The Monstrous series was SUPER fun to write and I enjoyed watching Ari mature (there was at least a little maturity there, I’m sure of it!), but I didn’t feel like I’d hit the end of the stories that could be told in her world after finishing Revelations. I mean, the monsters had been revealed and things were changing, but there was still so much more STORY that I could feel there.
You know, like Vane’s story. What was up with that guy? Mr. Broody McBroodypants had this whole THING going on and I wanted to know his backstory. I also really wanted to write a book that took us to different locales. Vane and Cin’s road trip sprang from that. I wanted them to jaunt around the country doing couple-y things while trying to come to terms with OTHER THINGS. Things in Vane’s past. THINGS.
There were also the issue of the magic Vane had access to I wanted to explore and the whole “turn to stone during the day” thing. Because I’m an equal opportunity HEA-er. I want all my couples to end up as happy as happy could be and these two being forced apart during daylight hours while Vane was trapped in stone didn’t sit well with me.
In the end, Vane and Cin gave us a little road trip, a little introspection, and a meeting or two with a god. Because why not? Ari might have started the change when she helped reveal the monsters to the world, but that change hasn’t ended yet.
MWAHAHAHAHA!
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