Category: Sample Chapters
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Get a sneak peek at Smoke and Hellfire
Looking for a unique urban fantasy? Here’s a glimpse of the (unedited) first chapter of Smoke and Hellfire, which is coming out soon. Chapter 1 Bea would be pissed if she knew I was writing this. I wouldn’t even mind because that would mean she was here. But I’ll probably…
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Read the first chapter of Text or Treat
Text or Treat hits shelves on October 5th, 2022. Get a sneak peek of the first chapter below. Book Description Sydney Farina is done texting dead people. She’s got a new, non-haunted phone, and the only ghosts she wants to deal with are Halloween decorations. But when a dead body…
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Read the first chapter of Poison Contact
Poison Contact, the sequel to Dead Messages, is coming out later next month! To whet your appetite, here’s a sneak peek at the first chapter. Chapter 1: These cookies are x-rated Sydney Farina placed a fondant mermaid tail on top of the last blueberry cupcake and stepped back to survey…
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Read the First Chapter of Dead Messages
Text messages from beyond the grave. Secrets that refuse to stay buried. Dead Messages is a paranormal cozy mystery that blends small-town charm with a touch of the supernatural. If you love atmospheric mysteries with quirky characters, eerie clues, and just the right dash of paranormal intrigue, this story was…
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Read the first chapter of The Cruelest Curse
The Cruelest Curse hits shelves on November 30th! This is the conclusion to the Dark and Otherworldly series (Start at the beginning with Poison and Honey if you haven’t already), and the story is ending with a bang. Expect tons of sword fights, at least one steamy scene, and one…
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Read the First Chapter of Sting of Thorns
We are less than a month away from the September 15th release of Sting of Thorns, my urban fantasy novella about fey curses, conflicted loyalties, and magic swords. Check out the first chapter below! Chapter 1 Dredarion Rath reached the stairs to the dungeons and paused. He felt feverish, sweating…
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Read the First Chapter of Poison and Honey
Do you like urban fantasy? How about tough, determined heroines? Cunning, villainous princes? If you answered yes, then have I got the ebook for you. If you want a sneak peek of Poison and Honey, check out the entire first chapter below. Chapter 1 Leigh Morgan was having a nightmare…
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Superhuman Disaster Sneak Peak
We’re less than a week away from the new release date of Superhuman Disaster–and I’m actually on track to meet it this time! To celebrate, here’s a sneak peak of the first chapter. Thanks again to all of you for your patience, and I hope you like it! Chapter 1…
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Read the first chapter of Kill Them All
We’re less than two months away from the release date of Kill Them All! I like to call this novel a “supervillain revenge thriller,” so expect lots of superpowered action and a snarky first-person POV. I love writing Val, a glamorous, middle-aged, semi-retired supervillain who just wants to protect her…
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The Evolution of a Novel
Hero Status sprang from my mind, fully formed, like Athena from the head of Zeus. Lol, no. It was actually a painfully long first draft, followed by countless rewrites, beta feedback, and even more rewrites. Scenes were added, the structure tweaked, and the writing ironed out before it became the…
Kristen Brand 