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# Leonard D Hilley II

Author Extraordinaire

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## Posts

- [Blog](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/blog/)
- [Interviewed by Aaron Cordy (Writer Book Reviewer)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/interviewed-by-aaron-cordy-writer-book-reviewer/) - Aaron Cordy's interviewed me in December. The video is not live on his YouTube channel (Aaron Cordy Writer Book Review). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61rm2q7Q5v0 This was an enjoyable interview and lasted longer than we expected. So, if you'd like to learn more about my books and my writing process, please check out this video on his channel https://www.youtube.com/@aaroncordy8254,
- [South Parkersburg, WV, Shooting](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/south-parkersburg-wv-shooting/) - On December 8th, 2025, a shooting occurred in South Parkersburg, West Virginia. I was there. This is what I witnessed. For almost a year and a half, I've waited to pick up my grandkids at their elementary school. We park horizontally in a parking lot near the school. Never during this time would I have
- [Reedsy.com: My Not So Pleasant Experience](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/reedsy-com-my-not-so-pleasant-experience/) - One week ago, I received an email from a 'community manager' at Reedsy.com, which stated: Hi Leonard, I’m the Community Manager at Reedsy. Emmanuel, our CEO, came across your profile on Linkedin and asked me to reach out. He thought your experience would be a great fit in our community. We connect authors and publishers
- [Why I Write (Early Beginnings)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/why-i-write-early-beginnings/) - Since my class reunion, I've reflected a lot on those twelve years of school at Plainview High School. While I knew early in life that I wanted to write novels, some of my teachers shaped my mind and prepared me for what is now my profession. In first grade, my teacher was Mrs. Brown. She
- [Best Used Bookstore EVER: McKay's](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/best-used-bookstore-ever-mckays/) - A couple of years before we moved from Alabama in 2007, we accidentally stumbled upon McKay's Bookstore in Chattanooga, Tennessee. I'd never seen a bookstore the size of a college library with every book genre available. They also sell/trade CDs, DVDs, games, etc. We were in awe! McKay's also has a trade-in or you can
- [The Hardest Part of Visiting Pleasant Hill](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-hardest-part-of-visiting-pleasant-hill/) - After driving around the area where I lived during my youth, I drove toward Old Hwy 35 along the brow road. The sky was heavy with gray clouds, cold, and a bit dismal as I relived memories. I slowed when we approached Memorial Gardens and without thinking, I turned into the cemetery. My eyes heated
- [You Can't Return Home ...](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/you-cant-return-home/) - Or, at least, the "home" you remember after you've moved away. During our class reunion, my friend, Derrick, asked if I had gone by my old homestead yet. I had not. He said that it doesn't look the same. "You'll recognize it, but it's not the same." I told him that I'd go by tomorrow.
- [40th Class Reunion](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/40th-class-reunion/) - On November 15th, 2025, Plainview's Class of 1985 held their 40th Class Reunion at Toros Cantina and Grill in Rainsville, Alabama. I happened to notice the post on Facebook, and for us, it was almost last minute to make plans to attend, which turned out to be over nine hours of driving from our house
- [Audio Books (Limited Time) for $0.99](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/audio-books-limited-time-for-0-99/) - Amazon has currently discounted some of my audio books at $0.99 for a limited time. Since I didn't set these discounts, I have no idea how long they'll be available, but based on the normal prices for the audio versions, it's a great deal if you enjoy audio books. To get these deals, you need
- [$0.99 Digital Books Deals](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/0-99-digital-books-deals/) - For a limited time, three of my novels (digital format) are available for $0.99. "Killing Vampires Since 1888." Born in Bucharest in 1880, during the rise of the vampire population, I was considered a freak of nature at the age of eight because I was the size of an adult male. Children my age
- [Author Interview with M.T. Ceres (Epic Fantasy)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/my-interview-with-m-t-ceres-epic-fantasy-author/) - I would like to welcome to M.T. Ceres, the author and creator of the Gaiadon Universe. Thank you for taking the time for an author interview and welcome to my blog. Hi M.T., What authors influenced you the most early in life? Very early influences would have been European folktales by The Brothers Grim, Hans Author Interview | Epic Fantasy | Fantasy Novels
- [Crukas: Thief of Shadows (Book 5 Aetheaon Chronicles) September 2nd, 2025 Release Date](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/crukas-thief-of-shadows-book-5-aetheaon-chronicles-september-2nd-2025-release-date/) - The ebook for Crukas: Thief of Shadows releases tomorrow: September 2nd, 2025. This is the fifth epic installment in the Aetheaon Chronicles. The ebook is $3.99 and is in #KindleUnlimited. The paperback will be released September 6th, 2025. AETHEAON'S FATE LIES IN THE HANDS OF A MASTER THIEF As the power of Aetheaon's necromancer, Mors,
- [Released Today: Aetheaon Chronicles Boxed Set (Books 1-3) Digital](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/released-today-aetheaon-chronicles-boxed-set-books-1-3-digital/) - The Aetheaon Chronicles Boxed Set (Digital Books 1-3) has been released! Epic Fantasy. More than 1744 pages. Estimated reading time: 36 hours. In Kindle Unlimited. Only $0.99 (for one week). Fully revised with additional scenes. Enter the Realm of Aetheaon. https://a.co/d/6DsPkCX SHAWNDIREA What would you do if you were captured, injured, and near death in
- [Cover Reveal For Aetheaon Chronicles Boxed Set!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/cover-reveal-for-aetheaon-chronicles-boxed-set/) - This is the new boxed set cover for The Aetheaon Chronicles Series (Books 1-3). Boxed set's launch is coming soon! Cheers!
- [Driven by Faith](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/driven-by-faith/) - The first year I attended Berea College was 1985-1986. Due to internal stresses and other home issues, I didn't return the following fall. In the summer of 1986, I bought my first car (1978 Monte Carlo) and was making payments. Since Berea College didn't allow students to work outside Berea College's student work program where
- [Stray Cats and Thieves](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/stray-cats-and-thieves/) - On Memorial Day, while we were at home, someone stole Mustashio and her black sibling off our porch. I had just fed them about an hour earlier. Every time I mow the front lawn, I place them inside a large dog carrier, so they won't run away. The mower terrifies them. I called them and
- [Revisions/Updates/Rebranding](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/revisions-updates-rebranding/) - Usually, the more one writes, the better one's writing becomes. At least, one's writing should improve. In practice, if writers strive to hone and improve their vocabulary, grammar, and use of proper syntax, their prose becomes more refined. Reading books—a LOT of books—especially by great authors exposes writers to the necessary techniques to improve writing
- [FREE Digital Copy of Forrest Wollinsky Vampire Hunter](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/free-digital-copy-of-forrest-wollinsky-vampire-hunter/) - Yesterday, I discovered the link for newsletter subscribers to get their FREE digital copy of Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter was disabled during a recent update. My apologies, as I was not aware. The link is once again functional for those new to my website. Best!
