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One Day Only!!

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UPDATE!

Unfortunately, due to her degenerative health condition, McKenzie will sadly be unable to attend. If you pray, please keep her in your prayers and if you don’t, we welcome positive thoughts and healing vibes.

Even though McKenzie will be absent, my assistant Christina will be there with McKenzie’s signature to stamp into books, so you can still get a signed copy, just not hand-signed by McKenzie herself.

Hayley and Megan are eager to meet you all and are prepared to sign whatever you bring! There will also be books in the store for purchase if you don’t already have them.

Finally, keep your eyes peeled for Christina – she will have lots of fun things to give away! I wish I could be there to meet you all as well, but I’m unable to travel that far.

The signing will be at Barnes & Noble at the Plaza Venezia in Orlando, FL on September 23rd from 2-4 pm EDT! Add to your Google Calendar

Please also note that since Christina manages all inventory for the shop and ships all orders, anything purchased from now through Sunday September 24th will not ship until she returns home from the Orlando signing. But it’ll be worth it because she just might be coming back with some special hand-signed copies of We Could Be Villains and Into the Churn. Stay tuned for more info once she’s back!

I hope many of you will be able to take advantage of this rare opportunity to meet some of Whimsical’s beloved authors in person! As much as I wish I could be there with you, I hope you all know I’m giving you big Whimsie hugs from afar!

XOXO,
Micheline Ryckman

A Signing, A Dream Achieved, & A Live Action Whimsical Scene?!

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Come meet our Authors!

For one day only, you can meet almost ALL of Whimsical’s authors! I personally won’t be able to travel that far, but Hayley, McKenzie, and Megan will all be at the Barnes & Noble at the Plaza Venezia in Orlando, FL on September 23rd from 2-4 pm EDT!

Don’t miss this opportunity to meet almost the whole Whimsical family! My admin assistant Christina will also be there helping out with things so if you see her, say hi! She may also have some Whimsical goodies to give away!

Add to your Google Calendar

We Did It!!!

Thanks to your help with sharing sharing sharing, we reached McKenzie’s goal of 600 preorders for A Goblin of the Glade!!

If you shared even once, don’t forget to enter our giveaway for a RARE Goblin paperback ARC! We also have another giveaway going for anyone who preordered, so check them both out below and enter fast! We will draw winners for both giveaways on September 21st!

Who’s ready for our next cover reveal!? Mark your calendars – on October 17th, we will reveal the cover and announce the preorder incentives for Queen of Shifting Sands, the debut novel by Kaitlyn Carter Brown!

REMINDERS

Stock is low on the Caraval bookmark set! Once it’s out of stock, these will be gone forever! Get yours now!

Our free postcard for the month of September is the Mistress of Evil herself – Maleficent!

Get this postcard for FREE when you place an order of at least $10 before shipping.

The ONE-YEAR ANNIVERSARY EDITION of We Could Be Villains is available for preorder right now! This edition releases on October 3rd and is loaded with exclusive extras, including:

  • Brand new interior illustrations
  • A bonus scene written exclusively for this edition
  • A new detailed dust jacket (wait until you see the back!)
  • An exclusive design on the hard case

PLUS, all preorders receive an exclusive bookmark of Sam – who gets quite the glow-up in book two! This bookmark is ONLY available for preordering. Once the book is released for general sale, the bookmark be discontinued! So hurry over to the shop and preorder now! Remember the shop is listed in Canadian dollars, so if you’re in the US or UK, you get a better deal after the exchange rate!

Oh and by the way, speaking of We Could Be Villains…

Who wants to see Ironfall and Rosemary COME TO LIFE in the most romantic scene of We Could Be Villains by Megan McCullough?? Natasha Sapienza is hosting a crowdfunding project to film this live-action scene and bring it to life for readers! HOW COOL IS THAT?! Check out all the info here!

If their goal isn’t reached, Sam will lose his bet that Ironfall and Rosemary are totally going to be an actual thing in book 2. After shedding a few tears, the money will go toward artwork for book 2.

