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I went to ApollyCon and came back with THREE c🐓cks! (And also I have new KS photos!!)

Courtney Rosaleen
2 days ago
2 min read

Happy Hump Day! 🐫

In honor of the 3rd day of the work week, I have three awesome things to share with you:

- 3 c🐓cks (ooooh yeah)

- 3 STUNNING slipcase covers (including a certain black one!!)

- and 1 incredible giveaway! (so be sure to scroll to the bottom!)

C🐓CKS

After finally conquering my White Whale (a.k.a. Apolly Con) via photoshopped photos of myself as a grizzled seaman and blatant bribery in the form of blueberry muffins (and yes, I did bring Jennifer Armentrout blueberry muffins and butt cobras), I have returned with not one but THREE new c🐓cks to add to my convention treasure box!

They are all handmade and beautiful and I shall treasure them forever 🥲

If you'd like to see all the goodies I brought home, you can check out the full reel here!

II.

💗SLIPCASES🖤

The prototype for the Silver Blood-only slipcase arrived yesterday and I am in love!! So I took it upon myself to host a VERY seggsy photoshoot, and invited the original pink beauty along per your many requests to see them in a melange-a-pink!

Those of you supporting the Silver + Gilded Blood Deluxe Edition Set Kickstarter who are mixing and matching pink and black have some SERIOUSLY awesome decisions to make!!

Those of you doing the pink GB + black SB combo, which slipcase are you getting? The holographic rainbow that will fit them both, or the individual pink and black cases?

And for those of you getting the full black-out combo set, let's all just take a moment and drool a bit 😍🤤

III.

G🎁VEAWAYS

To help give some love to my new TikTok account (this new one is a personal account in addition to my TT shop) I'm hosting a giveaway in my reader group! The prize? A signed, imperfect proof of the Gilded Blood art book (from the upcoming Kickstarter Ultimate tier)!!

Join the group and comment on the original post to enter! I'll be drawing a weener later today!

One last note on the Kickstarter: we are just $19k away from this gorgeous Biscuit and Mavros vinyl sticker (a free bonus add-on)! $19k may seem like a lot, but then again, we raised $100k in 8 hours! With 14 days left to the campaign, the sky's the limit! 🪂🌞

So if you have any fantasy-/tattoo-/phoenix-/incubus-loving friends, please share the word! 💗

Cheers and have a wonderful rest of your week!!❤️

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Jennifer Armentrout and Me, the Grizzled Seaman.

Courtney Rosaleen
4 days ago
2 min read

Remember that one time I sent Jennifer Armentrout a photoshopped picture of me as a grizzled seaman and then promptly got invited to ApollyCon? 🤣

Well, I'm here now and looking forward to giving Ms. Armentrout those aforementioned org4smic blueberry muffins! Meanwhile, if you're at the Gaylord National Harbor this weekend, come by and see me at Booth 1350!

But more on seamen and org4sms later, because what I REALLY came here to tell you is...

✨🎯WE'VE UNLOCKED YET ANOTHER STRETCH GOAL!!! 🎯✨

That's right! The Silver & Gilded Blood Deluxe Special Edition Book Set is SOARING through our stretch goals, which means this gorgeous picture of Zayn, Talia, and BissKiss will now be included in the inside front cover of the re-vamped Gilded Blood "black-out" Omnibus! (If you have already pledged for the GB black-out omnibus, this will automatically be applied, no action needed!)

Our next stretch goal will be unlocked at $200k: a custom Biscuit and Mavvie vinyl sticker for everyone who pledges to a tier!!! My very own, very talented, Marketing Mistress Courtney is designing this one, and I'm obsessed!!! Because you guys are smashing through stretch goals faster than we can keep up, this is just a draft. We'll share the final version if/*cough* WHEN you hit that stretch goal what I hope will be very soon! 💜

If we happen to surpass $200k, I do have one VERY special super stretch goal I've been quietly planning so... cross your fingers and stay tuned ;)

✨The Silver Blood Audiobook is now available!✨

In case you haven't HEARD (Ha! Get it?), this DUET-narrated audiobook is voiced by the incredibly talented Tim Campbell as Zayn, and Tara Novie returning as Talia!