- [Interview with Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/interview-with-forrest-wollinsky-vampire-hunter/) - Day TWO of the Bewitching Book Blog Tour for Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter. To read an interview with Forrest, please check out the blog post: http://dianes-book.blogspot.com.es/2016/04/forrest-wollinsky-vampire-hunter-vol.html
- [Shawndirea: The Magic of a Faery](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/shawndirea-the-magic-of-a-faery/) - When I started writing Shawndirea, I anticipated that the story would be a novella (40-50,000 words), as a back story for the characters in Devils Den, which is a novel set twenty years after Shawndirea takes place. This didn't happen, and for whatever reason, the book took to life on its own. I suppose this
- [Keep the Reader Guessing](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/keep-the-reader-guessing/) - Years ago, when I first decided to write "seriously," I submitted a lot of short stories to science fiction/fantasy magazines. Sadly, a lot of those publications are now defunct. But, I learned a lot from various editors during that time. Some editors were gracious enough to enclose pointers with their rejection forms. However, a few
- [Following Your Muse](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/following-your-muse/) - Sometimes a writer’s muse will do unexpected things with a character or a storyline, but that’s a good thing. Don’t ignore the gentle prodding. Follow. I give you two examples of how this has worked well for me. First: I’ve been asked if I use an outline when I write. The answer is: “No.” I
- [Dee's Mystery Solvers: The Beating Heart Beneath Hollow Hill Cemetery](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/dees-mystery-solvers-the-beating-heart-beneath-hollow-hill-cemetery/) - When I was young living in rural Alabama, my sister and our friends made a club to investigate mysteries in the pastures and woods behind our house. So, it comes as no major surprise that I'd eventually begin writing about a club of teenagers (Dee's Mystery Solvers) who seek to solve mysteries. Behind our house,
- [The Chapters of Life](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-chapters-of-life/) - Not all chapters in our lives are long. Some are short. Of course, not every chapter ends well or satisfactory. They can be painfully long, dark, and hopeless. Whether it's sickness, death, or betrayal, the ache and pain of that chapter tarries far longer than one needs. Despair weighs heavily. But sometimes, after such a
- [My Surgery and Recovery](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/my-surgery-and-recovery/) - A couple of years ago, while bench-pressing on a Smith machine at the gym, I found myself unable to sit upright after finishing a light set. I never lift heavy anyways. Whenever I'm asked how much I can bench, I'm honest and tell them I have no idea. It's not about ego. I've never been
- [Good Ol' Boys Like Me](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/good-ol-boys-like-me/) - Don Williams' hit continuously played on the radio in early 1980, and hit #2 on the Billboard Charts. This song floods my mind with memories from that year, as it was the last trip my sister and I took with our father to visit our grandparents and Uncle Nelson in Middletown, Ohio. The song must've
- [Blizzard of '93](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/blizzard-of-93/) - At the time of the 'Storm of the Century' blizzard in 1993, my wife and I were both students at Berea College in Berea, Kentucky. Being college students, we didn't watch television and seldom accessed weather updates. Cellphones weren't a 'thing' then, either. No one on campus had mentioned the blizzard warning, and since it
- [FREE Kindle Books March 4-5, 2023](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/free-kindle-books-march-4-5-2023/) - Freebies for this weekend! I hope you enjoy and please tell your reading friends about this weekend special. Paperbacks are also available (NOT Free), and some titles are also in Audible (NOT Free). As always, my very best to each and every one of you! NOTE: The buttons are showing the price when titles are
- [Dee's Mystery Solvers (YA Book Series)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/dees-mystery-solvers-ya-book-series/) - Dee's Mystery Solvers is a young adult series. The Mystery Solvers is a club consisting of four teenagers who are determined to solve paranormal mysteries that occur in the small neighborhood of Ravenstead. Dee Sullivan leads the club with her older brother, Marty, and their two friends, Lynn and Adam. The four live on Dreary
- [FREE Digital Book This Weekend (1/07-1/08)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/free-digital-book-this-weekend-1-07-1-08/) - With the fourth book in my Nocturnal Trinity Series being released soon, the first book in the series, Succubus: Shadows of the Beast, is FREE this weekend! Here's the blurb: Urban Fantasy/Paranormal Romance: Nocturnal Trinity is the exclusive nightclub everyone in Seattle raves about, where the crème de la crème of the city mingles andAuthor Extraordinaire
- [2023, What Will You Bring?](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/2023-what-will-you-bring/) - Leonard D. Hilley II July 12, 2026
- [A Great Writing Source](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/a-great-writing-source/) - I wrote several children's short stories when I was a teenager. My mother tried to help me find ways to get them published in magazines and even submitted one for me. A kind editor sent me a rejection letter but had also taken the time to write a message of encouragement on the form as
- [Making D&D Dungeon Terrain W/ Proxxon](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/making-dd-dungeon-terrain-w-proxxon/) - Lately, several have asked me how I craft my terrain pieces. The majority have been surprised to learn the pieces are made mostly from XPS foam. This brief blog is to provide you insight to the most beneficial tool I use: The Proxxon 37080 Hot Wire Cutter. During the past few years, I've crafted terrain
- [SAVAGE ANCIENT SEAS, Gallipolis, Ohio](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/savage-ancient-seas-gallipolis-ohio/) - On October 1st, my wife and I visited Bossard Memorial Library in Gallipolis, Ohio. We were greeted by one of the staff and she asked if we were there to see the interactive exhibit. Unaware of the exhibit, we asked for more information. From October 1st through December 31st, Bossard Memorial Library is hosting the
- [Approaching 2022 Carefully ...](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/approaching-2022-carefully/) - 2022Well, it's a 'New' year, but I'm too skeptical to highlight 2022 as a potential 'Happy' one. At least, not yet. We've gone through two years where UP seems to be DOWN and RIGHT is WRONG and vice versa. So, I proceed with slight trepidation, as if I'm carrying a case of Nitroglycerin across a Uncategorized
- [DAY 10: Hospital Update](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/day-10-hospital-update/) - Why is it that the time we spend with the ones we love the most seems to pass so quickly? Hours turn to minutes. Years pass and seem like only days when we stare back at our life events. And yet, when sickness or other obstacles separate us, time drags endlessly and painfully by. When
- [DAY 5: Wife's Status](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/day-5-wifes-status/) - We are so grateful for your prayers, encouragement, and kind words you've expressed to us during the past several days. I've not given up hope, but I've grown weary. The mental battle to remain strong is stressful and tiring. Christal has been my rock, support, and biggest fan/critic of my novels. To be truthful, and
- [DAY 7: Wife's Update & Better News](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/day-7-wifes-update-better-news/) - Here we are at one full week of Christal being in the hospital. During the past week, as I've mentioned in several of the posts, no one was updating me every 12 hours about her condition like I was told I would be on Day One. I received a call yesterday from a great guy
- [DAY 3, Still in Hospital](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/day-3-still-in-hospital/) - This is later than normal since NO ONE from the hospital updated me last night on my wife's condition. If they're not allowing me to visit, it's the least they can do to keep me informed. Nurse called this morning and wife's HR and O2 (normal) levels have improved quite well. When asked if she's
- [Wife's Health Update](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/wifes-health-update/) - Thanks to everyone who has reached out with your prayers and well-wishes. That means the world to my wife and I. She spent a second night in the hospital because she's still having fever spikes and the CT revealed that she had a touch of pneumonia in one lung. With all the antibiotics they been
- [Missing You](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/missing-you/) - Last weekend and on the following Monday, my wife went to the gym with me. Since our gym is no longer 24/7, she's not able to work out with me like she did. For years, we worked out about two hours/day, 5-6 times per week. After our third workout, she was sore, as was expected.
- [Ever Gentle on my Mind](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/ever-gentle-on-my-mind/) - Some of my earliest memories are the countless hours on the highways and backroads traveling as our father drove to satisfy his curiosity (my guess, at least) by seeing places he'd never seen before. It's a good thing children are resilient, as I don't recall much of being confined inside a car for a dozen
- [The Cook Walked Out!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-cook-walked-out/) - During our vacation at Virginia Beach, we decided to eat at Cancun Fiesta. We were quickly seated, and we waited for a server. And waited. Fifteen minutes passed, and even though three different workers kept walking between all the tables, no one came to even ask what we wanted to drink. Finally, a young man
- [How to Get Better Seashells at the Beach](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/how-to-get-better-seashells-at-the-beach/) - Virginia Beach Seashells
- [An Alligator in Virginia?](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/an-alligator-in-virginia/) - During our trip back from Virginia Beach this past week, I noticed a dead animal on the side of I-64 near Charlottesville, VA. As the car ahead of us neared the carcass, a long slender animal scrambled away from the roadkill and quickly went under the guard rail into the shrubs. Already tired from beginning
- [Mooned at Virginia Beach!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/mooned-at-virginia-beach/) - On one of those mornings when my wife and I sat on the hotel balcony drinking coffee before the sunrise, we could see people searching for seashells along the shoreline with the lights of their phones. The sun had yet to peak over the horizon. As waves crashed in, three girls screamed and ran from
- [A Well-deserved Vacation ... From Everything](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/a-well-deserved-vacation-from-everything/) - For almost a week, we vacationed at Virginia Beach. Usually, I take my computer to keep up with what's going on Facebook, Twitter, etc., but with all the turmoil occurring with Covid and protests, I chose to leave my laptop behind, and I'm GLAD I did. The most interesting part of vacation was the TOTAL
- [We're All Carriers](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/were-all-carriers/) - In 1993, I took microbiology at Berea College, as part of the curriculum required for my B.S. in biology. So much has changed in technology since then. Dr. Dawn Anderson's lectures were interesting but labs were even more interesting. The hands-on approach increases one's understanding in almost every science course. A few weeks into the
- ["You Can't Please Everyone...](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/you-cant-please-everyone/) - So ya gotta please yourself," from the famous chorus of Rick Nelson's "Garden Party". With today's social media, it doesn't matter what the topic for discussion is. A division quickly forms with one side slamming the other. During the past decade, I've read the comments for various topics and articles online. The subject matter isn't
