Not Quite Going It Alone

by Annabelle Jacobs

My new paranormal romance, The Altered, is the first book I’ve self-published. It was a daunting prospect before I started the process, not knowing fully what was involved. But I had a long gap between submissions for Dreamspinner and I wanted to get something out before my next DSP release.

Fortunately I have the best author friends and they were a huge help in pointing me in the right direction and helping me sort everything I needed to do. I’m going to mention some of them here, because without them I never would have got this book out.

Jay Northcote is my writing buddy. She keeps me on track and pushes me to get those words down, and provides endless encouragement along the way. My pre-readers, Con Riley and N.R Walker, gave me invaluable advice about where I needed to expand sections, and what to tighten up. And Posy Roberts did a fabulous job of proofreading, along with Jay–who’d probably had enough of my story by then, but did it anyway.

A good editor is essential. Sue Adams was mine, and she was awesome.

Finally, Natasha Snow was my cover artist and she did a fabulous job interpreting my very vague outlines.

Overall I feel very lucky to have had such experienced help in polishing my story, and even though it’s called ‘self-publishing’, I certainly didn’t do it on my own.

About The Altered

Twenty years ago the UK’s water supply was contaminated with an experimental pathogen, Lycanaeris, causing widespread panic across the nation. Terrorism was suspected but never proven, and when nothing happened–no epidemic, no unexplained illnesses–the whole episode was written off as an elaborate hoax. But Lycanaeris was selective. Only those of a certain age, and with a specific gene in their DNA were infected. Time would reveal the pathogen’s true nature, when those susceptible grew up Altered.

Daniel is one of thousands forced to hide his altered status by living a quiet life. He’s not like the others, though. Daniel can’t help looking so distinctive or being able to see every altered for what they really are. To those abducting altereds, that skill makes him valuable.

For Jordan, shifting from human to wolf means living under the radar to avoid unwanted attention. Meeting Daniel complicates matters. Daniel’s existence is a threat to Jordan and his friends, but Jordan can’t seem to shake the strange connection between them. When danger threatens, there’s little time for Daniel and Jordan to work out their feelings before lives are at stake.

Available at: Amazon, All Romance eBooks, Barnes & Noble and Smashwords

An Excerpt from The Altered

He laughed at the joke Matt was in the middle of telling, chipping in for a bit and teasing him, and then he felt it again, creeping up the back of his spine like icy fingers. Daniel stayed perfectly still, suppressing his body’s natural reaction, and carefully turned to place his empty pint glass on the bar.

He let his gaze wander along to the end of the bar, past the couple he’d spotted earlier, and—

Bloody Hell.

He sucked in a sharp breath before he could stop himself. Usually he got a flash of images, depending on how much they’d been altered—claws, teeth, and fur if they changed fully, but never anything like this. One minute Daniel was looking at a tall dark-haired, really hot man, and in the blink of an eye he’d changed into a huge black wolf, fangs bared in a snarl—clearer than anything he’d seen before.

The image vanished almost as soon as it appeared, and the noise from the bar suddenly jarred Daniel back to his senses.

Fuck.

About Annabelle Jacobs

Annabelle Jacobs lives in the South West of England with her husband, three rowdy children, and two cats.

An avid reader of fantasy herself for many years, Annabelle now spends her days writing her own stories. They’re usually either fantasy or paranormal fiction, because she loves building worlds filled with magical creatures, and creating stories full of action and adventure. Her characters may have a tough time of it—fighting enemies and adversity—but they always find love in the end.

Find out more about Annabelle on Twitter, Facebook, her Website or by email at ajacobsfiction@gmail.com.

Annabelle has graciously offered up en eBook from her backlist to one lucky winner!! The giveaway starts now and ends April 18, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. To enter, just click the link below!

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Don’t forget to check out Nikyta’s review of The Altered to see what she thought of it!

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