✨THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!✨
4 months ago
– Wed, Jun 03, 2026 at 03:36:44 PM
✨HISTORICAL ROMANCE READERS SHOWED OUT!✨
We are so so grateful for your support of this campaign. Our second collection was a resounding success thanks to all of you! We are so proud of the community we’ve built here.❤️
❤️Thank you to every reader who backed and hyped this campaign.
❤️Thank you to our partners on this project Fated Mates Podcast and Audiobrary.
❤️And of course, our BIGGEST thank you to the Trailblazers themselves, for trusting us with these masterpieces and for what they’ve done to shape this genre we love so much.💐❤️
A LITTLE HOUSEKEEPING as we move on to the post campaign stage:
✨LATE PLEDGES are open for a limited time, but they are at a slightly higher price and Pay Over Time is not available.✨
NEXT STEPS Kickstarter takes about two weeks to process payments. Once that is done we will be sending the BACKER SURVEYS. For those who are first time Kickstarter backers, the surveys are the forms where we get all your information. For audio only backers, that is where we confirm the email account Audiobrary will send your audiobooks. For backers receiving collector's editions the form is where we will get your mailing addresses.
Important note for those who got the YOUR CHOICE of SINGLE TITLE TIER, please make sure to complete the surveys as soon as they come. We will send another update once the surveys are ready to go out with more instructions.
PAY OVER TIME Pay over time backers will get their surveys once they have finished their payments. The final payment will be in August, so you will still have time to send in your surveys before audiobooks are delivered and before the books are ready to ship.
APPLE ID If you are using an APPLE ID for Kickstarter please make sure your email is not masked. If we don't have your email we won't be able to send you the survey. You can change your email on Kickstarter or you can email us and we can make the change.
HOW TO CONTACT US If you have any questions please email us at [email protected]
If you have any questions about timelines for when the books will be delivered and/or audiobooks will be ready, please refer to our FAQs section, we have detailed information there.
✨We have a couple more fun things up our sleeve for 2026…so watch this space. 🤭🥰
That is all from us for now! Thank you again and LONG LIVE HISTORICAL ROMANCE!
Xoxo
AH²
Final Stretch Goal UNLOCKED! Book Discussion Series with Trailblazers is HAPPENING!😎🎉
4 months ago
– Mon, Jun 01, 2026 at 10:14:03 AM
You guys did it! You unlocked the final stretch goal!!🙌💞 That means the Book Discussion Series with all five Trailblazers will be happening. This stretch goal is available to all our backers.
We are down to the last 36 hours of the campaign and what a time we've had! We have been so happy to see you all get excited for these amazing collector's editions of some the most beloved historical romances in the genre. We cannot wait to deliver these beauties to you!
If you've had your eye on any of these editions, make sure you snap them up because this will be the only print run. The only way to get yours is through the Kickstarter!
Today we wanted to share a short video from Sarah Maclean and Jen Prokop from the Fated Mates Podcast talking about the Trailblazers Interview Project. The trailblazers project was an inspiration to us as we worked on this collection and we are delighted to have been able to partner with them for this campaign.
Thank you all for the support you've given us! See you on the finish line!
Xoxo
AH²
Stretch Goal #4 Unlocked! We've Been in the Studio, Extended Cast Preview...Last Stretch Goal is in!🎉
4 months ago
– Wed, May 27, 2026 at 06:06:51 PM
Hello Trailblazers Crew!!
We have passed $295K and that means all our Audiobook rewards will now have bonus features in the audiobooks and the trailblazer interviews bound into the special editions! You'll get bloopers, author interviews and PDF downloads for the art from books.
On other news, audiobook production is on its way!!! Y'all we wish you were all in our audiobook chat group because what Julia Whalen and Audiobrary are putting together is going to be INCREDIBLE.
Last week we had a chance to go into the studio to see some of the action. The fantastic Robinne Lee was recording for Indigo and Adriana and Sarah were able to record the forewords for Indigo and Lord of Scoundrels.
Cornelius Smith Jr who is voicing Galen Vachon for the production of Indigo was also in the booth this past week and Julia sent us an amazing clip of his performance. Listen to it HERE.
Y'all we know we've said this already, but we cannot overstate how special these audiobooks are going to be. We are putting together an extended cast of some of the most incredible narrators in the business.
Julia is the best in the game and she is going all out for these two beloved romances. We will be announcing the FULL EXTENDED CAST on Friday, but we thought we'd give you all a little preview of some of the incredible folks who will be voicing some of the characters for these two productions.
We are THRILLED to share the amazing Mary Jane Wells will be performing the part of Charity Graves and Kate Reading will perform the part of Grandmother Genevieve and Cook for the Lord of Scoundrels production. The phenomenal Dion Graham will be joining the Indigo cast as Raymond LeVeq.
