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Welcome to Mansfield Wins FAPA President’s Book Award!

We are excited to announce A.R. Farina has won the Bronze President’s Book Award from FAPA for Welcome to Mansfield – Book 1 in The Austen Chronicles.

4 Horsemen is so excited to bring you this Jane Austen retelling. 

Sometimes you have to leave home to find where you really belong.

Junior Price wanted desperately to get out of her small town and the demands of her big family. Upon winning a scholarship to an elite private college thousands of miles away, she packed her bags and went to find her place in the world. She soon discovers that she may not be ready to be out on her own.

Mansfield College is full of the rich and the wealthy who play by a whole different set of rules than Junior understands. She tries her best to fit in and follow her heart only to discover that her small-town southern charm doesn’t work on everyone.

Will she become someone she doesn’t recognize to try to make everyone happy or will she find herself as she becomes the young woman she wants to be? This book is a modern-day, coming-of-age retelling of the classic Jane Austen story filled with heartache and friendship.

You can buy this book and the next in the series here:

You can see the complete list of winners here:

https://www.myfapa.org/copy-of-2023-year-s-medalists

Welcome To Mansfield (The Austen Chronicles #1)
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Secrets & Spires is an NIEA Finalist!

Secrets & Spires is a National Indie Excellence Award Finalist! 4 Horsemen is so excited to have Dominic N. Ashen receive this acknowledgement for Secrets & Spires – Book 3 in the Steel & Thunder series. This is such an amazing adventure with Khazak and David! If you have not started you need to dive in and catch up with all of these amazing books.

Can they make it to the top before it all comes crashing down?

Khazak has been feeling a little lost lately. By the age of thirty, he’d become the youngest Ranger Captain in his city’s history. He thought he had the rest of his life figured out until he was betrayed by people he trusted and forced to resign. The one bright spot is David, his human lover and former captive (though “former” doesn’t always apply in the bedroom). After coming so close to losing him, Khazak didn’t think twice about leaving everything behind to follow after him. Things are still new, but they have all the time in the world for David to grow comfortable with their relationship.

David’s having a rough time himself. After miraculously surviving a deadly attack, he’s left looking for answers and seeking revenge on those responsible. His search brings him to the city of Pákannon, and he’s not alone: not only is his entire team behind him—he also has Khazak, the orc who loves him and once owned him (and technically, still does). Just as he’s getting used to the idea of people knowing they’re together, someone from his past shows up and threatens all of his progress. Lucky for him, a side-quest to a mysterious city in the mountains should be exactly the distraction he needs. It’s not like anything bad or dangerous could happen, right?

This is a book filled with action, comedy, tent sex, giant snakes, and ghost stories! Read the next chapter of Khazak & David’s story and join them as they explore more of the magical world they inhabit. Readers of gay/male-on-male romances that feature kinky power-exchange relationships, BDSM, and Dom/sub elements: this book is for you!

Male/Male, Kink, Orcs, Anachronistic World, Magic, Otherworld, Award Winning, Elves, BDSM, Action & Adventure, Erotica, Fantasy, LGBTQIA+, Our Own Voices, Romance, Ken B. Erotic, Dominic N. Ashen, Steel & Thunder

You can purchase this book and all the others in the series here:

Secrets & Spires (Steel & Thunder #3)

You can learn more about these awards here:

https://www.indieexcellence.com/18th-annual-finalists

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I’m in Love with Mothman: One of Halloween’s Best Romance Novels!

We are so excited for Paige Lavoie!

I’m in Love with Mothman was included by The Mary Sue in her 10 supernatural romance books to keep Halloween in your heart

22-year-old Heather is suffering from an epic case of burnout.

So, just like any other young influencer, she

  • abandons her social platforms. Check!
  • gathers up her best flowy dresses. Check!
  • and moves to a desolate cabin. Check!

Heather imagines spending her #unplugged days traipsing through the woods and tending to her garden. However, her cottagecore fantasy is turned upside down when a wounded cryptid crashes into her roof—and her heart.

With no help from her internet followers, and the local monster-hunter growing suspicious, Heather’s quiet life in the wilderness has suddenly become a little more complicated. To make matters worse, she thinks she might be falling in love with the brooding winged man in her living room.

See post from The Mary Sue here:

Or you can order I’m in Love with Mothman and the two sequels to the trilogy here:

I’m in Love with Mothman (Mothman in Love #1)
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“You’re not a traditional publisher.” And here’s why:

As a hybrid company that doesn’t follow the present day practices, we are often faced with mixed reactions. When we encounter that moment, here’s how we respond, with the upmost transparency of who we are, why we are doing this, and what we hope to achieve for our authors.

We are often met with rejection where we are labeled and placed in a bucket of other publishing paths. This often includes a statement of “You’re not a traditional publisher” followed by “We do not support self-publishers, vanity presses, author services, independent presses, hybrid publishers, & anything non-traditional.” That’s a big mix of different companies and lost opportunities for authors who may not be aware of all the paths available.

Every author needs to be able to know the difference of each of these facets, what each do (or don’t do) for them and their readers, the risks and underlining terms each come with including how money is exchanged, and lastly, how your book is produced and sold on vendor sites.

So, that leads us to where do we fall as a publisher. Yes, we are a hybrid publisher, something not quite traditional (though we are modeled after them to a point) and not quite that edgy independent press.

Below is how we make it clear where we fall in the Publishing Industry where everyone favors large companies and “traditional publishers”:

Thank you for your response, however, we are requesting you take another look at us.

We do not fall under any of the categories you listed. We are approaching publishing in a very different way. We practice radical honesty and transparency. 

First, this year alone we will have published over 100 quality titles (we are hoping for 200).

We let our authors know in advance the cost to produce. We do not charge them this. It does come from the sales, however, unlike traditional publishers that take this money back by offering less than 10% on profits and hold the rights, we have 40% profits and the authors hold the rights and see what it is costing them. We also don’t give advances that may be pulled back. 

Also, yes, we started this because we were authors tired of how the industry works. However, as authors we are clients and treat our work the same way as every other author on our roster. We are the minority in this line-up. 

We have correct contracting and quality for all of our authors. We are trying to make a change so authors can get their work out fast, advertised well, edited correctly, epic covers and helping them to succeed. 

I am asking you to take another look. We are real, legitimate and we are here bringing authors to the front of the game.

Please help us to make this change in our industry. Feel free to ask us anything about what we are doing.

Best Regards,

The 4 Horsemen