From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories Reader– There are just a few days left– The upcoming stretch goal: When we hit $2000 , the project will transform into HARDCOVER set. 🎁 ⏰ The time has come–the wishes are almost fulfilled. The hardcover set will start GROWING at this Stretch Goal. 🥳 👏 FAQ: What is a Kickstarter? It is a “preorder” platform where you invest in a project in advance to fund the completion, all the while improving the…

From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories Hi Reader– 10.5 Days LEFT! Don’t miss the Christmas BOX. BEST DEAL EVER! It comes with all three ready-to-go books and the download for both the 18h Trunk of Scrolls audiobook and the 6 hour The Last Noel audiobook. (Plus all the bonus items that are adding up for all backers and for physical book tiers) The campaign ends November 19th at midnight–to get this into your hands for Christmas. I hope it is a…

Stories of freedom, redemption, and second chances
Over the years, Darlene N Bocek ha been writing short stories for the Ye Olde Dragons Anthologies.

Hi Reader– WONDERFUL NEWS: The Return to Me Kickstarter has met the funding threshold. We FUNDED on Day One!! Now we are working on “stretch goals” which is a way to get more bonuses and freebies to all Backers. A Kickstarter is a way to sell preorders in order for a small business to fund a publication project. The Box Set is only ever available here on this Kickstarter. If you’ve delayed backing, now’s a good time to take a look–early backers always get more freebies and bonuses. 🎁 (I’ve…

Dear Reader– A faith-building thought for the day: Death reminds us that we are creatures. Yet as fearsome as death is, it is nothing compared with meeting a holy God. When we encounter him, the totality of our creatureliness breaks upon us and shatters the myth that we have believed about ourselves, the myth that we are demigods, junior-grade deities who will try to live forever. RC Sproul My prayer for you is that you will be overwhelmed by the holiness of God. Lord, you have been our…

Hi Reader– In case you were thinking the Return to Me novels are simple paranormal stories–let me share with you two quotes that underlie the heart of the series. “There are only two ways of dying. We can die in faith or we can die in our sins.” RC Sproul The Return to Me series explores this aspect of life and death. 👈 “The clearest sensation that a human being has when he experiences the holy is an overpowering and overwhelming sense of creatureliness. That is, when we are in the presence…

In time for Halloween and Reformation Day–Reader–comes the trilogy you’ve been waiting for! The Return to Me Trilogy Kickstarter: BEYOND THE VEIL is kicking off RIGHT NOW on Kickstarter!! 🥳 👑 🥳 JUST LAUNCHED! If you click below, you’ll get the full cover reveal for Books 2 and 3 of the Return to Me Trilogy. CLICK BELOW TO SEE THE COVER REVEAL! And today only you have access to the DAY ONE Specials. GO TO THE KICKSTARTER Looking forward to hearing from you on the Kickstarter! Let me know if…

From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories Reader–Just three days left till launch! Don’t Miss Out…Launch is Friday! Please make sure to click the image below and click the NOTIFY ME ON LAUNCH button. This will give you FIRST DIBS and first peek at launch on Friday. First backers get cool special gifts! What is the Kickstarter Marketplace? For indie authors, like myself, the Kickstarter Marketplace is an alternative to Amazon marketplace….

From the Desk of Darlene N. Böcek Faith-building Fantasy, Sci-fi & Speculative Stories Hi, Reader If you are reading this… YOU have been CHOSEN. I sent out some emails at the beginning of October to people who were not opening these newsletters. And the people who did not respond were d r o p p e d. It’s a hard thing to see half your people gone. But it was necessary. They got their free book and they moved on. So like pruning a tree, I cut the branches. But it hurts. 👉 And it means–I…