{"id":4081,"date":"2022-04-08T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?p=4081"},"modified":"2022-05-09T13:13:26","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T03:43:26","slug":"april-2022-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2022\/04\/08\/april-2022-update\/","title":{"rendered":"April 2022 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4081\" class=\"elementor elementor-4081\">\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-2581065 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2581065\" 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-7631e1f\" data-id=\"7631e1f\" 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-d770f90 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d770f90\" 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 did it! After much blood, sweat and tears, I finally finished drafting <em>Undeniably Wrong<\/em>, the fourth instalment of the <i>Phoebe Braddock Books<\/i>. This was the most difficult book I have written to date, partly because of how raw it made me feel, but also because I battled some serious creative burnout during the process.<\/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-62a5378 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"62a5378\" 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-1bcad5e\" data-id=\"1bcad5e\" 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-4bf0ae6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bf0ae6\" 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>Cover Reveal<\/u><\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bf38ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bf38ac\" 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\tHave you seen the cover reveal for <i>Undeniably Wrong<\/i> yet?<br>\n\nIf not, be sure to check it out below.\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-9cc49ff elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"9cc49ff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=KbieJdqsQ58&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c497e1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c497e1\" 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><u><b>Music credits:\u00a0<span style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><span lang=\"en-AI\">myuu &#8211; Don&#8217;t Die On Me<\/span><\/span><\/b><\/u><\/p><p><span style=\"font-style: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><span lang=\"en-AI\">https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/myuusic<br \/>https:\/\/twitter.com\/myuusic<br \/>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/myuuji<br \/>https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/artist\/5sP3ci0jwrXUBo76t8pGTF?si=s1SpFW1vQfKcGtYy-wo_4Q<br \/>https:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/<br \/>Music provided by RFM: https:\/\/youtu.be\/C29dUoD8hJc<\/span><\/span><\/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-f47ade2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f47ade2\" 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-b2f6827\" data-id=\"b2f6827\" 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-9480f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9480f60\" 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>Beta Reading Opportunity<\/u><\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42c498b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"42c498b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4083\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-7dc4b9d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dc4b9d\" 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>Would you like to provide feedback on my latest manuscript? I&#8217;m looking for beta readers who can read <em>Undeniably Wrong<\/em> with a critical eye so that I can polish it for publication. <b>Please note that f<span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">eedback for this book is due 31st May 2022.<\/span><\/b><\/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-48a58c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"48a58c4\" 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\">The Blurb:<\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed1b0c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed1b0c1\" 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><b><i>There are many sides to every story and Lucinda\u2019s tale is no exception.<\/i><\/b><br \/><br \/>Lucinda\u2019s affair damaged Adam Fairfax and it took him years to recover. Most painted her as the villain, but did anyone think to ask her why their marriage collapsed? Why did she cheat on him?<br \/><br \/>I dare you to turn back the clock and delve into a warped web of high society schemes and veiled threats. This is a world where people poison everything they touch and make a blood sport of betrayal. With all the lies and deception swirling around her like a murky swamp, it is no wonder Lucinda bought into it, letting it taint her soul and relationships. Yet none of them pose a greater risk than the shadows of her past.<br \/><br \/><br \/><b>Note:<\/b> While this is the 4th Phoebe Braddock Book and a prequel to <em>Crystal&#8217;s Crucible<\/em>, it can be read standalone.<br \/><br \/><b>Trigger Warnings:<\/b>\u00a0Cheating, sexual violence, domestic abuse, miscarriage, and sex scenes, including f\/f.<\/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-5d7e593 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5d7e593\" 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:\/\/mailchi.mp\/b6c6daa61491\/7zlkgqevg9\" 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\">Apply to Beta Read<\/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-650ac2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"650ac2d\" 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-c789c25\" data-id=\"c789c25\" 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-2097a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2097a70\" 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\"><div data-id=\"c6254ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; --flex-direction: initial; --flex-wrap: initial; --justify-content: initial; --align-items: initial; --align-content: initial; --gap: initial; --flex-basis: initial; --flex-grow: initial; --flex-shrink: initial; --order: initial; --align-self: initial; flex-direction: var(--flex-direction); flex-wrap: var(--flex-wrap); -webkit-box-pack: var(--justify-content); justify-content: var(--justify-content); -webkit-box-align: var(--align-items); align-items: var(--align-items); align-content: var(--align-content); gap: var(--gap); flex-basis: var(--flex-basis); -webkit-box-flex: var(--flex-grow); flex-grow: var(--flex-grow); flex-shrink: var(--flex-shrink); -webkit-box-ordinal-group: var(--order); order: var(--order); align-self: var(--align-self); width: 606.583px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; white-space: normal;\"><div style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><h3><u><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\">Winter's Thrall Book Giveaway<\/span><\/u><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6051f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6051f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thrall-Giveaway-1024x538.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3798\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thrall-Giveaway-1024x538.png 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thrall-Giveaway-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thrall-Giveaway-768x403.png 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/Thrall-Giveaway.png 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-f7a7db5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f7a7db5\" 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>The\u00a0<i>Winter\u2019s Magic<\/i>\u00a0 saga continues with\u00a0<b><i>Winter\u2019s Thrall<\/i>,<\/b>\u00a0which is coming to bookstores this May.<\/p><p>Add this book to your TBR for your chance to win a signed paperback, or one of 4 eBook copies. All winners will also receive eBooks of the first two titles in this series.<\/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-95c65d2 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"95c65d2\" 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:\/\/social.appsmav.com\/promo\/bjO3\" 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\">Enter to Win<\/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-0ecfd38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0ecfd38\" 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-c64f524\" data-id=\"c64f524\" 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-972ec2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"972ec2b\" 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\"><div data-id=\"585ddec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; --flex-direction: initial; --flex-wrap: initial; --justify-content: initial; --align-items: initial; --align-content: initial; --gap: initial; --flex-basis: initial; --flex-grow: initial; --flex-shrink: initial; --order: initial; --align-self: initial; flex-direction: var(--flex-direction); flex-wrap: var(--flex-wrap); -webkit-box-pack: var(--justify-content); justify-content: var(--justify-content); -webkit-box-align: var(--align-items); align-items: var(--align-items); align-content: var(--align-content); gap: var(--gap); flex-basis: var(--flex-basis); -webkit-box-flex: var(--flex-grow); flex-grow: var(--flex-grow); flex-shrink: var(--flex-shrink); -webkit-box-ordinal-group: var(--order); order: var(--order); align-self: var(--align-self); width: 606.583px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Lato, sans-serif; white-space: normal;\"><div style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><h3><span style=\"font-weight: 700;\"><u>Winter's Maiden Fan Art Contest<\/u><\/span><\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f318fcc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f318fcc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-20-Fan-Art-Contest-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4087\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-20-Fan-Art-Contest-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-20-Fan-Art-Contest-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-20-Fan-Art-Contest-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-20-Fan-Art-Contest-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022-04-20-Fan-Art-Contest.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-9730bb6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9730bb6\" 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>If you have some artistic talent, don\u2019t miss your chance to enter this contest.<\/p><p>I am giving away a $50 eBook store gift card plus a print copy of the\u00a0<i>Winter\u2019s Maiden<\/i>\u00a0Box Set, (available September 2022) to one winner. 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