Dana Burkey's Blog - Posts Tagged "new-book"

Man! I cannot believe how exciting this week has been as both a reader, and also as an author!

First of all, the last novella in my YA series it out. Stage Lights ends the Hearts to Follow series is some twists and turns that were for sure fun to write! Oh, and not only is that book out, but I have the whole series in one place on Kindle, and on top of that it is free right now!! That's right! FREE! So, you can read all three books in one place, and don't even have to pay! Check it out here, then post your review on Goodreads: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O7VKY5E

Next, I was so happy to start reading Blood of Olympus Monday night when it was loaded onto my Kindle! So cool to read more about the characters I love so much. I should tell you, however, that I am reading as slow as possible so I can enjoy it for a while! That basically means that tonight when I have time after work I will finish the whole thing!! ;)

Then, my excitement got even greater when I purchased The Young Elites! This new series is really exciting and sounds like a fun new YA book I can really get into! I am in the middle of reading the Legend series, so now that I know I will have more wonderful books from Lu to read after, I know I can finish the other books quickly!

With all of these things going on it is hard to not call off work and spend my whole day curled up in book world! I look forward to a rainy weekend coming up so I can dive in and spend some time on a real "book vacation!"

Well, I hope you get the chance to check out these great books, especially Stage Lights, and is FREE on Kindle. In fact, here is the link again in case you missed it: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O7VKY5E


Happy reading and ENJOY!!!

Hello and Happy Hump Day!

I am so thankful right now for the number of people that have taken the time to pick up a FREE copy of my book Just Pretending! It has been a joy to watch it climb the FREE charts on Amazon, and also be picked up at places like Smashwords and Barnes and Nobles!

Because of this I decided to lower the price on the entire Hearts to Follow Series! Now, you can get all three books for only $1.99! If you are interested in picking up Just Pretending, or the whole series, here are the link for that:

JUST PRETENDING: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MDWDSGQ

HEARTS TO FOLLOW SERIES:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O7VKY5E


Finally, I am happy to announce that I am working with a good friend and graphic designer to make new cover art for the Hearts to Follow series! I am hoping these will be unveiled for everyone in March, along with a release date for my next novel: Locket Full of Secrets!


Well, that is all the good news I have for now! I hope it will keep the mid-week blues away for a while!

-Dana Burkey!

I need to start by saying....My readers are amazing!!!


This weekend I was blessed enough to gain a lot of readers, and also a lot of new reviews. That is super important for an indie author like myself, so thank you thank you thank you all so much!!


The other thing that really blew me away was the wonderful twitter community I am happy to call home. Thanks to RTs and favorites I was able to reach new readers and meet new authors! Truly amazing!


Well, right now I am happy to say that Just Pretending is FREE on Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MDWDSGQ
This promo had the book climbing the best seller charts. It was also featured on ReadCheaply.com, and the following blog:
http://insidethereadersmind.blogspot....



Alright....now for the "big things ahead"! I am currently woring with a new editor and also a new cover design artist!! This means there will be a new look and feel for my Hearts to Follow Series SOON!


Another thing I am happy to share: I started work on a new book this weekend! Well, it is really a book within a book, but you will have to get more on that soon! I am hoping it will be out before summer, if not in the next month or two!


For now, thanks again to all my new readers and followers! Your support gives me even more drive to keep writing and working on new things!


THANKS AGAIN!
-Dana Burkey


http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00MDWDSGQ

Hello everyone!

I am sadly home sick right now, but I am kind of okay with the idea of sitting in bed watching Netflix until I fall asleep. So today is not all bad!!

First of all, I want to give a big THANK YOU SO SO SO SO SO MUCH to my cover designer and friend Bethany Walters! She designed the new covers for all the books in my Hearts to Follow Series! You can check her out on etsy here:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SheLikesLet...

Oh, and here are the amazing covers she designed:






Another amazing thing that came with working with Bethany was that I was able to release a second edition of my Hearts to Follow series in print! There is a slight issue with the cover art at the moment, but it is available at Amazon and will soon be available on Barns and Nobles as well!


