Dear Readers and Friends,

It’s release day 🎉

Four books into the Girl’s Guide to Supervillainy series are officially out in the world. Considering I gave up writing five years ago, that feels a little surreal.

I’ve already started editing the final book—Chaos—and I forgot how much I love Jasmine… but I’ll save that for another day.

Today belongs to Mayhem.

P.S. There’s a cover vote at the bottom—and I really need a tiebreaker.

📖 Inside the Lair / Writing Update

MAYHEM is officially live.

Nessa can read anyone’s mind with a single touch.

She still didn’t see him coming.

Falling for Thunderbolt was never part of the plan…

Neither was wondering if the hero might actually be one of the good guys.

Her team wants justice.

Her heart wants the hero.

And her telepathy? Completely useless when the feelings are her own.

Grab your copy of Mayhem here.

Catch up on what you missed here.

👀 Classified Intel / Exclusive Content

Ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes while I’m writing?

Here’s a peek into the chaos:

Top 10 Things I Googled While Writing Mayhem

(some of these are… mildly concerning)

(Note: I also have a "Would You Make a Good Villain" quiz up on my blog to celebrate the release of the series. Fun, quirky, and completely unnecessary. It's HERE.)

🌏 Through the Portal / Lets have Fun

Last newsletter’s “20 questions—author edition” turned into… a full-on overshare situation. Think: broken-down trucks, accidental life decisions, and why I don’t have a writing playlist.

I promised answers, but they got way too long for an email—so I tucked them onto my website. You can read them here.

This newsletter’s mission (and I really need your help):

I want to put my novelette (The Horse and the Thief and Me) up for preorder… but I can't pick a cover. I truly love them both.

I’ve stared at these way too long. Asked Facebook. Got a tie. Zero progress.

So now it’s your turn.

Genre: Clean romantasy / fantasy romance

Vibe: He was stealing her horse. She decided that was a problem she should personally supervise.

Click here to vote for your favorite cover

I’ll reveal the winner (and drop the preorder link) in the next newsletter.

Take care,

— Joy (aka Joynell Schultz)

Otherworldly stories, always with heart.

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P.S. I’m doing cross-promos with other indie authors again. Two this newsletter. The first are free downloads. The second is a Kindle Unlimited Promo.