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Mystic Marauder Pirate Party! And more #witch #pirate #reverseharem #historicalfantasy #fantasyromance #paranormalromance #kickstarter

Early-Bird Backer Options End Today

First up: today is the LAST DAY of the Early-Bird Backer Options, so be sure to get yours now!

Online Pirate Party on Friday

Second, we wanted to take a minute to tell you about the Pirate Party happening this Friday (10/21) on Facebook. Cali Mann and Margo Bond Collins will be running the party and we have lots of guest authors lined up for the day, too.

Bring your peg legs and your grog, there’s a Pirate Party happening this Friday, all day in the RHAA+ group. Drop in for the giveaways and the swag, stay for the fun!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1105456503234495

Stretch Goal #1 Bonus Ready

We also have our first stretch goal bonus perk ready–and we’re *this close* to hitting it! Check out the foiled bookmark we’ll be sending out to celebrate it:

Get Your Bonuses!

So share this campaign, get your early-bird bonus perks, and enter to win our giveaway, too!

Publishing on Kickstarter

Before you go, be sure to check out these campaigns on Kickstarter, as well.

Two more days to get the Mystic Marauder early-bird specials! Plus more bonuses. #reverseharem #pirates #witches #shifters #vampires #kickstarter #witchstarter #giveaway

Early Bird Discounts Ending in Two Days

First of all, we wanted to remind you that the Early Bird Discounts are available through October 19–if you’ve had your eye on any tiers, now’s the time to grab it!

Stretch Goals

Also, we’re announcing our next stretch goals. As we noted before, the $3000 stretch goal will include special header designs for ebooks (they’re already included in the paperback and hardcover books) and a gold-foiled pirate-themed bookmark for all levels including merch.

At $4000, we’ll be adding special pirate- and witch-themed stickers (physical for merch backers, digital for everyone). And at $5000, we have an amazing bonus for everyone–we’ll share it once we unlock the $3k bonus!

Weekly Bonus

This week, our bonus book is Cali Mann’s short story collection. If you’ve pledged to the campaign already, you’ll get all the bonus books (and we have more coming!). 

Thank you SO MUCH for your support and encouragement! As the campaign continues, we’ll be adding more surprise bonuses to celebrate and share with you, so be sure to spread the word.

While we continue to work on getting everything ready to send to you,  we’d love to know: What would you be interested in seeing as a bonus on this (or any) campaign? Let me know with a comment on this post.

Giveaway

And please do share the info about the series and rewards with a friend. You can share the campaign on social media and enter this giveaway for a chance to win a whole collection of pirate- and witch-themed goodies that aren’t otherwise available in the campaign. 

Don’t forget–YOU can star in a witchy pirate story!

If you pledge before Oct. 19, you can get a story starring YOU added to your swag box without paying anything extra.  (You can still get the bonus story after the 19th, of course–but the early-bird specials are going away then!)

Publishing on Kickstarter

Before you go, check out these fabulous campaigns, too. Backing publishing projects on Kickstarter allows authors and publishers to keep offering great new campaigns!

Thank you!

We’re so excited about this project and will continue adding more bonuses as we go. Please click here and tap one of the share buttons to spread the word about this campaign!

YOU in a Mystic Marauder Story, New Art, & Early Bird Rewards Ending Soon! #fantasyromance #historicalfantasy #reverseharem #Kickstarter

We’re so stinking excited about this project and hope you are too.  We really appreciate your support in bringing Destiny Blade and her pirate mates to life. 

Early Bird Rewards Ending Soon 

Just a heads up that EARLY BIRD rewards are only available for a few more days.  If you want one of these special collections or want to recommend them to a friend, now’s the time.  

New Art 

Do go and check out the new images of the art (both clean and NSFW versions) that are now posted on our Kickstarter page.  We’re so pleased at how they turned out.  We’re sure you’ll agree that they are amazing. 

YOU in a Mystic Marauder Story

In case you missed it, you have a chance to star in a Mystic Marauder story along with getting all the books in paperback or hardcover! 