- [Titan and His Three Little Pigs](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/titan-and-his-three-little-pigs/) - Raising a Cane Corso mastiff is often stressful, as the breed grows exponentially compared to others. The stress comes from having a full-size dog that's still a puppy. Gradually, as the dog matures, this lessens and the dog is more precious than gold. Titan is almost two years old. He still has his moments, the
- [The Deimos Virus (Re-released) Behind the Scenes](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-deimos-virus-re-released-behind-the-scenes/) - The Deimos Virus was the most difficult novel I've written. From concept to finished product was a fourteen year timespan. The story required a lot of research on my part and with the Mars rovers and other exploration projects by NASA, ideas about the landscape constantly changed. In the news over the past decade, there's
- [My Magical Money Shirt](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/my-magical-money-shirt/) - When I was six years old, our grandparents were visiting from Ohio. I always loved when they visited, as we seldom got to spend a lot of time with them. One evening, close to bedtime, I was in the living room watching television. My parents were seated on one couch, and my grandparents were seated
- [Never Stop Improving](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/never-stop-improving/) - "Never Stop Improving" has been Lowe's slogan since 2011. Those three words are powerful, even outside of home improvement projects. This mantra should be something we strive to achieve each day in our personal lives. We should work to sharpen our skills and find ways to improve what we do. Make today better than yesterday. Any
- [Throwback Thursday: Christmas Break 1985](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-christmas-break-1985/) - I was a college freshman at Berea College in 1985. One of the hardest things about being a student at Berea was moving two states away and leaving my twin sisters and little brother. I was fifteen years older than the twins and sixteen years older than my little brother. With the age differences, my
- [To See or Not to See?](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/to-see-or-not-to-see/) - While this might not be the most relevant question, if you're writing mystery/suspense, this question plays a pivotal role in your story. In 1998, during my senior year at Morehead State University, I took two creative writing courses as electives. We had a visiting professor that taught both classes while the tenured professor took a
- [Weight Loss & Writing Full-time](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/weight-loss-writing-full-time/) - A couple of years ago, I mentioned the dangers of a sedentary life as a writer (or anyone in general), and how I had developed a DVT in my lower left leg. That incident clearly has a strong chance of occurring to anyone who is sedentary and not active. Most, if not the majority of
- [Happy New Year! (2020)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/happy-new-year-2020/) - When it comes to vision, 20/20 is considered perfect eyesight. So, for this year, 2020, I want it to be a Year of Focus toward my writing and life as a novelist. For those of you with Kindles, or if you've enrolled in Amazon's Kindle Unlimited program, all of my novels are now in Kindle
- [Farewell, 2019 ...](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/farewell-2019/) - 2019 is a year that I would have to rank as the fastest passing year of my life. My mother often said that the older we got, the faster the days slipped past. I agree, but 2019 seemed far faster than normal. Even though the year sprinted without pause, I had some great family memories
- [Celebrate My B-day With Me! Sub & Get Free eBook Download](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/celebrate-my-b-day-with-me-sub-get-free-ebook-download/) - Celebrate my birthday with me! If you've not read the first novel in the Forrest Wollinsky Vampire Hunter Series, simply subscribe to my newsletter and download a FREE copy that entails the circumstances and the beginning of Forrest Wollinsky's quest to rid the world of vampires. Synopsis: "Killing Vampires Since 1888." I was born in
- [Imagination: What Do YOU See?](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/imagination-what-do-you-see/) - Since we've started building fantasy dungeon terrain, my mind views scrap materials or paper items that are normally tossed out in the garbage in a new light. Strangely, I covet Styrofoam to make dungeon tiles. As the old saying goes, "One man's garbage is another man's treasure." But in this case, perhaps 'becomes' is better
- [Need an Editor? Hire Me!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/need-an-editor-hire-me/) - Time is valuable. We've all heard that 'Time is Money'. Time is a fleeting commodity and limited. The same holds true in my life. With my current job, writing, crafting, etc., my time is limited. I don't have 'free' time. My editing rates: [*Note: Rates are subjective to the quality of work submitted. For example,
- [How Do Others View You?](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/how-do-others-view-you/) - What do people see when they look at you? It's a question most of us ponder from time to time. Though we shouldn't worry about what others think, or their opinions of us, whether openly stated or kept tight-lipped in secret, we do. What do they see? A lot of people's existence in the public
- [Volcano Terrain](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/volcano-terrain/) - I promised a co-worker that I'd post some pics of the volcano terrain I've been working on. I will upload a step-by-step "How-to" process with photos on Patreon on Monday. This is the first time I've attempted a project like this, but I'm quite pleased with the results. There are three small volcanoes in the
- [A Field of Mushrooms](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/a-field-of-mushrooms/) - We have been making fantasy dungeon terrain for over a year now. Our grandson has fun exploring through the caverns with his little warriors. He uses his imagination quite well and develops little stories of his own while playing. His creativity is astounding. So, here are some mushrooms I made over a week ago. He's
- [Turtles, Turtles, Turtles](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/turtles-turtles-turtles/) - I've made a few posts about the turtles in our yard over the past two summers. While mowing, I've had to be extra careful to watch for them because I don't want to run over one with the mower. Three adult turtles patrol our yard on a regular basis, but this year I happened upon
- [Fear](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/fear/) - Fear is perhaps the greatest enemy people have. Fear prevents us from taking risks or chances in life. Fear places huge limitations on achieving success. The fear of stepping outside of comfort zones paralyzes a lot of people and keeps them boxed into a place where they cannot branch out and change. Change frightens people,
- [The Darkest July](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-darkest-july/) - July is often a month for celebration in the United States with fireworks on the 4th. For me, July never passes quietly as my memories take me back to 1991, which holds the darkest and lowest time in my life. On the 8th of July, 1991, after I clocked out at work and headed home,
- [Apple Books? iBooks for FREE?](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/apple-books-ibooks-for-free/) - Seldom do I offer my novels for free. I'm running a mid-summer Promo. So help yourself to some freebies and tell your reading friends. Please subscribe and get a FREE copy of Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter. I don't spam with newsletters and have only sent one newsletter to date. My author page link on Apple
- [Someday Never Comes](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/someday-never-comes/) - A dark chapter excerpt from my memoirs when I was about thirteen years old: Alcoholism had been a key factor in my parent’s divorce, and our mother’s addiction didn’t end after he moved out and fled Alabama for marrying a fourteen year old girl. Her drinking got worse. She despised our father for a lot
- [If You Could Go Back in Time ...](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/if-you-could-go-back-in-time/) - What would you change? About ten years after I graduated from Plainview, I ran into an old friend of mine from school. We shared briefly some of the ordeals we'd both suffered during the time we'd been out in the real world. Each of us suffered some long rough patches. After he told me about
- [Stephen King Moments](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/stephen-king-moments/) - Every now and then, I have eerie encounters that I consider "Stephen King Moments", as though I might have stepped through some portal into the landscape of one of his novels. About a year after my wife and I married, we drove from Fort Payne to Rising Fawn to get gasoline for our Cordoba. Our
- [Redneck Go-cart](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/redneck-go-cart/) - I was probably around ten years old when our father traded for an old pale-green, riding mower. Since our yard was almost two acres, and we always used push mowers, having a riding mower seemed like a great benefit for him. However, the belt for the blades kept snapping. After replacing the belt twice, he
- [iBooks over Kindle?](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/ibooks-over-kindle/) - For those of you who prefer iBooks over Kindle, you can find most of my novels on APPLE at the following link: Leonard D. Hilley's Apple Books. Prices are the same as on Kindle. Cheers!
- [Dee's Mystery Solvers: Buried Treasure](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/dees-mystery-solvers-buried-treasure/) - Dee's Mystery Solvers: Buried Treasure is currently available in paperback at your favorite bookstore and online retailers like Amazon, Books-A-Million, and Barnes & Noble. $9.99 Use the code "Sunshine" at Barnes & Noble to get a 10% discount! Mystery/Suspense/YA: "Almost every teenager has dreamed of finding buried treasure at the beach. While accompanying Dee and
- [Mowing Grass](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/mowing-grass/) - When I was a little kid, I always wanted to mow the grass. My oldest brother mowed our lawn a lot, and our father did, too. I wasn't allowed because it was too dangerous. Perhaps telling me I couldn't mow the grass was a bit of reverse psychology because not being able to mow only
- [Bullies](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/bullies/) - When I entered seventh grade, the final stage was set for my parents' divorce. I had known it was coming. I listened to their heated arguments every night when our father came home from work (a much longer, detailed explanation at another time). Seventh grade was not a good year for me. With the turmoil
- [Mental Scars](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/mental-scars/) - Long after physical abuse has ended during childhood, the mental scars remain. Physical bruises heal and fade away. The memories of those incidents, however, are often carried throughout life. When someone much stronger than you constantly presses you down, what can you do when you're a child? For me, I turned inward, became an introvert,
- [#ThrowbackThursday (Late) Murfreesboro, TN, Tornado & Our Father](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwbackthursday-late-murfreesboro-tn-tornado-our-father/) - Our father passed away about four years ago due to COPD. Even though we weren't close the last year or so before his death, I find myself, at times, wanting to call him to hear his voice. On Good Friday, ten years ago, a tornado ripped through Murfreesboro, TN, and destroyed his house while he
- [Titan and Coyotes](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/titan-and-coyotes/) - Since I'm a early riser, I take our Cane Corso Mastiff outside around 1--2 a.m. About two weeks ago, a group of coyotes were yipping and barking over the hill behind our neighbors' house. Without seeing them, there's no way to know the actual number of coyotes. A pack of four communicating with their high-pitched
- [Interview with Sci-fi/Fantasy Artist John Dotegowski](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/interview-with-sci-fi-fantasy-artist-john-dotegowski/) - Today, I'm interviewing John Dotegowski. Hi, John. I want to welcome you to my website and introduce you to my fantasy reading audience. For those who don’t know, John Dotegowski is the artist for the phenomenal covers for Books 3 (Frosthammer) & 4 (Shadowfae) in the Aetheaon Chronicles. I’m incredibly impressed and overjoyed with those