We have some many more incredible narrators in our productions of Indigo and Lord of Scoundrels and we can't wait to share them all soon!
There are only a few more days left to pledge, so if you are thinking about these audios make sure you get them....because they will be PERFECTION!
But wait THERE IS MORE!!
We have our FINAL Stretch Goal. We wanted to do something for all backers...something that could help all of us who love these books to gather in community. For our last stretch goal we have a Book Discussion Series with ALL FIVE TRAILBLAZERS!
That's right...If we reach $330K we will host a virtual discussion series where each of the trailblazers will join our backers for a zoom Q&A to discuss these beloved books.
The Book Club Series will be as follows:
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Indigo Book-Beverly Jenkins in conversation with Adriana Herrera
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Butterfly Swords Discussion-Jeannie Lin in conversation with Jen Prokop
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The Magpie Lord Discussion-KJ Charles in conversation with Ali Hazelwood
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Dreaming of You Discussion-Lisa Kleypas in conversation with Sarah Maclean
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Lord of Scoundrels Discussion-Loretta Chase in conversation with Julia Whelan
All our backers will have the chance to join these chats, to ask questions and hear from these legends.
So let's make it happen Trailblazer Crew! Thank you again to everyone who has pledge and cheered us on as we celebrate these amazing books! It's meant the world to us to see these legends get the love they deserve.
See you on the home stretch!
Xoxo
AH²
Stretch Goal #3 UNLOCKED! THE RACOON HAS LANDED! AMOROSA IS IN HER REGENCY ERA!🙌🦝
4 months ago
– Thu, May 21, 2026 at 08:44:42 AM
Y'all are KILLING IT! We've passed our $265K goal which means...REGENCY AMOROSA Plushie and Pin are now available as an add-on for all tiers with physical rewards.🎉😎
We also will now include Amorosa Pins in all Collector's Box Tiers and the Amorosa Sticker in ALL PHYSICAL tiers! That's right Collector's Box AND Single Title tiers will get these cuties!
Of course we have more fun stuff for you...
This new stretch goal is a TWOFER! If we reach $295K we will include *Exclusive Bonus Features in the full cast recordings and we will include the Fated Mates Trailblazer Interview Transcripts for these amazing authors in their Collector's Editions.
What will the Bonus Features Include? Bloopers, Narrator Interviews, and PDF Downloads of Collector's Edition art for Indigo and Lord of Scoundrels.
How do I get the Trailblazers Interview? The transcripts for the interviews will be bound into the Collector's Editions, adding a further special touch to this collection.
Each book will already have a foreword written by one of us (AH²/Fated Mates), plus a letter from the author, looking back at the journey they've had with these incredible romances. Now each one will also have these incredible interviews where these legend talk about their careers and their legacy.
Let's do this y'all!! We only have Twelve Days to get this done!
*Some of the bonus features will be available for Audiobrary Listeners once audiobooks are released widely (after the exclusivity period for our backers). But they will not be available in any other retailers.
Thank you for going on this ride with us and helping us celebrate these incredible authors and their trailblazing work.
For the Tarot Enthusiasts here, there is another awesome Kickstarter going on right now, by the one and only Sierra Simone. It only has 36 Hours Left...so make sure you check it out! The art is UNREAL!
Xoxo
AH²
Single Title Slipcases and Mailer Boxes Unlocked...And our Feral Diva is BAAAACK!🦝😍✨
5 months ago
– Sun, May 17, 2026 at 10:45:46 AM
YOU DID IT TEAM!🎉😍
The 240K Stretch Goal is unlocked and now ALL SINGLE TITLE (tier rewards and add-ons) will come with gorgeous foiled slipcase and a custom mailer box. Here they are if you missed them before!
And now on to our next stretch goal...Our Fearless Leader...Our Dumpster Diving Diva...AMOROSA the Feral Racoon of Love is back and this time, she's wearing pearls and is ready to spill the tea!
When we reach $265K REGENCY AMOROSA PLUSHIE will be available as an add-on for all physical tiers. But wait there's more!!
Once our stretch goal is unlocked ALL COLLECTOR'S BOX tiers will get a REGENCY AMOROSA PIN and ALL SINGLE TITLER tiers will get the REGENCY AMOROSA STICKER.
For those wondering what the Full Cast Recordings will be like...Our voice for Jessica Trent and producer of the audiobooks, Julia Whelan, made a short video explaining what to expect for those who are getting the audiobooks for Indigo by Beverly Jenkins and Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
Thank you to all that have come on this ride with us to celebrate these authors who mean so much to us and to romance.
Xoxo
AH²
