{"id":1243,"date":"2021-01-14T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-14T07:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?p=1243"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:23:24","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T03:53:24","slug":"january-2021-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2021\/01\/14\/january-2021-update\/","title":{"rendered":"January 2021 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1243\" class=\"elementor elementor-1243\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c045d3d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c045d3d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41c6ede\" data-id=\"41c6ede\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585433b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585433b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><i>New Year&#8217;s resolution: cut all sugar from my diet. How hard can it be? I&#8217;ve done it before.<\/i><\/p><p>Eats 3 candy canes and a slice of ice cream cake. <i>Oops. Lack of impulse control is definitely a trait that I share with Alannah Winters (heroine of my upcoming series, <\/i><b>Winter&#8217;s Magic<\/b><i>).<\/i><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7461635 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7461635\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0493e5c\" data-id=\"0493e5c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1ed512 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1ed512\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b><u>Winter's Maiden 2<\/u><\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ad179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74ad179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\"><i>The power to protect is also the power to corrupt.<\/i><\/span><\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><i>Winter&#8217;s Maiden 2\u00a0<\/i>continues the story of the Winters family, delving into the mystic underbelly and exploring issues of power, corruption, and BDSM.<\/p><p><strong>Note:<\/strong> This is the second of six main books in the <em>Winter\u2019s Magic<\/em> series. It is advisable to start with <em>Winter\u2019s Maiden 1<\/em>.<\/p><p><strong>Warning:<\/strong> This book contains coarse language and explicit scenes, including depictions of sexual violence and minor BDSM that may upset or offend some readers. There is also a partial cliff-hanger for one of the characters, which is somewhat resolved in <em>Winter\u2019s Thrall<\/em> (launching May 2022).<\/p><p>COMING NOVEMBER 2021<\/p><p>Full blurb and cover reveal to follow.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bd3099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bd3099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beta Readers Needed<\/h4>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-751b900 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"751b900\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Beta copies of <i><b>Winter&#8217;s Maiden 2<\/b><\/i> will be going out next month. If you are interested in providing feedback on this novel, but have not yet read the first, I will send you a free advanced copy of Book 1 to get you up to speed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>What you&#8217;ll get as a beta reader:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">A free electronic copy of my book plus an ARC of Book 1 if needed<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Your name printed in the acknowledgements<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\">My eternal gratitude&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d4cb79c elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"d4cb79c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/oTZhob1PbFzjpumu9\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Beta Read Winter's Maiden 2<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-939926f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"939926f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3e37b1f\" data-id=\"3e37b1f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-03f0c21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"03f0c21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><b><u>Excerpt from Winter's Maiden 2<\/u><\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3543513 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3543513\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Returning to her office, she settled in behind the solid oak desk and turned on the Waterford crystal lamp. She withdrew a pad and fountain pen from the drawer to her right and commenced:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><blockquote><p>Alannah,<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p>While I understand that it is not customary for a mage conceived at Beltane to be concerned with the identity of their biological father, it has come to my attention that you are pursuing such knowledge. If this is indeed the case, I have some insights that would be of great value in your quest.<\/p><\/blockquote><p>Rising from her desk, she deliberated over the wording of her next paragraph while peering out through the tempered glass of her window. The street below buzzed with the city nightlife one would expect from Sydney on a Saturday night. She looked forward to joining them, but she needed to finish that letter.\u00a0<em>Time to stop procrastinating.<\/em>\u00a0Returning to her seat, she resumed writing:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><blockquote><p>Sharing this information will not be without risk to myself, nor will it come free. If you are willing to meet at a secure location, I am sure we can strike a suitable deal. I assure you that I mean you no harm and that such a rendezvous will be safe. It is of no consequence to me should you choose to disregard this letter and decline my offer. However, accepting my invitation would be of much benefit to you.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p>If you decide to seek me out, please contact Patrick, my agent, to arrange a time and place. I have enclosed his business card.<br \/>Regards,<br \/>Scarlett.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Year&#8217;s resolution: cut all sugar from my diet. How hard can it be? I&#8217;ve done it before. Eats 3 candy canes and a slice of ice cream cake. 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