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Sometimes, you discover a novel and you like it, but you feel you are missing something, as it is part of a series, and you didn’t read the previous books. As a reader I found that frustrating.
I don’t want my readers to miss anything.
Another reason for writing standalones in series is that in each story there is a romantic element, and once the happy couple unites at the end, they may reappear later as secondary characters, but I need a fresh romance for the next story… and I like to write about a variety of different protagonists.
Consider my new series, The Protectors. In Book 1, Chi Warrior, my strong, disciplined, warrior heroine meets a handsome barbarian who shatters her preconceived ideas about the real world.
In Book 2, Chi Rebel, coming out in November 2026, the heroine is strong but flawed, making serious mistakes that could cost her life and cause planetary chaos… while the hero is a warrior monk in training.
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In the Chronicles of Kassouk, the alien planet with a human population evolves over the centuries, as each story features different characters, humans, aliens, and felines. From the prequel, Noah’s Ark, the story of how humans ended on the planet, to the conclusion, Snow Cheetah, when the planet is rediscovered by humans centuries later. Each book features a different couple in their struggle for survival, for human rights, freedom, and belonging.
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In all my series, the common thread is the setting, the world I created for each series. Whether it’s a Space Station like in the Byzantium series, or an alien planet, like in the Azura Chronicles and The Protectors, or a spaceship, like in the Blue Phantom series.
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Only for the Curse of the Lost Isle, a fantasy series following a family of gifted immortal ladies throughout the centuries, do the same main characters reappear in different books… as they did in history, according to Celtic legends.
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Happy reading!
Vijaya Schartz, award-winning author
Kick-butt Sci-fi Heroines, cats, romantic elements
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