It’s #BookQW and this is the ‘night’ Cor’s story starts. Excerpt from: Chapter 1 ~ Methods of Escape Bonterra City, in the Windborne Britain District Well past midnight, Cor glided in a serpentine motion down dark, tree-lined streets. His longboard’s wheels made a rhythmic thump crossing the concrete’s seams, and he pumped his wings every […]
It’s #bookqw and something mysterious & ‘cold’ has caught Fern on a magical island. More of the excerpt: Fern tried pulling her feet free of some scrubby bush. Her right ankle was stuck and numb. It didn’t hurt, but it was super cold, colder than the rest of her. She couldn’t see what held her […]
It’s #bookqw and Fern has an ‘immediate’ gut reaction to someone. More from Chapter 15: Automatically, Fern slipped on the puffy vest on under her cape and zipped it. Heck, what am I doing? Motoring out on the ocean with a girl she didn’t know? Ratna or no ratna, this was getting in over her […]
It’s #bookqw and ‘nothing’ Fern can do will help save the magical island. Excerpt from Chapter 8: She blew out a breath. “Why are they making it so hard? If the isle is in a crisis, you’d think they’d just open the doors.” Beri shrugged a shoulder to his freckled cheek. “Merlin says the old […]
It’s #bookqw and the future of Fern’s family land is in ‘question.’ Excerpt from chapter 2: The council would seek replacement caretakers if Gran didn’t bring it into compliance, which could be satisfied if she grew the plants on their list. After the no-nonsense Sir Humus left, Gran had stood on the front porch a […]
It’s #bookqw! My, how awkward YA compliments & ‘thanks’ can be! In thanks to my readers, The Witch Of The Meadows is on 99¢ sale! Excerpt from Chapter 9: Beri looked tired and must want to sleep after a night of ditch-digging—and in his own bed this time. That thought led to another—would he sleep […]
It’s #bookqw and the ‘usual’ isn’t. Excerpt from Chapter 9: Beri pointed northward. “I’d like to show you something.” Curious, she nodded. She stashed the bucket to use again, Beri carried the pots, and they walked together, easily matching strides. Past Hillux, past Gran’s onion-scented gardens where Beri dropped off the pots, past the beehives […]
It’s #bookqw and our hero is ‘deep’ into a hunt. More of the excerpt from The Unraveling, Volume One of The Luminated Threads: 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 […]
It’s #bookqw and we’re totally keeping with the Halloween theme: ‘frights’ abound after an unexpected portal trip. Excerpt from Chapter 10: Fern whirled—and found herself nose to nose with Beri. He gaped, his eyes darting wide and frantic around the moonlit bathroom. She tried to move away, but he clutched her shoulders. Tingling washed her […]
It’s #bookqw and my heroine’s ‘fingers’ are trying to warn her. Excerpt from Chapter 3 ~ The Rip Weoo-weoo-weoo.The kite’s call sounded over and over while the ground slowly rocked to a halt. The bird, the lack of rain, the rough bark digging into her fingertips…even with her eyes closed, Fern knew she’d made it […]