Jenny Schwartz

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  • Paperback Editions

    I’ve been promising paperback editions of my books for years. I’ve finally done it! Well, not for all my series. However, I’m committed to producing paperback editions for my current series, Caldryn Parliament. Stars Die is now available in print and Hexes Fly and Rogues Lie will be by the end of February. As soon as the distribution system kicks itself into gear you’ll also be able to borrow digital editions via your library (if your library approves the request).

    If you’re curious about the reason I’m not committing to bringing my full backlist into paperback I outlined the economics of it here, on my Caldryn.com website. (My New Year post outlines my general publishing intentions).

    Basically, formating my books for paperback is fiddly and time-consuming at a time when I’m already pushing against deadlines for new books, and new books are where I make the bulk of my income. I keep hoping that free time will magically appear in my schedule, but somehow it always gets eaten up. So, no paperbacks outside of the Caldryn Parliament series, for now.

    Since this is a new release newsletter, you seldom hear from me. If you’d like to keep up on what I’m doing, I post weekly on my Facebook page, as well as on Caldryn.com. You can also find me on Bluesky.

    Until the next book!

    Jenny

    P.S. If I can ask a favor, with AI replacing basic search and AI-generated books flooding the market, word-of-mouth is more important than ever for book discoverability. Could you please recommend my books? If you’re on Reddit that would be fantastic (AI loves scraping Reddit for answers), but anywhere and everywhere helps. Publishing is becoming even tougher, and it was never an easy industry. I’ve seen author colleagues bow out. If you want to keep reading new books from your favourite authors, we really need your help. (But I also understand how busy and overwhelmed everyone is, so this is a favor. Please, don’t feel pressured to do anything. I just thought I’d take this chance to ask for help).

  • New Release: Rogues Lie

    Rogues Lie is out today! This is the third book in my Caldryn Parliament series where I mix science fiction, magic, and mystery.

    Buy link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXN289NV/

    The cover of Rogues Lie featuring a cubist painting of faces and the silhouette of a woman in a trench coat.

    Blurb

    A whisper campaign threatens Vanda Kavanagh’s hard-won position as Warden of Caldryn Parliament, but are the malicious rumors a personal attack or do they mask an uglier plot?

    As Vanda investigates, long-hidden truths are revealed leading her to question everything she believed about herself.

    In a city steeped in magic and political intrigue who can Vanda trust?

    Since you only receive this newsletter when I have a new book out, I want to take this chance to mention a few things.

    2025 has certainly been an interesting year. Personally, it’s been a busy one and a few things that I hoped to get done have been pushed back to 2026. Chief among these are audiobooks and paperback editions. I’ve been promising both for years. I’m going to start with my most recent books (the Caldryn Parliament series) and work back from there, filling in gaps. Some of my books are available as audiobooks. None are available in paperback. This will change! ::shakes fist at the sky and dares fate::

    Also on the schedule are three new books in the Caldryn Parliament series, Ghosts Cry, False Eve, and By Night. If I’m lucky, I’ll be able to fit in some extra fun stuff, but the schedule is bulging at the seams, so no promises!

    If you’re wondering how to keep up with what I’m doing, I have a weekly blog post on Caldryn.com. You can check it out here. I’m also hoping to keep up my weekly Facebook posts, although Facebook drives me barmy.

    You can find me hanging out on Bluesky. I’ve consciously curated my feed there to find interesting things relating to science and history, some of which I repost. The politics seems inescapable, but I keep my own posts positive. (All right, occasionally I get cranky and whine for more coffee. And chocolate. So, mostly positive).

    If you want to check out my backlist of books you can do so on my website (at Books, broken into Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Paranormal Romance) or on Amazon. All my self-published books are currently available in Kindle Unlimited.

    I think that’s it for news and reminders. ::scratches head:: I’ve probably forgotten something.

    I hope you have the loveliest of festive seasons, peaceful and hopeful, and launch into the new year with energy to lassoo your dreams.

    Jenny

  • New Release: Hexes Fly

    The cover for Hexes Fly by Jenny Schwartz featuring an art deco painting of people dancing

    Hexes Fly is out today! This is book 2 in my Caldryn Parliament series where I’m blending four genres—fantasy, science fiction, mystery, and romance—and indulging in some seriously fun adventures.

    If you haven’t explored the associated website, you can happily spend a few minutes wandering around it. Caldryn.com

    Hexes Fly:

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXN1LF23/

    The Spring Ball on the first Saturday of Caldryn Parliament’s Spring Term is a night of glamour and power.

    However, this year the witch clans are feuding, and when rival clans trade curses in the ballroom non-magical bystanders are the victims.

    As people transform into animals, burst into unwilling song, or fall into magical slumber Vanda Kavanagh, the Warden of Caldryn Parliament, is suspicious.

    The witches claim they never intended to hurt anyone, and Vanda believes them. So, who is using the witches as a stalking-horse for their own agenda, and what is it that they hope to achieve?

    Most importantly, why can’t the witches undo their own hexes?

    If the spells aren’t broken by the next full moon the curses will be permanent.

    It’s been five months since the release of Stars Die, and hence, since I last sent out an author newsletter. I’ve been posting weekly on the Caldryn Parliament blog (which you can subscribe to by clicking the big subscribe button at the top of the website) and on my Facebook page.

    Over on Goodreads I deleted my mish-mash of reviews and am starting again. Now, if you click on my bookshelf you’ll find books that I enjoyed reading and which I think you’ll also enjoy if you enjoy reading my books. Yes, this is a Jenny Schwartz Recommends… collection 😉 I’m still building it.

    The third Caldryn Parliament novel, Rogue Lies, will be out late November. I’ll email you again then. Meantime, happy reading! And thank you, thank you, thank you for your reviews, comments, and messages. You keep me writing!

    Jenny

  • New Release: Stars Die

    I’ve been teasing you for ages regarding my secret project. Well, here it is!

    Out today is Stars Die, book 1 in my new series, Caldryn Parliament, which mashes together the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and mystery.

    And if a new book and series isn’t enough for you, I have a new website devoted to the world of Caldryn Parliament. You can explore it all at Caldryn.com

    cover of Stars Die featuring a cubist parliament house and the silhouette of a woman

    Stars Die

    Buy link: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DXMQQT8J

    Welcome to Caldryn Parliament. Golden Age mysteries in the Realm of science fiction and fantasy.

    Recalled from the frontier, the new Warden of Caldryn Parliament is well aware she’s not a popular choice, but she never expected to portal into a murder scene.

    Nor did she anticipate acquiring such a unique partner.

    Now, Vanda Kavanagh must discover the truth of a politician’s death, unravel the mystery of her sabotaged wards, and survive her family.

    ***

    Stars Die is a magic parliament mystery. If you’ve ever wished that Agatha Christie included magic or that Sherlock Holmes fought space pirates, this is the series for you!

    Caldryn Parliament is my focus this year. There’ll be two more ebooks, Hexes Fly (June) and Rogues Lie (October) before I can turn my attention to audio and paperback editions. I learned my lesson last year. I can’t do everything at once. So, the ebooks are first to get the series established. Then I’ll look at releasing them in all formats – probably not hardback, but who knows?

    If you pop over to Caldryn.com you’ll see a SUBSCRIBE button under the main menu. This is for the weekly blog posts I intend to share there. While this newsletter remains for new release alerts only, over at Caldryn.com if you subscribe you’ll get my weekly posts which will talk about the series, but also about other books (book recommendations, yay!), writing, and publishing.

  • New Release: Lost

    With Lost I’m wrapping up the year on a joyful note. The world knows we need it!

    cover of lost featuring a cyborg and a robot boy on a spacestation

    Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DM39J6Z5

    Merry Christmas, son. Don’t come home.

    Stuck on Central Transit Station, Sergeant Ryan Dabrowski receives a Dear John letter from his family. The home he fought to protect doesn’t want him. He’s left too much of his body out among the stars. The aug-doctors patched him up better than new, but cyborg freaks aren’t welcome on Earth.

    “Don’t ruin your sister’s life.”

    But what about Rye’s life?

    ***

    Lost is a short Christmas novella about found family, new beginnings, and believing that anything is possible. Merry Christmas! Happy Wishing Tree!

    cover of lost against a background of a blue shining christmas tree

    Since my last newsletter I’ve changed webhost and updated a few things on my website. The site won’t look new, but it should work better.

    Although email remains a problem. It was a problem with the old site. It is, in a new and interesting way, a problem with the new site. Hopefully, it’s being fixed as you read this. However, if at any point a message to me receives no response, try contacting me on Facebook or Bluesky because I PROMISE I’m not ignoring you. It’s email gremlins!

    Also, in transferring to this new site, I lost my old blog posts. It was totally my fault! That doesn’t make it easier to bear. So, this is the first blog post for the new site. (And you’ll be able to comment on it – I learned during the migration that my old WordPress settings had made it next to impossible to submit a comment on a blog post. That has been fixed. Huge apologies).

    My author website isn’t the only project I’ve been working on (although it has been hands down the most frustrating). I’m preparing for the launch of my new series in February. I’ve jumped around a few different series (and universes) this year trying to wrap up my ideas. I might yet revisit a couple of the series, but for now, the characters are in a place where I can leave them happily.

    Whilst I’m sharing ZERO hints about the new series, I’m working hard behind the scenes so that when it launches you’re hooked. I want readers enthralled so that I can play in this world for at least a year. No more jumping around. Total immersion. If the series is sufficiently successful, I’ll continue it into 2026. So, yeah, I’m investing a lot of hope and energy into this secret project. February will be scary!

    As this is my last newsletter for 2024 I want to take the chance to thank you, again, for joining me on this reading/writing/publishing journey. I’d like to wish you a very early Happy New Year! May all of our dreams – and none of our nightmares – come true in 2025 😊

    2025 with a stick figure running toward it