Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) has reached its first little milestone: one hundred reviews and ratings on Amazon! 💙
Every book release leaves me feeling so vulnerable, but this one was the hardest thus far. I don’t have enough words for how much your support for this book means to me. But thank you. 💙💙💙💙💙
Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) is out! 💙
🏳️🌈 lesbian pirates (obviously)
🏴☠️ healing from trauma
🐉 dragon-riding
🐈 the best slayer of rats
⚔️ (more) flirty sword-fighting
⚓️ a certain navy admiral and her games
🧜♀️ sirens
🐙 one gullible kraken
🌊 sapphic sea goddess
I really hope you enjoy it! 💙
P.S. – The paperback should also go live any time now, if it hasn’t already. They don’t give me a specific time for it. It’s just whenever they put it through. 💙
Have I ever shown you my world-building notebooks? Some of them are pretty! (On the outside, where I haven’t scribbled.)
If they seem excessive, keep in mind I started building Aletharia years before I started writing Book 1. (And okay, maybe I’m a bit obsessive about these things, too. 😅)
With the first book, I didn’t think an appendix was necessary because Em was our only magic-wielder, and I figured it was self-explanatory that Em being a healer meant she wielded healing magic, not combat magic.
The second book, however, explores more of Em’s side of Aletharia, which means it includes more magic-wielders and magical creatures. I still wrote it with the goal of you not needing an appendix, but during my final rewrite, I decided to add one, just in case.
So, I went to work at trying to reduce my many disorganized notebooks into a few short appendices. If you’ve ever condensed a lot into a little, you know it’s easier said than done. 😅 In the end, I’d condensed them into four appendices, which I then added to the new book.
So, if you need the extra details (or if you’re like me and just enjoy them), you’ll be able to find them at the end of your book. 💙
P.S. – The blue parchment notebook was my original visual inspiration for Maria’s captain’s log—though hers is brown and…less pretty. 😂
And for anyone who might’ve missed it, ebook and print editions of Goddess of the Sea will be available any time now at this link:
I went ahead and added our sirens, Nerissa and Queen Amathea, to the Lesbian Pirates page—since you MAY be meeting them soon (no spoilers).
Keep in mind these are never totally accurate. There are limits to what I can customize. They aren’t this thin, for one (but then, neither is Em). Aletharian sirens are naturally plus-sized, but you’ll know that by the time you meet them.
As to whether or not you’ll like them, it’s hard to say. I enjoy Nerissa a bit, but Maria decidedly does not. 😂 She’s a very hungry siren. I’ll leave it at that.
You probably won’t have much of an opinion of Amathea until Book 3. That’s intentional. After all, our characters don’t either. Right now, she’s just a beautiful queen with sharp teeth and a hunger for flesh. Literally. 😜
And of course, I used the same picrew as usual to make these because I like its fantasy features.
And for anyone who might’ve missed it, ebook and print editions of Goddess of the Sea will be available soon at this link:
Guess what I downloaded today? 💙 Fifth (and final) final read-through—on the kindle app, this time! 🤞
No context for this one. 😅
I’m on my third final read-through of Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2), and I usually do about five of these, so…a few more days, maybe? 💙
If you’re at GCLS in Minneapolis—St. Paul this year, here’s where you can find me! 💙
I’m so looking forward to seeing you! 💙 But be warned: however shy and awkward you’re expecting me to be—quadruple that. 😅
(P.S. – I definitely meant to share this before the Romantasy panel, not after. 😅)
Sorry for the lack of updates. I genuinely thought I’d be on here more, and time just keeps running away from me.
Do you know those weeks where by the end, you’re begging for just one thing to go right, just to break the spell? Last week was one of those for me.
This week—well, there’s been several setbacks already, but it’s still early! Things could smooth out. 💙
I hope last week was a little better for you than for me, but if it wasn’t, I’m hoping this one’s better for you! 💙
The new link isn’t up yet, and I don’t have an exact date or time. It could be one more week. It could be more. (I hope not, but it could.)
When it’s time, I’ll share two updates: one when it’s “in review,” and the next when the link goes live. 💙
In the meantime, I have our weekly teaser, if you enjoy those. 💙
I thought I shared this one already, but apparently, it never made it over here.
But that just means I’ll have two for you this week! 💙
Sure, you don’t, Maria. 😜
On an unrelated note, do you know how hard it is to find G-rated lines in Maria’s point-of-view?
For everyone who’s sent messages or emails recently, I promise I’ll reply to those as soon as I can. 💙
The downside of spending every free moment preparing a book for a release is that I miss a lot. 😅 I’ll read them all soon, though! 💙
I appreciate you all so much! 💙
I’ll be back with a new snippet in the next day or so—and the new book link as soon as possible! 💙
Sending lots of love. 💙
I hope you’re having a wonderful week! 💙
I’m a few days late in sharing it here, but I have our weekly snippet and a fun announcement! 💙
Never blame the dragons. 🐉
(In front of Emilia.)
Did you see this? 💙
Pirates of Aletharia was second in I Heart SapphFic’s Sapphics with Swords poll! 💙
Thank you so much to everyone who voted! 💙
And congratulations to the other winners! 💙
You can see them here:
Oh, and the newsletter should be finally going out tonight, so be sure to check your inboxes for that! 💙
Lots of love,
Britney
Being ship surgeon of the Wicked Fate means dealing with Helen. A lot. 😅
I enjoy sharing snippets—if for no other reason than that it gets me out of my head for a moment and makes me stop listening to that endless loop of: “I’m terrible. Everything I do is terrible. Why am I even trying? Etc., etc.”
The only problem is when I need to choose a snippet, my anxiety kicks in with: “Don’t choose the wrong one! Oh, no, I’m going to choose the wrong one!”
My brain’s fun, don’t you think? 😅
But that’s one of the things I like about hashtag games. A few years ago, the writing community on Twitter had tons of them. There aren’t as many anymore, but one of my favorites is still going. 💙
Searching for a specific word in the document means it’s less of a choice, and my anxiety cooperates better with that arrangement. 😅
It does result in some pretty random snippets—but snippets, nonetheless!
The word for this week was “woman,” and when I searched and this scene popped up, I thought, “Well, maybe my Helen fans will enjoy this one.” 😂
Anyway, I hope you enjoyed it, and I hope you have a wonderful week! 💙
Lots of love,
Britney
I really enjoyed doing this interview with I Heart SapphFic several weeks back about Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2)! 💙 I was having a bit of a scary flare-up at the time, and my mind wasn’t at its clearest. So, I might have dropped more hints about The Dragon Child […]
I’ve been having a pretty rough time lately, but during that time, Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) reached a happy, little milestone! 💙 It now has over five hundred reviews and ratings on Amazon! (And almost two hundred on Audible!) I know I’ve said this a few times now, but […]
Goddess of the Sea (Book 2 of Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons) is featured in this week’s Sapphic Book Bingo category, “Comforting the other character after a nightmare.” 💙 If you’ve read the book, you know this is a particularly significant scene for Em and Maria, so I thought I’d say a few words about it. […]
Just a head. No big deal. This snippet from Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) is the one I shared for the #lesficfri theme, “remember.” 🖤 I hope your week is off to a great start. 🖤
Always thinking like a pirate. I shared this snippet from Goddess of the Sea (Lesbians, Pirates, & Dragons: Book 2) for the #lesficfri theme, “tongue.” I’ve recently realized I’ve been forgetting to share these snippets here, after sharing them on social media each week. So, I’m going to work on catching them up over the […]
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