It’s here, it’s here, it’s finally here! Isn’t this cover freaking stunning? It’s insanely hot.
I can’t freaking wait for you to meet Thatcher and Violet! January 16th! Mark your calendars.
The pre-order is live now!
And don’t forget to add When the Saint Falls to your TBR list on Goodreads.
Last but not least, be sure to make your way over to my Facebook page to enter the cover reveal giveaway. All you have to do is like, comment, and share for a chance to win.
I know, I know. It’s been a while. But I did warn you that I’d be taking the year off. This has been a rough for me too. However, back in May, I started working on this new YA romance story and fell in love. So, I’ve decided to publish it.
When the Saint Falls is a YA/New Adult Bully Romance and is set to release January 16, 2020. The pre-order is live now. You can also sign up for an ARC, I’ll post the links below. I’m hoping those will be going out by the end of November. Be sure to check out the blurb and add it to your Goodreads TBR list.
Thatcher Michaelson is a bully.
Arrogant. Cruel. Ruthless.
And the most attractive guy I’ve ever laid eyes on.
He’s the rebel of Westbrook high, and I’m merely the annoying goody two-shoes he dubbed the saint.
There must be something wrong with me. After nearly two years of dirty looks and constant humiliation, I’m still crushing on the guy who hated me on sight.
Then he kissed me and instead of the ice-cold gaze I was accustomed to, I saw passion burning behind his dark molten eyes.
Violet St. James doesn’t belong in my world.
Good. Kind. Pure.
She’s everything I’m not.
She doesn’t just look like an angel, she is one. And I’ve fought every impulse to make her mine.
But all my efforts went up in flames the second I tasted her sweet lips. My inability to stay away has changed everything.
She’s determined to break down all my walls, but my little saint doesn’t understand the consequences of her actions.
She tells me she’s not afraid of the fall.
But she should be.
As of yesterday, my books are no longer in Kindle Unlimited. They were removed at my request, and I wanted to take a moment to explain what led to this decision.
As a new indie author, joining KDP select/ Kindle Unlimited is very appealing. It gives us the opportunity to get our books into the hands of readers we might otherwise not reach. We understand that readers aren’t always willing to take a chance on an author they’ve never heard of. However, because Amazon requires exclusivity on all KU books, it’s also a risk for us. We are placing all of our eggs in one basket in the hopes that it will pay off. For many it does. And for awhile, I was very happy with my KU experience.
Last Wednesday, I got an email from KDP Publishing/Amazon stating that they detected some reading and borrowing activity for my books originating from accounts attempting to manipulate Kindle services which I would not be paid for. The email went on to accuse me of hiring third-party marketing services and threatening me with account termination if it continued. Termination of my account would mean that my books would no longer be available in e-book format as I had agreed to only sell through Amazon in order to be a part of Kindle Unlimited. So, naturally I panicked.
Not only am I innocent of any wrong doing, but my KU reading activity has been insanely low for some time now. What activity? That was my first thought after reading the email. I’d spent the past couple of months worrying over my low rankings, knowing that if your books aren’t getting reads, sells, or reviews, they basically get put at the bottom of the haystack. Which only makes it that much harder to get your books seen. I tried to rise to the challenge, stepping up my promotion/marketing game by setting up Amazon ads.
Here’s where things get really interesting and concerning. After I received my lovely warning from Amazon, I reached out to the author community for help and discovered that I was not alone. Countless authors (only indie from what I found) have been wrongly accused. Countless authors have had their accounts suspended, Amazon not only taking their royalties but stripping them of their hard earned rankings as well. What do these authors have in common (other than being indie)? Amazon Ads. Insane right? We paid extra money to keep Amazon from burying our books, and this is the result.
I reached out to KDP/Amazon several times explaining that I was innocent of any wrong doing–explaining that I had no way of stopping something I had never put into motion and that I only wanted to know how to protect myself. Amazon’s responses were generic and unwavering. “We have decided to uphold our decision.” “We cannot offer details of our investigations or advice on marketing services.” “You are responsible for ensuring the strategies used to promote your books comply with out Terms and Conditions.”
So, I decided to take responsibility for my account by doing the only thing I knew would protect me from being accused of “illegitimate activity”–removing my account from Kindle Unlimited. On Friday, I sent an email to several different departments, including CEO Jeff Bezos, explaining the situation again and asked to be taken out of Kindle Unlimited. It was completely ignored. On Sunday, I sent another request through the contact us section of the KDP site. Thankfully, by Monday afternoon my request was completed.
Soon, all of my books will be wide–available on ibooks, Kobo, Barnes and Noble, and Overdrive. As they become available, you’ll be able to get them from the links below. I apologize to any of my readers that find this news upsetting. I assure you, I am upset by it as well.
Author friends, if you’re reading this, I urge you to reconsider using the KDP select program. I realize that this may be where the majority of your royalties are coming from, as was the case for me in the beginning. However, I truly feel that no one is safe from this. Even if you aren’t worried about being impacted, taking a stand in support of your fellow authors will aid in our efforts to get Amazon to fix this issue. While I do believe that people are scamming the system, I also believe those individuals aren’t the ones being targeted by this because they are bigger money makers for Amazon. It isn’t right, and this isn’t something that the book community should ignore.
