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From Page to Audio: My Journey into Virtual Audiobook Creation

Exciting News: New Audiobooks Are Here!

 

Hey beautiful readers!

I'm absolutely thrilled to share some incredible news with you all. After months of hard work and dedication, I'm excited to announce that "Awakening" and "Everything is Everything" Books 1 and 2 are now available as virtual audiobooks on Amazon and Audible!

 

Why Audiobooks Matter to Me

 

As an author who's always been passionate about reaching readers in every way possible, audiobooks represent something deeply personal to me. I've had readers reach out asking me to make my books more accessible for the visually impaired, and as someone who has had vision issues my entire life, I am happy to offer this option at a more affordable price.

And speaking of affordability - virtual narration makes it possible for more people to enjoy these stories because the price is less than $10! There used to be a time when I could sit for hours on end and read a good book, but life is busy and if I want to immerse myself into an awesome read, I can only do it by listening to an audiobook.

This is actually why I've held off for so long in creating audiobooks using my back list of books. I want the experience to be perfect and believable. Whether you're commuting to work, working out at the gym, dealing with vision challenges, or simply living a busy life like the rest of us, you can now experience these stories hands-free and at a price that won't break the bank.

 

The Virtual Narration Experience

 

Like many of you, I remember a time when virtual narration sounded stilted and lifeless. But not anymore! Take a listen to the samples and you will see that each of my stories have been meticulously curated for realism. The virtual narration technology has come so far, and I'm genuinely impressed with how these audiobooks turned out. The AI narrators capture the emotion and nuance of each character, making the listening experience truly immersive.

 

What's Available Now

 

"Awakening" - With its 4.6-star rating and 694+ glowing reviews, this beloved story is now ready to accompany you wherever life takes you.

 

"Everything is Everything" Books 1 & 2 - This compelling series can now be binged in audio format, perfect for those who love to get lost in a good story.

Both are available on Amazon and Audible right now!

 

Looking Ahead

 

This is just the beginning of my audiobook journey. With "Beast", "Adaptation book 1", and "The Galatian Exchange" series already available in audio format (using human narration) and now these new releases, I'm building a comprehensive audiobook library for all my readers who prefer listening to reading. The biggest thing is that the options are in your hands. 

 

Your Thoughts Matter

 

I'd love to hear from you! Are you an audiobook listener? What draws you to audio format over traditional reading? And most importantly, which of my other novels would you love to see converted to audiobook next?

Drop a comment below or reach out on social media. Your feedback helps shape my future audiobook projects.

 

Where to Find Them

 

You can find each audiobooks on:

• Audible 
• Amazon

Thank you for your continued support and for joining me on this exciting new chapter of bringing stories to life through audio!

Happy listening! Pepper 💕

Connect with me:

• Follow my book journey on social media
• Check out my latest releases
• Join the conversation about your favorite characters

What audiobook will you be listening to first? Let me know in the comments!

Meet Karma. The Galatian Exchange; how it begins pt. 1

 

The Galatian Exchange 6-book series on Amazon

New Book Covers for Old Favorites

I'm not going to pretend I'm amazing at designing book covers—you can glance at my older covers and immediately see they're...well, kind of blah. But as an artist at heart, I genuinely love creating. Whether it's drawing, painting, sculpting—I just enjoy making things. That passion extends to designing my own book covers. In fact, throughout all my years as a self-published author, I've never outsourced cover creation. Now, that's not a brag. Honestly, there have definitely been times when I probably should've hired someone else! 

However, with all the advances in technology and accessible tools like Canva and Bookbrush, authors now have the capability to produce pretty impressive covers on their own. Recently, I tackled a massive overhaul for the covers of my Everything is Everything series, giving books 1 and 2 a fresh, eye-catching makeover. And I have to admit—I really love how they turned out. 

But improving the covers wasn’t the only big change for these books. I also went through and did significant edits—especially for book 2—taking into account reader comments, reviews, and my own evolved perspective on the story. 

In addition to these updates, I created virtual audiobooks for both titles. (By "virtual audiobook," I mean audiobooks created with AI—but I'll dive into that topic in a later post.) 

