Category: Nature
Worried about insect collapse? You should be.
I grew up in National Parks and became a naturalist myself. Though I no longer work in a natural history career, I am a nature lover, native plants gardener and blog about nature. I’ve noticed a decline in insects in our garden, frogs in our pond and birds at our feeders. What can I do? […]
.99 Sale on The Witch of the Meadows!
Tired of winter? Escape to summertime on a magical island, hidden of course! Super ebook price of .99 to try a first in series. ✨ Buy it on Amazon.
Nature’s Vanishing Trick
No kidding, this is the best short video promoting nature that I’ve seen on twitter in forever! Please watch and share! Robert Macfarlane posted his teen daughter Lily’s video on his Twitter feed and has since posted it to Vimeo with encouragement to share, because everyone needs to understand (in their words) “why biodiversity loss, […]
Winding up the Holiday
Cold weather and sunny, it’s been a good week with lots of nature walks. However, I’d be remiss if I didn’t start this post by announcing that for just a few more hours, The Witch of the Meadows is on .99 sale! There, done! This week’s longer, daily walks to different open space areas were […]
Book Quote Wednesday
It’s #bookqw and my heroine may have been doing magical ‘work’ without knowing it! The Witch of the Meadows is available to buy on Amazon. Or read free with your Kindle Unlimited subscription. More of the excerpt from Chapter 8: “We hope to start once these inspections are completed. The energy the new Windborne would […]
Book Quote Wednesday
It’s #bookqw and the ‘wait’ for someone special is over! More of the excerpt: “You must have some,” he persisted in an exasperated voice. “Where you’re from, can Windborne hide it?” True, the glass teardrop was some magic. It held a spell she’d accidentally worked the first time, and Gran had taught her how to […]
Book Quote Wednesday
It’s #BookQW and Cor knows the ‘perfect’ way to work his magic on trees. More from the story: At well past two in the morning, Cor glided atop his longboard down dark, tree-lined streets in a serpentine motion. The wheels made a rhythmic thump crossing the concrete’s seams and he pumped his wings every […]
Earth Day Blog Swap – YA Urban Fantasy with Environmental Themes
I’m excited to introduce you to D. G. Diver, a fellow YA urban fantasy author. During my release of The Witch of the Meadows, we connected over both having nature and environmental themes in our YA novels. Earth Day weekend seems the perfect time to share the background behind how we each became fans of […]
Book Quote Wednesday
It’s #bookqw and one ‘word’ from a winged boy (yes, they’re flying in this scene!) makes an enemy of my YA heroine. Read ch 1-3! If you like it, I have a .99 sale just for preorders! Amazon | iTunes | Kobo | Nook Also… The beautiful paperback has released early! Same links should get […]