Happy February 2024

It's February Champions which means Valentine's Day is almost here! Valentine's Day continues to be one of my favorite holidays--partly because I have a massive sweet tooth but also because I love coming up with little notes and gifts for my family and friends to show how much I care for them. And this year I have a Valentine's Day present for you (but it's not ready yet!). Mark your calendar for February 14th because starting on the 14th there will be a sale on the first two books of the Gate of Myth and Power series and book 1 will be FREE!

But since it's not time for the sale yet I wanted to share something fun with you while we wait; so here are a few short stories I have written that are all romance related (there are more and check out the freebies page to find them):

The Fairy Godmother Love Story - This is a standalone story not connected to any of my books so if you are looking for a cute little story you can read in just a few minutes start with this one!

Bowling Alley Romance - There is a side character romance going on in the Court of Midnight and Deception series and continued in the Pack of Dawn and Destiny series and this short story finally shows them getting together! (Don't read it if you don't want to be spoiled!) I am very happy I got to place this short story in a bowling alley because that is a very Wisconsin appropriate location.

The Love Potion from The Fairy Tale Enchantress Series - This is a side story to the events that take place during book #1 in this series, The Apprentice of Magic. I have always had a low opinion of "love potions" and this short gave me the chance to rant a little about this topic! This story doesn't have too many spoilers for the series so go ahead and give it a try if you want a taste of what my fairy tales are like.

Short Story: Annoyed Eminence

The reviews are in, which means it is time for a bonus short story! The Games of Enemies and Allies is now out, and the reviews have been pouring in like crazy! I actually lost power Friday evening (the day of the launch, ahahah) and didn't get it back until Sunday afternoon due to a snow storm. So after a weekend of shoveling, cleaning out my fridge, draining the pipes in my house, and lots of other crazy stuff, today was the first chance I really had to sit down and observe what is happening. All I can say, Champions, is: WOW! Thank you so much for the crazy number of reviews and ratings you have left on Goodreads and Amazon, and thank you so much for the support you have given this series. I'm always amazed at how detailed and engaging the Champions are at writing reviews; some of them are more interesting to read than the book description! :) To express my thanks, here is the bonus short story: The Annoyed Eminence. (It has a LOT of spoilers for The Games of Enemies and Allies so skip this if you haven't finished the book yet.)

I've had a lot of fun writing the Drake vampires as side characters in this new series, and I'm so happy I got to show them even more in this short story! What kinds of things do you think Josh includes in his scrapbooks? Quick reminder that book#3 in this Magic on Main Street series is coming in early April. I am sorry for the delay but my writing speed was already slow due to my health problems, and I'm actually still sick with whatever virus I picked up right before the launch of Magic on Main Street book 1--this weekend didn't help me, ahahaha...hah... Anyway, I'm working hard on book 3, and hopefully it will be worth the wait! I’m also sharing the easier version of the Spot It tracker that includes the names for all the Places and People in The Games of Enemies and Allies. Click here or on the Spot It image below to get the “easy” version of the cameo tracker. Since the tracker only includes the NEW cameos that didn't already appear in the first book the tracker had a lot fewer things to find. Thanks again to Vin, our faithful Discord Leader, for working with me to make this fun game. Were you able to find all the cameos?

The Games of Enemies and Allies: Spot the Cameos

The fun game where you spot the cameos in the Magic on Main Street series is back! As I said with book one, the Magic on Main Street series doesn't deal with the Paragon's search (which he talks about in the Gate of Myth and Power series) and because of that Jade doesn't interact with most of the other series characters you know and love (other than the Drakes!). But since this is still the same city as the other books I've sprinkled tons of cameos of characters and places you will recognize! Some of them will be pretty obvious and some of them will be harder to identify, even if you recently read the other Magiford books. There are more cameos in book 2 and to help you track down all the cameos Vin, our Discord Chief Moderator, created a "Spot it!" tracking graphic for you. Click the graphic below or this link to download it and then color it in/mark it when you find each cameo. The tracker only includes the NEW cameos - characters and places that appeared on the first tracker won't appear on this tracker (example: Killian isn't on this tracker even though he appears in book 2 because he was on the book 1 tracker).

Once again, this is the extra hard version of the "Spot it!" tracker that doesn't have any of the answers included, it just has a clip art representing the place/character. When I release the bonus short story for reaching 100 honest reviews on The Lies of Vampires and Slayers I will post the version that has the names included. Thanks again to Vin fun putting this together - we hope you enjoy it! If you still haven't pre-ordered book 2, The Games of Enemies and Allies, here the links one more time:

Amazon.com | All other Amazon Stores The third and final book in the trilogy will release at the beginning of April (total respect if you are waiting to read all the books until closer to that time - I personally don't have the much self-control). This is a longer wait between the books than I prefer to do, but it ended up being necessary with all my health issues (Pro Tip from Kitty: avoid getting colds, they are zero fun!).