Elpida Series wins 1st Place in the 2019 PRG Reviewer's Choice Awards!

Elpida Series wins 1st Place in

BEST LGBT Young Adult/New Adult SERIES!

&

Tharros ties 2nd Place for

BEST LGBT Young Adult/New Adult BOOK!

2019 PARANORMAL ROMANCE GUILD

REVIEWER’S CHOICE AWARDS

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL THE WINNERS!

#FreeRead A Day in the Life of Christy Before Michael

Christy looked at the paper cup containing his medication. It sat in the same place on the breakfast tray every morning. He hated that he had to take medication and, as much as he valued food, he lost his appetite every time he saw the pills. They reminded him of before, of what they did to him. He hated them with the white-hot fury of a thousand suns. He hated the pills even more for reminding him of them. He spent every moment of his pathetic existence fighting not to think about them, not to remember them, not to let them assault his mind as they’d assaulted him—fighting the fear. The fear that one day at least one of them would come for him. To take him back. Back to... before. He struck out sending the tray crashing to the polished tongue-and-groove floor, the food landing with a soft splat. He squeezed his eyes closed, pressed the heels of his hands to his lids, and concentrated. Go away. Leave me alone, he silently begged his vivid memories. 

When the memories slowly faded,... continue reading here.

#LouLivre reviews Tharros in French! Update Lecture!

THREE chances to win! #Elpida #Tharros #Omorphi & a HOPE charm! Don't miss them!

1) BUY ELPIDA & GET THARROS FOR FREE FROM HARMONY INK PRESS!

2) JO AND ISA LOVE BOOKS: ENTER TO WIN A HOPE CHARM! 

3) ENTER TO WIN AT THE NOVEL APPROACH ALL 3 BOOKS IN THE SERIES IN HARDCOVER SIGNED BY ME!

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VOTE FOR Slaying Isidore's Dragons for Book of the Month IN THE GOODREADS YA LGBT GROUP! You must be a member of the group to vote!

Thárros is On Sale for $1 Until Midnight EST Thursday May 25th! Elpída releases May 30th!

The stunning conclusion of the Elpída Series, Elpída, releases May 30th! 

Why not read Thárros, Book 2 in the series, now?

On sale for $1 until midnight EST Thursday, May 25th from Harmony Ink Press!

Salon du Livre 2017! Win Surprise Gifts for the Elpida Series!

Salon du Livre is the book fair event of the literary scene in Paris at the Porte de Versailles. Stop by the Dreamspinner/Harmony Ink Press booth to pick up your special gift from the Elpida Series. And don't forget to stick around for the surprise gift bag! 

Livre Paris est, depuis sa création, un événement incontournable de la scène littéraire qui, en 2017, se déroulera du 24 au 27 mars, porte de Versailles. Découvrez ce salon au travers de notre présentation mais aussi et surtout grâce aux photos et aux vidéos témoins de cet incroyable événement. Bonne visite ! 

Visitez le stand Dreamspinner / Harmony Ink Press pour récupérer votre cadeau spécial de la série Elpida. Et n'oubliez pas de rester pour le sac cadeau surprise !

See What People Are Saying About Books by C. Kennedy!

Ómorphi

“Hauntingly beautiful, a book that you never wanted to end... Magically written, the voices and setting of the story were so clear you lived each moment with the characters.”—2014 Rainbow Awards

“Cody Kennedy writes with staggering beauty... The love story... leapt from the page and wrapped itself around your heart.”—Sammy Goode, Joyfully Jay Reviews & Goodreads YA LGBT Group

“The beauty of Omorphi is more than skin deep... There were so many facets to Cody Kennedy’s first full-length novel, it was just… so much.”—Tina, The Novel Approach

“This book, in the guise of a fictional novel, ... lets [you] know that you are not alone and you are not defined by what has been done to you.”—Deb, Live Your Life, Buy theBook

Thárros

“...for beneath the social overtones of this novel lurks a breathtaking story of love and healing.... Author Cody Kennedy has created an indomitable spirit in Christy—one that will not be broken despite all the horror he has experienced. Kennedy has given us a novel of hope…of love…of courage…thárros.”—Sammy Goode, Joyfully Jay Reviews

“A STANDING OVATION FOR SHEER AWESOMENESS.... yet another installment of beauty and strength, love and devotion, and now we’re adding hope and loyalty to the mix too...”—Caer Jones, QUEERcentric Books

“I loved being back in Michael and Christy’s world.... Most of the book was sweet and moving, but the ending just about broke my heart. This book was just beautiful all around...”—Jenna, Love Bytes Reviews

“We must start with courage. And Thárros is courage... we do muster courage, because without it there is no hope. And without hope, we are all lost.... a story of great struggles, of great friendships, and of great pain, all turned into a wondrous blend of both strength and love. The telling of a great, great love story—with true friendship shining through, the kind of love that inspires both happy endings and hope....”—Anna Lund

