Digital art of Sara Osborn, the main character of the Flame & Claw trilogy, riding on the back of Diane the Wondercat. Diane is in her transformed state, a large black tiger-like form with a flaming cyan mane and streaming tail as the pair zip through evening traffic under an ominous reddish sky. None of the cars notice her, they just sort of melt out of her way. What fools these mortals be…

Digital art of Sara Osborn- wearing a black leather jacket, blue jeans and t-shirt, as well as come mottled cyan and purple bits of scaled armor, at her forehead, forearms, and lower legs. The armor is is covered in blue and purple fire. Behind her is a large black, mystical tiger-like cat who is also awash in Blue-purple dragon fire.

Digital art ad for the Flame & Claw trilogy by Devlin James. It features a checklist of ticked off items: Contemporary fantasy set in Seattle, Diverse cast of characters in a found family, Badass magical girl main character (girl is crossed out and woman scribbled atop it), All book published - no waiting for sequels, Bi romantic triangle, and of course talking cats. Check it out at devlin james dot com slash f a c.

Happy #Caturday!
Whether the cat in question is a cute little fuzzball, a mischievous little chaos demon, or a giant flaming mystical tiger. All cats welcome this wonderful day!
#FlameAndClaw #UrbanFantasy

Before a blue-washed city scape at night, stands a young man. He's wearing bluejeans and a gray button shirt open at the front and flapping in the breeze with a blue t-shirt underneath that reads "I reject your reality and substitute my own". He's walking along, thumbs hooked under the shoulder straps of his gray backpack. Beside him is the logo for the Flame & Claw urban fantasy trilogy of books. Above him against the sky is the text: ""Bruce Lee said 'Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but adjust to the object, and you shall find a way around or through it.' "I prefer 'No plan survives first contact with the enemy' ." -Nick Osborn"

Digital art flier for the Flame And Claw trilogy of urban fantasy novels written by Devlin James. Above a blue-washed nighttime cityscape of Seattle, Washington floats the series logo, along with the covers of: the first book, Peacebreaker; the second book, Lightbringer; and the third book, Worldender. Below those are the words "Magical Girl Themes, Found Family, Bi Romantic Triangle, Angels, Dragons, and Trolls! Oh My! For fans of Persona 5 , Sailor Moon, urban fantasies, Comic books, Anime, and authors like: Seannan McGuire, Jim Butcher, or Leigh Bardugo. Available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited!"

The wisest thing I've ever discovered, is that life requires not a plan, but the absence of one. You need the ability to roll with it. You need to be flexible.

#FlameAndClaw #UrbanFantasy #fiction

A young man hovers before a blue-washed cityscape at night. He's wearing gray slacks but otherwise is naked to the waist. His blonde hair is tousled int he breeze as he floats in midair on cerulean blue dragon wings. Beside him is the logo for the Flame & Claw urban fantasy trilogy of books. Above him against the sky is the text: "Forget energy drinks. HOPE gives you wings. Hope is why I fly." - Patrick Fisher

Digital art flier for the Flame And Claw trilogy of urban fantasy novels written by Devlin James. Above a blue-washed nighttime cityscape of Seattle, Washington floats the series logo, along with the covers of: the first book, Peacebreaker; the second book, Lightbringer; and the third book, Worldender. Below those are the words "Magical Girl Themes, Found Family, Bi Romantic Triangle, Angels, Dragons, and Trolls! Oh My! For fans of Persona 5 , Sailor Moon, urban fantasies, Comic books, Anime, and authors like: Seannan McGuire, Jim Butcher, or Leigh Bardugo. Available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited!"

It has been a ROUGH couple of weeks. In addition to all the hell going on out there, My laptop died, and needed new fans and a battery replacement, hence my silence.
*sigh*
Here, have a shot of the God of Sexy Lawyers, Patrick Fisher. ;P
#FlameAndClaw #FaC #UrbanFantasy #BookSky

Before a blue-washed cityscape at night, stands a young latina. She's a warm pink burrton down shirt and dark gray slacks. Beside her is the logo for the Flame & Claw urban fantasy trilogy of books. Above her against the sky is the text:"Taking care of others is taking care of yourself, too. Because when you help others, they help you in return.-Maria Garcia Flores"

Above a blue-washed cityscape at night are the words "Welcome to Fudge-It Friday (feel free to fwap f-words). Today of all days, remember that your most important important social contract is the one you make with you. If it's not bleeding, on fire, or demanding food, you've my permission to say 'Aw, Fudge It' and take time for YOURSELF."

