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Hello everyone!

I have some fantastic news! Beyond the Masquerade has been named Decembers pick with the Break the Bechdel with Strong Female Characters Syndicate. It’s such an honor to be recognized by this syndicate and the awesome women who run it.

But even though this was a big step up, we still have a long way to go, and in the new year, I’ll be making some changes to the campaign. Make sure to follow, share, and pre-order if you like what you see. Thank you all for your support. 

Kelsey Rae Barthel

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    Leo Valiquette liked an update for Mama’s Goin’ Backpacking

    Hey all you wonderful followers of my book!   I hope you enjoyed the last chapter of Mama’s Goin’ Backpacking I posted (Boys, Beans & Bad Beds) - it was fun to remember, reminisce, and (w)rite about that little adventure.  Thank you for your comments on it and on the first 3 chapters - your reviews and ’likes’ (etc.) are what will be counted toward this Writing Contest, so, again, THANK YOU.  

    As part of this travel writing journey, I’ve been inspired to build my very own website that will focus on inspiring travel and providing travel-related tips.  I’ve posted a new travel blog about me and my new FIANCE’s  (yes, I’m engaged!!!) trip to northern British Columbia.   I’d love you to check it out at www.cometravelwithme.ca.  If you enjoy what you see, you can subscribe to receive a monthly newsletter that will tell you about new blogs, travel tips, update you on the progress of ’Mama’s Goin’ Backpacking,’ and much more.  Thanks very much - I so look forward to connecting with you there!

    Caryn

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      Always cool to see another fantasy author bringing blackpowder into the fray and escaping the trope of technological stagnation for no apparent reason.  Interested to see how it plays into the plot.
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        Hi, all - and happy holidays, and I hope you’re all doing as well as possible, in the middle of...well, everything! I do have a couple of exciting updates, so I wanted to share with you!

        First, “Cinnamon and Strawberries” is here! It’s a bonus novella for Jason & Colby from the Character Bleed trilogy! And it’s full of low-angst first-holidays-together domestic romance, and breakfast in bed, and picking out perfect gifts, and some interesting uses for holiday ribbon…

        Buy links:
        Amazon (only $2.99!)
        JMS Books (only $2.39!)

        Second, the 2020 Top Ten Gay Romance collection will be released from JMS Books December 30, and it has my story “A Demon for Forever” in it! (The “Demon for Midwinter” wedding story, with Justin in a wedding dress!) And the other authors are so marvelous – such good company to be in! Here’s the publisher description: 2020 Top Ten Gay Romance brings together the best-selling short stories published by JMS Books this year. From first love to true love, from submission to sensual, from heat to sweet and everything in between, the couples in these stories are sure to keep you turning the pages as you fall in love with them.

        Pre-order yours here now! And look at that adorable cover!

        Finally, I’ve signed the contract for a couple of new short stories, coming out early next year - "Frost & Raine" is my Valentine’s Day novella, or rather an anti-Valentine’s Day novella- it’s got a Cupid in it, but he doesn’t particularly enjoy his powers - in fact, he’s working as a lawyer! And he’ll reluctantly fall for the adorable Frost spirit owner of the local coffee shop, over a sequence of holidays and new coffee flavors and frost-etched window art...

        The other short will likely be out around April - it’s flash-fiction length, tentatively called "A Sonnet for a Thunderstorm," and it’s a historical setting (1770s), an afternoon with a (retired) pirate and his poet, full of thunderstorms and love and also random facts about eighteenth-century submarines.

        So that’s what’s on the horizon - some things to look forward to, as we finish off this year! Thanks for reading along!



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          Leo Valiquette liked an update for WHEN FORCE MEETS FATE

          Hello!

          We are just about a month away from the publication of When Force Meets Fate. I’m happy to report that everything is moving along smoothly. We have sent off advanced copies to reviewers, and the book already has almost 50 reviews on Goodreads with an average of 4.85 stars: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55659364-when-force-meets-fate

          In a couple weeks, shortly after the holidays, you too will get your copy of the book. Because you were among the first to preorder it, we are going to send your copy out before the official release date of January 26th. So you should get your copy a week or two before that. For that reason, it is important that you make sure the address on your Inkshares account is accurate. If you’ve moved in the last year or your address is incorrect, here are the steps to change it:

          • Login to your Inkshares account
          • Click the icon in the top right corner
          • Click ’Profile’
          • Click ’Account’
          • Click ’Address’
          • Click ’Change Address’

          If you have trouble, reach out to me or Inkshares at hello@inkshares.com

          More good news: We are finishing up the audiobook now, which should be available for preorder in early January. 

          Lastly, I just want to say that I will always be grateful to you for ordering the book before it was finished, for trusting that it would one day become a tangible thing.

          I am going to add everyone who preordered the book on Inkshares to my email list, so you will receive a welcome message soon. If you wish not to receive my emails, feel free to unsubscribe, but you may want to stay subscribed for future updates on the book and my recovery. 

          Thank you again and happy holidays!

          Jamison 

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