Finally, I am happy to announce that my book Big City Farming is due out on May 1st! It is a new adult romance set in Texas, and I can't wait for you all to read it! It is available for pre-order here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00US8AYZA







Thank you all for reading! I can't wait to hear what you all think of Big City Farming! But for now, I am off to curl up in bed for some Netflix marathons!


-Dana Burkey!

Hello and HAPPY EASTER!!


I am so excited right now that there is less than a month until my book Big City Farming is released on Amazon Kindle. So far I have had a great response from readers, and look forward to sharing it with even more of you! You can pre-order your copy now:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00US8AYZA


The other exciting thing going on right now is EDITING! Now, usually I would not say that editing is "exciting," but I have been making great progress on editing, and know I am one step closer to a summer release. In fact, if things continue to go as well as they are right now, I may be releasing my book Locket Full of Secrets a little sooner than I expected.


Until these projects are out, I wanted to share a group with you all where you can get FREE YA/NA BOOKS! Some are for a short time period, some are prerma free! Check it out here:
https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...




Thanks for reading, and I can't wait to share even more exiting news with you all SOON!

-Dana Burkey

Hello everyone!!


After a LONG week at work, followed by a LONG weekend editing and re-writing, I am ready for a long nap and some Netflix! But first, I wanted to let you all in on some exciting news!



First of all my new book Big City Farming is going to be released early!! That's right, you can now enjoy the book on Kindle on the 17th of April, instead of waiting until May 1st! I was just too excited to share it with you all, so I thought I might as well move up the release date! Pre-order your copy now:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00US8AYZA



The other super exciting news is that I have a tentative release date for my next book as well! I am currently working on tightening up the second draft of Locket Full of Secrets, with the hopes of it being released on Kindle on July 4th! Since Independence Day is one of my favorite holidays I thought I would celebrate with a book I have been working on for a few years now. You can find out more about the book here:
Locket Full of Secrets
Also, if you want to own the locket that helped inspire part of the story, you can pick it up here:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/17603161...



The last bit of exciting news is that I have a FREE audio book copies of my Hearts to Follow Series that I would love to share with anyone interested! I have 5 to give away, so comment below or message me to take advantage of this FREE offer!


Well, as I said before I am off to take a nap! Thank you all for your support so far on Big City Farming, and for the new great reviews of my Hearts to Follow Series this last week. I cannot wait to share even more with you all this coming year, including a few projects that are currently in the works!



-Dana Burkey

Hey everyone!!

For a while now I was super excited to tell you all about my new book that was coming out on the 1st of May! Well..........I got tired of waiting and released the book today!!!! That's right, you can now get Big City Farming on Kindle!






I am super excited about this new book being released, and also excited that it is going to be available on audiobook format next month as well!

If you want to get your copy, simple head over to Amazon.com to pick it up:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00US8AYZA


ALSO! To celebrate it's release, it will be FREE on Kindle tomorrow and Sunday! I hope this will be a great chance for readers to get a copy and post a review! If you already read the book and posted a review on Goodreads, please take a moment to also post that review on Amazon.com now that the book is live!!


Since I love giving good news...I have MORE GOOD NEWS!! I just finished the second draft of my upcoming project Locket Full of Secrets! It is still a little ways away from release, but I am THRILLED to report it will be out on July 4th! This is my first full length project, and is something I have been working on for a few years! I cannot wait for you all to read it!


Well....that's all for now! Please head over to Amazon to pick up Big City Farming, especially when it is free this weekend!!

ENJOY! and THANKS FOR READING!!

-Dana Burkey!

Hello from Florida! (or at least the air somewhere above it)

I am currently heading out for a long due week of vacation in the Florida Keys with my family! So, that means this blog post will have to get you through the next two week! But, to make it worth your wile I have some great stuff to share!!

First of all I want to give a MEGA SHOUT OUT to my friends that support me so much! Mair, Tabitha, Ellie, Hayley, Ciara, Libby, and Randall give me lost of support and keep me writing when I want nothing more than to quit before the editing is done!

