Hall of Blood & Mercy Fairy Tale Reveal!

On Discord, my blog, and Facebook we’ve had brilliant champions correctly guess what fairy tale Hall of Blood and Mercy is based on, so I decided to confirm! It’s…

Yes, Donkeyskin–a tale that is equal parts icky and charming.

Not gonna lie to you, Champions, when you first started asking for a retelling of this one roughly two years ago, I wasn’t going to touch it with a ten-foot-pole due to some of the content in the original story. (The dead giveaway is the icky-ness that is the Father deciding to marry his daughter.) But the more I chewed it over, the more I thought I could change up the icky parts a bit and have a whole lot of fun with the story if I really explored the relationship between the princess and the prince, and how it evolved as a result of the plot.

Rather that go into detail here, in a future post I’m going to take an in depth look at the original story–so ya’ll can see why I didn’t want to plunk it down in my Timeless Fairy Tales world, ugh.

I did change the story a lot–as you know from the description both of Hazel’s parents are dead. But what didn’t fit in the description is that the wizard who betrays her initially tries to blackmail her into marrying him, which is why she runs, just as the heroine from the original Donkeyskin tale runs from an unwanted marriage.

It’s been so much fun revealing bits and pieces of this series. I had a great time–though I know some of you would say all the teasing was awful, hahah. (Going over the Donkeyskin fairytale will be a lot of…’fun.’ I can’t wait to hear what you guys think of that in a future post!) Next week I have some really big news about the book/series that will (hopefully) blow you away! 😉 So stay tuned!

Magic Forged Cover Reveal

The Cover Reveal for Magic Forged is here!

As you can see, Magic Forged is book #1 in Hall of Blood and Mercy. Our intrepid heroine is named Hazel Medeis who is–as shown by the lightning in her hands–a wizard. As I’ve teased before, her story is based on a fairytale–you’ll find out what specific one in the next post!

Across Facebook and Discord, I’ve been releasing little bits of a description! In warning, it’s pretty bad–it usually takes me weeks to write these things, and I’m so incredibly BAD at them, so this isn’t the final product!

22-year-old Hazel is a wizard and heir to the magical House Medeis. Unfortunately, she has barely any magic at all, and has been bullied all her life as a result. When her parents die in a tragic car accident, Hazel is left to care for House Medeis and all the wizards sworn to it with only her flicker of magic…but it’s not enough.

Betrayed by a member of House Medeis who wants the House for himself, Hazel is forced to flee for her life. Allies abandon her, and everyone refuses to aid her, except Killian Drake…the most feared vampire in the region. But when Killian accepts her as a servant he isn’t doing so out of the kindness of his heart.

On the brink of a war with the fae, Killian believes Hazel could become a powerful weapon for the vampires. He never imagined she’d become so much more…

*** Now let’s have a bit of a conversation with the wizard herself so you Champions can get to know her better!

Kitty: Okay, Hazel. You are part of a top secret series so you cannot give too much away, but please say hello to all the wonderful Champions!

Hazel: Hi, everyone! Thanks for inviting me here, today. It was so nice to get out of Drake–

Kitty: No spoilers!!

Hazel: Sorry.

Kitty: Could you describe yourself for us?

Hazel: That’s kind of a hard question. Uh, I guess I’ll start with I don’t have much magic at all–which is pretty miserable because, go figure, wizards are snobs–and I’d like to think I’m smart.

Kitty: You are also quite short.

Hazel: Should I be concerned that you’re my author and you think that’s one of the most remarkable things about me?

Kitty: I thought I should mention it so people are aware just how badly you struck out on the DNA lottery. You don’t have your parents’ magic or their height, which means you are a prime target for a bully!

Hazel: Yeah…you are on my side, right?

Kitty: Always!

Hazel: Okay, good.

Kitty: Which is why I wish to promote personal and emotional growth for you!

Hazel: …I am really not liking the sound of that.

And we’ll end it there! In my next post I’ll reveal a little more about the series, as well as the fairytale Hazel’s story is based on! Do we have any last minute guesses what it could be? Or now that we have the series name, does anyone want to guess what other paranormal race–besides wizards–is prominently featured in this book?

Genre & Title CONFIRMED

I’ve been releasing some “aesthetic” teasers on Facebook and in discord, so some of you Champions have already figured it out, but the new book is…an Urban Fantasy!

It’s called Magic Forged, and it does not take place in the same world as my Magical Beings Rehabilitation Center series, but it does have a lot of humor, magic, romance, and tons of paranormal goodness like fae, vampires, and werewolves.

However, even though it’s an Urban Fantasy, I have some good news for all you fairytale lovers out there, it’s inspired by a fairytale! (Congrats to everyone who suspected I’d have a modern-day fairy tale!) There’s a lesser known fairytale I’ve gotten a few requests to retell for my Timeless Fairy Tale series, but it’s the kind of one I couldn’t easily adapt to the world because…reasons. So I decided to pull it out and had a blast combining it with an Urban Fantasy setting and giving it a big makeover.

Who wants to make a guess what fairytale it is? Leave a comment down below to share your theories with all the other Champions!

And also, who is dying to see the cover?? I’ll be revealing it piece by piece on Facebook and Discord this weekend, and let me tell you, the cover tells you a lot–including the new series title! 😀 (Don’t worry, I’ll post the full cover here on the final day.)

Our heroine for this intrepid tale is 22-year-old Hazel, a wizard and heir to the rather magical House Medeis. With each new section of the cover I unveil, I’ll be adding a little bit about her story! By the the time the full cover is unveiled, you guys should have a pretty decent description! (Although it won’t be the final one. I’m AWFUL with descriptions, uggghhhh)

Thanks for reading, Champions! I hope you are enjoying this process–I’m having a blast!