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Excitement.

Not long now for The Blade of Severed Bonds.

The few weeks before and after a release are always full of some really crazy emotions. I think it's safe to say that this book has surprisingly been very *exciting* without a whole lot of fear. Maybe that's because the first story in the collection has already been read by many through the IFA anthology.

I know I shouldn't read reviews, but sometimes I get a little curious. That's why I'm not all that scared for this book's release.

My initial fears for tbosb have already been realized - I found folks who were NOT my readers. The challenge with submitting to a generic indie fantasy anthology is that there are multiple sub-genres of fantasy. Something I've noticed about IFA is that a large portion of those readers are NOT fans of romantasy/spicy. While the story I sent to IFA had removed those scenes (don't worry, the spice is back into this version!), I know there was a general "meh" feel about the romance stories in the anthology, mine included.

So now I'm absolutely THRILLED that I have the rights back to TBOSB for so many reasons, but the number one reason is that I WROTE THIS BOOK FOR YOU. You, the romantasy lover. You, the lover of spice and smoochies. You, my people.

Also, TBOSB is a love letter to Elias. Have a looksie at what's inside:

🩷 The Blade of Severed Bonds - fantasy romance beauty and the beast retelling, 🌶 novella (Adrienne and Vyttas)

🩷 The Earth Temple - Elias at the temple

🩷 More - FFM polyam 🌶️ of our trio, Bones deleted scene

🩷 Beg - 🌶 Wings deleted scene, Elias and Corrine

🩷 The Dragon’s Hoard - Wings short story, Cason and Astriri

PREORDER

Or, if you can't wait any longer, Patrons of ALL TIERS have already gotten their ebook download (and if you join the lavender or higher tiers, you can get a signed copy of this book and even a BOOK BOX!) | Patreon

I'll have LIMITED numbers of book boxes on etsy (read: FOUR), so jump on that ASAP and get a cute little Q'fei 3d print! PRECIOUS SHADOW FOX

And, because I know that all of my books are on KU, I will have to point out that because of the anthology, this one cannot be listed on KU. Which really sucks, I know. So, if you want to read this and can't swing the $0.99 preorder/ebook, here is the ARC form.

While I can't require or force you to leave a review, I really hope if you take this opportunity, you'll help me out with a review since the financial hit does add up when I offer free copies. Basically, if you've read any of the S&S series you'll be automatically approved, but as long as you've left a romantasy book review in the last three months, I'll send it out.

Bonus gift: The Blue Star series is going on sale from Feb 17-19. Get the series starters free during this time, and 18-19 the rest of the series will be discounted to 0.99 in .com and .uk

Sending you love, kindness, and peace for wherever you are right now.

Laura Winter

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