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The Realm of Honor High Fantasy Collection has arrived!

September 19, 2023 By Michelle Leave a Comment

Realm of Honor Book Trailer

It’s been a long time coming, but I am finally releasing all five books in the Realm of Honor series in one collection! I’ve been working to get some new reviews for the entire series and am so happy people are rediscovering these books and loving them! 

And I really love that one reviewer compared it to Outlander. What an honor! 

★★★★★ “This has been a series that once I started reading the first book I was not stopping reading until I had all five books read.” —Amazon Reviewer

★★★★★ “Move over Outlander – New time travel love in town!” —Amazon Reviewer

★★★★★ “This book is full of action and an evil elf trying to take over the world. Love this series.” —Amazon Reviewer

★★★★★ “Miles has demonstrated an outstanding talent for character development and world building, as well as an excellent imagination.” —Amazon Reviewer

★★★★★ “I am really enjoying this high fantasy series as each book follows a different couple but still continues the overarching storyline.” —Amazon Reviewer

Visit the Realm of Honor, where chivalry, honor and bravery still thrive.

Elves, dragons, and sinister plots to destroy the Otherworld abound in this collection of fantasy romance books. Follow the adventures of these knights in shining armor as they fight for the women the love.

  • One Knight Only – A snarky Faery princess, a Scottish knight with a gambling problem, and a murderous earl all add up to one thing: Trouble. Maggie’s medieval education never prepared her for life in the Middle Ages!
  • Only for a Knight – Can Elyne and Derron stop the destruction of the walls between Fae and Man before they fall?
  • A Knight to Remember – The Goddess of War is out for Queen Maeve’s blood to satisfy a thousand-year-old vendetta. And the only man who can save her is a human masquerading as a Fae knight.
  • A Knight Like No Other – Will the knight of Princess Allanna’s heart be able to save her from a dark lord’s evil plan?
  • Shadows of the Knight – When a twist of fate intervenes, Fire Elven Princess Laerwen risks her heart for a seduction she will never forget and a love that will always endure.

On sale September 19 at your favorite retailer!

Buy Here

Filed Under: Dusty Tome, New Release, Writing Tagged With: high fantasy, realm of honor, romance fantasy

PSST. I have a YouTube channel!

September 11, 2023 By Michelle

Did you know? I have a YouTube channel! I’m finally relaunching it after a few years with some new content that includes book trailers and eventually live streaming! So check out my channel by going here and be sure to click SUBSCRIBE!

Filed Under: Dusty Tome

Dream Walker Collection is here!

August 29, 2023 By Michelle

I’m excited to see the Dream Walker books in one collection finally!

The set includes all five Dream Walker novels plus the BONUS novella: Provenance, Dream Walker Origins. Find out how the Dream Walkers began!

★★★★★ “I loved this book! It’s a great start to a new adventure series. It reminds me of a mashup of urban fantasy and the Indiana Jones movies with angels and demons thrown in.” —Amazon Reviewer

★★★★★ “…action packed with a heroine to cheer for…I will be eagerly awaiting the next book.” —Goodreads Reviewer

Angels. Demons. Holy relics. And a whole lot of trouble in between.

Anna Walker has the unique ability to see and walk into people’s dreams, but when she uses her powers to try to help a friend, it immediately puts her on the radar of a Fallen Angel and his heavenly counterpart, a Messenger Angel. Torn between good and evil, she’s trapped in her own nightmare when she uncovers a family prophecy claiming she’s the Keeper of the Holy Relics. All she has to do is find five Holy Relics before Lucifer and his dark army. Easy, right? Get ready to follow Anna and her guardian, Kincade, on their quest for the five Holy Relics.

Filed Under: Dusty Tome, New Release, Writing Tagged With: dream walker, new release, urban fantasy

Beat the heat with this summer fav of mine!

August 11, 2023 By Michelle

Here in North Texas, the summer has been brutal. Every day has had an excessive heat warning and we’ve been over 100 for days and days and days. I’m over it. 😉 One of my favorite summer dishes to beat the heat is tomato cucumber salad. It’s so good and so easy to make! The husband and I love it. The kid not so much. LOL

Here’s the recipe:

2 cucumbers
2-3 medium Roma tomatoes
1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper
2 sprigs fresh basil
2 cloves fresh garlic or 1 tsp garlic powder
2 Tbspn olive oil
2-4 Tbspn balsamic vinegar or 1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Cut tomatoes and cucumbers into small pieces; place in bowl. Add all remaining ingredients and stir. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.

