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The Ballad of Ashes and Spring: A Hades and Persephone Retelling will publish on March 20, 2026.
E-book preorders available on Amazon.
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She is the bridge between bloom and ruin.
Dr. Persephone Kore is brilliant, stubborn, and utterly devoted to her work. As her mother Demeter’s caged prodigy, she has to be. Her bioengineering research could feed nations or be weaponized by them. Tension flares to war, shattering everything she knows. Persephone is kidnapped by her own guards and thrust into a hidden facility where secrets lurk under the strict rules, power is fragile, and every choice carries the weight of life and death.
The vast Underground is built to endure an apocalypse, but it comes at a cost: strict rules over every aspect of life, inflexible classes, and bargains she can’t begin to understand. Persephone’s arrival disrupts the order, stirring rivalries, igniting passions, and altering the delicate balance of power and control.
The betrayal from her guards blooms into more as her crush turns out to be more than he seems. Here, at the end of the world, balancing between duty and desire, Persephone must determine how to create her own life, her own freedom, and her happiness. Is she a pawn in someone else’s game, or a queen in her own right?
The Ballad of Ashes and Spring is a sweeping tale of resilience, betrayal, intrigue, and forbidden attraction. It reimagines the myth of Hades and Persephone, asking the reader if Hades stole Demeter’s bright flower or if she descended to seek solitude and her lover’s touch. It is hope against the ruins of war and a single spark of defiance can alter the fate of an entire world.
For readers who crave slow-burn intensity, high-stakes survival, and the allure of enemies-to-lovers transformed into something fierce and unforgettable. When ashes give way to spring, nothing remains unchanged.
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These beautiful custom boxes come with an autographed copy of “The Ballad of Ashes and Spring,” a personalized Thank You card, custom bookmark, leather bookmark, index tabs, matching pen, and bookish stickers.
Shipping begins on March 6th, with early orders arriving before publishing day. Yes, you read that right: early orders arrive before publishing day.
Pantheon 3: Return of Apollo is available NOW!
Pantheon 3: Return of Apollo debuted on December 15th, 2024 after massive pre-sales! Readers are already loving the fast paced look inside the Pantheon when they’re off their game and operating from unfamiliar locations. Superhero adventure continues in Pantheon 3: Return of Apollo, only on Amazon.
KR Paul‘s debut novel, “Pantheon,” is a military thriller mixed with urban fantasy and set in the modern world. Its second edition is now available on Amazon as both a Kindle e-book and paperback.
NEW: The “Pantheon 2: Ares & Athena,” sequel to KR Paul‘s “Pantheon” is now available on Amazon and released on September 9th, 2021. It is available as both a Kindle e-book and paperback.
NEW: A new anthology from Raconteur Press, KR Paul is a headline author with the story “Soulsteel” in “Giant Freakin’ Robots,” her first published hard science fiction short story with James L. Young and team.
A casual date turns into a horrific attack that leads US Air Force Captain Valerie Hall to discover she has the power of teleportation. Her military career takes a sudden kinetic turn—she isn’t the only one with Jump skills. Val is drawn into a world where teleportation meets advanced military tactics on high-stakes missions around the globe with the ultra-secret group of American military teleportation operators known to few as the Pantheon.
She learns to adapt her new-found skill to transition from administrative to a full-dress special operator—and the Pantheon must form an uneasy alliance with a band of Russian teleportation experts in order to take down a larger enemy that threatens both nations.
This fast paced military thriller starts explosively and doesn’t slow down until the very last page.
Murphy Hawkins discovers he can teleport himself and others when a routine patrol goes sideways. He saves his team, but his special skills force him into the world of unconventional logistics and Special Operations. Murphy joins the Limitless Logistics team, known to some as the “Pantheon.” Their mission is a strange blend of logistics and combat, but far less combat than he would like.
Valerie Hall, recently promoted to the second in command of Limitless Logistics, now has a hot headed, ultra-macho, CrossFit loving Marine to train and they do not get along. She has to ensure he receives the training he needs to survive working with their Spec Ops mission partners while overcoming the administrative and bureaucratic nightmare of running a covert logistics team. What looks like a terror attack on US soil detonates into chaos across the US and the entire Pantheon must work to unravel the source and halt a second attack.
Lauded by critics, reviewers, and readers alike, KR Paul’s second novel threads actions, intense character interaction, and political intrigue into an exciting blend of military thriller and superhero fantasy.
You can find the first chapter of Pantheon Two: Ares & Athena here.
Pantheon 3: Return of Apollo continues the advanced military tactics on high-stakes missions around the globe with the now exposed group of American military teleportation operators known to the world as the Pantheon. After being exposed during the Battle of DC, the team of individuals with extraordinary abilities is now navigating a world of espionage, power struggles, and personal losses while their faces are known by every American. The third book in the series follows Valerie “Athena” Hall, the leader of the Pantheon, as she grapples with her new leadership challenges, managing two now public facing companies, shifting alliances, and the ever-present threat of the Russian extremist group, Svoboda.
Apollo, the former ally of Miller Thompson, walks straight through the front doors of the Limitless Logistics headquarters, sewing chaos and confusion from the very first chapter. After proving he is on their side, or at least, not against them he is able to provide valuable intelligence about Svoboda’s next move. Val and her team must decide whether to trust him, accepting the risk he presents, while facing increasing instability within Russia and its oligarchy, where power vacuums threaten global security.
Like Pantheon and Pantheon 2: Ares & Athena, Pantheon 3: Return of Apollo continues KR Paul’s fine balance of heart pounding action and deeply developed characters who’s personal lives and choices expose an arc of loss, betrayal, and redemption. This plays against the lingering internal tensions within the Pantheon, now split into two companies, threaten their unity, especially as personal relationships intertwine with their missions.
With its blend of military strategy, political intrigue, deep character exploration, magic, and mayhem, Return of Apollo delivers a gripping and emotionally charged continuation of the Pantheon series as it battles for the very soul of the Pantheon.
You can find the first chapter of Pantheon 3: Return of Apollo here.
(Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 55)
The souk: a near-mystical place even before you add magic. The narrow alleys with their centuries of history pressing in on the marketplace shops, the scent of spice, of dust, and camel dung to overwhelm the senses. The taste of sharp mint tea to cleanse the mouth, or iced melon scooped into a bowl and drizzled with orange blossom water and more mint to refresh the palate. The dazzling, bewildering, astounding array of wares to confuse the eyes while you try to learn the art of the deal from shopkeepers who absorbed it with their mothers’ milks. The chant of the muezzin droning over the babble of many languages, rising and falling at all hours of the night and day in this sleepless, restless place.
Here you will find stories of genies, lamps, and wishes both granted and unfulfilled.
(Raconteur Press Anthologies Book 21)
There’s something extremely satisfying about watching giant robots fight each other. Throw in some anti-gravity magic, hordes of zombies, world-shattering consequences and you have everything that makes this book special.
Join 10 authors as they help provide the Robot Smash! everybody is looking for.
Daily Planners for Basic B’s with a Sense of Humor (Available through Amazon)
An array of cheeky and adorable undated daily planners are now available through KRP Publishing.
Notebooks and Journals for Authors (Available through Amazon)
