The Power of a Signed Copy.
When you buy from an author directly, you're putting money back into their craft.
The Problem: Subscription services like Kindle Unlimited place heavy restrictions on authors and limit readers too. Books that exist only in Kindle Unlimited pay the author roughly .004 cents per page for the first reading of the book. Payments for books sold outright on Amazon are taken immediately from the reader, but the author doesn't receive that payment for at least 60 days. Not to mention Amazon takes a 40% cut just for printing and/or hosting the book on their platform.
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Every bookstore comes with its own set of rules around how and when the author gets paid for a sale. It is not a cost-effective model in most cases for independent authors and boutique stores.
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The Solution: Buy your books directly from the author. In this instance, when you purchase a signed copy from my website, you're helping me - the person who wrote the book, paid for it to be professionally edited by a real editor (thank you, Diane Shirk!) paid for it to have a real artist - NOT A.I. make the cover art unique (thank you, Dominick Critelli).
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I look forward to sending you a book!​
- J.D.
The Silver Scepter
Tales from Elderland (Book 1)
In the enchanting town of Bellebrook, Little Miss Deirdre Heart was celebrated as the most illustrious tea party host by the stuffed animals who knew her. However, her idyllic childhood, shaped by her two loving parents, was about to shatter, all thanks to a peculiar boy named James and the monsters he called Grumpaguls.
The Skyrunner's Captain
Tales from Elderland (Book 2)
It has been nine years since Deirdre and James both parted ways. The world has changed. While the New Sovereigns of Elderland fight for peace through control, an orphan named Victriina becomes entangled in an ever-growing web of troubles, and it's all thanks to an illegible, tattered old journal. As tensions mount between Wayfarers and the Sovereigns, the prophecy of the Black Star teeters on the edge of fulfillment.
The Stone King
Tales from Elderland (Book 3)
Nine years have passed since James and Deirdre went their separate ways. In the Kingdom of Evgrenya, the heir-apparent has abandoned the throne, leaving the Royal Family's second-born son, Prince Kenaan Faire, to be named the next king. While Kenaan prepares to undertake a set of Trials that will prove his worthiness to rule, James is plagued by dreams of Evgrenya's secret past. Amid conspiracies and divine intervention, the fate of the Faire legacy, its council, and their enemies teeters on the brink of destruction as the Black Star falls and Malgarath returns.