News About the Latest Encounter Series New Thriller!

Been quiet for a while but I'm back with great news!

I’m working on the next Thriller in the Encounter Series! The sequel to TWISTED. The title is NO MERCY, which I am hoping to release in the spring of 2021.

As you know, TWISTED, https://carlalanpublishing.com/twisted is still available online and at Changing Hands Bookstore in Tempe and Phoenix, Arizona for those of you who haven't gotten your copy, yet.

Meanwhile, I'd like to thank everyone for all of the kind emails, reviews, and comments on TWISTED! We are very proud of the response to TWISTED. It was as much fun for me to write as it was for you to read. And, if you've read TWISTED, I'd appreciate if you would drop a review on Amazon, Amazon.com: TWISTED (9781070345833): Smith, Carl Alan: Books It really helps to get the word out.

That being said, NO MERCY is moving along at a progressive rate. And...it's shaping up to be even better! We have four(4) amazing excerpts online. https://carlalanpublishing.com/no-mercy They are an inside look at what you can expect from NO MERCY. New artwork from our amazing Design Artists is coming that will totally WOW fans.

Starting tomorrow, I’ll be posting new character art and later this month, we have another one of our amazing contest giveaways.

Art Design by: Maulana Faris

Ready Your Imagination!

New Character Profile!!!!

The vast majority of my real-life characters are designed to keep readers guessing while providing some heart stopping thrills.

But Sthankaila Shabaz Wilson is the opposite. You read about her in my exciting mystery thriller, TWISTED.

Now, she’s back in Book Two, NO MERCY. Sthankaila is the shrewd character that can get into the hearts and minds of any man captivating their imagination while leaving them wanting.

A register nurse and no non-sense, single Mom, who lives with her mother, Sthankaila Shabaz Wilson is savvy, sexy, smart, and when it’s time to kick butt, she takes no prisoners.

Brace yourself for a high octane experience!

Check out Sthankaila Shabaz Wilson’s profile online at:

https://www.carlalanpublishing.com/characters

Art Design by: Emily Steele

IF WE DON'T TRY - THEN WE DON'T DO!

I strongly agree!!!

When I have a point to make, I'm pretty sure that most of you that have work with me know, I would always say this: "LET'S YOU AND I GO FOR A LITTLE WALK."

I can't do the walk, now 'cause I'm staying away from large crowds due to the COVID-19 Pandemic.

So, I have to get my point across from a distance. What I have to say is not a soap box issue. I'm hoping anyone reading this won't get that impression. However, it is sad the situation we find ourselves in these days. The lack of common courtesy, ignoring doing what we know is the right thing to do for what we really want to do, is so easy for everyone right now. Without giving it much thought, we just resort to doing what everyone else is doing regardless of the consequences. Even when we know that it's not in our best interest.

For a while, I was in my own little funk trying to deal with the pandemic. Circumstances beyond my control kept forcing me to keep moving the timeline on the release of my next book. It's important to me to get it done and out there. Yet, it really wasn't that important. If you know what I mean. Since March of this year, I have had a close up look at this pandemic as it has affected members of my family. And, as they say, "What affects you directly, affects everyone else around you...INDIRECTLY." The pandemic's indirect affect forced us to make temporary adjustments that if not handled properly can become major adjustments.

As time passed and more unexpected news dropped, I keep trying to think of something interesting and upbeat to post . . . but as I looked for the right words, I was determined to not let what is going on in our country, right now, get be down.

I hope that all of us are believing in this terrible pandemic and trying to live so others are not infected by your carelessness. Until the vaccine is administered to at least fifty percent of the population, wearing a mask and social distancing, even though it is something that most of us refuse to do, does not mean your freedom is being taken away. It just means you care for other people.

It's the least you can do.

Don't you think...