That being said.....THE EDITING IS DONE!! I just finished the second draft of Locket Full of Secrets!!! In fact, I just put it in the mail to my sister(Dawn) so she can give it a read and let me know what changes will make the book even better. She is my biggest help in getting this next book out to readers, and is both hilarious and helpful all at once! Without Dawn and her support in this long process of editing such a big project, I feel like I would have a sub-par book to share with you all in the end. But now, thanks to all she has done and is doing, I know the story you will all read soon is going to be a great!

So, when can you read it? Great question! Locket Full of Secrets will be out on July 4th! However..........I am starting to think that I want to release it sooner!! I am just not patient(as I talked about in last weeks blog). But, there is still a lot of editing and other fun to go before I can get the book out. So, maybe you really will need to wait for July! In the mean time, pre-order the book here:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00W0D1V3K


One thing you will not have to wait until July for, however, is the audio book copy of Big City Farming! I am working with the amazingly talented Kandace Peppers, and she is working over time to get the book done and ready for listeners! While you wait for the official audio book to be ready, pick up the ebook now for only 99c!
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00US8AYZA



Well folks! I am off to tan, drink rum, and play a lot of cards with my family! Oh.....and fingers crossed I get to see a shark! It is my MEGA GOAL for this week of vacation! Stay tuned, cuz if I get I see one I will be posting photos RIGHT AWAY!! haha


Thanks for reading, and see you all again soon!
-Dana Burkey!

Hello once again!

After a wonderfully LONG week in Key West, I am back home in Washington State where the weather is mild and there are no sharks! And in case you all wondered....I SAW A SHARK!! While snorkeling over the reef, I saw a reef shark swimming away from me. It was the best moment of my vacation, since it has been a dream of mine for YEARS to see a shark in person! And to see it in the open ocean and to swim away with all of my limbs still intact was great!!


Well, now down to some business!

Now that I am home I have two major things I am working on that are making me feel like I need more hours in my day! This first is that I am training for a triathlon! My race is in 50 days, so each night I am on my stationary bike and treadmill, working out for between an hour and an hour and a half! It makes for great sleep, but not much time for other things!

The second thing I am working on, is of course writing! I finished the second draft of Locket Full of Secrets before I left for vacation, but I am also working on my next book All For Fame, as well as working on an outline for a new series I want to possibly use during NaNoWriMo. Thanks to so much working out for my tri there is not enough time it seems! Fingers crossed that changes soon.

Since I do not want to leave you with any bad news, I wanted to share something exciting with you all! With the release of Locket Full of Secrets only a few months away, you can own your own locket, identical to the one featured in the book!! Check it out here on etsy:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/17603161...


Well, I am off to run....or bike....or maybe even to write! Be sure to check out the lockets if you need something to read, pick up a FREE copy of Stage Lights today and tomorrow on Kindle:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00O7BLKD4


Have a fabulous weekend!
-Dana Burkey

Happy Friday!!

This weekend is a busy one for me with a local kids race where I am coaching two teams, and also a parade in town tonight as well! But, before all of that craziness I wanted to fill you all in on some exciting stuff!

First of all I want to give a big shout out to my good friend Bethany Walters who designed the covers of my Hearts to Follow Series! She is on Etsy, and makes all kinds of fantastic wood made products! Check her out here, and also marvel at her amazing work on my covers:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/SheLikesLet...





While I am on the topic of book covers, I have been making EXTREME changes to the book cover to my new book Locket Full of Secrets! The book is a YA suspense, with some mystery and even a love story thrown in for good measure!
This is, hopefully, the final version of the cover! Enjoy!!



Thank you to all my fellow authors on Goodreads and Facebook that gave me advice on how to make the cover look even more fabulous! Also, if you are as in love with the locket on the cover as I am, head over to Etsy to check out the locket in different birthstones and even order one so you can have the actual locket used in the book:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/17603161...

Finally, for those of you who are counting down the days until you can finally READ Locket Full of Secrets, it is on pre-sale for only $.99! This will be at least a $2 savings on the list price when it comes out on July 4th, so take advantage of this great deal while you still can!

Well,I hope you all have a great rest of your weekend! I am off for parades, races, and hopefully a good book to read when it is all over!

-Dana Burkey