Category: New Adult Novels

Unboxing of my new paperbacks for a book festival

Unboxing of my new paperbacks for a book festival

I’ve waited a bit long to see my new covers IRL in their paperback form. But for the Frederickburg Book Festival (October 2, 2021!) I have ordered a box. Aren’t they beautiful! I think so, and it’s showing off time! These are the still photos. If you’d like to see the actual unboxing, go to […]

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #later on 8/18/2021

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #later on 8/18/2021

It’s #bookqw and Annmar is so immersed, realization comes ‘later’. More from Chapter 14: Annmar stared out the window for a moment, eyeing Pat. Then she opened her sketchbook to a fresh page, picked up a pencil in one hand and her toast in the other. She took a bite, and the images swirled forth […]

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #heart on 3/17/2021

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #heart on 3/17/2021

It’s #bookqw and will our hero keep his ‘heart’ in his work when he meets the heroine? More from Chapter 3: Daeryn lifted his chin. “Yes.” He waited a beat, and when all Jac did was cross her arms in a show of exasperation, he continued. “Your departure with Terrent left the rest of us […]

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #bad on 3/10/2021

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #bad on 3/10/2021

It’s #bookqw and our hero questions if shapeshifter habits are ‘bad’? More from Chapter 3: Tap, tap, tap. Daeryn froze. Not Miriam. Please. She’d skin him alive. “Ha.” Grinning broadly, Rivley called, “Come in.” He grabbed his sheet and dropped into the wing chair just as the door opened. Annmar walked in carrying a tray. […]

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #rain on 3/3/2021

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #rain on 3/3/2021

It’s #bookqw and the ‘rain’ shelter piques my hero’s curiosity. More from Chapter 3: Wellspring Collective, Blighted Basin Daeryn Darkcoat’s paws carried his polecat form in a weasel’s rolling leaps along a dirt road. The setting moon, just past half, lit Wellspring Collective’s rows of plants in the sharp grays and blacks of his nocturnal […]

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #broke on 2/24/2021

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #broke on 2/24/2021

It’s #bookqw and my heroine has ‘broke’ [broken] a barrier. More from Chapter 2: “With the new train, Wellspring Collective is within easy reach of Gapton.” Mr. Fetcher eyed her. “The town still isn’t much compared to the bustle of a Midlands borough”—he swept his free hand toward the flush of morning business along The […]

Squee! New Covers!

Squee! New Covers!

Big news afoot! I have new covers for The Luminated Threads series! ~ Ingenious Victorian contraptions. Enchanted farmlands. Can a struggling orphan switch gears and run full steam into freedom? England, 1868. Nineteen-year-old Annmar Masterson refuses to be an underpaid pawn in a lecherous businessman’s steam-engine factory. Escaping the boss’s advances by taking an advertising […]

Paperbacks make great Gifts

Paperbacks make great Gifts

The holidays are a great time to share your favorite series with friends and family. Introduce them through an ebook, paperback or large print edition, and you’ll have lots to talk about over the break! Here are the books in-hand to get a better idea of what they are like. This year, I also put […]

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #regret on 11/18/2020

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #regret on 11/18/2020

It’s #bookqw and unusual ‘regret’ makes our hero pause. More from a point in the story where our heros can’t eliminate a mysterious pest that is devouring the autumn harvest, and have trouble with renegade hands hired to help them. Read on in Chapter 25: Jac blew out an exasperated puff of air, clearly ready […]

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #mourn on 11/11/2020

Book Quote Wednesday ~ #mourn on 11/11/2020

It’s #bookqw and our heroine has good reason to extend her time to ‘mourn’. More from Chapter 1: Annmar had to say no, and say it firmly and businesslike—not ladylike—before her choices were no longer her own. The door to the factory opened, admitting a brief racket and Mr. Shearing. Broad-shouldered and fit, save for […]