Year: 2018

We are thrilled to welcome Laura L. Zimmerman to the L2L2 Publishing family!

Zimmerman’s debut novel, Keen, follows the fantastical adventures of Caoine, a half-faerie high school student who happens to be a banshee. Our acquisitions editor knew this story was a perfect fit for us, and we can’t wait to get it into your hands.

Intrigued? We thought so. Here’s a little more about Keen:

You must walk through the dark to find the light.

Born a half-faerie, Caoine is forced to sing her banshee lament each night, predicting the death of others. A senior in a brand-new school, she faces the same response she’s received in every other school—judgment from fellow students over her unusual eyes and unnaturally white skin and hair. However, when Caoine arrives at West Lincoln High, she finds that for the first time in her life she has friends—real friends.

But being a teenager is never easy, especially when the star soccer player, Oliver, sets his sights on her. Allowing him to get close can only mean one thing—revealing her curse to the human world. Life spins further out of control when Oliver’s ex-girlfriend decides to use Caoine as a social punching bag and she receives mysterious notes from a dark faerie known only as the Unseelie Prince. People are dying, and she has until Halloween to figure out why.

In a race against time, Caoine must uncover the truth of the Unseelie Prince’s identity and stop a spell that can unleash hell on earth, all while trying to control her banshee song and find a place among her peers at school.

Senior year just got real.

We’re excited to keep you updated with more news about this amazing tale.

And what about the lovely author?

Laura L. Zimmerman lives in a suburb of Charlotte, North Carolina with her husband, three daughters, and three furbaby felines. As a child, she became convinced she was a mermaid, which she still believes to this day. Being a mythological creature, she caught the traveling bug at an early age and spent two and a half years with a missionary organization roaming the world. During her travels she met her Mr. Darcy, and they married soon after. Recently, she and her family moved across the country twice in a ridiculously short amount of time, but she’s happy to report she plans to stay put for a good number of years, thank you very much.

Laura is currently a stay-at-home mom and home educator by day, drinker of coffee by night. Besides writing, she’s passionate about loving Jesus, watching anything Star Wars, and singing loudly. An avid reader, she often has overdue library fines and a TBR pile as tall as Trump Tower.

Her favorite form of writing is flash fiction, which is evident from the number of stories she’s produced on her blog as well as contests she’s entered and even judged! You can catch her in a bookstore, coffee shop, or shoveling popcorn in her mouth at the local movie theater.

Connect with Laura on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, or her website, Caffeinated Fiction. She is represented by Cyle Young at Hartline Literary Agency.

We are thrilled to introduce you to our new author, and we cannot wait to share her book Keen with you!

Happy reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Every time we release a new book at L2L2 Publishing, it takes a slew of people, both behind the scenes and shouting from the mountaintops, to make each release a success.

And that’s exactly what happened with Fairyeater.

First of all, a huge thanks to everyone who shared the cover, posted about the book, or told their friends about this lovely story. We appreciate each one of you!

The biggest thank you ever to each person who reviewed this book on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Goodreads, your blog, or any other review site. You have no idea how much of a blessing this is to our author.

And a heartfelt thank you to our blog tour team, who have posted daily for the last two weeks, especially Laura A. Grace, who made sure each of our bloggers received their posts on time, created lovely visuals for the blog posts and the Facebook party, as well as co-hosted the release party itself.

If you missed a post on the blog tour or would like to learn a plethora of behind-the-scenes facts about this lovely story, here are the posts once more.

Thank you, Sara Helwe Digital Arts, for this magnificent cover, and thank you, Picture Kitchen Studio, for the absolutely perfect illustrations.

Thank you to everyone on our team, from marketing to publicity to editing and beyond, for all you do for our publishing house and for each of our authors and their novels.

And the biggest thank you of all to Author Pam Halter for writing this lovely tale in the first place.

And to each person who has yet to read this exciting story: We hope you love Fairyeater as much as we do!

Coming soon: Stay tuned for some exciting news from L2L2 Publishing.

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Fairyeater

Fairyeater

2019 INSPYs Award Long List

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A fairy-eating witch.

An awakening dark lord.

A teenaged savior.

And time is running out.

All fifteen-year-old Akeela has ever wanted is an ordinary family who will love her. But the only mother she has ever known is the old hag, Krezma, who berates her night and day. Why did the old woman even take her in?

