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Fighting Fate Pre-order and Preview
OMG! I can't believe it! My second book, Fighting Fate, will be coming out September 17, 2019!There were times I wasn't sure this book would ever be finished. Now, I'm so excited for you all to read Katie and Isaac's story. It's been a labor of love but so worth it! Though it took some time for Katie and Isaac to open up and show me their story, when they did... OH, WOW! They had quite the story to tell!
You can read the first four chapters of Fighting Fate and pre-order the ebook for $0.99 today!
If you bought the ebook of Fake to Fate from Amazon, you should be able to update the file on your e-reader now and see the preview and pre-order link for Fighting Fate at the end of the book!
If you have not yet purchased Fake to Fate, now is a good time. Though, these books can standalone or be read in any order, I believe it's a more pleasurable experience to read them in publication order.
Buy Fake to Fate
Please visit mybookcave to claim the file type of your choice. (epub or mobi) Note: mybookcave will ask you to sign up for my newsletter before you download. Thank you in advance for jumping through the hoop to read ♥
If you'd like to jump straight to the pre-order click here!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WYVNCWC
The paperback copy of Fighting Fate will be available closer to the release date. I'll send another email letting you all know!
A little writing update: I started drafting the next book in the Fate series. WOOT! And there will be at least one more book in this series after it. I'm absolutely loving all the characters in this world. The more time I spend with the them, the more I realize how hard it's going to be to leave them behind for a new cast someday.
Thank you all so much for sticking with me!
Dear book bloggers/reviewers,
I have a limited number of ARC's of Fighting Fate available now! If you would like to review a copy, please comment below or send a message via my contact page with the best way to send you the link. Reviews due by September 17, 2019. Thank you so very much!
Writing: Monthly Update for August
August happened... Seriously, where did the month go?! On top of that, where did the last fifteen years go? Our son had his first week of high school and I'm still not sure how I feel about that. Did any of your kids hit a milestone this year? How are you handling it?
At this point, we're just taking it one day at a time. Hoping for a good school year!
Now, not only did our son hit a big milestone in August, I did too! A writer dream come true. One of my favorite authors, Mary E. Pearson (The Kiss of Deception, Dance of Thieves, and more from the Remnant Chronicles) released the second book in the Dance of Thieves duology, Vow of Thieves. On August 8th, my husband and I went to her signing event in Minnesota.
Before we went, my husband encouraged me to take a copy of Fake to Fate, just in case. I did, thinking it wouldn't come into play but when it was my turn in line for Mary to sign my copy of Vow of Thieves, this happened...
Last year, when I went to the same book store for her signing of Dance of Thieves, I told her how much The Kiss of Deception inspired me to throw out my worry over writing the "correct" way and start writing my way. 99.9% of that book is written from 3 different POV's. All from first person, and the identity of two of the characters are hidden for most of the book. Then, close to the end, she had one chapter from a completely different POV and it was only like 2 pages long. WHO DOES THAT?! lol When I told her how much I loved that and it changed my life as a writer, she let me know that she had worried about including it in the book and hearing how it had impacted me validated her decision! And this is what she wrote on the first page of that chapter...
This year, I reminded her of the previous event and told her I took that sentence to heart. I followed my own rules and self published my first book in April. She got so excited and asked if I had a copy. When I told her I did, she asked me to sign it for her! It was the first book I signed that someone ASKED for my signature. REVOLUTIONARY moment! I'm still flying high from it!
It never would have happened if my husband hadn't encouraged me to be bold and own my accomplishments. Thank you, Tebs! It also wouldn't have had near the impact if I couldn't then share it with all of you! Thank you for reading and for your support! ♥
Current Romance WIPs:
FIGHTING FATE - All the things are happening with this one!
Release day is September 17, 2019! Pre-order the ebook now!
There will be a paperback version available early. I should get the proof copies today. After I read through and make necessary corrections, it will be ready to go! Stay tuned for the announcement!
Reviews are coming in and they're great, so far! Visit the Goodreads page to see what people are saying about Fighting Fate and add it to your TBR!
PLUS ONE - You'll see in my word count tracker that I did add to this book in August. Then I made the decision to continue with the Fate series. PLUS ONE has become the book I chip away at when I have the time to spare. Eventually, I'll have a finished draft and can commit time to publishing it.
FACING FATE - Book 3 in the Fate series! This is Jake's story and OMG I love it so much! We learned so much more about him in FIGHTING FATE and I'm learning even more spending this time with him now. I can't wait to share his story with you!
