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Queers & Quills 2025

Dear Reader, Every day, I sit at my computer and try to write sapphic romance novels in an ever-changing and complex world. Sometimes –...

The Book Return Trend

Dear Reader, You wake up and check your KDP sales dashboard. You see a number. You’ve made a sale or sales. You’re happy and excited,...

One Indie Author's Perspective

Dear Reader,

I know you’ve heard from just about everyone already, but I’ve been relatively silent so far. There are reasons for this. One, I’m terrified, like everyone else. Just to put that out there. I’ve also had some things going on in my life that go beyond books, but back to books for a moment. I’ve been incredibly busy trying to put out as many sapphic romance novels and audiobooks as I can for a few reasons.

 

This was already planned for 2025, and my wife and I had no intention of ...

New Release: Timeless

Dear Reader,

As many of you probably know, I generally write a book, select a release date for that book in the far-off future, and then, in that far-off future, the book goes on pre-order and comes out after that. I did this with my newest release, Timeless, of course.

Timeless is my stand-alone reincarnation novel that's unlike any reincarnation story I've ever read before. My wife can tell you that I've been excited for this book since I started writing it and I couldn't wait for it to get ...

Coming Soon: Echoes

Inspiration comes from surprising places sometimes. For those of you who don’t know, I’m a bit of a sci-fi nerd, like paranormal stuff, and enjoy when there’s both together in one movie, show, book, etc., if it’s done well.

 

So, one day, I was rewatching Torchwood (and before you ask, no, I have never seen Doctor Who, but someone suggested Torchwood to me as a show I might enjoy, so I started there). There’s an episode where the characters find a device that gives them glimpses into the past. F...

New Release: The System

The final book in the Fire Universe is now out!

 

The System is a title that means two things to me:

1) the foster care system;

2) the justice system.

 

Both systems can be unfair at times, and The System dives into that a bit. It also tells the story of Kieran, a woman who discovers through one of those DNA sites that she has an identical twin sister. She finds that out because the police come calling, suspecting her of a homicide that she had nothing to do with. Through that DNA, the police la...

New Release: The Kidnapped

The Kidnapped, book 3 in the Fire Universe, is now available!

 

If you haven’t read The Fire or The Disappeared, while not entirely a "required reading," I do recommend that you read those two books first. In The Fire, you meet Kenna & Ripley and follow their love story. Kenna also appears in The Disappeared, where you’re introduced to a mystery that does continue a little in these next two books, so while you won’t miss too much of the plot of The Kidnapped, you might feel like there’s somethin...

Audiobook Alert: This Above All

This Above All is now available in audio!

 

You'll get to listen to Hillary & Amara meet and fall in love. This is, of course, after they stared at one another across a café for the better part of a year without saying anything to each other because they were both too nervous. Now, Amara is ready to take some pretty big steps in her life, and several of those involve Hillary. Amara also discovers a secret from her past while Hillary confronts a bit of her own.

 

What Happened After is up next, a...

New Release: Spin Serve

Volleyball was my best sport as a kid, and since I’m from the Midwest, we had to play indoors a lot, given that winter exists and we don’t have any beaches where I come from. But while I was generally a good all-around player, the best part of my game was always my serve. From an early age, I could serve overhand while my peers were still serving underhand, and I took pride in the fact that I could earn several aces a game for my team by hitting the ball off the toss just so.

When I was writin...

Audiobook Alert: Macon's Heart

Macon’s Heart is now available on audio!

Check out this secret crush, toaster oven love story that involves a shy violinist who hasn’t ever been able to fully be herself around anyone but the woman she’s already fallen in love with.

There’s a little self-discovery, some cooking lessons, latte art, and more in this story, so I hope you enjoy Melissa Moran’s performance of Macon’s Heart.

"Macon's Heart"

San Francisco Series Book 2

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Original Release Date: May 1...