Hi everyone! Did you miss me? I dropped out of the top 10 and I was a little bit devastated due to this pesky perfectionism thing, but!!! Here I am, still fighting! I'm hoping this will be one of those "comeback" stories people always like to hear.

What?

What's that?

"What have you been working on instead of desperately asking for pre-orders, Cara?" you say?

Well... here's just a tiny preview that's so mysterious it's not even a hint! (The husband tells me it's dumb to call it a secret if I talk about it all the time in public forums, and I say, THAT'S THE ENTIRE JOKE OKAY.)



What could that be? Could that be, clockwise from the top right, Ky, Tannor, Goren, and Milo??? COuld iT?

But what could these be for? They are so... black and white. So... colorless.

You're going to have to ORDER MY BOOK in order to receive the end result in your happy lil' inboxes. There are (clickety clack clickety clack) FIFTY THREE of you who will be missing out. And you won't just be missing out on my book or the super-cool art mystery bonus... you'll be missing out on NINE OTHER PIECES OF ART.

(FROM OTHER INKSHARES BOOKS.)

So... sounds like some of you have some ordering to do, hmm?

Also go pre-order these books immediately (Minnesota Edition):

The Elements: Descension by Lauren Drube. A lone scientist has brought demons into Dalran, igniting the great war. In preparation to fight the growing force, six rivals were raised as Elementals. The War takes all, but if they can last long enough, these six might make a difference.
(A local Minnesota author contributing to the world of fantasy! Heavy themes of racism and genocide! Works at the U of M! Plus, a team-up of six?!?! I thought my OT5 was hard to balance - six is amazing!)

Prophecy of the Stars by Melissa Berg. After finding out the truth of her past, Mahren must leave everything behind and embark on a journey through love, betrayal, and sacrifice, while her fate may already be written in the Stars, for the Prophecy states: 'She must die, so all may live'.
(You're wondering what you want to read, and you think: "Love, betrayal, and sacrifice, of course!" So first you read my book, and then you read Melissa's! She's from Prior Lake and she's a crazy-talented artist and illustrator to boot.)