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Kindle Vella’s closure and Mage in Love

So, the news came down today that Kindle Vella is winding down. I’d been afraid of this for a while, but I do think it’s sad that it’s finally happening.

Kindle Vella might be ending, but Jihu and Gaeru’s story isn’t!

However, Mage in Love episodes/chapters are also available from me at Laterpress, so the story’s still available and will be finished!

I’ll be giving some thought over the next few weeks how I want to handle the story going forward, and if I want to continue it as an ongoing story on Laterpress for subscribers and for sale in chapter bundle groups, or if I should just break the story up into volumes, for sale at all the usual places as an ongoing ebook series, much like the Hend & Yurt series and the R’H’ani Chronicles are published. It’ll be a long one and I know that, because it was always conceptualized as a serial story, so publishing in volumes seems like the only way to go if I want to put it up as an ebook.

The last day to add new episodes on the Vella platform is December 4, and I still plan to add some new chapters before then, so I’ll be posting them to Vella, certainly.

This is also a good time to mention that you can still read the first ten chapters for free on Vella at the moment, and then if you have any tokens left, you can use them to read the rest of the chapters currently available! :) Happy reading!

New episode of Mage in Love is out now!

Mage in Love has an update this week! Episode 36: “Associates” is a Gaeru episode, and it’s available now. :)

Finally some more Gaeru, huh? :D He’s been wondering why he’s getting so little time telling his side of the story, so Jihu stepped aside and let him have his say! ;)

Just hit the book page for Mage in Love and you’ll find the usual links!

Last Few Days of the 2024 Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale!

Most of my books excluding the newest releases are half price in the Smashwords Summer/Winter Sale. The month is ending soon, so if you’ve had a series or a book you wanted to try out that you haven’t gotten to yet, this is your chance to GET IT WHILE IT’S ON SALE!

Have some summer reading, or stockpile them for the winter. :D

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The sale ends at the end of the month, and that’s only a few days away now! :)

New Mage in Love Episodes 34: “Everyone?” & 35: “Told you so” Are Available Now!

Here are a couple of new episodes for Mage in Love this week!

Episode 34: “Everyone?” and 35: “Told you so” are both available to read now on Laterpress and on Kindle Vella.

In “Everyone?” and “Told you so,” someone gets called out and someone gets a little shy?

I really can’t say more. :D At this point, all teasers are possible spoilers!

Read on Laterpress | Read on Kindle Vella

In Mage in Love, Jihu makes a bargain with crafty (but hot) Gaeru to escape death. One bad decision leads to another and, soon, Jihu has only himself to blame for the trouble that follows…

Mage in Love is a tie-in story for the New Canton Republic series.

New Mage in Love Episode 33: “No choice” Is Available Now!

Here’s the third of the three new episodes of Mage in Love I promised this week!

Episode 33: “No choice” is available to read now on Laterpress and should be available soon on Kindle Vella.

In “No choice,” Taeom is back! :)

For Kindle Vella readers, if you want to read the episode right away, you’ll need to get the chapter bundles (or annual subscription) through Laterpress.

Read on Laterpress | Read on Kindle Vella

In Mage in Love, Jihu makes a bargain with crafty (but hot) Gaeru to escape death. One bad decision leads to another and, soon, Jihu has only himself to blame for the trouble that follows…

Mage in Love is a tie-in story for the New Canton Republic series.

New! Episode 32 of Mage in Love Is Up Now

Here’s the second of the three new episodes of Mage in Love I promised this week!

Episode 32: “No chance” is available to read now on Laterpress and should be available soon on Kindle Vella.

There’s explicit sex and cursing in this one, as is usual for my stories, so expect more of that. :D

If you’re reading on Kindle Vella, remember that it might not be available immediately. If you want to read the episode right away, you’ll need to get the chapter bundles (or annual subscription) through Laterpress.

Read on Laterpress | Read on Kindle Vella

In Mage in Love, Jihu makes a bargain with crafty (but hot) Gaeru to escape death. One bad decision leads to another and, soon, Jihu has only himself to blame for the trouble that follows…

Mage in Love is a tie-in story for the New Canton Republic series.

Just Published Episode 31 of Mage in Love!

It’s time for another episode/chapter of Mage in Love! It’s the first of three new episodes this week!

Episode 31: “Right back up” is available to read now on Laterpress and should be available on Kindle Vella soon.

Publishing on Vella always takes longer, so if you want to read the episode immediately, you’ll need to get the chapter bundles through Laterpress.

Read on Laterpress | Read on Kindle Vella

In Mage in Love, Jihu makes a bargain with crafty (but hot) Gaeru to escape death. One bad decision leads to another and, soon, Jihu has only himself to blame for the trouble that follows…

This Week, Next Week

Ha! I had things I planned to publish this week, but here’s my quick note to say that they’ve all had to be put off until next week. A thing I really thought wouldn’t eat up my life this last week is happening and it’s just impossible for me to get everything done that I need to get done right now.

So, stories (It’s a Love Nest, “Folly,” the first After the Heat collection, and a surprise Wolves’ Heat story for Mason and Five that’ll be published individually) are still coming, as are the Mage in Love episodes, but most of it will have to wait until next week! I do have the Mage in Love episodes ready to go, but I just don’t have the time to proofread like I should and that means I also have to wait before I hit publish on those too. Maybe I’ll get some time tomorrow for that? We’ll see.

New Mage in Love Episode 30 Is Available Now!

It’s time for another weekly episode/chapter of Mage in Love! Episode 30: “These walls are too thin” is available to read now on Laterpress and should be available on Kindle Vella soon.

In “These walls are too thin,” is trouble brewing? :D

Read on Laterpress | Read on Kindle Vella

In Mage in Love, Jihu makes a bargain with crafty (but hot) Gaeru to escape death. One bad decision leads to another and, soon, Jihu has only himself to blame for the trouble that follows…

Vella always takes longer, so if you want to read the episode immediately, you’ll need to get the chapter bundles through Laterpress.

If you go read the new episode on Vella, and you like it, a thumbs up will let me know! You can always just leave a comment here if that’s not enough or if you have something you want to say about the story. :-)

Coming Soon! A New Canton Republic Short Story

I’m so excited to finally have a (one of the) New Canton Republic short stories just about ready to go. :D

Here’s the thing. I originally set out to write a certain short story, but it didn’t cooperate. It became a longer short story, and I kept having to hold it back because I wanted a short story, dammit. But then I realized I was deluding myself. It wasn’t going to be a short story.

It’ll probably end up a novella, but I’m still unsure about that. :D I had to set it aside because I really wanted to write a New Canton Republic short story!

So I started another short story in the series and that’s the one I’m talking about now. :D

Get ready to revisit Gregory and Thrace from Of Magic and Mating in It’s a Love Nest! I’m just so excited for this one, and I hope you will be, too! :D