User blog:BigLenny/My Predictions for 2021

After seeing my predictions for last year, I realize that I got almost all of them wrong. I guess I’m too optimistic. Oh well. For this year’s predictions, I don't have high expectations due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ongoing stories


 * My Two First Loves will be a standalone that ends with the MC and her LIs graduating. After all, a pre-release blog post said that it will span their entire senior year. I think it will have about 120 chapters.
 * Foreign Affairs will have a predominantly positive reception by the end of the book, though whether it will have a second book is unknown. If it does, it will be released next year.
 * Baby Bump will end at Book 2. After all, the previous book’s bonus scene shows the MC in labor, and the cover for this book shows the MC and Mr. Covington cuddling their newborn twins.
 * Rising Tides will be a standalone, most likely because it’s a one and done kind of book. The epilogue (if it has one) will show how Charlie is doing as an environmental activist.

Stories with future books promised


 * The last book of The Royal Romance series will be out this winter or spring. The story has sharply declined in quality, so I expect Pixelberry to put in the bare minimum on it.
 * Open Heart Book 3 will be out this winter, but I won't rule out its release on March instead.
 * Ride or Die Book 2 won’t be out until Open Heart is done. Both stories share the same lead writer, so we should wait for Open Heart to finish first. Not sure if it will receive a third book because it depends on the second book's plot and reception.
 * Blades of Light and Shadow Book 2 will be out in the middle or later part of next year. Judging from the skills system and the three playable races, Pixelberry put a lot of effort to make the series, and I expect them to do the same with the second book. One of the new party members will be a dwarf, though whether he or she will be a love interest is unknown.
 * No news for Most Wanted, Hero, and It Lives.

VIP stories


 * A Very Scandalous Proposal and The Unexpected Heiress will be out to the general public in spring at the earliest and fall at the latest.
 * Ms. Match will be out to everyone at fall, and Wolf Bride at winter.
 * With Every Heartbeat will stay genderlocked when it’s out to the general public, and Pixelberry wouldn’t comment on it.
 * Like the other VIP books so far, Ms. Match and Wolf Bride will be standalones.

Future stories


 * Crimes of Passion will be out on spring at the earliest, though it could be out as late as December. It will have only one love interest: the partner, whose race and gender are customizable. I’m rather wary of the “Passion” part of the title because it comes across as emphasizing the slow burn romance over the mystery.
 * The lawyer book will be released at spring or summer. It will be gender of choice, but it's possible Pixelberry will genderlock it because of its career-base premise and PIxelberry's track record of breaking promises. Thomas Mendez and, to a lesser extent, Becca Davenport, will make cameo appearances.
 * The zombie apocalypse book will be released later, most likely at fall. I think it’s because it might require more effort and resources to make, and it could be a fitting Halloween surprise. It will be gender of choice because Pixelberry usually gives gender options to non-romance stories, and the book doesn’t have a career-based premise Pixelberry can use as an excuse to genderlock it. I want at least one reference to Plants vs. Zombies, and a character based on Crazy Dave.
 * The VIP gastronomy book will be out after either Ms. Match or Wolf Bride is almost done. It will most likely be genderlocked like other VIP stories that have come before.

Stories I’d like to see but probably won’t see the light of the day


 * A story based on the Tropico video game series. We play as a dictator keeping dissidents and foreign powers at bay. At the same time, there’s a global threat we use to boost our standing by combating it.

Other things


 * No holiday specials this year, not even for popular stories.