SECOND CHANCE - While brainstorming one day, because I couldn't work on anything else, I came up with a plot for a second chance romance. It's plotted/outlined and I love the story but the female's backstory is a bit darker than in my other books and it plays heavily into the plot. Not sure how I feel about that, since I love how fluffy my other stories have been. We'll see what happens when I start drafting it. Not sure when that will be. I want to finish the Fate series before picking up a new one. Plus, I have ideas for a couple other series that I've been sitting on longer that I might want to write first. WHO KNOWS?!
Word Counts:
Quite a lot of revision and editing for FIGHTING FATE happened in August. Though, I still think it was a darn good month for words! Several days went off the chart!
The 6th and 7th look a little wonky because I screwed up and forgot to change colors when I switched from drafting PLUS ONE to FACING FATE. LOL
Currently, I've written over 20K words on FACING FATE! God willing and the creek don't rise, I'll have a first draft done at the end of September! Looking to publish it before the end of the year!
Publishing News:
Got some new reviews for FAKE TO FATE! Sold a copy of the ebook and had some page reads!
Released the pre-order for FIGHTING FATE. Already seeing reviews from ARC readers!
Read in August:
Thanks to my dear friend, Bree, I've become obsessed with the Brides of the Kindred series. LOL Not for the faint of heart! Super steamy and a little odd. Love it!
Thanks for reading. Keep moving forward!
Buy FAKE TO FATE! Ebook and paperback are on Amazon now.
Pre-order the ebook for FIGHTING FATE on Amazon and get it delivered directly to your device on September 17th!
Thank you!
At this point, we're just taking it one day at a time. Hoping for a good school year!
Now, not only did our son hit a big milestone in August, I did too! A writer dream come true. One of my favorite authors, Mary E. Pearson (The Kiss of Deception, Dance of Thieves, and more from the Remnant Chronicles) released the second book in the Dance of Thieves duology, Vow of Thieves. On August 8th, my husband and I went to her signing event in Minnesota.
Before we went, my husband encouraged me to take a copy of Fake to Fate, just in case. I did, thinking it wouldn't come into play but when it was my turn in line for Mary to sign my copy of Vow of Thieves, this happened...
Last year, when I went to the same book store for her signing of Dance of Thieves, I told her how much The Kiss of Deception inspired me to throw out my worry over writing the "correct" way and start writing my way. 99.9% of that book is written from 3 different POV's. All from first person, and the identity of two of the characters are hidden for most of the book. Then, close to the end, she had one chapter from a completely different POV and it was only like 2 pages long. WHO DOES THAT?! lol When I told her how much I loved that and it changed my life as a writer, she let me know that she had worried about including it in the book and hearing how it had impacted me validated her decision! And this is what she wrote on the first page of that chapter...
This year, I reminded her of the previous event and told her I took that sentence to heart. I followed my own rules and self published my first book in April. She got so excited and asked if I had a copy. When I told her I did, she asked me to sign it for her! It was the first book I signed that someone ASKED for my signature. REVOLUTIONARY moment! I'm still flying high from it!
It never would have happened if my husband hadn't encouraged me to be bold and own my accomplishments. Thank you, Tebs! It also wouldn't have had near the impact if I couldn't then share it with all of you! Thank you for reading and for your support! ♥
Current Romance WIPs:
FIGHTING FATE - All the things are happening with this one!Release day is September 17, 2019! Pre-order the ebook now!
There will be a paperback version available early. I should get the proof copies today. After I read through and make necessary corrections, it will be ready to go! Stay tuned for the announcement!
Reviews are coming in and they're great, so far! Visit the Goodreads page to see what people are saying about Fighting Fate and add it to your TBR!
PLUS ONE - You'll see in my word count tracker that I did add to this book in August. Then I made the decision to continue with the Fate series. PLUS ONE has become the book I chip away at when I have the time to spare. Eventually, I'll have a finished draft and can commit time to publishing it.
FACING FATE - Book 3 in the Fate series! This is Jake's story and OMG I love it so much! We learned so much more about him in FIGHTING FATE and I'm learning even more spending this time with him now. I can't wait to share his story with you!
SECOND CHANCE - While brainstorming one day, because I couldn't work on anything else, I came up with a plot for a second chance romance. It's plotted/outlined and I love the story but the female's backstory is a bit darker than in my other books and it plays heavily into the plot. Not sure how I feel about that, since I love how fluffy my other stories have been. We'll see what happens when I start drafting it. Not sure when that will be. I want to finish the Fate series before picking up a new one. Plus, I have ideas for a couple other series that I've been sitting on longer that I might want to write first. WHO KNOWS?!
