Books Published by Friends and Self

Over the years I have mentioned my own published books, as well of those as my friends. I realize the links to all those books are scattered throughout this blog. Thus, I have decided to create one blog entry with all the links.

If I have forgotten anyone, please let me know and I will add you.

Happy Reading

List of Paperback Books Available for Direct Purchase through the Publisher:

Callings: Tales of the Conrads of Karna Paperback-Heather Hobson
 
Unicorn's Milk Paperback-Heather Hobson Lewis

Stubby, the Magic Pencil Paperback-Heather Hobson

A Tale of Butts: The Story of a Couch Paperback-Echo Ryan

Apex Paperback-John Stepehn Pinto

Homuncula Paperback-John Henri Nolette

Webs of Paradox Paperback- KC Heath


Lies Retold- Elle Dee
 
List of Paperback and Kindle Books Available on Amazon.com

Stubby, The Magic Pencil by Heather Hobson

Unicorn's Milk by Heather Hobson Lewis

Callings: Tales of the Conrads of Karna

A Tale of Butts: The Story of a Couch by Echo Ryan

Apex by John Stephen Pinto

Webs of Paradox by KC HeathHomuncula by John Henri Nolette

The Continuing Adventures of Regal D, Lady Evaine, and Lady Leona on League of Angels

First off, I must say I feel blessed that right now I have free time to immerse myself in a game of this nature. I am having more fun than I have had in years and now hop right out of bed in the morning so I can get to the game, that is if I haven't already spent the entire night playing it.

Lady Evaine is getting more play time than either Regal D. or Lady Leona. This is partly because Lady Evaine has more friends in the chat room.

During the past few days Regal did the basics. He caught his only friend and chatted for a while, and had to deal with someone he knows, but really can't call a friend. This person kept calling his friend stupid, is on that server often, and I think is a good reason few people chat there. Thus, basically, Regal has retired to his homestead and takes care of his two lions, turkey, and little girl.

Lady Evaine's life is much more interesting, and of course, connected to Lady Leona.  Yesterday Lady Evaine stayed up with her betrothed playing until 5:30 a.m., and then went to bed. She woke right up to get back to work and catch the Boss Event which is at 11 a.m. her time.  She entered Boss without checking who was in the guild.

The top player character who had wanted to marry her and threw a fit, and quit the guild was back in the guild and being all friendly. He told her her betrothed had quit the server and was gone forever and that he still wanted to marry her. To this she responded she would wait and see if her intended really did jilt her, which she really doubted because not even 6 hours had past since they last spoke.

The Boss lasts an hour, so it is a long game.  When it ended, Evaine had two pop up chat boxes. One from her betrothed and one from a friend in the guild.  Apparently, going to bed had caused her to miss some high drama. Since the top player character who didn't get to marry Evaine, and wanted back in the guild he had originally created, her betrothed and  her friends on-line let him back in.  Her friend and his on-line wife then had issues with the top player after they made him guild leader, so as the new guild leader he tossed them out of the guild. This caused Evaine's betrothed to decide to leave the guild too.

So, Evaine wakes up and arrives into this situation and is trying to get everyone to explain what happened. She finally contacts two other guild members, who are older and wiser, who explain what they know and see. Evaine then contacts the top player and asks him what happened. He demands to know what the others are saying and calls them names. She confronts him on the name calling, then tries to explain what she understand happens. The top player gets upset, decides he is leaving the guild again, and calls her the b word.

Lady Evaine then asks to be kicked out of the guild so she has no cool down time.  Instead, the top player dissolves the guild and leaves 30 players (most of whom are not on-line at the time), without a guild.  Lady Evaine and the two other players on, join the new guild created by Evaine's betrothed.  Now comes the task of finding all the lost members and starting all over.

They had all donated gold to get the guild to level 13, and now were back to level 1.

Meanwhile, Lady Leona also joins the new guild.  Since the top player didn't want her, she now has a couple of other guild knights who appear to be interested. Her biggest issue is since she started the server a week late, she is below the others in level. She is only a 40, while Evaine is 52.  Regal who know is mostly retired is a 62.

Thus, dear readers, that is what I awoke to this morning and learned while visiting the lives of my characters.

Regal D. v. Lady Evaine on League of Angels

Well, I have been playing Lady Evaine for a week, so I figured it was a time for my update on a male character v. a female one on League of Angels by R2Games.

