Something different - help a girl achieve her dreams

I stumbled upon this the other day on a forum and thought some of you might be interested in signing this petition to let a Catholic school student wrestle on her high school team. Check it out if you think young women should get the same opportunities in sports as their male counterparts:

https://www.change.org/petitions/let-girls-wrestle-equality-for-amanda-leve

Paperback giveaway for Iron Champion

Enter my Goodreads giveaway for a chance at a free paperback of Iron Champion!

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/67865-iron-champion

Also, my other giveaway for a paperback of the second book in the same series is still open.

https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/65856-iron-flower

New release - the fifth in the Iron Flower series

Action-packed fantasy adventure with a powerhouse female epic warrior in the spirit of Achilles or Beowulf.

The continuing saga of a warrior whose army-slaying sword belies her kind heart.

Nearly indestructible heroine Rose gets a letter from a foreign king inviting her to discuss opening a new branch of the center for magical study she helps run. Upon arriving in his kingdom of Terlon, she learns that his true motive is to request her aid against invaders from a larger country. Though annoyed by his deception, her compassion does not allow her to turn a blind eye to the suffering of his people and she agrees to help.

Following unfavorable developments in the war, Rose finds more and more responsibilities being heaped upon her shoulders. A bitter dispute breaks out over the leadership of Terlon with her caught in the middle, and a battle with the enemy nation's war god looms near. But even that might not be the most daunting trouble fate has planned for her.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/product/B00FGJFHVW/tag=bilthestaarts-20

http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/product/B00FGJFHVW/tag=bilthestaarts-20

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/361786

Free short story and a giveaway!

First, the prequel to the Tales of the Gothic Warrior short story series, Gothic Genesis, is free on Amazon through 9/23.

UK link - http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/product/B00DMQMEIA/tag=bilthestaarts-20 Secondly, enter my Goodreads giveaway for a chance at a free paperback copy of Iron Flower, the second novel in the Legend of the Iron Flower series!

http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/65856-iron-flower

Best in the Elf-ing World free through 08/27

If you liked the previous installments in the Gothic Warrior series or don't mind jumping in out of order (reading them chronologically doesn't really matter so...), here is the 4th free - and as for that review, I guess I've learned my lesson not to post about my promos on IMDB...

New release - Blood of Kings

An action-packed new take on Arthurian legend from the eyes of an unexpected protagonist.

Illegitimate Mildred "Mildy" Pendragon wants just one thing: To prove to Camelot that she's as much a warrior as her daddy, King Arthur. With her cowardly Greek squire Ares and metrosexual best friend Lance at her side, she strives to prove her legendary bloodline through knightly deeds. But no matter what she does or who she beats, she cannot seem to win over chivalric society.

On quest to save the fey from destruction by an evil mage, Mildy meets the mother she has never known and learns the bitter truth of her incestuous birth. She continues to fight for good despite her disillusionment, but accidentally kills Arthur's favorite knight and makes a bitter enemy of her father. Can she defy fate and save her family from imploding, or is the saga of the Pendragons destined to end in tragedy?

A full-length novel. Get it at:

Amazon US
Amazon UK
Smashwords

Toughness in the face of hardship

One of my favorite video game characters ever was Janne from the old World Heroes series. Based on Joan of Arc, she was one of the first (if not the first) female fighting game characters to rock a sword and awesome armor, but that's not the only reason I like her...

Not the most inspiring picture at first glance, but look closely at her sword arm. Yup, she has one of the toughest looking downed poses ever in fighting game history - even with her health bar empty, she STILL holds up her blade in defiance! Toughness shows through best under adversity and Janne certainly displays it here, looking like she still wants to fight on despite her supposedly "knocked out" (more like just stunned by my estimation) status. What a beast!

 Janne © ADK