They say to pick your battles carefully. What do you do when the battle picks you?

          For decades, the races have been living in a never-ending line of conflicts and battles. Humans, shifters, vampires, angels, demons, and spirits all striving to exist together, but unable to find a way to do so peacefully. Jashin Kimoshi, a proud vampire, finds herself trying desperately to prevent even greater bloodshed from happening while maneuvering her way through newfound feelings for a human woman. Sabella Hemmingwell, the princess of a human territory, struggles with her duty to her people and her family, and the inner turmoil of her heart. Both are thrown together in a war with the vampires pinned as the scapegoats, and the puppet masters they are unaware of hidden well in the shadows, directing their fates.

          I want to start by saying thank you for taking the time to look into my book. This series has been living rent-free in my head for twenty years now, and it is finally getting the chance to see the light of day. This story has been through so much. Character changes, rewrites, countless write-ins, two desktop computers (one being from the early 2000s), three laptops, and multiple hardware crashes resulting in the loss of hundreds, if not thousands, of words. There were multiple times I wanted to give it up and throw it all away, but the little Jashin in my head refused to be silenced. She had a story that needed to be told. So, strap in because we are starting one hell of a ride.


          As a little welcome gift, please enjoy this little sneak peek of the book.

 

         Hi there, my name is Joette! My journey as a writer started way back when in 6th grade with a story about two girls fighting off robbers at Kings Island. Writing that story sparked something in me, and soon I was rarely seen without a notebook and pen. The 1994 movie Interview with the Vampire added to that spark, and that led me all the way here.

          My love for writing followed me into high school, where I worked hard so that my senior year could be almost all writing and literature classes. Then I went to college, where, after a year and a half as a secondary education major, I switched to creative writing.

          I currently live in Ohio with my wife and our daughter, two rambunctious corgis, a temperamental tortoiseshell cat, and our braincell-less orange cat. I spend my spare time playing Dungeons & Dragons, sewing, taking photos, and reading copious amounts of Brandon Sanderson novels.

Meet my current design partners!

Cover design by Nadinne Neira

Character art by Jaivin McCoy.