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The Ember Mill is open. 🕯️ The Case of the Ember Mill Haunting is live today. Book 2 in the Vale & Stone: Consulting Detectives series. Blackvale has always known how to keep a secret. The Ember Mill has stood at the edge of town for over a century — first a working mill, then a speakeasy where a 1920s poker game ended in gunfire, and now, after years of failed businesses and strange occurances, a nightclub with a fresh coat of paint and a grand reopening. Cressida Vale woul

Some questions don't get answered in a single case. That's what makes Blackvale, North Carolina so endlessly compelling — and what makes Vale and Stone's partnership worth following through every fog-shrouded investigation. The town holds its secrets the way old houses hold their shadows: quietly, and with intent. We're pleased to confirm that J.P. White's Vale & Stone: Consulting Detective Mysteries will continue. Book 3 is in development. We're not ready to share details ju

The cover for Everything After is here. We've been waiting to show you this one. Everything After — Book One of The Element of Everything by Jade Black — arrives September 22, 2026. Preorder is open now. Leiliana Collins relocated to Fujiyako for a fresh start. She got one. She also got a complication she didn't see coming. 🌶🌶🌶🌶 · Workplace Romance · Secret Baby · Single Mom Romance · Slow Burn · Forced Proximity · Interracial Romance · Holiday Arc For fans of The Hating

We've been heads down this year. Building the foundation: three authors, two imprints live, the third in development, a catalog beginning to take shape. The infrastructure is real and it runs deep — brand systems, publication pipelines, editorial philosophy baked into every draft. Now we want to let you see a little further ahead. Not everything. Some of these projects live years out, and we believe in building anticipation slowly and honestly. But enough. Enough to show you

Is it May already? I’ve been in a bit of a post-launch haze, mostly consisting of checking reviews (thank you to everyone who has posted one!) and finally catching up on the laundry I neglected while finishing the book. The universe handed me a pile of unfolded shirts; I sighed at it, then accepted my fate. In case you’ve been offline or just busy living your best life, I wanted to do a quick "In Case You Missed It" for Saltwater Between Us. The response so far has been incre

Saltwater Between Us has been out in the world for almost a month now. And I already teased you about what to expect next. So why not continue on that trend. Everything After. Book One of The Element of Everything. Contemporary romance. A new city. A secret that doesn't stay quiet forever. Two people who are very good at being alone. That's all I'm giving you today. More coming soon. ✦ — Jade Craving more swoons, secrets, and happily-ever-afters? Sign up to receive The Conser

Hello from Blackvale. The Ember Mill has stood at the edge of town for over a century. First a working mill. Then a speakeasy. Then a crime scene. Then, for decades, a locked door and a town full of whispers. On July 28, it opens again. And so does Case No. 002. The Case of the Ember Mill Haunting is available for preorder today. Miles Stone didn't plan to be a detective. He especially didn't plan to investigate at a nightclub where someone died on opening night — in front of

Or: how a book gets built from the inside out People ask writers where their stories come from and the honest answer is almost always: everywhere, in pieces, over a long time. It's rarely one lightning bolt moment. It's more like collecting fragments — an image here, a question there, a feeling that won't stop tapping on your shoulder until you finally turn around and say fine, I'll write it. Saltwater Between Us was built from five particular fragments. Here's where they cam

It's Here. Saltwater Between Us is LIVE. I almost wrote a very composed, professionally poised launch post. And then I thought: no. No, we're not doing that. SALTWATER BETWEEN US IS OUT TODAY AND I'M SO EXCITED I COULD CRY. (I did cry. This morning. Coffee in hand, staring at my own cover on my phone screen.) This book—this book. I have been living with Cerys and Liam for so long that they feel less like characters I invented and more like people I had the privilege of follow

A quiet word about what comes next — and why I can't stop thinking about it

We are officially one week out from the launch of Saltwater Between Us, and the nervous-excited butterflies have officially taken up residence in our chest.

There's a new mystery coming to Blackvale.

On emotional promises and why I take them seriously Every book makes a promise. Not always out loud. Not always in the blurb. But somewhere in the first chapter, in the tone, in the way the author leans into the story—there's a handshake. An unspoken agreement between writer and reader. Here's what I'm offering you. Here's what this experience is going to feel like. I take that seriously. Maybe a little obsessively. (My notes document has an entire section called "The Feeling

There is a specific kind of magic that happens when you stop doing what you’re supposed to do and start doing what your soul actually demands. For my newest heroine, Cerys Duncan, that meant trading a predictable life for a solo sailing adventure. For me? It meant writing a story that felt like a warm hug, a stiff breeze, and a very necessary reminder that love shouldn't require us to shrink. I am so thrilled to finally announce that Saltwater Between Us is officially availab

I want to tell you something about Cerys Duncan before you meet her. She's not a woman in crisis. She's not broken, exactly—just... compressed. Like someone who's spent years fitting herself into spaces that were never quite the right shape, who learned early that being agreeable was safer than being herself, and who got so good at performing "practical" that she forgot practical and afraid aren't the same thing. She's also kind of remarkable. Quietly, stubbornly, wonderfully

There is a particular kind of joy that only exists inside curated worlds. Not the fragile joy of productivity. Not the earned joy that comes after suffering. I mean the loud, unapologetic joy of walking into a place designed entirely for wonder and saying, Yes. I will have some of that. Universal Studios was my birthday gift to myself. A day of color and noise and spectacle after days steeped in stone, history, and ghosts. Ancient forts and quiet museums had given me weight.

I’ve been sitting on this post for a while now. Not because I didn’t know what to say—but because sometimes the space between books deserves a moment to breathe. To let the echoes settle. To allow the ghosts (literal or otherwise) to stop rearranging the furniture. But since you’re here, and since you’re asking… Let’s talk about what comes next for Vale & Stone. First Things First: Yes, Book 2 Is Coming Let’s get this out of the way up front so you don’t have to squint suspic

Saltwater Between Us by Jade Black Releasing Mid-April 2026 There are stories that whisper. There are stories that linger. And then there are stories that grab you by the hand, pull you barefoot across hot sand, and say, Come on. You deserve this. Saltwater Between Us is very much the third kind. This is your official heads-up that my next release—written under my romance pen name, Jade Black—is on the horizon, and I am vibrating with excitement like a sail catching its first

The new year has that particular kind of hush to it. The glitter from December is still clinging to the corners, but the calendar has turned its face toward seriousness. Fresh pages. Sharper pencils. A quiet, persistent tap on the shoulder that says, Okay. Back to business. And here’s the honest truth: I’m listening. Publishing Murder at the Midsummer Feast was only the beginning. Not the finish line. Not the victory lap. More like the moment the train finally hissed, shudder

I genuinely thought I’d coast into the new year with a mug of tea, a blanket, and zero surprises. But apparently I’m ringing in January 1st with… fictional crime. As one does. Somehow — and I’m still not convinced time works correctly — I came up with the idea for Vale & Stone just a few months ago, and now their first case is practically knocking on the door, asking if I’ve got room for one more in my end-of-year chaos. (Answer: always.) So yes, it’s happening. Murder at the