Laura Thalassa

After reading Rhapsodic (The Bargainer #1) , my NA paranormal romance novel, many of you had questions concerning various details of the story. Below I've answered many of them. Reader beware, if you haven't yet read Rhapsodic and you intend to, there are many, many spoilers ahead, so read with caution.  Release date for A Strange Hymn (The Bargainer #2) I’m not giving a specific release date for this book mainly because I have a bad habit of either (1) blowing past my deadlines, and/or (2) stressing out and being a pain in my friends’ and family’s ass trying to finish my novel in time. It takes me about three to four months to write a book, and I’m starting book two January of next year, so you can roughly expect the book to be out around mid-spring of 2017. Where did you come up with the story line for Rhapsodic? So, back in early 2014 I agreed to be part of what was to be the Moonlight Cravings Anthology. I was supposed to write a paranormal romance novel

Welcome to the Complex, where peace is the goal, and chaos the reality. The Complex series is a group project I began with several other authors over a year ago. The idea of it was that we would all write sci-fi/fantasy novellas within the same world. Fast forward to today, and I finally get to share with you my novella, The Curse Catcher ! You can click here to check it out onAmazon , or read on for more information. And can we take a moment to drool over the cover, created by the wonderfully talented Rachel Mizer of Shoutlines Design ? I'm in love with it! The Curse Catcher is a 20,000 word novella (roughly 90 pages), and the premise of the story is that Skylar Curiel, the main character, is chosen as a sacrifice to be fed to a monster living under the Complex, a city where supernaturals, or Metas, and Humans are to coexist (much easier said than done). She’s thrown into this beast’s prison knowing she’s going to die. Only … things aren’t quite as they seem. And that

Hey readers, I've been waiting to say this for months (actually, years): Rhapsodic (The Bargainer #1) is now out! You can find it here . Why does this book mean so much to me? Well, for one, I began writing it back in February 2014. It's been nearly three years since I began working on it, and I carried it around with me for all that time, worried it would never see the light of day. I'm glad I proved myself wrong, This is the first book in The Bargainer trilogy, and the next book is set to come out in 2017. I hope you enjoy Callie and Des. In the next few days I'll post an FAQ page with all the questions you want answered. If you have questions about the book, or you just want to reach out, please check out my contact page and don't be a stranger. Lastly, if you read Rhapsodic and enjoy it, please consider telling a friend or leaving a review. That is the most beautiful way you can show your appreciation for my books. Hugs and happy reading, Laura P.S.

Can you believe Rhapsodic (The Bargainer #1) is coming out in just four days?! I cannot wait to share this newest series of mine with you. If you'd like to pre-order Rhapsodic before it releases on November 15, you can do so here . Until then, for those of you music lovers, I wanted to share the official Rhapsodic playlist. This playlist was originally loooooong, mostly because I've been working on this book for nearly three years! But I condensed it down to the few songs I felt really represented this story. I can't wait for you to have a listen. Before you do so, I want to let you know that in the coming days, I'll be posting a release announcement as well as an FAQ on Rhapsodic. I'm considering publishing a release day video, but at the moment I'm sick, so my enthusiasm for being captured on camera right about now is pretty low! But if I feel better before Tuesday, I'll totally post a video with all sorts of cool bits about the making of Rhapsodic .

Hey readers, Today I have not one, but two goodies for you all. One, I’ve posted the first ten percent of Rhapsodic for those of you eager to get a glimpse into my newest series. And two, the pre-order for Rhapsodic is also up! Rhapsodic will officially be available for purchase on November 15, so there’s just a little under a month until its release! Sneak Peek at Rhapsodic I am so, so, so excited to finally share the first ten percent of Rhapsodic with you! This book has fairies and curses, romance and a decade’s old mystery. I especially love Callie Des—a.k.a., the Bargainer—and I can’t wait to share them with you all. The book has changed a lot from its first inception, which began two and a half years ago, and I love the story it’s become. I hope you will as well! The sample you’re about to read is still being edited, so there may very well be errors or last minute changes to details. I hope you’ll forgive me for those—I wanted to reward you all a little early f

The sneak peek is coming tomorrow! Sorry ladies and gents for the extra wait! I've been under the weather, so getting the first few chapters up has been a little delayed. Look again here tomorrow! Hugs and happy reading! Laura

Dear readers, Rhapsodic will be released on November 15, 2016. The first 10% of the novel will be made available on October 15, 2016, and I *might* put it up for pre-order (if I do so, the link should go up on October 15). Look for more updates here in the coming weeks! Hugs and happy reading! Laura

Hey guys! My wrists are on the fritz right now, so I thought I'd make a video with all the latest updates on my books, schedule, and more!

