I have news! Some of you might remember my post from a couple months ago, where I talked about working on a new project that I feared might be bigger than me. It was a proposal for a new paranormal romance series and the sample chapters alone really put me through a ringer, which made me want to write the series even more! I sent the proposal to my agent a couple weeks later, and she loved it. (yay!) She sent it out to a few select editors and in the end, after a bidding war (multiple houses wanted to publish it, how cool is that?!), I sold the series to NAL last week – home of some seriously stellar paranormal talent such as J.R. Ward, Christina Dodd, Deborah Cooke, Lynn Viehl, the fabulous up-and-coming stars over at Silk & Shadows, and too many others to name here!

The inevitable question after I made this announcement to my close friends was, “What about Eve?” because they know how important the Marked series has been to me. Long story short: I was unable to continue it. Coming to that understanding was very difficult for me, because I love Eve so much and I wasn’t nearly done with her story, but finishing the series wasn’t possible at this time for reasons outside my control. I’m writing an S. J. Day/Marked story for the upcoming Mammoth Book of Paranormal Romance 2, in which I plan to wrap up the pressing question left hanging at the end of EVE OF CHAOS (barring any editorial changes). In that respect, I hope to give series followers some closure. Future opportunities may arise where I can continue Eve’s storyline in novella form and I won’t rule out writing another full-length Marked novel someday, but it won’t be anytime soon. I’m committed to writing “Sylvia Day” books for two publishers and the Marked series is a “S. J. Day” project.

So, on the cusp of my birthday, I’m setting off in a new direction with a narrower focus and a new publisher. I’m very excited about this for more reasons than I can list and I’ll be sharing more about this new series when I can.

In the meantime, to celebrate the new sale, new series, and ‘nother b-day, I’m offering a $30 VISA gift card to one random commentor. Happy Monday!