Meredith Hart's Blog

I’ve only been on Discord for a few months, and I love it. It’s so… text-based

So, I started my own Discord server: Meredith Hart’s Book Wyrms.

It’ll have updates on my publishing schedule, sneak peeks at my WIPs, discussion boards for each of my books – even the Samantha MacLeod ones – and pictures of cats!

What could be better, right?

As I’m reading the reviews for Monster of the Deep Forest, the same thing kept coming up…

“I am not sure if author Meredith Hart will be making any more books from this universe, but the ending left me feeling like there might be? I really hope so.”

“I hope there is a spin off in the future as it did leave off with several possibilities.”

“I may or may not have been excited when Syrus and Reznyk came back into the story. I would love to read more with the three of them maybe a prequel of them together at the Towers in Silver City.”

“As another reviewer proposed, it would be great if Meredith wrote a prequel depicting life in the white towers when the gang was young and in training together.”

I’m working on a prequel short story about Aveus, Syrus, Reznyk and the mysterious fourth Elite, Pytr. It’s going to be a quick adventure about their time together in the Towers… and I have big plans for it, so stay tuned!

In the meantime, here’s a no-context screenshot for you:

Well, isn’t it?

Today marks one full week since Monster of the Deep Forest came out, and the Killers of the Towers series wrapped up. Crazy, right?

The Deep Forest is the idea that launched this entire series, even though I decided to make it the final book.

And now?

Aveus and Inira have been out in the world for a full week, along with Bairgus the sassy raven and the other Elites who escaped from the Towers.

I honestly didn’t know how this one was going to go over. I never do, really – I just cross my fingers and push the release button, and then the characters and the world that have been living inside my head are suddenly Out There, meeting readers. It’s always a little scary, letting my books out into the wild.

So, thank you! 

From the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for your comments, messages, social media posts, and reviews. 

I couldn’t do what I do without you, and I’m so grateful to be part of this awesome reader community. 

“I really enjoyed this final book in Meredith Hart’s god-killers series.

Inira and Aveus are a great new couple, each bringing strengths that complement and wounds that are healed by the other.

But what fascinated me the most is the intricately imagined and wrought world Meredith has created. Each book takes place in a different environment, and the Deep Woods, with its branches and root pathways, wellsprings of magic, and islands of land, was utterly captivating and mysterious. I also loved seeing the other two couples coming to aid them at the end (hope that’s not a spoiler).”

Thank you so much for your review! I’m incredibly honored and grateful for the chance to share these worlds with you.

The final files are uploaded, the paperbacks are formatted, and the final book in the Killers of the Towers series is out of my world and into yours!

I’ve been working on Monster of the Deep Forest for years. I absolutely fell in love with these characters, especially a certain sassy talking raven. I’ve been wanting to write the Deep Forest for years, and I hope you enjoy exploring it as much as I did.

I think Monster of the Deep Forest is a wild ride and a fitting end to the series. But you don’t have to take my word for it…

“I really enjoyed this final book in Meredith Hart’s god-killers series. Indra and Aveus are a great new couple, each bringing strengths that complement and wounds that are healed by the other. But what fascinated me the most is the intricately imagined and wrought world Meredith has created.”

“This is a truly beautiful story. I just finished reading it and I can tell that I’ll be thinking about it and feeling the emotions for a long, time.”

“A fast-paced romantasy adventure that did not disappoint. This may be my favorite of the series.”

“I think this may be the best one yet.”

Thank you to everyone who asked if I’d make a paperback version of Monster of the Deep Forest. The answer is YES!

I’m uploading the files today, which means I should have an actual paper and ink book in my hands in a week or so. And you could have one too!

While we wait, here’s the gorgeous cover from Stef at Seventh Star Art…

And a special thanks to the people who asked if I have signed copies for sale. For now, the answer to that question is no… not yet, at least.

I will be signing books at the amazing Grump & Sunshine in Belfast, Maine on October 25. So, if you’d like so see some spectacular fall colors and get a signed book, save the date!

Happy reading!

The kids are back in school, the nights are getting chilly, and the Killers of the Towers series ends this month!

It’s the final book in the Killers of the Towers series. It’s an epic, steamy, stand-alone romantasy adventure with magic, hidden identities, a woman who discovers she’s been a badass all along, a man who learns that love is worth the risk, and a sassy talking raven who might be my new favorite character.

But you don’t have to take my word for it. Check out what my ARC readers are saying:⁠

“I loved this book just like the others SO MUCH! I really enjoyed following this story and getting to the gooey ooey center of the drama, love and spice. In my opinion it’s really hard to do a captivating romantasy book and Meredith constantly is pulling that off for us. When you are in search of your perfect match and you finally find it and it changes your whole world…. reading about that is just so fun. Thank you for the opportunity to read this I can’t wait to keep reading more from you!! I highly recommend this one!!”