Other Kickstarter Publishing Projects

Check out these great projects by other authors–backing Kickstarter publishing projects allows authors to keep bringing you more exciting books!

Again, thank you so much for supporting our project!  

Warmly,

Cali & Margo 

Mystic Marauder is a #Kickstarter Project We Love! Plus a #giveaway of #pirate and #magic gear

Hi, all! We’re dropping in to tell you that The Mystic Marauder Series was just named a Kickstarter Project We Love, and it’s all thanks to our readers!

If you haven’t reserved your copy yet, be sure to check out the series!

Keep sharing the project so we can keep adding new Book Booty to the Pirate Treasure, too! 

Your support means everything to us.

We also have a fabulous giveaway for readers just for sharing the Kickstarter–be sure to enter to win!

And the more you support publishing on Kickstarter, the more authors and publishers can offer, so check out these projects, too:


Thanks, and have a fabulous day!

~ Cali & Margo

Mystic Marauder Series Funded–Join in for Book Treasures! #kickstarter #pirates #witches #shifters #vampires

We Funded in One Day

Thanks to all the amazing readers on Kickstarter, we reached our funding goal in less than 24 hours. We are thrilled!

And it’s all because of YOU. You made this happen!  We are so excited to have the opportunity to share this reverse harem series with the world.

Thank you so very much!

Let’s Keep Going

While the Kickstarter continues to run, we are continuing to work on the stories so we can have them written, edited, and ready to go out by our delivery dates.

While you wait, if you know someone who might be interested in the Mystic Marauder—that is, someone who likes to read paranormal romance, historical fantasy, or reverse harem (or all three!)—please click here and tap one of the share buttons to spread the word about this campaign!

Stretch Goals and Bonuses

Now it’s on to the stretch goals and bonuses! We’ll be announcing the stretch goals over the next couple of weeks and will share the first one below in just a moment.

But first..

We will be sharing some surprise bonuses as we hit super-secret goals we’re setting.  🙂 

First up: as a thank you to everyone who backs our campaign, we will be including these fun printable bookmarks featuring a romance-novel pirate:

Now let’s move on to those Bonuses and Stretch Goals!

Our first stretch goal is $3000.  And the perk that comes with that one is specially designed headers in all versions of the Mystic Marauder Series—ebooks, paperbacks, and hardcovers.

Week 1 Bonus Book

Finally, we will be offering bonus books each week. So the earlier you pledge, the more book treasure you can pile up!

This week’s bonus book is my own collection of historical and contemporary fantasy, Heavy Metal Magic.

We’ll announce more of all of these kinds of perks and bonuses soon, so keep an eye out here and on the Kickstarter page.

And in the meantime, please do share the info about the series and rewards with a friend!

We hope you have an amazing day!

~Cali & Margo

Mystic Marauder – A #Pirate #Witch #Historical #Fantasy #ReverseHarem #Romance Series on #Kickstarter

Back the Mystic Marauder Kickstarter campaign for the complete reverse harem series and a whole lotta witchy-pirate booty!

It’s time to set sail for adventure and romance with Destiny Blade and her pirate crew!

This steamy reverse harem fantasy romance series, along with special edition paperbacks and hardcovers, will be launched exclusively available on Kickstarter, along with your guaranteed chance to grab it.

You can also get additional pirate- and witch-themed book swag, including signed paperbacks, art prints, character cards, two exclusive short stories, and more, available only via Kickstarter!

Back the project here!

Cali Mann

Cali Mann is the USA Today bestselling author of the Thornbriar Academy series. She writes paranormal romance, the sexy kind with why choose, hunky shifters, sexy vampires, and women who stand up for themselves. She learned romance by reading through her mother’s entire Gothic romance collection in her teens, so she and dark romance go way back. When she’s not writing, she spends her time streaming shows, playing video games, and pestering her two tuxedo cats.

Margo Bond Collins

USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and New York Times bestselling author Margo Bond Collins is a former college English professor who, tired of explaining the difference between “hanged” and “hung,” turned to writing romance novels instead. She now writes urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and science fiction romance. Sometimes her heroines kiss aliens, sometimes they kill monsters. But they always aim for the heart.

