Empathic Ink

We all know eBooks will be pirated from now until they become obsolete, taken over by some other up-and-coming new technological breakthrough. As much as authors and publishers try to fight it, contacting the pirating sights, sending DMCA take-down notices, it's still just a small drop in the vast bucket book pirates. (I've written an entire blog post with DMCA info & tips--you can find it HERE .) What usually doesn't happen, though, is to have book pirates connect with you, the author. Well, that's exactly what happened this week. For the most part, I know most readers, including myself, use the proper book purchasing etiquette; buy book from appropriate authorized site, read book, leave book sitting on virtual eBook shelf. On the other hand, you have those who (may or may not) buy the book, (may or may not) read it, then resell it or add it to their illegal pirating site... or social media site. I had some notifications on one of my social media sites saying s...

~~ Coming April 29! ~~ Nightmares. The oncoming war. More Gifted emerge and not all of them are on her side. Secrets about her father are revealed. Who are The Children of The Light? Will Rayna be able to resist the powers of The Shadow with Jayce’s help? She had planned to face down her demons with Liam by her side, but now that he's lost his soul, is he really lost to her forever? Question after question, obstacle after obstacle present themselves in the last installment of The Darkness Trilogy . It's coming to an end - the battle, the war. The only question Rayna Stone wants answered is whether or not she and her friends make it out alive. Not only do I LOVE the covers in this series, but I love this story, too. The writer, who I'm so glad I met at a signing event a few years back, is a great storyteller, bringing her words to life and causing them to suck you right in, making me super excited about this release!  The entire series is what I'd...