 

Whimsical is so blessed to have you all! We are soooo grateful for your shares and follows and likes. You are why we do what we do! Thank you again my Whimsies!

Huge hugs,
Micheline Ryckman

P.S. All the links for our databases and requests for Whimsical’s services can be found below!

Submit Your Manuscript to Whimsical Publishing
Request an Endorsement/Blurb Review

Please note that completing a form does not guarantee I will accept your request. This is purely for me to prioritize requests that I feel confident and inspired to complete.

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COVER REVEAL & GIVEAWAY!!

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Cover Reveal & Giveaway for

A Goblin of the Glade

HELLO MY WHIMSIES!!!

So excited to share this cover reveal with you all. Megan McCullough designed the cover and we are so thrilled with how it turned out! She did a beautiful job. <3

A Goblin of the Glade is now available for preorder HERE in my shop in paperback, hardback, and jacketed exclusive edition. The first 200 orders will receive, for free, all the preorder incentive goodies you see pictured below. This book is also available for preorder in kindle format on Amazon. (Please note: preorder goodies are not included with purchases through Amazon.) Preorder goodies consist of two postcard artworks by yours truly, a bookmark featuring artwork from Hillary Bardin, a bird painting done by McKenzie Catron, and a signed bookplate from McKenzie as well.

Here’s my (Micheline) review of AGOTG:

Ever wonder how you’ll heal, or how you’ll ever recover from a past so traumatizing that it haunts you by day and night? 

Well, this is exactly what Primrose, Poppy, and Posy, personally endure as they embark upon a predestined quest to save their darkening world. The journey is harrowing, the bogeymen even more so, but while these sisters face the past to secure a future for all, they might just find that healing comes in the form of each other. 

This action packed, Grimm-style fairytale is everything you want to read this Christmas. This book is about family, unconventional love stories, and facing the darkness together. 

THE BOOK BLURB: 

Ten years have passed, but neither Primrose nor her sisters, Poppy and Posy, can shake the belladonna-soaked trauma of their childhood. Though the triplets have grown and are no longer captive, the memory of Black Annis’s iron talons and needle teeth still linger.

While Posy finds reprieve in studying with the Elder Mother and Poppy drowns her mental wounds in song and service, Primrose copes by traveling wherever the wind takes her. Much like her beloved half-brother Rush used to, she finds solace in seeking new havens. However, news of Sparrow’s dying mother draws Primrose home again, and she resolves to stay in the glade to spend one last Christmastide with the only woman she’s ever called mother.

That is until a shadowy Pooka appears with a message tangled in Fate’s red thread: a prophecy from the fabled Numina that threatens to upend the family all over again.

With only the suspicious, dark Pooka as their guide, the triplets must follow the Numina’s destined trail to a perilous mountain haunted by trickster spirits. But when their dubious quest delivers them into the claws of the infamous witch Baba Yaga, the goblin sisters are forced to face their childhood nightmares or let the world, and those they love, be forever consumed by darkness.

A Goblin of the Glade, the second book in McKenzie Catron’s “A Numina Parable” series, returns to all the beloved characters of the first book, and then some. Embark on a journey filled with sisterly love and unique companionship in this new high-stakes fantasy adventure reminiscent of Grimm Brothers’ fairy tales and European folklore.

Want to be one of the first to read and review AGOTG to help get the word out about its release?

Request an ARC of A Goblin of the Glade

We also have a very unique opportunity to WIN a paperback ARC! CLICK HERE for all the details and to find out how to enter!

And last but not least…

A Christmas in July SALE!

Everything in the shop is 30% off from July 11-28 with code XMASINJULY.

The Kindle edition of Into the Churn is on sale for just 99 cents! Snag it now!

A Little Old, A Little New, and an Important Update!

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New For 2023: Limited Bookmark Series

Beginning in late February, we will be releasing a bookmark each month. These will be limited to 50 and when they’re sold out, they’re gone for good and will not return to the shop.

Since this is a new idea, we want to get your feedback before we start! Please answer the very short poll here so we know what you’d want most.

FILL OUT THIS FORM
Everyone who answers will be entered to win the first month’s bookmark design.

