 This was the first time where the book was ready months in advance of its release date, but here we are! My first romantasy between our two cinnamon rolls from Key of Arcandus get their own story with a little spice! An Oath to the Winter Winds is a work of personal love because these two were originally created in a play-by-post RPG I participated in years ago. Over time, I had them rebuilt to fit the world of Clayne and to also play a supporting part in Siroun's story.
I hope to write many more of these supplemental standalone stories, but going into 2026 I have to focus on book three of the Carving Legacies series. For now, I hope that this winter romance will warm your hearts over the holidays!  I'm happy to announce that An Oath to the Winter Winds is finished and available for preorder on my site starting today! For those who are members of my mailing list, you will be sent a coupon code towards your preorder purchase of the physical books.
If you haven't yet signed up for my mailing list / newsletter, now is a better time than ever to do that. Only through the mailing list can you receive coupons, early reveals, and digital goodies as I make them available. You also are the first to be notified of upcoming news pertaining to my books. Release Date: 12-02-25 Available Formats: Ebook, Hardcover, Paperback The Ebook format will be available through all online book retail stores. The physical versions are only available through my website or at in-person events. I hope you all stay safe and remain in good health! It's been a hot minute since my last update, but that's because I've been working hard to get these next two projects to their respective finish lines. But it's a new month, and about time to let you know where the fruits of my labor have brought us.
While those two projects are reaching their respective finish lines, what's next in store for the Carving Legacies series? Book Three Yes, it's finally time to tackle the next installment in Siroun and Lyonesse's respective journeys, and bring them together. Technically the initial draft for book three was completed back in 2023. But after going back and taking a look at everything I had written, the manuscript just didn't meet the moment for me, and there were a lot of other ideas and connections I wanted to bridge together after working through An Oath to the Winter Winds.
There are two new characters coming into the group, and I wanted to make their involvement go even deeper into the overall vision I have not just for the Carving Legacies series, but the subsequent series I plan to write after this one. So, I laid a little bit of the groundwork in AOttWW, and there will be another supplemental standalone in the works for the pair that leads them into the events of book three. Don't worry, these additional projects will not supersede book three's schedule. It's been too long since the release of Obligation's Unity, and I know folks are hungry for what happens next. I've mapped out my production schedule from 2025 through 2027, and assuming the world around me doesn't upend my life (IYKYK), then there should be a lot of new content coming down the pike in the next couple of years. Yes, yes... I know "years" is a long wait. But epic fantasy stories have a lot of moving parts and pieces, and each time I come back to this world I want to make sure each chapter you read is either connected, completed, or laying the groundwork for something else in the future. Be well, be safe, be resistant. And don't forget to join my mailing list! |
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