“Cody Kennedy is the literary artist who created the compelling situations. As I read, I was right there with Christy and Michael.... it was awesome! Highly recommended.”—Mia Kerick, author of Not Broken, Just Bent

“...to sum up this whole story into one word it would be magnificent. I highly recommend reading the Elpída series.”—Joanne Swinney, Jo & Isa Love Books

“[Thárros] is a must read. It will break your heart, but it will also fill you with love as these two boys struggle with the unthinkable. Loved it.”—Pam Kay

Slaying Isidore’s Dragons

“...intense, emotional, crazy... and beautiful.”—Brian Katcher, Forever Young Adult, and author of The Improbable Theory of Anna and Zak and Almost Perfect

“This bold, sweeping saga is a compelling story of redemptive love and healing grace. The people who inhabit Cody Kennedy’s Slaying Isidore’s Dragons are heartbreakingly real and heroic.... I highly recommend this novel to you. It is one that will impact your life in so many ways and remind you that we must all be dragon slayers.”—Sammy Goode, The Novel Approach

“If you read just one book this year, this should be the book….”—Wendy, Joyfully Jay Reviews

“Kennedy has done it again... he has put his heart and soul on the page and produced magic.”—Bec, Bike Book Reviews

Safe

“Cody Kennedy has done a great job of making two distinct personalities for the boys, and I really want to know more about their lives together.”—Becky Condit, USA Today, Happily Ever After Blog

“Mr. Kennedy pushed all the right buttons and touched me deeply with this story.... The author made me long for more because of  the way he portrays their experiences.”—Dani, Love Bytes Reviews

“…the most effective tool an author possesses to illicit emotion from the reader is excellent characterization, and in this, Kennedy is a true master.”—Mia Kerick, author of TheRed Sheet

“Safe easily rises to the bar set by Mr. Kennedy in Omorphi. I love this author. The writer and the man. Please read this.” —Tina, The Novel Approach Reviews

“Emotions, connection, first love, friendship, family support. Everything that a young boy needs while walking down the road of self-discovery.” —Connie, Gay List BookReviews

Tharros makes Bec's List at Bike Book Reviews' Best of 2016!

THARROS TAKES 2ND PLACE IN 
BIKE BOOK REVIEWS' BEST BOOK OF 2016!!

Cody and Tharros are Nominated in the

Goodreads M/M Romance Group Members' Choice Awards!

All-time Favorite Author

Best Book of the Year: Tharros

Best Cover Art: Tharros 

Best Hurt/Comfort Book: Tharros

Best Main Character: Christy

Cody Kennedy, Tharros, and Elpida Series win in Jo & Isa Love Books'

Reader's Choice Awards Simply the Best!

Elpida Series #FanArt by Sandy Daywalt Miller!

Fan art by Sandy Daywalt Miller!

Breaking News! The French translation of Thárros is underway!

Thárros is being translated into French by our beloved Bénédicte Girault!

Anticipated release, January 2017!

“It is the task of the translator to release in his own language that pure language that is under the spell of another, to liberate the language imprisoned in a work in his re-creation of that work.” ― Walter Benjamin, Illuminations: Essays and Reflections

The work that goes into a translation of a work is a true test of the translator's art, will, and nerve. It isn’t only to translate the words literally, but to translate the author’s “voice.” It is to render the original intent of the author's words and, above all, to capture inflections in the telling of the story. It is a true art. Thank you, Bénédicte, for your tireless efforts and your beautiful words.

Read chapter one in French now!

Thárros is available in English 

at  Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press
Amazon  Barnes & Noble  iBooks/iTunes   OmniLit/ARe   GooglePlay

Tharros & Slaying Isidore's Dragons Are Nominated in the Summer Indie Book Awards!

Tharros and Slaying Isidore's Dragons are nominated in the Summer Indie Book Awards for Best Young Adult Books!

A very special thank you to Metamorph Publishing for sponsoring this event!

Voting begins at midnight tonight through September 10th!

Beautiful #FanArt by Sara Ella for Tharros!

Release Day! Thárros by C. Kennedy is out! Follow the Book Tour!

Θάρρος

Thárros. Greek. Meaning courage

Courage. n. /ˈkərij/

1. The ability to do something that frightens one.

2. Strength in the face of fear, pain, or grief.

~*~

Courage is resistance to fear,

mastery of fear,

not the absence of fear. ~Mark Twain

High school senior Michael Sattler leads a charmed life. Almost. He has great friends, parents who love him just the way he is, and he was a champion hurdler until someone took out his knee when they kidnapped his boyfriend. Yet, Michael is determined to make the USATF tryouts in spite of his injuries.

Christy Castle is Michael’s entire world. Healing from years of abuse, his abduction by a predator has left him hiding a new secret as he tries to start his life again. Together, Michael and Christy work to recover from their wounds in time to make prom and graduate high school. To complicate matters, Christy is astonished to learn a fellow victim from his native Greece has survived. Christy will stop at nothing to bring him to the US to keep him safe.

