The Moment Every Indie Author Waits For...

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Today our Trade Paperback copies of "The Vampyre Blogs - Coming Home" arrived.

For me this is the third time this has happened, but for my wife (and co-author) Helen, it was her first.  So naturally, I gave the honors of opening the box and holding the first copy to her.


For anyone who hasn't had this pleasure yet, I hope you get to experience it.  No matter how many books you write, seeing and holding them is something special.  

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