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Today I am going through the print edition of ITS and looking for all the fiddly little formatting things. My eyes are so glazed over for this book at this point! But this means we are SO CLOSE.

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December 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Have you read Welcome to PHU as a serial? Do you own (or want to own) the first book in the series? Ready for the second book?

Keep an eye out here for the cover reveal for Missed Fortunes, coming Thursday! The pre-order will be up not long after that.

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February 4, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Today is the last day to pre-order Missed Fortunes! Remember, picking up a copy of Commit to the Kick (book 1) also counts towards the campaign goal.

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Carolyn leans her shoulder against Kit’s. She closes her eyes, but she knows that it’s Delilah who sits on her other side, takes her hand, and twines their fingers together. “It’s going to be okay,” Kit murmurs. People move, and there are quiet conversations as Alaric leaves, and Shawn and Dax step outside. Carolyn doesn’t want to think about any of what’s happening around her. Instead— “What’s happening to me?” she asks, and Kit takes her other hand, squeezing tightly. “I don’t know, but I don’t think it’s bad,” he says softly.
February 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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(snippet picked because editing has been my WIP for the last month!)

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Carolyn just wants life to go back to being simple. Easy. She wants to wake up in the morning and go to class, and she wants to go to bed at night knowing that the same thing will happen the next day. It hadn’t been challenging, but it hadn’t been heartbreaking either. She wants to put all the drama back in a nice box and let it be. She never wanted to be Pandora.
February 26, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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“Then in fourth grade, Samson came to town, and everything changed.” Carolyn twists her hands together. “Looking back on it, the timing was… is… Maybe it meant something. It didn’t feel like it then, just like everything became perfect. Kit met Samson and had a new best friend. Sam became a part of our group. And that spring—” She glances up at Mac. “Well, then the Emergence happened. Suddenly everyone knew we weren’t the weird kids, we were the magical kids. And it didn’t mean much—not right away. It stopped a lot of the bullshit; most groups didn’t want us to join them when we were in middle school, and that was okay with us. The Emergence gave us space to just be us. To figure out who we were.” “I’m getting a vibe here,” Trish says idly. “Have you ever seen the movie The Craft?” Carolyn ducks her head; she’s heard the comparison before. “Right vibe,” she says. “We weren’t that powerful, but we were us, and by the time high school came around, everyone knew who we were.
February 24, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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We're closing in on the end of the pre-order period for Missed Fortunes.

It's the middle book of a trilogy, but you won't have to wait long for book three; it's coming end of summer!

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“Hey, Carolyn?” Trish calls out, poking her head in. “Hi, Delilah. Do you prefer Delilah or Del? Also, how do you feel about being the subject of a song? Because honestly, I could write an ode to your eyes if you wouldn’t mind.” “Are you flirting with me?” Delilah asks, and Trish grins. “If you want me to be, then yes, I’m flirting. But I don’t have to be if it makes you uncomfortable. Up to you.” Trish turns her attention back to Carolyn. “Sera and I are going out to meet up with Pat, Jackson, and the rest of the guys. If you want anything from Teas Please, text me. If you need anything in general, let me know.” “I’m good. I’m going to get Shawn and Del set up to crash here tonight. I’m bailing on class tomorrow morning, so don’t wake me up thinking I’m missing breakfast.” “Got it.” Trish waves at Delilah. “Nice to meet you. Was that a yes or a no on the ode to your eyes?” “Yes on the ode, no to the flirting, thanks,” Delilah says.
February 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM