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O&V Recap, hardcover sale, ARCs, and other news

I just have a few quick things for you all as the release day nears for Wrath & Desire. The first is for those who need a refresher on the first book in the Realm of Zadrya. I’ve made a YouTube video that covers the key points to keep in mind as you head into book two. It will refresh you on many of the characters, plot points, plants, animals, and the sequence of events that led to the end of Oaths & Vengeance.

Since book 2 picks up right where book 1 left off, its a good way to get your mind back into this world. You’ll also get to hear how names are pronounced if you had any trouble with that. I’ve had a few readers tell me it’s super helpful. You can watch it below.

Next, I want to let you all know that I have set up a discount for the hardcover edition of Oaths & Vengeance through Ingram Spark (the printer), so you can purchase it for $17.99 in the United States or £15.99 in the United Kingdom. They are normally $24.99 in the U.S. and $21.99 in the U.K. If you’ve been holding off on getting it due to the price, this is a better deal. I only apologize I don’t have a way to do this for more countries, but these are the only two they offer. Since ordering this way is directly through the printer, I will still make the same amount, so don’t worry about that. I’ve had people ask. The difference is in how much you pay and keeping the retailer from getting a cut.

Here is the link (works for both countries):

https://shop.ingramspark.com/b/084?params=jCxanHfWBkS43oAcZl2ac8lZb4p8GMabV9odvAvXFe8

WRATH & DESIRE ARCs

Everyone who is signed up on my ARC team and qualified for it should have received the Wrath & Desire ARC (Advance Review Copy) in the last two days (BookSirens took a while to approve it). If you believe you should have received it and didn’t (meaning that you got an ARC for Oaths & Vengeance and posted a review), please contact me at: [email protected]

Some of you received your copy directly through the ARC sites. If you use Booksirens or Netgalley, you can request Wrath & Desire there again. I know who posted a review through them before, so I can approve you quickly. If you used Booksprout or HiddenGemsBooks, you’ll need to sign up for my list HERE or use the other two sites to request it. As long as your user name isn’t completely different, I should still know it’s you and can approve you with no problem.

Having said that, the advantage of being on my permanent list through Mailchimp is that you’ll receive the ARC newsletter, which updates reviewers on the progress of my next book as needed, provides graphics they can use on social media, includes a link to the DISCORD group my street team has set up to discuss this latest installment, and offers other special incentives. I’ll have to verify your review of O&V through the link(s) you provide, but after that, I can send you the ARC.

REALM OF ZADRYA RESOURCES AND EXTRAS

In the Realm of Zadrya series tab on this site, I will add a subpage before the book release that includes extra maps of various lands and cities not included in the book. Those give better details of the locations. Also, you will find a link at the back of Wrath & Desire to download two bonus stories, featuring a wild and unusual chicken in the book. Many who read the chicken distraction excerpt requested more from the hen’s point of view. She is now named “Dolly” after a close vote in my Instagram group, but her name doesn’t appear in the book since she can’t talk to tell anyone.

Also, at the end of Wrath & Desire, you’ll find dictionaries explaining the fae and non-fae races in Zadrya, as well as definitions of the plants, animals, insects, etc. in the book. Because that sort of thing can be a little dry, I added some humor and sarcasm here and there to make it more entertaining. There are often bonus details in those as well that you didn’t see in the book. I also included two family trees I felt were the most relevant to the series so far.

That’s everything for now, but feel free to ask questions if you have any! I’m truly looking forward to you all reading this novel, as I really enjoyed writing it!

Publishing updates January 2026

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It’s hard to believe we are already two weeks into a new year! I’ve been busy with a lot of behind-the-scenes projects while the editor is working on Wrath & Desire. Some of those include designing family trees for main characters, creating dictionaries/listings of plants, animals, and the various races in the series, hand-drawing art, updating maps, and much more. I’ve also got the ebook up for pre-order on the other retailers now, so you can see the links at the bottom of this post.

In addition to the above, I’m working on a bonus story (possibly two) for Wrath & Desire that is going to be…interesting to say the least. Some readers requested it after I posted the chicken distraction excerpt a while back. It will be a mixture of humor and naughtiness. I will include links to the story/stories at the back of the eBook for those who are interested in downloading it from BookFunnel for free.

