LINKED Developments

Happy Monday (and a Happy Hanukkah to all who celebrate🕎)!

The pre-order link for the Deluxe Color Edition of LINKED (Gilded Blood #3) is up! Pre-orders are wonderful because they not only let me know how many books to order in advance, but they also allow you, the reader, to receive them before the official publication date! So if you know that you'll be hankering for a beautiful, full-color, signed edition of Linked come February, please consider placing your order sooner than later! And don't forget to enter WINTER20 at checkout for 20% off!

For those of you who wish to be on my Advance Reader team next month, please fill out this form as soon as possible. I'll provide follow ups to those selected by the end of December! Thank you so much and have a wonderful week ahead! Please do not reply to this message as it won't make it to my inbox! For all direct replies, you can write me at RRener13@gmail.com :)

Big, Wonderful, Exciting Happenings

Happy Friday, everyone!

Fair warning: this update is long and a bit of a rollercoaster - there is good news, bad news, mixed news, and generally awesome news. But please stick with me 'til the end; I promise it's worth it!

Okay. Let's rip off the Band-Aid and start with the bad news.

I'm just gonna give it to you straight: I won't be able to finish Talia and Zayn's story in time for the current release date for Linked, February 13th. In fact, because the scale of this series has exploded into full-on epic fantasy (with maps and fully-developed elvish languages and fae battles and ALL that juicy Tolkienesque stuff) I won't be able to finish their story in one book, period.

Which brings us to the mixed news...

Yup, you guessed it.

There will be one more deliciously steamy, hilarious, multidimensional installment in the Gilded Blood series in order to give Zayn and Talia the proper send-off that they, and you, deserve. Perhaps if I’d removed the steamy sex scenes, inappropriate jokes, snarky banter, Hollandaise sauce, and bad-mannered dungeon trolls from Linked, we could have reached a final – albeit hasty – conclusion within the confines of Book 3's beautiful front and back covers.

Alas, you and I have put too much time and emotional investment into these books to settle for a rushed ending. And Talia and Zayn deserve a fully fleshed-out story…including a few more🔥moments in the flesh, amiright? Hence the "mixed" news.

The Good News: you won't have to say goodbye to our favorite Miami tattoo artist as soon or as abruptly as you previously thought.

The Bad News: you will have to wait until the spring (May 16th, to be exact) for Synced, the final, glorious, epic conclusion to the Gilded Blood series. But I promise it will be worth the wait. (And the lack of sleep, on my part.)

Which brings me to my next piece of news: the good kind.

Linked, the epic, sweeping, penultimate installment of the Gilded Blood series, is FINISHED!!! It still needs to go through editing and proofreading and beta-reading, but the story itself is done, and I am very, very happy with it. Plus, because we're now ahead of schedule, the SUPER GOOD NEWS is that you'll get to read it one week early, On February 7th! And for those of you on my exclusive ARC team, you can expect your advanced copies in mid-January. Isn't that exciting??? That's, like, A MONTH AWAY. (Holy CRAP, where did the year go?!?!)

Okay, okay... Last, but certainly not least, here is that generally awesome news I promised:

The release date for the Jinxed audiobook has been set: February 14th, exactly one week after Linked's release! (Happy Valentine's Day to us!!! ❤️❤️❤️)

As soon as I have a pre-order link from my publisher, you'll be the first to have it! In the meantime, if you haven't listened to the Inked audiobook, I cannot recommend it enough - even if you've read the book already. Tara Novie absolutely NAILS Talia's voice, and breathes life into her and all the other characters in a way no one else possibly could.

(By the way, if you have listened to the Inked audiobook, it would mean a LOT if you'd consider leaving a review. They help the algorithm, they help me score brownie points with my Publisher, and heck, they always make me smile, (particularly as I've been suffering from a smidge of seasonal affective disorder and burnout.))

So there you have it! The good, the bad, the mixed, and the generally awesome! And now, for those of you wonderful saints who have made it this far, here's a special treat: FAVORITE. After perusing my signed book shop, type that into the promo code field to enjoy $10 off any signed book of your choice.

Because I love you.

Yes, you.

Now what are you waiting for? Go get yourself some books. I hear they make you smarter and up to 11x better in bed.

XO

Rachel, Please don't reply to this email, as it won't make it to my inbox! For all direct replies, you can email me at RRener13@gmail.com :)

It's almost ready!

The Lightning Conjurer Complete Series Omnibus is in its final stages of production! 776 pages. Fully revamped and colorized interior. Gorgeous, jaw-dropping new cover art. I am SO excited to mail these out in the next couple of weeks!!

Just look at this cover! 😍

With a stunning interior to match!

Each of the four books will feature differently-colored chapter headings. This is from the first book, The Awakening.

And this is a glimpse of the 4th book, The Reckoning!

If you missed out on the Kickstarter, never fear - you can pre-order your signed and numbered limited edition here. But I will only be printing 100 copies total, and slots are filling up FAST. If you'd like to secure your copy, please place your order as soon as you're able to! Thank you SO MUCH again to everyone who helped make this Kickstarter a reality! ❤️