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It's Here! I got it all published. Filth and Death is Live on Amazon! Each part is only$.99. Buy the complete Volume for only $6.49. Read it all for FREE and take an epic adventure into the dream with Kindle Unlimited!
Frank Grimes is Filth, and he should be Dead! The question is, Who kills him?

Draoithe: Filth and Death
Frank Grimes is a lowlife, no count, barely classifiable as a human, male who just happens to have enough sense to hire and retain qualified construction workers. He lands the contract to build most of Draoithe in January of 2016. He’s not only worthless, but he’s also criminal filth. He will do anything for an easy dollar.After the Draoithe housewarming party, his true colors shine through when he attempts to rape the architectural designer in her apartment after driving her home. Luke can’t afford to let Jace kill him or allow Flame to turn him as dragonsworn, but there is no way that Frank can be allowed to just get away with what he’s done. Even the Assassin King wants him dead, and he is the dragon called to serve one miscreant underking. Sentenced to house arrest and forced labor, Grimes seeks a way to fulfill the requirements Luke sets on him to gain enough respect that Javier will turn him as a canine shifter until he meets a blood demon who wants to help Luke out. Is it possible to totally rehabilitate the walking filth that is Frank Grimes into a real man in order to help him avoid certain death and turn him as a wolf? Or will the demon simply drink him dry and slowly end his miserable existence?
Draoithe: Filth and Death

With the completion of the short read miniseries Filth and Death in the Draoithe saga, I am nearing the end of Project Publish. There are more stories still to come. I am working on them as I type this blog. There are currently almost 27 complete storylines published that are set in the dream. Some are only short reads. Most are epic novel length miniseries.
My journey as a full-time writer is coming to an end. I have to find gainful employment.  The house does not pay for itself. Charitable donations (in the form of royalties) to the Ophelia Kee fund are easily made by purchasing one of these stories. LOL.
I do hope that you enjoy my stories. If you have never stepped into the dream before, allow me to entice you just a bit with a free title. The Thread is easily downloadable by subscribing to OpheliaKee.com. 
Upcoming titles in the saga are being edited and covered now. The updated list for the next titles should be available on the website now. 
I am currently debating timeframes for publishing. Some of that will be determined by any job that I get. Wish me luck.

The Libary is Live entirely on Friday, July 24th! I am so excited. The Storyboard Preview is publishing on YouTube this afternoon so please check it out. As always there will be a link to it on the webpage and it will be viewable on Facebook as well. Check it out on Pinterest as well and see if soul suckers and a tainted demon lord could aid your next paranormal escape.

Work calls me. I gotta get busy before I step away from the dream to rejoin the daily grind. As always, Please be kind when you read and leave a review. Until the next time,
Be Careful!
Happy reading,
​Ophelia Kee

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I am currently editing volume 20 Criminal Behavior. It's a good adult fantasy story. The Ainglean meets Draoithe. A Dragon King and the soulbound rise. This story is more fantasy than paranormal romance. Some lean on the more romantic side. This one has elements of romance, but is building up toward the end of the series with more fantasy action scenes. I can't pretend that I am any good at all the literary jargon. I just want to write a good story and offer a great escape. For a few, I might have managed it. To those of you who get it, thank you. For those who don't, sorry. Maybe the next works will appeal to you differently. Sadly, even though I have some interest in possibly writing other stories, I want to finish the Draoithe saga before I write anything else. So please don't hold your breath on any brand new story lines. There will be others, but I am nowhere near ready to share any of that.
I am still struggling with merchandise. Not sure what direction to go with that. I thought I had it with Printful, but it did not work out. I am going to look into Teespring next. 
The whole idea of audio is still a nightmare. I want to release my works on an audio format, but it is far more difficult to get a quality sound than one would think. Don't give up. I haven't.

