Posted on Jul 26, 2018 in audiobooks, books, epic fantasy, heroic fantasy, News, writers |
Once before I dallied with the idea of doing audiobooks, starting with one of the novellas in The Coming Storm series – Setting Boundaries – a prequel to the series. ![Setting Boundaries - a novella (The Coming Storm Book 3) by [Douglas, Valerie]](https://valeriedouglasauthor.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/41AMQuIA-dL.jpg)
At best the result was ‘meh’.
The narrator was okay, but he was convinced fantasy had to be read with a ‘British accent’ – I’m not sure why. And his accent wasn’t really British. It wasn’t horrible, but there was just something… that wasn’t quite there.
I had wanted to have the whole series on audio with the same narrator but he wanted to try some of my other books. One after another, though, didn’t work out for him – he had problems with some scenes. Unfortunately, he bid on them, then turned them down, and then I couldn’t go on to other narrators.
So, I admit that I was a little leery about trying again.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004774N2S
This time I decided to try with my standalone fantasy, Song of the Fairy Queen. And, to be honest, I was scared whether anyone would be able to do the story justice.
I’m soooo glad I did. The narrator – Zak – is brilliant, he brings depth to the characters, energy to the story, and his voice is perfect. Listening is weirdly wonderful, I’m constantly caught off guard by the idea that I wrote those words that he is bringing to life. I can’t wait until it’s finished.
Read More »Posted on Jun 5, 2018 in award, epic fantasy, heroic fantasy, News, Site news, strong heroine |
A Top Shelf Indie Book Award Nominee (I didn’t submit it, someone else nominated it and Top Shelf thought it was worthwhile. I’m floored.) http://topshelfmagazine.net/index.php/sci-fi-fantasy
“Brilliant, absolutely Brilliant. Having just finished reading ‘Song of the Fairy Queen’, I have to admit that it was one of the best books I have read in a while.”
See more about Song of the Fairy Queen here.
Read More »Posted on Jan 24, 2018 in epic fantasy, heroic fantasy, News, novels, strong heroine |
My new advertising banner for the Coming Storm series. What do you think?
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Read More »Posted on Nov 11, 2017 in e-publishing, News, novella, strong heroine |
NEW! A Home for the Holidays – Part of the Millersburg Quartet
A free short story.
Read More »Posted on Oct 22, 2017 in #writing, Millersburg Quartet, News, novels |
I’ve recently released a set of books to multiple platforms, and I can’t wait to share them with you.
So, from today, available on Smashwords, Nook, iBooks and Kobo – The Millersburg Quartet, Shades and The Offering Museum.
You can also get all of them on Amazon, as usual.

Read More »Posted on May 8, 2017 in News |
When last I posted, I didn’t know what the new cover would look like. I loved the old cover and wasn’t sure what to expect from the new cover. I didn’t know if that cover I loved so much could be matched.
It was not only matched, it was exceeded, and I’m not the only one who thinks so! What do you think? Isn’t it incredible?
I said then that I would name the cover artist when I saw the new cover.
Major Kudos to the folks at Damonza.com!
You can find the new edition at
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004774N2S
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