Darkest Heart: A Special Edition Signed Romantasy Hardback

A project in Victoria, Canada by J. C. McKenzie
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A full-length, standalone fantasy romance loosely inspired by Hades and Persephone.
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Backers: 190
Average Daily Pledges: $1,208 CAD
Average Pledge Per Backer: $133 CAD

Funding: $25,363 CAD of $6,500 CAD
Dates: Apr 29th -> May 20th (21 days)
Project By: J. C. McKenzie
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Latest News

The Tale Of Flora is unlocked!

May 17th - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! Another stretch reward is unlocked. Thank you for the support! ❤️ Stretch Reward UpdateI may have booked two spots for additional artwork instead of one with Anna. 🫣 This short tale will be in the digital and physical editions. If... (Read More)

Chibi stickers unlocked!

May 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Anna Ry is booked for the additional art piece and while I was busy doing that, we smashed through our next stretch reward (cue squealing!). I'm so very grateful for all the wonderful support. Thank you! This design isn't final, but everyone backing... (Read More)

More artwork unlocked!

May 13th - via: kickstarter.com
Stretch GoalsWe did it! We unlocked more artwork. Thank you for your support. ❤️ I will commission another piece from Anna Ry. The response to my question of “high tension scene or NSFW” was fairly even, so I’m still debating which scene to... (Read More)

10 Days to go!

May 9th - via: kickstarter.com
Halfway!It’s the halfway mark! We have 10 more days for this campaign and we’re so close to unlocking more artwork. I’m feeling very optimistic we’ll get there. ❤️ Package Deals?I've added some package deals for add ons. The special... (Read More)

Project We Love!

May 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm thrilled to announce Darkest Heart was selected as a "Project We Love." What does this mean? It means Kickstarter loves this campaign as much as we do! It also means potentially more visibility and more backers, which means potentially unlocking... (Read More)

Unlocked: Black ribbon bookmarks 🥳

May 1st - via: kickstarter.com
We did it! Another stretch reward unlocked! All backers of physical tiers will receive a stunning special edition book with a black ribbon book mark. It will look similar to the one seen here in the Death Dealer SE. If we reach this stretch goal,... (Read More)

We did it: FUNDING GOAL REACHED!

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU! Not only did we meet the funding goal, we surpassed the first stretch reward! Yay! 🥳 Thank you very much for your support. I'm beyond thrilled this project will go forward. It's going to be absolutely STUNNING! Stretch RewardsEvery back... (Read More)

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