Spilled beans, anyone?

Hey, hiya, and hello, my dearest Renergades!

Before Dani and I head out to Phoenix for Wild & Windy this Thursday, I wanted to share a few pieces of exciting news! (Including one extra-juicy piece of news I wasn't exactly planning to share yet 😅)

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(INCREDIBLE graphic made by @getlitwithashleyz 😍 (If you aren't familiar with her IG account, go check out her stuff right now!!)

For those of you who read A&A last year and said, "What's next?"

T-minus 16 days 'til Fire Opals & Family releases!!!*

While we wait for that glorious day, I've been sharing FO&F sneak peeks in Rachel's Renergades, such as:

And also:

  “I just wanted to be my best self for you,” I whispered, lower lip trembling. “I didn’t want you to see…” I gestured around my room weakly. “Well, any of this.”
  “I don’t want you at your best," Heath replied. "I just want you.”
  “But—”
  He gently pressed a finger to my lips. “Delaney, listen to me. Being the best version of yourself, day after day, just means your ‘best’ self is now your baseline. You don’t have to be extraordinary to be valued…” He gave me a long, level look. “Or loved.”

(After this book, Heath is officially my favorite of all the MMCs I've ever written🥰🥰🥰)

*The sprayed edge hardcover edition should be here in the next 3 months. I do, however, expect to have signed paperbacks in 3-4 weeks. You can preorder both of those now!

My ARC team has had Fire Opals & Family for about a week now and the emails, DMs, and Discord comments I've been getting have been so overwhelmingly enthusiastic! Here's part of one of my favorite reviews:

"Delaney's emotional support pig, Topie, adds so much to the story. He steals every scene that he is in, as well as any abandoned snacks. His interactions with Heath are hilarious, and the two of them hamming it up, are priceless. Even when he is sleeping, his innate star quality shines through... or maybe that was just gas, either way it is effervescent..." 💨 (@Fraxinus, Goodreads)

(Have I ever told you guys how forking funny you are?!?)

Advanced readers have also been delighted by a certain beloved (human) side character's return, the quiet endometriosis rep, continued neurodivergent rep (not to mention the romantic challenges we 🧠🌶️ folk often face), MORE slow-burn spice (bow chicka bow wow!), some surprise illustrations in the back of the book, and - ahem - a certain top-secret announcement that was unfortunately leaked early.

So, I figured I'd let you all in on the big, juicy secret before someone else does:

YUP. You read that right: an ultra-deluxe edition of Amethysts & Alchemy is coming this spring!

I can't say much else just yet, but when I tell you this is gonna put the big pink book to shame... I genuinely mean it. Follow the project now, because this reveal is going to Blow. Your. Mind!

(Also, it's my goal to have at least 1000 followers before the project goes live, so it would be a tremendous favor to me if you would tell your fantasy- / mineral- / adorable piggy-loving friends🤗 )

Lastly, Inked: Retold has landed on U.S. soil - YAY!!!!!!!!!!! - and should be shipped out by the end of the month. For those of you who have not read it yet, I am SO EXCITED for you to finally experience what might just be my favorite installment of Gilded Blood yet (seriously, revelations and bombshells galore)!!

Patreon supporters not only get a special $15-off coupon off the $50 price, but will also get a sneak peek of the first 6 chapters of Fire Opals & Family! (You can thank Ian for that brilliant idea!)

Lastly - (sigh) - don't forget THIS is happening in ten days on Discord. 😑