It’s #bookqw and our heroine tags the hero as ‘sweet’ at the cute meet. More from Chapter 8: Daeryn, which Mistress Gere pronounced day-rin, seemed to take it in stride. He nodded, a single dip of his chin. “Yes’m.” He didn’t pause between that acknowledgment and extending his hand. His gaze searched hers curiously, and […]
It’s #bookqw and will our hero’s ‘gut’ lead him on the right path? More from Chapter 5 of The Unraveling: Daeryn wiped a hand over his face. “Sorry to take it out on you. My worry shouldn’t be Jac, but these new pests appearing in the Basin. I couldn’t say no to Miz Gere. She’s […]
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 […]
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 […]
It’s #BookQW and ‘undo’ describes how scared Daeryn is! More from Chapter 6: Daeryn nodded. How could he ask what her plans beyond today were? He couldn’t. But he could tell her his suspicions about something. “So, I hope you don’t take this wrong, but during the time I spent in your room, I noticed […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]