Shadowheart Media 

Shadowheart Media publishes paranormal romance, urban fantasy, and science fiction romance.

Are you a fan of sexy fantasy romance, hot paranormal men, spicy reverse harems, and a witchy pirate heroine?

Even more, are you looking for a guaranteed happily ever after?

If you’ve answered yes to these questions, then you don’t want to miss out on the steamy reverse harem paranormal historical romance series The Mystic Marauder.

Adult Reverse Harem Paranormal Fantasy Romance 18+

The Mystic Marauder series will be available in three formats: ebook, paperback, and hardcover.

The ebooks are included in all tiers, and all three books will be delivered directly to you by June 1, 2023 (regardless of when your physical items ship). They are compatible with all reading devices.

Both hardcovers and paperbacks will have special chapter headings and formatting to allow you to immerse yourself in the magical, piratical world of Destiny Blade and her Shadowheart crew.

The special edition hardcovers will be beautifully foiled and available ONLY through this Kickstarter campaign!

The regular hardcover print version will not be available for purchase until late 2023, and that edition will not have all the bonus content included in this book as presented with this Kickstarter offer.

Genre: Adult, Reverse Harem, Fantasy Romance

Format: Hardcover, paperback, and ebook (pdf, mobi, epub)

Page Count: 400+

About The Mystic Marauder Series

I was born on the island of Tortuga. My mother died and one of her brothel customers taught me to be a thief. I stole and stole and stole until I sneaked my way into a pirate ship at fourteen.

By sixteen, I was running my own crew. I fought and scraped my way into this life and my grandmother’s bruja magic didn’t do me any favors. Healing magic was pretty much useless for a pirate who only wanted to kill and to steal—until the nobleman ended up on my boat.

He’s tougher than any rich fob had a right to be. And he has a secret—a dangerous secret—that might just kill us all. Then again, it might make us richer than we ever dreamed.

And in the meantime, I’m falling for not one but three of the men involved in this insane race to gain the treasure when we get to the X that marks the spot. If we get there.

But what’s the life of a pirate without adventure? I never expect to live past my twenties anyway.

Destiny Blade – A Pirate Witch

Henry St John – A Stowaway Vampire

Talin Kingston – A Powerful Shifter

Mack Calabran – A Rival Pirate Captain

Roseline Baptiste – First Mate on the Shadowheart

Juan Verity – First Mate on Mack’s Ship

Tomas LeBaron – A Vampire Stalking the Shadowheart

The Shadowheart—Destiny Blade’s ship—sets sail in the Caribbean.

They’re all in a race to find a long-lost treasure—but first, they must track down the map that will take them there!

Three scenes (one per book) printed on vellum inserts

Coming soon

One set of three NSFW art prints (Print 1 below):

One set of three postcards with a second version of the same scene (Postcard 1 below):

One set of character cards

Coming soon.

Each book will come with two unique Magic Marauder signed bookplates—one from Cali and one from Margo.

Each swag box will include either a complete hardcover set or a complete paperback set of the Mystic Marauder series and all the additional backer rewards.

  • All three books plus two shorts in ebook format
  • Hardcovers or paperbacks with exclusive design and formatting
  • Destiny’s Grimoire
  • Three vellum overlays
  • Three postcards with envelopes
  • Three NSFW art prints
  • Character Cards
  • Pirate map print
  • A Mini Pirate’s Treasure box with surprise book goodies!

Coming soon!

Three vellum overlays: $20

Three postcards with envelopes: $12

Three NSFW art prints: $20

Pirate map print: $10

Character Cards: $10

A Mini Pirate’s Treasure box with surprise book goodies: $15

Destiny’s Grimoire (Paperback): $15

Back the Mystic Marauder Campaign Now!

New Stretch Goal Perk + Extra Bonus in the Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter’s last week! #aliens #scifiromance #kickstarter #crowdfunding

The Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter just passed another stretch goal! In January 2023, I will be sending an audio annotation of Entered in the Alien Bride Lottery to all backers at the $5 and above level!