The Book trailer for The Library is currently showing on YouTube. The webpage has been updated with a link on the Novels section. I hope y'all let me know if you like it. Subscribe to the channel and hit the thumbs up button when you check it out so you can get alerted when a new video is uploaded. Leave me a comment or two. It is always awesome to hear from you. I love answering questions, so fire away. Sometimes your questions have sparked whole story lines that I did not realize needed to be explored.

Midnight Magic will begin releasing July 31. The short read, Draoithe: Drake and Lorelai will precede the miniseries. It will be released for only $.99. I am excited. If you have been following the Instagram and Facebook stories, I have been releasing a few pieces. I hope it gets the recognition it deserves. Drake and Lorelai have an awesome love affair.  I really enjoyed writing the whole book. When you meet Julian, I pray that you don't cringe when you learn how awful the Wizard's Circle really was. I will let you decide.
I best get back to work. Thanks for stopping by for a moment to check in on my author walk. If you read, don't forget to be kind and leave a review. Much love for that.
Be Careful!
Happy reading,
Ophelia Kee

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It's up! I just got all ten parts of Dream Therapy uploaded to Amazon! 
Each short read part is only $.99 or FREE to read with Kindle Unlimited!
Better yet, If you want them all at once, you can purchase the complete volume for half off at only $4.99. 
Jace Weda is an immortal bear shifter whose dream inversion gift has crippled his life. He is an accomplished pilot, but can’t handle the stress of driving a car. When he and his brother take a mission to hunt a rapist for Fox, his life changes drastically, and leaving California for Draoithe in the summer of 2016 is the only solution to avoid disastrous blowback from a deadly enemy. Living at Draoithe grants him a new perspective and an opportunity for a brand new life with therapy and counseling for the dream magic he was born with. It also brings an unexpected encounter with the deaf architectural design artist. One-touch, and he is hooked. When he catches the contractor beating her, he loses his mind and beats the fool unconscious, but that is where his life gets complicated. He wants the contractor's head, but taking care of the beautiful deaf designer takes precedence. When he learns that she is in trouble because of the work she did in designing his new home, he realizes that all his hope for something more with her could simply vanish like smoke on the wind. Jace must find a way to help the fiercely independent woman he desperately needs and keep her safe from the pitfalls of his world.

When I started writing this blog, I promised that I would never lie. So I have not. My real name is something anyone could deduce. But I chose to use a pen name to protect my professional self. I intend to continue to use it although the profession I was originally protecting may never be mine again.
There are valid reasons for that.
*The saga is not finished.
*I currently have over 200 titles published in that name.
*My pen name has meaning behind it. Ophelia was once the name of a peepshow place in a seedy part of town near my grandparents' homes. Kee was my great grandmother's last name. She was an amazing woman who believed that I deserved whatever I worked hard for.
They say that the truth shall set you free. So for me, I am refusing to buy lies and am airing all the truth about the work I have been doing. My Author Walk has been crazy and fun. The experience has been amazing. If I had the time machine, I still would not change a thing.
Do I know it all? Nope. Probably never will.
Do I really ever make any money? Still Nope. Also, probably never will.
Will I stop writing and publishing? No way. 
Why? I love to write. There are a handful of people who enjoy reading my stories and have requested that I continue. So I will for them and for me. 
I am lucky to live in a time when people all over the world have an opportunity to seek out and enjoy literatur in the genre that they enjoy. For those who like reading PNR/ Adult fantasy I hope you will consider choosing one of my stories to escape with.
Do I think my stories will change the world? LOL, NO! I write them to entertain and allow the mind to escape. If all they ever do is aid a few in leaving the stress behind and enjoying a fantasy, then they served well.

Draoithe: The Library is launching part 1 this Friday. If you have been keeping up with the saga, the next piece is almost here. Part 2 will release the following Friday with the rest of the story publishing in parts by the end of the month. Relax, all parts will be only $.99 and it will be FREE with Kindle Unlimited!
I hope this volume helps to paint a clearer picture of where the series is headed and offer information about what needs to occur in order for Luke to win the war he wages with an enemy who is far more powerful and dangerous to the dream than he knew. The saga is heating up and getting really good.