But Krezma knows her charge is no ordinary child. She can see the auras surrounding living things and communicates with fairies. And the birthmark on her palm reveals a secret Krezma must hold close for the child’s safety.

A secret that the witch, Tzmet, hunts for night and day, drying and eating fairies for the power they contain. When Akeela discovers her fate lies in being the next Fairy Guardian, all hope for an ordinary life dissipates like the dreams they were. She must protect the fairies from the witch and an even darker power that threatens them all.

Akeela is unwillingly thrust into an adventure that throws her into the hands of friends, strangers, and enemies masquerading as allies, and it will not end until she decides to accept her fate and give up her dream.

Maybe even her life.

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Series: Fairy Guardian Chronicles, Book 1
Genre: Fantasy
ASIN: B07JDL5LLD
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And the Facebook release party is this Thursday!

{RSVP right here, and Facebook will send you a reminder when the party begins.}

Each of these blog posts on Pam Halter’s blog tour will take you deeper into Akeela’s world or help you get to know the author better. We hope you will join us!

Fairyeater blog tour schedule:

(Each link will be updated as the posts go live.)

We are so excited for Pam Halter’s new release, and we hope you love it as well.

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Fairyeater

Fairyeater

2019 INSPYs Award Long List

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A fairy-eating witch.

An awakening dark lord.

A teenaged savior.

And time is running out.

All fifteen-year-old Akeela has ever wanted is an ordinary family who will love her. But the only mother she has ever known is the old hag, Krezma, who berates her night and day. Why did the old woman even take her in?

But Krezma knows her charge is no ordinary child. She can see the auras surrounding living things and communicates with fairies. And the birthmark on her palm reveals a secret Krezma must hold close for the child’s safety.

A secret that the witch, Tzmet, hunts for night and day, drying and eating fairies for the power they contain. When Akeela discovers her fate lies in being the next Fairy Guardian, all hope for an ordinary life dissipates like the dreams they were. She must protect the fairies from the witch and an even darker power that threatens them all.

Akeela is unwillingly thrust into an adventure that throws her into the hands of friends, strangers, and enemies masquerading as allies, and it will not end until she decides to accept her fate and give up her dream.

Maybe even her life.

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Series: Fairy Guardian Chronicles, Book 1
Genre: Fantasy
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We are so thrilled to tell you all about our next release!

Fairyeater by Pam Halter releases October 25, 2018, and to celebrate, we have a blog tour and online release party planned. We will have details soon about her book signings.

From the back cover:

All fifteen-year-old Akeela has ever wanted is an ordinary family who will love her. But the only mother she has ever known is the old hag, Krezma, who berates her night and day. Why did the old woman even take her in?

But Krezma knows her charge is no ordinary child. She can see the auras surrounding living things and can communicate with fairies. And the birthmark on her palm reveals a secret Krezma must hold close for the child’s safety.

A secret that the witch, Tzmet, hunts for night and day, drying and eating fairies for the power they contain. When Akeela discovers her fate lies in being the next Fairy Guardian, all hope for an ordinary life dissipates like the dreams they were. She must protect the fairies from the witch—and an even darker power that threatens them all.

Akeela is unwillingly thrust into an adventure that will not end until she decides to accept her fate and give up on her dream.

Maybe even her life.

Doesn’t that sound delicious? It truly is such a gripping tale.

Here is Pam’s blog tour schedule:

(Each link will be updated as the posts go live.)

And don’t forget to join us for Pam’s Facebook release party!

{RSVP right here.}

Since it is online, anyone is welcome to attend and enter any of the giveaways. In fact, here are a few sneak peeks of the many prizes selected for this party!

We hope you love this new tale, and we hope to see you at the celebration for Fairyeater.

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Fairyeater

Fairyeater

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Series: Fairy Guardian Chronicles, Book 1
Genre: Fantasy

2019 INSPYs Award Long List

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We want to thank absolutely everyone who had a part in Michele Israel Harper’s launch for her new book, Kill the Beast.

First of all, a huge thank you to everyone who participated in her blog tour!

Blog Tour schedule:

Thank you Fiction Aficionado for mentioning Kill the Beast in your Weekend Book Buzz. And thank you Indie Book Magic for including Kill the Beast on your podcast.

And then we simply must thank everyone who shared what they thought of this new book on Goodreads, Amazon, or any other review site. We are so thankful for you! And we’re so glad you’re enjoying it so much.

