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Not only does Alara’s Call release this month, we are also finalizing our publication schedule for 2018 and getting ready for our next three cover reveals. We cannot wait!

Be sure to sign up for our newsletter or follow our blog in order not to miss any of our forthcoming announcements.

But first, Alara’s Call by Kristen Stieffel!

This beyond-lovely book releases September 19th, and our team is busily preparing for its launch.

There will be a blog tour, a Facebook release party, a physical release party in Kristen’s home state of Florida, a book-signing tour, and a special preorder price of $2.99 instead of $4.99 for the ebook.

{Preorder here.}

{Join the Facebook party here.}

{Or follow Kristen here.}

We cannot wait to celebrate this new release with you!

And stay tuned for our exciting announcements.

Happy reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Blog Tour Schedule:

Monday, September 11th, Gretchen E.K. Engel, www.newauthors.wordpress.com, “Review of Alara’s Call”

Monday the 11th, Catherine Bonham, www.dolphin18cb.wordpress.com, “FANtastic Interview with Kristen Stieffel”

Tuesday the 12th, Jebraun Clifford, www.jebraunclifford.com, Visual Post: “Alara’s Call: Royal Palace Inspirations”

Wednesday the 13th, Kate Jameson, www.kategjameson.wordpress.com, “Book Review: Alara’s Call”

Wednesday the 13th, Anna Tan, www.blog.annatsp.com, “#BookReview: Alara’s Call by Kristen Stieffel”

Thursday the 14th, Laura A. Grace, www.unicornquester.com, Guest Post by Kristen Stieffel: “My Favorite Character: General Rariden”

Thursday the 14th, J.M. Hackman, www.jmhackman.com, “Interview with Kristen Stieffel”

Friday the 15th, Travis Perry, www.travissbigidea.blogspot.com, Story World Feature: “A Familiar Fantasy: Alara’s Call”

Friday the 15th, Liv Fisher, www.livkfisher.blogspot.com, “Alara’s Call: Blog Tour & Visual Post”

Saturday the 16th, Laurie Lucking, www.landsuncharted.com, “Top 3 Bible Verses That Inspired Alara’s Call”

Sunday the 17th, Steve Rzasa, www.steverzasa.com, “Behind the Scenes: Alara’s Call”

Monday the 18th, Laurin Boyle, www.laurinboyle.wordpress.com, “Review of Alara’s Call by Kristen Stieffel”

Tuesday the 19th, Kristen Stieffel, www.kristenstieffel.com, “Alara’s Call—Release Day!”

Tuesday the 19th, Kristen Stieffel, www.newauthors.wordpress.com, “Alara’s Marcher Lord Roots,” Release Day!

Wednesday the 20th, Gillian Bronte Adams, www.gillianbronteadams.com, “Giving My Heroine a Face—Guest Post from Kristen Stieffel”

Thursday the 21st, Michele Israel Harper, www.micheleisraelharper.com, “My Favorite Part of Alara’s Call,” Facebook Party Day!

Friday the 22nd, Rebecca LuElla Miller, www.rebeccaluellamiller.wordpress.com, “A Lesson in Persistence”

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Thank you, everyone who participated in Deanna Fugett’s blog tour, whether by hosting our author on your blog or even by sharing or reading her posts. You made it a success!

Are you missing a scavenger hunt clue? Here is a list of Fugett’s blog stops so you may gather all clues and enter the final sentence into this Google Docs form. The prize? A paperback of Ending Fear and its coloring book!

And here is the final clue for the Scavenger Hunt!

The giveaway of Ending Fear and its coloring book will end two weeks from today, or August 6th at midnight EST.

Also, we want to thank everyone who participated in the cover reveal for Alara’s Call by Kristen Stieffel.

Thank you for sharing Kristen Stieffel’s cover! (This may not be a complete list, and we apologize if we missed anyone.)

Jebraun Clifford (Blog Post)

Jennette Mbewe (Blog Post)

Gretchen Engel

Laura A. Grace (Blog Post)

Laurie Lucking

Deanna Fugett

Diane Kirkpatrick

Lee Kirkpatrick

Teresa TL Bruce

Linda Lisak

Ralene Burke

J.M. Hackman (Blog Post)

Deborah Dunson

Tina Yeager

Michele Israel Harper (Blog Post)

And last but not least, the author herself: Kristen Stieffel (Blog Post)

Did you share Alara’s Call’s cover the day of the reveal? Please let us know in the comments!

 

Next stop, Realm Makers!

Jebraun Clifford and Michele Israel Harper will be taking manuscript pitches at this writers’ conference, and they cannot wait to hear what you’ve written. We hope to see you next weekend!

Then join Michele Israel Harper the following weekend as she speaks at Taylor’s Professional Writing Conference. She will be speaking on the subjects of “Writing Fantasy for the Christian Marketplace” and “So You Want To Be Published: But Are You Ready?”