I have to give a shout out to author abdullah on Instagram.  This was sweet and seriously touched me! I want to say thank you for lifting my day! This author has a YouTube channel that might interest anyone who is seeking to write their own stories. Author Abdullah Kazi. It is in the beginning stages, so subscribes and likes are always helpful. 
On occasion it is far better to help others than to promote myself. This author has a book coming out soon as well. The cover reveal is this Friday! Watch for it. 

I have to get back to work. As always, if you read, please be kind and leave a review. 
Be Careful!
Happy reading,
​Ophelia Kee

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In the summer of 2016, a gryphon knight is sent on the wrong mission, to kidnap an elemental in order to save the castle’s gargoyles. Only she is fire, and she has some very serious backup in the form of dragons and a direwolf pack leader intent on protecting his pack. He quickly finds himself sentenced to a life of service with no hope in sight. Set adrift by his own people as the criminal he admits to being, Marchand begins to fade. But The woman he wronged comes to his rescue with an offer of friendship. Luke has plans for the gryphon if he can convince the gryphon that he still has worth. Marchand is all too aware that the end seems to be fast approaching him even for all that he is invincible. When the bear Spark has been waiting for and the woman that March has been searching for his entire life arrives at Draoithe, things get very confusing very fast. He must help the bear who views him as a rival for Spark’s affection and keep Spark’s friendship in order to help him save the only woman that could ever possibly matter. The only way to do all of that is to turn his back on everything he ever believed he wanted, alienate the man he viewed as his father, and accept Luke’s offer to work for the Druid pack.

The Library will begin publishing on July 10th. I have set it up as a preorder miniseries and I am currently polishing the last of the parts. The complete miniseries is 10 parts, each part will be only $.99 or FREE with Kindle Unlimited! So look for it. If you have been following my journey and waiting on the next book. I promise you don't have to wait too much longer. Thank you for reading my stories. It means the world to me. 

If you follow me on Facebook and Instagram, thank you for your support. I have been running a daily campaign featuring an excerpt from Midnight Madness. I can't wait to publish that story for you as well. It will begin publishing as soon as The Library is complete. I would like for it to hit Kindle by the end of August. 
If you have not checked out the website recently, pop over and take a look. It has been updated.  If you never got your free book, The Thread is waiting for you to simply type in your e-mail and download the pdf. I don't bother with spam, so no worries.

I have to get to work. Thanks you for taking the time to join me again on my author walk. Y'all enjoy the stories while I am still able to continually publish. As always if you read, please be kind and leave your reviews. Indie authors will love you for it. I know I will. 
Be Careful!
Happy reading,
​Ophelia Kee

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It's done! Draoithe: Elementals the complete volume is available. Each hour long short read part is only $.99. The complete story is available now! I am pleased to announce that the entire 8th volume has been revised and edited for a better reader experience with the same awesome original storyline.
​Ember found her in a warehouse with the others in July 2016. He got lost in time. She was just as he remembered the woman he had always been in love with nine hundred and twenty-nine years ago. Could it really be her again? Would she want him as she had so long ago? An oak tree locking him in with her meant Flower chose him again.
Lightning finally had his Valkyrie within reach. She thought he looked like a Greek god, but her attraction nearly had him taking advantage of her weakness. Cloud messed with his mind and accidentally electrocuted him.
Char wanted her as he had never wanted anyone, but she was not so sure about him. Every time she got stressed, things seemed to get frozen. When he got caught in the magical pull toward his lifemate and her energy source needs, he nearly died to give her what she needed.
The elemental sisters come in sets of four controlling the natural elemental magic in the dream. One of them is missing, and when the others realize she is being stalked in San Antonio, Luke must mount a rescue mission or risk losing the support of the dragons who could truly aid in making Draoithe the sanctuary he envisions. Rescuing the missing sister leads to more dragons and a dangerous gryphon. Can Luke effectively help his dragons and secure his tiny kingdom?

