New Character Art!!!!

And finally, introducing the fifth member of our Women of the Encounter Series, Stephanie Taylor…

Role: Director of Strategic Operations Skills: Sharply violent. Plays for the highest stakes.

A special talent for survival.

Her name is Stephanie Taylor…Given the task to track down futuristic killers from 50 years in the future who come back to present day to alter the past to reshape the future. Beneath a mask of beauty lay a web of violent death. Everyone is marked for death and destruction. She’s filing her nails while all along plotting your demise.

NO MERCY comes out later this summer! A dead-on page turner you don’t want to miss!

Design Artist: Draez Johnson

Location: Atlanta, Georgia

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New Concept Art!!!

We commissioned Maulana Faris to bring another character from Book Two, NO MERCY to life. He accepted the challenge and created the tenaciously, relentless character known as - ”Reggie Duce Payne.”

The vast majority of my real-life characters are designed to keep readers guessing while providing some heart stopping thrills. But Reggie Payne is the opposite. If you bought TWISTED, then you read about Reggie. He was the "Homeless Man."

Now, he’s back in Book Two, NO MERCY.

Find out why thieves, murders and drug addicts regard Reggie Payne as a one-man police force with a badge.

Check out Reggie Duce Payne's profile online at:

https://www.carlalanpublishing.com/characters

Art Design by: Maulana Faris

Keep You Informed...

I hope you and your loved ones are doing well and staying safe. You’ve been requesting more excerpts on Book Two, NO MERCY and as a way to honor your request, we are working to get that done.

Online right now is our latest excerpt, LIVING ON BORROW TIME. Please see below for the cover reveal and the details about the excerpt release, too--and a sneak peek at the latest promo for our Book Cover Reveal.

Unfortunately, due to the pandemic, you may have noticed that we've moved the release of NO MERCY to early fall. Since TWISTED was picked up by Changing Hands Bookstore, we are seeing sales for the last two weeks on the increase. Additionally, we are working with new Design Artists on character art for the release of NO MERCY which we will continue to showcase on our website and social media pages.

NO MERCY picks up where TWISTED left off. Tyrone Street and the Blue Lady, Stella Vaughn are caught up in a grim case of murder and retribution. They must fight deception and betrayal in their efforts to track down an unforgettable evil villain that has its own devastating plans for controlling the world. NO MERCY delivers non-stop action with an unexpected look into the world of shapeshifting, betrayal and sheer terror when unexplained murders and betrayal changes everything. We can't wait for you to meet them, and the rest of the Encounter Series real-life characters.

HAPPY READING, EVERYONE!

CARL ALAN SMITH

**NOTE: We'll have updated news on the release of NO MERCY in our August Newsletter. Stay tuned!**