{"id":39,"date":"2025-04-16T17:05:40","date_gmt":"2025-04-16T22:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christinaveillette.wordpress.com\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-08-25T18:31:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T18:31:48","slug":"blog","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?page_id=39","title":{"rendered":"News"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"142\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cv-dragon-coffee-books-color-icon.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29\" style=\"width:71px;height:auto\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-daa29608 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--50)\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-x-large-font-size\"><em>Between the drafts and the daydreams, stories are born.<\/em><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7e464bea wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:60%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-527 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-new-release tag-christmas-romance tag-dark-holiday-romance tag-gothic-romantasy tag-gothicfantasy-2 tag-indie-author-release tag-krampus-retelling tag-newrelease tag-winter-fantasy\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/snow-soot-styled.heic\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=527\" target=\"_self\" >Snow &amp; Soot \u2014 A Dark Holiday Romantasy by Christina Veillette<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-11-06T18:12:45+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=527\">Nov 6, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Christina Veillette<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?cat=21\" rel=\"tag\">New Release<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">A Dark Holiday Romantasy for the Season Has Arrived The wait is over! My new novel,\u00a0Snow &amp; Soot, is officially out!If you love\u00a0enemies-to-lovers,\u00a0forbidden romance, and\u00a0gothic fairytales wrapped in snow and shadow, and holiday romantasy, this story was written for you.&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-362 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-new-release tag-gothicfantasy tag-debutfantasybook tag-fantasybookrelease tag-gothicfairytale tag-gothicromantasynovel tag-newrelease tag-romantasy\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=362\" target=\"_self\" >Crown of Thorns and Starlight: A Gothic Romantasy Book Release<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-08-20T16:09:03+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=362\">Aug 20, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Christina Veillette<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?cat=21\" rel=\"tag\">New Release<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Crown of Thorns and Starlight is here! It\u2019s finally here! After years of writing and dreaming, I\u2019m beyond thrilled to share the Crown of Thorns and Starlight book release\u00a0with you. This is my debut\u00a0gothic romantasy novel, a story of masks,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-305 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-new-release\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=305\" target=\"_self\" >The Witch They Wanted<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-31T01:23:02+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=305\">Jul 31, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Christina Veillette<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?cat=21\" rel=\"tag\">New Release<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Now Released:&nbsp;The Witch They Wanted They locked her in a tower and called her wicked.She was just a girl\u2014until the tower whispered back. I\u2019m thrilled to share that my newest dark fairytale novella,&nbsp;The Witch They Wanted, is now available on&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-275 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-new-release\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=275\" target=\"_self\" >New Release!<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-07-20T02:01:00+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=275\">Jul 20, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Christina Veillette<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?cat=21\" rel=\"tag\">New Release<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Now Available\ud83d\udda4\u00a0Song Beneath the Black Sky\u00a0\u2014 a gothic siren fantasy short story about cursed love, forbidden songs, and the sea that never forgets.This new release is for readers who crave lyrical prose, mythic heartbreak, and short stories that haunt long&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-196 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized tag-agentguide tag-amquerying tag-gothicfantasy tag-thefallenstar\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=196\" target=\"_self\" >Literary Agent\u2019s Guide to\u00a0The Fallen Star<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-29T17:10:03+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=196\">Apr 29, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Christina Veillette<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?cat=1\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">I\u2019m so excited to share something special with you today \u2014 the official literary Agent\u2019s Guide to my completed YA gothic fantasy novel, The Fallen Star. This guide was created to introduce literary agents (and curious readers!) to the tone,&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><li class=\"wp-block-post post-1 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-uncategorized\">\n\n<article class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-stretch is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-353c4f5a wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-post-title has-large-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=1\" target=\"_self\" >Where the story begins\u2026<\/a><\/h2>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dfe8e91f wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2025-04-17T18:37:29+00:00\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?p=1\">Apr 17, 2025<\/a><\/time><\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">\u2014<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<p class=\"has-small-font-size has-contrast-2-color has-text-color\">by<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?author=1\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Christina Veillette<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">in <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?cat=1\" rel=\"tag\">Uncategorized<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-excerpt__excerpt\">Once upon a time\u2014or rather, today\u2014this little blog came to life. Welcome, kindred spirit. Whether you\u2019ve wandered here by starlight or stumbled in through a forgotten door, I\u2019m so glad you\u2019ve arrived. This is a space for stories: the ones&hellip; <\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:10%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:30%\"><aside class=\"wp-block-template-part\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-container-core-group-is-layout-0ba1ad86 wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-right:0;padding-left:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c531013 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cv-author-profile-bw.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-55\" style=\"width:145px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cv-author-profile-bw.png 400w, https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cv-author-profile-bw-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/cv-author-profile-bw-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b2c973f4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.935), 1.6rem);\">About the author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Christina Veillette writes dark, dreamy fantasy woven with haunted magic, starlit hope, and heroines who choose themselves.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-1e17d720 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 0.935), 1.6rem);\">Popular Categories<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-categories-list wp-block-categories has-small-font-size\">\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-21\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?cat=21\">New Release<\/a> (4)\n<\/li>\n\t<li class=\"cat-item cat-item-1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/christinaveillette.com\/?cat=1\">Uncategorized<\/a> (2)\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-contrast-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-contrast-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5ad7779d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b2c973f4 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.039rem, 1.039rem + ((1vw - 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