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Greystone-in-Training: The Complete Series is out now!

April 9, 2025 By Lou

The entire trilogy is now available in a digital box set! Witness Soriya’s training years with Mentor as she tackles the Minotaur, Shiva, and the Daughters of Salem. Order your copy of Greystone-in-Training: The Complete Series today for only $2.99!

Greystone-in-Training: The Complete Series

Over 600 pages of monsters, mayhem, and madness. Learn how Soriya and Bethany Loren met. Find out where the mysterious Ribbons of Kali came from. There is a deeper mystery in the background and a powerful new force unleashed in Portents.

Will the Doormaker be a force for good or evil?

All this leads directly into Alpha and Omega, coming your way on June 4th!

The trilogy is currently on sale for only $2.99 through Monday, April 14th, so be sure to download your copy today.

Visit my new Payhip store!

Ebook retailers say they reserve the rights to remove any book from the platform/device at any time. I find that scary as hell, considering how many books I’ve purchased over the last decade.

I also think it is ridiculous that we could be paying for products we will never truly own. Looking to ensure my readers will always be able to own any book they’ve purchased, I’ve opened a Payhip store.

This will serve as my digital storefront. You can go there and buy directly from me. I will be running different specials from time to time, including one going on right now.

This week, you can get a copy of Army in the Obelisk for only $0.99! Enjoy the entire twelve-part serial. This deal ends on 4/14.

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Ready for Alpha and Omega? Pre-order your copy today!

March 24, 2025 By Lou

Greystone returns this June 4th with Alpha and Omega! You can pre-order your copy today!

Welcome back to Portents

Picking up directly from the end of The Final Gauntlet, Alpha and Omega is the story of Soriya and Loren’s first meeting. A killer is on the loose and our wayward heroes are on a collision course that will forever change their lives. The events of this book will play a massive role on the second cycle of Greystone!

Alpha and Omega description

The Kindly Killer stalks Portents.

Seven victims have been claimed by the murderous madman. No connections exist between the deceased. No clues remain at the scenes.

Greg Loren knows the killer is behind the death of his wife and he’s willing to do anything to prove it. Crossing lines comes at a cost, though, both personally and professionally. With his career at risk, Loren must discover what is more important: the answers to the past or carving out a future.

Soriya Greystone watches him from a distance, afraid to pull him into her world. But when the twin masked menaces of Comedy and Tragedy strike the city with a chaotic crime wave, the pair are forced together.

How are these two disparate threats connected? And what is the secret behind the Kindly Killer’s mania?

Witness the beginning as Loren and Soriya meet for the first time. But will their partnership survive the trial by fire?

The second half of the Greystone Saga kicks off with a murder and a promise—one that portends dark days ahead…

Pre-order your copy of Alpha and Omega today!

The digital version is available to pre-order now. Paperbacks and hardcovers will be forthcoming. I’ll speak more about the book in the coming months (or you can check out my weekly breakdown of the writing process over on Patreon every Friday, wink wink) but I will say this was an absolute blast to put together. Returning to Portents has been the plan for years.

I couldn’t have asked for a better reception from my dear old friends. They are in for a rough ride. Darkness is coming. I hope they have what it takes to survive…

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Greystone Hardcovers are here!

March 10, 2025 By Lou

If you’ve been following the newsletter (and you should) then this is old news for you. Wait! Before you click away, I’m not done yet! There’s more to share, including Greystone-in-Training hardcovers! (See? Aren’t you glad you stuck around?)

Greystone Hardcovers!

This is something I’ve wanted to put together for years. I’m so grateful to my designers, including MiblArt and Getcovers, who worked tirelessly with my wishy-washy ass to make the best damn covers around. I clearly had no idea what I was doing when I started back in 2016, so to take all my flubs and be able to walk away with some beautiful books? I can’t say enough for their help.

The hardcovers for Greystone are available now and you can order them through my online store or on Amazon.

Greystone-in-Training hardcovers will be out on April 2nd. I have the proofs. They are gorgeous.

I spoke about the digital box set last week. What I didn’t mention then, was how much I love this trilogy. These books truly brought out the best elements of Greystone and I hope I’m able to carry that feeling through the back half of the main series. They certainly impacted how I approached Army in the Obelisk and The Last King.

What’s next?

We’ve got paperbacks and hardcovers and ebooks. The most likely next version to arrive will be audiobooks, if I have my way with things. The first three Greystone novels are available through Audible. Unfortunately, my narrator didn’t feel the project was worth continuing and I’ve been left adrift since.

That’s going to change this fall. Promise. By year’s end, I’m hoping to announce some cool new audiobooks for you to enjoy.

Be sure to head over to Audible to check out Signs of Portents, Tales from Portents and The Medusa Coin. J.S. Arquin did an amazing job with the books. Still proud of what he was able to bring to the novels. Hoping the new narrator can do the same. I will keep you updated on the process as the year goes!

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Pre-Order the Greystone-in-Training Box Set Now!