Word Counts:
Quite a lot of revision and editing for FIGHTING FATE happened in August. Though, I still think it was a darn good month for words! Several days went off the chart!
The 6th and 7th look a little wonky because I screwed up and forgot to change colors when I switched from drafting PLUS ONE to FACING FATE. LOL
Currently, I've written over 20K words on FACING FATE! God willing and the creek don't rise, I'll have a first draft done at the end of September! Looking to publish it before the end of the year!
Publishing News:
Got some new reviews for FAKE TO FATE! Sold a copy of the ebook and had some page reads!
Released the pre-order for FIGHTING FATE. Already seeing reviews from ARC readers!
Read in August:
Thanks to my dear friend, Bree, I've become obsessed with the Brides of the Kindred series. LOL Not for the faint of heart! Super steamy and a little odd. Love it!
Thanks for reading. Keep moving forward!
Buy FAKE TO FATE! Ebook and paperback are on Amazon now.
Pre-order the ebook for FIGHTING FATE on Amazon and get it delivered directly to your device on September 17th!
Thank you!
Fighting Fate paperback available to order!
I can't tell you what a relief it is to announce this. The last few months have been quite a struggle to get anything done and then, this week, I got sick with some kind of cold/flu/allergy thing. Which is super ironic considering that's exactly what happens to Isaac in the book that sends him and Katie on this wild ride!
Fortunately, like Isaac, I had someone taking care of me. My loving husband made me my favorite "garbage stew." Beef roast and a whole head of cabbage in chicken stock with celery, onion, and carrot mirepoix, cooked for like 3 hours until the roast just falls apart. OMG it's the best! But he calls it garbage stew because it doesn't look the greatest and the cabbage gives it quite the aroma. LOL
After much rest but no writing, I'm feeling better and was able to fix the issues with the paperback cover yesterday and publish! After Amazon reviewed and approved, Isaac and Katie's story is live! If you order today, I'm pretty sure you'll get it by release day on Tuesday. I suppose it depends on where you're ordering from.
Until the end of September, the paperback will be the lowest price Amazon will allow me to sell it. $11.99 USD. It's so pretty and almost twice as thick as the first book which makes it so nice to hold. Plus, it has a super buttery cover. UGH! I just love it!
Now it's time for me to get back to writing! Jake's story is coming right along. I hope to get it out to you all before the end of the year yet! Wish me luck and let me know what you think of the series so far! Are there any characters you'd like to see more of?
Thank you all so much for reading! ♥ Have a great day!
Click here to order the paperback of Fighting Fate! (Non-US links Amazon provided me are below.)
Fighting Fate paperback links
UK
Spain
And don't forget, the Fighing Fate ebook releases on the 17th! Click here to pre-order now and get it delivered to your device on release day!
Fighting Fate ebook links
UK
Canada
Spain
Mexico
If you haven't ordered the paperback of Fake to Fate, the first book in the Fate series, now would be a good time. I updated the cover for it to better match Fighting Fate and the two would look great on the shelf together!
Click here or on the image below to order the paperback of Fake to Fate! (Non-US links Amazon provided me are below.)
Fake to Fate paperback links
UK
Spain
Fake to Fate ebook links
UK
Canada
Spain
Mexico
Fortunately, like Isaac, I had someone taking care of me. My loving husband made me my favorite "garbage stew." Beef roast and a whole head of cabbage in chicken stock with celery, onion, and carrot mirepoix, cooked for like 3 hours until the roast just falls apart. OMG it's the best! But he calls it garbage stew because it doesn't look the greatest and the cabbage gives it quite the aroma. LOL
After much rest but no writing, I'm feeling better and was able to fix the issues with the paperback cover yesterday and publish! After Amazon reviewed and approved, Isaac and Katie's story is live! If you order today, I'm pretty sure you'll get it by release day on Tuesday. I suppose it depends on where you're ordering from.
Until the end of September, the paperback will be the lowest price Amazon will allow me to sell it. $11.99 USD. It's so pretty and almost twice as thick as the first book which makes it so nice to hold. Plus, it has a super buttery cover. UGH! I just love it!Now it's time for me to get back to writing! Jake's story is coming right along. I hope to get it out to you all before the end of the year yet! Wish me luck and let me know what you think of the series so far! Are there any characters you'd like to see more of?