Digital art flier for the Flame And Claw trilogy of urban fantasy novels written by Devlin James. Above a blue-washed nighttime cityscape of Seattle, Washington floats the series logo, along with the covers of: the first book, Peacebreaker; the second book, Lightbringer; and the third book, Worldender. Below those are the words "Magical Girl Themes, Found Family, Bi Romantic Triangle, Angels, Dragons, and Trolls! Oh My! For fans of Persona 5 , Sailor Moon, urban fantasies, Comic books, Anime, and authors like: Seannan McGuire, Jim Butcher, or Leigh Bardugo. Available on Amazon and Kindle Unlimited!"

Combining the usual Friday thing with a new affirmation to form Voltron: Defender of Your Positive Feed! ;)

#FudgeItFriday #FlameAndClaw

Digital art ad for the Flame & Claw trilogy by Devlin James. It features a checklist of ticked off items: Contemporary fantasy set in Seattle, Diverse cast of characters in a found family, Badass magical girl main character (girl is crossed out and woman scribbled atop it), All book published - no waiting for sequels, Bi romantic triangle, and of course talking cats. Check it out at devlin james dot com slash f a c.

I wrote a books!
The whole trilogy: Peacebreaker, Lightbringer, and Worldender are available on ebook.
Peacebreaker is also available in paperback from Amazon and Bookshop dot com.
More details at devlinjames.com/fac

#FlameAndClaw #UrbanFantasy #FoundFamily

"Perseverance is picking yourself up off the ground one more time." - Lucy Okuda

Two words not in Lucy's vocabulary: "Give Up".
More Info: devlinjames.com
#FlameAndClaw #UrbanFantasy #Books

Digital art ad for the Flame & Claw trilogy by Devlin James. It features a checklist of ticked off items: Contemporary fantasy set in Seattle, Diverse cast of characters in a found family, Badass magical girl main character (girl is crossed out and woman scribbled atop it), All book published - no waiting for sequels, Bi romantic triangle, and of course talking cats. Check it out at devlin james dot com slash f a c.

I've decided to give thew Kindle Unlimited platform a shot. All three #FlameAndClaw books have been uploaded to it, and because of the inherent exclusivity agreement they've been de-listed elsewhere.

The hoops we jump through, right?

Digital art of Sara Osborn, the main character of the Flame & Claw trilogy, riding on the back of Diane the Wondercat. Diane is in her transformed state, a large black tiger-like form with a flaming cyan mane and streaming tail as the pair zip through evening traffic under an ominous reddish sky. None of the cars notice her, they just sort of melt out of her way. What fools these mortals be…

Digital art of Sara Osborn- wearing a black leather jacket, blue jeans and t-shirt, as well as come mottled cyan and purple bits of scaled armor, at her forehead, forearms, and lower legs. The armor is is covered in blue and purple fire. Behind her is a large black, mystical tiger-like cat who is also awash in Blue-purple dragon fire.

It's Saturday, and you know what that means?

It's #Caturday!!

Happy Battle Caturday from Sara and Diane the Wondercat!

#FlameAndClaw

Digital art ad for the Flame & Claw trilogy by Devlin James. It features a checklist of ticked off items: Contemporary fantasy set in Seattle, Diverse cast of characters in a found family, Badass magical girl main character (girl is crossed out and woman scribbled atop it), All book published - no waiting for sequels, Bi romantic triangle, and of course talking cats. Check it out at devlin james dot com slash f a c.

I wrote a books!
The whole trilogy: Peacebreaker, Lightbringer, and Worldender are available on ebook.
Peacebreaker is also available in paperback from Amazon and Bookshop dot com.
More details at devlinjames.com/fac

#FlameAndClaw #UrbanFantasy #FoundFamily

Digital art of Rock, a character in the Flame & Claw trilogy. Rock appears to be in his early sixties, but in reality he's over eighty-five hundred years old. He's not sure of the exact number, they didn't keep track in his youth. He's a wizard, leader of the Shards, and bearer of the Eye Shard, which gives him his facility with magic, hence his age, and allows him to see the patterns of energy that overlay reality and which are invisible to mortals. He's a whip-thin man with dark skin, long salt-and-pepper braided black hair, a grizzled beard and perpetual scowl. He's seen here wearing his trademark round green glasses, and long black leather mantled coat. He's also wearing a purple shirt with a western-style bolo tie, gray slacks and silver-toed boots.