March 3, 2025 By Lou

The pre-order for the Greystone-in-Training box set is live! You can order your digital copy of the entire trilogy for only $2.99.

Pre-order Greystone-in-Training: The Complete Series now!

Witness the training years of Soriya Greystone as she tackles the most dangerous myths and legends, set loose by a mysterious force that could spell the end for Portents! Does she have what it takes to protect the city?

Box Set includes:

  • Hammer and Anvil
  • The Gifts of Kali
  • The Final Gauntlet

Over 600 pages of murder and mayhem!

HAMMER AND ANVIL

It’s her first case and it might be her last.

Soriya has worked to become the Greystone her entire life. Now all her efforts are in jeopardy when she falls before the destructive power of the Minotaur.

Forced to the sideline by her teacher, Soriya must find a new path. Only one thing is certain—she’s going to need help.

Recently engaged to the love of her life, Greg Loren, Beth struggles to commit to a date. Instead, she throws herself into her research, hunting for the recently stolen hammer of Hephaestus.

Working to unravel the secrets hidden in Portents, Soriya and Beth must learn to trust the other’s unique perspective. However, they aren’t the only ones seeking answers as the Minotaur makes his move on the city… starting with Soriya’s loved ones.

THE GIFTS OF KALI

The world will be wiped clean of sin.

Shiva has returned and every life in Portents is at risk. His goal is simple—to purify humanity and transform the world.

Soriya Greystone faces a threat she can’t defeat: a monster bent on destruction with the power to back it up. All hope for survival lies with Kali, Goddess of Death.

The only problem is Kali doesn’t care whether or not the world burns.

Soriya must find a way to convince the reluctant goddess to stand with her before Portents is swallowed up by Shiva’s growing darkness.

THE FINAL GAUNTLET

The Daughters of Salem have returned.

A doorway was opened and a threat from the earliest days of Portents has found its way home. The Daughters have a clear mission: to use the power of the doorkeeper and awaken a terrible darkness on the world.

Soriya stands alone to face the threat. To do so, she must protect the magic-wielding doorkeeper—a woman in a desperate search to find her past.

There is more at stake for Soriya, though, as Mentor levels one final test upon her. Should she pass, Soriya will at last earn the mantle of the Greystone.

If she fails, however, all of Portents may succumb to the darkness within their souls.

The box set arrives April 9th!

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Writing Update – February 24, 2025

February 24, 2025 By Lou

The first writing update of 2025! This year is going to be packed. You know, like every year is… haha. What are we waiting for? Let’s get to it!

Writing Update

Greystone

The draft for Book Eight is DONE. It’s a beast of a book. 98,000 words for the initial draft. I had a ton of help at the house so I could work through this one. I can’t thank them enough.

If you’ve been reading my Friday posts on Patreon or last month’s blog about the Greystone Reading Order, you know the title already. Book Eight is called Legends and Legacies. It is the most important book in the series to date.

Everything changes here. No hyperbole. The cast is fundamentally set on a new path from this moment that will launch us straight toward the series conclusion next year.

I’m working through the edits right now. It’s a long process and I’m giving myself some leeway to make sure every part of this book is the very best it can be. I’m hoping to finish up by the end of March to dive right into Book Nine in April.

Alpha and Omega

The cover reveal came out last month. Check out the back cover blurb below and get ready for June’s release!

The Kindly Killer stalks Portents.

Seven victims have been claimed by the murderous madman. No connections exist between the deceased. No clues remain at the scenes.

Greg Loren knows the killer is behind the death of his wife and he’s willing to do anything to prove it. Crossing lines comes at a cost, though, both personally and professionally. With his career at risk, Loren must discover what is more important: the answers to the past or carving out a future.

Soriya Greystone watches him from a distance, afraid to pull him into her world. But when the twin masked menaces of Comedy and Tragedy strike the city with a chaotic crime wave, the pair are forced together.

How are these two disparate threats connected? And what is the secret behind the Kindly Killer’s mania?

Witness the beginning as Loren and Soriya meet for the first time. But will their partnership survive the trial by fire?

The second half of the Greystone Saga kicks off with a murder and a promise—one that portends dark days ahead…

What else? (Seriously? Are you kidding me?)

Nothing else to report at this time. Greystone is my main focus for most of the year and I’m going to keep grinding to make the conclusion of the series spectacular.

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Greystone Sale Starts Now

February 10, 2025 By Lou

The Greystone series sale is on! Prepare yourself for the release of Book Six, Alpha and Omega, this June by catching up on every Greystone release to date. Every book is discounted to $0.99 this week, including the Greystone-in-Training prequel trilogy. Click on the banners below!

Greystone Sale

All five books are only $0.99 right now. Follow Soriya and Loren’s story as they battle myths and legends to protect the city of Portents from the darkest of dangers. Click on the banner images below to head to your favorite e-book retailer and start reading.

Welcome to Portents—a city like no other.

