Well, an update on what’s going on with Apple/Nook/Smashwords for the new books. I am definitely not pleased, but I am starting to calm down. 

I spent a few hours yesterday trying to figure out what is going on with Apple and Nook and the distributor before I had to take kiddo to her softball lesson. (By that point I needed to throw things myself! Softball comes in surprisingly handy in this business, lol).  I ended up having to delist both book 1 and book 2 of the series, and will most likely have to start an entirely new listing for each. I never did get an actual answer. I have never had problems with this distributor before, but after their “customer service” yesterday, I am seriously considering not using them at all going forward and just uploading directly to both Apple and Nook.

I’m so sorry for the issue! Because of the holiday delays, it looks like this won’t be fixed until the middle of next week (or later). I truly appreciate your patience while we work on it.

In the meantime, you can still get the first book on your iPad or Nook by following these steps. (It works for an actual live book, but I don’t know that it would for a pre-order title).

I didn’t actually know how to do this, but I figured it out, lol. (I’m a dedicated iPad girl—that 12.9 inch screen comes in handy when you have to use the big type like I do!)

Downloading from Google Play

Buy the EPUB from Google Play. 

On your computer or phone, go to Google Play Books and find The Risk. (Or click here

Download the EPUB file. 

On your Google Play Books library, click the three dots next to the book and select “Download EPUB.”

Transfer to Your iPad: 

Open the Apple Books app on your iPad.

Drag and drop the EPUB file into your iPad using AirDrop or email it to yourself and open the file in Apple Books.

Transfer to Your Nook: 

Connect your Nook to your computer with a USB cable.

Drag the EPUB file into the “Books” folder on your Nook. Safely eject, and you’re ready to read!

Downloading from Kobo

Buy the EPUB from Kobo. 

Go to Kobo’s website and find The Risk. (Or click here:)

Download the EPUB file. 

In your Kobo library, click Download under the book’s cover.

Transfer to Your iPad: 

Same steps as above: drag and drop or email it to open in Apple Books.

Transfer to your Nook: 

Use a USB cable to move the EPUB into the “Books” folder on your Nook.

To thank you for your patience, The Risk will stay at $1.99 instead of going up to $2.99 like I originally planned. Probably until 12/5, the release date of Book 2 in the series. I’m also working hard on creating a direct store through Shopify. This means you’ll be able to buy my books directly from me (again)! I expect the store to be live before the release of The Hunt on 12/5. 

Once again, I apologize for the inconvenience. I was so frustrated yesterday I just finished dealing with customer service, threw together some cranberry oatmeal cookies (still trying to perfect my egg-free recipe, though) and then took the spawn to her softball lesson. I had to walk away from the computer for my own sanity!

For those of you in the US, I want to wish you all a wonderful Thanksgiving, if you celebrate. We’re staying home for this one this year and going to just enjoy being together before the rush of Christmas. 

Also, PARANORMAL fans. Watch for the relaunch of Kennera’s book & Jierra’s book in December. And a strongly revised Anna’s book! (Anna’s book was so heavily revised that according to Amazon’s rules, it’ll require a new ISBN. I’ll be putting it up as a free download on the website for the first week, for those who are previous readers—or those who just want a copy, lol.) The other two books will be the same ISBN as previously purchased, just listed as a new edition. Amazon should send the updated file to all who purchased them before. I have a few minor things to do to each book before I can relaunch them.