Okay, my Wylde-lings, this is insane, but Guarded by the Leshy came out on July 17 (Wednesday), and I'm just sending this newsletter now. Never in my life have I forgotten to let my readers know about a new release!!!

I was chatting with Layla Fae last night, and she was asking me about the paperback for Guarded by the Leshy because a reader had asked her, and it dawned on me that this book came out on Wednesday, and I don't have the paperback ready, and I haven't even sent a newsletter.

There is an explanation, though! I promise. Tomorrow, I'm scheduled for surgery, and I spent the entirety of this week researching the procedure, going down rabbit holes, and driving myself crazy with stress. I'd wake up every morning, go on my phone, research-research-research, and then promptly spiral-spiral-spiral. I'm honestly surprised and shocked that I even managed to finish and edit Guarded by the Leshy before the deadline (I've known about the surgery for two weeks now), and that I even managed to do my accounting on Monday. But that was it. When those were done, I dug deep into researching my condition and the types of interventions to fix it, and effectively drove myself up the walls. Yesterday I cried, and I don't cry easily.

The intervention is easy, supposedly. It's a rather small pilonidal cyst (2 cm), but still. My ass is on the line! If you know what I mean... My main concern is that, apparently, the chances of recurrence are high depending on how the surgery is done, and I KNOW I'm not going to a pilonidal specialist, because there's no such thing in Romania, really. I'm going to a general surgeon. I compared the procedures they do in Germany with those they do in Romania, and came to the conclusion that in Romania, I don't have access to the most modern approach to this condition, and I'm, like, 50% sure what I'll be doing tomorrow will not fix the problem completely, and long-term, I'm afraid it's going to be worse. Because the medical field in Romania, let's face it, is quite medieval. We're way behind the rest of Europe.

If you've had any experience with this, let me know. I know it's a common condition. Today, I'll try to keep calm. I'll watch something motivational, meditate, I don't know. Something! And tomorrow will be fine. It has to be.

Okay, enough about this! Guarded by the Leshy! Yes, that's what we're talking about here.

The book is live and in Kindle Unlimited. Go devour it! It's a 65000 words full novel. I'm hoping to get the paperback out next week. After the surgery is done and I'm back home, I should be able to THINK again. And I'll sit down to format the paperback. I'm sorry I'm so late with it. Normally, I have it up before the release of the ebook, but this time I was too distracted.

Guarded by the Leshy

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I am a force of nature, misshapen and untameable, until I meet her.

My mission is to deliver the human bride to her husband-to-be. She's to be married into one of the most powerful families in the state. Her husband is a spiritual leader, and he has one condition - she must prove she's worthy. Through the deepest woods, she must walk alone to meet him at the luxurious, isolated resort where their fates will be bound. The bride's father is not heartless, though. He knows the woods are dangerous, so he hires me to escort and protect his daughter.

Because I can become one with the trees...

I am to guard her from the shadows. My voice - the rustle of leaves, my hands - the branches she clings to. She must never know I'm there, even as her sweet innocence coaxes my body into taking a shape that allows us to touch. I change what I am, just for her.

This love is forbidden. She belongs to someone else, and I belong to the forest.

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Next up is Guarded by the Vodnik. Only a few more days until release! And make sure you read Guarded by the Kraken, which is already out.

Okay, wish me luck! Talk to you next week!

Cara