Birthdays, Book Sales, & Book Releases… Oh My!🤭

Open me to read about birthday sales, 99-cent e-books, and a new Whimsical book release!✨

Greetings Gentle Reader from the Land of Whimsical!

This newsletter is packed full of excitement!🎉 Scroll on to read all about it, including the following deets:

We are celebrating the birthday of none other than our founder, Micheline Ryckman! We have some fun sales in store for you guys.🥳
A special 25% off discount code for our birthday sale on all of Mich’s books including Charting Stars, and The Maiden Ship trilogy.🌟⚓
A 99-cent e-book deal on The Maiden Ship through Amazon!
Our upcoming release of Shooting Stars by Micheline Ryckman!🌠 (And the beautiful limited editions copies).
Upcoming e-book 99-cent sales.
Preparing for the release of The Crafting Con by E.P. Stavs!✂️🧵 (Psst, there’s only a short time left to pre-order our fancy editions and extra bookish goodies!)

🎂Happy Birthday Micheline!!🎂

Here at Whimsical we are celebrating BIG! Without Micheline, Whimsical wouldn’t be here today so we want to celebrate her and her stories with all of you!

In honor of Mich’s birthday, we are giving all of you 25% OFF of any of her books!🤩 (Excluding pre-orders of Shooting Stars) Just use code MICHBDAY to receive your discount on any order of:

This sale will last from September 7th to 10th, so grab your copies and celebrate with us!🥳🎊

GRAB YOUR COPIES HERE!

We also thought it would be fun to do a Q&A with Micheline in honor of her birthday! In this Substack article, she gives us a look into Whimsical’s history and the heart behind her mission.🩷

📚Book Releases!📚

🌠SHOOTING STARS🌠

It’s almost here!! The final book in the Charting Stars duology will be out in the world on October 20th, 2026!

Trust us, you don’t want to miss out on this STUNNING edition.🤩💫

The exclusive edition will include:

Dust jacket art,
Hardcover art (by Micheline Ryckman),
Sprayed edges,
Interior illustrations (by Micheline Ryckman),
And a bonus chapter!
Not only that, but it will have stunning preorder incentive gifts!

Need more convincing? Say no more! Here’s a little sneak peek into this enchanting world.💫💕

A girl thrown between worlds. A prophecy untold. An unexpected romance. A quest for home.

Stargazer and artist Talia Benson never wanted an adventure. The titles of student, dutiful daughter, and crazy cat lady suited her just fine. But when she’s swept into an unknown world where sentient animals exist, monsters roam, and angelic beings sway fate, she’s forced to adjust to adventuring as she embarks on a quest to return to her quiet Canadian life.

Jarrett is the best runner in the Nine Realms. Well, maybe not the best––still, he’s proud of the reputation he’s built for himself. But with only a squirrel for company during his extensive travels, his social skills have grown rusty. At least, that’s what he tells himself when he impulsively delays an important mission to help a strange, vibrant girl find her way home.

Unbeknownst to most, turmoil brews in the otherworldly Nine Realms. The guardians have seen a shift in the heavens. Something has changed, a prophecy unleashed. A darkness is coming, throwing Talia, the runner she’s failing to suppress her feelings for, and their growing band of fantastical friends into the center of an oncoming war.

And if you can’t live without that beautiful copy of Shooting Stars… then you also need to grab the exclusive edition of Charting Stars to go with it!🤪

Isn’t she GORGEOUS?!

Both of these editions are available till October 20th, so don’t delay!🏃‍♀️

Woohoo! It’s release month for our very first contemporary romance, The Crafting Con!🤩 This super cute YA romance has us GEEKING out over here. If you love cosplay, cons, crafting, anime, video games, and all things nerdy, then you are going to fall in love with this one!

Also… you have only 15 days left to pre-order!😱 We only print so many copies of or exclusive editions so if you want to snag a copy of your own… don’t wait!

If you need further convincing…😏

This book will have:

Shimmery sprayed edges
Hardcover art
Exterior AND interior dust jacket art
End page artwork
Interior illustrations
A bonus chapter
Character art postcard
Character art bookmark
“The Geek Life” sticker
Signed bookplate from the author, AND
2 surprise bonus gifts

This is TOO CUTE to pass up right?! We think so too.🤭

PREORDER “The Crafting Con” HERE!

🚨PSA!🚨

We would also like to let you know that there has been an unfortunate shipping delay with The Crafting Con exclusive editions. The sprayed edge exclusive editions may not arrive to until November which we means that we wouldn’t be able to distribute the books till then. We are of course hoping for them to arrive earlier than the projected date, however it is unfortunately out of our control.😔 We thank you for your excitement for these editions and your endless support! We can’t wait for you guys to hold them in your hands!🥰

💲SEPTEMBER SALES💲

What’s better than saving money? Saving money on BOOKS!🥳

We have some 99-cent ebook sales on Amazon coming your way! So keep an eye out..👀

With fall approaching, we have a sale coming up for a book that definitely matches the vibes for spooky season… Do you have any guesses?🍂🍄‍🟫🍁

In A Nutshell…

Wrapping up our time together in this newsletter, here are some important dates for you to remember:

September 7th – 10th: Whimsical’s Founder Birthday Sale
September 22nd: The Release of “The Crafting Con” by E.P. Stavs (Pre-orders end)
October 20th: The Release of “Shooting Stars” by Micheline Ryckman (Pre-orders end)

As always, thank you all so much for supporting our journey thus far. We’re a small team and we appreciate and see all your comments, messages, and orders. As a family run press, it means the world!

Until next time,
Whimsical Publishing 🩷🦩