The Betrayal of Renegade X is Out Today!!!

The day is finally here! At least, if you’ve been waiting for the ebook. If you’re waiting for the paperback or hardcover, those will take a little longer. (My current estimate is about one week for the paperback and two or three for the hardback.)

This book has been so long in the making, and I’m so excited to finally get to share it with everyone!

Available now at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, or iTunes.

 

Damien thinks he has the whole hero thing figured out—he’s getting good grades at Heroesworth and acing all his missions—at least until he zaps an unarmed bad guy he believes tortured and murdered children. It turns out the “bad guy” was actually a superhero working with the school. The mission was staged, and Damien blew it. 

Now his best friend refuses to work with him, his dad is considering getting him professional help, and everyone’s questioning whether or not he has a future as a hero—including his grandpa, who will do anything to ensure Damien’s future lies in villainy. His grandpa creates a villain organization called the Truth, intent on exposing the way heroes really treat villains. But when the Truth launches its plan and the whole city erupts in chaos, Damien is caught between the opposing sides, and his future is anything but certain. 

With heroes and villains bent on destroying each other, it’s up to him to do whatever it takes to stop the fighting, even if it means betraying the people closest to him.

Cover Reveal!

The cover for The Betrayal of Renegade X is done! It’s amazing, and it couldn’t have turned out better! photo 91ca6b77-f94d-4f38-94a5-59d4d65ee11d_zps11zdpd4c.jpg The characters on the left are Gordon, Riley, and Sarah, and on the right there’s Damien’s mom, Kat, and his grandpa. And because the cover is now done, I’ll be able to release the ebook a little earlier than I’d planned. It comes out June 20th, everywhere, though in the meantime you can pre-order it on Amazon and get it the second it’s released. Click here to pre-order.

The Betrayal of Renegade X is Available for Pre-order!

The kickstarter was supposed to be the only way to pre-order the book, but since it’s past the release date, and since there’s so much confusion over when it will be out, I want to make sure everyone has a chance to get it as soon as it’s ready. The book is up on Amazon right now with a placeholder cover, and will for sure come out June 30th. If you pre-order it, it will be sent directly to your kindle the second it comes out.

Get it here or click on the image below:

 

 

It will also be available everywhere the first two books are sold, on Barnes and Noble, Kobo, iTunes, etc., just not through pre-order.

The New and Improved Newsletter

It’s come to my attention that some of you–kind of a lot of you, actually–had signed up for the newsletter, but never got the confirmation email. Some email providers were rejecting it, so it didn’t even go into spam, but just never showed up.

So, if you signed up for the newsletter but never got anything from me, that’s why, and it’s fixed now.

I switched newsletter providers and imported everyone who signed up, confirmed and unconfirmed alike. It should all work smoothly, so that when I announce the release of book 3, everyone will actually get the notification. You can also sign up from my facebook page as well.

I tested it out, and it seems to be working, but please let me know if you have any problems with it.

Betrayal is Slightly Delayed But Still Coming!

I know, I know–The Betrayal of Renegade X was supposed to come out on June 10th. (A lot of you saw that on Goodreads, I think.) You guys have been waiting and waiting, and nobody wants this book to come out more than me. Unfortunately, there’s been a delay with the cover, but I should have the finished art very soon. And the second I do, I will hit the publish button! I’ll also post about it everywhere and send out a newsletter. So hang in there! The wait is almost over.

 

Tentative Release Dates

The Betrayal of Renegade X is almost done–only three scenes left to write–and, barring some disaster, will come out in June. That’s right, June, as in next month. I don’t have an exact release date yet, but I expect that the ebook will be out around the 6th, with paperback and hardback versions soon to follow. That’s not an official date, just a probable one, but I’ll send out a newsletter as soon as the ebook goes on sale, so if you’re worried about missing it, sign up in the top left corner of the site to get notified.

And I’ve got good news for fans who have been waiting for the audiobook for The Trials of Renegade X! Thanks to the extra funds raised in the kickstarter, I’ve worked out a plan with the narrator/producer team, and they’re currently working on the audiobook for Trials right now. Expect that to come out sometime in September.

Stretch Goal #4

Stretch goal #3 has been reached! This means that backers of the kickstarter of all reward tiers get the Renegade X holiday special (and get to vote on which holiday I write about), the postcard set, and Damien’s Guide to Golden City, a snarky travel guide from Damien’s point of view. The kickstarter is currently at $4,166. and there are still five days left, so it’s time to announce the next stretch goal:

If the kickstarter reaches $4,500, ALL REWARD TIERS will get a high-quality 2×3 inch fridge magnet featuring the wrap cover art from book one, which looks like this:

 

These are going to be really cool, and I know I want one!

Ahem.

I also announced that I’ve been talking with ACX, the distributor for the Renegade X audiobook, and they’ve provided me with some extra promo codes, good for downloading a free copy of The Rise of Renegade X from Audible.com. This means that the top 40 backers–based on pledge amount–will be getting a free copy of the first audiobook!

Unfortunately, these only apply to backers in the US or the UK. And if you’re in the top 40 and already have the audiobook, you’ll have the chance to opt out so someone else can have a copy. Or you can hoard more for yourself, or give your Audible code to a friend–it’s up to you.

Stretch Goal #3

We’ve hit stretch goal #2! That means all reward tiers in the kickstarter come with not only the Renegade X holiday special (where backers get to vote on which holiday I write about), but also a set of 3 postcards featuring the cover art (one postcard for each cover).

And I’m super excited to announce that if the kickstarter reaches $4,000, I will write and illustrate Damien’s Guide to Golden City. This will be a tour/travel guide to Golden City, as only Damien can tell it. Expect lots of snark and hilarious anecdotes about your favorite characters. This will come in ebook format and will be included with ALL REWARD TIERS.

Stretch Goal #2

If you’ve been keeping up with the kickstarter for The Betrayal of Renegade X, then you’ve probably seen that we’ve reached our first stretch goal! That means I’ll be writing a Renegade X HOLIDAY SPECIAL. Backers get to vote on which holiday I write about. It’s going to be awesome.

And we’re getting close to reaching the second stretch goal:

If the kickstarter reaches $3,500, ALL REWARD TIERS will come with a set of three 4×6 postcards, featuring the gorgeous artwork from each book cover. I can also sign and/or personalize these, or leave them blank. And that’s all reward tiers, so even if you only pre-order the ebook, you’ll still get the postcards sent to you.

We’re at $3,385 as I write this, with eight days left to go–let’s make this happen!