Thank you all so much for reading! ♥ Have a great day!
Click here to order the paperback of Fighting Fate! (Non-US links Amazon provided me are below.)
Fighting Fate paperback links
UK
Spain
And don't forget, the Fighing Fate ebook releases on the 17th! Click here to pre-order now and get it delivered to your device on release day!
Fighting Fate ebook links
UK
Canada
Spain
Mexico
If you haven't ordered the paperback of Fake to Fate, the first book in the Fate series, now would be a good time. I updated the cover for it to better match Fighting Fate and the two would look great on the shelf together!
Click here or on the image below to order the paperback of Fake to Fate! (Non-US links Amazon provided me are below.)
Fake to Fate paperback links
UK
Spain
Fake to Fate ebook links
UK
Canada
Spain
Mexico
Writing: Monthly Update for January
The blog feature is so odd on here and I can never get things formatted properly.
From now on, for my monthly updates, I'll just be linking to my website.
https://theanastasiaaustin.com/blog/2...
Thanks for reading! ♥
From now on, for my monthly updates, I'll just be linking to my website.
https://theanastasiaaustin.com/blog/2...
Thanks for reading! ♥
Join my ARC Team!
I'm looking for ARC reviewers!
What is an ARC reviewer, you ask? ARC stands for Advanced Reader Copy. An ARC reviewer is a reader who gets a free, advanced copy of an author's book in exchange for an HONEST review.
If this sounds like something you would like to do for me, please fill out this form to apply to be the next Anastasia Austin ARC Star!
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Thank you!
Update for ARC Star Applicants!
If you filled out the app to be an ARC reader for my pen name, Anastasia Austin, and were accepted, you will have received an invite to the ARC Stars Facebook group to the email you used on the form!
If you still wish to apply, the application is open! Please make sure to read the questions carefully ♥
Thanks everyone ♥ You guys rock!
Sneak Peak: Reunited
“I’m not going to make a promise I can’t keep, Lia. I didn’t come here with an ulterior motive. But I’m not going to lie and tell you, since seeing you again, I haven’t thought about… the possibilities.” Avery slid his hand across the table and lay it on hers.
Lia swallowed the lump in her throat. She’d never expected him to admit to feeling that way so easily. Especially since he’d never said anything like that to her in the past.
“I’m not sure what to say,” she said.
“You don’t have to say anything. Nothing’s changed. I promised you a fun, unforgettable weekend. That’s what you’re going to get.”
So many things she shouldn’t have thought flashed behind her eyes. Most of them ending with her robe a crumpled mess on the floor and some part of Avery between her legs.
Nearly breathless, she asked, “And what, exactly, are you going to do to keep that promise?”
He met her eye with alarming confidence. “Anything you want.”
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REUNITED 🔥😘 Coming April 16th. Preorder for $0.99! The price will go up after release! It will also be available on Kindle Unlimited. :DReunited
AMZ --> http://mybook.to/ReunitedEbook
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Lia swallowed the lump in her throat. She’d never expected him to admit to feeling that way so easily. Especially since he’d never said anything like that to her in the past.
“I’m not sure what to say,” she said.
“You don’t have to say anything. Nothing’s changed. I promised you a fun, unforgettable weekend. That’s what you’re going to get.”
So many things she shouldn’t have thought flashed behind her eyes. Most of them ending with her robe a crumpled mess on the floor and some part of Avery between her legs.
Nearly breathless, she asked, “And what, exactly, are you going to do to keep that promise?”
He met her eye with alarming confidence. “Anything you want.”
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REUNITED 🔥😘 Coming April 16th. Preorder for $0.99! The price will go up after release! It will also be available on Kindle Unlimited. :DReunited
AMZ --> http://mybook.to/ReunitedEbook
Please share! On your blog, social media, newsletter, whatever! Thank you!!
🍹REUNITED PREVIEW🍹
Only 2 more days until REUNITED!
Download and read the first 2 chapters now!🔥🔥🔥😘😘🔥🔥🔥 Because you need a swoon-worthy book boyfriend who is protective and sweet, and a heroine who kicks her cheating ex to the curb with a biting tongue.
Free preview -> https://claims.prolificworks.com/free/6BNUxSRw
Remember to pre-order before April 16th to get locked into the $0.99 USD price!
Tropes you can look forward to:
Friends to Lovers,
Slow release alpha,
All grown up,
Light fake engagement,
Fling,
Unrequited Love,
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