An Era of Evil Dragons and Dark Lords Cover Reveal

So FUNNY story, I somehow accidentally bought a cover for An Era of Evil, Dragons, and Dark Lords more than a year before I'm planning to release it (December of 2023, baby). How does one "accidentally" buy a cover? You may be asking. It's a valid question, I'll give you that.

Well, it all started with the fact that both Week of Werewolves' and Time of Trepidation's covers were bough premade (meaning that they were already designed and I bought them from the creator, had a few changes to the coloring made, and then slapped it on my books). Season of Subterfuge was custom made, and that was my original plan with book 4 to have it custom made by the same person. But old habits die hard and anytime I checked out a Premade website I always kept an eye out for a cover for Era of Evil that would fit with the idea that I had and look good with my other covers.

Anyway, so I was looking at this Premade site and they just had the most gorgeous covers. None of them quite fit for Era of Evil, but they had a suggestion box. For those of you who are not sure what that is, it's something that a few Premade companies do where they let authors suggest a style that would work with their book. The Premade designer then if they like the idea and it tickles their fancy will make something. They'll then offer it to the author first and if the author likes it, they buy it. If not, the designer will put it up in their Premade shop so others can purchase it. I've been very curious about this concept ever since I discovered its existence. So, on a whim, I put in some cover concept ideas I had for Era of Evil. Since this was such a selective process, usually depending on if it inspires the designer or not, I didn't really expect to hear back from them for some months. If at all.

I wasn't expecting them to contact me that day and tell me they'll have a draft for me in one week. Nor did I expect the design to be one of the singular most beautiful things I had ever seen.

So there you have it.

That there folks. That's how you accidentally buy a cover.

But now I'm sure that you are tired of my prattling and want to see what all the fuss is about.

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I know I'm making you scroll a ton, but I promise it's totally worth the suspense
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Ahhhhhhhh! I'm still definitely screaming over this. It's probably my favorite cover of the series. It was designed by GetPremades. You should go check out their site (but be careful around suggestion boxes, it turns out that they are scarily efficient).

There's no blurb yet, because yeah, I wasn't planning on having the cover so soon. But it was really too beautiful not to share.

You can add it to your Goodreads though.

And there you have it folks.

12.??.23

In the meantime you can catch up on the rest of the series. Books two and three are currently on sale for only $0.99 cents. You can order them here!

And you can get book one for FREE here.

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Introducing One of My Secret Projects...

 

images are from Pinterest, all the credit goes to their original creators

A while back, I mentioned that I was working on a handful of as of yet unannounced projects. I said that I was planning on announcing them only when I was a good deal farther into them. However, despite how new and shiny my other secret projects are, this one in particular is a WIP that I have just been having such a hard time keeping a secret. So, I've decided what the hey, I'm just going to announce it to you now (this is your freebie, don't expect any more when it comes to the others, I'm not announcing them until I'm working on them in earnest and am a good chunk into them).

But this story is especially near and dear to my heart. It was the very first high fantasy story that I came up with. I had the first inklings of this idea back in 2015 (while I was working on the second draft of Week of Werewolves), so yeah, needless to say it's been around for a while, sitting there in the back of my mind keeping me company. I've entirely reworked it more times than I can count, started the first book at least three times (and have written probably close to 50,000 words in it across those drafts), and changed how many books are in the series a multitude of times. However, these past several months I have been working to piece together all the bits of different drafts and ideas that I have had over the years, keeping what works, getting rid of what doesn't. And now I believe that I finally have a solid place to start this story.

So, what is it?

Well, here's it's title.

It's the first book in what is currently a nine book long series, but it's very likely that number will go up. I'm not making any promises that the series will end at nine, in fact I kind of doubt that it will (the first version of it was 12/13 books long so yeah...)

What's it about?

Image Via Pinterest

Yup, that about sums it up. Of my two MCs Aleria is 5'1" and Dirk is 6'3", and neither one of them had a happy childhood.

character art of them as done by Kia Cheney

Oh, you wanted more information about the book? Well, um... let's see. It's set in Valeris, the homeland of the elves. These elves and a handful of humans who migrated there are divided into eleven houses depending on which deity they may or may not serve.

