Carla’s eyes fluttered open again, her arms twitching.
“Hey there. Be still. Everything is fine. We’re all alright. Relax, alright?” Alex said, trying to get her to look at him.
Her eyes focused briefly on him. Then she relaxed, her body sinking back into the ground.
She gave a...
2018-03-12 05:07:09 +0000 UTC View PostAlex let his eyes stray from person to person around the room.
Each and every one of them in here was a member of the peerage. From knights, barons, counts, and even a duke.
This was duke Tanulf’s ever self important evening meeting to discuss the morrow’s plans.
And how he’l...
2018-03-12 05:07:02 +0000 UTC View PostAlex watched as Baroness Tilly rode down the side of their fortification and towards the far flank of both armies.
“She any good?” Nannie asked, scratching at her chest.
Shrugging his shoulders, Alex couldn’t say much about it.
Mary hadn’t been experienced, enthusiastic, or eve...
2018-03-12 05:06:55 +0000 UTC View PostAlex looked out at the plane beneath his defenses. Valeria stood next to him. Carla, Nannie, and Riley stood nearby, looking out across the same view he was. They were just out of earshot he figured.
No sooner than he’d been able to, Alex volunteered his forces as a screening force and raced tow...
2018-03-12 05:06:50 +0000 UTC View PostAlex had barely gotten ten steps beyond the pavillion before his people fell in around him. Carla on his right, Max on his left, David one step beyond that.
“We’re to hold the left flank,” Alex said immediately.
Everyone around him seemed to take that without a concern. Internally, Ale...
2018-03-12 05:06:46 +0000 UTC View PostHey there,
Once again, I turn to you my Inner-circle.
I'm going through the ACX auditions for Dungeon Deposed and I picked out 4 I'm considering.
I have my own opinions on each, but I was curious on how they'd fare with you all.
If you're willing to spend some time listening to p...
2018-03-09 23:31:23 +0000 UTC View PostHey folks.
The new Darren book is ... actually close to being done. Probably in the next 10 days.
120k words. :)
We're going to do beta readers different this time.
First 15 to respond get a slot when it goes up to beta read. Have fun with that.
“Husband,” said a soft voice in Alex’s ear. “It’s time to wake. Today is the day you head out to war.”
Opening his eyes, he found Anna hovering directly over him. She was kneeling next to the bed, bringing her much closer to him in height. Her right hand was on his j...
2018-03-06 05:54:25 +0000 UTC View Post
Maxwell led a middle aged man into Alex’s study. He was a broad man, tall as well. Every bit the military man from his haircut down to his very polished but worn boots.
His clothes were cut in a uniform like fashion, though didn’t sport any colors.
“My lord, this is ...
2018-03-06 05:53:49 +0000 UTC View Post
They’d had only about twenty minutes of warning for the Duke’s arrival.
Alex had gotten nervous about the possibility of missing the man’s arrival and had posted a number of sentries to watch the road from the capital.
And all it did was reinforce my distaste for...
2018-03-06 05:53:04 +0000 UTC View PostI need a few guinea pigs who have read all of my books(Randi Darren included). I want to ask a few questions about... things.
It may spoil a few bits for those who volunteer. But I need a barometer check.
Volunteers? :)
Edit: Great, got what I needed. I'll be contacting those wh...
“Alex?” came a softly whispered voice.
Grumbling, he turned his head in the other direction, shifting deeply into his blankets.
“Alex… we should probably start the day,” came the whispering voice again.
“No,” he complained.
“The sun will be up s...
2018-03-03 06:38:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Alex took in a deep breath, then let it out in a whoosh.
He knew it sounded silly since he hadn’t called this place home long, but he genuinely felt better being back in Brit.
The courtyard of his keep to be exact.
They’d made great time and had arrived just afte...
2018-03-03 06:38:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Eventually, someone came to check the interview rooms.
Alex was feeling feisty and paranoid. He didn’t trust the people claiming to be the royal guard, even if it was them, and refused to remove the barricade.
He’d told them directly, that it would only be pulled down ...
2018-03-03 06:37:45 +0000 UTC View Post
Alex, Carla, and Anna quickly melded into the group. Carla drifted back behind him, and a glance behind himself revealed that she was standing directly on his heels.
