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Hello from the drafting trenches,

I have a lot of things in the works right now, and I’m very excited about all of them. But I’m also the kind of person who wants everything ready before I show you anything, which means you’re going to have to wait a little longer before I can share the details.

Possibly even longer than I planned. But not because I changed my mind.

Because I apparently didn't run fast enough this past weekend. More on that below in Off the Page. For now, I’ll just say this: Solo had opinions about speed, hills, and momentum. My face and finger did not agree.

In book news, I’m still working behind the scenes on upcoming stories, future releases, and a few changes I’ll be able to talk about soon. I know that’s vague, but I promise it’s not meant to tease in a frustrating way. I just want to make sure I have the pieces in place before I start making announcements.

And now for May’s prize... This month, one winner will receive a signed copy of any one of my books. And I don’t just mean only one of my eleven already-published books. The winner will also be able to choose from one of the books coming later this year, including Deadly Mark or one of the other books I’ll be announcing soon. So if you win and want a book that isn’t out yet, you can absolutely claim it and I’ll send it once it’s ready. As always, I’ll ship anywhere in the world.

Now for this week's question...

✨ The 52-Week Journey — Week 20/52 ✨

Last week I asked: Would you rather be the one who leaves… or the one left behind?

You said: It was a closer contest than I expected. 57% of you said Leave.

This week: What would break you faster—betrayal or loss?

Betrayal

Loss

Full Rules, Deadline, & Details Here.

Make sure you vote in this week’s question for your chance to be entered in the May draw. 💜 /KJ

Behind The Pages

Week 8 of the In Magic Series Posts — Why I Keep Writing Found Family

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 series itself, and one of the pieces I keep coming back to again and again.

Found family.

I think most of us understand, at least in some way, what it feels like to need people who truly see us.

Not just people who are around us. Not just people who know the polite version we show the world.

But people who understand the parts of us we don’t always know how to explain. The fears we hide. The pressure we carry. The pieces of ourselves we’re still learning to accept.

In the In Magic series, that matters.

The core of the series begins with family. The Williams cousins are already connected by blood, history, grief, and secrets that shaped their lives long before the first book begins.

But blood doesn’t automatically make everything simple.

They love each other, but they don’t all understand the truth at the same time. They don’t all process danger the same way. They don’t all know what to do with the secrets that have been kept from them, or the magic that changes what they thought they knew about themselves.

And as the series grows, that family circle grows too. Not with outsiders who can’t know the truth. With other magics. Other people who understand what it means to live in a world where magic has to stay hidden. Other people who know that trust isn’t casual when the wrong person learning the truth could put everyone at risk.

That’s where found family becomes so important. It isn’t about walking away from the family someone was born into. It’s about building a wider circle of people who can stand beside them in the parts of their lives most of the world will never see.

People who believe them because they know magic is real. People who understand the danger without needing it explained from the beginning. People who choose each other, not because it’s easy, but because surviving alone was never going to be enough.

That’s one of the reasons I love writing this kind of series. Each romance has its own love story and its own happily ever after, but the connections don’t stop there. The couples remain part of the world. The relationships keep growing. The family becomes bigger, stronger, and harder to break.

And that raises the stakes. Because when danger comes, the characters aren’t only fighting for themselves or the person they love.

They’re fighting for the circle they’ve built. The people who know the truth. The people who will stand with them when the rest of the world can’t even know there’s a battle happening.

That’s why I keep coming back to found family. Not because these characters don’t already have family. But because sometimes family becomes even more powerful when it grows by choice. 💜 /KJ

Off The Page

Here's a bit about what's happening with me outside of writing...
We had a holiday Monday and Solo and I went to the park and I put him on a 30' lead to run, like usual, and then...

Solo went up the hill and then down the other side faster than me. I tripped going down.

Yup, I'm right handed. Dislocated and broken. My youngest daughter said I look like an extra in a Die Hard movie!

And Solo might have been thinking... "This is not the dog you're looking for." No nap!

The Next Pages...

Stay tuned for more coming soon, along with preorder links!
I've got a few exciting projects in the works!

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

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