Each house has a different patron god, these patrons are the gods of the sea, love, light, trickery, and nature; the god who rebelled and created the dwarfs; and the goddesses of death, war, and fate. Every elf born into a house is born with a blessing from that house's patron god or goddess—humans bear no such gift. There are seven races of elves, and they make up seven of the houses. One house is made up of dwarfs they are the House Under the Mountain. Three houses are human, Fraterya (fate) is the only human house who serves a patron deity, they do not have any particular gift from their patron like the elves do, but they are said to experience good fortune all the same. The other two human houses serve no patron, these are the House of Man—a group who refuse to worship the elven gods and continue to follow their human religion—and the House of Dragons—a group of individuals who live amongst the great beasts and form close bonds with them.

Outside of their house gifts, only a choice few individuals wield actual magic, the Royal Blooded, which can be elves or human. They are chosen by the goddess of magic to vie with the other Royal Blooded for the throne to become the high king or queen over all eleven houses and all of Valeris. But no Royal Blooded has ascended the throne in centuries, leaving the houses to govern themselves, make treaties, and struggle to come out on top of bitter feuds.

In the midst of this intrigue and harsh religious differences is the plot of An Apprentice of Death.

My main character is known as the Wraith of Castrele, she is an assassin serving the House of the Sea. She however has given herself the name of Aleria, and she was raised by a powerful member of the Castrelean court to be his personal killer, but she is no Sea Elf. She is actually one of the very few remaining members of the House of Death.

As a Death Elf, Aleria has the ability to not die. Any time death would claim her, instead it reaps the soul of the last person she touched and she is returned to the walking world whole and unharmed. This ability makes Aleria an excellent assassin, but does put a damper on her ability to form close attachments to anyone.

My other main character Dirk is a member of the elite guard of Balvlin (The House of War), he was kidnapped from an orphanage and raised to be a fighter. As a human he has no way of tracing back to his house, not that it matters. He is of Balvlin now.

These two are walking weapons, raised in houses that are not their own, and pitted against each other. When they meet, sparks, sass, and a dagger or two fly.

An Apprentice of Death is their story.

Image Via Pinterest

And I do mean that it is their story. There is no massively huge cast of five main characters (*cough Rage Like the Gods*), or band of eight misfits (*cough League of Thieves*), or tightly knit group of four (*cough My Time in Amar* *cough The Gods Created Monsters*), there isn't even a secondary main character (*cough Winter Cursed* *cough A Certain Sort of Madness*). Despite being a high epic fantasy series, the cast in this is actually quite small, and as great as some of these side characters are ultimately this tale is Dirk and Aleria's.

And what a tale it is, by the way. I really can't wait until I can share more about it. But for now, I suppose I shall just have to settle for you guys having the gist of it, that illustration of them, and these couple of quotes.

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Cover Reveal: Summer Again by Jes Drew

 

Today is the official cover reveal for The Summers of Yesteryear, Book Three: Summer Again.

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He comes to stand in front of me, his hands gesturing wildly. “And I love you with all the love I had as a child, all the care I have for you as your partner, and with all my heart as I will continue to do so forever, as your best friend.”

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And over the din in the room is still that voice. Only, it’s not speaking.

It’s singing.

Singing over me.

Has always been singing over me, even though my ears could never quite hear. But my soul sensed it.

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Now, finally, Book Three:

She knows better than to trust anyone.
He wants his best friend back.
Together they will probably save the world. Most likely.

After months of spy training and several missions under her belt, she's sure of only two things. One, she has superpowers. And two, she and Alex need to figure out what they are and why before Earnestine can weaponize her.

Freaking out.

There are a lot of other things Violet is less than sure about. Like whether she's smart to trust the team she's started to call friends. Or how entwined Jeremy is with his father's current mysterious plot that the Peacemakers have been assigned to uncover evidence on. Or even that Alex sees her as just a friend.

Friend-zoned.

When betrayal rocks Violet's world, she does the only things she knows how to do: she runs. But no matter how far she runs, she can't escape Earnestine's reach. Or her own feelings. Or even her past in the form of the one man she thought she'd never see again . . .

Found.

For the first time in her life, Violet isn't so sure she's got everything handled. But between the evil combination of Columbus and Earnestine while the Peacemakers are at their weakest, the stakes have never been so high.

A YA action-adventure rom-com perfect for fans of C.J. Hill and Ally Carter about spy training and summer romance.

