***RELEASE DATE NEWS FOR 2015***The final release date for Revelation: Redemption series book 4 is May 31, 2015. The final release date for City in Ruins: Scribes of Medeisia book 4 is July 5, 2015. I am so excited about these releases. I know they are a long time coming, and I am so very excited about where they have gone. These characters have meant the world to me and telling their stories has definitely changed my life. Updates on other releases will be announced in the next few months. ~ R.K. Ryals"Books carried me through my childhood. They carried me through cold nights and hot days, through hunger and fear. I grew up under the poverty level, and my family spent a lot of time telling each other stories to pass the time. I was awkward, clumsy, and different. I was quiet and bookish. I had the same problems as all teenagers. I often felt inadequate and insecure. I was bullied quite frequently. Words carried me. They gave me wings and helped me fly. They brought me through grief and despair, through the death of both of my parents and through the journey that came afterward. With time came knowledge and acceptance, and my love for words grew. Stories mean different things to different people. I tell stories because, through them, I grow as a person and as a writer. Remember, life isn't always easy. There are never guarantees, and we are all different for a reason. Embrace your awkward. Be unique. Change your fairytale. Because what makes you different makes you beautiful."~R.K. Ryals~ R.K. Ryals is the author of emotional and gripping young adult and new adult paranormal romance, contemporary romance, and fantasy. With a strong passion for charity and literacy, she works as a full time writer encouraging people to "share the love of reading one book at a time." An avid animal lover and self-proclaimed coffee-holic, R.K. Ryals was born in Jackson, Mississippi and makes her home in the Southern U.S. with her husband, her three daughters, a rescue dog named Oscar the Grouch, A Shitzsu named Tinkerbell, an OCD cat, and a coffee pot she honestly couldn't live without. Should she ever become the owner of a fire-breathing dragon (tame of course), her life would be complete. An active advocate for autism, poverty, anti-bullying, and literacy, you can contact her on twitter at @RKRyals, on instagram at @rkryals, on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/RKRyals or online at www.authorrkryals.com. Also, check out The Singing River book trailer at http://youtu.be/9JL6YAcqxWABooks by R.K. RyalsThe Redemption series:Redemption (Book 1)Ransom (Book 2)Retribution (Book 3) Revelation (Book 4 Coming soon)The Acropolis series:The Acropolis (Book 1)The Labyrinth (Book 2)Deliverance (Book 3)The Thorne Trilogy:Cursed (Book 1)Possessed (Book 2)Dancing with the Devil (Book 3)The Scribes of Medeisia:Mark of the Mage (Book 1)Tempest (Book 2)Fist of the Furor (Book 3)City in Ruins (Book 4 Coming soon)The Legend series (standalone series):The Singing River Retaliation Bridge (Coming 2015)The Mysterious Pathway (Coming 2015)The Embrace Yourself series (A standalone series):The Story of AwkwardAn Introvert's Tale (Coming 2015) In the Land of Tea and Ravens