An important message from Bear: Woof! We’ll be celebrating the release of THE INHERITANCE (Book 1 of the new Breach Wars series) with a live Q&A event: Join Ilona and Gordon on Saturday, August 16 at 10 AM Central on Zoom – register here. We’ll be diving in the breach to tackle all things Inheritance,
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Store Update and New Pub Date
The new pub date for THE INHERITANCE (EBOOK) is Tuesday, August 12th. The new proofreader has the file and confirmed that the deadline is doable. The files will be uploaded on Tuesday 12th, so it may take a little bit to propagate through the retailer channels. Meaning if we upload it in the morning, Amazon
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Good News/Bad News
Bad news: THE INHERITANCE has been delayed to early next week. Our proofreader had an emergency so we had to pivot at the last minute. The book must be proofread. We should get the exact date for you later today when the new proofreader has a chance to review the manuscript. Good news: To allow
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Tears of the Wolf by Elisabeth Wheatley
I have a recommended read for you this morning. After the murder of her child, Brynn of the Istovari wants nothing more than to escape the shackles of her birthright. As a sorceress and the last of a once-great bloodline, many still seek to use her for their own schemes. Brynn will do anything for
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We Got Mail
A very official-looking envelope addressed to the BDH was waiting for me this morning when I got to work. Indigo-colored seal, bond paper smelling faintly of melted aetherium, letterhead. The whole shebang. RE: Application to JoinFrom: Cold Chaos GuildApplicant: The HordeTalent: Book Devouring Thank you for your enthusiastic interest in joining Cold Chaos. After a
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Maple Mustard Chicken
Somehow this post had been deleted, so I’m reposting this, because someone is looking for the recipe. Please ignore if you already saved the recipe. It must’ve been marked under Maggie category and cooking, because I was rambling on about Maggie’s edits and it got swept away in the clean up. Stock image of the
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The Inheritance Cover Reveal
::waves:: Happy Monday! Behold the gorgeous cover for the Inheritance by Candice Slater. Please click to enlarge. It is very fun enlarged because you can see all the different elements Candice put into it. The actual painting is much larger, so we all zoomed in on it and scoured it for the little details. Candice
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Library Funding Crisis
“Your books are no longer available at my library…” I don’t need to talk about importance of libraries. Everyone here knows how crucial they are. So many of us rely on libraries not just for their entertainment, but for a way to search for a job, for educating our children, and for interacting with our
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Funniest BDH Theories- Part 3
Most of us insisted we were Team Facts are King when we took the BDH Quiz. Yet here we are, a handful of The Inheritance chapters later, running out of red thread in our glitter-covered conspiracy bunker. Turns out some of us are deep-cover Team Facts be Damned operatives. Honestly? Respect. Solidarity. Let’s never change.
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Wednesday Updates and Skipping Inheritance on Friday
Australian Availability First, we are very sorry This Kingdom is still not currently available in Australia. This is happening because of the particular way the Australian book distribution works. A lot of Australian booksellers don’t use automated metadata feeds, which probably means nothing to anyone who is not in the publishing industry. The important bit
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This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me: Cover Reveal
Drum roll, please! This stunning cover is brought to you courtesy of Andrew Davis. It is absolutely beautiful and we are delighted. You can find more of Andrew’s work on his Instagram. This Kingdom Will Not Kill Me The page-turning politics of Game of Thrones meets the worlds-spanning romance of Outlander in this blockbuster new epic fantasy series from
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News and Reveals
The first draft of the Inheritance is officially finished. It’s the same size as Magic Claims. Some novella it turned out to be. Oy. This was so not the plan when we started. Preorders and Availability The Inheritance has gone to the developmental edit, and then it will go to the copyedit. We aiming for
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