The Ylendrian Empire

We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been nominated in the “Sci Fi Novel of the Year” category of the annual Bookie Awards, presented Authors After Dark.  You can cast your vote here – Bookie Awards Voting

Voting closes at midnight, October 1, 2011.

We’re pleased to announce the (semi) official print release date for The Slipstream Con- 03.06.2012!

You can pre-order your copy now from the following stores:

Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Indiebound

We’ll keep you updated with more release news as it becomes available, including contests, appearances, and release parties.

We’ve added a couple new sections to the site.  The first is a sign up form for the Ylendrian Dispatch, the only newsletter endorsed by the Empress herself.  We’re just getting this new venture off the ground, but you can expect some fun stuff- updates on reviews, interviews, and works-in-progress, as well as information on our non-Ylendrian projects.

We’ve also created a new section for Interviews and Book Reviews.  Let us know if you’ve reviewed our books, and we’ll add a link to your site.  (We reserve the right not to link to abusive materials.  Not liking our writing is okay with us.  Trashing us personally is not.)  Likewise, if you’re interested in interviewing us, let us know.  We promise to be interesting.

Finally, did you know that there’s a free Ylendrian short story drifting around, just waiting for you to read it?  Check out Want, Take, Have: A Slipstream short story on our writing site.  Readers should be aware that the story contains minor spoilers for The Slipstream Con.

That’s it from our end of the galaxy at the moment, but we’ll be back soon with more news from the Ylendrian Empire.

The Ylendrian Empire – Together, the Stars

It’s been awhile since we gave you an update on the happenings in the Empire, so here we go.

Works In Progress

• Peripheral People, the third installment in the Ylendrian Empire series, is going through a good news/bad news phase.  The good news is, it’s about 70% complete.  The bad news is, after much discussion, it was decided that some pretty intensive re-writes were needed, and those are going to push the end of the book off for probably an extra 2 months.  That’s a pretty generous estimate, and we may surprise ourselves and finish it sooner, but as of right now, we are aiming to turn the manuscript in to our editor by the end of September.

• Slipstream Con-inspired short stories.  We’re currently in the planning and plotting stages of a series of short stories about the characters in our latest novel, The Slipstream Con.  The stories will be prequels to the book, focused on the three main characters.  Find out how Kellen Frey learned to con, how Vanya Reyes saved the Ylendrian Empire (before she’d had her coffee!), and why Tal Serafine realized that maybe a military career wasn’t the best long-term goal.

Reviews

Romance Junkies does an author feature on Michelle and Reesa, and gives The Slipstream Con 4/5 Blue Ribbons.
If you regularly review books, and are interested in a review copy of any of the Ylendrian Empire stories, please contact us: ylendrianempire (at) gmail (dot) com

Outside the Empire

It’s finally here!  Our new book, The Slipstream Con, releases today, and we’re excited to be able to share an excerpt with you.

You can read the full first chapter, or purchase the book, by clicking on the cover below.

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Is love the biggest con of them all?

A Ylendrian Empire story.

For three years, Kellen Frey has led bounty hunters Tal and Vanya on a merry chase, evading capture with flair and style. Now, just when they finally have their pet project—and object of their mutual fantasies—cornered, the elusive con artist turns the tables and gives himself up. A sudden attack of conscience, perhaps? Tal and Vanya know better.

Their suspicions are confirmed when a crime lord comes dangerously close to killing them all, and the rapidly sickening thief is forced to confess the truth—he’s been accidentally dosed with a highly illegal form of nanotechnology.

If Kellen can’t get his hands on another dose, he’s finished. The problem is, the only thief who’s ever broken in to Slipstream Labs is his ex-girlfriend, and she’s allergic to bounty hunters. As he does his best to play both sides, he struggles with his growing desire to be more than a prisoner to Tal and Vanya. Without trust, they won’t survive long. The clock is ticking as they race to uncover a conspiracy that spans the Ylendrian Empire.

Product Warnings
This book contains an anti-hero with no qualms about redecorating your spaceship, a heroine capable of killing you with her hair stick, and another hero who would like nothing more than to shag them both without the inconvenience of a conscience.
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Chapter One

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The time is fast approaching- The Slipstream Con is almost here!

Our latest Ylendrian adventure follows the story of two bounty hunters, Tal and Vanya Serafine-Reyes, and the con man and art thief extraordinaire they’ve been chasing across the ‘verse for over three years, Kellen Frey.

Would you like to read the first chapter?  (Spoiler: You would!) Just click on the excerpt tab on the Samhain site, and behold the space opera goodness.

Are you more of a visual learner?  Learn how pretty our cover is!

We’ll be talking about the book on The Galaxy Express next week, and there are sure to be contests coming up, but if you just can’t wait, we don’t blame you!  You can purchase your very own copy of The Slipstream Con at any of the fine establishments listed below, as well as directly from Samhain Publishing.

Buy The Slipstream Con from Samhain Publishing

Buy The Slipstream Con from Amazon

Buy The Slipstream Con from Barnes and Noble

Buy The Slipstream Con from Borders

We can’t wait to share this story with you, and we look forward to the book (and Kellen) escaping out into the world.

-Michelle and Reesa