Royal Dragonfly Fantasy Award 2023

Queen of Deception has claimed her book second award. This time, it’s from Story Monsters. I cannot thank the organisers enough for giving my story a chance and for giving Queen of Deception First Place in Sci-Fi/Fantasy Category.

Here are some of the winners alongside my story! Don’t forget to check them out if you’re able to.

As 2023 is coming to an end, there have been a lot of things that had happened. I’ve released 3 books in a new genre after a 3-year publishing hiatus. If you’re not aware, I had two kids during that time, which brought quite the change to my daily life. There have also been a lot of international publications for the Helena Hawthorn Series in languages like Italian, Spanish, Portugese, Turkish, French, etc. If you’re new to the series or haven’t read them yet, I would appreciate it you’d give the books a go. Book #1, Russian Roulette, is available for FREE at the moment.

In this post, I also wanted to thank all of the wonderful people I got to meet and talk to this year. Many of them are translators and narrators. I appreciate everything you do for my books and your hard work.

Another big thanks to my editor and cover designer, Nancy Zee at Cristal Designs. If you don’t know her or are looking for a skilled cover designer, please check her work out. She also works as a PA and has helped me tremendously over the past year with the admin that I, otherwise, would have sunk under.

Lastly, book 4, Queen of Hearts, is out for pre-order! The rest of the Empire of Shattered Crowns has entered into Kindle Unlimited a few days ago. So, if you were waiting to read the books but couldn’t afford them the usual way, you can now check them out in KU. The cover is super pretty, right?

I think that’s about everything when it comes to updates.

Lots of love,

May