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Happy Monday, friends!


Today I am so excited to reveal the third brand-new illustration from the Silver Blood ultra-limited deluxe special edition, and one of my top 3 personal favorites from Uwe Jarling. I've also included a sneak peek of the revamped Gilded Blood end pages, if we're able to hit our $200k stretch goal! (Caution: Minor Spoilers Ahead!)


Illustration #3 Reveal! (Scroll Down)


Illustration #1: A Golden Opportunity


A young human woman stumbled into the store, clutching a massive portfolio against her chest, the case bulging at the seams. She was paler than most of the overly-tanned women who ventured into my studio, indicating she was either a new Miami transplant or a tourist. Unlike the inexhaustible number of bottled blondes I’d become accustomed to, she had long, dark brown hair, though her bangs and the pieces of hair framing her face had been dyed a striking shade of cerulean blue – the exact same color of my home planet’s star. Clad in cut-off jean shorts – exposing a lime-green bandage haphazardly slapped across her knee – hand-dyed rainbow Converse sneakers, and a wrinkled, low-cut t-shirt, the girl was chaos incarnate: beautiful, turbulent, and wholly unnerving.


Illustration #2: Magic Beans


 “Hibiscus!” I hissed. “Quit it! You’re going to wake—” My sentence broke off as the castærum pod I was grasping between my fingers twitched in agitation. "Ohhh, sh*t."

The ground began to vibrate.

Both animals stopped in their tracks, but it was too late. Growing tremors shook the earth, the surrounding Zaffrenpines swaying and shuddering from the force of them.

Exchanging wide-eyed glances, the squirrel darted up the nearest tree while Hibiscus launched herself off the ground to join him, leaving me in the literal dirt. Before I even had time to leap to my feet, dozens of castærum vines shot out of the ground like fictitious beansprouts, ensnaring my calves and forearms with burly fibers as strong as nylon rope.




And now...

Illustration #3: A Full-Scale Attack


I turned to my new friend, who was still gliding alongside the boat. “I thank you for your company,” I told her, putting my hand to my chest. “But your pod is treading too close to the island, and dragons are known to snatch calves from these wat—”

A shadow crossed in front of the sun, the only warning I had before a searing jet of crimson fire exploded right in front of me. The sail of the boat burst into flames, along with the helm, as a massive black dragon tore out of the sky.

“Go!” I shouted at the whales.

Snatching my bag and sword, I leapt into the water a split second before another fireball slammed into the boat, sending smoldering fragments of wood flying in every direction.


[No whales are harmed in Silver Blood! 🐳❤️]


I could not be happier with how these new illustrations turned out (especially #3, OMG 😍) and cannot wait to see the 4th illustration that YOU all unlocked!!! Any guesses as to which scene it'll feature??



Revamped End Pages


After unlocking our last stretch goal, and as we sail toward our next one, some of you have asked me what exactly "end pages" are. I'm happy to explain! These are end pages

Silver Blood Front End Pages
Silver Blood Front End Pages
Silver Blood Back End Pages
Silver Blood Back End Pages

Right now, the Gilded Blood 4-book omnibus currently has the map in the back and the front. HOWEVER, if we hit our next ($200k) stretch goal, I'm going to revamp the front end pages to have this stunning illustration, made by my dedicated cover designer, Lana:


I am hoping with all my heart that we hit this next stretch goal, so if you have any fantasy-loving friends, please share this Kickstarter with them! I cannot wait to see all of the beautiful add-ons we continue to unlock!!


Cheers!❤️








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TWO HUGE THINGS!!!!!


The Silver Blood duet-narrated audiobook is out NOW! Performed by Tim Campbell (who narrated A Soul of Blood and Ash by Jennifer Armentrout among a million other acclaimed fantasy/romance books) and Tara Novie, who is reprising her incredible rendition of Talia from the first four books, this is one of the best-performed audiobooks I have ever had the pleasure of listening to!



I actually parted ways with my publisher and paid money out of pocket to get this audiobook produced - that's how hell-bent I was on making the duet-narration happen.


Talia plays such a fun, steamy, and integral role in this book, we could NOT have the audiobook without her voice!


The Silver Blood audiobook is available for one credit on Audible (as well as Amazon and Apple Books), if you don't have any credits, it's also 30% off the list price this week only!!


I am so excited for you to listen to the project and would be beyond grateful if you would leave a review when you were finished!


Let me know what you think!

Secondly, WE HAVE PASSED YET ANOTHER STRETCH GOAL IN THE SILVER BLOOD DELUXE EDITION KICKSTARTER!!!


As we TEAR through finding milestones, I have added yet ANOTHER tier to the list of  stretch goals. Because, yeah, I genuinely don't think $200k is going to cover it anymore 😅


(Yes, I know what the final stretch goal is going to be (and it's awesome!!!). And yes, it's going to be free and automatically gifted to all who pledge between now and April 30th. And YES, I will be announcing it very soon!)

And NO, I have no forking idea what I'm going to do if we surpass $225k. Suggestions very much welcome 😅😅😅


SO EXCITING!!!!!


Cheers! ❤️







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Well.

Yesterday was... quite unexpected, to say the least😅


You guys broke Kickstarter. As in, you actually made the site crash. THAT's how fast you stormed those gates, annihilating the highest tier in 30 seconds, pushing us past our $15k funding goal in 2 minutes, surpassing $50k 28 minutes later, and then soaring to unbelievable 6-figure heights within 8 hours.


If I ever find myself heading into battle, you'd better f*cking believe I'm enlisting all of you.(But seriously, thank you from the depths of my heart❤️)


With that said, the Silver + Gilded Blood Ultra-Limited Special Edition set is officially funded!!!!  Not only that, but you guys sailed right past THREE stretch goals:


FYI - There's nothing you need to do to access these stretch goals; they'll automatically be included with your reward(s)! And OMG, just you wait until you see illustrations #3 & 4!! The third is my favorite (possibly of all the books) and the 4th is looking PHENOMENAL!)


And so, we have arrived at Stretch Goal #4 - A custom Bisskiss plushie!!!!


If we can get to $125k in funding (just $7k away!!), I'll be able to add Biscuit as an optional add-on. And when I tell you the plushie prototype is ADORABLE...


Well, maybe I should just show you what Geekify Inc. and I have been working on... ;)

ISN'T HE GLORIOUS?!?!?!?!


I truly hope we can unlock this stretch goal because I desperately want to see him in his full, final plumage! So if you know anyone who loves gorgeous books, steamy fae, and familiars to plotz over, please share the project with them! 


If we each invited a friend to pledge $5 by the end of the day, we'd be able to talk about the NEXT stretch goal - you know, the one you pink-gilded-blood-slipcase-afficionados have been begging for.... 

XOXOXOXO







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