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When Two Stars Collide

A movie star and a bestselling novelist fall in love, but there’s a catch.

By John Irvin

          Today’s trailer can be found through this link to my YouTube channel! Click through to watch the short little reel.

          When Kaela and Mason meet at his Author Event, it’s a sudden interest. From three minutes of conversation, Kaela can’t get him off her mind.

          What is this?

          Then they’re on their first date and she finds herself falling. Why? He’s so many years younger than her. Does he feel the same way about her?

          What will their public say? What will the world think of such an age gap?

          Kaela struggles to figure out which choice to make.

          Should she listen to public opinion or follow her heart?

          Even her ex-husband degrades her—so much for his views.

          Make sure you order yourself a copy—they’re only 99 cents for an ebook. I’m told it’s a great read worth more than the cost!

          I wrote this book a year or two ago. It kind of sort of came to me one weekend and, next thing I know, I spit it out. Took a little editing and revising, but for the most part, this is the way the dream went.

          Several people actually asked if there would be a sequel and begged me to write one. We’ll see how that goes. I’ll have to ask Mason and Kaela what they think about that.

          But, yes, check it out I did the cover art myself. What do you think?

          As we enter a season of romance (at least, the Christmas season feels romantic to me), maybe this is just the short little read you’d like?

          Honestly, writing these short romance novellas has me wanting to write more print novels in the romance genre. I always enjoy it. Not to mention, romantic comedies are my favourite genre of film and it’s from my experiences with those that has helped me figure out the actual secret code for the best romance plots.

          No, I will not share that with you. If you read the book, maybe you can guess. If you think you might know what it is, leave a comment on either that YouTube video post or below this blog or send me an email!

          While you’re here, you can click through the GoFundMe link on my Home page and donate to the upcoming Spring 2021 Toward the Pacific Book Tour!

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And if you know any authors, please, have them shoot me an email at john@johnirvinauthor.com. I have plenty of spots open for the episodes!

If you enjoyed this post, you should sign up for my newsletter! I don’t spam and you can unsuscribe at any time. I only send out emails on Fridays. Sign up here: SIGN UP!

I’m also a Patreon artist–the cool thing about Patreon is it allows people to support artists by monthly pledges which allow the artists to have more time to work on their own passions. Here is my account: PATREON.COM. If you’d like to support me, I would be eternally grateful!

I’ve now been hosting a YouTube channel called John Irvin, Author Journey Series. Check it out at YOUTUBE.COM/AUTHORJOURNEY

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The Sequel in the World of the Wolf-Born

It’s been a few years since Ihon (pronounced Ian) has been in the world of men.

By John Irvin

          Today’s trailer can be found through this link to my YouTube channel! Click through to watch the short little reel.

          What did you think of my trailer? It’s the best I can do right now. Maybe some day I’ll be able to actually produce awesome graphics—maybe even some CGI clips. That would be cool.

          So, Independence is the sequel to Revelation (spoken on yesterday) and brings our favourite hero into the Scottish War for Independence.

          Hence the title. 😉

          He’s falling into a devastating love with Zandra the Immortal.

          Here’s a pic about her Race.

          Back to Ihon (pronounced Ian) he meets the Guardian of Scotland, Sir William Wallace. They become best friends and, in fact, Ihon (pronounced Ian) makes a vow to protect William’s daughter if anything happens to William.

          Then Ihon (pronounced Ian) is called away on another mission back to the middle east to assassinate a group of Rogue Wolf-Born.

          This is when the Knights Templar are discovered to be a corrupted society and their leaders eliminated.

          Later, Ihon (pronounced Ian) gets to meet his first Spawn.

          What are the Spawn? They’re a malevolent Race created thousands of years ago around the same time the Wolf-Born Race was born. Their sole purpose is the extinction of the Wolf-Born and the enslavement of the Human Race.

          Can Ihon (pronounced Ian) win this new battle? Can he survive the power of these evil creatures? Can he rescue his best friend? Can he save Scotland from the tyranny of her southern neighbour?

          Make sure you order yourself a copy today! Return to my world of the Longevity and enjoy the impending doom.

          While you’re here, you can click through the GoFundMe link on my Home page and donate to the upcoming Spring 2021 Toward the Pacific Book Tour!

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And if you know any authors, please, have them shoot me an email at john@johnirvinauthor.com. I have plenty of spots open for the episodes!

If you enjoyed this post, you should sign up for my newsletter! I don’t spam and you can unsuscribe at any time. I only send out emails on Fridays. Sign up here: SIGN UP!

I’m also a Patreon artist–the cool thing about Patreon is it allows people to support artists by monthly pledges which allow the artists to have more time to work on their own passions. Here is my account: PATREON.COM. If you’d like to support me, I would be eternally grateful!

I’ve now been hosting a YouTube channel called John Irvin, Author Journey Series. Check it out at YOUTUBE.COM/AUTHORJOURNEY

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The Story that has been with Me for a Decade!