- [If You Could Be ...](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/if-you-could-be/) - Various book bloggers have interviewed me over the years. Here's a question commonly asked, "If you could be any author in the world, who would you be?" My reply has always been the same. I would be ... ME. The list of authors I admire and whose novels I eagerly devour is vast. And while
- [Trees, Trees, & More Trees (#Throwback Thursday)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/trees-trees-more-trees/) - You've probably heard the old saying that "You can see the forest for the trees'? When it came to the house we lived in growing up and our father's tree obsession, you couldn't cut the yard for the trees. No joke. I like all types of trees, shrubs, decorative vines, and flowers. I wish we
- [FROSTHAMMER (Aetheaon Chronicles: Book Three) LIVE](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/frosthammer-aetheaon-chronicles-book-three-live/) - Frosthammer, the third installment in the Aetheaon Chronicles is available in Paperback, Kindle, and KindleUnlimited starting today. Fans of The Lord of the Rings and The Game of Thrones should enjoy this book. Epic Fantasy. 401 pages. The premise: From Treasure Hunter to Dwarven King During the Battle of Hoffnung, Boldair discovers his father’s secret
- [Throwback Thursday: (Hog Heaven, or Hog in Heaven)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-hog-heaven-or-hog-in-heaven/) - I was probably 2 1/2 years of age when this picture was taken. My parents rented this house for a few months before buying our home about a mile down the brow road near the Pleasant Hill Community. Mrs. Davis (Armstrong) lived in this house after we moved. A small barn was behind the house
- [Having Someone Who Believes In You](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/having-someone-who-believes-in-you/) - This year, 2019, my 18th book will be released. When my first novel, Predators of Darkness, was published in 2007, I didn't know if a second novel would emerge, simply because of how drained I was from writing the first one. But a few months afterwards, the characters began talking to one another in my
- [Things I'd Never Do Again ...](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/things-id-never-do-again/) - With age comes wisdom, or so they say. But as I near my mid-50s, I look back on things I did as a teenager that I'd never do again, nor would I allow my kids or grandkids to do such things. These weren't inherently bad things. I never drank alcohol or did drugs. Simply put,
- [5 Days Until Frosthammer Releases](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/5-days-until-frosthammer-releases/) - The Kindle edition and paperback versions of the third book in the Aetheaon Chronicles are due to release on April 12th, 2019. The Pre-order is LIVE at: Frosthammer Kindle. The spectacular cover art was made by John Dotegowski. For those of you devoted to the Aetheaon Chronicles, you should recall Boldair's dilemma in Lady Squire,
- [Bizarre Circumstances ...](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/bizarre-circumstances/) - The first job I had, outside of lawn and farm work, was at Food World in Fort Payne, AL. Right before I graduated from Plainview High School, I put in an application, hoping to get summer employment before going to Berea College in September. My interview was with Steve Horn, who was one of the
- [Salem, Massachusetts, Bookstore](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/salem-massachusetts-bookstore/) - In 2013, a dream of mine was achieved. I finally got to visit Salem, Massachusetts. The driving adventure from Kentucky to Salem was an experience. For those of you who watched the television series, Bewitched, you probably remember the episodes where they went back in time to the Witch Trials. Most of the seventh season
- [Throwback Thursday/Flashback Friday](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-flashback-friday/) - Back in the days of the Polaroid. We always argued over who got the flaming hot flashbulb when it popped out of the camera. The reward of 'winning' was an occasional blister, but the scuffling remained the same. How things have changed since. As you can see, the sun was bright on this day. My
- [Throwback Thursday/Flashback Friday 1970](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-flashback-friday-1970/) - I had planned to post this yesterday but the scanner wasn't working properly. This is the original ad for the house my parents bought in 1970. Hard to believe the price was only $13,900. But, minimum wage at the time was Roughly $1.60/hr. Financed through FHA, the payment was only $60.00/month. The yard was a
- [Throwback Thursday: Fort Payne vs. Plainview](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-fort-payne-vs-plainview/) - The first time our basketball team played Fort Payne High School was an experience I use today to inspire others to work hard, even when the odds don't seem to be in our favor. Plainview High School is a county school, and our team had never played Fort Payne High School since it was a
- [Lady Squire Digital Copies at $0.99 This Weekend!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/lady-squire-digital-copies-at-0-99-this-weekend/) - This weekend, my epic fantasy, Lady Squire, is promo priced at $.99 on #Kindle, #Nook, #Kobo, and Apple's #iBooks. The sale ends on February 4th and the price returns to normal. February Scifi/Fantasy eBook Promotion EPIC FANTASY: 759 pages. Beware: There be DRAGONS. To what end would a princess go to regain her rightful throne?
- [Friday's Funny Memories #1](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/fridays-funny-memories-1/) - When my sister, Gina, and I were teenagers, an elderly couple from Maranatha Baptist Church picked us up on Wednesdays to take us to church. They were a wonderful couple and probably in their late 60s. Gina and I rode in the backseat of the car. J.C. drove and his wife, Maria, sat beside him.
- [#ThrowBack Thursday! 1985 Graduation.](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-1985-graduation/) - 1985 was a magical year. Graduating from Plainview High School was filled with bittersweet moments. In so many ways, we were ready to take on the world. In other ways, slight sadness stirred within me as I realized we weren't coming back together the following year. This was also the last day I saw some
- [LADY SQUIRE (Aetheaon Chronicles: Book Two) Pre-order](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/lady-squire-aetheaon-chronicles-book-two-pre-order/) - Release Date: January 12, 2019. Lady Squire is the second book in the Aetheaon Chronicles. Check out the fantastic cover by Daniela Owergoor! She did a fantastic job. Preorder universal link (all eBook formats): http://books2read.com/LadySquire Book blurb: "To what end would a princess go to regain her rightful throne? After a coup led by Lord Waxxon
- [Editing, Revisions, Oh My!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/editing-revisions-oh-my/) - One thing I tell my English college students is: "Great writing comes through revisions and editing. Revisions are key and necessary." A first draft is never great quality. It's shouldn't be. The work needs trimmed, polished, and revised—this is where writing becomes work. "You write your first draft with your heart. You rewrite with your
- [Happy New Year! 2019 is here!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/happy-new-year-2019-is-here/) - Welcome to 2019! With a new year, we often set goals we can never achieve, or after a few days of trying, we fall to the wayside and give up. Regardless of the time of year, each day matters. Setting goals doesn't take a New Year's Resolution. Any day of the year is a good
- [Farewell to 2018](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/farewell-to-2018/) - 2018 was an interesting year with a lot of wonderful events. The highlight of the year was the birth of our beautiful granddaughter. That's something impossible to surpass. As for writing, 2018 was quite a productive year overall. Books 3 & 4 in the Aetheaon Chronicles were finished. Revisions for those are currently in progress
- [Georgia Game Park](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/georgia-game-park/) - Many years ago, our father used to take us on this endless driving trips. Not vacations, necessarily, as we never spent enough time in one spot to be considered a tourist. I must have been 3-4 years old when, on the spur of the moment, he decided to drive us to Washington state ... AND
- [MERRY CHRISTMAS!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/merry-christmas/) - Extending my Happy Holiday greetings to all of you! Have a wonderful Christmas and be safe, enjoy the time you have with loved ones, and TRY not to eat too much! 2019 is fast approaching. Good things to come! Thanks to all of you who've visited this past year and hopefully, you'll send friends and
- [Audio Books](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/audio-books/) - If you don't have an Audible on Amazon, the one-month trial is FREE and includes 2 FREE audiobooks and 2 FREE Audible originals. $14.95 per month thereafter, but you can cancel at any time. Do you enjoy listening to epic fantasy novels? Check out my first two novels (40 hrs. combined length) in the Aetheaon
- [Cloudy Days, Clearer Mind](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/cloudy-days-clearer-mind/) - I'm not sure why my writing flows better on cloudy days than when the sky is blue. What should be dismal, depressive weather seems to inspire me. In 1985-86, while a student at Berea College, I enjoyed the cloudier days, not just for writing. I hiked the hillsides behind the soccer fields or the trails
- [Nocturnal Trinity Series](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/nocturnal-trinity-series/) - Nocturnal Trinity is the exclusive nightclub everyone in Seattle raves about, where the crème de la crème of the city mingles and parties. Access and membership are by rare invitation only. Those hopeful to become members are desperately willing to do almost anything to be chosen. They sacrifice hours of their time waiting in line,
- [FREE Kindle Book This Weekend: Forrest Wollinsky Vampire Hunter](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/free-kindle-book-this-weekend-forrest-wollinsky-vampire-hunter/) - #Kindle #FREE #UrbanFantasy #Amazon Free digital copies this weekend: Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter Book One
- [Current Works-in-Progress](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/current-works-in-progress/) - Just to give everyone an update on future books and tentative publishing dates. Currently, I am writing the third book in the Nocturnal Trinity Series at ~39,000 words. This book has flowed almost effortlessly and I hope to finish sometime in December/January. Next month, Lady Squire will experience a reboot with a new cover (by
- [Toadstools and Fairy Rings](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/toadstools-and-fairy-rings/) - Do you believe in fairies? When you see mushrooms the day after rain, do you think about fairies? This year we've encountered numerous colorful types of mushrooms and toadstools. With the mythical tales about fairies that are associated with these fungi, I find it captivating to take a closer look whenever we find them on
- [Unboxing Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/unboxing-dungeons-dragons-art-and-arcana/) - I greatly appreciate @DevenRue pointing out the pre-order for the Dungeons & Dragons Art and Arcana. When I looked this up on Amazon, there was no hesitation in pre-ordering. After opening the boxed set, I was amazed. Still am! From the description, I knew the boxed hardcopy had bonus materials, but I didn't expect so
- [Interview with Author Jamie Brindle](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/interview-with-author-jamie-brindle/) - Today, I would like to welcome Jamie Brindle, the author of All Quiet in the Western Fold [Storystream Book 0], A Treatise on Blood and Iron [Storystream Book 1], and Tales From the Storystream. As an author, I love to pick the brains of other authors to find out more about their writing process, what
- [Niña and Pinta in Marietta, Ohio (10-21-2018)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/nina-and-pinta-in-marietta-ohio-10-21-2018/) - This past weekend in Marietta, the replicas of the Niña and Pinta docked on the Muskingum River. They arrive at Marietta every three years, so while they were docked, we decided to take the opportunity to see them, in spite of the weather. With the windchill, Sunday morning's temperature was about 20 degrees F.