And as a bonus gift, I will send a magnet of the Alien Bride Lottery Vol. 1 to all backers whose pledges include physical merchandise.

We still have three days left in The Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter, and these are the next two stretch goal rewards:

Stretch Goal 11: Every backer at $5 and above will receive an Alien Bride Lottery pin or keychain and every backer whose pledge level includes physical merch will receive a paperback copy of Betrayed by the Alien Bride Lottery.

Stretch Goal 12: I’ll send an audio file of the second Alien Bride Lottery short, “Betrayed by the Alien Bride Lottery,” read by the author (me!) to all backers at the $5 and above tiers.

To reserve your copies of these Alien Bride Lottery book perks, be sure to back the Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter now.

And if you’re already a backer, be sure to share the Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter by going here and clicking on the social media links!

Last Chance to get 3 bonus books when you back the Alien Bride Lottery #Kickstarter! #alienromance #scifiromance

Your chance to get three hot alien romances as a bonus when you back The Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter ends August 15 (I’ve extended it by one day!)–and the entire Kickstarter ends August 17–so be sure to back the project today to maximize your bonuses!

When you back this project for as little as $5, you join more than a hundred other readers and receive Kickstarter-exclusive perks, including two brand-new Alien Bride Lottery stories, exclusive artwork, bonus ebooks, alien-romance-themed book swag, and more!

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One Week Left to Back the Alien Bride Lottery #Kickstarter! #alienromance #scifiromance

The Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter campaign is almost over! If you haven’t backed it yet, be sure to check it out here–as a backer, you can get tons of alien romance ebooks, paperbacks, hardbacks, swag, and more!

About The Alien Bride Lottery Volume 1 Limited Edition Hardcover

Are you a fan of sexy science fiction romance, hot aliens, and surprise meetings between fated mates?

Do you enjoy spicy alien romances?

Even more, are you looking for a guaranteed happily ever after?

If you’ve answered yes to these questions, then you don’t want to miss out on the passionate romance series The Alien Bride Lottery.

This hardcover edition includes Entered in the Alien Bride Lottery, Captured for the Alien Bride Lottery, and Claimed for the Alien Bride Lottery.

Adult Science Fiction Alien Romance 18+

 *** This book is 100% complete and is currently being re-edited. I am raising funds to create this special hardcover edition with professional formatting. *** 

Genre: Adult, Alien Romance, Science Fiction Romance

Format: Hardcover, paperback, and ebook (pdf, mobi, epub)

Page Count: 400+

The Bachelor meets The Hunger Games…In Space!

The Alien Bride Lottery Volume 1 tells the stories of three human women whose names are drawn in the Alien Bride Lottery to participate in the Bride Games as part of a treaty between the Khanavai warriors and Earth’s leaders—whether or not the women want to become an alien’s chosen mate! (Hint: they don’t!)

This book includes three novels, and you do not need to have read any of the other books in the series in order to enjoy this fantastic sci-fi romance.

The Alien Bride Lottery is fully written. It is currently being edited for a second time and is awaiting professional formatting.  This story, previously published on Amazon Kindle, has not been released in hardcover. This version also includes a hot bonus scene written especially for this edition!

I have successfully published more than fifty books on Amazon and various retailers.

The hardcover print version will not be available for purchase until late 2023, and that edition will not have all of the bonus content included in this book as presented with this Kickstarter offer.

About The Alien Bride Lottery, Vol. 1

The Setting

Station 21 is the Khanavai-run space station that is home to The Bride Games, the Bride Treaty’s answer to “neutral territory.” There, the brides whose names are drawn in the Bride Lottery compete for the chance to win an alien mate–and participation is compulsory. 

The Characters

The Heroes: Khanavai Males

Cav Adredoni is a pilot in the Khanavai space military, but he has plans to go through training to join the military intelligence unit. He doesn’t have time for a new mate, but this might be his only opportunity!

Zont Lanov is a member of the Khanavai’s military intelligence, a spy for his government. But when Dr. Amelia Rivers goes on the run rather than join the Bride Games, Zont decides she’s the mate for him and goes to Earth to track her down.

