The Blacksmith’s Apprentice
The Blacksmith’s Apprentice
Tag/CW: Fantasy, non-human, furry, slow burn, slavery, caste system, religion, abuse/rape, age-gap, romance
Eyck didn’t need anyone.
Eyck lived a good life in South Galetsy. A respected blacksmith, he spent long days making swords for the Border War, and even though he ached by day’s end, the last thing he thought he needed was an apprentice. He had his work and his best friend, Pash, and that was fine.
When Wex showed up on his stoop asking for work, Eyck agreed to take him on—no matter that Wex turned out to be prickly and secretive and an absolute bloody pain in the tail to work with. Well… mostly.
Wex didn’t want anyone.
Wex was tired of just scraping by. A freed slave and ex-convict, Wex was stubbornly determined not to let his breed caste or muteness stop him from carving out a decent life for himself. All he needed was a little help getting there.
Words like “trust”, “love, or even “desire” weren’t part of Wex’s vocabulary, and he didn’t want them to be—those words could enslave just as easily as iron. He was using the blacksmith to learn a skill, nothing more. Problem was, Wex couldn’t get Eyck out of his head.
Baal’s Heart, KU, Links, etc
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For those who've been asking for the Baal's Heart Box Set in paperback (or in general) you can find it here: https://books2read.com/BaalsHeart. So far it's only in a few places but it'll be available elsewhere as they receive the info from Ingram Sparks.
The majority of my books are now out of Kindle Unlimited. The only one left is The Blacksmith's Apprentice which will come out of KU on the 11th of June. If you're looking to buy any of my titles and wonder where they're available, you can check check my books page here on my site, where you can check out the CWs/tags for each title, or skip to here and see where you can buy them. The only two titles that aren't available wide yet are Frangipani (because I haven't had time to submit it to D2D yet) and Sarge & Murphy because I'm working on new covers for them. But, the two novellettes are available in the F.I.S.T.S. Handbook, which you can find in lots of places.
Now, off to finish Uncle Zach...
The Blacksmith’s Apprentice aka the Story of Wex & Eyck
Woke up this morning to a pile of emails and PMs about The Blacksmith's Apprentice, so I thought I would answer some of the questions here and clear up some confusion.
- No, there are no shifters. There is no mpreg. It is not an a/b/o story.
The characters in The Blacksmith's Apprentice are something called Kat'hoondemen and they are divided into different breed castes. There's a page at the beginning of the book outlining the basics of these breeds - if you're curious, you can see the list in the "Look Inside" link at Amazon. The story does not take place on earth. - Yes, there will be a paperback.
Amazon approved the ebook in a ridiculously short amount of time - less than twenty minutes after hitting "publish" it started going live. The paperback is done and submitted, don't worry, it's just taking longer to get approved (ebooks and paperbacks are approved by different teams at Amazon). I will definitely let everyone know once the paperback goes live. - Yes, the book is classified as fantasy, but there are no dragons or magic or elves, etc.
It's sort of hard to explain exactly what the book is about without giving away important plot points. If you're someone who doesn't enjoy fantasy (because of dragons, magic, or elves, etc.) this is not that. You might enjoy it. You might not. :) - No, I don't know if there will be an audiobook.
One of the two MCs is mute and uses sign language to communicate. I'll have to consult with Michael Ferraiuolo (because he would be the one to do it... I really want to hear the voice he'll use for Eyck) to see how that would translate into audio. But, it won't be until halfway next year at the earliest. - So... what is the book about?
Heh - this is the top question I'm being asked. Bottom line, is it's about finding someone when you weren't looking for them. Add to that some abuse and angst, a society on the cusp of revolution, some xenophobia, a bunch of priests being varying degrees of awful, ancient lore, a futile war, pirate brothers who enjoy a good hard romp, a dickish best friend, a very respectable member of the community, and an ex-slave who thinks love is a four-letter word, and you have The Blacksmith's Apprentice.
Available now at Amazon
NOW LIVE – The Blacksmith’s Apprentice
Welp. It went live way earlier than I expected. :D
Available now at Amazon and enrolled in Kindle Unlimited.
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The Blacksmith’s Apprentice… coming soon!
Folks... I have finally finished writing a book. It's with some beta readers now and then off to editing when they're done. Watch this space for updates on when and where it will be published 🎉 :)
Themes & trigger warnings are as follows: fantasy-ish setting, non-human, slow burn, grumpy/sunshine, may/december, caste system, slavery, rape/abuse.
Impatient Pirates and What’s Coming Next… (and a giveaway)
Every time I sit down to write, it's as if I have Tom, Jon, and Baltsaros standing over my shoulder, Tom clearing his throat impatiently... because they want another book. And lord do I want to give them that... and I'm looking forward to writing it. I'm also looking forward to introducing you to the new characters in their coming adventure. ;)
I still get so many lovely emails/messages about my pirates even now, six years after I first published Caged on a lark. I'm glad I did because it literally changed my life.
But the boys have to wait because I have The Blacksmith's Apprentice to finish. I was going to be done last month, but I decided not to push myself too hard too fast. I have a decision to make about the ending (there are two possible outcomes) and add a chapter I forgot to write. That's all that's left to do. Sounds easy, right?
*cracks knuckles* I can do this.
Oh! And before I forget - you can get a copy of Exposed (epub/mobi/pdf) for ✨free✨ when you join the mailing list over at QueeRomance Ink. Here are the details. Enjoy!
