Volume 3 Has Arrived

Please take the two minutes to read through this—all the way through this—as I’m hoping to answer most of your questions here.

The eBook version is available now from the publisher (as of November 7, 2024). It sometimes takes a couple of days or weeks to make it to other eBook retailers, depending on the retailer. If you don’t see it immediately in your preferred store, wait for a bit. It’s coming. Some retailers are faster than others. There’s nothing I can do about it. Ordering straight from the publisher is generally the fastest route to get the book in your hands, in whatever form you prefer.

If you’re ordering straight from the publisher, it generally takes them 3-5 days to have the physical copies available for purchase once I’ve approved everything. If you want physical copies, those should be available the first part of next week (November 11-12ish). I don’t have a specific date for that. It’s whenever the publisher gets everything setup to print and is completely out of my hands at this stage of the game. If you’re wanting physical copies, check the publisher’s website (link below) regularly until it’s available.

Amazon will be available for preorder soon (usually within 3-4 weeks), but won’t be released until January 16, 2025. Other book retailers will likely be on a similar timeline. If Amazon is your preferred store, the more preorders that happen, the more inventory they will order, the longer it will be available without shipping interruptions. Them’s the rules and I have to play by them. Once again, ordering straight from the publisher, if possible, is the fastest way to get the book in your hands.

Please choose the option that works best for you when it comes to purchasing. I’m not in the habit of telling people how to spend their money. The publisher will provide it to any retailer as well as ship it directly to you. If Amazon is your jam, then use it.

If you’ve read everything that’s available on any app online, meaning you either had to pay per chapter or you had to watch ads to read, please pay attention to this:

****You’re reading stolen material if you’re watching ads. Please stop. This is the reason creativity is declining—writers need to make a living while bringing you their gifts. Pay the author, not the slimy companies stealing from those authors.

There is exactly one new chapter that no one has seen but me. If you have come from a pay-per-chapter app and you do not wish to purchase the story again, the chapter I added is fairly inconsequential to the plot. You’ll be able to figure out what happened later. The rest of the story is the same, with only minor changes made. The next book will be entirely new material that no one has seen. If you do not wish to repurchase, then wait for the next one.

Volume 4 is coming. No, I do not have a timeline for when that will be. No, I will never have a timeline for when that will be. Please do not ask, please do not speculate, please do not trust google searches that give you a tentative date. I will not release information on further volumes until they are ready for purchase. I’m trying to stay ahead of the rampant plagiarism that’s still happening and I refuse to make it easier on these people to steal from me. Please have some faith that I’m going to continue to deliver. Please also understand that I’ve published three very large books in under a year. THIS IS NOT NORMAL, nor can you expect this kind of timeline from me going forward.

Creation takes time. Please allow the space and time that requires. Publishing also takes time. If you want a great product, you have to allow for the time to create that great product.

And just because it’s still happening, I will say this yet again: Anything that has you paying for each chapter or watching ads on an app or website is NOT ME. If you’re reading on one of those sites or apps, you’re contributing to the theft of my work and most likely the work of others as well. NovelFlow has changed the title on their website to keep everyone confused but they have never had permission to publish my books, nor will they ever. I have not (nor will I ever) given permission to individuals on Patreon, WattPad, or any other website to publish my work, regardless of whether they’re giving me the credit for being the author or not. This is copyright infringement, plain and simple, and it’s illegal. Don’t contribute to the theft and they’ll stop stealing.

I will only provide the books in eBook format or as physical copies. Anything else is being stolen. I’ve been trying to keep up with the plagiarizers, but it’s a losing battle and those who are trying to get the quick fix because they don’t want to pay or wait are contributing to the problem.

For my European readers, I’m working on trying to find smaller publishers overseas, similar to the one I’m using in the US, to make it more convenient for you to order the physical books. I understand shipping from the US is very expensive and I hope to find a solution to that very soon so we can cut Amazon out of this. If you happen to know of a print-on-demand publisher in your area/country, I would greatly appreciate getting their information.

Australia, same for you, as I’m sure shipping from Europe is just as expensive as the US. I’m working on finding better solutions for everyone.

I’m not pulling my books from Amazon, but I prefer to use small businesses. Bezos has plenty of money.

As always, thank you for sticking with me through the shit show that was last year. Thank you to everyone who has had patience during this process and continues to have patience as I finish the story.

Thanks for reading and loving these characters as much as I do.

Link to the publisher’s bookstore here.

And one last thing, thank you to everyone who has left me a glowing review, wherever you’ve left it. I stopped looking for a very long time, but recently perused the Amazon reviews. I’m always a little surprised and very touched by how much you guys love the story and the characters.