Probably trying to watch my back.
Thanks, Two. Need to make sure your collar is especially pre...
2018-03-03 06:37:38 +0000 UTC View Post
Alex wandered into the large banquet hall with attached private rooms.
It was perfect for the ball they were hosting for him. This time around they’d invited a number of other bachelors to draw in more women.
After all, if you were already interviewing for one man, why n...
2018-03-03 06:37:34 +0000 UTC View Post
“Yes. I am sure,” Holly said, her pale shoulders straightening.
“Well, let’s test that then a bit. I’m not a great person. I do what I must.
“That means you’ll end up privy to a number of secrets as my wife. Would you swear an oath to secrecy as if you were n...
2018-03-03 06:37:30 +0000 UTC View Post
“And I can say no? No repercussions?” Valeria asked again.
She seemed quite hung up on that point.
Alex nodded his head, barely keeping a handle on his calm. “None.”
Valeria chewed on that for a while again. They’d been down here with her for a little while...
2018-03-03 06:37:25 +0000 UTC View Post
“Drat, a second. I need my coat,” Valeria said, brushing her hand against Alex’s forearm.
Alex gave her a tight smile and stood next to his coach, watching her dart back inside.
“Two, as soon as we have her alone in my room, I want you to get something around her n...
2018-03-03 06:37:20 +0000 UTC View Post
Good morning everyone,
Dungeon Deposed is now... available.
Time for me to ask you for help. If you read or buy the book, please consider leaving a review. :)
And if you're willing to do that, maybe share it, like it, or just tell others.
This is the big one. If this...
2018-03-01 12:12:43 +0000 UTC View PostNeed your help IC.
Here's the blurb for Dungeon Deposed.
Could use you giving it a once over and letting me know what you think.
Thanks everyone. I appreciate ya.
Ryker the wizard turned farmer really has one goal in his life right now.
Chang...
2018-02-28 03:12:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Banging open, the door cracked into the wall, making Alex jump in his chair.
Carla strode in, an angry look to her face. Which honestly wasn’t that different from normal.
“Do be a dear and shut the door, Two,” Alex said, looking back down to his writing desk and the ...
2018-02-23 02:14:16 +0000 UTC View PostHey everyone, as mentioned previously, we've been working on a new book.
We're now making that book available in our normal patreon fashion.
There are some things to note, however.
This is a Randi Darren book. As such, it'll very likely press some boundaries for people.
The ba...
The carriage rolled slowly through the large gates of the capital.
It wasn’t so much as you passed them, as you were enveloped by them.
Stonework that looked close to fifteen feet in depth surrounded them as they passed into the capital proper.
Outside the inner wa...
2018-02-23 02:05:52 +0000 UTC View Post
“Now, I wanted to make you another deal,” Alex said.
Riley shook her head, looking down and to the side, but she didn’t dismiss him.
“I’d like to offer you better food,” Alex said, pulling out the apple from the box. He’d tucked it away when he handed over th...
2018-02-23 02:01:05 +0000 UTC View Post((Reminder. This story, is a Darren story. It isn't for the faint hearted. There's a reason I made a separate pen name entirely. I can't stress this enough.))
“Good work, Douglas,” Alex said, looking over the thirty guardsmen Douglas had brought into the keep.
One and all, they...
2018-02-23 01:43:05 +0000 UTC View Post
“My lord,” Walter said, bowing from the doorway. “Your receiving hall has been prepared for this months justice.”
Huh?
Month’s Justice- A formal hearing conducted by the Count of Brit. It is held at the start of a month, and the middle of the mon...
2018-02-22 01:47:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Alex grunted and tried again.
Struggling with the bar of metal in one hand and the back of a knife in the other.
He was fighting with himself as much as he did the tool, he wasn’t even sure if he was doing it right.
“You’re not doing it right,” Leah said as s...
2018-02-22 01:45:44 +0000 UTC View PostAlexander looked around the room and found that everything was… gray.
The walls, the chairs, the table, the wooden roof, the stone floor.
Everything had a misty quality to it. Nothing felt tangible or real.
Holding up a hand, he stared into it.
Lifting his other hand he touched...
2018-02-22 01:41:11 +0000 UTC View Post