Kairaloi - Organized Chaos

Cozy Romance Time

So this time last year, a contest opened on Tapas for romance novels. I entered mine on Oct 17th.

I wanted a story that wasn't about divorce and cheating. That wasn't will they won't they. Something that was romance, cozy, and a married couple that just needed to get their act together. I didn't think I'd win honestly.

I got runner up but still was awarded a honest to god non exclusive contract. It was crazy!

We had to go through cover changes (bye bye cute ice cream) and some editing (hello anxiety LOL). But now it's almost here!

So to tease you all... a quote from the first chapter.

OP is unaware that cats do this on purpose.

this is ENTIRELY too many times for it to be a coincidence. Cats are psychic.

saddest thing that can happen is a cat so delicately and cozy putting their small apple head on your leg like a pillow to sleep while fully unaware that in like five minutes you're going to get up to go eat because they don't know human language or how time works

yeah. post it!

There are a lot of folks who don't understand what kind of slog it really is. They think all the work is done once you write the sucker.

Should I make a post about the process of getting a book published? I was at a writers society meeting the other day and I found out nearly no one in the room knew even where to begin with publishing

A beleaguered wife must chaperone her husband and his best friend to keep them from destroying civilization in their quest to save the world.

"What did it look like before you cleaned?" he asked.

Reed went to the windows. They were dusty and undisturbed.

"Well… His Highness's hairpin was on the floor. But that's it," Marigold said. She pulled her apron between her hands, starting to get nervous with Patrick and Reed’s serious tone.

"Hard to make a mess when he's the only thing in here," Patrick admitted as he turned slowly, looking around the room as well. “Has anyone else been to see him this morning?”

“No. Everyone’s busy getting ready for dinner tonight,” Marigold said.

“How long was he alone in here?” Patrick asked, pulling out a notebook to start writing her answers.

“Eh…” she shifted nervously. “We’ve left him alone before. Why is it suddenly a problem?”

Reed knelt to look at the floor. Patrick was a good investigator, but some things he just wasn’t going to think to look for. Although Reed wasn't sure what he was looking for either. Circles of salt? Candle wax? Mythiric was a world that had a rich history of magic and swords that could cut stone, but all that was in the past. They’d lost the knowledge about two thousand years prior when the first queen of Durshand had purged the corrupt priests of some demon religion. His history lessons had been over five years ago and his disappointment that he couldn’t sling fireballs or summon monsters as pets had caused him to lose interest.

“It’s not a problem,” Patrick assured. “We’re just… looking into something.”

Marigold fidgeted. "Reed? What are you doing?"

"I'd say it was witchcraft, but y'all ain't got that here." He got up, dusting his hands and pants. Ten years he'd been in this world, and all that time he'd thought soullessness was just this low-technology world's way of describing birth defects. Boy, was I wrong… Apparently, inert lumps of flesh can spontaneously become complete assholes.

"What?"

"Never mind," Reed said in English, then waved it off. Correcting to Durrish, he asked, “Can you answer the question, Marigold?”

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