I'm curious to hear your thoughts on the new cover designs. Up next is Juicy, which will be receiving its own extensive overhaul—including another round of edits and a virtual audiobook edition.

I'm Back ... Again 2025

Yep. It’s me. Again.

I never really left—I was just...doing other stuff. But recently, I dusted off this old blog, started poking around, and realized... hey, I actually *missed* this place!

Would you believe I started this blog way back in 2015

Since then, I’ve said goodbye to the 9-to-5 life, kicked off my heels, and stepped fully into what I like to call the soft life—living as a full-time indie author. And let me tell you, my new boss? She’s a gem. Total sweetheart. Doesn’t mind if I nap in the middle of the day or push deadlines back because inspiration took a detour. Yeah, that boss is me. 😉

If you’ve been hanging with Pepper Pace since the days of Juicy and Beast, you might be wondering what I’ve been up to lately. Buckle up—here’s a little catch-up.

First, let’s talk about Kindle Vella. Back in summer 2021, Amazon rolled out this new platform for serialized fiction—stories dropped in episodes, kind of like your favorite shows. And your girl? I jumped in feet first. Not only did I love it, but I also thrived. Every single one of my stories ended up on the top FAVED lists. Every. Single. One. 🏆

But all good things must end, and Vella’s spotlight dimmed after just three years.
I had a little crisis moment—okay, maybe a big one. I’d retired, was counting on that Vella income, and then poof! Gone. Living solely on a pension wasn’t the plan. But blessings show up in all kinds of ways, and for me, that came through my other passion—reborn art dolls. Orders were coming in fast, and soon I found myself running Pepper’s Reborn Boutique, creating hyper-realistic, ethnic reborn dolls. Yes, I turned my hobby into a business, and it became my saving grace.

Then—plot twist—Podium Entertainment hit me up! They wanted to turn my Kindle Vella hit 1954 into an audiobook. That did so well, they came back for more. This time, it was The Galatian Exchange—my afro-futuristic, dystopian, sexy sci-fi romance saga that’s like a soap opera in space. And the best part? The narrators from season 1 are returning for season 2. Y’all, I’m so excited! I haven't even announced that to my Facebook fan group!

So, here we are. The Galatian Exchange is still going strong, my imagination is doing backflips, and my inbox is full of things I can’t wait to share with you.

It feels good to be back. And this time, I promise I won’t disappear on you for so long.

With love,
Pepper
June 14, 2025

Sorry that I've been away for so long but I'm back

I have been busy over the last few months. I've redone some covers for old and new stories, I've written a short story, I'm in the process of working on another short story with a projected release date of December 3rd. I've published a little kid's book for my nephew Author Brandon Hughes (who is seven), I've taught myself how to use Scrivener and the LiveScribe ink pen and I have had an awesome Writer's Retreat with my sister-friends.

I have a renewed sense of purpose when it comes to writing. Sales for my newest release True's Love have been very good and at the time of this printing it is currently ranked #10 on the Amazon charts for short Kindle Romance. 


Beast has a new cover! Sales have increased with the updated Beast image. My Beta readers and friends are all in agreement that this rendition is very sexy--with the exception of Cloggerman who mentioned that lack of boobs with the loss of Ashleigh.



I've also had a cover and title reveal for my WIP that will be included in a Christmas anthology. I can't tell you much more about the project but I can tell you about the story I wrote. 

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I Am A Storm is the story of Kara, a tattoed, pierced, bike riding orphan who has just lost her adopted mother and father. She is now on her way to a small southern town to search for her birth parents. Steeped in southern tradition Kara stands out among the God-fearing, traditional occupants. But one man doesn't seem to mind, seems to even prefer Kara's city-ways. Noah Drinkwater knows everyone and intends to help Kara in her search, not just for family but maybe even for a place that she can call her home.

This story will appear in a boxset with a tentative release date of December 3, 2016. No other information is available including the other authors involved.




A Wrong Turn Towards Love has had the cover updated also. I wanted to connect it to one of my favorite places; Estill County where Lt. Christopher Jameson was born and where True's Love takes place. 
 
