Here we are again, with Mother Nature having a hot flash, but I’ll take it. Today’s Did You Know seals with series. Did you know that according to a number of promotion websites, books in a series sell better than standalone books?
When I first started writing, all of my books were standalone. Since I couldn’t imagine writing one book let alone others, that made sense.
Over the years, I’ve come to realize that there are different types of series out there.
For example, four of my series are linked by theme rather than character. In the Mystic Adventures series, as Shakespeare once said, there are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, / Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. The Mythic Adventures series is a blend of paranormal suspense and psychic romance. Walk through stories filled with myths, ghosts, gods and goddesses, reincarnation, and past life experiences, as our heroes and heroines battle unknown forces to find love and their happily ever after.
In my All for Love book series, falling in love isn’t always easy, and for the couples in these books, the road to happiness is often complicated and filled with misunderstanding that can last days, weeks, months, years, or even decades. But in the end, love triumphs.
Some of my Cocktails for You series books are shorter than others. It’s Happy Hour! Cocktails for You are romantic comedies, limited to a moment in time for our heroes and heroines, designed to make you laugh and brighten your day.
My Winter Weddings series combines the Christmas holidays and winter where couples overcome difficulties to fall in love and eventually wed at the most magical time of the year.
Finally, my Vengeance is Mine series is a series of fast paced suspense thrillers where heroes and heroines fight to save lives and put an end to those who seek revenge, not justice.
Another type of series is one that has recurring characters. I have three such series. In the first, The Punishers: There are two worlds in New Orleans, the mortal realm and the underworld populated by immortals, the undead, and other preternatural characters. The detectives of NOPD’s Paranormal Investigative Squad follow up on crimes involving the underworld, and when those crimes spill over into the mortal one, look out!
My second series featuring some of the same characters is The Canadiana Series is a two book series loosely based on my own ancestry that deals with the early settlement on New France and the difficulties encountered by those who chose to make Canada home.
By far my best selling series in one name The Harvester Files. Top investigators try to stop a madman and his followers from murdering millions and imposing their fanatic beliefs on others. Just when you think it can’t get worse, it does. There’s always a new Harvester waiting to pick up where the other left off!
Why not look at the sample from Book one, The White Carnation
He’s watching, waiting…
The last person disgraced reporter Faye Lewis wants back in her life is Detective Rob Halliday, her former fiancé, the man she blames for ruining her career and breaking her heart. But when she discovers her best friend’s mother murdered, she doesn’t hesitate to call him.
Breaking up with Faye after she unjustly accused him of sabotaging her career was a crippling personal blow for Rob, but he coped by burying himself in his work. For the past year, his team has been hunting the Harvester, a serial killer who ritualistically murders new mothers and vanishes with their infants. What Rob doesn’t need is another case, especially one involving his ex-fiancée. But, when the killer’s newest victim resembles Faye, all bets are off.
When Faye is assaulted in her own apartment, Rob realizes that not only are these cases connected, Faye may be the key to finding the elusive killer, providing Rob can keep her out of the maniac’s hands.
Realizing her vulnerability, Faye agrees to set aside their past to work the case together, but the more they investigate, the more complex the situation becomes. The mad man has an agenda, one that involves Faye. Can they catch the Harvester before he finds Faye and reaps another prize?
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