by Mary Sutton / @mary_sutton73
Yesterday, I got some fairly important news for the Hero’s Sword series. After two years, my publisher is getting out of the book business. So the series will have a new publisher.
Me.
Yes, I will be taking the reins and continuing the series under my own name.
What does this mean for you?
In the short term, not much. The existing books will continue to be available from all outlets (print and digital). See the individual book pages for purchase information.
In the coming weeks (before Christmas), the digital version of Wedding Bliss will be available on platforms other than Amazon (Nook, Kobo, and iBooks).
As soon as I figure out the logistics, all titles will be republished (print and digital) so I can access things like, you know, sales data, set the prices, etc.
Speaking of prices, I don’t expect them to change.
In the longer term, this means that I (hopefully) will be able to bring out books faster. Snake in the Grass: Hero’s Sword Vol. 4 is in the final stages of cover design. Since this book will mark the one-quarter mark in the series (as it exists in my head), I think I might throw some kind of online party. What, well, I’m not sure – if you’ve got ideas, leave them in the comments!
Fire Storm (book 5) and Shadow Dance (book 6) are completed, and depending on how fast my cover designer and illustrator work, well, I’ll be setting a schedule for publication for those.
And I’m brainstorming for book 8, so I can start writing book 7.
So yeah, big news. Exciting news too, I hope. If you’re reading this and previously left an Amazon review for either Power Play or Storm Clouds, and are willing to repost your review when the new version is up, let me know in the comments or via my Facebook page. And if you’ve never left a review, but are willing to do so (for any of the first three books), contact me via Facebook to talk details.
It’s exciting. And slightly scary. But as my friend Amy says, if the idea doesn’t scare you at least a little, it’s probably not worth doing.
So onward!