Coming June 21

Will be available for pre-order for only $2.99

I Have Two Big Announcements to Make Today...

The time has come folks. Harbinger of the End my upcoming release about the love between Loki and Sigyn is now up for Pre-Order!!! It releases on August 21st, but you can claim your copy now. Not to mention the incentives.

Everyone who pre-orders the ebook (which is currently $2.99 but will go up to $4.99 when it is released so you definitely don't want to miss getting it at the discounted price!) will be entered into a giveaway for a signed print copy as well as three character art cards that were designed by Maddy Moore (pictured above). I will need a proof of purchase emailed to nicky(dot)chapelway(at)gmail(dot)com (giveaway only open to US residents). If you purchase a paperback directly from me, you automatically receive all the associated arts.

A reluctant bride.
A trickster groom.
The lineage of a god comes to an end.

Long ago, Loki and Odin swore an oath of brotherhood. Since then, Loki believes that it is enough to love one soul, and wreak havoc on all else, until he learns that he is the one who will be responsible for bringing about the Twilight of the Gods. In a desperate attempt to forestall Ragnarök, Odin betrays his brother and forces him to take a bride. A Valkyrie, someone who will be loyal to Odin, and doubtless keep the god of lies in line. But if Odin believes that Loki will be controlled by the whims of one woman, then he is terribly mistaken.

Sigyn has never regretted the decision she made to leave behind her life as a mortal princess to serve Odin as one of his Valkyries, until now… When Odin orders her to marry Loki, Sigyn feels trapped by her duty and the oaths she swore. Even worse, to marry means that she will no longer be a Valkyrie, and she will lose all immortality that comes with it.

Tricked during his wedding vows, Loki finds himself exiled to Midgard and bound to a mortal. Now he must keep his new bride alive long enough to find her a new form of immortality or risk being dragged into death with her. Sigyn seeks to find a new purpose after everything that she once believed in betrayed her. Allying themselves to great mortal heroes, they set out to slay a dragon, claim a legendary treasure, and unite kingdoms. All the while, seeking to discover the truth to the question that could change their lives forever—what makes one worthy of becoming a god?

This standalone is perfect for romantic fantasy fans and readers of Emma Hamm and Sylvia Mercedes, who are looking for a new slow-burn, swoon-worthy story. It’s a sweeping tale of love, betrayal, and dragon fire set in a world of Vikings, witches, and gods.

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Anyway, that's just one piece of the very large news. The other bit is that I /technically/ have a new release.

It's actually these three books

All packaged together in one book, with a new cover and everything. And the best part?

IT'S ABSOLUTELY FREE

All you have to do is sign up for my newsletter and you receive three full-length novels.

Girls with swords
This collection features three full-length YA fantasy series starters from author Nicki Chapelway.
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My Time in Amar book one: A Week of Werewolves, Faeries, and Fancy Dresses
Chelsea and her friends are just normal teenagers, or at least that’s what they think until they are summoned to another world by a powerful mage. Suddenly they find themselves the inheritors of a magical legacy and the ones chosen to fulfill a deadly prophecy. Even worse, they have been cursed and cannot return home unless they complete a quest their fathers set out on over twenty years ago. The only problem? They have no idea what this quest is...

Of Dreams and Nightmares book one: Of Gold and Iron
When Jaye MacCullagh and her brother, become entrapped in the faerie’s home of the Otherworlds, it falls to Jaye to find a way to save her brother from the clutches of an Unseelie faerie before his soul is stolen forever. To do this she must trust in an unlikely alliance with Ravven Crowe, a vain and aggravating Solitary Faerie as he seeks to make her the Fair Assassin—a human capable of killing faeries.

Return to Amar book one: A Certain Sort of Madness
When Alicia's mother is kidnapped, she will do anything to rescue her. Including dragging her imaginary friend, her cousin, and a band of misfits into a heist to steal from the faerie queen. All in a desperate bid to defeat the most powerful mage in all of Amar… a man who also happens to be Alicia’s grandfather.

This collection of series starters is perfect for fans of Sylvia Mercedes, Holly Black, and Margaret Rogerson. If you love kick-butt heroines, slow burn romance, and surprising twists… then you aren’t going to want to miss any of the stories within. Download for free now, by signing up for the author’s newsletter.

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