I spent nearly a week this month drafting backmatter for the novel (to be included in all formats). There will be a listing of fae and non-fae races, with pertinent ones having summaries and key details included about them. There will also be a plant and animal dictionary you can reference that gives descriptions and known characteristics, such as their danger level and intelligence rating. Only in the Realm of Zadrya do you have to worry about how smart a plant is, and some of them include bonus details that haven’t been mentioned in the books yet. This is a sample definition of one of the plants you already saw in the first book, so it doesn’t have spoilers:

For the maps, I am going to have the artist who designed the ones for Oaths & Vengeance update them, since a few more features need to be included for the next installment. I’d love to add more maps to the book, but they significantly increase the file size. The larger the book file is, the more Amazon keeps from the sale price for itself. By early February, I will have a page here on my website that will include all the maps I’ve drawn of this world. That includes the realm, various lands, and even some of the cities. This way, if you’re one of those readers who likes to follow along using maps, you can keep the webpage open on your device to check it when needed.

Next topic! For my ARC readers, you would have received an email update from me on January 9th. If you didn’t, it may have gone to spam, or you may have received a copy of Oaths & Vengeance directly from Netgalley, Booksirens, Hidden Gems, etc., and didn’t sign up to my list afterward. If you are interested in receiving an ARC of Wrath & Desire, please sign up HERE and be sure to include a link to your review of the first book. This way I can add you to the team for the next. There is also an option to join my street team through the signup.

Finally, I’m posting the links for book two below. As I usually do, the ebook will be available widely across retailers for a couple of days after the release before I pull it and add it to Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program. I plan to have the hardcover available around the same time as the ebook release, and the paperback will come out in March (more on that later).

That’s it for now, but feel free to ask questions below if you have them. Hope everyone is having a good week!

Wrath & Desire chapters 1-3

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I hope everyone who celebrates had a lovely Christmas! I’ve been hard at work on revisions these past couple of months, along with juggling family and holidays. Wrath & Desire is officially my longest novel yet, currently over 180,000 words. It is due to the editor at the end of December, but I’ve already implemented beta reader feedback on much of the book and wanted to give you all a sneak peek!

Because this is three chapters totaling more than 13k words, I’ve chosen to put them into eBook and PDF formats that you can download from Bookfunnel. For those who aren’t familiar with it, this service is free for you to use (only authors pay). Just click the link and let them know which format you prefer to download to your device, or you can read it directly on their app. They even have excellent customer service if you run into trouble.

That’s it for updates, but I’ll post more after the new year. I hope you enjoy the first chapters if you decide to go ahead and read them! Otherwise, as noted in the cover reveal earlier this month, the novel will be released on February 23rd.

DOWNLOAD CHAPTERS 1-3 FOR WRATH & DESIRE HERE-

https://dl.bookfunnel.com/nhtpg7eeo5

Most of these chapters take place in Zadrya’s capital city, Porrine. I don’t have a professionally designed map for it, but I’m attaching the hand-drawn one I made below. Some people have told me they like following the characters along on their journey, and many of the places mentioned in this set of chapters are on the map.

Wrath & Desire cover reveal!

Book snippets, official title, and other stuff

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I’m nearing the end of the draft on this book. I’ve still got a little more to write, but I estimate that I’ll finish the last chapter by mid-November based on where I’m at now. While I’ve gone back and revised some chapters multiple times already, this will begin the point where it’s entirely down to working on revisions as I work out the kinks before the manuscript goes to beta readers.

This novel has been so much fun to write. There was one scene involving a chicken that had me laughing so hard while writing it that I could barely see my laptop screen to get the words down. I wish I could share a snippet of it, but the amount of redacting I’d have to do to avoid spoilers would ruin it. In another scene, I actually cried while writing it, and the crazy part is…no one died. It wasn’t even sad, just a touching scene. This novel has had me feeling all the emotions. For those who are wondering, there is plenty of banter, along with more serious and heartfelt moments. Sometimes, both in the same scene.

At the end of this post, I am including the two snippets I shared on social media, so those who don’t follow me on IG or Facebook can see them. Also, they’re for anyone who does follow me but missed them.

Next up, what is the title for this novel? It’s killed me to sit on this one, especially since the cover has been done for over two months. I’m going to go ahead and share the title now because I’m tired of publicly calling it book two…

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