How easy is that? Give it a try and let me know what you think!  

Filed Under: Dish It Up, Dusty Tome Tagged With: recipes

How to Create A+ Content for Your KDP Books

August 8, 2023 By Michelle

My friend and fellow author, Kathleen Baldwin, recently wrote a blog post about KDP’s A+ Content and how to add it to your book page. Her explanation and research about how to make yours stand out is really good stuff. You’ll want to read that.

First, I didn’t even KNOW this was a thing!

Second, now that I know it’s a thing, I wanted to do it, too!

I don’t want to rehash her post. Instead, I’m going to tell you how I did it with my book, Call of the Dark. The tools I used were Canva (I have the pro version) and Photoshop Elements. You don’t need Elements. You can ideally do everything in Canva, but I wanted to do some cropping on the book cover to get the look I wanted and to make it fit easily into the Canva design.

You can see the product page here. Scroll down to “From the publisher” and check out those graphics, then come back here and I’ll give you the run down. First, I started by signing into my KDP account and then clicking Marketing. Then scroll down to A+ Content. You’ll want to be sure to read the Content Guidelines by clicking here.

You can choose your marketplace – most of the Amazon marketplaces are available (.com to .co.uk, etc.).

Click the button that says “Start creating A+ content” to get started.

Next, you’ll want to pick a module. I recommend looking at the different modules to see which will fit your book and your message. Ultimately, I selected “Standard Image & Dark Text Overlay” for the banner-type look.

Now, you will need to have a working knowledge of graphics. I’m a DIYer so if I can do it myself without paying someone, I will.

Once you have your module selected, pay close attention to the image size specs. Example, the one I selected, the size is 970px x 300px.

Go to Canva and select “Custom Design.” Put in your dimensions of the module you selected. I uploaded my book cover to Canva. Then, you can drop in the graphic and resize it to fit the design. However, I used Elements to crop out that first image from the book cover to the dimensions I wanted, then created the PNG file and uploaded to Canva. It looks like this:

My first finished banner looks like this:

I overlayed the image with the text using their text tool, then added some effects. Hard to see on this image, but it makes the words pop a little. Then I added the Dream Walker series logo (provided by my super awesome cover artist) to the top corner.

Then I added a new page for the second banner. Again, I cropped the book cover in Elements. It looks like this:

I uploaded this into Canva and overlayed more text and copy/pasted the DW logo into the page so it would be in the same place.

I added a new page. I decided to use some colorful backgrounds for the last two images because I couldn’t get the book title to look the way I wanted. I did a simple colored background that pulls color from the book cover. Then added text and again the DW logo. I looked at my reviews to pull some verbiage that would describe the book.

Added another new page. For the last banner image, I decided to add all five book covers to entice readers to pick up the whole series.  I used a darker background, outlined the covers, added text, and boom! All done. I added my author tagline to the bottom, which also feels like the series.

Once I was happy with the design, I exported from Canva as PNGs. These will be higher res and will give the best resolution when displayed on the screen.

Now that I had the design done and exported, I went back to KDP.

Click Add background image and upload your first image. You have to add image keywords—this is for the meta info. It won’t display. Once it’s uploaded, it will look like this. Just ignore that white box. This is for any text you want to overlay, but it’s already created in the image itself. I left it blank.

Add the same module for the remaining banners. Repeat the steps above. You have the ability to preview what it will look like on both a desktop and mobile version.

Once you’re finished, go to the top right-hand side and click “Next: Apply ASINs.” I found it easier to copy/paste my ASIN into the search and add it that way. Much faster than waiting for it to find it by the book title! When your book comes up, click APPLY CONTENT.

Then click “Next: Review & Submit.” Here you’ll see another preview. If you’re happy with the design, click “Submit for Approval.” And you’re done! Mine was approved and started showing up on the product page immediately. And here’s the final product:

What do you think? Will you add A+ content? Let me know in the comments!

Filed Under: Dusty Tome, Writing Tagged With: a+ content, kdp, urban fantasy, writing

Cinder, Sister Witches of Story Cove now available in audiobook!

August 1, 2023 By Michelle

I’m excited to announce my first completed audio project is now up for sale! Cinder, Sister Witches of Story Cove by Nyx Halliwell and narrated by me is now available in audiobook! This is a really fun cozy paranormal mystery that is a fairy-tale retelling.

Here’s the blurb:

Narrated by Michelle Miles

Can Cinder use a pair of cursed glass slippers to win over her Prince Charming and solve a murder?

