Dragoncon was an EXTREME success!!! I brought 125 books, 100 of A Shadowed Awakening and 30 of A Dark Journey. I’m leaving with 10 books left!!! That means I sold 115 BOOKS at my very first Dragoncon!!!
Truly this experience was one for the books (pardon my pun).
Next stop is Melbourne Toy and Comic Con!!
2024-09-07 22:02:36 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: This is the final chapter of Book 1 of Otherworldly: A Burned Heart. Next chapter is an epilogue, and the one after that is a prologue.
Chapter Twenty-Three
Once A Victor
Rise of Winter, Week 5, Day 4
“We have a score to settle,” The woman continued, stepping forward, sending ripples across the thin sheen of water.
Freddie was frozen, overwhelmed by the aura that dominated the clearing. Sh...
2024-09-05 00:53:18 +0000 UTC View PostA/N 9/4: This is the first chapter this week! You can expect a second ASA chapter later this week!
Chapter Eighty-Eight
Effy
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 7
The sermon came to an end slowly, the High Priestess meandering in her descriptions, but soon enough, she was losing the cadence of a storyteller.
“Please, if you can, say a prayer to Frill today. Ask for compassion in your everyday life. Ask for your own capa...
2024-09-04 13:26:34 +0000 UTC View PostHowdy!
There will not be a release this week as I am out of town at Dragoncon in Atlanta! Next week will have double chapters.
If you’re in town, come say hi at Booth 1320/1322!!
XO,
Alloralee
2024-08-29 00:36:25 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: This is the second to last chapter of book 1! CH 23 is the final chappy and CH 24 is the epilogue!!!
Chapter Twenty-Two
Wishing For Your Demise
Rise of Winter, Week 5, Day 4.
[Nemoan Protectorate]
In her mind, the lands of Nemo filled in like a cartographer’s map, and she could see the estate clear as day. Her family all safe in the manor, Freddie smiled to herself and began getting ready for the ...
2024-08-27 22:41:37 +0000 UTC View PostA/N 8/27/24 : I updated this with a reference to Nemoan Protectorate. Enjoy!
A/N: I hope this chapter hurts you
Chapter Twenty-One
Goodbyes Are For Loved Ones
Rise of Winter, Week 4, Day 5
The horses were sleek, black, and particularly slim. They weren’t war horses, their hooves slender and fragile, no. These were meant for speed.
Freddie was wearing long sleeves, pants, and a trav...
2024-08-24 17:34:50 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: Next regular chapter is Saturday!! But I'll be working on getting the Maeve tier up to 21 chapters over the next couple of months!
Chapter Twenty
Conqueror
Rise of Winter, Week 4, Day 4
“Lady Fredericka—”
“It’s a pleasure—”
“If I could have a moment to congratulate you—”
Freddie let them speak, zoning in and out as needed, answering politely yet distinctly unwelcoming in her tone.&nbs...
2024-08-22 22:37:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Eighty-Seven
Sermon of the Gods
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 7
The pews of the church were filled to the brim with people chatting among themselves. I wondered why, but then I had a horrific realization.
Garbage! I shouted internally, It’s Seventh Day! The day of Sermon! Am I going to have to sit through this whole thing to give my donation and pray?!
I shot a betrayed look at Dame Arella, but she wo...
2024-08-22 02:00:20 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: No Chapter Tomorrow for ABH, there will still be OW!
Chapter Nineteen
Chips That Fall
Rise of Winter, Week 4, Day 4
[Fire Step]
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[Fire Step]
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[Fire Step]
It took Freddie three full casts of [Fire Step] to get to the floor of the ballroom, and she could see the twitching of her grandfather’s lips —as well as the way her mother...
2024-08-21 02:30:32 +0000 UTC View Post
Got 30 book 2s printed for Dragoncon 😍
If you’re in Atlanta and going to the con you should stop by and say hi (and maybe pick up your own copy of book 1 and book 2 👀)
2024-08-19 19:24:27 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude Three
From the Outside In
Rise of Winter, Week 4, Day 4
The Nemo estate, a sprawling sight, was bustling with activity. Carriages and horses formed a line, dropping off the attendees. Some would stay in the stables or a nearby field designated for carriages, while others would leave and return in the morning. A few would not return at all, choosing to walk home or hitch a ride in another’s carriage.
