Summer is definitely here. Work has started on Martha’s new garden in her backyard and she’s shared some videos of what’s happening back there and I know more pictures and photos will be coming soon enough. Are you doing yard work or planting a garden of your own?
We kick this last week of May off with not just one new release, but two! Evil in the Badlands released bright and early on Monday. Amanda and her classmates have start their Junior year at the Academy of Necessary Magic. As upperclassmen, they get more freedom and more responsibilities. Amanda even has an internship of sorts with the Coalition, but she’s supposed to keep that a secret. Hard to do in a school like the Academy. A new monster is on the loose and the Coalition needs Amanda’s help to track it down to save another shifter. Amanda can’t do it alone. Can she trust her friends to keep her secrets with the Coalition? Will they risk getting kicked out of the Academy?
Cheyenne is finding out how many secrets her family (and extended family) have this week in Warrior Drow. Nothing is as it seems and Cheyenne and Ember are trying to find out who is behind what where the Crown is concerned. They are in a race to complete the last trial and place the coin on the altar. Is this the destiny they want to fulfill?
LMBPN is sponsoring an awesome contest for The Leira Chronicles. Scroll down to the end of the email to find out what it is and how to enter.
The next Lunch Together While Apart will take place June 4. Keep an eye out for sign up links in the next newsletter and on the Facebook pages and groups before that.
And don’t forget about signing up to meet with Martha and Craig in September on these dates:
Sept. 13 – Fort Worth, TX
Sept. 14 – Houston, TX
Sept. 15 – New Orleans, LA
Sept. 16 – Memphis, TN
Sept. 17 – Nashville, TN
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P.S. Another contest will start soon! Keep an eye out for it. It’s also food-related and marking the release of book 5 of Case Files of an Urban Witch.

Even magical families have their share of secrets. And Drow Royalty’s secrets run even deeper – with a hint of danger.
Cheyenne Summerlin’s finding that out firsthand.
Note: Warrior Drow was originally published as a part of the megabook The Drow There and Nothing More.
Can anyone in her family tell the truth and avoid the mayhem?
That doesn’t seem likely.
The Crown has their eye on Cheyenne and Ember. They’ve been tracking them all over town. First to Bianca’s house, then Cheyenne’s apartment, and now the school where she teaches. Is there a trap waiting to be sprung?
Is it connected to whoever is melding human tech with O’gúl tech? That’s a nasty piece of work.
Could the Crown go that low?
Cheyenne and Ember are in a race to complete the last trial and place the coin on the altar. Is this the destiny they want to fulfill?
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