Looks like Phury’s book Lover Enshrined, is being pushed back. It will hit the shelves on June 3, 2008 now (it was April 2008).
I am not sure if this is because of the reaction to LOVER UNBOUND, the new series J.R. Ward is starting, or the current SSE series she is doing (which rocks) . The BDB Compendium is still on schedule for Fall 2007. (Doesn’t Kenyon have one coming out too? Or is that this fall? I forget.)
Personally, I hope this means LOVER ENSHRINED will be great. Maybe the quick publishing schedule played into LOVER UNBOUND not being the best it could have been. What do you guys think?
If you register for J.R. Ward’s Yahoo Group or Message Board I am sure there will be more info.
By her post on her board, she kind-of made it seem like she lost some time writing Phury’s book because of problems with LU. She had stated in an interview that she had to go back and “fix” V’s book, because she got Jane “wrong” ( Romance Novel TV interviews IIRC).
What I have read so far on the various boards- no one is too upset with the change. I think her fans are willing to wait for her to get it “right”, as opposed to what happened in LU. That’s not to say I didn’t like it- it just isn’t one of my top 3 books of hers.
As soon as I saw JRW’s announcement, my initial reaction was that she needs more time to make Phury’s book the best ever to make up for the overwhelmingly mixed reviews from her fans over LU. But a split second later, I thought, “no way.” I firmly believe JRW’s most important goal is to be true to her characters and her storylines…. and although she is grateful for her fans and wants them to love her books…. she won’t be discouraged or swayed to write something different just to please the readers. So I believe Phury’s book is being delayed because she truly needs more time and she’s not the type who could live with herself for doing a half assed job on a book. That’s just my little opinion.
BTW… Kenyon’s DH companion is due out Nov. 2007, I believe. 😉
I am not sure how I see it but either way I think the wait is a good thing.
I seriously don’t think Ward changes anything in her books due to fan reaction. I could be way wrong…
I’m still upset about LU. I get excited as the next fan for a new release and am happy as a pig in slop when the books come fast and furious, but fans won’t care about the wait if the book is good. I’m so completely flattened by LU that the longer the wait the better for me.
What a coincidence. I commented on another blog the other day that if JRW were to announce that Phury’s book would be delayed, I’d actually be relieved (and this from someone who harrasses the bookstore daily until the latest BDB book is in). I think LU did suffer from having to meet tight deadlines.
Well after Phury’s book, Rehv’s doesn’t come out till 2009. I have to give her props though to try and put these books out every 6 months. Even though we are salivating for the next book in this series, I rather she take her time and write an incredible book.
I would have burn out by now!
And she is starting on another series. Yikes.
God I hate that cover, hope his book books’s better than V’s.
Question? I am on the 2nd Book Lover Eternal and I was wondering cuz I keep seeing the Lover Enshrined by J.R. Ward and Stephanie Meyer???? I am confuse??? Are they writing it together??? I love Stephanie Meyer too…I am just very confuse if someone can HELP ME!!!! And I do plan on reading the other 3 books too…I am a liitle scare to read Lover Unbound but I will read and see cuz V is soo cool in the other books….Just got wait and see I guess.