Impossible Series Reading Order

*Please see the latest post on this matter for the Official Impossible Series Reading Order*


It has come to my attention that it is impossible to easily discern the Impossible series reading order.  (See what I did there?  Yeah, I never claimed to be funny.  I'll stick to angst.)  So here's the skinny:  I wrote the original Impossible trilogy as a set of three serialized novellas that told the story of Sean and Claudia's tumultuous romance.  Monster, Traitor, and Avenger were the three installments of the Impossible series.  But then one of my favorite characters (name omitted here to avoid spoilers) from the trilogy wanted his own HEA.  In fact, I loved him so much that I allowed him to survive the trilogy, which wasn't my original intention.  I'm so glad I did, because I love him and all of his crazy, damaged, kinky friends.  They, of course, then demanded their own stories.

This left me in a bit of a quandary.  Is Savior supposed to be Impossible #4?  Well, not really.  It is a complete story arc that can stand alone, not a continuation of Sean and Claudia's story.  My solution was to call Savior an Impossible novel, a spin-off that is set in the same world as the original Impossible trilogy, but that isn't directly connected to Sean and Claudia's story.

The Original Trilogy, Savior, and Knight can each be read as standalones.  The characters are connected, but the story arcs are independent of one another.  If you do want to read them in chronological order, here it is:

Impossible: The Original Trilogy (Monster, Traitor, and Avenger) (Impossible #1-3)
Savior (An Impossible Novel)
Knight (An Impossible Novel)

There you have it.  The official Impossible reading order.  Now I'm about to throw a wrench in it when I publish Rogue, which mostly chronologically takes place between Savior and Knight, but parts of it happen during both of those books.  Maybe I should make some sort of crazy overlapping timeline.

I want to tell these stories based on the immediacy of the characters rather than necessarily sticking to chronology.  Some books will span a time frame that is covered in two or three other books.  All of the characters are connected in some way, but many of them have their own shit raining down on them simultaneously.  Life is messy like that.

After Knight, there are seven more Impossible novels planned, and that number keeps growing all the time.  Generally, the timeline will progress as the books are released, but there will be quite a bit of overlap.  I will endeavor to make it as clear as possible where the books fall chronologically as they are released.

Thanks so much for your support, and for your understanding!  I know this style is a bit unconventional, but I hope that it won't affect your enjoyment of the books.  They are, after all, about each couples' story, not necessarily what's going on with everyone else in the Impossible world at any given time.

I'll keep you posted here on how my crazy brain is working and how the different stories slot into place.

Much Love,
Julia xxx

Knight $0.99 Sale!

Knight (An Impossible Novel) is currently on sale for $0.99!  If you haven't checked it out yet, now is the time to grab your copy :).

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The Novel Experience: VIP Ticket Giveaway!

I am getting so excited for all of the awesome author events in 2014!  You can find a list of events I'm attending on my website.  First up is The Novel Experience, taking place in Atlanta from March 28-30.  I will be giving away a FREE VIP Ticket to this event ($100 value)!  This VIP Ticket will grant you:

• Early access to the authors in the Friday Preview.
• Front of the line access to getting in the event at the bookseller line.
• Front of the line access to the parties on Saturday night.
• Front of the line access to Swag-a-Palooza on Sunday.

I will also cover the cost of the winner's room at the Hyatt Regency.  The winner will be responsible for her own travel expenses.

This is going to be an AWESOME event!  Come hang out with some amazing authors!  You can find more information on the event here.  Contest ends Monday, February 24th at midnight.  You can win more entries by tweeting about the event or liking my facebook page!

Enter via the rafflecopter widget on the right hand column of my blog, or on my facebook page.

Impossible Series (Kindle Fire!) Holiday Giveaway

As a “thank you” to all of my readers who have made 2013 an awesome year for my Impossible series, I am doing a HUGE giveaway, including a Kindle Fire and a $20 Amazon gift card!  The contest will run from Friday, December 20 – Sunday, December 22.

CLICK HERE TO ENTER!

Prizes

1. Kindle Fire 7” HD (or monetary equivalent on an Amazon gift card for those who already have an e-reader) and signed paperback copy of Knight
2. $20 Amazon gift card and signed copy of Knight
3. Signed copy of Knight

Ways to Enter (From December 20-22. Purchases and shares before midnight on the 20th will not count as entries)

1. Purchase an ebook copy of Knight (An Impossible Novel).  Forwarding your Amazon/Barnes & Noble purchase receipt email to my email juliasykes193@gmail.com will get you 10 entries.
2. If dark romance isn’t your thing, you can still enter to win!  Tweeting about the contest or posting a facebook status/posting on your favorite facebook groups will get you one entry per share (With a cap of 5 entries per day via this method).  Be sure to tag me in the tweet @juliasykes193 or share the contest on facebook from this link.

Product pages for purchasing Knight

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Join the facebook event to stay updated.

Winners will be randomly selected from the list of entrants on Monday, December 23.  Good luck!

Much Love,

Julia xxx

Rogue Cover

Rogue (An Impossible Novel) has a sexy cover!  I hope you like Derek Carter as much as I do ;)

Guest Post at Fictional Candy

Hey y'all!  Liz at Fictional Candy was kind enough to allow me to stop by her blog and talk about my experiences writing dark romance.  There is a Knight giveaway as well!  Check it out :)

Much Love,
Julia xxx

In the Works: Rogue (An Impossible Novel)

Now that Knight has been released, I'm starting to write the next Impossible novel, Rogue.  This is FBI agent Sharon Silverman's story, and it begins one month before the events that kick off Knight.  When Sharon is assigned to a simple reconnaissance mission to scope out BDSM club Decadence for drug use, she is determined to prove herself to the mostly male-dominated New York unit of the FBI.  In an attempt to score a bigger bust, she extends her assignment to uncover that the Latin Kings are using the club as a front for cocaine trafficking.  She gets close to Decadence owner and Dominant Derek Carter, only to find that staying close to him physically while keeping her distance emotionally is more difficult than she ever imagined.

We briefly met Reed Miller in Knight, and he'll be back as Sharon's partner in Rogue.  We'll get to know him better, and he'll get his own book in the future.  Reed will be heavily involved in continuing the investigation that began in Knight, so questions that were left unanswered at the end of Lydia and Smith's story will be addressed.

We'll also get more Clayton and Smith in Rogue.  They don't approve of Sharon's I-can-do-it-on-my-own attitude, and they don't approve of her closeness to Derek.

Sean and Claudia might even make an appearance :).

I am super excited to get to know Sharon and Derek better, and I can't wait to share this story with y'all!  Stay updated on Rogue here and on Goodreads.

Much Love,
Julia xxx