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Hi Tiny! It has currently been removed but only because Amazon would not let me extend the pre-order, so I am so terribly sorry for any confusion! Kiss of Death is coming ASAP (I plan to release in in the month of May), but due to personal reasons, I had to push the release back by a bit. Thank you so much for understanding, and I can't wait for you to read the rest of Yarik & Kirill's story!
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(view spoiler)[Hi! I love that you asked this question so much!
For the inspiration of Kiss A Villain, it all started with my obsession with childhood friends to lovers books. I live for the angst, the heartache, and yes, also the suffering, LOL! But it was the plot of Kiss of Death that first popped into my head--what if a mafia prince (who is destined to take the "throne") was pushed aside by not only his best friend but the person he loves most in the world? I couldn't stop thinking about it.
When I started writing Kiss of Death, I quickly realized that we needed so much more context, and so I set out to write Villain, which was only meant to be a short story. Ahem. Yarik & Kirill (I love that you call them Y & K, by the way!) immediately stormed my brain and said, "We actually need a full-length book to tell our origin story." Who was I to say no?
I love these two so much. They own my soul, and I've been dreaming about them for almost two years now. In many ways, their individual quirks developed the more that I dug into their past as opposed to fully fleshing them out before I started writing. I love the process of stumbling into little things that make them , and I'm so happy that you love how they've been portrayed as well!
Thank you so much for sending in this question. I hope it gives a little insight into Yarik & Kirill! <3 (hide spoiler)]
For the inspiration of Kiss A Villain, it all started with my obsession with childhood friends to lovers books. I live for the angst, the heartache, and yes, also the suffering, LOL! But it was the plot of Kiss of Death that first popped into my head--what if a mafia prince (who is destined to take the "throne") was pushed aside by not only his best friend but the person he loves most in the world? I couldn't stop thinking about it.
When I started writing Kiss of Death, I quickly realized that we needed so much more context, and so I set out to write Villain, which was only meant to be a short story. Ahem. Yarik & Kirill (I love that you call them Y & K, by the way!) immediately stormed my brain and said, "We actually need a full-length book to tell our origin story." Who was I to say no?
I love these two so much. They own my soul, and I've been dreaming about them for almost two years now. In many ways, their individual quirks developed the more that I dug into their past as opposed to fully fleshing them out before I started writing. I love the process of stumbling into little things that make them , and I'm so happy that you love how they've been portrayed as well!
Thank you so much for sending in this question. I hope it gives a little insight into Yarik & Kirill! <3 (hide spoiler)]
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Apr 24, 2025 06:03AM · flag