Beneath the Shell: A Primer
Beneath the Shell will be out one week from now, and I couldn't be more excited. It's my TENTH book, which is unbelievable to me, but I'm no less thrilled to share it with you than I have been for any of the others. Writing BtS has been a true labor of love. It's undergone more stops, starts and iterations than any other book I've written, so it's even more surreal that there's an actual finish line for it.
One of the reasons it's taken so long is because this had to be the next Alumita book. It is 100% a standalone story, but anyone who's read Without Words is in for a treat. BtS is not a sequel, but there are echoes of the previous book that ring through the centuries into Raen and Sunny's story you may appreciate.
My first standalone friends-to-lovers story! Let me just say that my experience with Victoria and Katya wasn't as much help as I'd thought it would be. They had five books (and ten years in-universe) to realize their feelings for each other. Doing it in one book that's shorter than any single Ashes book was like writing romance on hard mode. It was a wonderful challenge, and I hope I pulled it off!
As a New Adult story, Raen and Sunny are my youngest protagonists, both having only recently become full adults under mage custom. They (Raen especially) have a lot more to learn and growing to do than usual, and they have to do it quickly! That is to say, they are a bit less mature and more... raw. What I'm talking around is that there is more swearing in this book than all of my others put together. It's absolutely reflective of the characters and not gratuitous, but be warned if that bothers you.
It's also one of the reasons that, though it took a while to find my groove on this story, once I did I had tremendous fun writing it. I got to crack open my Id a little with Raen especially, and I may have cackled a few times in my undermining of expectations for what a library-dwelling history nerd should be. I don't want to tell you how to interpret her, so I'll spare you any more of my intentions, but I just wanted to let a little of my excitement leak out.
A skinny albino history nerd and a sun-kissed horse girl with curves to die for. A discovery that could challenge history. An ancient magic school struggling to keep up with the times. Emergence, growth and change. Self-discovery. Questions about the future. Kissy bits and more magic!
All of this and more will be yours to discover on January 27!
It's been too long since the last Alumita book, so I hope you find the wait was worth it. Enjoy!
PS
If you know you're going to read it and haven't pre-ordered it yet, please consider doing so. It would really help me out!
Pre-order link (US): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GC51CXV3
Pre-order link (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GC51CXV3
Pre-order link (AU): https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0GC51CXV3
Pre-order link (CA): https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GC51CXV3
Pre-order link (DE): https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GC51CXV3
One of the reasons it's taken so long is because this had to be the next Alumita book. It is 100% a standalone story, but anyone who's read Without Words is in for a treat. BtS is not a sequel, but there are echoes of the previous book that ring through the centuries into Raen and Sunny's story you may appreciate.
My first standalone friends-to-lovers story! Let me just say that my experience with Victoria and Katya wasn't as much help as I'd thought it would be. They had five books (and ten years in-universe) to realize their feelings for each other. Doing it in one book that's shorter than any single Ashes book was like writing romance on hard mode. It was a wonderful challenge, and I hope I pulled it off!
As a New Adult story, Raen and Sunny are my youngest protagonists, both having only recently become full adults under mage custom. They (Raen especially) have a lot more to learn and growing to do than usual, and they have to do it quickly! That is to say, they are a bit less mature and more... raw. What I'm talking around is that there is more swearing in this book than all of my others put together. It's absolutely reflective of the characters and not gratuitous, but be warned if that bothers you.
It's also one of the reasons that, though it took a while to find my groove on this story, once I did I had tremendous fun writing it. I got to crack open my Id a little with Raen especially, and I may have cackled a few times in my undermining of expectations for what a library-dwelling history nerd should be. I don't want to tell you how to interpret her, so I'll spare you any more of my intentions, but I just wanted to let a little of my excitement leak out.
A skinny albino history nerd and a sun-kissed horse girl with curves to die for. A discovery that could challenge history. An ancient magic school struggling to keep up with the times. Emergence, growth and change. Self-discovery. Questions about the future. Kissy bits and more magic!
All of this and more will be yours to discover on January 27!
It's been too long since the last Alumita book, so I hope you find the wait was worth it. Enjoy!
PS
If you know you're going to read it and haven't pre-ordered it yet, please consider doing so. It would really help me out!
Pre-order link (US): https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GC51CXV3
Pre-order link (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GC51CXV3
Pre-order link (AU): https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0GC51CXV3
Pre-order link (CA): https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B0GC51CXV3
Pre-order link (DE): https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0GC51CXV3
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