Eldron Gendovi is a military commander who takes care of his people–including the woman he hopes will become her mate and her young son–no matter what it takes.

The Heroines: Human Women

Natalie Ferguson is a college student with a crush on a jazz musician classmate. When her name is drawn in the Alien Bride Lottery, she’s determined to get out of marrying a total stranger. She’s playing this game to lose.

Amelia Rivers is a talented surgeon who’s avoided the Bride Lottery so far–and when her name is drawn, she removes her tracker and translator and runs. Too bad for her, Zont Lanov is as determined to catch her as she is to avoid being caught.

Mia Jones is in hiding from her abusive ex. But her black-market tracker isn’t as anonymous as she was assured, so when she’s taken to Station 21, she focuses on bringing her young son to join her…while Commander Gendovi focuses all his attention on her.

Plus a whole slew of fun alien sidekicks, most of whom are tasked with keeping the brides in check, including Vos Klavoii, the beleaguered and manipulative Games Director.

***To READ an excerpt from Entered in the Alien Bride Lottery, for free, CLICK HERE. ***

Back the Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter by August 14 and get these books FREE:

The Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter Perks also includes TWO new books: Evading the Alien Bride Lottery and Betrayed by the Alien Bride Lottery.

Back The Alien Bride Lottery now for all this and more!

Betrayed by the Alien Bride Lottery – a New #Kickstarter Perk in the Alien Bride Lottery Project! #hardcover #alienromance

Hi, y’all! We just reached the 9th stretch goal in The Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter Project!

I’ll be writing a second Alien Bride Lottery story entitled Betrayed by the Alien Bride Lottery to be sent to every backer digitally in January 2023. And I’ve added some gorgeous space-themed printable bookmarks as a bonus perk.

For the next stretch goal, I’ll send an audio annotation of the first book, Entered in the Alien Bride Lottery,  to all backers at the $5 and above level.

We’re down to the last ten days of the campaign! Anyone who pledges between now and August 14 will get these bonus books, so I’d love it if you continued getting the word out about The Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter project.

In case you missed it before:

I’m already planning out my next couple of projects—but I’d like to get your input on which one(s) I should set up as Kickstarters first! None of these will go live before the current Alien Bride Lottery Kickstarter is done, of course, but I’ll need to start gathering up the extras that I’ll be giving away as bonuses during the Kickstarter run.

Right now, I’ve got six possible series ideas. Five of these are connected to new series: Alien Guardians, Alien War Brides, Abracadabra Apocalypse, Shadow Chronicles, or Borrowed Wings. OR I could use Kickstarter to finish out my Star Mate Interstellar Shifters series. You can see some of the covers from the projects below, and I’d love it if you took the quiz to let me know which one I should start with! 

Remember to Enter to Win

And as long as you’re sharing information about the campaign anyway, you should enter for the chance to win an exclusive Alien Romance Premium Swag Pack! (These are different from the goodies available via Kickstarter, just FYI.)

Support Publishing on Kickstarter!

While I continue to decide what to do next time, please do continue to support this campaign by sharing the info about the book and rewards with a friend!

Finally, before you go, check out these great publishing campaigns by other authors, too!

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Breaker: Special Edition Illustrated Hardcover

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Strange Companions: Chronicles of the Dawnblade Book 2

Nicolas must set forth to find the source of a mysterious creature that attacks his village in this humorous epic fantasy sequel!

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Projects Now Available to Follow

Follow these projects to be notified when they go live!

Mathilda Holiday: The Complete Kick-Ass Urban Fantasy Series

A five-book action-packed series with plenty of humor, a unique magic system, and an ancient secret society

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It’s been ten years since Outsystem launched the Aeon 14 universe. Get a Special Extended Edition of Book 1 or the Extended Trilogy!

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A cozy mystery series with two charming men, two adorable corgis, and a ghost! Queer as all get out, with a dash of paranormal fun.

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THANK YOU!

As ever, thank you so much for your support. Have a great week, and I’ll see you here again soon!

Cheers~

Margo