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K.J. McPike

Hi, there! I'm the award-winning author of young adult fantasy books, including The Souls Untethered Saga and the upcoming Cursebringer series. You're most likely to find me consuming too much caffeine and spending more time in coffee shops than my own apartment. Subscribe to my newsletter and get a free copy of my Souls Untethered prequel novella, Stones Unturned!

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This cover. I can't. šŸ’š

Hi there, I've been sitting on this for SO LONG, and I am barely holding it together. Today is the day I finally get to show you the cover for The Forbidden Fae. Behold! Isn't she stunning? I genuinely cannot believe this book is almost in your hands. Here's what's waiting for you inside: Half fae. Half caster. Traitor to both. Eden Hale has spent seventeen years hiding. Desperate to stay in the caster realm with the only family she has left, the defiant half fae conceals her true bloodline...

Hi there, This isn’t an easy email to write, but it’s an honest one. I wrote a short story a while back, and it’s the most personal thing I’ve ever shared. It’s not part of a series, and it doesn’t follow a grand magical quest.But there is magic in it… a quieter kind. The kind that aches. It was inspired by the loss of my sister. In September of 2000, my older sister passed away suddenly and unexpectedly. Over the years, I’ve processed a lot of grief through writing—journaling, poetry, even...

Hi there, It’s been a minute! Or, depending on which realm you were counting from, possibly a century. But fear not: I haven’t been lost wandering the astral plane or trapped in a fae time loop (well, not entirely). Just quietly brewing stories, plotting twists, and occasionally remembering what day it is. If you’re still here, you’re officially part of the Inner Circle of Patience, and I’m thrilled to reconnect! If you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to, here’s the scoop: I’ve been deep...