- [Mrs. Morton](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/mrs-morton/) - For twelve years, I rode the school bus to Plainview in Rainsville, Alabama. I never regretted the ride, even in high school because I understood that financially I was not going to have my own car until I bought one for myself. These trips to and from Plainview on the bus gave me time to
- [Toy Story](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/toy-story/) - Almost everyone knows about the movie, Toy Story. While I know the story is purely fiction told from the toys' point of view, the movie has some emotional bearings for me. Not that the toys ever come to life--though when they somehow disappear, one wonders--but the memories these toys imprint upon our minds stay long
- [Home Alone](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/home-alone/) - When my younger sister and I were growing up, we seldom had a babysitter. The philosophy seemed to be that children were in more danger staying with strangers than staying at home alone. But another danger of being left alone at home was that we didn't have a telephone. So if something bad happened, we
- [Kudzu Monsters](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/kudzu-monsters/) - For those of us who grew up in the South, one cannot escape the sight of the Kudzu that covers the sides of the roads, entire forests, and power poles without prejudice. The thick coarse vines meander like beds of winding snakes. Even more frightening is how fast a vine grows: 12-14 inches PER DAY.
- [Setting the Tone of Voice](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/setting-the-tone-of-voice/) - In my previous post, I mentioned how the reader sets the tone when reading letters/emails. The reader cannot see the writer's facial expressions or hear the tone of voice, so messages received via email can often be misinterpreted. Constructive criticism can be mistaken as a brutal attack, so if things aren't clear, it's best for
- [Thicker Skin](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/thicker-skin/) - Time is a precious commodity. For me to accept an editing job is rare since I write four novel series. So, if I take on the task of editing for a client, it's because I see potential. It's not about the money, and usually, I charge far beneath what others with my credentials do. Rest
- [Fatherless Day](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/fatherless-day/) - On June 1st, if my father was still alive, he would have celebrated his 77th birthday. Since his birthday coincided with the month when Father's Day is set aside to pay tribute to our fathers, I spent several days trying to recall the very best memory or experience I ever had with my father. Days?
- [An Early Father's Day Gift](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/an-early-fathers-day-gift/) - Just wanted to share what my wife bought me early as a Father's Day gift. We found these at the Flea Market in Marietta, Ohio, last Saturday in the old Rink's building. Definitely inspirational for writing fantasy or gaming. I'll spend some time this week building a dungeon room for these with Hirst Arts Mold
- [Turtle Rescue](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/turtle-rescue/) - This past week while mowing the backyard I found two Eastern Box Turtles hiding in the waist-high grass. Because the grass in this part of our yard was so sparse during the winter, I had allowed it to grow and seed before mowing, hoping that by doing so it would become thicker. Apparently the turtles
- [Hide and Seek (Sometimes Invisible)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/hide-and-seek-sometimes-invisible/) - Growing up in Pleasant Hill, Alabama, had some unique pleasures. One of my favorite games when we were children was hide-and-seek. My favorite place to hide was near the top of a tall yellow pine at the edge of the yard. I wore dark clothes and if I positioned myself correctly, no one could see
- [School's Out for Summer!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/schools-out-for-summer/) - Earlier this week, my College Writing II students had their finals. This semester I had a lot of students with great writing abilities, and some of these I expect to see published in the years to come. They're quite creative. About a third of the students I had taught in College Writing I, and after
- [#Throwback Thursday](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-7/) - I was eleven or twelve years old (1977 or 78) when this photo with my sister was taken. My father worked for Northeast Alabama Junior College (as it was named then) as a media technician and decided to take my sister, mother, and I with him on his business trip in Nashville. The Lincoln Continental
- [Cruelty in Nature](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/cruelty-in-nature/) - Not only are humans often cruel to one another, but even in the animal kingdom, there's evidence of cruelty between species as well. This morning while I was driving along the main street of Williamstown, WV, I watched a squirrel taking his safety route across the street via the power line. Midway across, two birds
- [Love Audio Books? Here Are Mine:](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/love-audio-books-heres-mine/) - If you enjoy listening to novels while you're traveling, currently I have four novels in Audio format: https://www.amazon.com/Predators-of-Darkness-Aftermath/dp/B079C6XY1P/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1522223486&sr=8-7&dpID=61BczVUn%252BgL&preST=_SX342_QL70_&dpSrc=detail Shawndirea: https://www.amazon.com/Shawndirea-Chronicles-Aetheaon-Book-One/dp/B0114632U8/ref=sr_1_10_twi_audd_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1522223571&sr=1-10 Lady Squire: Dawn's Ascension https://www.amazon.com/Lady-Squire-Ascension-Chronicles-Aetheaon/dp/B01HSFEKGE/ref=tmm_aud_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1522223623&sr=1-24&dpID=513nnWrgNqL&preST=_SX342_QL70_&dpSrc=detail Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter https://www.amazon.com/Forrest-Wollinsky-Vampire-Hunter/dp/B01HITE30S/ref=sr_1_9_twi_audd_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1522223681&sr=1-9
- [Cocoons](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/cocoons/) - When I was a teenager, I loved to hunt for moth cocoons. Although the cocoons were brown and drab, most of them, they were like a treasure for me. An Easter egg found in nature. Usually, during the dead of winter, with little I could do outdoors, I always sat by the window on the
- [Aetheaon Chronicles: Book Three](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/aetheaon-chronicles-book-three/) - The rough draft for Aetheaon Chronicles: Book Three has been completed, and the revision process is underway. A cover unveiling will be announced in the near future. The interesting thing about the third book is that this novel isn't what I had thought the third book to be. Let me explain. As with the first
- [Distractions, Delays, and Postponements in Writing](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/distractions-delays-and-postponements-in-writing/) - Regardless of how badly authors want to write, sometimes we are unable to escape life's distractions that inevitably invade and diminish our writing time. Unexpected company, sickness, business meetings, or necessary errands can cut into our scheduled writing time, causing a postponement or delay. For some authors who also work full-time, the window of time
- [Write It Down!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/write-it-down/) - I've mentioned numerous times about the importance of keeping a writing notebook. Inspiration strikes at times least expected. A few months ago, some scenes popped into my head concerning the characters in my current novel. Knowing these would disappear if I didn't write them down, I opened a Word document and wrote out the detailed
- [Charlie, the Best Dog From My Youth](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/charlie-the-best-dog-from-my-youth/) - I've been trying to find an old picture of Charlie. He was the most loyal dog I ever had when I was a child. Charlie's mother was Sheba, which was a German Shepherd/wolf mix. She was a great dog and Charlie was born in a litter of twelve. We gave away eleven of the pups
- [Trust After Constant Betrayal?](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/trust-after-constant-betrayal/) - When people have wronged us over and over again, and we've forgiven them over and over again, there comes a point, at least for me, where that bridge of trust has collapsed and no amount of reconstruction will ever reconnect the gap. I've experienced this with several people over the years, and sadly, some of
- [What's in the Works](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/whats-in-the-works/) - My apologies for not posting in a while, but I'm still writing. Not as quickly as I'd like, but the work is progressing. I'm currently working on a novel that is in The Chronicles of Aetheaon series. I have 5-6 book ideas for this series before actually getting to 'The Plague-bringer' novel, which originally was
- [Roadblocks in Writing](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/roadblocks-in-writing/) - All writers at one time or another find themselves staring at an empty page or a blank screen, unable to tap into the inspiration well. Sometimes, this issue blocks creativity for a day or more. Sometimes, weeks or months go by where a person has given up, thinking there's nothing to aid him/her during this
- [The Legend of Zelda](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-legend-of-zelda/) - In December of 1992, while I was on Christmas break from Berea College, my mother had been listening to the morning 'swap-shop' radio program. Someone had called in and stated they had seven Nintendo game cartridges for sale for the NES system. She thought these would make a great Christmas present for my twin sisters,
- [Welcome to 2018!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/welcome-to-2018/) - Temperature-wise, 2018 has started off to be blisteringly cold. It is -3 degrees F this morning and predictions are for similar overnight temps for the remainder of this week. I've noticed an odd correlation with these extremely low temperatures and when I'm writing about the colder regions of the ice mountains in my Aetheaon series.