Behold the Voices in My Head!
Rock is the leader of the Shards in the #FlameAndClaw trilogy. As bearer of the Eye Shard, he sees magical energies, which makes him a dangerous wizard.
He's also a cantnakerous old fart, but what can you expect of a 10k year old man?
Rock: "8,500!"

Read All About It!

Digital art of Patrick Fisher, a character in the Flame & Claw trilogy. Patrick is a very handsome and well built young man with not an ounce of extraneous fat on him and lots of well defined muscle. He's built like a figure skater, lean and supple. He has wavy pale blond hair, blue eyes, and is seen here with his Draconic wings extended, shirtless (the wings tore it to shreds), with gray slacks and bare feet. His wings leave a trail os blue light behind him as he soars upward.

Behold the Voices in My Head!
Patrick Fisher is a character in the #FlameAndClaw trilogy. He's Sara's lawyer, and object of goggly eyes.
His wings come from a Shard of the Dragon embedded in his soul, and their emergence is very hard on his wardrobe.
Sara: "Not that I mind..."

Read All About It!

Digital art of Sara Osborn wearing a black leather jacket, blue jeans and t-shirt, as well as some mottled cyan and purple bits of scaled armor, at her forehead, forearms, and lower legs.

Behold the Voices in My Head!
Sara Osborn is the main character of the #FlameAndClaw trilogy.
Her armor comes from a Shard of the Dragon embedded in her soul. Of course, being the geek she is, she thinks she's an official Magical Girl.
Sara: "A-HEM!"
Sorry, Magical Woman.

Read All About It!

Devlin James - Flame and Claw

Let's see... Flame and Claw:
☑️ Has a badass magical girl MC
☑️ Is set in the PNW
☑️ Has themes of coming home, reuniting and found family
☑️ Has thrilling fights and harrowing action
☑️ Has TALKING CATS!
☑️ Has a restaurant I WISH really existed.
What's not to love?

#Booksky #Booktok #FlameAndClaw

So all of #FlameAndClaw is now out. All 3 books that's I've been living with and writing and tweaking and editing for over a decade are out in the wild, living their best lives. (see pinned post for deets).
So.. what now?
Start a new book of course! :D
Let's see... I'm feeling something cyberpunky!

Digital art advertising Flame & Claw, an urban fantasy trilogy set in Seattle, WA, USA. The art features a slice of the night time city skyline, awash in deep blue hues. Suspended as if by magic at the right is a young woman - Sara Osborn- wearing a black leather jacket, blue jeans and t-shirt, as well as come mottled cyan and purple bits of scaled armor, at her forehead, forearms, and lower legs. The armor is is covered in blue and purple fire. To the left is text that reads: "Flame & Claw by Devlin James. Book one: Peacebreaker. Book two: Lightbringer. Book three: Worldender."

The art features a slice of the night time city skyline, awash in deep blue hues.Along with the quote: "If you're looking for a tale of found family, immortal conflict, complex relationships, rapacious angels, butt kicking magical girls (excuse me, magical women), and a main character with an affection for pop culture snark? Boy, do I have a story for you."

The art features a slice of the night time city skyline, awash in deep blue hues.Along with the quote: "These books read like the most epic anime you've never seen. I laughed, I cried, I 'Henshin, Yo!'-ed"

Flame & Claw is a tale of magic, immortal conflict, and found family. It's the story of a young woman thrust into a hidden world of magical Immortals that exists alongside our own, and the secret war among them that's about to reignite.
Learn more

#FlameAndClaw #Booktok #BookSky

Digital art of Sara Osborn, the main character of the Flame & Claw trilogy, and Sara Ward aka 'Riot Red', the leader of Magica Riot both posing in their magical girl forms. Sara Osborn is in a fighting stance with her armor summoned, claws out and glowing blue. Riot Red has her weapon the might ax guitar slung about her and has a pic raised above her head, ready to deliver a massive power chord… or cleave a baddie, whichever. As Magica Riot is set in Portland, Oregon and Flame & Claw is set in Seattle, WA, the words "P.N.W. (Pacific Northwest) Magical Girls Unite!" is splashed graffiti style across the image in white letters that glow softly purple. Sara Ward is the property of Kara Buchanan and Sara Osborn is the property of Devlin James.

Digital art of Sara Osborn, the main character of the Flame & Claw trilogy in her transformed state. She's in a fighting stance with her armor summoned, claws out and glowing blue against a solid black background. Sara Osborn is the property of Devlin James.

