Posts
All Comments
GOOD NEWS! There's just a few more days now, until book 5 in the Forever Detective series comes out.
But here's a little taste of what you can expect in "Forever Chosen"
Remember you can still pre-order your Kindle copy using the link below that's appropriate for your region.
AmazonCA: Forever Chosen (The Forever Detective Book 5) eBook : Krummenacker, Helen: Amazon.ca: Kindle Store
Links for more book sites will be posted soon.
AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL FROM OUR HOME TO YOURS!
Okay, this one was supposed to go up yesterday, but internet problems delayed things. But here is your first sneak peek at "Forever Chosen". Enjoy...
Chapter 1 - Not Kosher
There’s something lovely about waking up with your arms around the curves of a beautiful woman, unless you went to bed alone and weren’t expecting anyone. As my mood slipped from sensing the first thing to realizing the second, I opened my eyes and found red-gold hair only inches from my face. “Yekaterina,” I said. I pulled back and got out of bed, wrapping up in my top blanket as I did. I had on boxers, but suddenly, that did not feel like enough.
She shifted
position to face me. She was not naked; instead, she wore an ivory satin night
dress that was clinging to her in a way that only drew more attention to her
form than exposed skin would do. “What are you doing here?” I asked.
“Silly boy. I’m
seducing you, what does it look like I’m doing?” Her eyebrows arched playfully
over her blue eyes.
“Not that. I’m
not being seduced.”
“Why not?” She
leaned forward a little, her nightdress gapping slightly in front, revealing
more of her pale skin. You might think all vampires have pale skin, but mine is
still tan, thanks to the Latin heritage from my mother.
I’m Rafael Jones,
and I might have more affection for Yekaterina if it weren’t for the following
fact. “I still remember you getting me captured in the first place, which led
directly to my untimely demise and undead condition.”
“Are you still
upset about that?” She rolled her eyes as if I was being entirely unreasonable.
“You’ve had almost a year to get used to it.”
“You’ve had
almost a year to push Rasputin overboard during your travels. Have you done
that?”
“No, but then it
didn’t work when you did it. Don’t tell me you’ve forgotten we can fly.”
“Out into the
sun, then?” I suggested.
“He’s much
stronger than I am.”
“But you could
get a couple of thralls to put him outside while he’s sleeping.”
She cocked her
head to one side, as if she were seriously considering the scenario, and
whether it would play out well. I couldn’t really hold it against her that she
hadn’t fully betrayed him yet. That was the thing that made our relationship
complicated. She worked with Rasputin, but she didn’t seem to fully want to.
She’d been made into a vampire by him, it was obvious, and she feared him but
was also attracted to him. I couldn’t really understand that last bit, as I
considered him a pretty gruesome specimen, but it was likely his mental powers
helped him keep her in his sway. “I need to keep up a little deniability. I
don’t really know what it would take to kill him. And besides, if I don’t have
you, if I got rid of him, I would be alone.”
“Would that be so
bad?”
“We have intense
appetites, Rafael. You do, too.” She was not wrong. It didn’t mean I had to do
anything about it, though.
“I don’t like our
appetites.”
“You’ve hardly
tried them, have you?” She tilted her head again, this time, backwards, slowly
baring her neck.
“Stop it.” I
couldn’t see the pulse fluttering in her vein, because our hearts beat very
slowly and our blood is thick. But I could see the faint change in color there,
like a black vein just below the surface on a marble statue. “I think you’ll
find I’m too stubborn. I stand firmly on many things. Among them is not getting
into bed with a woman I haven’t even had a conversation with.”
“That almost
sounds like…”
“An invitation to
put on a robe, come to my kitchen, and talk over coffee. Do you drink coffee?”
“Yes.” She
slipped on an old flannel robe I had left on a chair. “It warms me up. But not
as well as other things.” The look she gave me pretty much spelled out what
else could warm us up.
To be honest, I
didn’t dislike her as much as I claimed. I had a worried sense we had more in
common than I was comfortable with. At the same time, some things about her
grated on me: a sense of entitlement she seemed to have, particularly how, in
connection with her vampirism, it seem to make her comfortable with using
people, even killing them. That should make me dislike her a lot. But she
resisted her thirst at first, she had tried to help me, and most of all, she
had an unpredictable sense of compassion. It didn’t hurt that she was
beautiful, tall, slender, and elegant like an Art Deco ideal.
Long time, no post! Sorry about that everyone, but life got in the way a lot recently. And to be honest, there's a still a lot going on, however there has also been a lot happening on the creative front. And part of that was the cover of the next installment of the "Forever Detective Series"...