- [The Things I Remember About DeKalb County, AL, From My Youth](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-things-i-remember-about-dekalb-county-al-from-my-youth/) - Almost a year ago I visited Fort Payne and Rainsville, AL, for the first time in several years. After the devastating tornadoes in 2011, so much has changed, but the more I thought about it, so much had already changed from the time I was a boy. In the late 60s and early 70s, the
- [Snow: The Conspiracy](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/snow-the-conspiracy/) - Our first snow occurred yesterday. Nothing else seems more peaceful than watching the first twirling flakes drift from the sky and fall with the gentleness of a feather. Snow's white purity changes the terrain, often blanketing the trees, fields, and roads with its blinding beauty. And that, folks, is the deception. The falling flakes are
- [Back to Aetheaon, Yet Once More](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/back-to-aetheaon-yet-once-more/) - I've written three books in the Chronicles of Aetheaon Series. Whenever I think that I know the direction my series and characters will take, my muse wipes the thought board and maps a new set of winding trails into unknown territories, leaving me at her mercy to follow, observe and listen, and take notes. You
- [Never Poke a Hornet's Nest](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/never-poke-a-hornets-nest/) - Sound advice, isn't it? When I was eight or nine years old, two of my cousins came to visit. They were brothers and four to five years older than I. My neighbor, Mrs. Gray, owned an old gas station on a lot between our house and hers. She used the building for storage. On the
- [Paperbacks for Dee's Mystery Solvers: Witch Cat, Now Available!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/paperbacks-for-dees-mystery-solvers-witch-cat-now-available/) - Yesterday, my paperback copies of Dee's Mystery Solvers: Witch Cat arrived. Currently available via all bookstores and Amazon. Back Book Jacket: "Marty Sullivan's black cat, Edgar, mysteriously appears at the most unusual times and in the least expected places. For the others in Dee's Mystery Solvers Club, they suspect the cat is somehow magical. What
- [Early Impressions on my Mind](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/early-impressions-on-my-mind/) - At an early age, I found nature fascinating. I was probably about four years old when I walked with my father and mother in the woods behind our house in Pleasant Hill, Alabama. Being small, everything else seemed so huge. It was late autumn and the forest floor was covered with layers of leaves. Our
- [Shawndirea Spotlighted on The Portalist](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/shawndirea-spotlighted-on-the-portalist/) - Shawndirea (The Chronicles of Aetheaon: Book One) has been spotlighted on The Portalist. I love how the perspective is given from her point of view. "What if you were trapped in another realm?" is the title. Intriguing? Often, we writers are asked, "Where do you get your ideas?" I must confess that an answer to
- [Fishing: The One in a Million Cast](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/fishing-the-one-in-a-million-cast/) - When I was a child, I often wanted to go fishing. Although I had begged my father numerous times to take me fishing, I can remember only two times that he did. Once, he took my older brother, Chris, and I to Town Creek near Fyffe, Alabama. We had parked on the side of the
- [My Interview With Urban Fantasy Author, C.L. Schneider](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/my-interview-with-urban-fantasy-author-c-l-schneider/) - Hi C.L. Schneider, Thank you for taking the time for an interview, and welcome to my blog. Regardless of how folks say, “You can’t judge a book by its cover,” great book covers are the first impressions for readers looking to discover new authors, and in a way, the initial handshake before gaining more insight
- [Happy Thanksgiving!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/happy-thanksgiving/) - When I was a kid, my mother always placed the turkey in the oven before going to bed. The next morning when we awakened, the smell of turkey filled the house. I sat up on the side of my bed and placed my feet upon the cold hardwood floor. We only had space heaters back
- [What Time Is It?](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/what-time-is-it/) - It's the time of year where each day almost has equal daylight hours as with night. When the time change occurs, mistakes can easily occur. Some years ago, in 1990, I went to visit my mother on a Sunday evening around 5 p.m. As I got closer to the house, I saw my twin sisters
- [Writing in Layers](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/writing-in-layers/) - Growing up in rural Alabama, I found almost every day during the summer to be an adventure. I spent my days exploring new places on the bluffs, in the fields and pastures, or fishing. This was my escape from the depressive home life my sister and I had to endure. Whenever she got the opportunity,
- [Paperback for Dee's Mystery Solvers: Witch Cat Scheduled Next Week](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/paperback-for-dees-mystery-solvers-witch-cat-scheduled-next-week/) - The paperback for 'Witch Cat,' the newest edition of Dee's Mystery Solvers is scheduled for release next week. Book jacket blurb: "Marty Sullivan's black cat, Edgar, mysteriously appears at the most unusual times and in the least expected places. For the others in Dee's Mystery Solvers Club, they suspect the cat is somehow magical. What
- [Throwback Thursday: How Time Flies](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-how-time-flies/) - The older I get, the more I find myself looking back at the pictures when we were children. It is strange how sometimes our minds stay younger while our bodies age. In the 70s, we were kids and worries weren't ours to bear. Time and distance separates us now. We had adventures back in those
- [Self-esteem and Building a Better Me](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/self-esteem-and-building-a-better-me/) - After a bad relationship fails, often we're left wondering what we did wrong. At least that was how I felt after my horrible first marriage ended. During a marriage that had lasted less than three years, she had left me three times. She was seven years older than I, but acted like a spoiled child,
- [Falsely Accused](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/falsely-accused/) - Since my parents were pathological liars, I have always attempted to tell the truth because I hate to be lied to. Now, everyone tells the little "white lies," as people call them, but this isn't what I'm referring to. When someone asks a direct question about a relevant situation, I've been honest with them, unless
- [Fiddling Worms](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/fiddling-worms/) - As a teenager, I spent most of my summers exploring the woods, fields, and bluffs behind our house in Pleasant Hill, Alabama. And most of my time, I searched and collected insects. Nature had always been a keen interest of mine. But I also loved to fish. One day while turning over large rocks in
- [Last Week for Digital Sale of Shawndirea at $1.99](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/last-week-for-digital-sale-of-shawndirea-at-1-99/) - This is the final week for Shawndirea's digital sale at $1.99 across all markets. The price will return to the normal $5.99.
- [The Last Time I Saw My Mother Alive](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-last-time-i-saw-my-mother-alive/) - When a loved one is addicted to drugs, it causes pain for the entire family. Whether the addiction is to illegal drugs or prescription drugs, addiction is addiction. However, the pain is far different for those who pray and hope their loved one is freed from the nasty addictive claws that prevent the addict from
- [What's in a Picture?](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/whats-in-a-picture/) - With time, things change. Goals, dreams, relationships, and reality all change. What we picture early in life and the success we hope to achieve isn't quite the way we imagined. Life is hard and sometimes cruel. But, in the end, it's still what we make it. Wallowing in self-pity because things didn't turn out the
- [Shawndirea (Chronicles of Aetheaon) $1.99 for a Limited Time](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/shawndirea-chronicles-of-aetheaon-1-99-for-a-limited-time/) - Digital copies of Shawndirea (Epic Fantasy) are currently $1.99 for a limited time across all digital markets (Kobo, Barnes&Noble, Amazon, iBooks, Playster). New Updated Color Map. "Often the smallest unexpected surprises garner the most demanding dilemmas, which proves to be the ordeal that entomologist Ben Whytten faces. While netting butterflies to add to his vast
- [Happy #Fridaythe13th! New Book Launched!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/happy-fridaythe13th-new-book-launched/) - Dee's Mystery Solvers: Witch Cat Now Available on #Kindle & #KindleUnlimited! Young Adult Mystery Marty Sullivan's black cat, Edgar, mysteriously appears at the most unusual times and in the least expected places. For the others in Dee's Mystery Solvers Club, they suspect the cat is somehow magical. What they don't know is Marty
- [R.I.P. Tom Petty](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/r-i-p-tom-petty/) - I discovered Tom Petty's music during the worst part of my first marriage. Yeah, I was late to the show for a lot of reasons, but his 'Full Moon Fever' album had been released and his songs were always being played on the radio. I bought a 'Full Moon Fever' cassette and absolutely loved every
- [2 a.m. Muse](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/2-a-m-muse/) - For many years I have awakened around 2 a.m. in the morning. Without an alarm clock, I must add. By instinct, my mind jostles me awake, and I find ideas greeting me when the world outside is dark and silent. This is an incredibly productive time for me. On the days when I've overslept past
- [Friday the 13th (October)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/friday-the-13th-october/) - In a little over two weeks, my newest Dee's Mystery YA novella (Witch Cat) will go LIVE. Pre-orders can be purchased at: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B075X2FGSQ For those who have read the original short story, The Beating Heart Beneath Hollow Hill Cemetery, know a little about Edgar, Marty's strange and bizarre cat. WITCH CAT explains how Marty found Edgar
- [Why I Don't Hunt](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/why-i-dont-hunt/) - When I was a teenager, my stepfather took me hunting several times. I loved fishing, but hunting? Not so much. Using a shotgun against little animals didn't seem like much of a sport, at least not for the animals. I liked to hear and watch the beagles run through the thickets to chase out a
- [The Hardships and Discoveries in Moving](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-hardships-and-discoveries-in-moving/) - If I detest anything with a passion, moving has to be at the top of the list. It's hard to comprehend how we accumulate so much stuff during our lives. Over the years, we've thrown away dumpsters full of stuff, and yet, it seemed only a small portion. No matter where we've lived, most of
- [The Old Porch Light and Toads](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-old-porch-light-and-toads/) - When I was a boy we kept the porch light on during the night. This light attracted night insects, which in turn attracted a small army of toads to feast upon the insects that circled and fell onto the concrete carport. The light also brought marvelously large beetles and moths, too. Each night I watched
- [Throwback Thursday: The Old Homestead](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-the-old-homestead/) - The old house we grew up in sets behind my oldest brother, Chris, and myself in this picture. It seems the older I get, the more my mind reflects back to the simpler times, when as a child I didn't worry about the things in life I now face. The thought of growing old doesn't
- [The Dark Tower Movie Review](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-dark-tower-movie-review/) - Like many others, I had been eagerly awaiting the release of “The Dark Tower” at the cinema. However, the reviews for the movie were horrible, and I almost didn’t go watch it. Apparently, the majority of others in Marietta, Ohio, believed the reviews and didn’t attend, either. I’m not a fan of watching a movie
- [Marvin](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/marvin/) - Our family had a lot of dogs during the years of my childhood. Marvin was one of our dogs, and he was oddly unique. He was part Eskimo Spitz, and other than his ears being brown, he looked like a full-blooded spitz. Marvin was an exceedingly fast dog. I don't recall ever seeing a dog
- [Southern Practical Joker](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/southern-practical-joker/) - I grew up in the rural area of DeKalb County, Alabama. Every year our cousins on our mother's side came down to visit from Middletown, Ohio. So for those of you who remember the City Mouse and the Country Mouse story, you'll understand how our upbringings in different environments naturally made it much easier for
- [Throwback Thursday](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-6/) - A long, long time ago. This was at a house my parents rented, which was only about a mile from the house they eventually bought in DeKalb County, Alabama, near the Pleasant Hill Community. My father had purchased a feeder pig while we lived here. He and my mother told me that I used to
- [The Chronicles of Aetheaon [Boxed Set: Books 1 & 2]](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-chronicles-of-aetheaon-boxed-set-books-1-2/) - Read for #FREE on #KindleUnlimited or purchase at a reduced set price. Both are also available on Audio (separately), too. Two Epic Fantasy Novels in Box Set: Shawndirea [Book One] Often the smallest unexpected surprises garner the most demanding dilemmas, which proves to be the ordeal that entomologist Ben Whytten faces. While netting butterflies to
- [Football or "The Lost Dream"](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/football-or-the-lost-dream/) - Looking at me today, one could never picture me as a frail, skinny pimpled-face kid in sixth grade. But I was just that. In the fall at the beginning of my sixth grade year, handouts were given to those who wanted to play football. I watched football every Sunday with my father, and I always
- [Fabulous Friday Giveaway](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/fabulous-friday-giveaway/) - Still 9 days left to enter for a chance to win 1 of 3 signed copies of my novel, Forrest Wollinsky Vampire Hunter. Simply go to https://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/240964-forrest-wollinsky-vampire-hunter and enter. (U.S. ONLY) Good luck!
