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Author J.M. Link has recently confirmed that work is underway for the fourth installment of the popular sci-fi romance series.

"They are not souls," Meiko said. Her voice surprised her by how steady it was. "They are vows. They anchor people to what they must do. Without them, someone might forget to return home, to say sorry, to plant seeds. If you take them, people unravel." She thought of the teahouse and of her mother arranging cups like little planets. "We will not bargain away what keeps us whole." meiko+askara+new

Meiko blinked. She had not told anyone about the leather book. She had not told anyone she called herself "keeper" because the title felt too big for fingers that still bled when she baked night-buns. "The sky—" she began. Author J