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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 Daeryn’s enemies might be as ‘tight’ as friends. I’m celebrating the 5th anniversary of publishing The Unraveling, Volume 1 of The Luminated Threads. Yesterday’s post included several insider details of my writer’s journey in this story. Read it here. I also posted an excerpt from my heroine’s viewpoint, that of a proper […]