Where's the fourth Embraced book?

I have great news and not-so-great news. In the Not-so-great category: the publisher who published the first 3 Embraced books declined to go back to contract with me for the last two books.
The great news: I have found a new publisher, Kensington, who will publish books 4 & 5 of the Embraced series!! Since it's a new publishing house, they will have to change the name of the series, but it will be close to the same, probably called Embraced by Magic, and they will label the books 1 and 2, since they will be their first and second books. But for all real purposes, it will be Books 4 & 5, continuing the saga with Sorcha's book, titled How to Love Your Elf, and the last book, Brody and Maeve's story, which I am working on now and haven't titled yet.
And finally, in the Not-so-great category, I have a release date for book 4-- May 2020. I know that hurts. It hurts me, too. The book is finished, but we have a long wait. Why? Because when you move to a new publisher, all the slots in their schedule are already full for the next 18 months or so, and that means a new author is put at the end of the queue. Fortunately, once book 4 finally comes out, it will not be a long wait for the final book (Maeve's and Brody's) since I will already be put into their schedule.
And there you have it-- books 4 & 5 will happen, just not as soon as we would like. I am really sorry for all this-- it was something out of my control, but I've done the best I could since I was determined to finish the series for my readers who have Embraced it. Thank you so much for your patience and support of my work!
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Published on April 02, 2019 14:04
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message 1: by Janice (new)

Janice Sorry it will be...so.....long, but I look forward to reading the 4th --and 5th-- Embraced books. Have a great evening.


message 2: by Janice (new)

Janice Hope there'll be another book in the Love at Stake series.


message 3: by Kerrelyn (new)

Kerrelyn Sparks Thank you for your understanding and patience! I do plan to return to the Love at Stake gang once the Embraced series is finished.


message 4: by Janice (new)

Janice Can hardly wait. Have a great evening.


message 5: by Rinowa (last edited Apr 03, 2019 07:18AM) (new)

Rinowa Thats just plain old sad. But on the bright side, there will be books 4 and 5; and i know that it will be a blast to read. Looking forward to iiitttttt.... 😊😊😊


message 6: by Kerrelyn (new)

Kerrelyn Sparks Thank you so much, Rinowa!!


message 7: by Joanna (new)

Joanna I was waiting for Brody and Maeve :D


message 8: by Kerrelyn (new)

Kerrelyn Sparks HI Joanna,
Brody and Maeve's book will be the grand finale of the series!


message 9: by Janice (last edited Apr 04, 2019 08:13AM) (new)

Janice Sounds fun, as Brody has become one of my favorite characters .I'm currently re-reading the 3rd book in the Embraced series. I've bee reading your Twitter site, and plan to check Facebook, which I'd started re-using this month. Have a great day.


message 10: by Belkis (new)

Belkis Hate that we're all saddled with such a long wait for book 4 of the Embraced series, cannot wait to get to the next read. LOVE the series. LOVE all your books 💛 so I'm super excited that books 4 & 5 are being released and tickled pink that you're planning to continue with Love at the Stakes series too woohoo 😍 THANK YOU for all your awesome books Kerrelyn!


message 11: by Kerrelyn (new)

Kerrelyn Sparks Belkis wrote: "Hate that we're all saddled with such a long wait for book 4 of the Embraced series, cannot wait to get to the next read. LOVE the series. LOVE all your books 💛 so I'm super excited that books 4 & ..."

Belkis wrote: "Hate that we're all saddled with such a long wait for book 4 of the Embraced series, cannot wait to get to the next read. LOVE the series. LOVE all your books 💛 so I'm super excited that books 4 & ..."

Thank you so much, Belkis!!


message 12: by Dor. (new)

Dor. I am so happy to hear about the extension of the series! St. Martin's loss is Kensington gain (but for forever for all Sparks fans)! Though I am equally excited for the relationships, I cannot wait to see how the sisters will make Aerthlan better for all Embraced and the identity of the Seer is revealed (hopefully)! Bonus: the results of King Leo finally having skin-to-skin contact with his children.

And the fact that there will be Love At Stake books is music to my cerebrum! Whatever books you write, Ms. Sparks, know that there will be a book store that has a person waiting anxiously at its doors the morning your books are available for sale!

I love every story you write now and always! As long as there are plans to write more in the future, I will wait as long as it took Dougal and Li Lei to find each other!


message 13: by Kerrelyn (new)

Kerrelyn Sparks Thank you all for the lovely comments!! I have more good news--Kensington bumped the release date up a few months, so instead of coming out in May 2020, it will be February 2020!! Feb. 25th, to be exact, and the book is already up for pre-order in a few sites. Thank you all for your patience and support!!


message 14: by Janice (new)

Janice I can hardly wait to read the 4th and 5th books in The Embraced series, and very...very...very excited that there will,,,,finally....be more books in the Love at Stake series.


message 15: by Janice (new)

Janice Hope you’re having a good day.


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