I am currently working on another semi-stand alone miniseries or three also set in the dream. Look for Lyons Gate stories to be coming out in a few months. Also, spoiler alert, there is a series set four years after the events that occur in the Draoithe series that is in the roughest stage of writing as well. Kings Wild should be interesting. I won't say more on them yet. I have been writing on them for quite a while now and I look forward to perhaps having them finished by the end of the year. When I get some of the behind the scenes story excerpts crafted on them I will share here first and let you all preview them. 

I really need to get busy writing. I hope you have been staying safe and are enjoying the stories in the dream Just a reminder: Please be kind and leave your reviews when you finish a good story. 
Be Careful!
Happy reading,
Ophelia Kee

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Draoithe: Past in the Present Volume 15
Wade has a lot weighing on him. The past has been driving his decisions and his life for almost a thousand years, he has done some awful magic in the name of justice, made some crazy friends, and even owes allegiance to a couple of demon lords, but he never counted on Sasha. 
She was not in the plan. She wasn’t supposed to exist. She should not want a man as broken and twisted as Wade, but she was a bit broken and twisted too. Arguing against the tiny woman seemed pointless when Wade was facing his own demise and coming to grips with the fact that he may have made a huge miscalculation with the magic.
With everything stacked against him, he was sure of only two things. He had a mission to complete and his own death to meet. Sasha thinks he should belong to her and will stop at nothing to claim the warg for herself. Even if that means she has to defy convention, learn the magic, and compete with two demon lords, Wade should belong to her.
All 12 parts are now available in one complete volume from Amazon for only $5.99 or Read for FREE with Kindle Unlimited! 

I gotta run. Project Publish is still rolling along! If you have been reading and then got confused, sorry. I am publishing miniseries titles in reverse in order to get the book links on the first volumes. Okay, running away now. If you read, please don't forget to be kind and leave your reviews.
Be Careful!
Happy reading,
Ophelia Kee
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Flame is scarred from a past filled with lies, deceptions, and heartbreak. He is not guilty of what his brothers believe, but Blaze is the only one who knows the truth. He was betrayed by the king he had served. The girls he gave the dark gift to had been innocent. When he finds his Valkyrie, beaten, raped, broken, and fading after having been forced to accept the dark gift without her consent, Flame vows that he will do anything to save her. The light seems gone from both her and the world she finds herself in. Little does Flame know that for her to have the light again, he will sacrifice his honor, his integrity, and his life after breaking every law he can manage to break and even demand absolution for crimes he never committed. Many men say they will die for the love of their life. Flame somehow needs to do it four damn times, find a way to fix not only her broken magic, but fix her broken spirit as well, and then figure out how to live for her! All men wish to love a vampire, but Flame burns in his soul for one who holds the fire and has been granted the dark gift of an immortal vampire princess. 
Draoithe: The Dark Gift the short read miniseries is not available in its entirety from Amazon and FREE to read with Kindle Unlimited! Part 1 is only $.99. Grab your copy and step into the dream today.

Most of the stories in the Draoithe series are adult fantasy. They have elements of paranormal romance and are told from the perspective of different characters, but are not pure romances. A Pack Forms is more of the true traditional paranormal romance with the fantasy elements as is The Dark Gift. 
If you have been following my authorwalk, then it may have become apparent a ways back that I have no formal training to write. I do have college degrees, but they are not in literature, creative writing, or English. I knew nothing of the writing, publishing, or book marketing industries when I began writing in 2016. (I still might not know very much, Lol.) I just needed a creative outlet as the career I once loved became progressively more prescripted. 
I do not write to the trends nor am I trying to be politically correct. I don't even consider those things as I am writing. I am sure that my stories follow some serious fantasy tropes, but I don't worry about that either. I wish only to tell a good story. The scenes that I see in my mind are what I write. I try to describe them as accurately as I can so that hopefully others will see a similar scene on the 'mental movie' as the one that I saw. 
I don't even write the story in order. I write the scenes as I 'view' them, then later I put them into the order that it feels as if they should be told in. That is why the calendars below are so overloaded. I am constantly needing to review what others are doing and ensure that the story does not have a character in two places at the same time. Why so complicated? I dunno.

