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STAIN cover reveal giveaway!

Welcome to the Stain cover reveal! If you haven't yet seen the beautiful cover by Nathalia Suellen, here's a sneak peek. 



To see the whole image in all its magical fairytale glory, follow this link. 

And here's the updated book description:

A gothic fairytale inspired by The Princess and the Pea. 

After Lyra—a princess incapable of speech or sound—is cast out of her kingdom of daylight by her wicked aunt, a witch saves her life, steals her memories, and raises her in an enchan...

Out of the writing cave and into the light!

If you haven't yet added this on GoodReads, here's the link. There's also a book description and some sneak peaks over there.

Stay tuned! I'll have giveaways and reveals over the following months to shorten the wait for 2019. :)

Quick update on STAIN

Just peeking my head out of the writer's cave to shout share that I'm only chapters away from finishing this book! Wow, it's been a doozy to write; I really challenged myself with this one. 
Aside from the elaborate world-building, there are four distinctive POV characters I got to know along the way. I can't say that I've fallen in love with them all (there's one in particular who is VERY hard to love), but I understand each one's motivations, and am endlessly fascinated by their interac...

Lubbock Book Festival on the horizon!

I’ll be attending the Lubbock Book Festival this coming Sat, October 28th, chatting about fantasy w/ the amazing Rachel Caine. There will be a signing immediately after! 

For more info go to Lubbockbookfestival.org

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My visit to Prague and the Humbook Festival!

Sorry I’ve been so quiet! My generous Czech publisher, CooBoo, flew me into Prague for the fabulous #Humbook festival last week. Here are highlights, scrapbook style (click images to enlarge).






To see more pictures of the architecture, shops, and food I sampled, follow this link to my Prague pinterest board.

Now, I’m going dark a while longer. I've less than 2 months to finish Stain, my gothic Princess and the Pea fairytale retelling. Have an awesome Halloween...

Announcing winners of 2017 YASH fall giveaway!

The winner of the Red Team's gift pack (pictured below) is: Seraph Captrix

For my own personal giveaway, the winners are listed below.
Splintered box set, signed: Amy Bernal

Splintered character / quote cards, signed: Kailey Bradley

Splintered playing card set: Justine Schweitzer

Alice in Wonderland gift tags: Debi

Thanks to everyone who took part in the giveaway and helped me get the word out about The Splintered Series collector's box! 
The winners have been emailed,...

YA SCAVENGER HUNT! Fall 2017

 Welcome to the fall 2017 YA Scavenger Hunt! This bi-annual event was first organized by author Colleen Houck as a way to give readers a chance to gain access to exclusive bonus material from their favorite authors...and a chance to win some awesome prizes! At this hunt, you not only get access to exclusive content from each author, you also get a clue for the hunt. Add up the clues, and you can enter for our prize--one lucky winner will receive one signed book from e...

Giveaway Winners Announced!

Thanks to everyone who took part in the giveaway and helped me get the word out about  The Hummingbird Heart 's book birthday! 
The winners have been emailed, so check your inboxes if you find your name listed below. If you don't receive an email, please reach out to me via my contact info here. 



Things will be kind of quiet here for the next few months while I wrap up writing Stain . The deadline is looming... 
I hope everyone has a great fall (or whatever season it might be wh...

Happy Book Birthday to The Hummingbird Heart!

Today, Book 2 of the Haunted Hearts Legacy is officially available in both paperback and e-versions! If you like ghost stories, historical romance, sea-faring adventure, mysteries, and circus themes, this is the book for you! 

You can find ordering & more book info on this page of my website. 
And, as you probably know by now, one of the nicest things about book birthdays is that YOU get the gifts. :)

One gift I'd like to share is the book's official ♪♫  playlist ♪♫....

Announcing The Hummingbird Heart Giveaway winners!

Thanks to everyone who took part in the giveaway. We had winners from the US, Argentina, Germany, France, the UK, Mexico,  and South Africa! The winners have been emailed, so check your inboxes if you find your name listed below.


Grand Prize (3- e-ARCs of The Hummingbird Heart):
Amanda TedfordAgus ZJulia Treter Kajevski

Medusa Masquerade Mask:
Jordan Finch

8x11 - "Not all those who wander are lost" Nautical Print:
H. Sandrine

8x11 - Circus Nightmare Print:
Suzanne Cattanes

Hummingbird/Ladybug Jew...