What a crazy two weeks it has been.

Happily Indie After 2026 : Unfortunately, due to things out of my control I will not be able to attend. Stay tuned for new BookCon/ComicCon dates for 2027, likely in the Nashville/Knoxville area or surrounding states. I may look to try to get into MegaCon (orlando) or DragonCon (ATL) in the coming years....but I've got writing to do first. Once BWAS is released, I can take a breather and focus on meeting you all.

Montclair : Is finally here! Publishing/Distributor nonsense aside (the reason for the marketing silence), you can now order physical copies from the Zon, with other retailers coming soon. MTC will also be available on Kindle Unlimited 7.31.26 for a limited time before being pushed digitally everywhere. This release has been one entire #lessonsLearned , but..this is how we grow.

I am biting my nails off waiting for your feedback and reviews! Meanwhile, The Thorns Saga presses on:

1. After you pick your mouths up off the floor from the conclusion of MTC... expect the reveal of Novella #2, set 300 years before Book one, ending ... you guessed it... squarely in Blood, Wine and Steel. So far I'm planning on a Sept./Oct. date for that, with a book release still in the spring of 2027. Writing is going exceptionally well, I am finally in the heads of this cast and they are brilliant.

To put it into perspective. This novella is to TFAB what House of the Dragon and Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is to GOT... except on a grander scale. It also is TECHNICALLY going to be a short novel, but for branding reasons we'll keep calling it a Novella ;)

2.Clutch those First Print copies and Pendant editions of TFAB... I will be sunsetting those editions this year, in favor of a Franchise version of the original cover .... to speak like @Tales.With.Atticus .... "Ya'll , its beautiful." lol .The cover will follow the same format and photographic styling of Montclair, both inside and out, while retaining everything that made the original cover standout.

Why? To simplify entry for new readers en-masse, to ensure your bookshelves stay uniform and sexy, and to initiate you into a special First Edition club. There are about 300+ of you out there..so one day...those books may be worth something hehe.

Which leads to :

3.I'm finally moving forward... with setting up a Special Drop portal where I can sell signed copies/limited run merch. (Sprayed Edges/Black versions?). I will have this online later this year.

4. Thinking about writing some behind-the-scenes blogs about the books and characters...starting next month. 

I feel it in the air...something major is coming for this series....

Thank you for the support!

-A