I have been running an interesting story campaign on Facebook and Instagram recently. I am not sure how effective it is at helping me sell the books, but it has been fun. The storyboard tiles that I had to craft in order to make the story board preview videos that I post on YouTube (that stranger than fiction get more views on Pinterest) gave me the idea. I have been posting the tiles, excerpts, and imagery from the different miniseries to my Facebook and Instagram stories hoping for that same wider exposure that I get on Pinterest. I think the real deal has to be a scripted plan. I am simply playing with it, but I am theorizing that if I got serious and crafted the right tiles and images and posted regularly, say every two hours, I would reach more people and maybe sell a few more books. I might try it with Twitter a couple of days and see how it goes then move that strategy to Instagram's feed. But seriously, I have crafted a lot of quote tiles and excerpt graphics for all of my stories. Even if they do nothing but help gain exposure for the stories, they would be worth it. I just need them to be more widely available. Still, adding booklinks in book and reader groups on Facebook has proven to be the very best unpaid for promotion to date. Facebook ads are still the best paid for advertising that I have done to date as well. 

I have to run ad get busy publishing. I hope you enjoy The Dark Gift. It is still one of my favorite stories in the Draoithe saga. Part 8 in the miniseries will have you on the edge of the seat. If you read, please remember to be kind and leave your reviews. There is few better ways to tell an author that you want them to keep writing than an honest short review. Plus, it helps other readers decide if they want to read a book by a new author. None of us want to take a huge risk with our hard earned money. 
Be Careful!
Happy reading,
​Ophelia Kee

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I got all eleven parts of the volume 6 miniseries published! Project Publish is still going strong. If you have not read this one, check it out. Light and Dark Magic involves a couple of dragons, a Nephilim and a sorceress. Each part is only $.99 or you can purchase the entire volume for only $5.49. As always, you can read it for FREE with Kindle Unlimited! 

While the dragon Smoke struggled with the fact that his Nephilim immediately chose him for herself then set him up to be murdered, the former dungeon master bled for his Valkyrie and suffered from serious feelings of inadequacy to both care for and convince his lovely jeweler that she should take a chance on him.
When Blaze gets in too deep and can’t figure out what to do next after getting mixed up with his jeweler playing in a creek, he gets help from the last man he thought would help him, the king he serves. After practicing staves with the fastest vampire in the dream, Blaze is determined to finish his mission to win his mate. 
Winning at a staves duel solidifies more than his position with his mate. Things are supposed to be different at Draoithe for dragons. Blaze needs to forge the path toward the freedom that Luke needs his pack members to have. Will the magic work on a man as skeptical as a former inquisitor?

YouTube is the go to repository for all the videos produced about the dream.  If you have not done so yet, I would love to connect with you there. Light and Dark Magic's Book Trailer and the Storyboard Preview can be found there along with other videos. Like a few videos, watch a few previews, hit the thumbs up and the subscribe button and help an Indie Author get heard. Leave me a message in the comments with your own YouTube channel link and I will subscribe for subscribe. Once again, Thank You! I am humbled that you would read my stories. Please don't forget to grab a free book from my website if you have not done so. The Thread is FREE from Ophelia Kee, just subscribe so I know you got your pdf.  If you like what you see, kick back read a few blogs and find out what my author walk is all about and wander through my pages and see some more of the stuff that goes into making the dream. I have to run, As always if you read, be kind and leave your review.
Be Careful!
Happy reading,
​Ophelia Kee

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Yep! You read the title correctly. The dream has over 170 titles uploaded to Amazon so far. I have approximately that many more ready to go! The Library just went through the last rewrite and will be ten parts. I am waiting on covers before I start uploading it. I expect to roll past the 500 titles mark before all the stories set in the dream are done. That is crazy and very exciting! I hope y'all will come share it with me. All of the short read titles are only $.99. The full volume miniseries are priced at half the cost of purchasing each part individually. If you have Kindle Unlimited, read for FREE! Forgive me if I went a little crazy there when I saw how many stories I have already published. Sometimes you just have to look back and take stock of what you have accomplished before you look forward and see the finish line in the distance. 

