Tag: Volare Acadamy

  • The Kickstarter for All in on Love: A Collection of Romance is fully funded!

    I am SO VERY GRATEFUL to you, Wildlings! YOU made this possible. Now we get to work towards some fun stretch goals and extras, but just let me take a moment to tell you from the bottom of my heart: THANK YOU.

    The story we contributed to this anthology, “Birds Eye View,” was so much fun to write. Our main character, Mads, is a crow shifter with a secret. We meet Mads in Book 1 of The Foundlings, As the Crow Flies. But in this short story, we get to see that meeting from Mads’ point of view.

    It’s challenging to write a character with a secret, because you have to thread the needle between telling enough of the story to bring the reader (that’s YOU, my dear) in on the story, but not so much that you lose the mystery or atmosphere. And with Mads, who lost his parents in a tornado when he was five, “there’s a lot of ‘there’ there,” as my friend Dorothy Werner used to say. But Mads’ crow, now, is a whole different kettle of fish.

    His crow is opinionated, irreverent, and not particularly patient with Mads and his interpersonal hang-ups. If it were up to his crow, there’d be no mystery. Just romance.

    And when the two meet…

    Well, you’ll have to wait for the Kickstarter to find out, now won’t you?

    Check it out here and follow along. I’ll be sending out a small Kickstarter‑specific newsletter soon, so you won’t miss a thing.

  • Throwback to my 05/30/26 post for Delilah Delilah, when this project was still a quiet seedling. It’s been growing in the background ever since, and I’m finally ready to share the next step. The Kickstarter goes live on 7/21, and I can’t wait to show you what’s been unfolding.

    You can see the post here.

    All in on Love!

    You can visit the Kickstarter now!

  • Happy Saturday, Dear Reader! I’m hard at work on uploading Caden for you, and in the meantime, I posted an excerpt.

    Enjoy!

  • Kickstarter is 78% of the way there!

    Oh my gosh, Dear Reader, I am SO excited! We are 78% of the way to being funded for the Kickstarter, and it’s Day 5. We have 30 days to fund the project, and if we don’t fund it, it won’t materialize. I’m so pleased that readers are supporting this project! Thank you!

    “Bird in the Hand”

    I love our little story that’s in this anthology. “Bird in the Hand” was fun to write, and came together quickly.

    Silas Brooks has a secret. All summer, he couldn’t get Knox Kramer out of his mind. Now, as they return after summer break, does he risk making a move? Knox is Mr. Popular and Silas is a member of the nerd squad. Not to mention, he’s a crow shifter and Knox is a raven. The biggest problem? He doesn’t know if Knox even likes him that way.

    We had fun playing with tropes, and can’t wait for you to check it out.

    What’s your favorite trope, Dear Reader?

  • Oh my gosh, Dear Reader!! We are 84% of the way to fully funding the Kickstarter, and it’s only been out for SIX DAYS!! You are the absolute BEST!!

    The marketing team and Isabella Lisak have created some really fun graphics for the participating authors, including a teaser quote image. Check it out: