Hey there Word Lovers,

You read that right! I'm closing off street team sign ups this week because ARCs are going out on Thursday in honor of the 86th anniversary of the bombing of Rotterdam--a significant event in the series.

So if you want early access to cover reveals and inside information about the Untouched Time Transfer Series, as well as free copies of all three books in this serial release, don't miss out on your chance to sign up here!

My street teams are very low key. I will provide images you can share, as well as free books. And a great time for all :) Reviews are very much appreciated, and while they are not required, they do win you all kinds of brownie points in my book ;)

If any of you got a copy of the first issue of Sparkler Magazine last month, hopefully you had a chance to read my short story "The Perks of Being Real" where I introduced Marit and Zander who are also characters in this series! If you read it, I'd love to hear your thoughts. What would you do if you ran into a bear in an abandoned mobile home?

This is how excited I was to get my formatting done and my ARC of book one, Breaking Triviality, uploaded to Story Origin. I'm currently listening to the story on my iPad, and have already found a few minor errors that I missed while reading. If you sign up on my team, there might also be a chance to win something if you send me any errors you find while reading...

For those people who like some idea of what they're getting before reading a book, here is some of what you can expect to find in the first installment of this series.

In real life sorta news, we've had some bright spots in our weather, which means a chance to get out and explore castles again. This is one of our nearby ruins we visit often as it sits across from a little farm where guests can feed the animals. A great afternoon trip for kids and history lovers alike.

In honor of all the goals I've been reaching this year, I took myself out for coffee and letter writing at my favorite local cafe. I used to be a huge letter writer, but I've been terrible since moving back overseas. I finally bought stamps a month ago and caught up on responding to people, some after 2+ years.

I was also celebrating the release of book four in the Games of Greed and Ruin series, Of Pastries and Vengeance. Unfortunately, I didn't have a cover image, so I only have One Must Die and Of Clockworks and Daggers for the picture.

In related news, I've got the first draft of the next book in the series off with Beta readers, and I'm making great progress on the one after that...which just might spread into two...making my villain origin/backstory three short novels rather than the one novella I originally planned for.

This past weekend was VE Day (Victory in Europe) marking the 81st anniversary of the end of WWII in this part of the world. The US troops came through this region and liberated then Czechoslovakia, and there are always lots of celebrations over the weekend. It also marked the start of spa season here in our town, so it was a great event.

They even had a Czech Stuka in our little square. It was super cool to get to check that out!

Thanks all for taking the time to read my newsletter. If you're still here, remember that signups are still available, and Breaking Triviality is also up for preorder! So don't miss out on the start of the series!

Until next time,

Sarah