Azalea Forrest's Blog

Oh, my goodness. McCorkle certainly ends her books with a punch, and Merchants of Light and Bone was no different. It raises the question, What would you do as a parent to protect your children? In Amiere’s case, anything. Anything.

The Pentagonal Dominion, the universe in which Merchants resides in, is full of so many different races that I could not possibly name them all. Amiere, the main character of this story, is a Wynnle—a lion-like sapient creature—and the story begins at one of his s...

Happy April! I thought I’d pop in and update you all on what I’ve been up to this last year.

2025 Reading Challenge:
I completed my reading challenge of 12/12 books!

Remember kids: short stories and novellas still count! Below are my books read for 2025 in no particular order.

Rereads:

Afterlands: After the Harrowing by BootsI love this series and felt it was time for a reread! I still plan to read the rest sometime this year. Check out my review. Beforetimes short...

Happy April! Spring is here along with a slew of 300+ indie books at a discount for your reading pleasure.

Tessa and her team are back at it again with an AMAZING sale for the reading community on April 11-13, 2026.

My sequel, A Witch in Isenshire, will be included in the sale at $1.99. And while it won’t be listed on the Narratess website, Witch in the Lighthouse will also be on sale on itchio at $0.99!

To access the sale, go to this link-> https://indiebook.sale/ starting April ...

Happy new year, everyone! I am still on hiatus for the foreseeable future, but that doesn’t mean I can’t make a post or two. :p

Today is the 5th anniversary of Alan K. Dell’s sci-fi novel: The Re-Emergence. He’s gotten the book a brand-new cover for the occasion! Check it out below. It’s beautiful!

Blurb:
‘IT WAS JUST A MYTH. JUST A DAMN LEGEND PASSED DOWN FROM CORRUPTED DATABANKS…’

A mysterious probe from a long-forgotten satellite network appears in the heart of the Maldaccian Emp...

Long time no blog post! I’ve been taking a Very Long Break to deal with life and to overcome my burnout. But let’s get to the fun stuff!

August is back with another Indie Book Sale! Thanks to Narratess and her team, and Claudie with the itchio bundles, each book sale has gotten better and better. There are a TON of amazing indie books on sale this go around, including my own: A BITTER DRINK for $1.99! Sale prices range from FREE to $1.99. There are 300+ books in this year’s sale!

The ...

I have an exciting announcement!

ALL of my books are 50% off for the month of July on Smashwords only!

If you haven’t picked up Witch in the Lighthouse‘s sequel, or any of my other works, now’s the time. I’d love it if you could support my work–and sharing counts!

Head over to my Smashwords profile to see my sale.

But wait! There are so many other books on sale as well, so don’t forget to check them out, too.

I’ve been taking a break, so I hope you can continue to be patie...

A beautiful tale, Reflections of Lilje Damselfly by Natalie Kelda tells the story of a water nymph who learns what it means to be human set in a cozy Edwardian era.

When a mysterious ailment refuses to leave water nymph Lilje, her father sends her to a human spa retreat. Lilje quickly discovers she has a lot to learn about human nature and culture when she accidentally scandalises the Edwardian spa guests by showing up undressed.

In hope of relieving her chronic pain and fatigue, s...

Damn. Matar did it again. Brick and Bone hits you as hard as the Lledwydydd Lightning hits his opponents. Political intrigue, civil unrest, and the fight for human rights continues as Ishmael and Tashue battle their way out of the mess they got themselves into (or rather, the mess they were forced into) at the end of Brightwash, but things just get even worse. 

LEGACY OF BRICK & BONE, Tainted Dominion #2
Follow the law and you’ll stay safe. But what if the law betrays you?

It all st...

It’s basically April, and you know what that means. Indie April!

April is all about the indies, with the biggest sale (that I know of) being the Narratess Indie April sale, which is happening the first week of April! That’s NEXT WEEKEND!

Tessa and her team will have 300 books and authors participating, from FREE to $1.99USD from April 5th to April 7th.

Sale from April 5 to April 7, 2025

If you’re a fan of using the platform itch.io, many authors from the Narratess sale will be part...

Hey everyone! I’ve finally made the decision to go wide with my ebooks.

This means I will no longer be participating in Kindle Unlimited. KU was very stop and go since I started publishing, and it just doesn’t make sense to continue with the program. It also means you’ll be able to purchase all four of my books (and any future books) on platforms like Kobo, Campfire Writing, Barnes and Nobles, itchio and more by March 12th, 2025.

My ebooks will also be available in many of the offered li...