But the prosecution of Christy’s kidnapper looms large in their futures and the struggle to return to normal only worsens. Christy's past continues to haunt them and, when the prosecution turns ugly and Christy’s new life is torn apart, only their unrelenting courage and determination can save them from the nightmare that threatens to destroy their future together.

Now available at Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press, Amazon US, 

Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Omni Lit/All Romance eBooks! 

Add Thárros to your Goodreads and BookLikes Lists!

Read Chapter One or Read en français

About Cody

Cody is an award-winning author who lives, most of the time, on the West Coast of the United States. Raised on the mean streets and back lots of Hollywood by a Yoda-look-alike grandfather, Cody doesn’t conform, doesn’t fit in, is epic awkward, and lives to perfect a deep-seated oppositional defiance disorder. In a constant state of fascination with the trivial, Cody contemplates such weighty questions as If time and space are curved, then where do all the straight people come from? When not writing, Cody can be found taming waves on western shores, pondering the nutritional value of sunsets, appreciating the much-maligned dandelion, unhooking guide ropes from stanchions, and marveling at all things ordinary. Among many other awards, Omorphi was a runner up in the 2014 Rainbow Awards, and Slaying Isidore's Dragons was a finalist in the 2015 Rainbow Awards. Cody does respond to blog comments and emails because, after all, it is all about you, the reader.

Find Cody on Facebook, Twitter @CodyKAuthor, Pinterest,

Tumblr, Google+, Instagram, Ello, Goodreads, Medium,

Booklikes, and read a free serial story, Fairy

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Nicki J. Marcus
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FOLLOW THE BOOK TOUR AND WIN SIGNED BOOKS!

April 14th - Release Day Celebration with The Novel Approach and What Thárros is Really About

April 14th - Release Day with Harmony Ink Press: What Does Frying Ants Have to do with Thárros?

April 15th - Joyfully Jay: Abuse Also Traumatizes Family Members and Loved Ones

April 16th - Jo and Isa Love Books - Cody talks Eternal Love

April 17th - Love Bytes Reviews - Thárros, Romantic Times Teen Day, and Library Management

April 22nd - Divine Magazine - Author Spotlight

April 23rd - Bike Book Reviews - Facebook Author Chat 12p PST/3p EST!

April 24th - My Fiction Nook - The Notes Behind Thárros's Playlist

May 6th - Susan MacNicol - Why I Want to Have Tea with Susan
May 7th - Wade Kelly - Wade is Memorialized in Print as She Interviews Christy!
May 8th - Helena Stone

May 6th - Mia Kerick - Making a Fashion Statement
May 9th - Kimi-chan Experience - WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT!

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Celebrate the release of Thárros with Ómorphi for just a $1.00! Now through April 17th from Harmony Ink Press!

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STARTS NOW! ONE DAY ONLY! Celebrate the release of Thárros with a FREE ecopy of Ómorphi!

Celebrate the release of Thárros with a FREE ecopy of Ómorphi from Harmony Ink Press!

Begins midnight April 7th and ends midnight April 8th EST

Cover Reveal and Official Release Date for Tharros

Cover by Reese Dante

April 14th from Harmony Ink/Dreamspinner Press, Amazon US,

Amazon UK, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, and Omni Lit/All Romance eBooks!

Add Thárros to your Goodreads and BookLikes Lists!

Read Chapter One or Read en français

Tharros is Voted Most Anticipated Book of 2016 at Bike Book Reviews!

Tharros is voted Most Anticipated Book of 2016

at Bike Book Reviews!

Facebook #AuthorChat! Cody talks about Tharros, the sequel to Omorphi, on Bike Book Reviews! Sat 8/15 5pm EST

Join me on Saturday, August 15th at 5pm EST with Bike Book Reviews for a live author chat! 

I talk about Tharros, the sequel to Omorphi, and.... See you there!

Θάρρος

Thárros. Greek. Meaning courage 

Courage. n. /ˈkərij/ 

1. The ability to do something that frightens one. 

2. Strength in the face of fear, pain, or grief.

High school senior Michael Sattler leads a charmed life. Almost. He has great friends, parents who love him just the way he is, and he was a champion hurdler until someone took out his knee when they kidnapped his boyfriend. Yet, Michael is determined to make the USATF tryouts in spite of his injuries.

Christy Castle is nothing short of Michael’s entire world. Healing from years of abuse, the kidnapping has left Christy frail and trying to restart his life again. Together, Michael and Christy work to heal their emotional and physical wounds in time to make prom and graduate from high school. To complicate matters, Christy is astonished to learn a fellow victim from his native Greece has survived. Christy will stop at nothing to bring him to the US to keep him safe.

But the prosecution of Christy’s kidnapper looms large in their futures and the struggle to return to normal only worsens. Christy’s past continues to haunt them and, when the prosecution turns ugly and their world is further upended, only their combined strength and determination can save them from the nightmare that threatens to destroy their future together. Read an excerpt of Tharros.

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