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Clover’s Luck by Kallie George is the coziest thing

Instead of sharing regular reviews here (that will stay on my Goodreads), I’ve decided to highlight my most favoritest of favorite books this year. 😉 I’ve already covered a few, which you can find by clicking the “Favorites” tag. Discovering Kallie George During a Barnes & Noble browse, I first saw the Heartwood Hotel series,...Continue reading »

Black Dragon’s cover is not to be missed

Remember that gorgeous cover for Water Horse? *screeches internally* Today, I get to share the sequel’s cover with you all! Book two in the Nightmare Saga, Black Dragon by Katie Hanna, releases June 10th, 2025 from Snowridge Press, and you can pre-order it now! We’ll get to the cover in a minute, but first the...Continue reading »

meet my books: contemporary edition

The (short) series, in which I find the opportunity to gab a little bit about my books and the heart and reasoning behind them, continues! 😉 Today, it’s a spotlight of my contemporary books. The Treasure Hunt First published in June 2014 (then again in 2020 with the current cover), The Treasure Hunt was my...Continue reading »

Blue // A Short Story

I have another short story for you all. I based it on a small, frustrating aspect of my life. 😉 I hope it’s an encouragement to you. 💚 One of the first things she was taught was that the sky was blue. It was a washed-out, dirty blue, but blue nonetheless. She learned soon after...Continue reading »

March: middle-grade, birthday, and Looney Tunes

March marks one-quarter of the year through and the beginning of spring! It’s one of my favorite months due to it being middle-grade (my favorite genre) themed and my birthday. 😉 I read quite a lot this month, tying with January for twenty books. It was mainly a lot of shorter books because of Middle-Grade...Continue reading »

I’m leaving Instagram

I already announced this on my Instagram earlier this month, but in just a few days, I’ll be leaving Instagram for the foreseeable future. (My page will still stay up, but I won’t be posting or interacting.) I’ve had so much fun, met so many cool people, and found sooo many good books! I’ve also...Continue reading »

don’t skip your day job

I’ve been thinking a lot lately about being an author with a day job and how those two things can (and sometimes should) coexist. I get concerned when I see people glamorize being an author, offering courses as a “college alternative”, and selling the dream of being a full-time, successful author. Don’t get me wrong,...Continue reading »

so much birthday, so much happy

My birthday was last week, but we celebrated it over the course of several days, so I affectionately dubbed it “Kate Week”. J took off several days to hang out with me, and we had some really fun little adventures. 😉 We stopped by Barnes and Noble, hoping to pick up Sunrise on the Reaping...Continue reading »

“just” a reader

Years ago, I was once asked by an older boy if I did anything else besides read. With a rare show of sass, I replied, “Yes. I write.” And turned on my heel and flounced away. Lately, I haven’t been writing though. There have certainly been small attempts at writing my next book in the...Continue reading »

all the reasons I love Goodreads

I’m coming up on 9 years on Goodreads, and overall it’s been such an amazing, fun, and beautiful experience. It’s my favorite place to find community centered around books and to track my reads, and I’ll keep using it as long as I can. 😉 Here are all the reasons (besides the main feed and...Continue reading »