Most of the attendees had arrive...
2024-08-19 14:25:49 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Eighteen
Determination
Rise of Winter, Week 4, Day 4
Freddie’s grandfather had insisted that she ride in his carriage on the way back to the estate, which Freddie was confused by —at first. It was cleared up almost immediately, as his jovial expression dropped once the door to the carriage was closed and they were alone. His eyes spoke of a concern so deep it bordered on dangerous.
“Who was it?” He asked.
Freddie le...
2024-08-18 21:28:29 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Seventeen
A Goddess Descends
Rise of Winter, Week 4, Day 4
“I called you, after all. You are Minare.”
The Divine before Freddie looked aged. Not old, no, she lacked the wrinkles for such a thing. But her salt and pepper hair pulled back atop her head, and her world-weary eyes —a deep blue like the ocean deeps, said otherwise. It was in the way she wore an outfit of ages past, of rough brown fabric and a dirty whi...
2024-08-17 23:08:05 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Sixteen
What It Means to Be A Nemo
Rise of Winter, Week 4, Day 4
“Are you ready?” Bridian asked softly, gripping Freddie’s hand in a comforting gesture.
They were at the main church of Hernel, already having passed through the winding streets of the city, navigating around the towers that were nearly as tall as the sky itself. As the black carriage with white metallic accents made its way through the city, people had stoppe...
2024-08-16 17:49:48 +0000 UTC View Post
Just realized I never posted it!!
2024-08-16 17:05:23 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Fifteen
Target Practice
Rise of Winter, Week 3, Day 8
“[Bright as a Flickering Flame]”
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“[Bright as a Flickering Flame]”
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“[Bright as a Flickering Flame]”
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“[Bright as a Flickering Flame]”
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[Congratulations! Bright as a Flickering Flame is now Level 3!]
“Ugh!” Freddie shout...
2024-08-15 20:03:25 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, so over the next seven days ABH will be getting daily updates, this will make it feel like OW is getting sidelined, but this is just for the release on Royal Road.
Once the initial release is over, ABH will go back to just Saturday updates.
OW will continue to be on Wednesdays!!
2024-08-15 14:54:14 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Fourteen
Healing The Poison Within
Rise of Winter, Week 3, Day 7
Freddie watched as Georgia’s face went pale.
“It’s all right!” Freddie rushed out, catching the frantic way that the woman’s eyes began darting from her to the Duke. “It’s okay. The Skill is barely Level 5. You’re right. I’m neither Skilled nor skilled with its use.”
The Duke shot Freddie a look, then shook his head, “It’s fine, really....
2024-08-14 14:18:35 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Thirteen
Dungeons and Opportunities
Rise of Winter, Week 3, Day 7
“Do we know how old it is? How many floors? What it produces?” The questions were rapid fire as the Duke spoke.
Tiltham glanced down at Freddie, thinking, before she looked back at the Duke.
“Based on the escaped creature’s ability, we expect it to be at least ten years old —maybe twenty. Sir Yllwood wasn’t the best of us, but he was far fro...
2024-08-14 14:16:46 +0000 UTC View PostInterlude Two
A Collection of Essays on Dungeons
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On Dungeons, Anathema, and the Divine
By Hollan Signallia
“It has been widely recorded, from ages past to lives present, that whence mana is collected in great volumes, whether naturally or otherwise, the overseer of such collection must maintain a careful watch upon the mana. Mana, when dense enough, can sour and become corrupted by the energies of the world.
One would think that t...
2024-08-14 14:14:46 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Eighty-Six
Fellan Proper
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 7
It was a simple thing, really, but in that moment I felt like it was my first day in Maeve. Getting dressed felt like an insurmountable challenge. But I did it. I forced my arms to move and my fingers to [Weave]. When I left the bathroom, fresh for the day, I looked as I always did. Extravagant. But this time, the threads braided into my hair were pitch black and gave my already black ha...