So many lovely graphics and photographs of both Beast Hunter and Kill the Beast have been shared on social media. Please know we’ve worked hard to retweet, share, or repost each one. Thank you so much!

And to anyone else who promoted Kill the Beast in any way, including telling your friends about it, thank you. We could not have had such a successful launch without you.

We had such a good turnout for Michele Israel Harper’s Facebook launch party. Thank you for celebrating this new release with us!

Harper estimates that she sent roughly 60 ebooks (30 of those were two 15-book series) and mailed 15 packages after the party, and Facebook’s stats say 51 attended the online party. Wow! Again, thank you!

And we simply must thank Laura A. Grace for cohosting and Jebraun Clifford for making the lovely graphics.

It was such a fun night!

The book signing was a smashing success! We want to thank Irvington Vinyl & Books and the owner, Elysia, for hosting this signing for our author.

Also, a huge shoutout to Savannah Goins, Alicia Grumley, and Cameron Steiman for setting up this book signing and release party for Michele Israel Harper.

And thank you to everyone who came out to support our author and her new book! You are the reason we publish these books, and we are so glad you’re enjoying them so much.

Below are a few photographs Cameron Steiman was so kind to take at the party (unfortunately, she isn’t in any of them), and we are so grateful to be able to share them with you. Enjoy!

A huge thank you to everyone who came out and either bought or had a book signed. You rock!

We are so thankful for each one of you.

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

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Thank you for joining us as the blog tour begins for Kill the Beast by Michele Israel Harper!

Here is the official schedule:

*All links will be updated as the posts go live.

We certainly hope you will love learning more about this Beauty and the Beast retelling and its story world.

Kill the Beast releases September 25, 2018, and to celebrate, we are having a smashing Facebook release party, co-hosted by Laura A. Grace.

You should join us!

{Click this link to RSVP.}

Here is a preview of just a few of the prizes (there are over 50).

  

There will be prizes, trivia based off the blog tour, and a grand prize that we hear grows larger every few days.

We hope to see you there!

Michele Israel Harper will have a book signing for both Kill the Beast and Beast Hunter in Indianapolis on Saturday, September 29th. If you are local or in the area, she would love to see you! (And it is never too early to start shopping for Christmas gifts, especially a signed copy for the book lover in your life!)

Join her at:

Irvington Vinyl & Books

9 Johnson Avenue

Indianapolis, Indiana

{You can also RSVP right here, and Facebook will send you a notification right before the signing.)

Harper also has a Beauty and the Beast-themed gift basket she will be giving away at her book signing, and we would love to thank Savannah Goins for setting up this signing.

We hope you love this new book from L2L2 Publishing.

Happy reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Kill the Beast

Kill the Beast

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Series: Beast Hunters, Book 1
Genre: Fairy Tale
ASIN: B07FL5Z5G5

***Finalist for the Book of the Year Award from Serious Writer***

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Kill the Beast: Book One of the Beast Hunters

Ro remembers the castle as it was before. Before the gates closed. Before silence overtook the kingdom. Before the castle disappeared. Now it shimmers to life one night a year, seen by her alone.

Once a lady, now a huntress, Ro does what it takes to survive, just like the rest of the kingdom plunged into despair never before known.

But a beast has overtaken the castle; a beast that killed the prince and holds the castle and kingdom captive in his cruel power. A beast Ro has been hired to kill.

Thankful the mystery of the prince’s disappearance has been solved, furious the magical creature has killed her hero, Ro eagerly accepts the job to end him.

But things are not as they seem.

Trapped in the castle, a prisoner alongside the beast, Ro wonders what she should fear most: the beast, the magic that holds them both captive, or the one who hired her to kill the beast.

A Beauty and the Beast retelling.

Other Books in "Beast Hunters"
Beast Hunter
The Lost Slipper
Silence the Siren
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Beast Hunter

Beast Hunter

A curse has overtaken Ro's kingdom, blackening the soil, wiping out crops, and bringing ruin. The only people who thrive are the huntsmen, brought in to stem the flow of ravenous creatures. When Ro kills a wolf, an idea begins to form. Could she become a huntress? Before she can act, her father trades her life for his—to a magical beast.

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Ro’s people are starving. A curse has overtaken her land, blackening the soil, wiping out crops, and bringing ruin to all. She doesn’t know what to do.

The only people who thrive are the huntsmen, brought in by the mysterious Gautier to stem the flow of ravenous creatures looking for food.