I have been trying to get the book trailer for Past in the Present posted to YouTube, Pinterest, and Facebook this past week. I thought it would be easy. I have done this many times before. But no. No. NO. It simply is not happening. The original mp4 has gotten stuck in the system somewhere. I have to resend it to myself and try it from another drive. Google has been working to ensure that digital materials are not being pirated. So since I use several different gmail addresses personally. It was inevitable that something from the business was going to get stuck in my personal gmail. GRRR! It has become a little bit frustrating. As soon as I get it though, I will be putting it up everywhere. The complete miniseries has been published and is available to read with Kindle Unlimited!

Professor Raddick Bain is a bit more than an absentminded professor. He is a red dragon cockatrice in disguise. When the magic calls him to serve Draoithe, he drops everything to go east for a chance to be his dragon once more. 
Archadian Wight, the Druid born emperor basilisk shifter has had it with his prearranged life at the Fortress and runs away in search of his true lifemate. When Scorch, the dragon, meets his king, Ark is drunk and itching for the fight. 
A trip to jail and a ride from the dragon’s criminal lawyer sees Scorch finally arrive at his destination where he finds himself in charge of classes on magic at Soothsayer University. His first student is the Demon Lady, Gwen Galbraith. The resulting convoluted tale also involves the Demon Lord of Lust, two very damaged library assistants, and one now infamous Library. Magic is still calling to Magic. The saga continues!

Imagine being fifteen and gifted with a powerful magic that could protect all you love, only you have no idea you have it and no knowledge of how to use it. Next imagine that you only learn about it after everyone you ever loved has died in a bloody war. The magic you have could bring them all back. You could get revenge. You might have to do some nasty work, but you could have your family returned to you. Would you do it? Wade did. Find out what happened and how it all went down in Draoithe: Past in the Present!

I have work to do. It is Sunday! The laundry is demanding my attention. As always if you read, please be kind and leave your review. Indie authors will love you more. 
Be Careful!
Happy reading,
Ophelia Kee

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Past in the Present is here! It is going to be good. Get your Kindle charged up. This is the volume you have been waiting for. This is the long awaited answer to, "Why can't the grey dragons remember their first life?"  The Warg King is conflicted about the past and far more than meets the eye. Necromancy and the Netherworld comes to Draoithe! As always this miniseries is FREE with Kindle Unlimted! And each of the 12 titles is only $.99. The Complete Volume is coming soon at the reduced price, but it takes a bit longer to get that one done. If you can't wait, it has all been published in 12 parts.

I am working hard to get the book trailer uploaded everywhere. Look for it sometime tomorrow! It will likely go up on YouTube first then pop up onPinterest and Facebook.  The Storyboard Preview video of course will go up as soon as I get the Complete Volume uploaded to Amazon.  I am still editing the Library so for everyone who just can't wait for the next volume, bear with me. It might be a couple of weeks. I also still need a real job. Funds are getting too low to stay in the dream full time. But damn if it has not been one helluva fun authorwalk. 

As many of you know I am an avid urban homesteader. I like to grow my own veggies and cook from scratch. I make my own ice cream from the nut milk I blend myself. Today, I am in Florida. It is beautiful here. I found out that avocados grow here, so let the planting begin. I am running away to go play in the dirt, literally. before I run out of time and have to get back to my writing. Y'all be careful and enjoy Past in The Present when you get a minute. Let me know what you think when you get finished. As always please be kind and leave your review when you read.
Be Careful!
Happy reading,
​Ophelia Kee