Yes, Christmas is coming, and so is my new website! My niece has been busy tweaking the theme, and my daughter with putting together the graphics. I’m very excited to show it to my readers. Look for it soon! That’s my gift to myself. For my readers, I’ve written a YA holiday story featuring Beri […]
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 ‘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 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 […]
Today, I’m excited to interview fellow YA fantasy author Jean Lee. Jean’s debut, Fallen Princeborn: Stolen, releases on Halloween (Wednesday!), appropriate for a darker fantasy filled with shifters and fae living alongside our world… on the other side of the wall! Fallen Princeborn: Stolen. Coming Halloween 2018 In rural Wisconsin, an old stone wall is […]
It’s #bookqw and my heroine has had the surprise of her ‘day’! More from Chapter 5: Gran had told her the name was Gaelic for the Isle of Pines and that the isle was magically hidden to protect one of the few remaining ancient groves in the British Isles. “These are the Scots pine trees the […]
I love animals, and so they appear in all of my novels, usually as fully-formed characters. In the August 29th excerpt from The Witch of the Meadows, I introduced you to Hilda, the guinea pig who lives with Fern’s Gran. Today, we’re venturing further into the novel…Chapter 16! Excerpt: Around the next corner, the shrubs […]
It’s #bookqw and my heroine knows her ‘voice’ is giving her away! Read more of the excerpt: Something moved outside the window. A bird…yes, a small flock flew ahead of someone coming around the cottage. Several someones, including Gran. Their gazes met, and Gran said something to a man at her side. Fern’s breath […]
It’s #bookqw and my heroine may have been doing magical ‘work’ without knowing it! The Witch of the Meadows is available to buy on Amazon. Or read free with your Kindle Unlimited subscription. More of the excerpt from Chapter 8: “We hope to start once these inspections are completed. The energy the new Windborne would […]
It’s #bookqw and my heroine ‘might’ be in deeper trouble than she’d thought. The Witch of the Meadows is now up on Kindle Unlimited–read free with your subscription on Amazon More from Chapter 4: Raven rolled his eyes, looking reasonable for the first time as his muscles relaxed under her hands. He pointed with […]