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Genesis (Prophecy Rock Series, Book 1) is offered for free today for your Kindle. Snatch it up while you can!

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Good news for Kindle Owners! Tomorrow (2/17/13) Genesis will be offered for FREE all day long! You can download it straight to your Kindle. Forward the link to anyone you think might be interested. Thanks!

Also, Genesis is now part of the KDP Select program, which means if you are an Amazon Prime member you can check out the book for free!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone! Enjoy the day spending time with those you love and cherish!

Thank you for the birthday wishes too! Have to say that I was really feeling a lot of love all day long. Thanks to all my friends and coworkers for the birthday shout outs, and to all my students and Mrs. Kuramoto for the nice surprise bday card (well, not really a surprise, loud whispering isn't really whispering kids, lol). Checked my Facebook, where my awesome friends and family (even from Thailand) posted more bday wishes. Lots of love, thanks ya'll! Too bad the Lakers got schooled by the Clippers, but that's okay. Clippers have been waiting a loooooooong time for this.

My family celebrated Chinese New Year's this weekend. My mom just arrived from Thailand a few days earlier, and it was great to have the whole family together to celebrate. My weekend started off on a low note as I contracted the flu from some "shorter people" that I work with, but felt much better throughout the weekend. All that great smelling food couldn't keep me down!

For this year's celebration, we gathered early Saturday afternoon. My dad cooked up a variety of dishes (pictured here). My brother, sister, and brother-in-law brought some roasted duck, chow mein, and other delicious meals to add to the party. We set out the table, and a chair for each ancestor we invite to partake in the meal. Prayers and offerings are given three times, asking for good luck, prosperity and fortune for this coming year. Afterwards, we burn a wad of $10,000 Bank Notes so our ancestors can spend lavishly in the afterlife. After that, it was time to dig in and eat! Still feeling quite full! So happy Chinese New Year to you! Make this year count! 

Here's a picture of my original sketch for the cover. For the most part, I was able to capture the figures just the way I wanted them from the beginning. I tried to keep in mind that I was going to cast the figures in silhouette, so I tried not to add too many details, like the little screws in the armor and the weapons. I played with the idea of giving the figure on the left a spear, but it seemed to clutter the image a bit. With the figure on the right, I placed the Renzai symbol on his chest but it was way too small and hard to see. You can see that in the final cover the symbols are much more pronounced. I wanted to make sure the reader could identify quickly with each distinct civilization. I drafted a couple other images but they turned out...well, let's just say they didn't. Oh, and by the way, I didn't burn the edges of my sketch. I just thought it was a cool effect. Enjoy!

Genesis is now available for purchase! Both the paperback version and Kindle version are available on Amazon.com. Genesis is book one of the series. Recommended for fans of Lord of the Rings, Eragon, and Percy Jackson. Readers will enjoy the rich fantasy world of Eos, while experiencing the life-changing journeys of both of our main characters. For young adults and older audiences alike.