Movin' along on a sequel/prequel

Yep, the sequel to The Source of Magic and the second prequel to Kismet's Kiss. (I know, you want Kuramos's wives' stories out. Me too! But sales are brisk indeed, so getting the link between the two published books into place makes sense.)

The working title is The Soul of Magic, and it's the story of Princess Qiara (daughter of Jilian and Alvarr) and Rokad (former mage). I initially wrote 3/4 of a draft of this story back in 2002. Let's just say that I'm a better writer now, and that when I reread the draft, most of it was unusable. In fact, it's a total rewrite. But I'm enjoying seeing these two spar on the page and learn their lessons. And yes, Kuramos plays a role, as you may have surmised from the opening of Kismet's Kiss. In fact, he's the enemy in Soul, mwa ha ha. And oh yes, he shall be redeemed. :D

By the way, you might have seen mention of Jen Rashidi in the acknowledgments of Kismet's Kiss. She read bits of Source back in 2001 and pushed me to write a sequel–which turned into Kiss. Life had intervened and I hadn't seen or talked to Jen in almost a decade, but she got in touch on Facebook just a couple of weeks ago. YAY for renewed friendships! Facebook: so evil and yet so beloved.