R.J. Blain's Blog

As I do not want to answer a bazillion questions for the next few months (or years) about series, I’m going to go through every open series I have, its status, and estimated completion years if known.

Please note that the next five years are mostly dedicated to series finales and continuations of older series.

Note: I am not negotiating on the order and timeline of these books. My current schedule was made to preserve my sanity and my health. If I lose my sanity and my health, nobody gets ...

Sprayed Edges. Foiled Details. Ribbon bookmarks.

We all love the super shiny editions of books in hardback.

They are our shelf princesses.

(Okay, I know plenty of you want nothing to do with them, which is fine. This post isn’t for you, and that’s okay.)

The Cindercorns Trilogy is a hardback only affair that will be coming in two different flavors: chunky money no frills forced edge no foil via Barnes & Noble, with a larger font for easier reading… and sprayed edges, foiled detailed,...

Hello, folks! I have a bunch of news related things for you, so please bear with me.

Playing with Fire and Whiskers on Kittens are on sale for $0.99 at most major retailers. Grab them while they’re hot. These books will not go back on sale again for at least 1-2 years, probably closer to 2 years.

Dragon Her Heels releases on December 23, 2025, and the price will be increasing to $7.99 due to the unexpected length (much longer, most unexpected) of the book. Please preorder now to lock in pr...

I love StoryBundle. How better to get a bunch of great books at a pick your own pricing? Both Blood Bound and Silent Stalker are part of the Leading Ladies (in Fantasy) bundle, where take-charge women rule the roost and change the world! The books cross all sorts of speculative fiction.

You can get Blood Bound in the basic starter set, and Silent Stalker is included in the second tier bonus books section.

Now sure if Blood Bound and Silent Stalker are right for you? Keep scrolling to r...

In the aftermath of being kidnapped by crazed mercury dragons, Kirani Kinsley Ramons dusts off her rusty skills and takes up the mantle of private investigator. With the dead growing more restless by the day and the fear of missing women in need of rescue looming before her, Kinsley dives into the case.

With her fiancé, her trusty carbunclo, and her hummingbird familiar at her side, Kinsley is ready for anything the world might toss at her.

As Kinsley unveils the identities of the miss...

(Insert your favorite image of Jigsaw here.)

Every rare now and again, I have a passion idea that knocks around in my brain and ends up being worked on strictly in my time off. (Evenings, weekends only.) These projects are never accounted for in the publication plans (much to the dismay of those who are waiting for them.)

One such project has come calling, and my designer and I have been working on the cover concepts, and so on.

So, we’re going to play a game. But first, a message from ...

The person responsible for this travesty (me) has been sent to the corner for the rest of the day. Thank you for your understanding.

Reminder: Amazon is the no frills versions of the book with the blank page edges; I put page edges on the Ingram

You can acquire the blank edge version of the Burn, Baby, Burn paperback here.

You can acquire the blank edge version of the Fowl Play paperback here.

As a reminder, Grave Intentions releases on Tuesday, November 11, 2025. Dragon Her Heels re...

Oops, I did it again! The book is 91k so far and I’m nowhere near done. There’s no way this book is getting to my editor below 130k words. This means the price will be raised to $7.99 the day after release. (December 24.) If you want to save yourself a buck, please preorder now.

Note: if you use Kobo, you will be able to preorder in early to mid December, whenever I have a proofed version available for upload. (Expect a preorder for Kobo no later than December 15.)

Yeah. I’m not even sorry at ...

Okay, get the squealing, etc, out of your system before I dive into it. The headline is not a lie. It’s not a “this is happening tomorrow” thing, but it is a “this is happening” thing.

I’m comfortable with working on the series without feeling like I would be doing harm to the Chinese-American community. (And to my Asian-American friends, I’m sorry. Truly, I am. Considering the subject matter of book two in the series, I could not in good conscience release that book in the societal environme...

The subject is only the beginning of the fun stuff coming your way, hooray!!!

So, let’s get to it. Grave Intentions is now available for preorder on Kobo! To celebrate the impending release, here is the opening scene for your enjoyment:

Wednesday, May 13, 2167
The Fringe
Dragon Heights, Wyoming

A woman darted out in front of my SUV, and I slammed the brakes, bracing for impact. The vehicle’s tires squealed, but I managed to skid to a halt without hitting anyone or anything. Sometime betwe...