a guide book that will give you the basic meanings, but I want you to actually “read” the card. Study it carefully. Read what it feels like. Listen carefully for anything that comes to mind as you look at it. Hidden messages can come in the form of images, words and even whole sentences, have your senses open and your mind open also. Pay attention to how you feel when you see the card. This all helps to form a better interpretation that comes from the heart, rather than the ego.
5. Make sure you are rested, are eating well and getting enough exercise and sleep. Because if you are not, all of these can contribute to low mood, bad state of mind as well as depression, confusion and feeling like you are off balance. Which a psychic will use to their advantage.


If you have done all of these steps and you still feel like you need a reading then proceed carefully.


Psychics are everywhere online, they are on google, they have their own websites and some you will find on websites such as Etsy, Ebay etc. These are the ones I would advise you to steer clear of the most.

Also be cautious of the ones that charge certain amount of money per minute. In most cases, they call you up and process your credit card for payment. Now after the reading, they would then charge your card for however long you were on the phone to them for, but I'd be extra vigilant here because they could be charging you more and you don't know. Again I would totally avoid these types, most of all.

When you select a reader, take a look at their rating and their reviews. If they have a lot of good reviews that's a sign that people have been satisfied with their service. If they have a lot of negative reviews, then move on.

Another thing you should take into account is their experience, are they trained, are they self taught? Do they have a degree in their field? Something else to take note of, is that their experience, is something they can very easily lie about, so keep your wits about you and if something smells fishy, it probably is.

Some psychics allow you to consult with them before you purchase. This is a rarity in itself but you can use this consultation to get more information about your reader. If you feel like they are withholding anything or avoiding questions, then that is a sure sign not to go through with the purchase.


I realise I am probably going to ruffle a lot of feathers with this post and maybe even make some quite angry but what I am telling you here is, in fact, the truth!

I'm not tarring all psychics with the same brush, but from my own experience and the amount of emails I get detailing the bad experiences people go through. I wanted to give people the facts and to help them make better choices when it comes to dealing with psychics.

Even I try to avoid them and I am psychically gifted myself, I also try to avoid doing readings because it can lead to people relying on you and they get their hopes up over so much very easily but any time someone does ask me to do a reading, which I do for free, I am always honest and I will advise them if I feel I cannot help but most will not take that initiative and they will thrive on your emotions, your state of mind and your situation.


So really my aim here was to inform people of what is what in the psychic reading world and help them form a better choice for themselves. I've disclosed a lot of factual information, here that I know most won't mention but I believe the truth needs to be heard and if someone truly needs help, the best thing you can give them is the TRUTH.

If you are reading this, and have experienced a reading and it was good, or even if it was bad, I would love to hear from you. You can comment here on this post, you can reach me on twitter at @israsravenheart or you email me at israsravenheart@gmail.com

I realise that this post probably won't lessen the amount of emails I get relating to psychics and people's bad experiences with them but I hope that this does help someone and maybe that someone won't get taken advantage of.

Well that's all from me, for now.

Isra xxx

Hello everyone so I bring some very exciting news, if you are wanting to win some awesome prizes at no cost to you, read on!

I have started launching mega giveaways across my social media pages, twitter, facebook and my email list!

Now for those of you who are not aware of my external social media here are the links!

Facebook: www.facebook.com/IsraSravenheart
Twitter: www.twitter.com/israsravenheart
Mailing list Sign Up: https://www.facebook.com/IsraSravenhe...
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/israsravenh...

The current giveaway link is here: https://gleam.io/fb/b4ZsE and you will need to opt in to my mailing list in order to be entered!

Okay so now for the exciting part, I am a self taught jewellery maker and resin artist... many of you are probably not aware of that but it's going to play a very big part in these giveaways.

The first thing here is for me to create the merchandise and I have a tonne of ideas surrounding that, if you wish to suggest anything or themes in which to base the prizes you are more than welcome to do that! I do plan a raven trinket box, based on Astrid the raven. Magically themed jewellery with witch, moon, wicca, raven themes and literally a tonne of stuff which I will posting the progress on my facebook, twitter and instagram pages so keep an eye out for those because that's where you are going to see what's going to be on offer!

Along with each giveaway there will be amazon gift card and ebooks. I may enlist other authors to donate their ebooks as well but for now it will purely be myself as like said before I need to create the merchandise!

Again please feel free to suggest ideas towards what kind of things you would like to see on offer as prizes!

Until next time, Isra xxx

Hello everyone, I apologise as it's been a while since I updated anything on here!

I was very happy to see the follower number today so that made my day!

So what's been happening?

Well "Her Blackened Heart" is still in editing phase, so please be patient with that one. It is more than halfway done so we are looking at an August/ September release!

I've had a review of things concerning my social media and I have done a tonne of updating just so that everything is clear to readers of what's what on my social media pages! I do try and keep things regularly updated but then I am human and forget things as well!

Here are the pages that have been updated today:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/-/e/B00VKRF6Q0 &

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/IsraSravenheart

Twitter: www.twitter.com/israsravenheart

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

The blog: https://israsravenheartblog.wordpress...

"Tainted Siren" is now more than halfway through so my time has mainly been focused on that as I want to get this one finished hopefully by end of July or middle of August at the latest as it's booked for editing in October. This is a novella for the Sirens & Scales boxset that I am part of! Once I have finished "Tainted Siren" I will get back to working on "Her Blackened Rose" :)

Lastly I am running a giveaway on my Facebook page, you do need to be a page fan to enter but all you need to do is like the post, share the post, commenting your fave genre and you will be entered to win a $5 gift card or that in your currency equivalent, UK, Europe, Australia, Canada etc. Now $5 isn't much but that can buy a few 0.99 ebooks or maybe contribute towards a paperback or even a used paperback so head over to https://www.facebook.com/IsraSravenhe... to be in with a chance of winning!

I am also re-starting my other giveaways later next month I just need to finish the merchandise first :) But I will keep you updated with that!

Okay that's all from me for now, thank you for continuing to support my work!

Isra xxx