Happy feast of St. Nicholas!
Our work on The Hostage has necessarily had to slow down a bit, as Advent cleaning in preparation for the Christmas Season leaves little time for brainstorming (needed to fill out the rest of the outline). I am currently on Chapter 22, though, while the amount of chapters altogether has grown to be twenty-seven! We’re just two chapters away from the “final arc.” It continues to go very well!
In between chapters, I have been finding some time to work on preparing chapter samples for my published books to post on the website. Along with Operation: Apocalypse, I have now added chapter samples for The Prodigal and the King’s Daughter, Once Upon a Time Stories (volume one), To Fynde a Husband: A Courtship Tale, A Kingdom of Old, A King’s Protectorate, A Princess Bride, and The High King’s Queen, which can be seen by going to the navigation menu and clicking on the name of the book in the TITLES section.
Also, the Readers’ Corner that I mentioned back at the end of August has now been added. — This is a place where readers can send me emails, sharing their favorite parts (and/or favorite lines, memorable moments, and best-liked characters) from my stories. From the letters received, Renae will select what to post on the website for everyone to see. For further details, [UPDATED, 1-6-2025: please go to the Extra Special Content near the bottom of the homepage].
Lastly, I am very pleased to announce that, in honor of the Christ Child and His Holy Mother, beginning on the first day of the Christmas Novena (December 16th, 2022) and extending throughout Christmastide to the feast of the Epiphany (January 6th, 2023), all thirteen of my fiction books will be available for sale on Amazon.com at these special discount prices:
A Kingdom of Old: $12.57 $9.43 (25% off)
A Kingdom of Old, pt. 2: $12.57 $9.43 (25% off)
Tales of Yore: A King’s Protectorate: $12.57 $9.43 (25% off)
Tales of Yore: A Princess Bride: $12.55 $9.41 (25% off)
The High King’s Queen: A Short Story: $7.50 $5.63 (25% off)
Once Upon a Time Stories: $14.25 $12.11 (15% off)
Once Upon a Time Stories, pt. 2: $15.25 $12.96 (15% off)
More Once Upon a Time Stories: $15.07 $12.80 (15% off)
Even More Once Upon a Time Stories: $13.75 $11.00 (20% off)
Even More Once Upon a Time Stories, pt. 2: $15.75 $14.18 (10% off)
To Fynde a Husband: A Courtship Tale: $13.75 $11.69 (15% off)
The Prodigal and the King’s Daughter: $14.75 $12.54 (15%off)
Operation: Apocalypse: $14.75 $12.54 (15% off)
NOTE: In view of the upcoming holidays, you might like to know that three books with sections containing Advent preparation and/or Christmas celebrations are To Fynde a Husband: A Courtship Tale (standalone novel), Once Upon a Time Stories, pt. 2 (volume two of the Catholic Once Upon a Time Series), and also Even More Once Upon a Time Stories, pt. 2 (volume five of the Catholic Once Upon a Time Series).
. . .May God bless you and Mary keep you! Thank you for all of your continued prayers. I hope that the remainder of your Advent Season is most blessed and grace-filled! . . .