See the full list of classes here.

Happy reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

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We are positively thrilled to reveal our newest cover!

Alara’s Call by Kristen Stieffel releases September 19, 2017 from L2L2 Publishing.

Congratulations, Kristen Stieffel!

From the back cover:

Tales are often told of heroes who fulfill ancient prophecies. Alara’s Call is the tale of a woman who gives new ones.

Alara sees visions of other’s futures, but never her own.

A young clergywoman with a fiery passion for her Telshan faith, she has been assigned to a mission abroad but longs to lead a congregation in her homeland. Her father, the prime minister, jeopardizes her dream and her safety when he coerces her into what he calls a diplomatic mission.

But it’s a ruse.

The trip is meant to end with her marriage to the crown prince of a foreign nation, where members of Alara’s faith are persecuted and women oppressed. All for a trade agreement her father is desperate to enact.

But her mentor intervenes and takes Alara to Dorrel, the suitor she left behind. They believe they are safe, but foreign soldiers are under orders to bring Alara to the king’s palace…by any means necessary.

We also want to thank Sara Helwe of Sara Helwe Digital Arts for another gorgeous cover. This cover artist has been such a blessing to our company, and we are grateful to have her on our team.

And thank you, dear readers, for joining us today.

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

About the author:

Kristen Stieffel was raised by parents who were Trekkies long before anyone coined the term, so naturally she specializes in writing and editing speculative fiction.

Prior to becoming a freelance editor and instructor of the writing craft, Kristen worked for twenty years at Orlando Business Journal, a weekly newspaper for executives and small business owners. After serving in both advertising and graphic design, Kristen transferred to the newsroom as a page designer and copyeditor. During her ten years in the newsroom, she wrote more than a thousand articles, columns, and opinion pieces.

An ordained elder in the Presbyterian Church USA, Kristen leads adult Bible study classes because it’s way easier than teaching kids. She is also an avid knitter, despite living in Florida. It is the state that pioneered air conditioning, after all. Visit www.KristenStieffel.com to learn more about this many-faceted author, editor, and instructor.

You are invited to Ending Fear’s Release Party tonight!

From the comfort of your own home, enjoy Facebook’s event feature and join us from anywhere in the world. Brew up a cup of tea, slip on comfortable pajamas, and relax in front of your computer. Respond to any of the prizes featured, and voilà! You are entered to win!

Follow this link to attend. Facebook will send you a reminder when the event begins.

Would you like a preview of just a few of the prizes?

There are many, many more than those. In fact, the hosts had to extend the party 30 minutes to fit all the prizes in the schedule.

Meet the coordinators!

Deanna Fugett–the author herself–Laura A. Grace, and Michele Israel Harper will be hosting this event filled with prizes, games, trivia, and fun.

See you there!

And Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Ending Fear releases in two days! Be sure to pre-order your ebook copy for $2.99 before it goes up to $4.99 after the launch.

And on Thursday, we are having a Facebook Release Party to celebrate Ending Fear’s release. Hosted by the author herself, Laura A. Grace, and Michele Israel Harper, this party is overflowing with fun, games, and prizes. See you there!

Check out Deanna’s blog tour and scavenger hunt here (the prize is one copy of Ending Fear as well as its companion coloring book). The posts have been wonderful this past week, and we look forward to the coming week’s blog stops as well.

Thank you for joining us to celebrate our newest release, Ending Fear by Deanna Fugett!

Want to be a part of the cover reveal of Alara’s Call by Kristen Stieffel?

Sign up now!

We will reveal the cover Friday, July 21st, and we would love for you to share it as well. It is lovely!

Have an unpublished manuscript to pitch to us? The only submissions we are accepting this year are those pitched to us at conference appointments.

Come see us at Realm Makers, Taylor University’s Professional Writing Conference, or Indiana Faith and Writing Conference.

We cannot wait to see what marvelous books have been written over this past year!

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

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We are so excited! Alara’s Call now has a completed cover, and we need your help!

We are revealing the cover Friday, July 21st. Would you like to be a part of the reveal?

If the answer is yes, thank you so much! You rock.

Please fill out this form, and the cover and book’s description will be sent to you the day before the reveal.

(Link to the signup form for Alara’s Call cover reveal.)

Briefly, we’d like to know three things from you:

  1. Can you post the cover the day of the reveal (Friday, July 21st) after 8 AM EST?
  2. Can you schedule a blog feature or post the cover to any social media account?
  3. Do you love being the first to see new cover art and spreading the word about an author’s new release?

If you said “yes” to all three of these questions, then go ahead and fill out this form! We are thrilled you have you as a part of Alara’s Call’s cover reveal team.

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

Ending Fear’s blog tour begins tomorrow! Hurray!

And our very own Jebraun Clifford has added a special treat to this blog tour: a scavenger hunt.

