SHATTERING THE LEY is One Day Old!

So . . . Shattering the Ley, my next novel and the start of a new series, is now one day old. Thanks to everyone who has ordered/bought the book! These first few weeks of the book's release are the most important. If you know you're going to get the book, please order/buy it now. Don't wait. It lets the publisher know that you were waiting for this book to come out, which helps indicate whether DAW should be buying my next book or not. You can also help out by telling your friends about the book, either in person or through social media. Put up a link to the book connecting it to your favorite bookstore. Put up the cover art (which I think rocks). Talk about the book for the next few weeks. And if you get and read the book, please post a review of the book at any and all reviewing spots, like Goodreads, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, etc. All of these small things really have a much larger impact on how well the books does than you might think.

And if you absolutely love the book, shout that out to the world! (Keep in mind you can always buy copies of the book to give to your friends as gifts as well.)

Here's the cover art and a little cover copy you can share with your friends right now. Please pass it around and share the artwork! I'll be posting the stops along a little mini book tour I've set up through upstate New York, New Hampshire, and Boston. There will also be links to some interviews I did, and hopefully some signal boosts from some friends and authors you may know. And of course you'll be hearing from me daily (probably) for the next two weeks or so, so please bear with me. I think this book is the best thing I've written to date, with some stunning and surprising twists (twists that surprised even me). I think everyone is going to love it!





Copy: Erenthrall—sprawling city of light and magic, whose streets are packed with traders from a dozen lands and whose buildings and towers are grown and shaped in the space of a day. At the heart of the city is the Nexus, the hub of the ley line system that powers Erenthrall and links the city and the Baronial plains to the rest of the continent and the world beyond. The Prime Wielders control the Nexus with secrecy and lies, but it is the Baron who controls the Wielders and the rest of the Baronies through a web of brutal intimidation enforced by his bloodthirsty guardsmen and unnatural assassins.

When the rebel Kormanley seek to destroy the ley system and the Baron’s chokehold on the continent, two people find themselves caught in the chaos that sweeps through Erenthrall and threatens the entire world: Kara Tremain, a young Wielder coming into her power, who discovers the forbidden truth behind the magic that powers the ley lines, and Alan Garrett, a recruit in the Baron’s guard, who learns that the city holds more mysteries and more danger than he could possibly have imagined . . . and who holds a secret within himself that could mean Erenthrall’s destruction . . . or its salvation.

SHATTERING THE LEY Review: Library Journal

Here's Library Journal's review of Shattering the Ley. Generally positive!

Gifted from an early age with the ability to sense and use ley energy, Kara is tapped to be a Wielder, one of the special technicians who maintain the complicated ley lines that power lights, machines, and transportation in the city of Erenthrall. The ley lines are only truly understood by the Prime Wielders, who act under the control of Baron Arent. Control of the ley is command of the world, but there are those who want the power returned to its natural state. These Kormanley rebels threaten the established order, and the state police known as the Baron's Dogs hunt them without mercy. But political forces are using the Kormanley, and tampering with the ley might bring down more than just the baron's regime. VERDICT Although Kara is an exceptional character, she shares the stage with Allan, a deeply conflicted member of the Baron's Dogs with a secret connection to the ley. Palmatier (The Vacant Throne) takes familiar ideas of ley lines and magic wielders but gives them fresh life in this rich fantasy world. –Library Journal, 6/15/2014