The short version
Privacy
One newsletter, one purpose: telling you when there's a new Heron Creek book. No ad networks, no selling your details to anyone, and no code from any other company running on this site.
What this site collects
Only what you type into the newsletter form: your email address. Nothing else on this site asks for or stores personal information, and there are no advertising trackers anywhere on it.
Nothing on these pages is loaded from any other company — no scripts, no fonts, no pixels. When you submit the signup form it goes to this site, and this site passes your address to the newsletter service. Your browser never talks to them directly, so they never see that you were here unless you actually sign up.
What your email is used for
To send you The Saltbox Season — the free prequel novella — and to let you know when a new book is out, along with the occasional cover reveal or bit of bonus material. That's the whole list of uses.
Who else sees it
Two companies, both acting on Ellie Calloway's instructions and permitted to use your address for nothing else. Bento stores the list and sends the emails. BookFunnel delivers the novella file to your e-reader. Your address is never sold, rented, or traded.
Leaving the list
Every email has an unsubscribe link at the bottom. One click and you're off, immediately and permanently — no questions, no "are you sure?" flow. To have your address deleted outright rather than just unsubscribed, email the address below and it will be removed.
Books you buy
Purchases and Kindle Unlimited reads happen entirely on Amazon, under Amazon's own privacy policy. This site never sees your payment details or your reading activity — the book links simply hand you over to Amazon.
Cookies
None — not for tracking, not for anything else, and that includes when you sign up. The site remembers one thing, in your browser only: whether you dismissed the "start the series" bar, so it doesn't reappear on every page for the rest of your visit. It's forgotten when you close the tab and it never leaves your device.
Getting in touch
Questions about any of this, or want your details removed? Reach out onInstagram— @authorelliecalloway — and it'll get sorted.
Last updated July 2026.