One more week off...

 Because apparently my brain really needs it. BUT!

Today, Where There's A Will re-releases on Amazon/KU. If you like superheroes and excellent villains, consider picking it up!

OR, you can email me and I'll send you a copy as a belated Christmas gift. ONLY if you follow me here, ONLY if you email within the next 24 hours, because otherwise my attention span will just crumble, babes.

Happy Boxing Day--I hope you have time to read something lovely :)

 

 

Where There's A Will

Two Rainbow Award Wins!

Guys. GUUUUUYS! Omg, guys, look. LOOK!

I won a Rainbow Award! Tempest got first place in the Gay Fantasy Romance category! And some of the competition was freaking stiff, so...*happy dances so HARD*

1) A compelling, well-crafted, well-written book. The author has a true gift for story-telling, making the most seemingly everyday occurences into this smooth flow you don't want to get out of - and you notice only in hindsight that what seemed mundane was actually the author sneakily weaving her plot. And when the occurences are not everyday? It's breathtaking, literally, and you have to applaud a writer you can do action and urgency just as well as despair and despondency. And on top of that: beautiful, complex, multi-faceted charaters, each carrying his or her own story and secrets, some of which are revealed, some of which are only hinted at. Marvellous and fascinating and utterly brilliant. You could say I enjoyed this book - despite the warnings it came with - and you would not be wrong. (It really was that good).

2) I found my self totally immersed in this very different story of the sea and the creatures that live in the deep. Intense at times, bizarre yet imaginative beyond anything I have read recently.

Actually I won two. The second is a tie for Second Place in the Gay Sci Fi/Futuristic Category for Where There's A Will. Woot! I'll take it!

Cari Z has a great take on superheroes and supervillains. Wonderfully crafted characters, wit, anger, fun, and romance. Cari Z captures the right blend of elements and great dialogue between heroes and villains, all set against a backdrop of wonderful world-building. An incredibly entertaining read.

All that, plus my honey was inducted into his university's honor society tonight for being a total badass who combined perfect grades with a desire to improve his community and volunteer his time to benefit others, and I saw the final version of the cover for the book L.A. Witt and I have coming out in May and it's AMAZING. I'm kind of over the moon right now.

Thanks to everyone who read these books! If you haven't, well...maybe you will now. I live in optimism!

And also, hugely, thanks to Elisa, the founder of the Rainbow Awards, for giving so many authors a chance to showcase their work, and giving readers a whole new world to choose from. I'm so grateful.

Where There's A Will is out!

It's here! Where There's A Will is available to all!

Guys, I'm so ridiculously pleased with this book. It's got Heroes, Villains, mad science, battle royales, humor, angst, love, sacrifice...all of my favorite things. I pretty much love it. And so did Publisher's Weekly, where it got a starred review! Did I mention that maybe once or twice already? *wink*

"Z’s third novel set in the beautiful but dysfunctional city of Panopolis, where superheroes and their daily affairs are a frequent threat to civilization, is sexy, emotional, and hilarious... Z keeps the action rolling at a breakneck pace, with sharp turns from bold humor to heartbreaking tragedy and self-sacrifice. The satisfying and exciting conclusion is tender and a just reward for both the hero and the reader."

If you're looking for a good place to jump into the Panopolis series, this is it. This book follows the hero Freight Train, as opposed to the villainous couple who starred in the first two, although they both get cameos. I hope you give it a try! You can find it any any of the retailers below:

Riptide buy link: http://riptidepublishing.com/titles/where-theres-a-will

Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Where-Theres-Will-Panopolis-Book

ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-wheretheresawill

B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/where-theres-a-will-cari-z

Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-us/ebook/where-there-s-a-will

There's a blog tour, with a pretty cool prize (if I do say so myself) to go with it, so follow along on Riptide's website or follow me on Twitter to see what's up.

http://riptidepublishing.com/events/tours/where-theres-will-blog-tour-cari-z

https://twitter.com/author_cariz

Publisher's Weekly Review!

I'm being completely freaking serious when I say that one of the craziest thing to happen to me, especially lately, is to get a book reviewed in Publisher's Weekly. Not just a book, but an M/M Superhero book that's technically the third in the series. Just...wow. Riptide, you are amazing, and Amelia, you're the most amazing, so...thank you!

And also, thank you to everybody who read the first two, because without you I wouldn't have written a third one. I'm so happy, and you're such a big part of the reason why.

I'm just attaching the whole thing, because I'm still all *heart eyes* over it :)

http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-62649-406-0

"Z’s third novel set in the beautiful but dysfunctional city of Panopolis, where superheroes and their daily affairs are a frequent threat to civilization, is sexy, emotional, and hilarious. Craig Haney, aka superhero Freight Train, feels like a regular guy doing an endless job. Though he lives to protect his beloved city, he is hopelessly isolated within the force field that’s his primary superpower. He knows he can’t trust his sponsor, GenCorp, but he can’t help falling for their newest star scientist, Dr. Ari Mansourian. Beset by irrational villains and dangerously vain heroes, and given one last shot at love and freedom, Craig has to at last become the hero to himself that he has always been for everyone else. Z keeps the action rolling at a breakneck pace, with sharp turns from bold humor to heartbreaking tragedy and self-sacrifice. The satisfying and exciting conclusion is tender and a just reward for both the hero and the reader." (May)

Cover Reveal!

The cover for Where There's A Will, the third story in the Panopolis series, is revealed at last! This story comes out at the beginning of May, and I'm so excited about it.

Why? Because superheroes and supervillains, that's why.

http://www.rtbookreviews.com/blog/87722/exclusive-cover-reveal-cari-zs-where-theres-will