Happy 2026! It’s a new year and that means new, fun stuff from CiCi.

First up, we have done some revamping for our romantic fantasy novella, REALM OF THE DRAGON.

The Soul Mate Tree was an original concept created by both of us during our time as editors with Soul Mate Publishing. We developed the world, wrote the legend and poem, and helped shape a series of interconnected stories by multiple authors. When we stepped away, the rights to the Soul Mate Tree concept returned to us, allowing us to continue exploring it through new worlds, dimensions, and romances of our own.

We contacted our fab cover artist, Syneca Featherstone, who created the wonderfully expressive covers for our ‘Brides of Little Creede’ series. We told her what we needed and boy, did she deliver.

Check out the gorgeous new cover!

This is now Book 1 of a multi-dimensional world, centered around our Earthbound Soul Mate Tree. In taking the idea of the magical tree through different worlds and dimensions, we have the opportunity to delve into all kinds of fascinating places, times, and memorable characters as the tree finds and links lovers to each other. Each book in this series will be novella-sized.

We hope our readers will join us on this new journey!

REALM OF THE DRAGON, Book 1 of The Soul Mate Tree Series:

An ancient legend spanning eras, continents, and worlds.
To some, it’s nothing more than a dream.
To others, a fairy tale whispered through generations.
For sheltered Lily Kiers, it’s all too real. Thrust into a realm made of fantasy and unbridled passion, Lily faces violent resentment and jealousy from extremely powerful enemies..

Claimed by Kord, Prince of Battle Draconian, their love will not be denied, even as malevolent forces plot to rip them apart.

Happy Reading!

Char & Cheryl (writing as CiCi Cordelia)