- [Throwback Thursday](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-5/) - So, so long ago.
- [Canasta](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/canasta/) - When I was about nine-years-old, my parents sat and played Canasta for hours on the weekends. 8-Tracks of Don Williams or Jim Croce played continually in the background and my mother and father smoked lots of cigarettes and drank coffee while they played game after game. I sat and watched them play, often asking what
- [Nocturnal Trinity Series [Kindle Unlimited]](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/nocturnal-trinity-series-kindle-unlimited/) - The first two books in the Nocturnal Trinity Series are now in one volume: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B073P9DL6B Succubus: Shadows of the Beast Nocturnal Trinity is the exclusive nightclub everyone in Seattle raves about, where the creme de la creme of the city mingles and parties. Access and membership are by rare invitation only. Those hopeful to become
- [The Mysterious Banana Tree in Fort Payne](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-mysterious-banana-tree-in-fort-payne/) - So many things early in my life helped shape my imagination, even practical jokes. Our father was notorious for his practical jokes. He was a con man, and convincingly able to make others believe his otherwise unbelievable stories. Often, he pulled others into his gags to help pull off his shenanigans. This joke he schemed
- [Throwback Thursday: Memories of Alabama](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-memories-of-alabama/) - So long ago. I was probably close to three years old here. Back in the days of Polaroid cameras. The road we lived on then was nearly barren. The small twig of a tree behind us was planted by our father. When I drove past our old homestead last year, that sycamore is massive and
- [Bullied by a Teacher](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/bullied-by-a-teacher/) - While the fourth grade was a unique experience in seeing my parents start their college careers, I found myself being bullied by my fourth teacher. For whatever reason she had chosen to torment me, I didn't know. To this day, I still have no idea why I became her target. Ask anyone who had been
- [Throwback Thursday](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-4/) - Carter Caves, Kentucky. 1996. Where has the time gone? Our little girl in the picture now has a son that is almost three. Our son has complete 5 years of college. In so many ways, it seems more like yesterday than a long time ago when I took this picture. Treasure every moment of every
- [eBook Discounts!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/ebook-discounts/) - Currently for FREE on Amazon: Succubus: Shadows of the Beast Currently $0.99 (US) on Amazon: The Game of Pawns [Book Three in the Darkness Series] Most of my novels are currently in Kindle Unlimited, but these will soon be going wide.
- [Doing My Father's Homework](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/doing-my-fathers-homework/) - When I entered the fourth grade at Plainview High School, my parents enrolled at Northeast Alabama State Jr. College. Neither had graduated from high school, so they took the GED and even though it had been nearly twenty years since they had been in school, they scored quite high, which seemed a surprise to them.
- [Top 6 Albums I Listen to While Writing](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/top-6-albums-i-listen-to-while-writing/) - A lot of folks have asked what music I listen to while working on novels. Often it depends upon my mood or what I'm writing at the time. Using iTunes' Top 25 Played Tab, I can readily see how many times I've played certain songs/albums. Some of the Top 25 songs are from the same
- [An Old Box of Cassettes](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/an-old-box-of-cassettes/) - When someone asks me what my favorite type of music is, I often hesitate with an answer. I don't have a definite favorite genre. I grew up in a house where our father played anything from The Rolling Stones to Hank Williams Sr., so my taste in music spans through numerous genres. My father spent
- [Throwback Thursday](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-3/) - 1996 in DeKalb County, Alabama. This was taken in one of Boykin Farms pastures, which was part of my stomping grounds where I grew up. The place brings back so many memories, but sadly, so much of the area has changed. Yours truly with my little ones in search of butterflies in early spring.
- [10 Days Left](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/10-days-left/) - The majority of my novels are currently in KU at Amazon. In approximately ten days, I plan to go wide through all platforms with my novels. So if you are subscribed to Kindle Unlimited and want to borrow some of my novels, time is running out.
- [9 Tips for Overcoming Writer's Block](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/9-tips-for-overcoming-writers-block/) - Almost every author has had a day when the words just won’t surface. You stare at a blank page until sweat crops your brow or inner frustration makes you want to hammer your face against the wall or desk until the dammed words dislodge and ooze into a consistent stream. Nothing else strikes the icy
- [The Written Word ... Into New Worlds](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/the-written-word-into-new-worlds/) - What amazes me is how we take for granted our ability to read and write. If you really think about it, the written language is sort of magical. Place letters into a certain order to form words that represent objects or various parts of speech, and then place those words into a meaningful order until
- [How the Original Stars Wars Affected Me](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/how-the-original-stars-wars-affected-me/) - There are few things my father did that were good and memorable for me. Perhaps the greatest contribution he ever made that shaped the direction of my life was taking us to see the first Star Wars movie when it released on May 25th, 1977. Even now, I recall the magic of the movie, which
- [#Throwback Thursday](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday-2/) - Since my earlier post was about snakes, I thought I'd share the picture of the Gray Banded Kingsnake (Lampropeltis alterna) I had in 2009. This is one of the most brilliantly colored snakes in the United States. This one was crimson red and gray. We had a younger juvenile that was tangerine and gray.
- [Snake!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/snake/) - "Snake!" was something I used to shout in fear whenever I saw one. Now when I shout it, it means, "Hon, bring the camera quick!" During my youth, I recall that most people's ill-conceived philosophy about snakes was, "The only good snake is a dead snake." For my parents, this idea should have been the
- [When Destiny Spoke To Me](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/when-destiny-spoke-to-me/) - Words have always fascinated me. Before I was three years old, I was able to read and spell a great number of words. Books attracted me, and my mother read to me often during this time. Once I grasped the concept that the words on the page were actually the story, I was intrigued and
- [Banshees, Ghosts, & Other Stories](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/banshees-ghosts-other-stories/) - My grandfather passed away in 1984, and along with his passing were the tales he used to tell us. He was the greatest man I ever knew, but since he lived in Ohio and I lived in Alabama, our time together was not that often. Where I grew up in Alabama there was a woods
- [Throwback Thursday](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/throwback-thursday/) - Ah, yes, the age of Polaroid pictures. This was taken around 1975 in DeKalb County, Alabama. In the picture are my two older brothers and my older sister. Almost every summer, they came to visit, but this must have been when they visited around Christmas. I always looked forward to seeing them and have fond
- [Why the Rush to Publish?](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/why-the-rush-to-publish/) - With the advent of the Kindle, Nook, iPads, and other wonderful e-readers, an explosion of eBooks has hit the market. A vast number of those books were never edited. Currently, on Amazon Kindle, there are 322,000 books listed in the “Science Fiction & Fantasy” category. That’s just in one category. So, if you’re a new
- [FREE on Kindle this Weekend!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/free-on-kindle-this-weekend/) - What readers on Amazon are saying about Predators of Darkness: Aftermath: “Keeps you in suspense!” “Really good Sci-Fi!” “A real page-turner!” “I loved this book! Couldn’t put it down!” “Incredible Sci-fi mystery.” “Creepy end of the world Sci-fi” “1st in Amazing Debut 3 Book Sci-fi Series!” “This book is full of darkness, thrills, and eroticism.”