It's been a long time since I shared a teaser with you all, so I thought I'd post one from Rhapsodic , which is coming out fall of this year! Not going to lie, I sorta just closed my eyes and stopped on a random page, but I stumbled upon a good scene, so it all worked out for the best. :) It was supposed to be mini ... but I gots carried away! Enjoy! By the way, for those of you who don't know, Callie, the main character, has a wrist full of beads that are essentially magical IOUs she owes Desmond "Des" Flynn (AKA, the Bargainer). Tht might erase some confusion while reading. :) Rhapsodic Teaser The Bargainer blocks my exit, his hands gripping the top of the doorframe. Unwillingly, my eyes move to those toned arms of his. “What if I told you that you couldn’t go?” he says, his voice hypnotic. “That I wanted you to stay and use up some more of my beads?” I didn’t actually think he would try to keep me here. He’s wanted nothing to do with me for so long

Hey hey readers! Gueeessss what?! Rhapsodic, my upcoming NA paranormal romance trilogy finally has it's official description! I'm so excited to share this novel with you. It's been over two years in the making, and it stars a fae king and the siren who's indebted to him. In the next couple of months, I'll post another teaser, as well as a Q&A on this series. But for now, check out the book's description: Rhapsodic Callypso Lillis is a siren with a very big problem, one that stretches up her arm and far into her past. For the last seven years she’s been collecting a bracelet of black beads up her wrist, magical IOUs for favors she’s received. Only death or repayment will fulfill the obligations. Only then will the beads disappear. Everyone knows that if you need a favor, you go to the Bargainer to make it happen. He’s a man who can get you anything you want … at a price. And everyone knows that sooner or later he always collects. But for one of hi

Hi readers! The title of the post kinda says it all! Blood and Sin is now out! You can find it here ! Ahhh, I'm so, so, so excited to share my newest series with you. It was a blast to write, and did I mention that I got to write it with my husband, Dan Rix ? For those of you who don't know, Blood and Sin is the first book in a NA paranormal romance trilogy that stars a demon (they prefer to be called Infernari), and a demon hunter bent on wiping them all out. There's dark magic and portals to hell (or Abyssos, as the natives call it). Oh, and I mentioned there was romance, didn't I? ;)  I hope you enjoy reading Blood and Sin as much as Dan and I enjoyed writing it! And if you want to know more about Blood and Sin , read on for the description. Check out Blood and Sin here on Amazon! Blood and Sin Hot-blooded, prideful, feral, Lana Malesuis is a demon. She has sworn an oath to heal her war-torn, dying species. Her method: drain human blood, use

Only a few more days until Blood and Sin (The Infernari #1) comes out! I can hardly wait! Until then, I thought I'd put up a quick post with the official Blood and Sin playlist! Music is a huge part of my writing, and the following songs really caught the mood of Blood and Sin and/or inspired me while writing it. I hope you enjoy!

Hey readers! Blood and Sin (Infernari #1) , the NA paranormal romance novel I co-wrote with Dan Rix, comes out on July 15. In honor of its upcoming release, Dan and I created a video where we answer some questions concerning the book, ... and goof off. Without further ado, here it is: I hope you enjoy! For more info on Blood and Sin, you can check it out here on Goodreads. If you'd like to receive an email when the book releases, please consider signing up for my mailing list, located in the top right hand corner of this page. Happy reading! Laura

Okay, so this book as been a looooooong time in coming! I started talking about  Rhapsodic   back in early 2014, when it was called Moonlight Rhapsody and going to be part of an anthology, but the anthology never went through, so I set out to publish it separately. Only ... the idea for  The Queen of All that Dies  shoved its way in, and I decided to write that series first. So I set  Rhapsodic  aside--until now. Rhapsodic  is the first book in a NA paranormal trilogy that stars a siren with an armful of magical beads, each one an IOU that she has to repay to the king of the night. I'll have more info on this in the coming months, but let me just say that I am ecstatic to finally get to pick this story back up! It's going to be dark and fun and full of thrills. If you want to read some teasers I've already posted on the novel, you can browse through them  here . These teasers are subject to change since I haven't touched what I've written in over two years! If you