Readers, if you subscribe to Kindle Unlimited and are upset about all of the authors pulling out of the program, reach out to Amazon to tell them. If you decide to unsubscribe because of this situation, make sure they know that. The only way to get Amazon to hear us is to make some noise.
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In the Gray is live!!
Early reviews:
“What a heartbreakingly beautiful story!!! Such raw emotion, so much love, hope and longing, a beautiful story of survival.” Five Stars- Ebs And Her Reads Book Blog
“AD McCammon brought her A-game with this one. I truly love this entire series, but this story made me self-reflect, feel things I sometimes don’t allow myself to, and all the while fall in love.” Five Stars- Author Fabiola Francisco
“This will be a book I recommend to anyone I can, because it’s that good, and that heartbreaking.” Five Stars- Cait’s Creatures Blog
“This book has a soul. The undertaking itself is inspiring. This is a book that will haunt you and want to re-read.” Five Stars- Clarissa Kwan
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39110495-in-the-gray
“There isn’t always a clean beginning and ending to every story. Instead of something being black or white, it’s a mixture of both, forming a nice shade of gray.”
Writer Lori Stevens was eighteen when she was assaulted by her mentor, learning people aren’t always what they seem the hard way. She’s found solace living in the gray, keeping everyone at arm’s length with her secrets safely tucked away.
When the biggest story of her career hits too close to home, Lori is forced to face her demons and question everything—like her feelings for Steven Duncan.
Steven was meant to be nothing more than a failed one-night stand, but when a cruel twist of fate brings him back into her life, she begins falling for him.
There’s one slight problem: he’s dating her best friend.
Officer Steven Duncan is no stranger to tragedy, but that never stopped him from searching for his fairytale. Now, he’s dating the perfect girl, only it’s the wrong girl who feels right.
Steven is willing to fight for Lori—to step outside the boundaries of his black and white world—but can they find happiness living in the gray?
Get your copy now:
• US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B5K71QL
• UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07B5K71QL
• CA: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07B5K71QL
• AU: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B07B5K71QL
Cover Designer: Indie Solutions by Murphy Rae
Release date: April 19th
“There isn’t always a clean beginning and ending to every story. Instead of something being black or white, it’s a mixture of both, forming a nice shade of gray.”
Writer Lori Stevens was eighteen when she was assaulted by her mentor, learning people aren’t always what they seem the hard way. She’s found solace living in the gray, keeping everyone at arm’s length with her secrets safely tucked away.
When the biggest story of her career hits too close to home, Lori is forced to face her demons and question everything—like her feelings for Steven Duncan.
Steven was meant to be nothing more than a failed one-night stand, but when a cruel twist of fate brings him back into her life, she begins falling for him.
There’s one slight problem: he’s dating her best friend.
Officer Steven Duncan is no stranger to tragedy, but that never stopped him from searching for his fairytale. Now, he’s dating the perfect girl, only it’s the wrong girl who feels right.
Steven is willing to fight for Lori—to step outside the boundaries of his black and white world—but can they find happiness living in the gray?![IntheGray_Full[561]](https://admccammondotcom.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/inthegray_full561.jpg?w=1040)
In the Gray has a blurb!!
“There isn’t always a clean beginning and ending to every story. Instead of something being black or white, it’s a mixture of both, forming a nice shade of gray.”
Writer Lori Stevens was eighteen when she was assaulted by her mentor, learning people aren’t always what they seem the hard way. She’s found solace living in the gray, keeping everyone at arm’s length with her secrets safely tucked away.
When the biggest story of her career hits too close to home, Lori is forced to face her demons and question everything—like her feelings for Steven Duncan.
Steven was meant to be nothing more than a failed one-night stand, but when a cruel twist of fate brings him back into her life, she begins falling for him.
There’s one slight problem: he’s dating her best friend.
Officer Steven Duncan is no stranger to tragedy, but that never stopped him from searching for his fairytale. Now, he’s dating the perfect girl, only it’s the wrong girl who feels right.
Steven is willing to fight for Lori—to step outside the boundaries of his black and white world—but can they find happiness living in the gray
Add it to your TBR list on Goodreads
January 4th marks the first publishing anniversary of my debut novel, In This Moment. It also happens to be my 34th birthday. So, I’ll be doing some major celebrating with some incredible authors in my Facebook reader group. Don’t miss out on the fun, be sure to join my reader group !!
As some of you know, I’ve been working on the third book of the In this Moment series. Those of you that have read In This Moment and Crushed, know that each book in the series is a standalone–meaning no cliffhangers–, but all the characters are tied together. In the Gray tells Lori’s story.
Though, I still haven’t been able to pin down a release date, things are starting to come along. The cover design is scheduled for January, and you can add In the Gray to your #TBRList on #Goodreads here.
If you want to be the first to see the cover reveal and teasers, be sure to join my Facebook reader group.
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