Hey Guardians! If you celebrate, do you have any plans for Thanksgiving? My house is full of boxes, so I will be going to my in-laws for the holidays.

I know everyone has been anxious for updates so let’s get to it! All good news from here. The replaced copies of Bonded Fate have arrived in my home, along with the Cassiel plushies. The Shattered Souls exclusive editions have made it to the painter and I expect to receive those after this weekend! The last thing I am waiting on are the Dassiel pins. 🎉

SHIPPING UPDATES

• Regular hardback and paperback preorders - SHIPPED

• Book 1 and 2 single exclusive preorders - SHIPPED

• Print Pack preorders - SHIPPED

  Shipping after Thanksgiving

• Shattered Souls single exclusive preorder

• Exclusive Bundle box preorder

• Firelight and Frost box preorder (once pins arrive)

All items in your order will ship together. I drop off orders at the post office every Friday and Saturday. Thank you so much for your patience.

If you have any questions, help with international tracking, or if you need to update the address on your order, please contact Will through my website. He is my amazing PA and super helpful.

New In the Shop

Cassiel plushies are here and we will have some extras left over for those who missed out on the Firelight and Frost box. If you did order a Firelight box, the Cassiel plushie is already included, so please let others have a chance to get one. I will be doing a VERY small drop for these! (A matching Dyna plushie will be in our next box!)

Other items for sale will include merch found in the box that I won’t list yet to avoid spoilers. This drop will include a small amount of Firelight and Frost boxes, and single exclusive editions. It’s been requested of me several times now, so I will also do a small pre-order for the Divine Blood character cards and the Shattered Souls character cards for those who missed out. This is a one time preorder!

Box items will be available for Newsletter Subscribers on December 16th at 12pm EST. The shop will only be closed to the public and you will receive an email with the password to enter the store that day. Please don’t share the password. Waitlist signups will get access 15 minutes earlier!

These orders will ship in January after the holidays!

What is available now:

I have an abundance of B-Grade Bonded Fate exclusive editions. These are the copies that couldn’t be used for preorders. They are heavily discounted and available for a limited time.

Dalton Slater print was just added to the shop! My favorite earth mage. I love how he came out. Can you guess the model used for him? 🍂

Spoiler prints and Shattered Souls prints are also now offered separately for whose who don’t want the full SS print pack.

🦃 Use code TURKEY30 to save on everything in the shop starting now until November 30th! 🎉

What I’m Working On

Now that boxes are nearly finished, I have been working on the Divine Blood German edition! I am looking for German book bloggers to read and review the eARC. If you speak the language or know someone who does and may be interested in epic fantasy, you/they can apply HERE for a copy.

The Shattered Souls white paperback limited edition is coming! These will have interior artwork, my digital signature, and a bonus chapter by Azulo’s POV. Sold on Amazon for the month of January. Books 1 and 2 in white will also return.

What’s Next

My next project is King’s Bride, Chronicles of Urn book 1! If you are new here or haven’t heard the news yet, the Chronicles of Urn is a prequel series that takes place in the same world as the Guardians of the Maiden. Each book is a standalone fantasy romance that takes place at different times and they recount the true story behind the legends mentioned in GOTM. Book 1 will be about Jokull and Sunneva!

Cover reveal and art reveal will be held in January. Release date is TBD. I am estimating Late April-May time.

I have been asked if I will offer an exclusive edition box for this series. I would love to do that but I honestly can’t due to my busy schedule. Doing boxes for the main series tends to take up a lot of my time especially around the end of the year. Doing another box would take away the time I need to write. BUT I will still do a great preorder gift with these books, and the hardcovers will have inverted chapter headers and beautiful artwork under the cover. Maybe I could do something special when the entire series is out. 💕

Snippet from the draft…

“He lived during the time of gods when they roamed the mortal world. They eventually returned to their Gates, yet the Ice Phoenix stayed and watched the ages pass as his frost coated the land. He’s been alone for a millennia, unchecked in his castle of ice, and he’s as harsh and cruel as this endless winter.”

Sunnëva’s breath clouded in the night air as a tremble sank down her spine. “Are you telling me he is a god?”

The old shaman woman’s milky eyes met hers across the crackling fire. “He wields life and death, girl. What else do you think he is?”

— King’s Bride

That is all I have for now, my dears. I can’t wait to share more with you!

Thank you!

As always, stay safe and read good books,

xoxo

Beck Michaels