Rebranding of Riverford Shifters Series and New Covers

As promised, I'm phasing out the four Tempted by the Jaguar novellas and have re-worked them into two novels. Riverford Shifters Book One is still titled Tempted by the Jaguar (I've added the subtitle Transformation and Revelation to the book's listing on Amazon for now until I can slowly phase the other four out). Book Two (formally Ramification and Infiltration) is now titled Accepting the Jaguar. The new covers are below:

The novella Rescued? by the Wolf will now be numbered Book 2.5. The forthcoming title in the series, Tempted by the Tiger, will now be the third book.

The four individual novellas will remain for sale until the end of the year in order to give those who may have them marked to be read either as part of their Kindle Unlimited subscription, or for those who may have already purchased a few parts but haven't finished the complete story arc. I will soon have a new cover uploaded for the boxed set to reflect this new change, but it is still available for purchase at a discount to purchasing the two books individually. I think re-releasing them this way will make for a better and less confusing reading experience. I will also be re-releasing them in this new format on Nook, iBooks, Google Play, and Kobo in January.

Readers Have Spoken...A New Serial Schedule and My Thoughts on Serials

I think the first serialized novel I ever read was Stephen King's The Green Mile back in the mid '90s sometime. It was released in 6 parts, each around a hundred pages or less in length. I remember getting to the end of the first novel and the anticipation and excitement I felt for the next part that had yet to be released. Once all six parts had been released and devoured, I went back to the very beginning and re-read all of them in one sitting. I found that having the book split into parts actually enhanced the story, that it elevated the subsequent scenes because I had been anxiously waiting to read them. To me, the anticipation was part of the fun.

Now that I'm writing my own novels, I wanted to try my hand at a serial. Three parts in at the halfway mark, I'm finding that a good majority of readers do not enjoy the serial format and have voiced their concerns in both reviews and private emails/messages to me. As reader feedback is very important to me, I have decided to release Parts 4-6 together in a single, novel-length Part Four that will conclude the serial.

Part Four was originally scheduled for release on May 29, but as the final part will now be significantly longer, I will be taking an extra week for the final edits to ensure the quality. The new release date for Part Four will now be on June 6, 2014.

Once again, thanks for all your support so far. You guys are the best!