{"id":4227,"date":"2022-05-09T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T22:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/?p=4227"},"modified":"2022-05-09T15:07:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-09T05:37:36","slug":"may-2022-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/index.php\/2022\/05\/09\/may-2022-update\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2022 Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4227\" class=\"elementor elementor-4227\">\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-8c11301 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8c11301\" 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-ee63a5e\" data-id=\"ee63a5e\" 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-6c78701 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c78701\" 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><span lang=\"EN-AU\" style=\"background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">I&#8217;ve been crazy busy this last month, editing two\u00a0manuscripts whilst writing the fifth instalment of the <i>Winter&#8217;s Magic<\/i> series.\u00a0At least I was able to relax and enjoy my Mother&#8217;s Day thanks to my lovely boy\u00a0and wonderful husband. They spoiled me with a pancake breakfast, some\u00a0thoughtful gifts, and lamb shanks for dinner! Yummy. We also had a lot of fun\u00a0playing <i>Stardew Valley.<\/i> If you like video games and haven&#8217;t tried this one, I\u00a0highly recommend! It&#8217;s a bit like a cross between\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\"><i>Civilization<\/i>\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">and <\/span><i style=\"font-weight: inherit; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">The Sims<\/i><span style=\"font-size: 16px; background-color: var(--ast-global-color-5);\">.<\/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-57b7007 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"57b7007\" 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-82c7cb6\" data-id=\"82c7cb6\" 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-0bf8fd9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0bf8fd9\" 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 Thrall goes live this weekend!<\/u><\/b><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e78846e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"e78846e\" 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\/03\/Thrall-Teaser-8-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-3992\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thrall-Teaser-8-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thrall-Teaser-8-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thrall-Teaser-8-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thrall-Teaser-8-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Thrall-Teaser-8.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-b39614c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b39614c\" 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>My latest book baby is almost here! I am so proud of this one, and I&#8217;m sure fans of Brendan Winters will love it. It will be available in paperback and eBook formats through most leading booksellers. You can find it and the previous titles in the series via the following links:<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/3LY7k0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter&#8217;s Maiden 1 (Book 1)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/u\/m2Mw0r\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter&#8217;s Maiden 2 (Book 2)<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/WintersThrall\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Winter&#8217;s Thrall (Book 2.5)<\/a><\/li><\/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\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-aa5ebf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"aa5ebf0\" 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-b99c82e\" data-id=\"b99c82e\" 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-cb4bd22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb4bd22\" 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\"><u><b>Winter's Thrall Release Day Sweepstakes<\/b><\/u><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdae6c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bdae6c9\" 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\/05\/2022-05-15-Thrall-Release-Day-Sweepstakes-1024x1024.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-4230\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-15-Thrall-Release-Day-Sweepstakes-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-15-Thrall-Release-Day-Sweepstakes-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-15-Thrall-Release-Day-Sweepstakes-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-15-Thrall-Release-Day-Sweepstakes-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/2022-05-15-Thrall-Release-Day-Sweepstakes.png 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" 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The promoter will not accept responsibility for prizes lost due to incorrect entry details or email spam filters.<\/p><p><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"http:\/\/starlaarts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Blog-Feedback-Giveaway-Terms-and-Conditions.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">See Full Terms &amp; Conditions<\/a>.<\/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-70230bf elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"70230bf\" 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:\/\/amze.me\/4ajiO\" 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\">Provide Feedback<\/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-7fd8bca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fd8bca\" 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-31c6861\" data-id=\"31c6861\" 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-889ee4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"889ee4e\" 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\"><u><b>Winter's Maiden Fan Art Contest<\/b><\/u><\/h3>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8959a81 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8959a81\" 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-508c1a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"508c1a3\" 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;\">If you have some artistic talent, don\u2019t miss your chance to enter this contest.<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">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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