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Monthly Author Newsletter - June 2025

Foreword

Hello Reader,

This is the best month of the year, because in just 8 days I'll be turning a very young 21 years of age...plus 14. That's right, my birthday falls on June 11th, and I've got an amazing giveaway that runs this Saturday, through my birthday–and it'll be a chance for you to pickup some free books!

I'm still feeling the excitement of the release of The Last Cry of Innocence, but have begun to shift my full focus into editing to ensure the threequel gets to you before November 26th (the ship is at full sail).

Anyway, enough intro, let's get you to the good stuff!

Housekeeping: For those who've joined us since the last edition

As I promised each of you when you signed up, here's the link to the free short story, The Last Honor of Iosefa Fatu. There's no better time to read this than right now! This is the segue between the first and second novel in my The Fates of Aten series. Not required reading, but I highly recommend you do for...reasons...

Link to BookFunnel: Download The Last Honor of Iosefa Fatu​

Early ARC Team Signup: The Serpent and the Shattered Sword

The Google Form is officially live, and this is your first opportunity to jump on the ARC team for Book Three! As the series progresses, I will be instituting ARC team caps, with priority given to those who have reviewed my books previously.

The cap for Book Three will sit at 80 ARC team members, though I won't turn away any who have reviewed my books previously if we exceed the cap.

Sign up link: https://shorturl.at/g6tFb​

Return to Kindle Unlimited

You know, some things in life you try and fail at, so you have to go back to what worked? Well, that happened with my experiment "going wide." Unfortunately, the sustainment wasn't there (to the tune of no sales, nor pages read on Kobo Plus).

As such, I've returned my books to Kindle Unlimited. So, if you're a subscriber, or know one who is, you can let them know if they seek my books out then they'll be able to read for free!

Birthday Month Giveaway Contest!

As mentioned above, I'm running a giveaway contest for my birthday! If you want to see how you can get in on the fun, check out the graphic below!

The Waking of Storm and Flame will be FREE for 5 days, beginning June 7th, while The Last Cry of Innocence will be FREE on my birthday, June 11th only. Already have the eBook? Download another copy, or tell a friend/family member. Better yet, pick yourself up a print copy to go with it :)

It's not farewell, it's see you next month!

And that's all I have for you for June. I hope you're getting ready for an awesome summer ahead! If you need a book for the cabin, the lake, the car, or your bookshelf, you know the guy to ask ;)

Until next time, my friend! Happy reading,

Your favourite Fantasy author - Nick "N.A." Betts

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P.S. - The latest updates on my WIPs. TSATSS is moving ahead with its editing. I've just passed page 60 of 437. It's slow rolling, but very deliberate! As for Book Four, TCOTSS, I've been picking away at this with the little time I have during the day (mainly, my lunch hour at work). I've pushed it to just over 110 pages, which will be about 25% of the way through. All of it steers towards an ending that will just be a chef's kiss, well, in some eyes. It might be "torch and pitchforks" in others, but I'll leave that up to you.