Digital art of Sara Ward aka 'Riot Red', the leader of Magica Riot posing in her magical girl form. Riot Red has her weapon the might ax guitar slung about her and has a pic raised above her head, ready to deliver a massive power chord… or cleave a baddie, whichever. Sara Ward is the property of Kara Buchanan.

I don't know about y'all, but my timeline needs some good news.
Here's my attempt at brightening your day. I'm uploading the third and final #FlameAndClaw book today! The entire trilogy, released at last!
To celebrate, have the 'Saras in Stereo' gift image I made for @magicariot.com and focus pics.

Digital art flier for a set of images featuring the main character of the Flame & Claw trilogy by Devlin James, Sara Osborn! In the the first of four teaser images, Sara's taking a much needed break from fighting evil Angels and saving humanity to catch some rays by the pool. She's sitting on a dividing wall, still dripping wet from her swim. She's wearing a blue one piece swimsuit and smiling at the camera with blue sunglasses perched on her nose. In the second pic, she's traded the swimsuit for a center-tied blue and white striped bikini. In the third, she's covered up the bikini a bit with a blue tee shirt that reads "Sailor Moonies Unite!". In the fourth, she's lost the sunglasses, and apparently all her clothes - the picture is censored.

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Digital art of Sara Osborn, the main character of the Flame & Claw trilogy, and Sara Ward aka 'Riot Red', the leader of Magica Riot both posing in their magical girl forms. Sara Osborn is in a fighting stance with her armor summoned, claws out and glowing blue. Riot Red has her weapon the might ax guitar slung about her and has a pic raised above her head, ready to deliver a massive power chord… or cleave a baddie, whichever. As Magica Riot is set in Portland, Oregon and Flame & Claw is set in Seattle, WA, the words "P.N.W. (Pacific Northwest) Magical Girls Unite!" is splashed graffiti style across the image in white letters that glow softly purple. Sara Ward is the property of Kara Buchanan and Sara Osborn is the property of Devlin James.

Pacific Northwest Magical Girls Unite!!!
My Sara, from #FlameAndClaw and @magicariot.com's Sara from #MagicaRiot defending the I-5 Corridor from all comers.
And hey, baddies? Take it from me... Do NOT Cross The Redheads.

Digital art of Sara Osborn, the main character of the Flame & Claw trilogy, riding on the back of Diane the Wondercat. Diane is in her transformed state, a large black tiger-like form with a flaming cyan mane and streaming tail as the pair zip through evening traffic under an ominous redish sky. Emblazoned around them are the words "Thundering into 2026, like a Wondercat!"

Book One of Flame & Claw is out now,
Book Two releases TOMORROW, you can pre-order it now.
Book Three should be up for pre-order within the week.
More Info Here
Magical Girls Unite!
#FlameAndClaw

Digital art of the cover for Peacebreaker, book one of Flame & Claw, an urban fantasy trilogy set in Seattle, WA, USA. The cover features a slice of the night time city skyline, awash in deep blue hues. Suspended as if by magic in the center is a young woman - Sara Osborn- wearing a black leather jacket, blue jeans and t-shirt, as well as come mottled cyan and purple bits of scaled armor, at her forehead, forearms, and lower legs. The armor is is covered in blue and purple fire. Emblazoned on the cover is the title, 'Peacebreaker' subtitle 'Book One of Flame & Claw' and 'by Devlin James'.

The art features a slice of the night time city skyline, awash in deep blue hues.Along with the quote: "If you're looking for a tale of found family, immortal conflict, complex relationships, rapacious angels, butt kicking magical girls (excuse me, magical women), and a main character with an affection for pop culture snark? Boy, do I have a story for you."

The art features a slice of the night time city skyline, awash in deep blue hues.Along with the quote: "These books read like the most epic anime you've never seen. I laughed, I cried, I 'Henshin, Yo!'-ed"

CELEBRATING RELEASE DAY!
#Peacebreaker: Book One of #FlameAndClaw is the story of Sara Osborn, a badass magical girl (excuse me, magical woman) who's pulled into an Immortal cold war in Seattle!
Ebook:
[Amazon] (www.amazon.com/dp/B0GCYFW8D8)
Kobo
[DRM free: Itch.io](devlinjames.itch.io/peacebreaker)

The art features a slice of the night time city skyline, awash in deep blue hues.Along with the quote: "If you're looking for a tale of found family, immortal conflict, complex relationships, rapacious angels, butt kicking magical girls (excuse me, magical women), and a main character with an affection for pop culture snark? Boy, do I have a story for you."