Happy early summer! Sorry, I had to start with that because the days have been so freaking beautiful lately! Late spring/early summer is one of my favorite times of year, and I thought I'd celebrate today with a little teaser! This is an excerpt from my upcoming novel, Blood and Sin (The Infernari #1) , a NA paranormal novel (the first of three books), that's about demons--or Infernari, as they call themselves--and the human hunter that wants to eradicate their kind. I'll post the description below, but you can also read about it here . It comes out July 15, and for those of you newsletter subscribers, you'll be getting the first three chapters of it in my upcoming newsletter! If you haven't subscribed and would like to receive a sneak peek of Blood and Sin , I have a signup form on the top right hand of my website. I am co-authoring this series with my husband, author Dan Rix , and it's been so much fun! If you're interested in checking out his other

I was going to make this a video, but uploading it takes forever and I didn't want readers to have to slog through the entire thing to get to info they wanted to know about. So what exactly is this? It's a post that goes over some of the questions that you all might have concerning The Queen of All that Lives . Let me emphasize this: This post is for people that have already read The Queen of All that Lives (The Fallen World #3) . It contains SPOILERS, so if you want to read this book, I'd stop right where you are and leave this page. Below I'm inserting a photo of the book to hide the spoilers that follow. If you're interested in reading The Queen of All that Lives , you can click on the image, or you can click here . Alright, so if you've made it this far, let's begin! The Double Agent Paradox So, at the end of the book, you find out that Marco is a double agent. But if Marco is a double-agent, why is it that he didn't prevent all those tim

I have a surprise for you all! So today … isn’t May 15, but it   is   the day   The Queen of All that Lives (The Fallen World #3)   releases! For those of you who’ve been waiting, I really wanted you to have the weekend to read the novel! So, without further ado, you can find   The Queen of All that Lives   here . For those of you who haven’t yet read my new adult post-apocalyptic series, the first two books are currently on sale for $0.99 each, and you can find them  here ! However, that sale ends tonight, May 13, at midnigh t (West Coast time), so there are only a few hours left. The Queen of All that Lives  was probably one of the hardest (and most rewarding) books I've written. It was far longer than the other two in the series, so it simply took longer to write. It was also  so  heavy, and heavy can be really hard headspace to be in day in and day out. But I'm in love with the end result, and I hope you, too, enjoy this final installment in  The Fallen World  serie

Ahhhh! One more week! On May 15,  The Queen of All that Lives (The Fallen World #3)   will hit shelves, and today I have the final teaser for you. I know what you all want to read--what happens when Serenity and Montes meet. And I reeeeeaaaally don't want to give anything away, so the following snippet is my compromise! I hope you enjoy it! The Queen of All that Lives, Teaser #3 They take me to a room I assume is used for extravagant parties, judging by how large the double doors are. We stop in front of it, and one of my guards knocks. No one answers the door and no one responds. I cast aside glance at the soldiers. They don’t appear surprised about this. What is waiting for me on the other side? They pause for several more seconds, then reach for the doors. As soon as they swing open, my breath catches. If parties were once held in this room, they are no longer. A world map covers the far wall. The same hated strings and blacked out faces are pinned to it. But the tw

Teaser Tuesday! Eek!  The Queen of All that Lives (The Fallen World #3)   hits shelves May 15 and I wanted to share another snippet from the book!   But before I share the teaser,  I need to mention some things:  (1) The following teaser is from the first page of the manuscript, so if you don't want to know how Serenity starts the book off, don't read it.  (2) ARC reviewers--I'm still editing the novel, and it shouldn't be ready for at least another week and a half. So sorry about that--this one's much longer than my other novels, so I'm having to squeeze all my edits into my meager time frame! I'll email you all soon with updated info on when you'll receive your copy!  Okay, here it is: The Queen of All that Lives, Teaser #2 We found her. Finally. There had always been rumors that the undying king’s queen lived. That she slept deep in the earth. That the king, mad with grief, put her there. I step up to the golden sarcophagus, my men

Hi readers! There's less than a month until The Queen of All that Lives , the final novel in my Fallen World series releases and I have a teaser to share! I hope you're as excited for this final book as I am! In the next few weeks I'll post a FAQ on the series, the final book's playlist, and another teaser--as well as info on Blood and Sin , my NA paranormal romance series that's coming in June! For now, enjoy the first teaser! The Queen of All that Lives, Teaser #1 I lean my back against the wall. Until the driver is either killed or decides to stop the car, there’s not much for me to do except muse over my dark thoughts. I reach out and exchange my gun for another, wiping the bloodied metal off on my skirts, taking in my surroundings again as I do so. I expected the future to be clean and shiny like a new penny. But I’m not seeing clean and shiny. The exposed metal interior of this vehicle is rusted and stained. The men and their clothes looked desper