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March 16, 2020
99c Toccata System Box Set Sale!
Im running a sale on the Toccata System Trilogy box set its 99c for the time being! I just thought it seemed like a good time for folks to be able to fill their e-readers on the cheap. Its the complete series, and it comes with a bonus short story! Click here to get it from your favorite ebook retailer! (Kobo, Apple, Google Play, Amazon, B&N, etc)
All of my books are available to libraries that use Overdrive and/or Hoopla (which is a library pay per checkout modelthe library pays, that...
March 3, 2020
Alter Ego Release Day!
The first volume of my League of Independent Operative Series, Alter Ego, is available now! Scroll down to learn more 
February 22, 2020
Looking for print books?
I get a lot of questions from readers about where they can buy my print books. It’s not just about e-books anymore, even for indie authors! I distribute to all major bookstores, which means that sure, you can get my print books on Amazon–but you can also get them at Barnes and Noble, or even your local independent bookstore.
How can you get print books from your local store? Read on to find out!
Bookshop.orgBookshop.org is the new player in town, encouraging affiliate sales and online...
February 16, 2020
Avengers Re-Watch Project
Ever since EndGame came out, I’ve been re-watching all the Avengers Infinity Saga Marvel films–albeit rather slowly. And since I’m now roughly in the middle, I thought it might be time for an update!
Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy still number among my favorite Marvel films, with the first Iron Man a strong contender as well. The surprising standout for me, though? Avengers: Age of Ultron. I really enjoyed my re-watch of the film, and it led me to...
February 9, 2020
Coming March 3: ALTER EGO
Hollywood days. Vigilante nights.
To the world, she’s a star.
To the league of heroes who raised her? She’s a liability.
Mary’s got a penchant for gadgets, a resume packed with criminal-busting credentials, and a reckless streak that tends to land her in trouble. So when a potential recruit blazes a trail through a local bar—literally—Mary blows off league protocol and whisks the girl off to HQ. But Mary’s heat-of-the-moment rebellion endangers her family when the recruit’s father shows up;...
September 3, 2019
Read “Recovery” at Luna Station Quarterly
My short story, “Recovery,” is free to read at Luna Station Quarterly! Go read it now!
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August 19, 2019
The Avengers Fan’s Book List
I don’t know about you, but I love a good team effort. Personality clashes, slippery loyalties, and found family–I just can’t get enough of these stories, which is probably why I love the Avengers so much. The novels on this Avengers-inspired book list might not all be about superheroes, though some definitely are. But they do all have large and lively casts, and characters who, for the most part, are trying to do the right thing. And isn’t that what ultimately defines a hero?
Renegades by M...August 9, 2019
Phantom Song is Here!
Angel of music. Instrument of justice. As the fashionably veiled operatic sensation of Landry City, Claire Leroux is adored by the masses. But Claire must never let her fans discover what hides behind her mask–a body that’s half-machine and hellbent on vengeance.
Offstage, Claire hunts for the man whose violent act made her a cyborg and killed her parents. The people of Landry City might despise cyborgs, but her home is all she has left, and Claire means to protect it. Just when her double...
July 9, 2019
Parting Shadows is here!
Raised by a heartsick AI, she’s programmed to kill. And desperate to flee. After growing up on an isolated space station, Astra dreams of solid ground. But with an AI guardian plugged into her head–and her nervous system–it’s not like she’s flush with choices. In fact, she’s got just one: use her training to carry out the rogue AI’s revenge. Her first mission? Assassination.
When her target flashes a jamming device that would guarantee her escape from the AI’s grasp, Astra sets out to ste...
July 6, 2019
Retellings: Cued from the Classics
Fairy Tale retellings, ala Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles, have been ala mode in the book world for quite a while. These days, though, it seems like re-told and re-imagined versions of classic literature are packing the shelves. Here are some of my favorites–and a few more I’d love to check out.
The Dark Descent of Elizabeth Frankenstein by Kiersten WhiteWhen they put “dark descent” in the title, let me assure you that they truly meant it. This retelling of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is...
