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The Sequel

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art by Helena Elias

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art by Helena Elias

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Blurb

The Blurb

“I’ve seen monsters, Nizzara, and you are not one of them. A little beast maybe, but not a monster.”

Nizzara, reluctant heir to the Kingdom of Zarr, has always been able to perceive spirits better than the average caster....

Character Art

The Author

Hi, I'm Cortney!

I'm a mom to two wild boys, wife to my best friend, and writer of my favorite genres: romance and fantasy.

Most days you'll find me in a hoodie (even if it's warm outside) with a Diet Coke nearby.

Twilight sparked my journey into books and writing.

My work has also been influenced by Rebecca Yarros, Brigid Kemmerer, Brandon Sanderson, Carissa Broadbent, Victoria Aveyard, Sarah J. Maas, and so many others. I have a degree in business and a passion for creating stories.

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About the Author

Since I’m certain we won’t break that top tier, go crazy in the comments 😂🖤🙌

I am so excited to partner with one of my FAVORITE book stores! Preorder a signed copy of Merciless from @thebookbox.ut website (link in @thebookbox.ut bio!) and make sure to leave a dare for me in the comments! 🫣😂

Since I’m certain we won’t break that top tier, go crazy in the comments 😂🖤🙌

I am so excited to partner with one of my FAVORITE book stores! Preorder a signed copy of Merciless from @thebookbox.ut website (link in @thebookbox.ut bio!) and make sure to leave a dare for me in the comments! 🫣😂

It’s my birthday! So, I thought it would be fun to share some trigger warnings and a confession about Merciless 👀🔥

So when I was editing Merciless, I deleted a scene.

I was down to the wire on deadline, (like only hours left in my deadline) and I was nervous about the fallout of this scene…

It was a short conversation between two characters…

It was about something BIG.

It was filled with tension.

It was diabolical.

I deeply regret deleting the scene. 😭🥀

It’s my birthday! So, I thought it would be fun to share some trigger warnings and a confession about Merciless 👀🔥

So when I was editing Merciless, I deleted a scene.

I was down to the wire on deadline, (like only hours left in my deadline) and I was nervous about the fallout of this scene…

It was a short conversation between two characters…

It was about something BIG.

It was filled with tension.

It was diabolical.

I deeply regret deleting the scene. 😭🥀

Plot twists. Betrayals. And a dark romance that will make you crawl for it. The highly anticipated sequel to VESSELLESS is almost here!

MERCILESS picks up from the brutal cliffhanger Vesselless left you on with your favorite characters, Nizzara, Dagen, and Lo!

Preorder MERCILESS, schedule your reread, and get ready for deadly bargains, pretty lies, and poisoned, tortured souls. 🥀

Thank you @a.peculiar.artist for this gorgeous cover!

Plot twists. Betrayals. And a dark romance that will make you crawl for it. The highly anticipated sequel to VESSELLESS is almost here!

MERCILESS picks up from the brutal cliffhanger Vesselless left you on with your favorite characters, Nizzara, Dagen, and Lo!

Preorder MERCILESS, schedule your reread, and get ready for deadly bargains, pretty lies, and poisoned, tortured souls. 🥀

Thank you @a.peculiar.artist for this gorgeous cover!

Princess here. 😌👸📚

Princess here. 😌👸📚

To the broken, monstrous, villains… this one is for you. 🖤🥀

To the broken, monstrous, villains… this one is for you. 🖤🥀

Moving to a different town now. 🙃☠️

Moving to a different town now. 🙃☠️

Look what came into my inbox today! 👀 Merciless has been formatted, and we are one step closer to galleys!
If I could share one, which would you choose to see:

The trigger warnings 😳🤐🔥
OR
The dedication 👀🙂‍↕️

@harpervoyagerus

Look what came into my inbox today! 👀 Merciless has been formatted, and we are one step closer to galleys!
If I could share one, which would you choose to see:

The trigger warnings 😳🤐🔥
OR
The dedication 👀🙂‍↕️

@harpervoyagerus

I normally don’t post things like this but…

@fernandawassermoth told me I needed to mentally prepare my readers for what’s coming. 😅

I normally don’t post things like this but…

@fernandawassermoth told me I needed to mentally prepare my readers for what’s coming. 😅

Nobody believes me, so I had to dig my mic out and show you guys. 😌

@emeraldfrostdesign @brandonfrancisnarrator you guys are THE BEST! 🙌

Nobody believes me, so I had to dig my mic out and show you guys. 😌

@emeraldfrostdesign @brandonfrancisnarrator you guys are THE BEST! 🙌

FAQs! Feel free to drop any other questions in the comments, and I’ll do my best to answer them! 🖤📚

FAQs! Feel free to drop any other questions in the comments, and I’ll do my best to answer them! 🖤📚

1. Naming a book with a made up word causes a lot of confusion in foreign translations and my book now has many different titles.

2. I travel now more than ever and have discovered a deep, irrevocable hatred of planes. Think about the grinch when he says, “Hate, hate, hate, double hate. LOATHE ENTIRELY.” That’s me with planes.

