“Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.” ~ Charles Bukowski Transparency You may have noticed I went radio-silent for most of last year. If you’re reading this, you may be one of those lovely people who’s become invested in the stories I tell. First of all, thank you. I haven’tContinue reading “Transparency & The Hero’s Journey”
Category Archives: Updates
2018 #TBR Booklist
Do you ever lose track of the books you’re planning to read? It happens to me all the time. Like any good bibliophile, much of my life revolves around books: finding them, buying them, even writing them. Some books slip through the cracks the moment they hit my Kindle. Often they are books I activelyContinue reading “2018 #TBR Booklist”
August, 2017
The last month of summer… Where I live, August is the last real month of summer. School starts up at the end of it, so the first few weeks are a whirlwind of backpack shopping, trips to the beach and The Boardwalk, and last-minute weekend getaways. My own last-minute getaway took the form of aContinue reading “August, 2017”
July, 2017
Summer is winding down… Fall is my favorite time of year. The changing of the seasons always brings a unique, mutable kind of energy, but fall has a special magic all its own. It is a magic of opposites: even as the natural world is dying down and preparing for winter, there is a zipContinue reading “July, 2017”
June, 2017: The Vacation Edition
Wow! It’s hard to believe this is my first monthly update of the year. So far, 2017 has kept me hopping! Between book releases, my son’s first year of school (kindergarten, gah!), an awesome family vacation, and turning 30, I haven’t been on the Interwebs much lately. While I miss my online friends, it’s feltContinue reading “June, 2017: The Vacation Edition”
Voodoo, vampires… Emil & Puzzle are back!
“Are we rescuing the Holy Grail from some Nazis? Infiltrating a top-secret loup garou smuggling ring? Do I get to carry my own sword?” – Thicker Than Water (Shades Below Shorts, #2) Emil and Puzzle are back! Vampires, voodoo curses, and one wild New Orleans adventure await you in the newest Shades Below Short. ThickerContinue reading “Voodoo, vampires… Emil & Puzzle are back!”
IT LIVES – If You Were My Vampire Is Live!
You heard it: the next book in the Shades Below series has landed! Here’s a taste of what’s in store… Sometimes, your life begins the day you die… Asher Evans is a man haunted by history. Turned vampire in the concentration camp that claimed his family, he has never recovered from the loss of hisContinue reading “IT LIVES – If You Were My Vampire Is Live!”
Shades Below Is Leaving #KU!
Announcement time! Shades Below is leaving the Kindle Unlimited program! For the first time, the Shades Below series will be available on iTunes, Nook, Kobo, and other ebook retailers! If you get your reading material from sites other than Amazon, now you’ll be able to find the Shades Below books at your online shop of choice.Continue reading “Shades Below Is Leaving #KU!”
Shades Below Got A Facelift!
Happy New Year! In honor of 2017, the Shades Below tribe got a makeover! Seriously though, I’m too obsessed with these new covers. Is that weird? Probably. Whatever. Feast your eyeballs on these pretties… “There are things that go bump in the night, Mr. MacMillian. It’s my job to bump back.” Private investigator Jesper MacMillianContinue reading “Shades Below Got A Facelift!”
November, 2016: SPECIAL EDITION #MondayBlogs
Happy Holidays! Welcome to a special edition monthly update! What’s so special about it, you ask? Prepare your eyeballs, because today you get a super-exciting FIRST LOOK at the next Shades Below novel, If You Were My Vampire! You may have noticed I haven’t been around the Internet much lately. In case you missedContinue reading “November, 2016: SPECIAL EDITION #MondayBlogs”
L.J.K. OLIVA 