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Angelica Under Glass releases August 28 — and with the countdown officially on, I wanted to share a scene I haven’t shown anywhere else yet. This picks up right after the competition’s biggest sponsor turns up dead in her hotel suite. Faye’s the one who finds her. Lena’s about to get the phone call that Read More …
Chapter One I studied the leaf-green tint building in the potion bottle. I’d thought it would be darker, maybe even forest, considering the ingredients, but you can never tell how a potion will react to charging. Beside me, Thorn’s tail flicked once. “Shouldn’t it be darker by now?” I wondered aloud. “I suggested more nettle.” Read More …
Someone told me once not to sweat the small stuff. Then they went on to say that it’s all small stuff. I don’t know if that last bit is true, but I try not to worry about things that won’t really matter much in the end. In fact, I’ve found that nearly everything, looked at Read More …
June came through like a bullet train — unstoppably fast and fun. The major highlight was the grandkids’ visit: movies, sleepovers with cousins, pool parties, plus an escape room that [tested / humbled / nearly defeated] all of us. [Optional one-liner: a specific detail — which movie caused chaos, who cannonballed hardest, whether the escape Read More …
Urban Fantasy vs. Cozy Paranormal Mystery The “Why Choose” angle I’ve always loved both science fiction and fantasy, but when I started writing my own stories, fantasy is where I landed. Not just one kind of fantasy—all of it. I love mysteries, romance, high stakes, and heroines with plenty of sass. And I still love Read More …
When most people think of magic, they imagine spells, fireballs, or something even more… dramatic. But historically, magic often began with something much simpler. Plants. Long before elaborate rituals or written grimoires, people turned to the natural world for healing, protection, and guidance. Herbs weren’t just medicine—they were part of everyday life, woven into traditions, Read More …
Spring always feels like a fresh start, and this year it seems to be showing up everywhere I look. I’ve been hard at work on the first book in the Green Witch and Thorn Mysteries, and I’m happy to say it’s going well. I’m about six chapters in and on track to meet my publishing Read More …
One of the fun things about writing in a shared universe is discovering which characters quietly start asking for more space. When a Character Needs Her Own Story That’s exactly what happened with Lena Knox. Readers of the Knox Agency Chronicles know Lena as Charlotte’s sister, but the two of them are almost opposites in Read More …
A Magic System with Rules When I started writing Amplified, the first book in the Knox Agency Chronicles, I wanted a magic system that had a lot of power under the hood, but with caveats. After all, unlimited magic that has no cost takes most of the meat off the bone for both reader and Read More …
I know I usually send my missives by other means, but the window only opens twice a month, and I felt this warranted immediate publication—hence what the human female calls “a blog post.” Hello Darlings, It appears that the humans are celebrating something they are calling, “the launch” or “A Storm in the Mind Book Read More …