Greetings Word Lovers,

I apologize for the lateness and brevity of this month's missive. I'm a bit hectic with work projects and I suffered mid-month from a broken monitor that was only replaced (after the first replacement arrived broken) today. But I'm still here, still clacking away at the keys, and hopefully still bringing the entertainment.

As an author, one of the things I've always dreamed of--since realizing it existed--is getting fan art. For those not in the know, there are amazingly creative individuals out there who get so inspired by a story that they create art to celebrate their love of the characters. And for the first time, I received a beautiful note from a young reader along with these amazing drawings of three of my characters! Featured are Winnie from Peak Dragon Uprising, Ravinna from a scene in Bohemian Dragon Awakening when she's forced to dress up for her sister's wedding, and Lenka also from BDA. I about cried when I opened this up, and was so excited to share it with everyone! This precious reader literally devoured the entire series, and I'm so happy to finally be finding my audience!

In honor of the month of hearts, baby Lasia got to go out for coffee with me. She's a bit miffed that she's not posing with her book, but she did enjoy a chance to get out and see some of the Czech countryside.

We took a little weekend trip to celebrate my husband's new job, and Lasia also snuck along in my suitcase. She's totally there for all the breakfast buffet items, but she skipped out on playing badminton and going to the pool.

Besides enjoy a sporty weekend, we also took a tour of the Krusovice brewery. It's fabulously old, and we learned that when Rudolf II first commissioned them to make beer he was the only person allowed to drink it. So this is truly a royal brewery, although I didn't get a picture of the massive golden crown because I was herding my five-year-old and missed out. I did, however, make sure to snap this photo of an old typewriter because I can never resist typewriters.

In other news, this month my Mommy Writers group hosted a Turtle Race. The goal of this challenge is to write something or be in your book process every day, even if you only manage a few words. Through this process, I was able to get another round of edits done on Of Clockworks and Daggers, the spinoff story with my character from One Must Die. The goal is to release it in May, so stick around for more details and hopefully an ARC signup in next month's newsletter.

Featured Author of the month:

LYNNEA MILEUSNICH: 

BOOK TITLE: Heir of Promise (book 1; series - Wings of a Hero)

BIO:

Lynnea Mileusnich grew up in the Chicago area. Inspired by her older siblings–artists, worldbuilders, writers–she naturally began a writing journey of her own. At first just for creativity, her writing path became her calling, and she sought to include themes, influences, and struggles that reflect God’s Word. 

She created more than fifteen stories and nearly two hundred characters as a young teenager, constantly either drawing, plotting, worldbuilding, or writing. At the age of thirteen she wrote her first complete draft of a story titled Wings of a Hero on her mom’s laptop. Now attending high school in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, she has published her first novel of the Wings of a Hero series, Heir of Promise, at age 18.

SHORT PITCH:

Heir of Promise is the first book of a middle grade Christian fantasy series about an unworthy wolf who is chosen to save all of wolf kind from their tyrannical king - and must discover the Great One along the way.

TAGLINE: 

Death stalks him.

BOOK BLURB: 

The only wolf of his pack to be born with wings, Saka seeks to abandon his constant torment of a family.

But when he kills his brother in a fit of rage and flees his family’s vengeance, he learns that being on his own is far from the glorious life he envisioned. The rest of the world schemes not only to ruin his life, but to tear off every last piece of his sleek black fur.

All except for one pink wolf who blossoms amidst adversity.

Bella teaches Saka his wings are not just props on his back, but the call to a higher purpose. Alongside the Resistance, he’s thrust into war. If he can manage to defeat King Moaphu, it might be the opportunity Saka needs to make up for his mistakes.

Will Saka be able to make amends for killing his brother? Can he be the hero Bella says he is?

With the entire continent looking to him, will the Great One come to his aid to unify the land, or will they crumble under Moaphu’s paw?

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Good Reads: 

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Heir-Promise-Wings-Lynnea-Mileusnich/dp/B0DL7FYZ5F/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AZ6P464UP322&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.MaAJugRoYtvU_sE7sLP1cCfRVSwbIEVGHbNZNDFaVyAutdbrbA_NplNAljne2ScVHIR29GFPPqieG4BgMEy6H92SPKII5ccyxLMCMOFroe0Jki9TK0NNBj7tQy_AVCnWMSZZjAnpwNQ2dR0-99bhTyxh_dExWTphvCd67tSfga7oYBGnJX-PxWQ2V3ElxJgsOGucPwku3Cz35EK0NVyLZ66llG_xH2Q88YExorcRRSI.RSgiP5E5ibsL6sHcJYC0zK2zuy1Ec7ohWT7UDPdZ1qo&dib_tag=se&keywords=heir+of+promise&qid=1736022131&sprefix=heir+of+promis%2Caps%2C123&sr=8-1

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Thanks for dropping by and expect the next newsletter a wee bit earlier next month.

Sarah