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Ho! Ho! Ho! It's the holidays...and I'm giving away two print copies of Awakening the Fire, the first book in the Guardian Witch series! Get your name in the drawing now... Goodreads Book Giveaway Awakening the Fireby Ally ShieldsGiveaway ends December 30, 2015. See the giveaway details at Goodreads. If you prefer to enter directly on Goodreads, here's the link:https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/166978-awakening-the-fire I validated my *NaNoWritMo win today with 63,000 words on a first draft of Ghost Walking (A Maggie York Paranormal). Still lots of work to do, but a great start with new characters I really enjoy writing. Congratulations to all the participants who hung in there and reached their 50K goal this November! *National Novel Writing Month 
 IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776. The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America, When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness... (For the complete text of the Declaration of Indepence and the names of those who signed, follow this link: http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/declaration_transcript.html) Happy Birthday, USA! If you're in the Des Moines area on April 11, please join us at the Ankeny book fair. You can visit with fifty published authors and purchase their books - all genres! I'd love to meet you. 
 I just had to share this beautiful sign of spring: three newly hatched eaglets on the Decorah Bald Eagle nest! They range in age from 9 days to 3 days. Mom eagle is feeding them brunch in this photo. You can see the live nest camera here: http://www.ustream.tv/decoraheagles This is the incredible video of the hatch of eaglet three (called D23) caught on zoom camera: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJN_ijngVjo&feature=youtu.be In celebration of last week's ebook release of ETERNAL FIRES (Guardian Witch 7) , I'm giving away two print copies of Wild Fire (Guardian Witch 6) through a Goodreads Giveaway. Enter to win below (by April 13) or check out giveaways on Goodreads. Good luck!  We've brought out the champagne! It's party time as Eternal Fires (Guardian Witch Book Seven) is officially launched. It's a bittersweet moment for me as this is the conclusion of Ari's story. I hope I sent her out with a bang!  It started with the murder of a stranger. Then the crows appeared… Ari and Andreas know the O-Seven will never leave them alone. Ari is carrying Andreas's mortal child, but the vampire elders are convinced the child will be the first vampire baby and are out to posses it. Or kill it. Either way, Ari and Andreas will do anything to keep their unborn child safe, even if it means Ari has to go into hiding and leave Andreas exposed to the O-Seven alone. But then the O-Seven call on the Mahmo magic that can turn an elder into a winged killer, and each time Ari runs, they find her again. The only way to protect their child's future is to defeat the O-Seven, once and for all. And to do that, Ari will have to face the elders head-on in their castle stronghold deep in Germany's Black Forest… Eternal Fires book trailer: http://youtu.be/a43a-ZUBUpc Buy Links: Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Eternal-Fires-Guardian-Witch-Book-ebook/dp/B00UW37DVY B&N: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/books/1121473946?ean=2940151549684 Kobo: https://store.kobobooks.com/en-US/ebook/eternal-fires iBook: https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/eternal-fires/id978044068?mt=11 GooglePlay: https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Ally_Shields_Eternal_Fires?id=Nt9uBwAAQBAJ&hl=en ARe: https://www.allromanceebooks.com/product-eternalfires-1766654-140.html Etopia Press: http://www.etopiapress.com/eternal-fires/ EXCERPT: “A super crow,” Doc Onway muttered, sounding exasperated. “What’s next?” Exactly. Ari disconnected. During her conversation with the doctor, the bird hadn’t moved from its position on the fence. It was at least as large as a condor, and the murky haze around it wasn’t put there by nature. The creature cocked its head and stared at her. Witch fire tingled in her fingertips, but she calmed the magic and tightened her grip on her handgun. Unless forced by circumstances, she wouldn’t use magical fire out in the open like this, where she might burn the farmer’s fields. And where motorists might observe her. Magic still caused a big stir—and a lot of fear—among humans. “It’s not coming after us.” Ryan turned to look at her. “What did you