3. Keeping book secrets is actually t0rture. I’d rather have the dentist start drilling into my front teeth sans numbing agent. K thanks.

4. Communicating via emails will always be dubbed “the unlocked fear of 2024.” Emails cannot be edited once sent. Emails—a thing I never used to think about—now carry career-altering information, and waiting for an email that may never come is the definition of stress.

5. My caffeine intake has drastically increased since becoming a full time writer, and my sleep has done the exact opposite. My nervous system has finally accepted defeat. My sass, however, continues to thrive.

6. This career requires a lot of trial and error while people are watching.

7. This career requires you to believe in yourself. Not one time. Not two, three, or four times. Hundreds of times. Sometimes a hundred times in a day. No matter where you are at in your career.

8. It’s okay to have a squiggle for a signature.

9. Sometimes, you’ll have to respond to really off the wall comments and questions. Make like the penguins from Madagascar: just smile and wave.

10. It’s not a race. It’s not a marathon. Everything about this career is solely about the journey. Enjoy where you are.

🖤Cort

1. Naming a book with a made up word causes a lot of confusion in foreign translations and my book now has many different titles.

2. I travel now more than ever and have discovered a deep, irrevocable hatred of planes. Think about the grinch when he says, “Hate, hate, hate, double hate. LOATHE ENTIRELY.” That’s me with planes.

3. Keeping book secrets is actually t0rture. I’d rather have the dentist start drilling into my front teeth sans numbing agent. K thanks.

4. Communicating via emails will always be dubbed “the unlocked fear of 2024.” Emails cannot be edited once sent. Emails—a thing I never used to think about—now carry career-altering information, and waiting for an email that may never come is the definition of stress.

5. My caffeine intake has drastically increased since becoming a full time writer, and my sleep has done the exact opposite. My nervous system has finally accepted defeat. My sass, however, continues to thrive.

6. This career requires a lot of trial and error while people are watching.

7. This career requires you to believe in yourself. Not one time. Not two, three, or four times. Hundreds of times. Sometimes a hundred times in a day. No matter where you are at in your career.

8. It’s okay to have a squiggle for a signature.

9. Sometimes, you’ll have to respond to really off the wall comments and questions. Make like the penguins from Madagascar: just smile and wave.

10. It’s not a race. It’s not a marathon. Everything about this career is solely about the journey. Enjoy where you are.

🖤Cort

Celebrating the completion of my copy edits with a mood board! 🎉🖤

Which one has you most concerned? 👀

Celebrating the completion of my copy edits with a mood board! 🎉🖤

Which one has you most concerned? 👀

👀 I mean… I think it’s doable.

To those of you coming to celebrate Light Wielder in Salt Lake City, get ready for a good time! 😉

Now, off to Etsy to look at shirts! 😈

👀 I mean… I think it’s doable.

To those of you coming to celebrate Light Wielder in Salt Lake City, get ready for a good time! 😉

Now, off to Etsy to look at shirts! 😈

Which one are you? 👀

🖤= On my TBR

💕= Reading now

☠️= Finished it

💜= READY FOR BOOK 2!

Art by @helena.illustrated (still not over this art! 🥹)

Which one are you? 👀

🖤= On my TBR

💕= Reading now

☠️= Finished it

💜= READY FOR BOOK 2!

Art by @helena.illustrated (still not over this art! 🥹)

Full confession: I just really wanted to try this edit. 😂👻

Full confession: I just really wanted to try this edit. 😂👻

Our deepest apologies for lying 😬

It’s the last day to enter the giveaway! Head over to the original post to enter! You can find it on both of our pages 🖤

Our deepest apologies for lying 😬

It’s the last day to enter the giveaway! Head over to the original post to enter! You can find it on both of our pages 🖤

It’s 10 AM and still way too early. 📖

Shout out to @girlinread.annotating.stickers for these AMAZING annotation stickers, (I had to show them off because they made custom colors for this book! 🥹)

@bookish_signs for the edges on this paperback! 😍

@thebookbox.ut for having my all-time favorite book marks !

And the art! By @helena.illustrated 🔥🖤

It’s 10 AM and still way too early. 📖

Shout out to @girlinread.annotating.stickers for these AMAZING annotation stickers, (I had to show them off because they made custom colors for this book! 🥹)

@bookish_signs for the edges on this paperback! 😍

@thebookbox.ut for having my all-time favorite book marks !

And the art! By @helena.illustrated 🔥🖤

Did I mention I named the book Merciless 😬🖤🫶

Did I mention I named the book Merciless 😬🖤🫶

***giveaway closed*** We want to say THANK YOU for all the love you guys have shown this story and these characters! 🖤🥹

So we’re teaming up to give out one of these gorgeous @moonlightbookbox editions of Vesselless!

This giveaway is open internationally.

To enter:
🖤Repost
🖤Share to your story
🖤 Tag a friend
🖤 Follow us both
🖤 Tell us in the comments what your favorite colors are when it comes to book covers and special editions!

We will pick a winner next week from the comments!