When your inner creator longs for a different life, a different history.

By John Irvin

          Today’s trailer can be found through this link to my YouTube channel! Click through to watch the short little reel.

          The Longevity series has got to be the story of my deepest heart. It all started my sophomore year in college when I turned 20. A friend told me I was 900.

          Since then, I age myself according to that. So, this December, instead of turning 31, I’m turning 911!

          It took a year before I came up with a bullet-point account of my long life. After I graduated, I started coming up with a storyline for a super-long novel.

          The second year, I finally wrote a first draft. Being an amateur writer, I made the mistake of publishing that 510 page first draft novel. I did publish it before I published StarQuest, but I don’t count it as my first novel because of how horrible it was.

          Thankfully, I came to my senses and cancelled the publication. But, there are still copies out there. *facepalm*

          It wasn’t until two years ago, I decided to turn this story into an eight book series. Since then, I’ve written the first four novels—well, I’m not finished with the fourth yet, but close.

          Today’s trailer is about the first book, Revelation, in which my Wolf-Born character discovers his true identity and his origin. He is also sent on a mission on the Second Crusade to assassinate a Rogue Wolf-Born.

          The Wolf-Born are an ancient race. I’ve actually designed a card with interesting facts about the Race.

          Here it is below.

          So, make sure you order yourself a copy today! Open that book when it arrives and enter the world of my imagination. Don’t be afraid, I won’t betray you…I think. Mwahahaha!

          While you’re here, you can click through the GoFundMe link on my Home page and donate to the upcoming Spring 2021 Toward the Pacific Book Tour!

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And if you know any authors, please, have them shoot me an email at john@johnirvinauthor.com. I have plenty of spots open for the episodes!

If you enjoyed this post, you should sign up for my newsletter! I don’t spam and you can unsuscribe at any time. I only send out emails on Fridays. Sign up here: SIGN UP!

I’m also a Patreon artist–the cool thing about Patreon is it allows people to support artists by monthly pledges which allow the artists to have more time to work on their own passions. Here is my account: PATREON.COM. If you’d like to support me, I would be eternally grateful!

I’ve now been hosting a YouTube channel called John Irvin, Author Journey Series. Check it out at YOUTUBE.COM/AUTHORJOURNEY

Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Or email me at john@johnirvinauthor.com

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When You Come across a City Planet and They are Friendly

Johan Eryn and his teammates are greeted with warmth and friendship by the ruling class of this planet, but not all is as safe as it seems.

By John Irvin

          Today’s trailer can be found through this link to my YouTube channel! Click through to watch the short little reel.

          I hope you enjoy these little trailers I’ve made for each of my books. Today is about StarQuest: Epix. It is the second prequel to the Novel.

          The Anthology is going to grow more, but for now, StarQuest has these three stories: the Novel, Forgetfulness (check yesterday’s post), and Epix!

          Johan Eryn and his task force command arrive at a new planet completely made into a huge city. Everything is super-proportional to what they’re used to.

          But, even with how advanced they are, old ties to ancient religions are still prevalent. For instance, there’s the moons revolving around the city-planet. These were once worshiped as gods.

          The ruler of the world welcomes the travellers into his palace. As a sign of their new-found friendship, he orders an update for the USS Patriot.

          But not all things are good. There is a threat to the planet’s existence.

          It’s not coming from where you’d think.

          Can the patriot travellers help their new allies? Can they save the planet from being wiped out? Are they worthy of the over-sized gift given them?

          Make sure you order yourself a copy so you can read and find out!

          That’s all for the StarQuest Anthology…for now.

          Tomorrow, I’ll be promoting one of my flagship series. Presently I have the first two books published and printing well. The third book is published, but there was an issue with the interior so I have to wait for that to be fixed.

          Forgive me for that. So, because of that, I will only promote the first two books. These ones are in print as well.

          In fact, they are in hardcover, paperback, and e-book!

          Thank you for stopping by today!

          While you’re here, you can click through the GoFundMe link on my Home page and donate to the upcoming Spring 2021 Toward the Pacific Book Tour!

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And if you know any authors, please, have them shoot me an email at john@johnirvinauthor.com. I have plenty of spots open for the episodes!

If you enjoyed this post, you should sign up for my newsletter! I don’t spam and you can unsuscribe at any time. I only send out emails on Fridays. Sign up here: SIGN UP!

I’m also a Patreon artist–the cool thing about Patreon is it allows people to support artists by monthly pledges which allow the artists to have more time to work on their own passions. Here is my account: PATREON.COM. If you’d like to support me, I would be eternally grateful!

I’ve now been hosting a YouTube channel called John Irvin, Author Journey Series. Check it out at YOUTUBE.COM/AUTHORJOURNEY

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Continuing the Galactic Freedom Fighting Anthology

Yes, my StarQuest world is becoming an Anthology—this means, there are more stories to come set in this galaxy!