Last week while working on covers I decided to update the cover for About Coco's Room. This is available on Amazon.com only and is free if you have Kindle Unlimited.

 

Now here is some very cute information. A few months ago while at my daughter's graduation my nephew saw the book that I'd written for her called The Purple World. 

He told me that he wanted to write a book and I encouraged him to do so. He is a very smart individual. A few weeks later when I saw him at his sister's graduation he had created a book taped together with adorable cut-outs. It was called The Minecraft Adventure. I told him that I was going to publish it, and I did!  

Well that is about it for now--it's probably more than enough. If you haven't joined my newsletter please do in order to stay updated with new information. The sign up sheet is in the sidebar. I will talk to you soon!

ABOUT COCO'S ROOM is coming to Nook and Kindle!

I decided to publish a book that I said would never see the light of day on Amazon's KDP. Now nearly 2 years later after successful sells on my ETSY store I have decided to publish ABOUT COCO'S ROOM in digital format on both Barnes and Noble and Amazon. It should be live this weekend.
If you haven't read it, this upload contains a bonus chapter as well as an original poem by AvrgBlkGirl. The poetry really makes the story. Please check it out! For more information about the story, why I refused to publish it on Amazon, free preview and insight into the story then check out my Newsletter.
http://eepurl.com/bGV4tb

Pepper Pace Vlog 1/2016

Happy New Years. Find out what's happening in the world of Pepper Pace with my first Vlog of 2016!

The Witch's Demon Now Available Exclusively on Amazon!

I'm so happy to finally present the story that I have been working on for so long. The Witch's Demon book 1 is now available on Amazon exclusively. It is included in the Kindle Unlimited program which means that at least for the next 90 days it won't be available anywhere but Amazon. Whether or not you are a member of KU and whether or not you have a Kindle, you can still enjoy this book. For those that don't know you can download a free reading app that allows you to read Kindle books on your smart phone or computer. Now, please enjoy a new excerpt.

Excerpt:
It was Ona who brought her an understanding of what had really happened to Summer’s real mother. When Summer was twelve and Ona ten years old, the younger girl had whispered the things that no one had ever dare say aloud.
“Your mother is the plaything of a demon.”
“My mother?” Summer said, nearly forgetting that the two weren’t the same flesh and blood.
“Your white mother—the one who disappeared.”
Summer had looked at Ona with wide eyes. It was not exactly forbidden to speak about Summer’s mother, but such discussions were frowned upon by the family’s matriarch.
Ona continued, her dark eyes serious. “I heard them talking.” Them meant many different things depending on the context—But Summer knew that in this context ‘them’ meant the ladies of the circle; the witches group that they belonged to.
“They didn’t know I was home,” Ona continued. “I was supposed to be outside collecting herbs but I got thirsty. Miss Genevieve said that your mama got her goose cooked, dabbling in things she shouldn’t. And then mama said that no one deserved to be the plaything of a demon…”
Summer frowned images in her head of the many stray cats they sometime took care of that toyed with the captured mice or birds before killing and devouring them.
“Do you think my mother is still alive?”
Ona looked stricken. “Mama thinks so. But if she comes back will that mean you won’t be my sister anymore?”
“I don’t know,” Summer had answered honestly, tossing back one thick black braid. “Can we be sisters even if we don’t live together?”
Ona shrugged but then another thought struck her, “What if your mother is living in hell?”
Summer had never thought about that. An uneasy fear began to crawl over her skin.
“What if the demon comes back and makes you live with him and your mother?” Ona said--her small brown hands clutched in her lap.
Summer shook her head. “Mama won’t let that happen.”
Ona sighed and the tension began to recede from her small body. “You’re right. The circle won’t let anyone take you. But if mama hadn’t come to your house that day, maybe the demon would have come back for you.”

The Witch's Demon book 1 on Amazon

TWD teaser trailer

I don't have a release date for The Witch's Demon book 1. But I'm shooting for the end of November...Uh, yeah, I know it's already the end of the month. Which means you should have it in just a few short days.