Book contains art by: @helena.illustrated and @ariel_illustration_art

Pictures taken by: @reading_with_ash

***giveaway closed*** We want to say THANK YOU for all the love you guys have shown this story and these characters! 🖤🥹

So we’re teaming up to give out one of these gorgeous @moonlightbookbox editions of Vesselless!

This giveaway is open internationally.

To enter:
🖤Repost
🖤Share to your story
🖤 Tag a friend
🖤 Follow us both
🖤 Tell us in the comments what your favorite colors are when it comes to book covers and special editions!

We will pick a winner next week from the comments!

Book contains art by: @helena.illustrated and @ariel_illustration_art

Pictures taken by: @reading_with_ash

I wanna say hi to all the new faces who found me from my silly reels 😅 and give updates to those of you who’ve been following for a while, WAITING for news!

To those of you who are new, Hi, I’m Cortney! I write fantasy romance books and no matter how hard I try to hide it, I have a really goofy sense of humor. And I snort when I laugh at my own lame jokes.

To those waiting on ANY updates for book 2, I wanna say THANK YOU for being the most amazing readers I could ever ask for. A lot of things have been going on behind the scenes for Merciless, and I just got to see THE COVER this week! I can’t wait to share all the amazing things for this book!

In the meantime, please enjoy my goofiness. Pro Tip: if you turn post notifications on for my page, you will see all the reels that I deem too embarrassing before I archive them 😂

Oh, and you’ll be the first to see the cover of Merciless, as soon as we can share it!

🖤CORT

I wanna say hi to all the new faces who found me from my silly reels 😅 and give updates to those of you who’ve been following for a while, WAITING for news!

To those of you who are new, Hi, I’m Cortney! I write fantasy romance books and no matter how hard I try to hide it, I have a really goofy sense of humor. And I snort when I laugh at my own lame jokes.

To those waiting on ANY updates for book 2, I wanna say THANK YOU for being the most amazing readers I could ever ask for. A lot of things have been going on behind the scenes for Merciless, and I just got to see THE COVER this week! I can’t wait to share all the amazing things for this book!

In the meantime, please enjoy my goofiness. Pro Tip: if you turn post notifications on for my page, you will see all the reels that I deem too embarrassing before I archive them 😂

Oh, and you’ll be the first to see the cover of Merciless, as soon as we can share it!

🖤CORT

Be honest… how many book clubs are you in? 👀

Be honest… how many book clubs are you in? 👀

I tried to record a video for this, but couldn’t keep it together, so a static post it is for today. 😅

This edition has my heart 🖤 Not only is it one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever seen, but was made by people who’ve believed in this story from the beginning. This SE has been a long time in the making since @moonlight was the first book box to approach me about a special edition. I loved how I was able to help choose the cover style and direction. This is also one of the last book designs made by @helena.illustrated and I’m so honored she said yes! Helena, every single time I work with you, my jaw hits the floor. But not only are you an amazing artist who brings so much passion and heart into your work, you are such a kind and beautiful soul!
The beautiful page overlay is made by @ariel_illustration_art and yes, I keep turning to it, just to look at it one more time!

🥹🖤 Thank you moonlight, Helena, and Ariel for making a truly special edition.

I tried to record a video for this, but couldn’t keep it together, so a static post it is for today. 😅

This edition has my heart 🖤 Not only is it one of the most beautiful books I’ve ever seen, but was made by people who’ve believed in this story from the beginning. This SE has been a long time in the making since @moonlight was the first book box to approach me about a special edition. I loved how I was able to help choose the cover style and direction. This is also one of the last book designs made by @helena.illustrated and I’m so honored she said yes! Helena, every single time I work with you, my jaw hits the floor. But not only are you an amazing artist who brings so much passion and heart into your work, you are such a kind and beautiful soul!
The beautiful page overlay is made by @ariel_illustration_art and yes, I keep turning to it, just to look at it one more time!

🥹🖤 Thank you moonlight, Helena, and Ariel for making a truly special edition.

No book left behind 🔥

No book left behind 🔥

One fantasy romance book, and you’re in for life ⚔️🙌

One fantasy romance book, and you’re in for life ⚔️🙌

Authors are just nice dirtbags. Sorry 😅🫶🖤

Authors are just nice dirtbags. Sorry 😅🫶🖤

I mean, I can be civil with the other half…but I’m not going to buy them a Diet Coke or anything.

I mean, I can be civil with the other half…but I’m not going to buy them a Diet Coke or anything.

I have to get the FIRST spot so I don’t have to move with the line of cars.

I have to get the FIRST spot so I don’t have to move with the line of cars.

I also like forced proximity, morally gray characters, and yearning. Sooooo… give me all the recs with those things👇 My shelf trophies need more friends! (Self recs welcome!) 🖤

I also like forced proximity, morally gray characters, and yearning. Sooooo… give me all the recs with those things👇 My shelf trophies need more friends! (Self recs welcome!) 🖤

I cannot get over how pretty these editions are! Which one is your fave? 👀

I cannot get over how pretty these editions are! Which one is your fave? 👀

Life is a better with pretty books.

Life is a better with pretty books.

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