Regal's world is still very quiet.  Though his new guild has over 25 people, it looks like only 3 are active, including him.  He did get to chat with the one friend he has on there once this week.  He met a lady in chat who's character no longer had a husband, so he offered himself, but she already had a suitor. So he remains single.

Lady Evaine's life has been a little crazier.  She has many friends, including two who are men playing female characters. One of the members of her guild asked her to marry him. He hardly every spoke with her, so she was surprised by this.  Since she didn't want to end up like Regal she said okay. Then the next day the guild leader asked for hand. She told him she had already been asked, but if her first suitor fell through, he could marry her.

Then the first suitor came on the server. The guild leader told him he was going to steal Lady Evaine away. This did not go well. Hot words flashed all about the chat boxes. Lady Evaine hit the point she didn't know what to say tow home, so the first suitor told the second one he could have her, swore off women, told Evaine all women were monsters, and quit the guild.

Other drama involved Lady Evaine comforting a friend who's League of Angels wife had gone missing for more than a day.

As a result of all this, I awoke, and realized I could have resolved Evaine's problem of two suitors by creating another character on the server. I wish I had thought of this before the fight ensued.  Thus, I have now created a third character, Lady Leona, and we shall add her to our adventures.

Warning:  Do not get hooked on League of Angels unless you have at least 2 hours a night to play.

R2Game League of Angels Curiosity test

Just after the new year I took up playing my first on-line role playing game, League of Angels. I picked a server and created a male warrior, whom I named Regal D. after Regal of the House of Deoward from Revolt and Callings.

While playing there is a chat box. I noticed unless a visibly female character was on, nobody seemed to chat.

In addition characters are allowed to get married, and this increases ones Battle Rating. Anyway, my poor Regal has been in this world for two months now and has yet to find a spouse.  Oddly, enough I managed to gain a child in the homestead  So, now Regal is a single father.

I couldn't help to wonder if I would have been stuck with a single character and no one to chat with if I had created a female character.

Thus, two days ago I went on a new League of Angels server and created a female warrior. As soon as I had access to the chat box I had female and male characters chatting with me.  In addition, I have had three characters interested in pursuing Lady Evaine in matrimony.

Being a female characters is a completely a different experience. Of course, some of this could be due to who is and isn't on each server.  Since I can't have two characters on the same server, there is no ways to remove that variable.

I will keep you posted on what happens next for Regal and Lady Evaine.

John Henri Nolette's book Homuncula has been published

Though I have yet to read it, my brother-in-law has just published his first novel.  John Nolette's Book is entitled Homuncula and can be found at lulu.com at:

John Henri Nolette's Homuncula

Here is the blurb if you are interested.

"Robert Henry Pearce hasn't been himself lately. Haunted by strange cravings, indescribable sensations, and apocalyptic visions, he has somehow fallen out of step with the modern mode of existence. But nothing can prepare him for the nightmare that is unfolding all around him. And within him. 

 

As he meets others like himself, Robert begins to glimpse another reality superimposed over the one he has always known. As he unlearns all that civilization has taught him, he embarks on a journey that will take him to the end of the world."

 

Happy reading all.

John Stephen Pinto's Sci-Fi Book Apex

One of my critique partners has finally published his first book. For more than three years I have helped John edit and polish Apex into the fine book it is.

If you enjoy hard sci-fi that takes place on futuristic Earth, this book is for you.  The characters are very real, and the plot is completely plausible.

Here is the blurb on it:

"When Biotech Industries produces Apex nanochip brain implants in 2192, it revolutionizes the human experience by providing a range of extraordinary abilities. From performing a piano concerto or an intricate surgery to understanding physics and languages, someone wired has limitless capabilities. Amongst the turmoil of worldwide overpopulation and economic division, Dr. Alexander Reichman, the architect of Apex, ushers civilization into a golden era or possibly into its grave."

You can find John Stephen Pinto's book Apex at:

Amazon Books-Apex 

or  

Lulu Books-Apex 

Happy reading.

Callings: Tales of the Conrads of Karna is finally a Kindle Book!

Today I completed a writing task I have delayed doing for a while. I converted Callings: Tales of the Conrads of Karna into a Kindle Book.  For those of you who have never converted a manuscript to an e-book, the task is a bit of work and it helps if you know where the hidden codes are.

Anyway, I am done and Callings is now available in another format.

Order Kindle version of Callings