The Blacksmith’s Apprentice aka the Story of Wex & Eyck

character portraits by Dante Galanis - pal.dgalanis@gmail.com

Woke up this morning to a pile of emails and PMs about The Blacksmith's Apprentice, so I thought I would answer some of the questions here and clear up some confusion.

  1. No, there are no shifters. There is no mpreg. It is not an a/b/o story.
    The characters in The Blacksmith's Apprentice are something called Kat'hoondemen and they are divided into different breed castes. There's a page at the beginning of the book outlining the basics of these breeds - if you're curious, you can see the list in the "Look Inside" link at Amazon. The story does not take place on earth.
  2. Yes, there will be a paperback.
    Amazon approved the ebook in a ridiculously short amount of time - less than twenty minutes after hitting "publish" it started going live. The paperback is done and submitted, don't worry, it's just taking longer to get approved (ebooks and paperbacks are approved by different teams at Amazon). I will definitely let everyone know once the paperback goes live.
  3. Yes, the book is classified as fantasy, but there are no dragons or magic or elves, etc.
    It's sort of hard to explain exactly what the book is about without giving away important plot points. If you're someone who doesn't enjoy fantasy (because of dragons, magic, or elves, etc.) this is not that. You might enjoy it. You might not. :)
  4. No, I don't know if there will be an audiobook.
    One of the two MCs is mute and uses sign language to communicate. I'll have to consult with Michael Ferraiuolo (because he would be the one to do it... I really want to hear the voice he'll use for Eyck) to see how that would translate into audio. But, it won't be until halfway next year at the earliest.
  5. So... what is the book about?
    Heh - this is the top question I'm being asked. Bottom line, is it's about finding someone when you weren't looking for them. Add to that some abuse and angst, a society on the cusp of revolution, some xenophobia, a bunch of priests being varying degrees of awful, ancient lore, a futile war, pirate brothers who enjoy a good hard romp, a dickish best friend, a very respectable member of the community, and an ex-slave who thinks love is a four-letter word, and you have The Blacksmith's Apprentice.

Available now at Amazon

NOW LIVE – The Blacksmith’s Apprentice

Welp. It went live way earlier than I expected. :D

Available now at Amazon and enrolled in Kindle Unlimited.

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Alrighty... So I've taken the leap and thrown it all* into KU for the next three months. Why the hell not? :)

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Available at Amazon

Tags: LGBT, Fantasy, Pirates

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Available at Amazon

Tags: LGBT, Fantasy, Pirates

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Available at Amazon

Tags: LGBT, Fantasy, Pirates

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Available at Amazon

Tags: Gay, Sci-fi, D/s

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Available at Amazon

Tags: Gay, Sci-fi, D/s

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Available at Amazon

Tags: Gay, Sci-fi, D/s

 T-final-maybe

 Available at Amazon

Tags: Trans*/Gay, Romance, Contemporary

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 Available at Amazon

Tags: Gay, Romance, Contemporary

 *all except for Better the Devil You Know. The Kindle edition is still banned at Amazon, but you can buy the paperback. If you'd like a digital copy you can buy one directly from me via Payhip or at All Romance eBooks.

Baal’s Heart Trilogy – now exclusive to Amazon and available with Kindle Unlimited

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Just for fun, I've taken Caged, Sacrificed, and Fated off the digital shelves everywhere but Amazon and signed them up for KDP Select—that means, starting today (Dec 01), you can read them with your subscription to Kindle Unlimited. Why? Just curious to see how they will do there. 

Yes, you can still purchase them outright from Amazon and the paperbacks are available at other places, as well as Amazon. I'll regroup after the 90 days are up and see if exclusivity is worth it. :)

Caged: http://amzn.com/B00IDSQ5IM

Sacrificed: http://amzn.com/B00NH8G86C

Fated: http://amzn.com/B00V5JF03M

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Wondering which retailer pays me the most?

#1 is Payhip. Not a retailer, but an online shop that I've set up myself. This is where I make the most return on my books.

Then after that it gets a little complicated, but these are the three best choices:

At Eden Books*, I make 70% royalties for all titles.

At Smashwords, I make 60% royalties for all titles.

At Amazon, for books OVER $2.99 (USD) I make 70% royalties and for books UNDER $2.99 I make 35%

So... if the book is under $2.99, buy from Eden Books or Smashwords.

If the books is over $2.99, buy from Eden Books or Amazon.

But best of all, buy from my Payhip store :)

Questions? Contact Me!

*Not all my titles are available at Eden yet as of 25/09/23 - I'm working on it.

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