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Trying out a monthly video series where I recap news from last month and look forward to the upcoming one. Let me know what you think!
Heyyyy youuuu guyssss!
You may remember that my Prince Caden short story, Defining Justice, was published about a year ago in Inaccurate Realities Issue #3: Magic. I’m so pleased to have been included in such a wonderful collection (seriously, the other stories are A+. I definitely recommend checking it out).
But I’m equally pleased to announce that Defining Justice will soon be available on its own! With the story expanded slightly, Defining Justice will be coming to you in e-book form on May 4, 2015, and you can find the short blurb right here!
One of Prince Caden’s earliest explanations of justice came from his father. But with an Earth Elemental’s life on the line, Caden learns to define it for himself.
You can add Defining Justice on Goodreads here.
And… check out the cover below!
This cover is special to me for a couple of reasons:
1) It’s the first cover that I created myself!
2) That stock photo is so, so perfect. I won’t reveal all of the reasons why, but a couple of things that strike me about it are the fact that the points on the sword’s hilt closely mirror traditional Egrian armor as I imagine it and then there’s the fact that the colors in this cover will look gorgeous alongside the Riot of Storm and Smoke cover.
…which you will get to see one of these days. I swear.
I’m so excited to be able to release this story for fans of the Threats of Sky and Sea universe and think this story will particularly please the Caden (and the Aleta) fans among you!
For now, I’m off to keep plugging away at Riot of Storm and Smoke! You’ll be hearing from me soon!
-Jen
Stories in the Threats of Sky and Sea universe:
Threats of Sky and Sea (Book #1)
Sisters of Wind and Flame (prequel)
Defining Justice (prequel, coming May 4, 2015)
Riot of Storm and Smoke (Book 2, coming 2015)
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