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The blog goes on hiatus…

Thank you to everyone who has followed this blog over the years. It’s been fun to post everything here too for people to see, even those who do not frequent the regular social media channels.

However, due to my life becoming increasingly busy (now with a house build and a small puppy added into the mix), I have been forced to cut down on certain areas of my author business. I would never let my writing suffer, so new books are in the works, but parts of my social media must unfortunately go. One of those things is the blog, meaning my author spotlights, too, have to go.

Thank you to everyone who has participated in my author interviews, and I am sorry to those who I have been unable to feature before this quite abrupt ending. I might start doing these again in the future, but at present, my best guess is that it will be gone indefinitely.

So, to clarify: I am not going anywhere. My books aren’t going anywhere. I will just not post about my writing here, on this blog, for the foreseeable future.

You can find all the information about my books here:

https://catrinrussell.com/

Also, my art isn’t going anywhere! I have so much more to show now than what I’ve had on this blog. Please, for anyone interested in a commission, be it book covers, logos, character art, promotional pics, etc, check out the dedicated page on my website!

https://catrinrussell.com/stc/

To keep up with my shenanigans, please subscribe to my newsletter!

https://www.subscribepage.com/catrinrussellnewsletter

And for those of you who would rather follow me on social media, you can find all my links here:

https://linktr.ee/catrinrussell

With that, I wish you all the very best. Love and Light!!

A new character portrait for an equally new series!

β™‘ The (nearly) full character portrait of the MMC of an upcoming project β™‘

β™‘ I shared a part of this artwork before, but here’s more or less the full image (the original shows the entire sword, but still πŸ˜…). This is a main character of a series I’ve started writing, but I’m not very far into it yet. Only written a prequel and a few scenes here or there for the rest… so it might be a while still πŸ€£

β™‘ Regardless, inspiration hits when it wants to hit, and I hope to have some of the characters drawn BEFORE any releases this time πŸ˜… Here’s to hoping πŸ€žπŸ˜‚

β™‘ For anyone interested in a commission, check out the art links in my Linktree and/or @subtle_touch_creations πŸ–Œ

Seen my latest release yet?

πŸ”₯ Seen my latest release yet?! πŸ”₯

πŸ–€ The last 3 books of my completed Light of Darkness series are now available as a box set! πŸ–€

✯✯✯✯✯ “A grim and bloody tale of faith, forbidden love and revenge. Will have you at the edge of your seat wishing for more!” – The Magic Book Corner

As humans wage war against demonkind, a Priestess of the Light must choose between heart and duty.

Fate, prophecies, and an impossible love blur the line between good and evil.

The series is perfect for readers who enjoy visceral, gripping High & Epic Romantic Fantasy tales with dark undertones and steam!

Link:
Box set – https://books2read.com/TheLightOfDarknessBoxset4-6

Huge thank you to The Magic Book Corner!!

Huge thank you to @magicbookcorner for including Wake of Sins in her best fantasy books mid-year wrap up! I’m so so honoured and absolutely over the moon!! πŸ˜

✍️Mid Year Wrap Up🎁

With the best and worst books this year so far.

✍️Books read: 80 – a bit less than I intended so I’ll need to step on it to catch up.🀞

✍️Page count: No idea cause I suck at maths.πŸ˜…

✍️Most read genres: Fantasy and RomanceπŸ˜‰πŸ˜Ž

πŸ“šAnd here is the best and worst of this year so far:

πŸ†BEST FANTASY BOOKS

πŸ“šWritten in Red (The Others book 1) by Anne Bishop

One of the sweetest books I’ve ever read. The perfect comfort read if there ever was one.

πŸ“šGuardians of the Keep (Bridge of D’Arnath book #2) by Carol Berg

Epic fantasy at its finest by a master storyteller who knows her craft.

πŸ“šWake of Sins (The Light of Darkness book 5) by Catrin Russell

A truly remarkable epic romantic fantasy of the deliciously dark and sensual kind.

πŸ“šAll Systems Red

A damn fine read with a killer main character that anyone will root for. And possibly want as a BFF.

πŸ†BEST ROMANCE BOOKS

πŸ“šThings We Never Got Over by Lucy Score

A fun and heartfelt read I fell in love with

πŸ“šThe Hopping Hippos by Tirza Schaefer from the Rock My World anthology

A feel good heartwarming read that manages to be laugh out loud fun, smoking hot sexy, and spiritual at the same time.

πŸ“šGoing Down by Jayne Lockwood

A gripping M/M dark romance – surprising, suspenseful, highly entertaining and hot hot HOT!πŸ”₯

πŸ“šThe Reaper by Garry Michael

A damn fine dark MM romance – gripping, compelling, full of feeling and complete with a perfect ‘well… Shit! I did NOT see that coming!’ kind of twist.

πŸ†WORST BOOKS OF THE YEAR SO FAR

πŸ“šThe Beast of The Barrens by Val Saintcrowe

πŸ“šA Mermaid’s Tail by J.C. Seal

πŸ“šThe Vampire’s Toll by Betsy Hayes

πŸ“šPuppy Gets a Master by Amarra Skye

πŸ“šπŸ“šπŸ†πŸ“šπŸ“š

Now talk to me Bookdragons,

❀️How is your week going?

MBC’s answer: We’re on a small family trip which is really wonderful.
If my son’s health were better, it would be quite perfect.

My answer: First week of summer holiday now, so just trying to wriggle having 3 kids at home while still getting work done πŸ˜…

New Release Sale!

πŸ”₯ NEW RELEASE SALE! πŸ”₯

πŸ–€ The last 3 books of my completed Light of Darkness series are now available as a box set! And to celebrate the new release, it is on sale June 15-21 for $4.99, with the first box set (books 1-3) reduced to only $0.99!! πŸ–€

✯✯✯✯✯ “A grim and bloody tale of faith, forbidden love and revenge. Will have you at the edge of your seat wishing for more!” – The Magic Book Corner

As humans wage war against demonkind, a Priestess of the Light must choose between heart and duty.

Fate, prophecies, and an impossible love blur the line between good and evil.

The series is perfect for readers who enjoy visceral, gripping High & Epic Romantic Fantasy tales with dark undertones and steam!

Links:
Box set – https://books2read.com/TheLightOfDarknessBoxset4-6
Box set series – https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0C51CFKKV

Upcoming release – 2 weeks left!

πŸ”₯ UPCOMING RELEASE! πŸ”₯

πŸ–€ 2 weeks left! The last 3 books of my completed Light of Darkness series will soon be available as a box set, releasing June 15th!! πŸ–€

✯✯✯✯✯ “A grim and bloody tale of faith, forbidden love and revenge. Will have you at the edge of your seat wishing for more!” – The Magic Book Corner

As humans wage war against demonkind, a Priestess of the Light must choose between heart and duty.

Fate, prophecies, and an impossible love blur the line between good and evil.

The series is perfect for readers who enjoy visceral, gripping High & Epic Romantic Fantasy tales with dark undertones and steam!

Preorder here: https://books2read.com/TheLightOfDarknessBoxset4-6

Off to the beta readers…

β™‘ Off to the beta readers… β™‘

β™‘ I’m finally done. I have combed through the entire manuscript, changed things, removed wordiness, adjusted some dialogue… And now, I have sent it to my beta readers πŸ«£ Fingers crossed the novel passes their inspection without any major hiccups πŸ€žπŸ˜…❀️

β™‘ On the picture is the final cover, with the updated title – Heart of the Condemned πŸ–€

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