- [Top 7 Questions I Am Asked](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/top-7-questions-i-am-asked/) - Being the author of 13 novels, new writers and readers ask me a lot of questions. I've listed the top 7 and my answers below. 1. Where do you get your ideas? This is probably the most common question any author gets asked. Often an idea comes to me completely out of nowhere. Sometimes it
- [Writers: A Sedentary Life can become Deadly](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/writers-a-sedentary-life-can-become-deadly/) - Almost a year ago I was near death and never even suspected it. The symptoms were somewhat silent. No true warning signs flashed that I urgently needed to get to a doctor. No alarms. But unknown to me was a ticking time bomb in my body, more specifically my leg, which could have gone off
- [Why Outlines Don’t Work For Me](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/why-outlines-dont-work-for-me/) - The majority of us were taught in high school and college about how important outlines are for our writing. I don’t disagree with this credo when it comes to writing nonfiction or a research essay. In fact, I teach how students how to write them in college. However, when it comes to writing fiction, I
- [FREE ebooks this weekend!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/free-ebooks-this-weekend/) - Several of my ebooks at Amazon are FREE this weekend: Raven Sequel to Succubus: Shadows of the Beast The original Circle of Unity council that had presided over Nocturnal Trinity—the underground Seattle nightclub—remains in shambles after Micah and his pack of werewolves invaded to settle an old score. Thinking he can bring back balance, Micah
- [Welcome to 2017!](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/welcome-to-2017/) - Blessings to each of you in 2017. It's hard to believe another year has passed. Some events in 2016 were bizarre, to say the least, but overall a good year. As far as writing, 2016 proved to be a productive year. Lady Squire: Dawn's Ascension was released last January. The first three books in the

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- [Welcome](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/) - Meet Leonard D. Hilley II, author of an epic fantasy series, sci-fi suspense, urban fantasy, paranormal romance, and young adult novels.
- [Dee's Mystery Solvers: Buried Treasure](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/yaparanormal/dees-mystery-solvers-buried-treasure/) - Almost every teenager has dreamed of finding buried treasure at the beach. While accompanying Dee and Marty's mother and Lynn's mother on a business trip in Morgan's Cove, the Mystery Solvers find a treasure map inside an old seaweed-covered bottle near the beach. Thinking they've discovered a find of a lifetime, they set out to
- [Dee's Mystery Solvers: The Beating Heart Beneath Hollow Hill Cemetery](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/yaparanormal/dees-mystery-solvers-the-beating-heart-beneath-hollow-hill-cemetery/) - (Short Story) Legends and paranormal activities prevail in the Ravenstead Community. One such legend is the constant beating heart of Wendell Graven in the Hollow Hill Cemetery. A curious fourteen-year-old girl, Dee Sullivan, wants to discover the truth behind the strange, mysterious phenomenon. With her older brother, Marty, and their two best friends, Lynn and
- [Dee's Mystery Solvers: Witch Cat](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/yaparanormal/dees-mystery-solvers-witch-cat/) - Marty Sullivan's black cat, Edgar, mysteriously appears at the most unusual times and in the least expected places. For the others in Dee's Mystery Solvers Club, they suspect the cat is somehow magical. What they don't know is Marty has kept personal secrets from his sister, Dee, and the other club members for some time.
- [NEW FOR 2025](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/whats-next/) - Crukas: Thief of Shadows (Aetheaon Chronicles: Book 5) AETHEAON'S FATE LIES IN THE HANDS OF A MASTER THIEF As the power of Aetheaon's necromancer, Mors, who's known as the Plague-bringer, increases, Crukas makes an incredible, surprising decision. No one, including himself, ever expected he'd risk everything to save others. Using his master thieving skills,
- [Forrest Wollinsky Promo](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/fwvh79146341ghd4/) - Download your free ebook (EPUB) copy of Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter: Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter – EPUB Version 1 file(s) 353 KB Download
- [FROSTHAMMER: The Dwarves of Nagdor (Chronicles of Aetheaon – Book Three)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/epic-fantasy-series/frosthammer/) - From Treasure Hunter to Dwarven King During the Battle of Hoffnung, Boldair discovers his father’s secret betrayal and is declared Nagdor’s new king by the Northern Dwarven Alliance. Boldair and three of his fellow Dwarves begin their journey to Nagdor for his coronation. Due to possible threats on his life in opposition to his taking
- [Epic Fantasy Series](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/epic-fantasy-series/) - Shawndirea: Chronicles of Aetheaon – Book One Often the smallest unexpected surprises garner the most demanding dilemmas, which proves to be the ordeal that entomologist Ben Whytten faces. While netting butterflies to add to his vast collection, he mistakenly sweeps what he thinks is the most spectacular butterfly he has ever seen into his net.
- [Lady Squire: Dawn's Ascension (Chronicles of Aetheaon – Book Two)](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/epic-fantasy-series/lady-squire/) - ISBN-13: 978-1519140210 BUY THE BOOK BUY THE AUDIO BOOK
- [Shawndirea: Chronicles of Aetheaon: Book One](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/epic-fantasy-series/shawndirea/) - ISBN-13: 978-0692249581 BUY THE BOOK BUY THE AUDIO BOOK
- [Predators of Darkness](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/sci-fisuspense/predators-of-darkness/) - Fear What Comes With The Darkness The desolate streets of downtown Pittsburgh are a constant reminder of the missile attack that forever changed the lives of the surviving scientists and students hidden inside Helmsby's Genetic Research Center. Believing themselves to be the only survivors, they take shelter inside the center until food supplies near depletion.
- [Library](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/library/) - [wpbooklist_shortcode] A list of my books and the links where you can purchase.
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- [The Deimos Virus](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/sci-fisuspense/the-deimos-virus/) - Sometimes Vengeance is More Blind Than Love: "We had no compassion for the dying; no remorse for the dead. Their deaths had ended the burning torment pulsing through their diseased bodies.”--Dr. Frank Carter A devastating virus spreads through the Deimos Moon Station killing fifty-six people. Dr. Carter is somehow immune and the sole survivor. Vowing
- [About Leonard](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/about-leonard/) - Leonard D. Hilley II grew up a quiet, shy kid with an inquisitive mind. Learning to read at an early age, he fell in love with books. He read every book he could get his hands on and stacks of dark comics about ghosts, monsters, and creepy things that stalk the night. Like a lot
- [Succubus: Shadows of the Beast](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/urban-fantasyparanormal-romance/succubus-shadows-of-the-beast/) - Entering the real world after college often educates one to the true horrors of the harsh obstacles life has to offer. For Kailey Yates the discoveries are far more terrifying and dangerous. Two days before she graduated with a degree in investigative journalism, her brother Vincent is found dead in his swimming pool with a
- [Forrest Wollinsky: Vampire Hunter](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/urban-fantasyparanormal-romance/forrest-wollinsky-vampire-hunter/) - "Killing Vampires Since 1888." I was born in Bucharest in 1880 in the heart of the vampire population. At eight years old, I was considered a freak of nature since I was already the size of an adult male. Other children my age, and some of my teachers, shunned me. Being rejected by one’s peers
- [Forrest Wollinsky: The Blood Mists of London](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/urban-fantasyparanormal-romance/forrest-wollinsky-the-blood-mists-of-london/) - Whitechapel, London: 1888 A ravenous madman stalks the foggy streets of Whitechapel, savagely butchering women during the dead of night and mysteriously disappearing without a trace or even an eyewitness, which leaves detectives at wit's end to find the murderer. The newspapers named the serial killer Jack the Ripper, but Forrest Wollinsky believes this sinister
- [The Game of Pawns](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/sci-fisuspense/the-game-of-pawns/) - PAWNS ARE EXPENDABLE . . . "Beyond the Darkness is a thrill ride you don't want to end. It will have you laughing, crying, and on the edge of your seat until the very end!" –Nicole Hicks--HowlingGoodBooks.com Twelve execution-style murders have occurred in Newark, New Jersey, in less than a week. Each murder has a
- [Death's Valley](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/sci-fisuspense/deaths-valley/) - THEIR DARKEST HOURS YET . . . “Everyone dies . . . eventually,” she said. Mitch Niles’ first investigative assignment for the Kat Gaddis Agency lands him in the dark city of Salem, Oregon. The two gruesome murders in Salem point to the grim speculation that more shifters or genetic monsters have emerged. But Niles’
- [Beyond the Darkness](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/sci-fisuspense/beyond-the-darkness/) - The Darkness Continues . . . The Darkness Continues . . . Three years have passed since Daniel and his friends escaped the terrorizing, bloodthirsty shape-shifters in Pittsburgh. While his friends have moved forward with their lives, Daniel cannot. Still haunted by the harrowing ordeals he had suffered, he believes that the conspiracies inside TransGenCorp
- [Devils Den](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/epic-fantasy-series/devils-den/) - Evil has resurrected in the quaint, rural community of Cider Knoll, Kentucky. The day after a country pastor is ritualistically murdered, a teenage boy vanishes inside an enchanted cave-Devils' Den-that has long been rumored to be haunted. The local sheriff is baffled on how to continue the search and rescue when the only clues end
- [Bio](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/about-leonard/bio/) - Leonard D. Hilley II grew up in Fort Payne, AL, where his never-ending curiosity introduced him to the world of biology and books. During his youth he was an avid insect collector and reared butterflies and moths. His love for science eventually merged with his writing. He currently resides in Marietta, Ohio, where he writes
- [Raven: Nocturnal Trinity Series – Book Two](https://leonarddhilleyii.com/books/urban-fantasyparanormal-romance/raven/) - The original Circle of Unity council that had presided over Nocturnal Trinity—the underground Seattle nightclub—remains in shambles after Micah and his pack of werewolves invaded to settle an old score. Thinking he can bring back balance, Micah merges a new faction into the Circle of Unity, the werewolves. However, ancient vampires never take lightly to
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