Unrelenting Is Available – Here’s How It’s Going
On April 19, 2022, I became a published author! This is something I’ve dreamed of since childhood, and the real-life experience has already eclipsed all my hopes.
Sales Numbers So Far
Jessi‘s and my publisher, Not a Pipe Publishing, let us know that they consider a book that sells 500 copies in its lifetime a commercial success.
Imagine our amazement when, 1 day after launch, they reported we’d already sold 477 copies of Unrelenting.
And then, 2 days after that, they let us know we were up to 578.
WOO!
There were other successes along the way, too.
Additional Successes
Unrelenting reached Amazon Bestseller status (top 100) in the categories of LGBTQ+ Action & Adventure Fiction, LGBTQ+ Fantasy Fiction, and New Adult + College Fantasy.
As of right now, it has been in the top 100 of LGBTQ+ Action & Adventure for 14 straight days!
We had our first author booth/signing event, and had a fantastic crowd! Thanks for hosting us for Independent Bookstore Day, Title Wave Books, Revised in Albuquerque!
Plus, the book is available in stock at Title Wave Books, Revised, Page1 Books, and Organic Books, all in Albuquerque.
We’ve had a bunch of super-fun media opportunities, including the following, with more on the way! (For all Unrelenting media, please visit this link.)
- LGBTQ Reads – cover reveal and excerpt
- HasteWriting – YouTube review (with a cute dog!)
- This Podcast Needs a Title – interview
- Karen Eisenbrey’s blog – book review
- Gigi Little’s blog – cover discussion
- California Writer’s Club – interview
- Lisa Haselton’s blog – interview
- Geoff Habiger and Coy Kissee’s blog – book review
We’ve had a bunch of positive reviews! So far, we have received 31 reviews on sites like Amazon, Goodreads, and Barnes & Noble, with an average score of 4.81. The reviews break down like this:
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 26 5-star reviews
⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 4-star reviews
⭐⭐⭐ 1 3-star review
Folks are reading our book, and it’s wild! Look at all the fun photos our friends have been sending us.
Thank You So Much!
This is thanks to you! I am SO grateful for your love and support. You’ve really made this book launch special. And more good stuff is to come!
If you’d like to order a copy, head to marieparks.com/order-unrelenting.
Also, please consider supporting Jessi’s and my Patreon. You’ll get exclusive stuff, like behind-the-scenes newsletters, deleted scenes, unpublished stories, signed bookplates, Unrelenting swag, and more!
