From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories Hi Reader-- You've been debating how to back the Kickstarter-- One reason to back the KICKSTARTER NOW is LastTrumpet Press Store has closed Direct Sales Because of the difficulty of paying 50 state taxes, I won't be able to sell my books directly anymore, ...except for on Kickstarter Some of my books will NOT for a LONG time/NEVER be found on Amazon or retail --only here, only now This means that the only...
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From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories Hi Reader-- More suggestions for your LAST MINUTE Kickstarter decisions-- Since we want the Return to Me trilogy to be the most powerful and engaging story set ever, bringing readers in EARLY is a needed step. Are you an avid reader? Do you like to comment on what you're reading? Do you often have input you'd like to share with the author? If so, this is FREE with any SUPERFAN TIER: This Add-on is given for...
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From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories Hi Reader-- You've read books... now be IN ONE! There are ONLY 5 SPOTS left for backers who want to be a named a character in Me, Myself, and IT or That Beautiful Shore... Take a look at two bundles that include this special feature. 8 Days left before the chance disappears. Click below... Another "TIME-SENSITIVE" reason to BACK NOW: Tim Reynolds, Detective: The Death of Noah Black is not available anywhere...
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From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories Reader-- There are just a few days left-- The upcoming stretch goal: When we hit $2000 , the project will transform into HARDCOVER set. 🎁 ⏰ The time has come--the wishes are almost fulfilled. The hardcover set will start GROWING at this Stretch Goal. 🥳 👏 FAQ: What is a Kickstarter? It is a "preorder" platform where you invest in a project in advance to fund the completion, all the while improving the...
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From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories Hi Reader-- 10.5 Days LEFT! Don't miss the Christmas BOX. BEST DEAL EVER! It comes with all three ready-to-go books and the download for both the 18h Trunk of Scrolls audiobook and the 6 hour The Last Noel audiobook. (Plus all the bonus items that are adding up for all backers and for physical book tiers) The campaign ends November 19th at midnight--to get this into your hands for Christmas. I hope it is a...
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From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories Your Weekly DNB Newsletter 🎄The Monster stories of Darlene N. Böcek Stories of freedom, redemption, and second chances Over the years, I've been writing short stories for the Ye Olde Dragons Anthologies. My Vampire story, Fit to Kill, was just published a couple weeks ago! Here's the premise: 🧛 Fit to Kill (Vampire short story) When he wakes up in a crypt as a vampire, a scientist discovers that his great...
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Hi Reader-- WONDERFUL NEWS: The Return to Me Kickstarter has met the funding threshold. We FUNDED on Day One!! Now we are working on "stretch goals" which is a way to get more bonuses and freebies to all Backers. A Kickstarter is a way to sell preorders in order for a small business to fund a publication project. The Box Set is only ever available here on this Kickstarter. If you've delayed backing, now's a good time to take a look--early backers always get more freebies and bonuses. 🎁 (I've...
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Dear Reader-- A faith-building thought for the day: Death reminds us that we are creatures. Yet as fearsome as death is, it is nothing compared with meeting a holy God. When we encounter him, the totality of our creatureliness breaks upon us and shatters the myth that we have believed about ourselves, the myth that we are demigods, junior-grade deities who will try to live forever. RC Sproul My prayer for you is that you will be overwhelmed by the holiness of God. Lord, you have been our...
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Hi Reader-- In case you were thinking the Return to Me novels are simple paranormal stories--let me share with you two quotes that underlie the heart of the series. “There are only two ways of dying. We can die in faith or we can die in our sins.” RC Sproul The Return to Me series explores this aspect of life and death. 👈 "The clearest sensation that a human being has when he experiences the holy is an overpowering and overwhelming sense of creatureliness. That is, when we are in the presence...
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