When Ro accidentally kills a wolf, an idea begins to form. Could she become a huntress? Earn enough livres to feed her family?

But her world is shattered when her father promises her to a beast in exchange for his own life. If she doesn’t go, a curse will fall on her family worse than the one destroying their land. But Ro is determined to save her family another way.

Will Ro have the courage to seek her own fate instead of the one pressed upon her?

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Series: Beast Hunters, Book 0
Genre: Fairy Tale
ASIN: B078KPF1XP
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Kill the Beast
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We are thrilled to reveal the cover for our October release, Fairyeater by Pam Halter!

All fifteen-year-old Akeela has ever wanted is an ordinary family who will love her. But the only mother she has ever known is the old hag, Krezma, who berates her night and day. Why did the old woman even take her in?

But Krezma knows her charge is no ordinary child. She can see the auras surrounding living things and communicates with fairies. And the birthmark on her palm reveals a secret Krezma must hold close for the child’s safety.

A secret that the witch, Tzmet, hunts for night and day, drying and eating fairies for the power they contain. When Akeela discovers her fate lies in being the next Fairy Guardian, all hope for an ordinary life dissipates like the dreams they were. She must protect the fairies from the witch and an even darker power that threatens them all.

Akeela is unwillingly thrust into an adventure that throws her into the hands of friends, strangers, and enemies masquerading as allies, and it will not end until she decides to accept her fate and give up her dream.

Maybe even her life.

And now for the lovely cover:

Sara Helwe of Sara Helwe Digital Arts outdid herself with this lovely cover, and we are so thankful for Kim Sponaugle of Picture Kitchen Studio for her fairy illustrations.

Thank you for joining us for this cover reveal!

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

About the Author:

Pam Halter is a fantasy and children’s book author. The first book in her Willoughby and Friends series, Willoughby and the Terribly Itchy Itch, won the 2018 Realm Award in the children’s category. She also received a Reader’s Choice Award in 2015 for her short story, “Tick Tock,” in Realmscapes. Pam lives in South Jersey, deep in farmland, where she enjoys gardening, cooking, canning, quilting, playing the piano for church, and walking on long country roads where she finds fairy homes, emerging dragons, and trees eating wood gnomes. Learn more about her at www.PamHalter.com.

This year, two of our titles, Alara’s Call by Kristen Stieffel and Spark by J.M. Hackman, won the 2018 Excellence in Editing Award, sponsored by the Christian Editor Connection.

Not only was Spark also on the long list for the 2018 INSPYs Awards, Alara’s Call is a finalist for the 2018 Realm Awards, sponsored by Realm Makers, and a semi-finalist for the 2018 Royal Palm Literary Awards, sponsored by the Florida Writers Association.

And just when we thought it couldn’t get any better than that, we found out that Ending Fear by Deanna Fugett is also a finalist for the 2018 Alliance Award, sponsored by Realm Makers.

{Check out all of these titles here.}

We are so proud of our authors, and we are thrilled all of the hard work they put into writing the best speculative fiction stories are being recognized.

Did you know we are this year’s bookstore sponsor for Realm Makers?

Each attendee will received a free paperback copy of Beast Hunter by Michele Israel Harper, and all of our books will be on sale for a discounted price in the Realm Makers bookstore.

Most of our authors will be signing their books at the Realm Makers Book Festival on Saturday, July 21st from 7:30-10 PM EST.

{More details here.}

Be sure to snag your favorite title of ours and have it signed by your favorite author!

Happy reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

*Realm Makers graphic © Kirk DouPonce of DogEared Design. Used by permission.

Beast Hunter

Beast Hunter

A curse has overtaken Ro's kingdom, blackening the soil, wiping out crops, and bringing ruin. The only people who thrive are the huntsmen, brought in to stem the flow of ravenous creatures. When Ro kills a wolf, an idea begins to form. Could she become a huntress? Before she can act, her father trades her life for his—to a magical beast.

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Ro’s people are starving. A curse has overtaken her land, blackening the soil, wiping out crops, and bringing ruin to all. She doesn’t know what to do.

The only people who thrive are the huntsmen, brought in by the mysterious Gautier to stem the flow of ravenous creatures looking for food.

When Ro accidentally kills a wolf, an idea begins to form. Could she become a huntress? Earn enough livres to feed her family?

