Author’s Note

First of all,let me say thank you to Jody Lingenfelter for coming up with this brilliant title. Nothing quite fit until you mentioned Fire in his Fury and then I knew it had to be Rast's book.
Second of all, let me say THANK YOU to everyone who loves the dragons enough to allow me to keep writing them! When I first started this series, I wasn't sure how it'd do or if anyone was interested in a post-apocalyptic dragon romance. Shows what I know – every day I'm begged for more dragon stories. You're going to get your wish! We'll keep doing dragons about once a quarter, because I like for them to be long and adventurous (and sexy and dangerous and fun and and and). Look for at least 3 more entries in 2018.
I really adored writing Amy and Rast's book. Sometimes I enjoy writing the heroine more than the hero (or vice versa), but this time I truly enjoyed both characters equally. Rast struggles with who he was in his past and who he perceives himself as. We can relate, right? Even when you make a bad choice, sometimes you feel as if you have no other options, or that all choices are bad. I like to explore that a little, to see the repercussions. In his eyes, he's a ruthless hired gun who turned against his own people. Lots of self-hate there. And of course I paired him with Amy, dreamy, romantic Amy who thinks the world is a fairy tale and she's waiting for her Prince Charming to show up. Amy is one of the characters that needed to grow the most, I think. She was more than willing to let everyone do things for her and coddle her, and as the story goes along, she learns that she's just as capable as anyone else despite her physical limits.
One of the things I love to explore in stories is how we limit ourselves more than anything else. I like to gently push characters out of the box they've placed themselves in and watch them grow. I think that's why I also like to write such low-drama romances. There's never other women, or power struggles between partners. It's them finding each other and learning how to be their best selves together. It's not about fixing what's broken. It's about becoming your awesomest (I made that word up). I'm also a firm believer in the "You're never too broken to be loved" sort of story which is another angle of Amy and Rast. But I'm blathering…I could go on and on about why I love these two together but I'll just the philosophical noodling and throw my efforts into the next book.
A lot of people have requested to learn more about the Salorians and drakoni and their world, and that was one angle I took with Rast – to see how it would be to have a drakoni male that actually remembered quite a bit of who he was. All of them have different memory loss and see the berserker rage that this world brings on in a different way. For Rast, it's a wildfire in his head. For Dakh, it's ravens that encourage him to do terrible things. The memories they keep will be handled similarly - it's going to be unique to each person, just like in this world! Some people can tell you down to the last detail what they did on every birthday for the last twenty years. Me, I can't even remember what I did five minutes ago. Also, there’s the possibility of mental blocking - some of the drakoni don't want to remember who they were at all.
As for who the next Fireblood Dragons story will be about…I'm not sure! I think that's the first time I've said that when it comes to dragons, but I've left myself several avenues. We can see what trouble is brewing in Fort Dallas, or we can investigate shenanigans in Fort Shreveport with Vaan or our mysterious stranger Liam. I know which way each one of those plots heads, so it's just a matter of me figuring out which one to tackle first. If you’re jonesing for a particular storyline before any others, feel free to chime in on Facebook. I try to read all comments and definitely respond to all messages.
Last, thank you to everyone that encourages me on Facebook, to Kati Wilde, who does my stunning covers and makes me squeal like a dork every time I receive one. To my Club ladies –Kati, Ella, and Alexa – and my editor, Aquila Editing, all of whom encourage me to write even on days when I just want to shut the computer and read someone else's words. It's the best thing ever to have such a fantastic circle of support. I'm so grateful and humbled that I'm surrounded by such loving, enthusiastic people. All of you. You are all wonderful!! Maybe it's the new year or maybe it's that I look at how much encouragement I get every day from fans and other authors both and I just feel so blessed and lucky to have all of you. I'm having a sappy moment.
I'm so looking forward to 2018 and filling it with exciting, romantic, sexy, LOVING stories on fantastic worlds. <3

Love,
Ruby
PS - Will this be in audio? Yes! I’ll post dates and links when they’re available. It will be delayed a few months, but I promise it’s on its way. <3