With Falling for Demons only a hop, skip, and a weekend away, it's time for a little Q&A! You can find more on this instagram post, but here's the gist of what's coming next week, and with the rest of the series!

• this series is best comp'd as: Ice Planet Barbarians spice and circumstance meets the cozy humor of A Witch's Guide to Fake Dating a Demon
• it's a small town setting, so while we did craft an extensive world, not all of it is going to be revealed to the reader. only the important bits relevant to the story
• romance is the focus! if you're unfamiliar with cozy fantasy, the genre lends to a character focus over grand adventures and extensive world building. so if you like cozy warm feels and need a break from action-packed fantasy, this is perfect!
• disability rep - with July being disability pride month, having both our books feature a disabled main character was incredibly important.
• keeping that in mind, as well as the small town setting, I think it's important to reiterate that my FMC cannot leave the apothecary due to her disability, so there is not much exploring of the world.

We are one week away from the first Demon book!

My co-conspirator's book comes out next week: Court is such a great start to this series because it blends Caggiano's brilliant humor with some cozy fantasy, spicy demons, and really deep emotional wounds. Watching Severath and Ember grow and heal together was really beautiful, and I think you are going to love the first installment of this series!

1. How Not to Court Your Human Captive
2. How Not to Charm Your Human Colleague

I'd also like to just say thank you for being awesome by releasing the Prologue and first chapter of Charm for you to read for free now on Patreon. Not necessary to read the first book to understand what's going on!

Everything around the corner

I teased opening a street team in my last newsletter, but I'd like to know more from you! My goal is to keep things casual, but I'm also trying to gauge interest to see if this is more of a soft or hard launch. So I'd love to know if joining my team would be something you might be interested in!

• casual posting 1-2 times a month with direction (featured book/month)
• automatic ARCs
• consistent reviews on GR and Amz
• hyping my books in appropriate social spaces
• cover reveals and a small found family of friendships
• prizes (physical and digital) and some other opportunities as they arise

(this is not a final list, nor is responding with interest locking you into participating when I do launch. I know life happens. It's merely for my planning purposes!)

Featured Books:

Blood of the Ràej

Lies unravel around her and long-buried truths surface. How long can she live among the people that may be her biggest threat?

Other Upcoming Books:

2025 projects and hopefuls:

• Faeted Hearts series (Trick & Tangle - drafting)
• Falling For Demons (launching July 24 and 31)
• Spin offs of the smoke and shadow series ???

What's your favorite cozy fantasy or monster romance?

Laura Winter

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