Moving this Blog

 

Hey, Y'all!

I'm doing some rebranding in anticipation of the final Finding Sabrina book being released in the Spring. As a result, I'm moving this blog to my website www.marissahoneycutt.com. Please continue to follow me there!

You can even subscribe to my blog!

Book Release Info

I have some exciting news. In case you didn’t see it on Facebook, I’ve officially moved into the editing phase of the conclusion of Sabrina’s story!

Because of this, I can announce I will release Master of My Life in Spring, 2021. Right now it’s looking to be about April.

This date is subject to change, but only to be earlier, not later. The reason for the long editing timeframe is the length of the book. Over 183k words!

I’d originally planned on writing four books for Sabrina’s story, but because of how long it has taken me to finish it, and with feedback from readers, I decided to publish the conclusion as one giant book, instead of two smaller ones.

I hope you’re as excited as I am to move into this new phase and to have a rough date for release. 

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Hey There!

Hi all,

I'm so humbled by the warm reception I've gotten from my return. It really does my heart good! Love you guys!

I think I've made it through most of my notifications and such. If I've missed anything, please don't hesitate to tag me again. Going back through over seven months of stuff on Facebook is...challenging to say the least!

I'm still re-learning how everything works on Facebook. It's been a while and I'm not posting as much as I used to yet. But I'd love to know, what can I do for you guys? What sorts of things would you like me to post? Any questions you have for me that I can answer? Without my readers, I have little reason to write, so I want to make y'all happy... Well, as happy as I'm able to. LOL.

So, ask questions... make suggestions... 'Cuz sometimes I'm at a loss and know I want to post something, but don't know what!

Hello World!

My dearest readers, oh, how I've missed you!

I know I left rather abruptly this past summer, but so much had happened and was happening I needed to step back and figure out my life. It's been good, but I'm ready to re-engage with the book world again. And, yes, I mean it. I've missed you. Social media just isn't the same without you all.

One thing I wanted to let you know right off the bat, is that paperbacks are now available through Barnes & Noble for the individual Life of Anna books. (Be careful which ones you click on at that link. The ones actually from B&N-not the marketplace-are the new paperbacks.) I tried and tried to get the story into one paperback, but it's just not possible. Publishers have a page limit well below how many pages are in The Complete Story, no matter how tiny I make the font. I realize the prices have increased, but this was the best choice I had to get them into paperback. I will not be carrying any stock on my website, but I can offer signed stickers ("bookplates") to place in them once purchased from B&N. 

One thing I did while on my break was to take a creative writing class.

I just finished it and found it a lot more fun than I thought it would be. To be honest, I was terrified of taking it, as I'd never taken a formal writing class in my life and didn't know if I could write "on-demand." I learned some new skills I will put into practice and even wrote a SHORT story. I'm contemplating entering it into a short story competition, but am nervous about doing so!  I might publish it on my blog to get some feedback before I do.

Some of you may remember that I volunteered at my sons' school in the music department last school year. I am doing it again this year and am having a blast helping the kiddos learn their instruments. My 4th grader started playing the cello this year, and my 6th grader is still playing the violin. He also started playing with a local youth orchestra in August and is doing really well.  I've even borrowed a violin and am teaching myself to play. I wish I had a French Horn to relearn to play, like I had in high school, but they're out of our budget right now. Oh, well. Maybe if my next books do well, I'll be able to get one!

I'm sure you are all dying to know... What's going on with Sabrina and Chase???

Well, some emotional and spiritual things have happened over the last year and over the last few months, I've gone back and forth whether or not I could finish the series. I didn't know if I had it in me to tackle the story, and I'd started working on something completely different. But about a month ago, I began to think I might be able to finish it and as of now, I'm about two-thirds of the way done with the remaining story. It will likely end up being just one more book, but I won't know for sure until it's done. (I never know what my characters are going to do.) If it's big enough for two books, as originally planned, be assured I will publish them in quick succession. If it's not, the series will end up just being a trilogy. Either way, I will get it finished. After that, though... Well, you'll have to hang around and see.