mean by ‘a normal bird wouldn’t?’” “It isn’t a coincidence that a flock of crows is called a murder of crows,” she said darkly. “They have a bad reputation. Their minds can be bent to evil by someone with the ability to call and control them—a werewolf, a witch or wizard, even a vampire. There are stories of powerful magic users who can morph into the creature’s form. Just look at it, Ryan. You can’t see the dark aura, but how do you explain that size?” “Are you telling me that bird might be someone else? Someone supernatural?” Ryan’s hand moved to hover over his own pistol. “Let’s find out.” Ari took off running, vaulted the fence, and headed straight for the crow. The creature stretched its head high before spreading its wings to their full span and lifting into the air. It released a loud caw and streaked away at astonishing speed. Ari came to a halt in the middle of the field. By the time Ryan caught up, she’d already put her gun away. “Guess it wasn’t in the mood for a fight.” She shaded her eyes and watched the black object disappear into the horizon. “How can a bird move that fast?” Ordinary birds couldn’t. Ari didn’t bother to answer him. She started toward the fence line where the creature had perched. “Now what?” “The residual magic might tell me what it is or who’s controlling it.” Ryan didn’t comment, but she heard the cornstalks swish against his denim jeans as he followed her. He acted skeptical, which kind of surprised her after all the things he’d seen in the last three years. But Ryan had never been completely comfortable with the Otherworld. He’d rather believe the bird was genetically altered by some mad scientist than a magical manifestation. She stopped at the wooden fence and ran her hands over the rails until she found a spot that tingled…and filled her with an unreasonable sense of dread. She lifted her hands and the oppressive feeling receded. Bad mojo. “Hey, look.” Ryan pointed toward a black feather sticking out of the grass. He pulled a set of crime scene gloves from his pocket and handed them to Ari. “I suppose you need to handle it first.” “You know me.” She snapped the gloves in place and picked up the glossy object. Scorching heat, devouring flames. “Yikes!” She dropped it from sheer reflex, the heat vanished, and her fingers had no sign of injury. An illusion. A strong one. “What happened?” Ryan demanded, staring at the shiny quill as if it might come to life. “You act like it bit you.” She eyed the feather, not eager to repeat the experience. “Try touching it.” His brows shot up. “Carefully,” she added. “See if you get the same vivid sensation of heat.” “Why am I always the guinea pig?” But he pulled out a second pair of gloves, crouched, and extended a tentative finger. “Nope. I feel nothing.” He picked it up. “What’s that tell you?” “It has a defensive shield that reacts to magic.” “So you were right. It wasn’t a real crow.” She gave a terse nod. “I couldn’t get past its shields to identify the magic user. Maybe the lab can do better.” She took off her gloves and stuffed them in a pocket. Ryan could carry the damned thing. They headed back to the car. Ari kept a vigilant eye on the sky and trees around them, extending her senses to avoid a surprise attack. Although the nymph hadn’t died from the visible injuries of a crow’s attack, Ari believed they’d just seen the killer—or some form of the killer—and the cause of the nymph’s death was dark magic.  New Release includes "Hearts' Pride" by Ally Shields My publisher Etopia Press has released four volumes of short stories with Valentine's Day themes. (And heat levels from sweet to smexy). "Hearts' Pride," a short shifter story I wrote specifically for the anthology, is included in volume I with three other paranormal romance/urban fantasy selections by talented authors. "Hearts' Pride" includes characters you haven't seen before (although Guardian Witch fans will recognize the setting). Two black panthers have the starring roles, and I loved writing their story! Katrina is my kind of "take charge" woman. And Blane...well, you'll have to see for yourself. :) I hope you'll enjoy meeting them. Story blurb: When their wedding is ruined by a werepanther attack, Katrina is left hospitalized and Blane is just...gone. But when he finally finds his way to Riverdale, he learns he’s not the only one who’s been tracking Katrina... Buy Links: Amazon Barnes and Noble Etopia Press.com And other online retailers Other fantastic volumes are shown below. Click on the covers for Buy links.
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