Short Story: Committee Chaos

The book reviews have been pouring in on Goodreads and Amazon which means it is time for a bonus short story! The Order of Blood and Ruin is now out, which means the Magic on Main Street trilogy is now complete, and there has been a corresponding tidal wave of reviews and ratings! Since this book is quite a bit longer than the previous books in the series I thought it would take longer to reach the 100 threshold on Goodreads + Amazon but once again I'm surprised every time by how quickly the Champions can rally to reach a goal. 🙂 As I am posting this there are already more than 70+ Goodreads reviews! Thank you so much for the crazy number of reviews and ratings you have left and thank you so much for the support you have given this series. I've had the basic plot idea for this series for a long time and it's the most awesome feeling as an author to watch readers enjoy the story that has been living rent free in my head for years! (I have a blog post coming later this month sharing more about the inspiration behind this series.) To express my thanks, here is the bonus short story: Committee Chaos. (It has some spoilers, but nothing major related to the plot of book #3.)

Short Story Audio: The Duke's New Clothes

I'm taking a break from all the Magiford discussion to share this special treat just for the fairy tale readers among us! On the Finding Fantasy Reads podcast fantasy author Karyne Norton narrates a new short story every week by a different fantasy author. She only features clean fantasy and if you check the Youtube channel for the podcast you will see she has already shared short stories from several authors you recognize from Shea-con including: Kate Stradling, Deborah Grace White, and Hanna Sandvig. Karyne narrates each story herself and she does a great job with adding inflection and overall providing a nice listening experience. This week Karyne featured two of my short stories on her podcast: The Duke's New Clothes and the Robber Maiden! Click here to listen on Youtube! Or to see the other listening options on the podcast website click here.

The Duke's New Clothes is a bonus short story for the Fairy Tale Enchantress series (it is mentioned in book #1 but you don't see it in the book). The Robber Maiden is a bonus short story for the Snow Queen saga, and the rest of the short stories for this series are in the audio book boxset on Audible.

If you prefer to read instead of listen here are the links to both of the short stories:

The Duke's Clothes

The Robber Maiden

Magiford Side Character Short Stories

Fun Fact Time! Did you notice that the short story bonus I release for book 2 in a Magiford series is always from the perspective of a side character? I've been doing this intentionally from the start because I only do viewpoints from the heroine + hero in the book, and it's fun to see what the side characters are thinking/going through! (Sometimes the other bonus short stories are also from the perspective of a side character but I always make sure the book 2 is from a side character's point of view.) Let's take a look at the side character stories I've written for the past book 2 releases!

The Annoyed Eminence - Magic on Main Street 2 I know this short story just came out but I wanted to make sure you saw it was available, especially because I have seen Champions wondering what the Drakes' reaction was to the events near the end of book 2. When I was writing the scene from Considine's perspective I knew this is what was going on in the background (and I was laughing about Killian's suffering) and I was so happy I got to share this as a short story! (Warning: This short story has massive spoilers for book 2, so don't read it if you haven't finished book 2.) A Jaded Vampire - Hall of Blood and Mercy 2 Since the Hall of Blood and Mercy series is the series that overlaps the most with the Magic on Main Street series, let's talk about this one next! This side story is once again focused on vampires but this time it is from the perspective of Rupert! Yes, Rupert the vampire stars in multiple short stories! This story gives a look at Rupert's backstory but it does include spoilers for the first two books in the Hall of Blood and Mercy series.

A Lawful Wolf - Pack of Dawn and Destiny #2 The Pack of Dawn and Destiny series is the first time I wrote a Magiford Supernatural City series that visited Magiford but the main location was another place (the small town of Timber Ridge). Because of this, even though it takes place at the same time as the Magic on Main Street series the characters don't interact at all. This short story has massive spoilers for book 2 (United) to the point where all I can think to say that wouldn't be a huge spoiler is this short give you more perspective as to how the humans of the town view the local werewolves. Enemies, Friends, or Terror? - Court of Midnight and Deception 2 I got carried away when I was writing the Court of Midnight and Deception series and I include WAY TOO MANY side characters! I love all of them so I regret nothing. In the books I gave more page time to Skye and Indigo so for this short I wanted to focus on Eventide and Azure (Eventide is the faun that helps Leila a lot at the beginning and Azure is the naiad who is Leila's driver and in charge of the cars owned by the Night Court). It also gives you a perspective of how the Night Court views the relationship between Leila and Rigel.

A Clocktower Meeting - Gate of Myth and Power #2 This short story packs a double punch because you get to see the Regional Committee of Magic characters plus a very annoyed Aristide, Ker, and Charon. It's technically a prequel, so it won't really spoil anything for the main series but it is likely to be confusing if you haven't read at least book 1 in the Gate of Myth and Power series. Did you notice the build-in-progress clocktower cameo in the Magic on Main Street series?