Even in the witchy world of the Sherwood sisters, I have a rare magickal talent—I can literally step into someone’s shoes and know things about them. Things I don’t want to know.

As head of the family business, The Enchanted Candle & Soap Company, it’s my job to keep us in the black. My sisters are depending on me, and we need a massive cash inflow if we’re going to stay afloat and expand into a new line of bath and body products.

When an aging actress swirls into town in desperate need of my velvety foot cream, this is my chance to get much needed publicity for our shop. I’ll even put up with Finn, the actress’s all-too-handsome son, who continuously invites me to a — get this — ball! Fancy clothes and socializing? Please. I’d rather turn him into a toad.

Okay, not really. He’s far too cute for that.

When a woman ends up dead while wearing the actress’s very famous and very cursed pair of glass slippers, I discover my power is more important than ever. Everyone is a suspect, and the police are relying on me to help them investigate. Will stepping into the cursed shoes put me on the trail of a killer, or will I end up as the next victim?

Listen to this spellbinding witchy mystery today!

Click here to listen to the retail sample! Click here to buy the audiobook!

Filed Under: Dusty Tome, New Release, Writing Tagged With: magic, mystery, new release, paranormal

Light of the World is a 5-star read

July 10, 2023 By Michelle

If you’ve had a chance to read and review LIGHT OF THE WORLD – thank you! 

If you’ve read it, I will love you forever if you post a review on Amazon (or any other site!). Reviews are a huge help to indie authors.

If you are still reading, I can’t wait to hear what you think.

Here a few reviews on the book:

★★★★★ “…This is an outstanding end of the series…action packed fast paced read. Unable to put down.” —BookBub Reviewer

★★★★★ “…What an amazing ride Anna and Kincade’s story has been! Loved all of it!” —BookBub Reviewer

★★★★★ “…what and adventure it has been.”—Amazon Reviewer

UNTIL THE END OF JULY: Get Light of the World on sale for $1.99! Get it at your favorite retailer!

Click Here

Filed Under: Dusty Tome, New Release, Writing Tagged With: #amwriting, action, adventure, holy relics, new release, quest, urban fantasy

Light of the World: It’s Release Day!

May 30, 2023 By Michelle


It’s here! The release of LIGHT OF THE WORLD, book 5 in the Dream Walker Series. I’m SO excited to get this in readers hands. I hope you enjoy Anna’s story.

Is it the end for both Anna and Kincade? You’ll have to find out! 

Buy it at your favorite retailer here!

Direct
Kindle
Apple
Nook
Kobo
GooglePlay

Filed Under: Dusty Tome, New Release, Writing Tagged With: #amwriting, action, adventure, Flame and Fury, holy relics, new release, quest, urban fantasy

The Final Quest is Almost Here!

May 2, 2023 By Michelle

I’m so happy to announce I’ve finished LIGHT OF THE WORLD, the final book in the Dream Walker series! In some ways, it’s bittersweet as I’ve spent well over a decade with these characters writing their adventures, their battles, their fight for good. I have loved spending so much time with Anna, Kincade and all the others. I hope you have, too, and find this last installment in the Dream Walker series fulfilling.

I have some fun stuff planned for release day. Aside from all the normal sneak peeks, I’m going to be doing a giveaway! I hope you’ll stick around for that. 

For now, here’s the blurb:

The final battle between Heaven and Hell is coming – and I’m at the heart of it.

As I begin my final quest for the last Holy Relic, the Ark of the Covenant, things take an unexpected turn. Kincade is forced to return to the Brotherhood of Watchers and must face the consequences for breaking their laws and assisting me in my search.

Putting the quest on hold, I track down the Brotherhood to find him. My rescue fails, however, when the Knights of the Holy Lance steal my DNA in order to create more super dream walkers. I’m determined now more than ever to destroy them.

When I once more resume my hunt for the Ark, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are unleashed, spreading their reign of terror across numerous countries. The world is now plagued by earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and other disasters.

Lucifer has won.

Or has he?

As we both scramble to obtain the ancient artifact, the ultimate war between good and evil looms before us. The battle for the fate of mankind comes down to me and those brave souls willing to stand against the darkness.

With the fate of all creation on the line, a final sacrifice will be demanded. But will the true nature of love and loyalty be enough to save me?


Pre-Order here!

Direct
Kindle
Apple
Nook
Kobo
GooglePlay

Filed Under: Dusty Tome, New Release, Writing Tagged With: #amwriting, action, adventure, Flame and Fury, holy relics, new release, quest, urban fantasy

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