Charyse Allan's Blog

Desert Rain, the final novel in the Valley of Death series, is only two weeks away from release! The cover will be revealed next weekend on February 10th, only a few days before the release, but in the meantime, you have the chance to enter an amazing giveaway!The Valley of Death series focuses HUGELY on love. What it means, what it can endure, how it can heal. So in the spirit of Valentine's Day (a day of love), I'll be giving away four Valentine goody bags. Three of these will be accompanied by a signed copy of Gravel Ghost, the first novel in the Valley of Death series. The final goody bag, the grand prize winner, will receive a signed copy of all three books with their bag!Of course, I don't have an image of the third novel up yet, because the cover hasn't been revealed yet!! But I assure you it's going to look just as amazing as the other two :) Now, along with these four amazing gifts, EVERY entrant will be gifted a free e-copy of Gravel Ghost.Say what?!!You read correctly! Gravel Ghost will be going back to it's regularly listed price next week, but if you get an entry in this giveaway, that doesn't matter! You'll receive a FREE e-copy of the book. To get the free e-book, you have to have liked my Facebook page, so I can get your email from you!The winners will be announced within a week of February 14th and must retrieve their prize within one week of announcement or their prize will be given to someone else!Get to entering!! You have 14 days!!!

Say what?   Don’t you think love is this epic life event where you fell and couldn’t catch yourself no matter what you do to stop it?   In society, we hear people say all the time; ‘I fell in love with him,’ ‘I’m falling out of love with her.’ But is that correct? After getting into a deep relationship with a significant other, you will have times when you wonder if you still love the other person. Maybe they did something to hurt you, or you have a crush on someone else. A lot of people use the

There once was a queen, thousands of years ago. She was chosen from the lower class to be the tyrannical king’s wife. Shortly after she became queen, she was asked by her uncle to help her people. She was terrified of being sentenced to death for requesting the king have mercy on her people. Her uncle told her; the people would find deliverance one way or another, but she was the one who was wanted for the job.    We have basic needs as humans. We have some extremely complex ones, which go

As a human in a broken world there are millions of things to be experienced, not all of them good. You hear someone's story about how amazing their life was, how they never had a bad experience, even as a child...it's almost hard to believe in this day and age.    Growing up, I didn't have a terrible life; my parents loved me, took care of me, and were the best parents they knew how to be, but that didn't save me from some form of trauma. When I say 'trauma,' you're probably imagining something

You'll notice I moved my website and am working on a new blog feed. I love WIX and their ease of use, which is the main reason I'm moving everything to one place. Time just always seems to get away from me. Having things a little easier to manage is one of the first changes I'm implementing.    As the release of Desert Fire is right around the corner, I'm getting ready for a move, and I start a new job next week, I'm very short on time. But all these things are wonderful blessings! I have been