It’s a little unbelievable that in four days my next Scions of Belhaven book will be out in the world.
Read on to learn four facts about this sapphic fantasy romance novella.
Book Summary
Four centuries after they were penned, Emma DiMarco discovers a collection of diaries recording a world where magic was woven into the fabric of the community. The diaries were written by Amora scribe and herbal alchemist Sara Cortese while she found love with healer Bethany Clement in the shadow of violent uprisings and attacks by malevolent creatures from another realm.
Though Sara’s writings provided a window to Amora culture before the rise of the Commarasi, their inclusion in Roots in Ink only told part of the story. Going beyond the pages of her diaries, Bound by Ink is a Scions of Belhaven novella that brings to life Sara and Bethany’s love story.
It’s a prequel-sequel
A portion of Roots in Ink is told through journal entries. Bound by Ink is the events of those entries as they happened in real time.
Chronologically, it’s a prequel to Roots in Ink, but I think it’s best appreciated when read after.
Hear Bethany’s side of the story
Sara wrote the journal entries included in Roots in Ink so they only tell Sara’s interpretation of events. Bound by Ink is told in third person and includes Bethany’s point of view.
More characters to love (and hate)
Get to know Sara’s husband Stephen and their children, the unfortunate John Dawson and his daughter Piper, and Belhaven’s Council of Nine that sealed Bethany’s fate.
Life with magic
Emma and Liam found each other in the midst of an autocratic regime that erased history and banned magic. Bound by Ink takes place before the Commarasi rose to power and magic was used freely for the benefit of the whole community.
Bound by Ink will be available on January 16 in digital, paperback, and on Kobo Plus.
