The Carus Chronicles

  Today, she’ll break free.  Tomorrow, she’ll make them pay Book Specs: Title: Beast of All Series Name: Carus Series, Book Five Publisher: The Wild Rose Press           Editor: Lara Parker Cover Artist: Debbie Taylor of DCA Graphics Theme(s): Shapeshifters, Vampires, Witches, Demons,  SubGenre(s): Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Rating: Spicy (PG13) Page Count: 310 Word Count: 70595 Digital Price: $4.99 Print Price: $16.99 Digital ISBN: 978-1-5092-1004-6 Print ISBN: 978-1-5092-1005-3 COPYRIGHT © 2016 by J. C. McKenzie Blurb: “Two months ago my world collapsed and the beast reigned. Seven weeks ago the SRD captured me. Nine days ago, they injected me with something vile. Today, I break free. And tomorrow? I’ll make them pay.” Badass Shifter Andy McNeilly wakes up from a horrible nightmare, only to discover it wasn’t a dream, and she’s no longer quite so ...

Next week, on October 19th, the 5th and final installment of the Carus Series will release. To celebrate the release of this urban fantasy, full-length novel, I'm running a giveaway! Enter below and make sure to share! The winners will be announced on October 20th, 2016. Don't want to wait, and want to pre-order right now? Here's the buy link:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01L5TXMMW The Prizes include: - 5 audio copies of Shift Happens - 5 audio copies of Beast Coast - 1 ebook of Shift Happens - 1 ebook of Beast Coast - 1 ebook of Carpe Demon - 1 ebook of Shift Work - 5 ebooks of BEAST OF ALL - 5 ebooks of MOON, MIST & MAGIC a Rafflecopter giveaway

“Two months ago my world collapsed and the beast reigned.  Seven weeks ago the SRD captured me.  Nine days ago, they injected me with something vile.  Today, I break free.  And tomorrow?  I’ll make them pay.” Badass Shifter Andy McNeilly wakes up from a horrible nightmare, only to discover it wasn’t a dream, and she’s no longer quite so badass. Chemically curbed, Andy has lost touch with her feras and beast when she needs them most. Can she regain control of her supernatural abilities in time to reap retribution from her enemies, or will she fall as fodder in a power play for control of Vancouver’s seedy underworld? Excerpt: No feras. No beast. Whatever they shot me with blocked my communication with the animals. Did it prevent shifting as well? I squeezed my eyes shut and tried to call a form and change. Only a headache answered. Dread flittered across my skin. Was this permanent? As the Carus, the genetic throwback to the first demi-g...

Two days ago, a reviewer from Coffee Time Romance (CTR) notified me that Shift Work (Book 4 of the Carus Series) received the Coffee Time Reviewer's Recommend (CTRR) Award from Coffee Time Romance. "This award, selected by our reviewers, recognizes outstanding writing styles in all book types and genres. The receiving author will be an honored guest on Coffee Time Romance, having their cover featured for one month, complete with a link to the author’s personal website. In addition, the winner will receive a banner to display there, recognizing them as the recipient of this prestigious award." How fabulous is that? The news definitely made my day, if not my entire week. Along with the award, Shift Work received a beautiful review. Here's a snippet: "...The plot was multi-layered, had an intriguing mystery, vivid and lively characters, and tons of action starring supernatural beings." Thank you to Coffee Time Romance for bestowing this award ...

So, I'm a little excited... Just a little. Know why? IT'S RELEASE DAY!! That's right, SHIFT WORK (A Carus Novel, Book 4) is LIVE on all online retailers. I'm ecstatic, to say the least. Even though release days tend to be a ~tad~ anticlimactic, I still walk around like I'm floating on a happy-pill drugged cloud. Here's the info, in case you're into this award-winning series: Murder, mystery and mayhem…they say everything happens in threes Book Specs: Title: Shift Work Series Name: Carus Series, Book Four Publisher: The Wild Rose Press           Editor: Lara Parker Cover Artist: Debbie Taylor of DCA Graphics Theme(s): Shapeshifters, Vampires, Witches, Demons   SubGenre(s): Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Rating: Spicy (PG13) Page Count: 326 Word Count: 75065 Digital Price: $4.99 Print Price: $16.99 Digital ISBN: 978-1-5092-0589-9 Print ISBN: 978-1-5092-0590-5 COPYRIGHT © 2016 by J. C...

In one week, the fourth installment of the Carus Series will release. I enjoyed writing Shift Work and can't wait to hear what readers think of it. To celebrate Shift Work's upcoming release, I'm providing a giveaway! Please enter below and I'll announce winners on Feb 22nd, when Shift Work releases! a Rafflecopter giveaway