Into the churn preorder incentives pictured with book.

IMPORTANT UPDATE:

Preorder incentives for Into the Churn are limited to the first 75 orders only! Every order will always come with a signed bookplate and bookmark, but only the first 75 preorders will include the postcards of character and map art. These incentives are already 2/3 claimed, so don’t delay! If you’re hoping to snag these postcards, preordering ASAP is the only way to get them!

In other ITC news, keep your eyes peeled on our Instagram for a super awesome Into the Churn book trailer!

Pssst… Just in case you didn’t know, Whimsical is offering an exclusive, jacketed hardcover of ITC, and it has a surprise art cover under the jacket!

ALSO TAKE A PEEK AT THESE ITC REVIEWS>>>

“Hayley Reese Chow’s Into the Churn is a romantic Science Fiction thrill ride with brains and heart. Ezren and Foster have chemistry to spare, and the world of Belethea and its killer storms is just giddy-making good. I can’t wait to read what she does next!” —Alaya Dawn Johnson, Nebula Award-winning author of The Summer Prince
“Hayley Reese Chow’s Into the Churn is a romantic Science Fiction thrill ride with brains and heart. Ezren and Foster have chemistry to spare, and the world of Belethea and its killer storms is just giddy-making good. I can’t wait to read what she does next!” —Alaya Dawn Johnson, Nebula Award-winning author of The Summer Prince
"Into the Churn is a whirlwind of a book that will sweep you up into its stormy world and won't let you go."  —Bridget Tyler, author of the Pioneer duology
“Into the Churn is a whirlwind of a book that will sweep you up into its stormy world and won’t let you go.”  —Bridget Tyler, author of the Pioneer duology
Transport yourself into the vibrant, dangerous planet of Belethea with its unpredictable storms, dicey politics, and mind-blowing technology. By the end, you’ll be chanting “Into the Churn!” alongside the characters you’ve fallen in love with as they barrel through tornadoes, rumors, romance, and lies all the way to the finish line. —Megan McCullough, Author of We Could be Villains
Transport yourself into the vibrant, dangerous planet of Belethea with its unpredictable storms, dicey politics, and mind-blowing technology. By the end, you’ll be chanting “Into the Churn!” alongside the characters you’ve fallen in love with as they barrel through tornadoes, rumors, romance, and lies all the way to the finish line. —Megan McCullough, Author of We Could be Villains
"Riveting. Fast-paced. Mad Max meets YA in this page-turning sci-fi adventure. Fans of my 13th Continuum trilogy will devour this book!" —Jennifer Brody, author of The 13th Continuum, Disney Chills, and co-author of Star Wars: Stories of Jedi and Sith
“Riveting. Fast-paced. Mad Max meets YA in this page-turning sci-fi adventure. Fans of my 13th Continuum trilogy will devour this book!” —Jennifer Brody, author of The 13th Continuum, Disney Chills, and co-author of Star Wars: Stories of Jedi and Sith
Picture of author holding The Rightful Bearer Book.

The paperback of The Rightful Bearer is on sale this month! (Until February 28th) There will also be a selection of Maiden Ship postcards on sale as well, so make sure you browse through TMS category of the shop to see all the discounted products!

Picture of Cassian artwork by Micheline Ryckman in postcard form.

Remember this handsome fella? Even though I’m no longer selling SJM art in the shop, we still have some leftover stock and for the month of February, this postcard of Cassian will be the free gift with all orders of at least $10 (before shipping). Once he’s gone though, he’s gone for good! Beginning March 1st, there will be a different new freebie postcard each month or until stock runs out.

And speaking of collections, have you ever wished there was a checklist of Whimsical Illustration’s art? My assistant Christina made a checklist to keep track of what artwork she has in her collection, and she wanted to share it with you all to use too! Check it out here!

All the links for our databases and requests for Whimsical’s services can be found below!

SUBMIT YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO WHIMSICAL

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REQUEST AN ENDORSEMENT/BLURB REVIEW

Please note that completing a form does not guarantee I will accept your request. This is purely for me to prioritize requests that I feel confident and inspired to complete.

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