Author interview for Chronicles launch

Chronicles of Marsh draft cover

I’ve done a new interview for Smashwords about the latest book, Chronicles of Marsh, so I thought you’d like to see it here.

What’s the story behind your latest book?

Chronicles of Marsh is book 9 in the Princelings of the East series. I finished the first draft, and immediately continued to the first draft of book 10, which is the last in the series. 

I had the idea of everything ending in revolution as far back as 2012, and even wrote the first four chapters in 2014. Not much of that draft has made it into the book, though some of the concepts survived. But I couldn’t write it then, because so much time would elapse between where I was in 2014, and the scenario for the last book, which is set in 2020-21.

Then a couple of years back I noticed I was running out of time.

That was when I realised how closely my saga of the Realms was reflecting life in post-referendum Britain. The UK has been really a horrible place to live since 2016; the lies we are told by the politicians, and the media, turn people against each other; hate crimes have risen tremendously. It was painful to write my dysfunctional story at all, just continued the stress.  

Then something in me changed, and I was able to get that stress out through writing again.

I made a forecast of events through from 2017 to 2021, what ‘had’ to happen, and started writing book 9. The title had been in me for some time, and I turned it into Fred’s memoir, with some aid from his nearest and dearest. With help from my editors and beta-readers, it has now turned into something that I think stands as a book on its own pretty well. Although I apologise that I’ve nearly left it in a cliff-hanger. You just know what has gone over the cliff; it isn’t really important to the book. A bit like ‘The Italian Job’!

So, I’m all set to get on with editing the last in the series. I hope it doesn’t all end in tears.  

I should tell you there’s a chapter in Chronicles that leaves me in tears, every time I read it. I’ve put it down as a possible trigger warning for people in the Princelings website entry for the book.

Oh, and I’m working on the audiobook for the first in the series, just to test the water. If you’re keen to get audiobooks, let me know.

You can buy the audiobook at the following online retailers: Audible, Amazon, Apple (iTunes)

Christmas – New Year Book Sale at Smashwords

Princelings Box Set 1

Happy Christmas, everybody.

yuletide at Castle Marsh
Castle Marsh at Yuletide

To celebrate, all my ebooks will be on sale at Smashwords between 25th December and 1st January.

Prices range from FREE to HALF PRICE.

That makes the first box set a terrific bargain!

Princelings Box Set 1Just nip over to the series page and select the ones you want!

Or for the Box Set you can click here.

Just BUY the book(s) of your choice, make sure the discount code is applied, check out and follow the link back to your download page.  Choose the mobi file for Kindle or ePub for iPad, Nook and Kobo.  And please feel free to leave a review once you’ve read it. Thanks.

And a new year publication is on the way – the second Box Set!

Book sales at Smashwords through July

SW SW sale

free books at smashwordsAll through July, they have a sale at Smashwords. Some of the Princelings ebooks are on free sale, others at half price. So if you want to catch up on the Princelings series, now is a good time to buy. Click the titles to go direct to that page.  The code is up at the ‘Buy’ button.  Scroll down the Smashwords page to see ‘other books by this author’.

Free Books

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Half-price Books

Check out the Princelings of the North!

princelings-north-kindleBook 8 is already listed on Smashwords, and on pre-order at B&N, iTunes and Kobo.  It is currently listed for publication for 30th January 2018, although our editor has only just started on it.

Click here to go to the Smashwords listing.

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Willoughby the Narrator on sale now

Willoughby the Narrator

Willoughby the Narrator, Book 7 in the Princelings of the East series, is released today.

A tale of loss, longing, deception and mystery.  Or intrigue, bravery, fun and laughter.  Take your pick.  Tragedy or Comedy?  He is a Narrator, after all.  The tale is his to tell.

Buy Willoughby the Narrator now:

ebook: iTunes ** B&N ** Kobo ** Smashwords
PaperbackAmazon.com ***  Book Depository

 Special offer to help you catch up with the series

Until 12th May 2017, get the Princelings Box set (books 1 – 3) at Smashwords for just $1.99.  That’s three ebooks which usually retail on Amazon at $6.97 for just $1.99.  Use the coupon code AD68D.

Want a chance to win Willoughby the Narrator?

Just go to Jemima Pett’s launch for Willoughby the Narrator and enter the Rafflecopter.  Entries open worldwide: closing date May 5th 2017.

Goodreads Giveaways

In conjunction with this book launch we have two separate Goodreads giveaways:

The Princelings of the East by Jemima PettThe Princelings of the East

by Jemima Pett

  • Released May 02 2015
  • Giveaway ends in 6 days (May 02, 2017)
  • 2 copies available
  • US, UK, Canada or Australia.
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Willoughby the Narrator by Jemima Pett

Willoughby the Narrator

by Jemima Pett

  • Released April 27 2017
  • Giveaway ends in 22 days (May 18, 2017)
  • 1 copy available
  • open worldwide
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