This isn't a chapter and I'm sorry.

I usually hate Author Notes. I feel like they're a waste of space in a story if you publish them without an actual chapter attached to it. This is an important – well, important to me – note, however.

To notify all my readers, A Courtier's Life is coming to a close. My original plan was to go through all of Henry's six wives, but I've come to the conclusion that it would drag the story out. With the help of my wonderful and intelligent beta (Hpuni101), I've narrowed it down to where and which Queen I want to end the story with. I won't spoil the rest of the story for you, so I won't say anything else, but just know that the story will be ending soon.

Now, I know that a lot people want an AU of this story and I'm more than happy to give that to you all. In fact, that was my original plan in the first place. And although I adore Katherine, I view her as my first child, lol, I want to take a step back and take a breather. I want A Courtier's Life AU to be perfect and live up to all your expectations, but I also want to focus on my other works. My other Tudor story, Not About Angels, is already uploaded so if you haven't checked it out yet, please do so and say hi afterwards. With that being said, I have two new Tudor stories in mind.

The first one is called Red Love. One of my reviewers asked me to do a Francis I/OC story and I'm here to deliver. (I actually do read and take into consideration on what each and every one of you tells me). The OC in this story is Princess Elizabeth, Henry VIII's little sister who died from Atrophy at the age of three years. Just before her death, Henry VII proposed a marriage alliance between Elizabeth and the French Prince, Francis, who later became King Francis I of France. So this is basically a "what if" type of story.

Here's the summary (it may or may not be tweaked with): Princess Elizabeth Tudor was known as England's Miracle Child after surviving a life threatening sickness at a young age. From the start, she was proposed to marry the French Prince, now King, Francis I. Finding common ground in their marriage is tested not only by outside forces, but by the people they considered family, too.

In my head, Elizabeth is played by Freya Mavor who is best known for her lead role as Elizabeth of York in The White Queen (2013).

The second story is called If We Cease. In this story, its two years after Jane Seymour died and Henry is finally looking for a foreign wife. Whoever puts it in his ear (I'm still uncertain who I'll have my OC close to), Henry takes interest in the quiet Bulgarian girl, Katerina Petrova. Yes, yes, I know that's the name of Katherine Pierce from The Vampire Diaries, but I've always loved Katherine and her birth name. The Mikaelson family will make an appearance in this story as well, but they are not vampires or hybrids, and who didn't love the Mikaelsons? In this story they will be regular humans portraying Katerina's English cousins. Just an FYI: This will not be a crossover story.

Here's the summary (it may or may not be tweaked with): Katerina Petrova was every man's desire and every woman's envy. While living in England's court with her cousins, Katerina thought she had seen it all, but then the Queen died. When the King begins his search for a foreign bride, the mysterious Bulgarian girl finds herself thrown into a life she never wanted.

In my head, Katerina is played by Nina Dobrev, of course. No other could play Katherine as good as Nina.

A poll has been posted, so please go and vote. The poll will be taken down at the end of January. The sooner you vote, the sooner I can get started on the next story.

I hope for those who celebrate Christmas had a happy holiday and got everything they wanted. For my readers who celebrate something other than Christmas or don't celebrate at all, I hope everything went well.

Have a happy New Years everyone!

FYI: For all my readers who watch TVD, I have a new story out with Kol and its called Once Upon A Nightmare.