The art features a slice of the night time city skyline, awash in deep blue hues.Along with the quote: "These books read like the most epic anime you've never seen. I laughed, I cried, I 'Henshin, Yo!'-ed"

Digital art of Sara Osborn wearing a black leather jacket, blue jeans and t-shirt, as well as some mottled cyan and purple bits of scaled armor, at her forehead, forearms, and lower legs. The armor is is covered in blue and purple fire. She appears to float against a blue-washed city. Peacebreaker Promo Digital art of the cover for Peacebreaker, book one of Flame & Claw, an urban fantasy trilogy set in Seattle, WA, USA. The cover features a slice of the night time city skyline, awash in deep blue hues. Suspended as if by magic in the center is a young woman - Sara Osborn- wearing a black leather jacket, blue jeans and t-shirt, as well as come mottled cyan and purple bits of scaled armor, at her forehead, forearms, and lower legs. The armor is is covered in blue and purple fire. Emblazoned on the cover is the title, 'Peacebreaker' subtitle 'Book One of Flame & Claw' and 'by Devlin James'.

NEW BOOK ALERT!
Releasing Friday! Pre-Orders up now!
#Peacebreaker: Book One of #FlameAndClaw is the story of Sara Osborn, a badass magical girl (excuse me, magical woman) fighting a cold war between Immortals in Seattle!
Ebook:
Amazon
[DRM free on Itch.io](devlinjames.itch.io/peacebreaker)

Digital art of Sara Osborn wearing a black leather jacket, blue jeans and t-shirt, as well as some mottled cyan and purple bits of scaled armor, at her forehead, forearms, and lower legs. The armor is is covered in blue and purple fire. She appears to float against a blue-washed Seattle city skyline.

I'm uploading some ebooks places! :D
To celebrate, here - have my favorite piece of Sara art! It became the basis for the cover of book one.

She's a Magical Girl, donchaknow.

#FlameAndClaw

How did I not know that Sara Osborn's favorite breakfast food had it's own college bowl game?
#FlameAndClaw

Nick is up in his bedroom, wrapping his gifts for everybody.

As for the cats, Diane is on the couch with the other ladies, peering out through a gap in the blanket.

And Arthur? No one knows where he is. Be worried.

Happy Holidays to all, and to all a good night!

#FlameAndClaw

Behold the Voices in My Head! Art of the cast of my upcoming #FlameAndClaw trilogy.
Our main character's kid brother and occasional hostage to fortune, Nick.
Why no, there's no great hint to the trilogy's plot in this picture.

Gabriel, Lord of the Angels looking down his nose at everything that isn't him. I had a lot of fun veering into a different style for the Angels as opposed to the more anime-style Shard portraits.

Behold the Voices in My Head! Art of the cast of my upcoming #FlameAndClaw trilogy.
Shifting gears a bit. This guy gets very little screen time, but he's the big bad: Gabriel, Lord of the Angels.
And yes, he does consider all mortals something akin to stuff he found stuck to his shoe...

Rock, looking extra mysterious... Dang those are shiny boot toes.

Behold the Voices in My Head! Art of the cast of my upcoming #FlameAndClaw trilogy.
Next up is the leader of the good guys and man of SOOOOO many mysteries - Rock.
Yeah, that's a nickname, but his real name is just one of those mysteries I mentioned.

Devlin James - World Maker, Story Teller, and Word Smythe

Finally got around to adding and updating all the stuff over on www.devlinjames.com. Go check it out, and learn all about my debut series, #FlameAndClaw!
(ps: Yes, I drew everything my hand is tired...)

/promo ;)

Behold the Voices in My Head! Art of the cast of my upcoming #FlameAndClaw trilogy.
Next is Patrick Fisher, bearer of the wing shard and our resident god of Sexy Lawyers. His Shard gives him the power to channel wind and fly, but his wings erupt form his back, which does a number on his wardrobe.

Sara Osborne, bearer of the Claw Shard, with her armor summoned and in a steady fighting stance. She's ready for trouble, anyone wanna provide?

Behold the Voices in My Head! First up! This is Sara Osborne, the main character of the #FlameAndClaw trilogy.
Her armor comes form the Shard of the Dragon embedded in her soul. Of course, being the geek she is, she thinks this makes her an official Magical Girl.
Sara: "AhEM!"
Sorry, Magical Woman.