Happy New Year! and 2024's most popular titles

It's wonderful at the beginning of the new year 2025 to look back on the previous year's most popular titles. And this year, there is a tie!

It's true. The most popular book of 2024 for Kashallan Press is not one, but TWO books. One is Blessings of the Blood, first in our series Rituals, and the other is The Dream-Chosen, first in our series Tales of the Kashallans. Both of these titles are available as ebooks and paperbacks, and plans are being made for audiobook editions.

It's a treat to see both of these books -- one fiction, one nonfiction -- so popular in both ebook and paperback formats. In 2025, look to see a finish to the series Tales of the Kashallans with Book 9. And there are plans ahead for a possible new volume to the Ritual series as well.

All Kashallan Press titles can be found at this link: books2read.com/amberstone where you can click on any book's cover to learn more and order it from over a dozen online vendors. Or request paperbacks at your local bookstore!

Happy New Year to all!

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