2024-08-14 13:10:48 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: this is the SIXTH and final release of today!! This catches up Elsewhere to where it will stay!!
Chapter Twelve
Underhanded Attacks
Rise of Winter, Week 3, Day 7
[Quick Fight]
And Freddie was off and ready to go.
It was easy, at first, to land a jab here and a jab there because, despite the tightness in her body caused by the poison, she was still able to utilize her Skills to move smoot...
2024-08-13 16:23:06 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: this is the FIFTH of six releases today!
Chapter Eleven
Pain Is For The Weak
Rise of Winter, Week 3, Day 7
“Poison, as it turns out, does not just go away,” Freddie said glumly to herself as she tried stretching out her arm—only to be met with pain and a tightness so intense she simply gave up and laid back down.
The morning light was shining in her room, reflecting off the pale pink metals that...
2024-08-13 15:56:03 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: this is the FOURTH release out of six today!!!
Chapter Ten
The Love of the Game
Rise of Winter, Week 3, Day 6
Freddie didn’t think herself a good person. Not in the way some people were. She wasn’t selfless—didn’t go out of her way to be kind. And even when she jumped out of a window to run to aid someone injured in the snow, she didn’t think she was doing it for altruistic reasons.
No, she was doing...
2024-08-13 15:47:37 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: This is the THIRD of six releases today!!
Chapter Nine
Godspeed and Growth
Rise of Winter, Week 3, Day 6
[Congratulations! Running is now Level 4!]
[Congratulations! Quick Fight is now Level 2!]
[Congratulations! Quick Fight is now Level 3!]
[Congratulations! Imbue Flame is now Level 3!]
[Congratulations! Fire Step is now L...
2024-08-13 15:41:23 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: this is the SECOND of six releases today.
Chapter Eight
… Makes Perfect
Rise of Winter, Week 1, Day 5
Freddie took a deep breath, letting the hot air fill her lungs. She felt the heat lick her face, and it wasn’t until Tiltham once again extinguished her flames that Freddie pulled back.
“I’m going to try something, and I just want you to watch,” Freddie said as she stretched her arms above her head.<...
2024-08-13 15:34:29 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: this is the FIRST of six releases today.
Chapter Seven
Perfect Practice…
Rise of Winter, Week 1, Day 3
“[Fire Conjuration+Fire Manipulation],” Freddie said, her wild grin spreading even further. Across the training room, Tiltham grimaced.
Freddie, however, wasn’t paying attention to the knight captain. Instead, she was focused on the flickering orb that was slowly growing a foot in fro...
2024-08-13 15:30:15 +0000 UTC View PostOkay, so I've done some thinking, and have decided that I am too lazy for all the tiers I mentioned earlier!
So, instead of creating new tiers, I'm going to re-name the existing tiers:
The $5 tier Noir will become Elsewhere, and will have 6-7 chapters of each story (both OW and ABH)
The $10 tier Haze will become Maeve, and will have all available chapters for both OW and ABH.
Ke...
2024-08-10 18:22:12 +0000 UTC View PostA/N: This is the final chapter available for free! Keep a look out for an announcement of which tier to join for access to the advance chapters!!
Interlude One
Divine Tales 1
A woman stood, towering over a realm that was all her own. Waves struck her legs and caused the pale blue of her dress to become translucent, revealing the sapphire tone of her skin for all to see. If anyone else had been allowed in her realm. But the Tydes of Fate were closed to outsid...
2024-08-10 18:16:45 +0000 UTC View PostChapter Eighty-Five
Attention
Fall of Autumn, Week 4, Day 6
I grabbed large swaths of pitch-black fabric and laid them out. It was a quick endeavor to make sacks for each present and attach the letters, it only required cutting the fabric and gathering it into a rucksack, and tying it with one of the iridescent pieces of yarn.
What wasn’t so quick, however, was going back to Gristle’s office to deliver the letters. The first time I tried, ...
2024-08-07 17:57:56 +0000 UTC View Post