I can't even begin to tell you how much I adore their performance, so here's a little sneak peek:

That's all for now, friends!! Thank you so much again for all of your incredible support in making the Silver + Gilded Blood Deluxe Edition Black-Out Book Set a stunning reality!

Cheers!❤️

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Silver BIood illustration #3 Reveal!

Courtney Rosaleen
Apr 10
3 min read

Happy Monday, friends!

Today I am so excited to reveal the third brand-new illustration from the Silver Blood ultra-limited deluxe special edition, and one of my top 3 personal favorites from Uwe Jarling. I've also included a sneak peek of the revamped Gilded Blood end pages, if we're able to hit our $200k stretch goal! (Caution: Minor Spoilers Ahead!)

Illustration #3 Reveal! (Scroll Down)

Illustration #1: A Golden Opportunity

A young human woman stumbled into the store, clutching a massive portfolio against her chest, the case bulging at the seams. She was paler than most of the overly-tanned women who ventured into my studio, indicating she was either a new Miami transplant or a tourist. Unlike the inexhaustible number of bottled blondes I’d become accustomed to, she had long, dark brown hair, though her bangs and the pieces of hair framing her face had been dyed a striking shade of cerulean blue – the exact same color of my home planet’s star. Clad in cut-off jean shorts – exposing a lime-green bandage haphazardly slapped across her knee – hand-dyed rainbow Converse sneakers, and a wrinkled, low-cut t-shirt, the girl was chaos incarnate: beautiful, turbulent, and wholly unnerving.

Illustration #2: Magic Beans

“Hibiscus!” I hissed. “Quit it! You’re going to wake—” My sentence broke off as the castærum pod I was grasping between my fingers twitched in agitation. "Ohhh, sh*t."

The ground began to vibrate.

Both animals stopped in their tracks, but it was too late. Growing tremors shook the earth, the surrounding Zaffrenpines swaying and shuddering from the force of them.

Exchanging wide-eyed glances, the squirrel darted up the nearest tree while Hibiscus launched herself off the ground to join him, leaving me in the literal dirt. Before I even had time to leap to my feet, dozens of castærum vines shot out of the ground like fictitious beansprouts, ensnaring my calves and forearms with burly fibers as strong as nylon rope.

And now...

Illustration #3: A Full-Scale Attack

I turned to my new friend, who was still gliding alongside the boat. “I thank you for your company,” I told her, putting my hand to my chest. “But your pod is treading too close to the island, and dragons are known to snatch calves from these wat—”

A shadow crossed in front of the sun, the only warning I had before a searing jet of crimson fire exploded right in front of me. The sail of the boat burst into flames, along with the helm, as a massive black dragon tore out of the sky.

“Go!” I shouted at the whales.

Snatching my bag and sword, I leapt into the water a split second before another fireball slammed into the boat, sending smoldering fragments of wood flying in every direction.

[No whales are harmed in Silver Blood! 🐳❤️]

I could not be happier with how these new illustrations turned out (especially #3, OMG 😍) and cannot wait to see the 4th illustration that YOU all unlocked!!! Any guesses as to which scene it'll feature??

Revamped End Pages

After unlocking our last stretch goal, and as we sail toward our next one, some of you have asked me what exactly "end pages" are. I'm happy to explain! These are end pages

Right now, the Gilded Blood 4-book omnibus currently has the map in the back and the front. HOWEVER, if we hit our next ($200k) stretch goal, I'm going to revamp the front end pages to have this stunning illustration, made by my dedicated cover designer, Lana:

I am hoping with all my heart that we hit this next stretch goal, so if you have any fantasy-loving friends, please share this Kickstarter with them! I cannot wait to see all of the beautiful add-ons we continue to unlock!!

Cheers!❤️

Itching for MORE snark, shenanigans, and signed bananas? Come join my brand-new reader group, Rachel's Renergades! 🍌 🍌 🍌

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