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Cover Reveal – Arvia: Wings of the Wild

I’m excited to finally unveil the cover for Arvia: Wings of the Wild, the fourth book in Tales of Arvia. In contrast to prior books, where I had several different ideas for cover compositions, for Arvia: Wings of the Wild, the choice was clear. Much of the story was set around the ruins of an ... Read more

A Tale of Two Romances

Today I welcome a friend who’s generously agreed to write a guest post to continue the discussion of Romance for Men! (Previous RFM post is here.) Please welcome author K.R. Treadway to discuss the tale of the two romances. Many men’s romance fans are also readers in the traditional romance market. The “trad market” is ... Read more

Harpyness is a Great Audiobook

I’m happy to finally unveil a project I’ve been working on for the last half year: a professionally narrated audiobook for Harpyness is Only Skin Deep. As my first published novel, Harpyness holds a special place in my heart, and I’ve always wanted to do an audiobook of it. The process started with narrator selection, ... Read more

Arvia: Wings of the Wild

Darin and Rinloh return on November 22, 2023 for the fourth adventure in the Tales of Arvia series. It’s easy to stand up for your friends. What about for anonymous creatures nobody else cares about? With their homes apparently safe from the magical storms, Darin and Rinloh venture to an isolated elven village and another ... Read more

Men Don’t Like Romance, and Other Platitudes

Today I thought I’d share a lively new online group I’ve gotten involved with over the past half year: Romance for Men. To begin with, about the name—the group welcomes everyone. The issue is that many discussions about romance implicitly assume ‘for women’ as the default. As a personal example, I recall a twitter post ... Read more

Arvia: Heart of the Sky Cover Development

I was thrilled to show off the cover for Arvia: Heart of the Sky. And once again, I’m super happy with the work done by Papaya-Style. There was a lot of development work behind the cover, so I thought I’d share some of the drafts and concept art. I was delighted how the cover for ... Read more

Arvia: Heart of the Sky Cover Reveal

I’m thrilled to finally show off the cover for Arvia: Heart of the Sky. And once again, I’m super happy with the work done by Papaya-Style. There was a lot of development work behind the cover, so I thought I’d share some of the drafts and concept art. I was delighted how the cover for ... Read more

New Video – Finding Your Harpy Place

I wanted to let you know there’s a new video for Finding Your Harpy Place. I’ve gotten much better at video composition, and thought it was time to completely redo the trailer for Finding Your Harpy Place. As I announced in September, Tales of Arvia will continue with a new book early 2023, and I’ve ... Read more

Light Mode or Dark Mode?

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Cover Reveal: Midnight on the Manatee

Hello friends! Today’s the big day for the cover reveal of Midnight on the Manatee. Once again, Papaya-Style did a bang-up job. So, you may notice this one looks a bit different than some of my other recent covers. I love detailed fantasy landscapes such as the subterranean temple from Hazelhearth Hires Heroes, but since ... Read more