James Osiris Baldwin

When shit gets too weird for the Mob to handle, hitmage Alexi Sokolsky is the guy they call to fix it. 1986, New York City. The Russian Mafiya is neck-deep in a Wall Street heist worth millions, but things heat up when a mage from a rival gang is hired to force the Russians to back down from the deal. As the magic flies and men burn, Alexi must hunt the murderer in a feverish game of cat-and-mouse to protect his friends. But to honor his contract, Alexi must also save his most hated enemy. His father. Set 5 years before Blood Hound, Burn Artist is a prequel to the series which reveals more about Alexi’s past. What were the events that shaped him? Why did he murder his own father? And what are his true feelings for his best friend?

Have you finished a novel manuscript? Wondering what to do next? Fix Your Damn Book! is a self-help manual for writers who have finished a manuscript - a novel, novella, short story, or serial - and who want to self-edit their work to a professional standard and get it on the market. In this instructional and occasionally hilarious book, James Osiris Baldwin - an author and editor with over 8 years of experience as a freelance and staff editor - explains his technique for painlessly and successfully polishing your manuscript to a perfect glow. Fix Your Damn Book! will: Introduce you to the seven essential components of successful editing; Help you get in the right headspace to edit your own work; Teach you to objectively diagnose problems in your manuscript; Walk you through the secrets of developmental editing and line editing; Teach you hacks for sharpening your story, character, and dialogue; Guide you through copy-editing and grammar, including a copy-editing essentials checklist; Give you guidelines on recruiting and making the most out of your first readers; Cover proofreading and publishing. You will also find a special section on writing and editing query letters, advice on developing characters and stories, a list of the best software to help you write and edit, and much more! If you want to write faster, edit stronger, master the craft of storytelling, and ensure your book is something to be proud of before you put it on the market, Fix Your Damn Book! is the how-to book for you."

t's not just Alexander Kempthorne's secrets bubbling to the surface of London's streets... Time is running out for John "Dom" Domenici. Outmaneuvered at every turn by the figure known as "M", only Kempthorne can free Dom, but juggling the horrors of his own past, containing a rising preternatural threat and the twisted machinations of "M" might just be too much, even for Kempthorne. Can Kage Mitchell be trusted to help? Alexander Kempthorne lost an agent before. He'll not lose another. He'll do anything to save Dom, and if that means revealing who and what he truly is, then his time has come.