Subject: 🔮 Exciting News from Jennifer Blackstream! 🔎

A surprise story awaits...

Surprise Story!

Remember this survey?


What side character should get their own short story?


Scath was the clear winner. And after the events of Skinned, Blood Trails #16, I had an idea.


I present to you...Recovery, Blood Trails #16.5.


Do NOT read this book if you haven't read Skinned yet. Huge spoiler. And to be honest, if you haven't read Skinned, you won't get anything out of Recovery anyway.


In fact, the only summary I can think to write for this short story that won't give spoilers to those who haven't read Skinned yet is this:


After the events of Skinned, Scath is called away from New Moon on a little side quest.


If you have read Skinned, grab a box of tissues and curl up with Recovery for a good kind of cry.

Cover art for Recovery, Blood Trails #16.5, pictured on an ereader. Cover art features Scath kneeling on the beach of Lake Erie with a misty island in the background.
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** Recovery is a website exclusive short story, like Snapdragon.

Coming September 2024...


BREED, Blood Trails #17


Pie chart showing Scath winning the “What side character should be the next one to get their own short story“ survey. Scath beat Peasblossom, Asher, Charlotte's Web, and Gundersson.

BREED, Blood Trails #17

Coming September 17th, 2024



It was supposed to be a simple theft.


Scath’s next weregild should have been easy. Infiltrate a Seelie noble house posing as an unscrupulous witch and her large feline servant looking to purchase a new animal companion–or perhaps a slave. Spend the day wandering the Seelie’s stable full of rare and dangerous creatures and having lunch with happy slaves who demonstrate how effective the family’s training program can be. Then when darkness falls, locate the artifact and make a quick get away.


In and out.


Easy peasy.


Only nothing’s ever that simple.


When a murder is committed in a Seelie household, all eyes turn to the Unseelie guests.


Now it’s not just a matter of escaping with the artifact.


It’s a matter of escaping…period.


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If you aren't all caught up, I highly recommend you tap into your inner book wyrm and get caught up before September...


Not sure if you're caught up? Check out the three books below. If you missed one, click HERE for purchase links.

Anyone going to DRAGON CON?

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I will be attending Dragon Con 2024 (August 29 - Sept 2). If you're going to be here, check the app (when it's live!) and find me on a panel!


Here's my preliminary schedule:


Title: Who, or What, Did It: Mystery & Suspense in UF

Description: Urban Fantasy typically involves a mystery of some sort, and our panel of authors will discuss how they employ this ingredient in their narratives.

Panelists: Stuart Jaffe, Jennifer Blackstream, Ernest Dempsey, Jennifer Morris(M), Martha Carr

Time: Fri 11:30 am

Location: Chastain 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)



Title: Herstorically Speaking: The Women of STEM

Description: Women have had an impact on every bit of the impressive amount of technology and science our world uses today. Our panelists shine the spotlight on the women who walked so we could run, who used a ruler so we could use AutoCAD, and those who used a mercury thermometer so we could go digital.

Panelists: Jennifer Blackstream, Victoria Mechtly, Amy J Murphy, Bill Mulligan, Bernadette Johnson, Emily Myerscough(M)

Time: Fri 04:00 pm

Location: Macon Courtland Grand (Length: 1 Hour)



Title: Cozy Mysteries & Crime-Fighting Pets

Description: Put on your comfiest sweater, grab your favorite hot beverage, and join us as we talk about the mystery and historical crime genre's gentlest detectives. Explore the unspoken rule of cozy mysteries that all intrepid sleuths must have a furry or scaled sidekick.

Panelists: Jennifer Blackstream, Beth Dolgner, Jenna Johnson(M), Toki Odunade

Time: Fri 07:00 pm

Location: Macon Courtland Grand (Length: 1 Hour)



Title: True Confessions: What Our Favorite Tropes Say About Us

Description: In an era where you can shop books about tropes, lets talk about why we fixate on the ones we do.

Panelists: Mera Rose, Gini Koch, Jennifer Blackstream, Michael J Allen, Marc Alan Edelheit, Bryce O'Connor(M)

Time: Sat 04:00 pm

Location: Embassy CD Hyatt (Length: 1 Hour)



Title: A Unique Perspective: Older Protagonists in UF

Description: Our panel of authors discusses their use of protagonists older than the average age typically seen in much of the genre.

Panelists: Doug Burbey, Lisa Manifold, Jennifer Blackstream, Megan Lynn Mackie, Jennifer Morris(M), Alex Shvartsman

Time: Sat 08:30 pm

Location: Chastain I-J Westin (Length: 1 Hour)



Title: Favors, Bargains, & Schemes: The Fae in UF

Description: In folklore & contemporary fiction the Fae take various forms & have a wide range of characteristics & goals. Our panel of authors will discuss the depictions used in their work, & how the variety of traits & features led to their choices.

Panelists: Sarah J. Sover, Jim Butcher, Rachel Rener, D.B. Jackson, Jennifer Blackstream, Carol Malcolm(M)

Time: Sun 08:30 pm

Location: Chastain 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)



Title: Conflicted Heroes & Heroines in UF

Description: Urban fantasy protagonists can find themselves in situations that require hard choices, frequently in roles they aren't sure they want & often didn't ask for. Our panel of authors will explore how their characters react when they wish to do the right thing but aren't sure of what that may be.

Panelists: Jennifer Blackstream, Jim Butcher, James J. Butcher, R.R. Virdi, R. E. Carr, Carol Malcolm(M)

Time: Mon 10:00 am

Location: Chastain 1-2 Westin (Length: 1 Hour)

June Survey: Women of STEM?

Okay, so I LOVE the "Herstorically Speaking" panels at Dragon Con. They're fantastic, and I'm always really excited when I get to be on one.


For panels like these, every panelist gets to pick one or two women to talk about and tell the crowd why the women we chose are awesome.


So before I do a deep dive, I was hoping to get some suggestions.


What women of STEM inspired you? Do any of them have fantastic backstories? Weird trivia?


Here's the panel description:


Title: Herstorically Speaking: The Women of STEM


Description: Women have had an impact on every bit of the impressive amount of technology and science our world uses today. Our panelists shine the spotlight on the women who walked so we could run, who used a ruler so we could use AutoCAD, and those who used a mercury thermometer so we could go digital.


If you have an idea, please respond to this email. I only have a couple weeks before Dragon Con, so the sooner the better!

Next month...

I did not get to fire a gun yet, but hopefully soon. In any case, next month I will definitely have pictures of me and Jim at Dragon Con, and I'm really hopeful for some good ones...


Until then, happy reading!


JB

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