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09KCC5HZV
AmazonUK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B09KCC5HZV
AmazonCA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B09KCC5HZV
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/1112190
Barnes and Noble: Forever Festive by Helen Krummenacker | NOOK Book (eBook) | Barnes & Noble® (barnesandnoble.com)
Kobo: Forever Festive eBook by Helen Krummenacker - 9781005778637 | Rakuten Kobo United States
Apple Books: https://books.apple.com/us/book/forever-festive/id1592528404
Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/Forever-Festive-Audiobook/B09PX5RZ6D?asin=B09PX5RZ6D
Itunes: https://books.apple.com/us/audiobook/forevers-too-long-the-forever-detective-book-1-unabridged/id1518693545
Audible Link: Forever's Too Long - Audible
Itunes: Forever's Too Long - Apple/Itunes
PAPERBACK & EBOOK LINKS:
Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07RSGKTDF
AmazonUK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RSGKTDF
AmazonCA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07RSGKTDF
Barnes and Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/forevers-too-long-helen-krummenacker/1131555250?ean=2940163217083
Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/938589
Kobo Link: https://www.kobo.com/us/en/ebook/forever-s-too-long
Apple Books Link: https://books.apple.com/us/book/forevers-too-long/id1463293739
Chapter 7 - CULT FOLLOWING
Audible Link: Forever's Too Long - Audible
Audible Link: Forever's Too Long - Audible
And if you can't wait until then, just click on the appropriate link for the device you enjoy listening to audiobooks on below to continue the adventure:
Audible Link: Forever's Too Long - Audible
And if you can't wait until then, just click on the appropriate link for the device you enjoy listening to audiobooks on below to continue the adventure:
Audible Link: Forever's Too Long - Audible
Itunes: Forever's Too Long - Apple/Itunes
And if you can't wait until then, just click on the appropriate link for the device you enjoy listening to audiobooks on below to continue the adventure:
https://www.audible.com/pd/Forevers-Too-Long-Audiobook/B08B2QFJMC?asin=B08B2QFJMC
Itunes:
I hope you've been enjoying these weekly audio chapter samples. Next week I'll be bringing you Chapter Three - The Ellis Island Traffic Control Board.
But if you can't wait until then and want to hear more now just click on the appropriate link for the device you enjoy listening to audiobooks on below to continue the adventure:
Audible Link:
https://www.audible.com/pd/Forevers-Too-Long-Audiobook/B08B2QFJMC?asin=B08B2QFJMC
Itunes:
CHAPTER ONE
And if you can’t wait until then, just click on the appropriate link for the device you enjoy listening to audiobooks on below to continue the adventure:
Audible Link: https://www.audible.com/pd/Forevers-Too-Long-Audiobook/B08B2QFJMC?asin=B08B2QFJMC
Seems like I haven't posted here in Forever.
Seriously, sorry for the long absence. I'd rather work on my fiction than the blog in general, when time is limited, and I think we all found last year pretty stressful, and stress isn't great for the creative juices. Allan and I both have multiple conditions that make changes for the worse dangerous. I hope you've all weathered the pandemic all right yourselves. My sympathies for any losses you've had-- health, loved ones, finances. No one's pain is lessened by someone else having it worse, so it's okay to share your burdens.
But enough about what's been going on. You want to know what is happening with the books. Forever Festive will definitely by out in November, and I'm only waiting that long because I think that Christmas books are most enjoyable at Christmas time. You'll get to meet Rafael's family, find out a bit about the magic community in Buffalo, New York, and best of all, spend more time with Clara. At least, Rafael thinks that's the best part. There's also a guardian angel with a missing ward, who brings the mystery to Rafael Jones. (photo by Ralph Skirr, courtesy of Unsplash)
As for the anthology, Forever W.I.T.C.H Hunting, that will be out after Forever Festive, probably around this time next year. The good news is, I have four stories already finished and will release at least one more here for you to enjoy in advance. More good news: Rafael, Clara, Sir Lynn, Flannery, Eugene, and Medium Brown will all be represented if I get all the stories finished. Clara is slated for three stories, and Sir Lynn is pretty much involved throughout in some way, since he manages the group. The first story starts before Britain is officially at war, and the last one comes just after Forever Festive. There will also be new faces, one of which will be an important part of Forever Chosen... the next novel coming after Forever Festive. Oh, and the new people include-- a cryptologist, a telekinetic, a demonologist, a witch, a healer, and a few who can't be summed up that easily. :)
Forever Chosen will bring back the vampires you love to hate.
Any questions?
Audible Link Amazon Link Itunes Link
And if you missed out on the earlier books, here are the audio links for "Forever's Too Long"...
and "Forever Haunted":
.jpg)
