You may or may not have seen on my social media that my latest novel, The Seventh Devil, has finally been released after several delays due to Covid backlog at the printing plant. I’m really excited about it, except for the fact that Amazon has been causing so many issues with making it available. My publisher reached out to them, and this is what they said: “Last Summer, Amazon ordered as normal throughout and we heard reports that processing delays resulted in trucks sitting unreceived for up to 2 weeks at Amazon facilities. This summer, Amazon is aggressively triaging their stock orders to manage what is moving through the warehouses. This is resulting in gaps between when Amazon runs out of stock, and when they reorder a book, because books, barring the best sellers, are still deprioritized.”
“Barring the best sellers”?! Well, maybe it would BE a best seller if Amazon bothered prioritizing books instead of socks, which I can get the very next day after I order them. The Dome has been suffering the same fate, showing up as unavailable or out of stock at various times as well. But here’s the great news–if you want a copy of The Seventh Devil, or my other Bookland Press books, Smile and The Dome, you can order them through All Lit Up, (click the link and it will take you right there) a much better distributor who ships to anywhere in Canada AND the United States. Otherwise, for my friends outside of North America, let’s hope Amazon gets its act together soon.
And just to refresh your memory, here’s the synopsis for The Seventh Devil:
“When nineteen-year-old runaway Verity Darkwood, homeless and devastated by guilt, takes refuge in a bar to escape the unwanted attention of a stranger, she doesn’t expect to meet Gareth Winter, let alone become business partners with him. They discover that they each possess the ability to interact with the world beyond the veil and, with the help of Horace Greeley III, editor of the fantastical online journal The Echo, Verity and Gareth spend the next two years on the road, successfully crossing over the ghosts who haunt their clients, or getting rid of the demons that plague them. But when they stumble upon a series of unsolved child abductions spanning decades which are eerily similar to the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Verity’s younger sister, they embark on a pursuit that will take them across Canada in their quest to find The Seventh Devil, the dangerous and mysterious figure who may be behind it all.”

Congratulations, Suzanne!! Exciting news indeed 🙂 I got a notice from Amazon, saying that I should get my pre-ordered copy by the beginning of September… Yay!!
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I hope so! It’s so frustrating to have a new book released and no one can get it! Potters Grove used Amazon too and there were no issues—so not sure why Bookland is having trouble!
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Who buys physical books anymore? The only paper books I own are a single copy of the ones I wrote — for posterity. People need to get over their nostalgic notions of 19th century personal libraries, high-back leather chairs and smoking jackets. Burn The Books!
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Take it easy there, Montag. I’m sure there’ll be a kobo version soon. But personally I prefer a hard copy to an e-reader—not as expensive when you drop it in the bathtub!
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Drying a kindle in the microwave does NOT work. A “friend” found that out. (Good for starting fires though…)
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🤣🤣
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I love the cover, Suzanne. Congrats on the new book! I look forward to reading!
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Thank you!
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I haven’t yet read Feasting upon the Bones, Diana, but I’ve read The Seventh Devil and you’ll love it!
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Thank you, Sean!
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Thanks for the recommendation. My kindle overflowth, Sean, but eventually I get there!
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this sounds & looks fabulous!!!!!!!!
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Thank you!
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Scary and intriguing story line! I’ll check it out.
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Yay!!! You’re rocking it, girl!
Hopefully there’s an e-book soon.
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I’ve asked my publisher but he’s on vacation. They did e-books for the last two, so I hope one is coming soon!
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Suzanne, are your books available in audio or on kindle? This one has peaked my interest! It sounds very good! Smiles! ❤
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It’s available on Kobo but sadly no audiobook!
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Okay, thanks for letting me know Suzanne I appreciate it. X
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Both short story collections are available for kindle though through Amazon 😊
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Cool 🙂 I’ll check them out
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