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 […]
It’s #BookQW and ‘tired’ doesn’t dampen her love for this land—or this boy! More from Chapter 7: With Annmar’s arm firmly in Mary Clare’s grip, they crossed the farmyard. In the gathering dusk, the mountain breezes brought a freshness to the evening air, and Annmar breathed it eagerly after days indoors. The farm crops and […]
It’s #BookQW and what a magical word for my ‘steam’punk series! More from Chapter 10: Though she wanted to rub her aching temples, Annmar kept her hands folded in her lap. Mistress Gere worked magic. And what’s more, she was saying Annmar could as well. A shiver ran down Annmar’s spine. Rational thought and every […]
It’s #bookqw and our heroine almost missed a thread ‘zip’ by. I’ve been deep in reviewing my three Luminated Threads novels to reformat them and have new covers designed. Since my head was filled with Annmar and Daeryn’s story, the quote comes from their second volume, The Twisting. More: Her heart pounded. The light shone […]
It’s #BookQW and our heroine has no ‘wait’ for surprises! From Chapter Six: Rail tracks led past the building, tracks the steam loader operated on. Mr. Yates’ business must be there, at a second platform. Annmar squeezed the seal. She was eager to get this next transport arranged, so followed a path of paving stones […]
It’s #BookQW and Cor has to be ‘present’ to understand this magic. More from chapter 18: Lady Pina was waiting on the roof of her home in the hollowed log. She perched on a seat made from a curved branch that overlooked a patch of moss with several small, evergreen cowberry bushes and one three-foot-tall […]
It’s #BookQW and Cor learns an ‘important’ lesson. More of the excerpt from Chapter 14: “I’m not leaving.” Cor pounded a fist. “This is the most amazing forest I’ve been to. You promised you’d get me an intern—apprenticeship here.” He stepped closer, trying despite his shorter height to glare down at Fern. “Have you tried? […]
It’s #BookQW and ‘good’ that Cor turns up to help Fern. More from Chapter 7: Cor’s cheek muscles were aching, but the smile that Aunt Syl hated was working on Cara. He’d never gotten into a fight with her, but he didn’t want to find out what she could do. The wide-eyed witch backed up […]
I’m thrilled to reveal the gorgeous cover of the second in my YA fantasy series: The back is just as pretty! Needless to say, I’m very happy with it, and I’m looking forward to its release on Arbor Day ~ April, 26, 2019! Want an introduction to this story? Read the first two chapters here. […]
It’s #BookQW and Cor ‘eat’s up whatever wins him the most points. Excerpt from Chapter 14: When Dad returned her to Hillux so she could go home, Cor was sweeping the kitchen, Hilda chasing his heels and wheeking. He was ignoring the begging guinea pig—but then, he had his earbuds in. He lifted his chin […]