By John Irvin

          Today’s trailer can be found through this link to my YouTube channel! Click through to watch the short little reel.

          Yesterday, we talked about my very first novel. But, what I did mention at the start of that blog, StarQuest was originally intended to be a novella series. After writing seven books in that series while in college, I left off for a couple years.

          When I returned, I wasn’t satisfied using the novella series. So I decided to conglomerate a couple of them into what is now the first novel.

          But, I did decide to add a couple of those novellas as ebooks in the Anthology.

          So, Forgetfulness was published. This takes place before the Novel’s setting. You could call it a prequel, I guess.

          Johan Eryn’s team cannot remember who they are.

          Hanna is the main character of this short book. Something is off and she knows it. Deep down, she knows her name is Hanna. Deep down, she knows she is friends with the royal guards even though they don’t recognise her.

          It’s not until she goes deep down into the dungeons to feed the prisoners that she finds out her suspicions are correct.

          It’s Josh Middre, only, not the one in her universe. This one has crossed over from somewhere else.

          What are all these secrets? What happened to their team? Will they be able to re-discover their true personalities?

          Will they be able to escape the slavery of this world?

          Order the book and you’ll find out. While you’re here, you can click through the GoFundMe link on my Home page and donate to the upcoming Spring 2021 Toward the Pacific Book Tour!

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And if you know any authors, please, have them shoot me an email at john@johnirvinauthor.com. I have plenty of spots open for the episodes!

If you enjoyed this post, you should sign up for my newsletter! I don’t spam and you can unsuscribe at any time. I only send out emails on Fridays. Sign up here: SIGN UP!

I’m also a Patreon artist–the cool thing about Patreon is it allows people to support artists by monthly pledges which allow the artists to have more time to work on their own passions. Here is my account: PATREON.COM. If you’d like to support me, I would be eternally grateful!

I’ve now been hosting a YouTube channel called John Irvin, Author Journey Series. Check it out at YOUTUBE.COM/AUTHORJOURNEY

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First Official Episode brings the First Official Published Book

I bring to you StarQuest, my first officially published book. It’s only fitting I promote this favourite of mine first!

By John Irvin

          Today’s trailer can be found through this link to my YouTube channel! Click through to watch the short little reel.

          Way back in college, my freshman year, I started writing this novella series called StarQuest. I discovered—at the time—there was no other series by that name.

          I had my favourites: StarGate and StarWars. There was also StarTrek and Starship Troopers. But no StarQuest.

          The idea was a team of freedom fighters fight a war to reclaim liberty in America—a friend told me it was a unique niche of its own: political science fiction. So they build a spaceship and go in search of a new world to establish a new country.

          Only, they discover, there are hundreds of planets in our galaxy that were colonized by Earthlings thousands of years ago. Playing off the Christian theory of a Global Flood, it brings a new perspective to civilization back then.

          According to my StarQuest series, in Pre-Flood times, space colonization was a thing. But, when a world leader died, we shut down interstellar travel for a week. Only, during that week, the Flood happened and all contact was cut off from our colonies.

          Some extraterrestrial settlements sent scouts back to mother Earth and found it completely submerged in water. Thinking life on the planet was extinct, they never returned to visit and contact was erased for good.

          Until now.

          In StarQuest the Novel, the freedom fighters are on their trip back to Earth to inform their leaders of all their discoveries and travels. It’s been a few years since their departure and their mission objective has changed.

          The Milky Way Galaxy is under threat of an evil race seeking domination—naturally. The Clongoth are an evolved humanoid species from a dark and poisonous world called Clongo.

          Along their way back home, Johan Eryn and his team stop by an old friend’s house on the planet Nitara. Only, after a long flashback, they find her to be kidnapped!

          Will they be able to rescue the Queen of the Nitaran Tribes? Will they be able to return to Earth and bring their enemies to their knees? Will they be able to unite the Galaxy in a resistance against the Clongoth? Will they be able to win their independence?

          Order the book and you’ll find out. While you’re here, you can click through the GoFundMe link on my Home page and donate to the upcoming Spring 2021 Toward the Pacific Book Tour!

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And if you know any authors, please, have them shoot me an email at john@johnirvinauthor.com. I have plenty of spots open for the episodes!

If you enjoyed this post, you should sign up for my newsletter! I don’t spam and you can unsuscribe at any time. I only send out emails on Fridays. Sign up here: SIGN UP!

I’m also a Patreon artist–the cool thing about Patreon is it allows people to support artists by monthly pledges which allow the artists to have more time to work on their own passions. Here is my account: PATREON.COM. If you’d like to support me, I would be eternally grateful!

I’ve now been hosting a YouTube channel called John Irvin, Author Journey Series. Check it out at YOUTUBE.COM/AUTHORJOURNEY

Follow me on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Or email me at john@johnirvinauthor.com