Scribbled in Margins. Today’s the day! The 9th Songs of the Amaranthine tale has released. Here’s hoping you enjoy the new addition to the collection. And since such tales are short & sweet, I’ll make this post do double duty as the Squee Post for Scribbled in Margins.

They were sent into solitude, yet neither of them was ever truly alone.
Wrongfully accused of insulting a man of higher rank, a bright young man is banished to a remote post where he must stand watch over a signal fire. Batu isn’t entirely alone, though. There’s an orange-robed monk who checks in on him from time to time, and he’s somehow befriended a golden eagle. But strange things begin to happen when the guard changes in the next tower over.

Qara can’t bear to face the future her father planned, so she runs away, pretending to be her older brother. But her new commanding officer isn’t so easily fooled. For her own good, she’s bundled off to a mountaintop watchtower. Qara is safe, but the cold and the solitude become too much to bear … until she befriends a wild sheep, a cheery villager, and the man in the next tower over.

Release Day: April 4, 2023
Amazon (US) | shelve on Goodreads 

Squee Post. If you need a place to react, confer, or kick up a fuss, this is the spot. I’ll enjoy your enthusiasm, I might be willing to clarify small points, but I reserve the right to evade questions that will be answered later in the Saga & Songs. ::twinkle::

[[[WARNING: HERE THERE BE SPOILERS]]]

Scribbled in Margins. The official release day for the next Songs of the Amaranthine story is tomorrow, April 4, but as per usual, many of you will find the story downloading onto your devices early. (Mine always shows up before 10pm.) OR you live in the future, because it’s already the 4th in your hemisphere. So the festivities begin early. Happy Release Eve!

An official Release Day post (with Squee Post tacked on) is scheduled to go up at midnight here. Until then!

Scribbled in Margins. The next Songs of the Amaranthine short story will be releasing in a few days. There’s still time to pre-order it … along with the three other stories releasing between now and June. Here’s a peek at the first page of Songs 09’s digital release:

They were sent into solitude, yet neither of them was ever truly alone.
Wrongfully accused of insulting a man of higher rank, a bright young man is banished to a remote post where he must stand watch over a signal fire. Batu isn’t entirely alone, though. There’s an orange-robed monk who checks in on him from time to time, and he’s somehow befriended a golden eagle. But strange things begin to happen when the guard changes in the next tower over.

Qara can’t bear to face the future her father planned, so she runs away, pretending to be her older brother. But her new commanding officer isn’t so easily fooled. For her own good, she’s bundled off to a mountaintop watchtower. Qara is safe, but the cold and the solitude become too much to bear … until she befriends a wild sheep, a cheery villager, and the man in the next tower over.

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As a reminder, here are all four books and helpful links:

Scribbled in Margins (Songs of the Amaranthine, #9)
Release Day: April 4
Amazon | shelve on Goodreads 

Suuzu and the Nine Nippets of Legend (Amaranthine Interludes, #2)
Release Day: April 22
Amazon | shelve on Goodreads 

Farley (Journeymen of Stone, #1) by C.J. Milbrandt
Release Day: May 23
Amazon | shelve on Goodreads 

Lord Mettlebright’s Man (Amaranthine Interludes, #1)
Release Day: June 4
Amazon | shelve on Goodreads 

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Yep, they’ll be showing up in other storefronts soon. All I can really suggest is checking back regularly. :: helpless shrug ::