But her world is shattered when her father promises her to a beast in exchange for his own life. If she doesn’t go, a curse will fall on her family worse than the one destroying their land. But Ro is determined to save her family another way.

Will Ro have the courage to seek her own fate instead of the one pressed upon her?

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Series: Beast Hunters, Book 0
Genre: Fairy Tale
ASIN: B078KPF1XP
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Other Books in "Beast Hunters"
The Lost Slipper
Kill the Beast
Silence the Siren
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Did you know we are taking pitches at Realm Makers this year?

Michele Israel Harper, our acquisitions editor, will be traveling to this incredible writers conference to hear all about the wonderful stories you’ve written.

{Read about the conference here.}

What are we looking for?

  • A well-crafted tale, masterfully told
  • Light Sci-Fi
  • Fairy Tale Retellings
  • Any other genre with speculative elements
  • Adult, NA, or YA Audience
  • Completed manuscripts only

Honestly, we are not picky regarding content (as long as it’s fairly clean) if the tale grips us, sucks us right in to the story, and won’t let go until the last page has been read. We only publish speculative fiction (fantasy, sci-fi, or any other genre or subgenre with a fantastical element), and we are looking for a few good stories to fill our 2020 production schedule.

Story comes first, but we will also be looking at platform and how the author interacts with followers, as well as the author’s level of professionalism and dedication to growing in the craft.

What should you bring if you plan to pitch your manuscript to us?

  • Business card, headshot preferred

This should have basic information, such as your author name (whether actual name or pen name), contact info, such as your email, and a way to look you up online, such as your website. All of your social media should be linked to your website to make it easy to find you across all platforms, but if you only have a Facebook page or Twitter account, that’s fine too. Just make sure you’re easy to find online!

And be sure to include that headshot! We meet with hundreds of people every year at conferences and conventions, and we’d love to be able to put a face with your name as we go through submissions.

  • One Sheet

We prefer proposals to one sheets, but if you’re bringing one to conference anyway, go ahead and hand us your one sheet as well. This usually includes your headshot, contact info (email and website), short bio, and a synopsis of the story you are pitching–yes, on one sheet of paper. Be sure to mention if your tale is a standalone or part of a series. If you are pitching several stories, include one story per one sheet.

There are some excellent examples online, and Cara Putman especially has a wonderful resource for getting ready for conference, including one sheet examples.

{See it here.}

  • Proposal

Many authors bring a one sheet to conferences, but we prefer the proposal.

{See our submission guidelines here.}

Briefly, a proposal shows us your level of professionalism and how well you know your story, audience, platform, marketing strategies, and the business of publishing as a whole. Publishing is a partnership between the publisher and the author, and we want to know you know what you’re doing.

We love our authors, we love our readers, and we cannot wait to publish more of the stories you crave.

*UPDATE: Scott Minor of Realm Makers contacted Michele with her direct scheduling link, so we will include that here. As of Monday, July 2nd, there are only four spots left. She cannot wait to meet with you, and we cannot wait to discover more wonderful stories!

{Sign up for an appointment with Michele Israel Harper here.}

Happy writing!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

*Realm Makers graphics © by the incredibly talented Kirk DouPonce of DogEared Design.

About Michele Israel Harper:

Author of Wisdom & Folly: Sisters, Zombie Takeover, Beast Hunter, and the soon-to-be released Kill the Beast, Michele Israel Harper is also a freelance editor and the acquisitions editor at Love2ReadLove2Write Publishing, LLC. Harper has her Bachelor of Arts in history, is slightly obsessed with all things French–including Jeanne d’Arc and La Belle et la Bête–and loves editing fiction manuscripts. She hopes her involvement with writing, editing, and publishing will touch many lives in the years to come. Visit www.MicheleIsraelHarper.com to learn more about her.

A huge thank you to each person involved with Resilience’s release!

To each person who shared the cover, chatted about the book, invited friends to the online launch party on Facebook, purchased a copy, reviewed said copy, were a part of the blog tour, or absolutely anything else that promoted this book: We could not have done this without you.

You are the reason we publish books. You are the reason our team goes through sleepless nights, intense deadlines, and flurries of emails and more, working feverishly toward a finished product. You are the reason we do what we do.

And we are intensely grateful for each one of you.

If you have missed any posts on the blog tour (or would simply like to read them again), here is the schedule.

Happy reading! (And Happy Father’s Day to all the wonderful fathers out there!)

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

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