Anyhoo, I'm very happy to be back. Please give me a bit to go through the messages and posts I've missed over the last several months. I know there are quite a few. And here's an all around thank you for all the birthday wishes in September.

They meant the world to me and though I didn't "officially" get online, I did scroll through and see them.

See you online soon!

Social Media Break

I'm taking a few months off from social media.

After Amazon banned my books, it brought me to a place of some deep soul searching. It made me think. A lot. And the only thing I'm certain of at this point is that I need some more time to think things through. But in order to do that, I need to get away from the many distractions that get to me every day. So, I'm stepping away from Facebook, Twitter, and my other social media accounts for a few months while I figure things out.

You can still contact me through email, Goodreads, or my website.


Thank you for understanding.

It's RELEASE DAY!!!!!!

After everything going on with #EnslavedGate, I'm so happy this day is FINALLY here!

Title: Master of My Heart

Series: Finding Sabrina Part 2

Author: Marissa Honeycutt

Genre: Dark Romance w/ PNR Elements

Release Date: May 29, 2018

When life goes wrong, can it ever be made right?

Five years ago, Sabrina left Boston anticipating her short stay back home to be full of joy and hope. Instead, she became the leading role in her own living hell. Nothing more than a shadow of her former self, she escapes a malevolence determined to break her, and returns to Boston, trying to regain a semblance of the girl she once was. 

The girl without nightmares. 

The girl without shame and fear. 

Five years ago, Chase lost his heart and has compared every woman he encounters to the green-eyed beauty he met on the yacht. His life didn’t turn out quite the way he expected, but he has grown stronger through his trials. Now, a marriage deadline is looming and the woman he wants seems to be a ghost trapped in his past. 

Fate brought them together. Evil tore them apart. 

Can Chase lead Sabrina into the light before she’s lost to the darkness forever? 

***Please note this is Part Two of a four-part series. It must be read in order, or nothing will make any sense.

Enslaved Banned!!!

After almost four years, and more than 56,000 downloads, Enslaved has been banned from Amazon.

I'm not sure why, because Amazon is not transparent when they do things like this. They just refer you to some vague guideline that gives no helpful information. Several fellow authors have suggested that someone must have complained about it. How else would they be looking at a four-year-old book? Perhaps I should be honored that it was worth their time to complain?

I was planning on pulling Enslaved from Kindle Unlimited next month anyway to make it available at all retailers. I guess I get to do this early.

I'm a bit in shock at this and still trying to get my head wrapped around it. I'm overwhelmed by the love and support shown to me in the Facebook world.

We'll make it through this. I'm not freaking out... Trying to see it as an opportunity instead of a setback. If nothing else, controversy breeds free publicity, right?

The Complete Story is still for sale. I've published Enslaved through Draft2Digital to make it available at iBooks, Nook, Kobo, and other retailers.

I have a suspicion as to what might have been offensive, though it does show that not everyone is a careful reader. Thank God they didn't read the rest of the story, right? They would have DIED of HORROR had they read what happened to Anna in Book 4!

I will make adjustments to those parts (in the prologue) and resubmit to Amazon. So, Amazon will have an adjusted prologue, but the rest will remain the same...at least that's my plan.

In the meantime, if you know of anyone who wants to read The Life of Anna, the complete story is still available on Amazon. myBook.to/LoAComplete

You can also download a free copy (mobi or epub) of Enslaved here: BookHip.com/FRADFL Yes, it will ask for an email address for security purposes, but you will only be added to my newsletter subscription if you check the box. I don't add people to my mailing list without permission.

If you'd like to help out with what I'm calling Enslaved-Gate, give me your email address HERE and I'll let you know how you can help out once I figure a few things out.

In the meantime...

Don't forget Master of My Heart releases on Tuesday!!
Pre-Orders/Release links will all be available at  books2read.com/FSMOMH