Every shadow leads to the darker side of the city, where myths and legends of old still exist and thrive… and scheme.

Detective Greg Loren can’t wait to escape from it all. Since the death of his wife, he’s wished for nothing more than a fresh start.

But fate has another plan for Loren. A series of murders has shaken the city, drawing not only his attention but that of his former partner, Soriya, a young woman who—with the power of an ancient and mysterious artifact called the Greystone—battles against the monsters in the dark.

There is more to this murderer, though. Signs are left at each of the crime scenes, which speak to a deeper purpose. To solve this case, Loren and Soriya must unlock the hidden history of the city itself. Can they find a way to work together once more to stop the killer among them?

Or will a madman’s scheme for revenge bring Portents to ruin?

Six tales of monsters, the dead rising, and the terrors of Portents.

The unwritten rule of the city warns of danger in the night. That is when myths and legends—long thought lost to the world—claim Portents for their own.

Explore the city’s immersive history as a young Alejo Ruiz is introduced not only to the man known as Mentor, but a dangerous band of winged killers.

Witness mayhem and murder as Soriya, wielding her powerful Greystone, battles gremlins, navigates lessons with Mentor, and meets the werewolf Luchik.

Greg Loren faces his own trials as well. When offered the chance to bring his wife back from the dead, can he resist the temptation? Given the choice between the past and his future, where will Loren stand? And who will pay the price for his decision?

Follow new characters with expansive histories as they come face to face with the horrors of Portents—both human and otherwise.

Death has come to the city of Portents.

Dozens have fallen before a mysterious menace hiding among them. Their only connection is the grisly condition of their bodies—hollowed-out chasms where their eyes used to be.

Setting aside the aging case on his wife’s murder, Detective Greg Loren has returned to the city with the task of stopping the bearer of the Medusa coin—an artifact with power over Death himself—from continuing to slaughter the people of Portents.

Soriya, no longer able to control the enigmatic Greystone, grapples with the decision to forge ahead in the case on her own, leaving Loren behind. But without the two counterbalancing each other, Death may be the force that levels them both.

Not everyone finds their way back to the light…

The dark pathways of Portents tell of frightful demons and characters’ surprising histories. Discover new monsters, including a phoenix, an onna-bugeisha, and the Cult of Anubis. Delve deeper into Detective Samantha Myers’ secretive past and follow Captain Ruiz as he continues to be plagued by the demons of Portents, even during his leave of absence.

As Greg Loren and Soriya Greystone battle the city’s monsters and their fractured relationship alike, they come to realize that everyone has two stories…and that nobody can be trusted, no matter how well you think you know them.

The war for Portents has begun.

The mayor is dead, his cause of death: a Greystone. Soriya flees into the shadows of the night, accused of a heinous murder. She is alone; those who trusted her, including Greg Loren, now stand against her. But even Detective Loren doesn’t see what this truly is: a distraction.

From the shadows rises a new threat, one that has lain in wait from the beginning. She ushers in the return of the Heads of Cerberus—and with it, the promise of Portents’ last sunrise. Meanwhile, Loren inches closer to finding the truth about Beth’s murder.

But can his shattered heart face the truth of his late wife’s killer—or about the secrets she harbored from him in the months before her death?

Greystone-in-Training is also on sale!

It’s her first case and it might be her last.

Soriya has worked her entire life to become the Greystone—protector of her city, Portents, against the growing shadows of myth and legend. All her efforts are in jeopardy when she is struck down by the destructive power of the Minotaur.

Soriya must now find a new path. Only one thing is certain—she’s going to need help.

Beth, a researcher with insight into the city, has been locked in her own mystery—hunting for the recently stolen hammer of Hephaestus.

Working together to unravel the secrets hidden in Portents, Soriya and Beth must learn to trust the other’s unique perspective. However, they aren’t the only ones seeking answers as the Minotaur turns his rage on the city… starting with Soriya’s beloved teacher.

The world will be wiped clean of sin.

Shiva has returned and every life in Portents is at risk. His goal is simple—to purify humanity and transform the world.

Soriya Greystone faces a threat she can’t defeat: a monster bent on destruction with the power to back it up. All hope for survival lies with Kali, Goddess of Death.

The only problem is Kali doesn’t care whether or not the world burns.

Soriya must find a way to convince the reluctant goddess to stand with her before Portents is swallowed up by Shiva’s growing darkness.

The Daughters of Salem have returned.

A doorway was opened and a threat from the earliest days of Portents has found its way home. The Daughters have a clear mission: to use the power of the doorkeeper and awaken a terrible darkness on the world.

Soriya stands alone to face the threat. To do so, she must protect the magic-wielding doorkeeper—a woman in a desperate search to find her past.

There is more at stake for Soriya, though, as Mentor levels one final test upon her. Should she pass, Soriya will at last earn the mantle of the Greystone.

If she fails, however, all of Portents may succumb to the darkness within their souls.

Sale Ends February 16th!

Happy Reading!

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