The Claus Universe Continues... Toymaker

 

Book 9 in the Claus Universe is wrapped and ready. Toymaker: Return of the Lost Toys will release November 1. It's Christmas, but there are so many Easter eggs in this one. Preorder the ebook to have ready when the clock strikes midnight. Paperback, hardback and the audiobook will also be available for the holiday season. ORDER TOYMAKER https://amzn.to/3BWeebJ or  bertauski.com/claus The Claus Universe is a series of stand alone novels featured legendary holiday characters reimagined in scifi/fantasy adventure. I never planned to write a scifi/fantasy series until my nephew, 6 years old at the time, swore Santa's elves came to visit him on the down low. He was 100% serious.  Here it is, 9 Claus books later. Elven live in the ice. Reindeer fly with helium bladders. My wife didn't get it. I mean, I was furious when I discovered the truth about Santa Claus and reindeer and elves and here I am writing stories that explain how Santa Claus and reindeer and elves are real. I couldn't explain it, at first. I was pissed when my mom kept insisting Santa was real. YOU LIED! was my response.  We did it different. Is Santa real? our son said.  What do you think?  I don't think he's real.  Here's the deal. Don't tell your sister. At that point, it was a blast. Put out milk and cookies, throw the carrots on the sidewalk. And when they figured it out, they were in the club. It's how the Claus Universe evolved. A dash of science fiction, a teaspoon of fantasy and a bucket full of adventure. Let's have some fun. By the way, 10% of profits goes to various charities, depending on the Claus book. Toymaker will donate to GiveWell.org.  ORDER TOYMAKER https://amzn.to/3BWeebJ or  bertauski.com/claus

Toymaker: Return of the Lost Toys It started with a present. One Christmas morning, a mystery gift appeared under trees around the world. It was the exact same gift, inscribed with the maker’s initials in tiny letters: BT and Company. It was months before anyone knew exactly what the gift did. Avery Tannenbaum’s brother was one of the lucky few to receive one. It was on her birthday when the mysterious gifts came to life. A contest was announced. It was also on that very same day Avery’s grandmother passed away. An eccentric, wealthy woman, Nana Rai left detailed instructions on how to commemorate her passing, a celebration to be held on Christmas morning, which just so happened to be the same day the contest was set to end. Avery’s family travels to a cold and snowy land to honor her grandmother’s wishes. And it’s here she uncovers the true purpose of the mystery gift, and why the makers launched a global contest. As Nana Rai’s celebration nears, Avery follows clues her grandmother left behind. BT and Company are searching for the Toymaker. And Avery knows what they’ll do when they find him. She becomes part of her grandmother’s plan to stop them. The real mystery isn’t where the Toymaker is hiding. It’s why he’s hiding in the first place. ORDER TOYMAKER https://amzn.to/3BWeebJ or  bertauski.com/claus