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Hello from the behind-the-scenes trenches,

I feel like I keep showing up here every week saying, “I’m working on things, but I’m not ready to talk about them yet,” which is starting to make me sound like a very mysterious broken record.

A mysterious broken record with a broken finger.

So, here is what I can say... I’ve decided to write the last two books in the Cursed to Love series and publish them before the end of the year. I’m not putting up preorders until the books are written, because I’ve learned I am much calmer when the book actually exists before I ask readers to wait for it.

I’m also still working on the world for The Altered series, along with a few other projects that are quietly taking shape in the background. There’s a lot happening. It’s just not quite ready for the spotlight yet. And yes... all of this is being done with a broken finger. Four more weeks.

In better news, I selected May’s draw winner and sent the email this morning, so be sure to check your inbox.

For June, the prize is going to be a little different. I’m creating hand-stamped, one-of-a-kind metal bookmarks for the VIP swag bags at the Readers and Writers Seattle 2026 event I’ll be attending at the end of July, and I’ve decided to make two extras for this month’s draw.

That means there will be two winners in June, and each winner will receive one special metal bookmark, handmade by me. As usual, I’ll ship anywhere in the world.

Now for this week's question...

✨ The 52-Week Journey — Week 22/52 ✨

Last week I asked: Would you rather be alone or be with someone you can’t trust?

You said: Alone. (70%)

This week: If loving someone put them in danger, would you still choose them?

Yes

Full Rules, Deadline, & Details Here.

This week's question is a tough one, but don’t let that stop you from entering. Click on one of the buttons above. The more weeks you enter the draw, the more chances you have to win. 💜 /KJ

Behind The Pages

Week 10 of the In Magic Series Posts — The Things We Carry Where No One Can See

Each week, I alternate between talking about a couple from one of the books and something specific to the series.

This week is about the world of In Magic, and one of the things I love most about writing it.

Magic exists right in the middle of ordinary life.

It isn’t in a separate realm. It isn’t hidden in castles or distant villages or places the characters have to travel to before the impossible becomes real. It’s in houses and offices and kitchens. It’s in family arguments, romantic tension, old grief, buried secrets, and the kind of everyday moments where someone is trying very hard to seem fine.

That was important to me from the beginning. Because in this series, magic isn’t separate from the characters’ lives. It’s who they are. Even if they don’t know it.

Sometimes it protects them. Sometimes it exposes them. Sometimes it makes everything more complicated than it already was. But it’s always tied to who they are, what they’ve survived, and what they’re afraid to let anyone see.

And I think that’s the part that feels relatable to me, even though most of us are not walking around with hidden magic. (I think 😉).

But we do all carry things other people can’t see. Grief. Fear. Guilt. Hope we’re afraid to admit we still have. Parts of ourselves we’ve tucked away because they felt too strange, too vulnerable, too inconvenient, or too dangerous to show the world.

Most of the time, people only see what we let them see. They see the routine. The job. The errands. The jokes. The way we answer “I’m fine” because it’s easier than explaining the whole complicated truth.

That’s the feeling I wanted in the world of In Magic.

On the surface, life looks normal. People go to work. They fall in love. They argue with family. They make choices they regret and choices they can’t take back.

But underneath all of that, there is something else moving. Something hidden. Something powerful. Something that changes the meaning of ordinary moments once you know it’s there. That’s why the magic in this series had to be close to everyday life. I didn’t want it to feel distant or unreachable. I wanted it to feel like it could be just under the surface. Like if you turned your head at the right moment, listened to the right silence, or looked closely enough at someone you thought you knew, you might realize there was more going on than you understood.

Because that’s often true in real life too. Not the magic part, unfortunately. Although I wouldn’t turn down being able to conjure whatever I wanted. 😆

But the hidden part. The quiet burdens. The secret hopes. The things people survive without announcing them. The parts of themselves they are still trying to understand.

That’s one of the reasons I keep coming back to this world. The magic may raise the stakes, but the emotional questions underneath it are very human.

What happens when the part of yourself you’ve been hiding is the part that might save you? What happens when being known feels almost as dangerous as being alone? And what happens when someone sees the truth anyway—and stays?

That, to me, is where the heart of the In Magic world lives. Not only in the magic itself, but in the moment someone realizes they don’t have to carry all of it unseen. 💜 /KJ

Off The Page

Here's a bit about what's happening with me outside of writing...

We went from 30C (86F) to rainy and 5C (41F), so we've just been working, going for walks in the rain and hanging out.

The Next Pages...

I've got a few exciting projects in the works!
These covers will change soon... maybe by the end of June! Keep watching.

Until next time.... Wishing you a little hope, love, & magic every day! 💜

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