There will be an image with a different word at the bottom of each post. Collect them all, and at the end of the blog tour, you will have a complete sentence.

Then follow this link (this one right here) and enter the sentences in its entirety to be entered to win both a paperback of Ending Fear and Ending Fear: the Coloring Book.

Easy, right?

Here is the blog tour schedule:

And here is the final clue for the Scavenger Hunt!

The links have all been updated so you can easily and quickly navigate Deanna’s lovely blog tour and collect all of the scavenger hunt clues.

Also, don’t forget to preorder your own copy of Ending Fear and Ending Fear: the Coloring Book! Barnes & Noble has special preorder pricing for the paperback (29% off!) and the Kindle version on Amazon is now $2.99.

“Deanna Fugett’s writing is gritty, fast-paced, and absorbing. Once falling into her stories you’ll be pleasantly lost in a well-crafted world where characters explore hard questions and truth resonates deep.”
~Brandy Vallance, Award-Winning Author of The Covered Deep

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“Deanna Fugett seeks to create more than memorable characters. She truly desires for her readers to dig deep within themselves to expose the sort of moral questions that ultimately a faith in God can answer. She hopes that through her writing the audience will not only unearth their own bravery, but know that while evil exists in our world, good will conquer in the end. Her passion for her readers is evident in each sentence she crafts.”
~Lauren Brandenburg, Author of the Boone Series, MG Fantasy

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“Ending Fear is an engrossing, thrilling read! From the first sentence, the reader is plunged into Fear’s world. Add this dystopian novel to your library because Deanna Fugett is a bold new voice in speculative fiction.”
~J.M. Hackman, Author of Spark

And don’t forget Ending Fear’s fabulous release party! We’ve had to extend this Facebook party 30 extra minutes because we had so many prizes to give away.

So now the party is from 7 to 9:30 PM MST.

Repeat: The end time for this party is now 9:30 PM MST because of the number of prizes. Wow! We are thrilled!

Here is the link for the Facebook release party.

Thank you so much for joining us today! We hope you love Deanna Fugett’s book, the coloring book, and each stop of her blog tour.

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

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Ending Fear’s blog tour starts next week!

We have a wonderful line-up of varied posts that explore Deanna Fugett’s story world, The Gliding Lands.

Be sure to check them out here:

Ending Fear is now available for preorder, and we have gotten wonderful feedback from our advance readers regarding this gripping tale.

Preorder yours for $2.99 today!

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

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We cannot wait to share this lovely coloring book with you!

It releases July 18th, the same day as its companion YA dystopian novel, Ending Fear by Deanna Fugett.

We have had so many questions regarding the coloring book, we thought we would share a few details with you.

A companion coloring book to the YA dystopian novel Ending Fear by Deanna Fugett.

Fourteen-year-old Fear learns she was a parachute baby, dumped over the edge of the Gliding Lands as an infant. Running from her abusive Downer family, Fear discovers a new family—one who knows how to love. But then her new little sister is kidnapped and sold to a harem. Fear must go against her namesake and journey to the dreaded Gliding Lands before the little girl’s innocence is ripped from her forever. Can she save Happy in time?

Bring the characters of Deanna Fugett’s debut novel to life with lovely illustrations by the talented artist Keighley Kendig!

About the Illustrator:

Artist Keighley Kendig began drawing when she could barely walk and hasn’t stopped since. She landed her dream job at Disney World, where she sees dreams come true every day.

Follow her on Instagram at @keighleyk to learn more about her.

And now a preview of what you will find within this coloring book’s pages.

Isn’t that gorgeous? We are thrilled to have worked with such a talented artist!

We hope you enjoy bringing these pages to life as much as we enjoyed compiling them.

Happy coloring!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

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We are pleased to announce we will be taking submissions at Realm Makers this year!

The conference boasts an incredible lineup of sessions and industry professionals, including Ted Dekker as the keynote speaker.

This also happens to be one of our favorite writers’ conferences, simply because it caters to authors of speculative fiction. What’s not to love? You have to check out this incredible conference.

Do you have a completed manuscript?

Acquisitions Editor Michele Israel Harper and Editorial Assistant Jebraun Clifford will be taking pitches and proposals.

What are we looking for?

Visit the submissions page to find out!

And sign up for a pitch session here.

Also, two of our titles, Rebirth and Zombie Takeover, are finalists for the 2017 Excellence in Editing Award! The winner will be announced at the SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference June 22–24 at Biola University in La Mirada, California and again at Realm Makers.

See the announcement here.

Congratulations Amy Brock McNew and Michele Israel Harper!

Both conferences have incredible sessions, stellar faculty, and keynote speakers you do not want to miss. We cannot recommend SoCal Christian Writers’ Conference and Realm Makers highly enough.

See you there?

Happy Reading!

~The L2L2 Publishing Team

*Realm Makers Banner by Kirk DouPonce of Dog-Eared Design

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