Cue all celebrations everywhere—Silence the Siren has a release date, finally!

As those of you who receive my newsletter already know, this lovely book releases August 24, 2021, and preorder swag is available Right. Now. :D

(It is extremely limited, so if you want some, now is the time to snatch it up!)

Can you tell I’m just the smallest bit excited over here? :D

Okay, so do you want a peek of all the bookish lovelies I will send you for embarking on this siren-pirate-huntress adventure with me? Here ya go!

First up, character sketches by the lovely Laura Hollingsworth!

You guys, she is my dream artist. The fact that she even agreed to immortalize my characters in her illustrative glory still has my head spinning. Aren’t they gorgeous? Happy sigh.

(You will be hearing a lot of happy sighing from me, let me tell you.)

It is no secret I love stickers. And thanks to H.L. Burke (If you haven’t read her Supervillain Rehabilitation Project Series, you need to do so post-haste! I am in love with that series), I am now addicted to holographic stickers.

What better way to commemorate Silence the Siren’s lovely cover by Sara Helwe Digital Arts than holographic stickers? I am seriously addicted. So shiny. Hopefully you’ll enjoy playing with them in the light as much as I have. (Or reflecting the light off them on every surface for your cat. That’s fun too.) :)

And can I just say how much I love that siren coming out the water, ready to tear Ro to shreds, and she’s just calmly shooting at her as if she’d used to these kinds of things? I’d be throwing that bow and running, let me tell you.

Some art I had commissioned for my book release, and others I contacted the artist and asked permission to give them to you as a thank-you for buying my book. So many artists were so gracious to agree!

Magnetic bookmarks by Happy Hello Co.

This artist is just the sweetest. When I contacted her about snatching up every last one of these magnetic bookmarks for preorder goodies, she happily dug up more so I could have them ALL! :D We’ve got mermaid, huntress, and siren-ish bookmarks here, and I adore how the magnets just suction to the page and don’t allow you to lose your place no matter how many times you drop a book on your face when falling asleep.

(Can a get an amen from my fellow late-night readers?)

I love them. So much.

Mermaid dreaming sticker by Karen Hallion.

Oh. My. Goodness. How can you not love these stickers? I was blown away when the artist let me include these as a thank-you for going on an adventure with my huntress, Ro. The sirens in my story are adamant that they are not mermaids with their bright colors and happy dispositions and always-dreaming qualities. Since we meet mermaids later in the series, I had to include these!

Llyr “Sea Curls” siren sticker and Cordelia “Extravagant” siren sticker from Lin308.

Since she’d already drawn two of my characters exactly, this lovely artist happily agreed to let me include her gorgeous art in my thank-you packs. I am one of the happiest authors in the world right now. Llyr with her gorgeous hair and optimistic personality becomes friends with the huntress, and Cordelia is so enamored by all things siren, she can’t help exploring her new world. (And that’s all I can say without spoilers!)

I love them both so much.

Bookplates: When I designed these bookplates, I had no idea they would be this gorgeous in person! I love all things red, all things roses, and all things Beauty and the Beast, so these bookplates are perfection.

I also got new business cards for this release, so let’s just face it. You’ll probably get one of those too. (Email me anytime! I’d love to chat with you about all things bookish.)

And for those of you ordering signed copies directly from me (extremely, extremely limited) . . . You. Guys.

Not only will you get the most gorgeous coloring book in the world (the gold foil and thick pages and Little Mermaid quotes are divine!), the girls at LCC Boutique handcrafted these rose-stud earrings exclusively for this release.

The studs are hypoallergenic, the earrings are delicate and smooth and beautiful, and the red glitter catches the light just right and looks exactly like the magical rose in Kill the Beast, the first book in the series.

I am in love with them. (And yes, I have my very own pair!)

I only have 20 coloring books and 20 earrings, so once they’re gone, they’re gone.

{Link to order signed copies right here.}

{Already ordered the ebook or paperback via another retailer? Here is the signup form for preorder swag!}

Let’s just take a moment to revel in the awesomeness that is bookish art. Happy sigh.

Thank you so much for joining me today, and I hope you love your new adventure and all the goodies that come with it! <3

In Him,

Michele

About the Book:

Huntress Ro LeFèvre is offered a job to hunt the sirens who have been sinking the king of Angleterre’s ships, and in turn, vast amounts of his wealth. All who have gone before her have failed.

 

Fleeing heartbreak, Ro gladly accepts, but there’s just one problem. The king will credit the Marquis de la Valère, and no other women are allowed on the voyage.

 

Ro will just see about that.

 

Hiring an all-female pirate crew without the king’s knowledge, Ro hopes they will follow her to the Caribbean, not take the gold and flee.

 

But when Ro is plunged deep into the ocean by the siren she’s being paid to kill, presented the sirens’ side of the story at knife point, and pressed to join them or die, Ro must decide whether to complete her mission, join the sirens, or something in between.

 

Before the sirens sink the ship full of men above.

 

This fast-paced, high-action adventure is a Little Mermaid reimagining of the Hans Christian Andersen persuasion and the second book in the Beast Hunter series.

About the Author:

Michele Israel Harper spends her days as an acquisitions editor for L2L2 Publishing and her nights spinning her own tales. Sleep? Sometimes . . . She has her Bachelor of Arts in history, is slightly obsessed with all things French—including Jeanne d’Arc and La Belle et la Bête—and loves curling up with a good book more than just about anything else. Author of nine published novels as well as an award-winning freelance editor in her spare time, Michele prays her involvement in writing, editing, and publishing creates many enjoyable books in the years to come. Visit www.MicheleIsraelHarper.com (or www.L2L2Publishing.com) to keep in touch or sign up for her newsletter.