“This is a truly beautiful story. I just finished reading it and I can tell that I’ll be thinking about it and feeling the emotions for a long, time. Meredith Hart has such an amazing talent for conveying her characters emotions. Love and redemption that pulls you in. Just beautiful”

“overall this book was amazing and tied everything up nicely for all characters on their path and if you haven’t read it or the other books in the series I implore you to go read them because who doesn’t like brooding men with deep trauma finding their baddie other half and righting their wrongs!”

Thank you so much to all my ARC reviewers, IRL friends and internet friends!

Your reviews really do keep me going, and I’m so honored to share Aveus and Inira’s story with you.

Reviews are coming in for Monster of the Deep Forest!

Thank you so much to my amazing ARC team. You’re the BEST (and some of you are SERIOUSLY fast readers – I’m in awe!)

I just finished reading it and I can tell that I’ll be thinking about it and feeling the emotions for a long, time.

Meredith Hart has such an amazing talent for conveying her characters emotions. Love and redemption that pulls you in. Just beautiful”

Thank you so much for your review! I’m incredibly honored and grateful for the chance to share these worlds with you.

“Stop,” Bairgus croaks.

I turn around to glare at the raven who’s been my only friend for years. Stop? Here? In this level of the Deep, at this time of night?

“Great plan,” I rasp. “What, you want tea?”

My voice is still wrecked from the effort of pulling so much magic through my body, and my arms and legs are shaking from the climb down to this level. 

Still, we’ve got to move. I spent the better part of the past hour lashing thin little branches together to make a litter so I can drag the woman along the branch paths until we reach my island. My magic is all but spent, so that leaves my muscles.

Bairgus tilts his ebony head at me in a way that feels remarkably condescending.

“Look at her,” Bairgus caws.

I turn away from the sloppy-ass litter I’m making and turn to the woman. Her dark, elaborate braids spill across the thick moss and tumble over the dusky skin of her throat. Some of the training I received about life on the Inner Plains comes back to me in a low whisper. Those braids mean something, rank in the village or marital status or something else I can’t remember.

I watch her face in the thin, flickering light of the phosphorescent creatures flying around us. She’s got full lips, this woman, and high cheekbones, like a lot of the women living in the villages dotted across the Inner Plains. Her brows are drawn together in a frown, making her look like she’s still trying to fight the sleep magic that dragged her under. She’s wearing a simple green tunic that looks like maybe it belonged to the man she was traveling with. It’s a threadbare, simple outfit which seems at odds with her elaborate hairstyle, and damn, I really shouldn’t be staring at the way her curves fill that shapeless fabric.

I shake my head and drag my attention back to the shitty litter I’m attempting to make. Bairgus hops closer to the woman.

“Look at her,” he croaks again.

“Yes, I did,” I snap.

Bairgus makes a little tsk sound in the back of his throat.

“Look at what she’s wearing,” he says.

I grit my teeth and glance at the woman one more time. Her chest rises as she breathes, pulling the green fabric tight across the swell of her breasts. I turn away.

“Yup,” I mutter. “I saw.”

“Around her neck, you idiot,” Bairgus croaks.

With a sigh, I set down the branch I’m trying to tug through the poles of my litter and turn to Bairgus. He’s staring at the moss beneath the woman’s neck, beside the flutter of her pulse. One of the phosphorescent insects drifts toward the moss beside her. A flash of yellow washes over her full lips.

“She’s not wearing anything around her neck,” I growl.

And then I see the dark band crossing her skin. With a groan, I come to my feet, step carefully around the pool of her cloak, and kneel where Bairgus is pointing with his ebony beak. I peer through the shadows and into the thick moss, following a leather band as dark as her hair as it winds over the smooth skin of her neck, drops into the moss beneath her, and—

My breath dies in my throat. 

I jump back like I’ve been burned, stumble blindly through one of the spindly bushes, and land on my backside just as the branch begins to curve downward. Panic howls through my skull, screaming like all the White Riders of the Towers combined. 

Bairgus tilts his head as he stares at me.

“She’s hunting you,” he croaks.

Monster of the Deep Forest comes out on September 17th!

“I adored this book entirely! I tend to devour books I love much too fast for my own good lol but I just did not want this one to end!

The characters were wonderful & the self discovery was superb. I truly, truly loved witnessing Arryn realize her own strength & find happiness in her own power. My heart dropped over Rowan & his very relatable angst a couple of times, but I am relieved this was a baby roller coaster instead of the Demon or something lol enough to be an exciting ride without sending me into fits of despair like certain other books I’d need a trigger warning to mention!

It was great to see so many fair & just figures in power. This is such beautiful, sweet, & sexy love story. & the chapter titles are to die for!! I was excited for every new chapter name & LOVED finding them in the story. A+++ , valedictorian GPA , top of the class book, truly.“

Thank you so much for your review! I’m incredibly honored and grateful for the chance to share these worlds with you.