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Summer Splash Interview: Ashely Nestler

Hello! This week we have an interview with A.M. Nestler! Here's a little bit about her:
​Ashley Nestler (A.M. Nestler) is a published author. Her first novel, "Beautiful Nightmare: Some Dreams Become Your Reality", was published when she was eighteen. "Into The Fog" was released when she was nineteen.  She is currently working on a secret third novel that will be released by April next year, and writes under the genres of young adult, epic fantasy, historical fiction, and literary fiction.
She is also a big part of the indie author movement and is the owner/creator of the Go Indie Now! Bibliotherapy Box, as well as a book reviewer and an educator on the publishing experience - both indie and mainstream. 



D.R.- Dancing or singing?
A.N.- Dancing.  I have been a ballerina since I was little, and dancing is a big part of my life.  I love being able to express with movement.

D.R.- Beach or woods?
A.N.- Woods.  I love the earth and the mystery that woods hold.  The smell is also wonderful, and growing up in Colorado conditioned me to love the mountains and the woods there.
Coffee or tea or something else?
Definitely tea.  I have more than three cups of tea daily.  I am a bit addicted.

D.R.- What book do you recommend the most?
A.N.- My favorite book is The Pact by Jodi Picoult.  It is a beautifully haunting tale about a young girl who commits suicide.  However, they think that her boyfriend killed her because she was pregnant and he was with her when she committed suicide.  It is a must read!  Picoult is a master of the human experience.

D.R.- What do you do if you see your idea has already been done?
A.N.- This is a trick question, because in all reality most everything has been done in terms of literature.  However, I don’t think that any one author owns any one concept.  If your idea has “already been done”, just find a way to make it your own.  Create your own characters and story-line, and make your story something that hasn’t been done before, but may have the same concepts as others.

D.R.- What's your best writer's block buster?
A.N.- When I have writer’s block, I just make sure not to push myself.  I let my mind rest, and absorb myself in my reading.  I think letting yourself rest is the best way to take time before getting back to writing.

D.R.- What's the best advice you've gotten about writing?
A.N.- The best advice I have ever gotten about writing is to make sure that your characters don’t run away with your story.  This means, don’t make your story so complicated that you can’t even keep up with all of the details yourself.  Sometimes your characters can become so alive that you can’t keep up with every little thing about them, and it is best to have a well-executed simple story than an overcrowded novel.

D.R.- What's the food or drink you always tell other people to try?
A.N.- I always tell people to try this chocolate cream soda that a small brewery makes here in Colorado.  It is to die for, and tastes like a liquid tootsie roll.

D.R.- Where is the one place you think everyone should go?
A.N.- I honestly think that everyone should try and find the hidden treasures in their own cities and towns.  There are so many things that people miss in their own cities just because they live there, and I think that everyone should live like a tourist for at least one day in their city.

D.R.- How do you get ideas for stories?
A.N.- I honestly let stories come to me.  I know that sounds lame, but I don’t sit down and plan out a story.  I just let my mind come up with a concept and let it grow from there.

D.R.- Which genres do you write and what's your favorite one?
A.N.- I write across just about every genre, but my favorite one to write is epic fantasy.  I think that that genre allows for the most freedom as an author, and I love being able to create my own worlds.

Ashley is on Goodreads, Facebook, Author Central and has a blog where she reviews books. Check out her covers in the slideshow below and click for links to her work. 
You can even get a Bibliotherapy box with Ashley's work in it here!

Summer Splash Book Tour: Mysterious Guest Author

Back in July, I promised you'd see a mysterious guest author of mysteriousness. I'll give you a hint. He did a guest post here before. No guesses? Well, today's the day, so here's author Brandon Varnell!  Brandon Varnell is a writer... the end.
... Just kidding.
Brandon Varnell is the writer of the American Kitsune series. He used to play guitar, but due to laziness, he never went anywhere with it. He also used to play video games, but after suffering this terrible affliction called book addiction, he only plays occasionally these days. Brandon lives mostly within his own imagination, but can occasionally be found in Phoenix, Arizona.
For several years now Brandon has dreamed of becoming a full-time author. He would love it if he could wake up, write several thousand words, and then call it a day. To reach this goal, he writes a lot. He writes fan fiction, he writes original fiction, he writes Erotic fiction... oh, wait. No, he doesn't. He just writes a lot of ecchi and fanservice.
Brandon also likes to cosplay. You can find him at the local Comicon dressed as various characters from movies, video games and anime. His current favorites are Han Solo, Cloud Strife, Dante, and Squall Leonhart. He thought of trying to cosplay Darth Vader or Zero, but has decided to stay away from all black cosplay since it's really hot in Arizona, you know.
He also loves anime, which makes a lot of sense, seeing how the entire American Kitsune series is basically just one big anime parody.


DR- Dancing or singing?
BV- I definitely prefer singing over dancing. I sing all the time in the car, but everyone tells me I dance like a white boy—all spasms and no rhythm.

DR- Beach or woods?
BV- Beach. Definitely beach. Gotta catch them waves.

DR- What book do you recommend the most?
BV- I don't know if I can conceivably answer this unless I'm allowed to give more than one answer. That said, for books, I'd recommend anything from Brandon Sanderson, the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher, and A Certain Magical Index by Kazuma Komachi.

DR- Where is the one place you think everyone should go?
BV- Japan. Everyone should go to Japan.

DR- How do you get ideas for stories?
BV- I get my ideas from all of the things I surround myself with. I get them from situations that happen to me, to a friend, or from something I hear about. I'm inspired by other books I read, anime I watch, and video games I've played. Ideas can come from anywhere.

DR- Which genres do you write and what's your favorite one?
BV- I write fantasy, sci-fi, sci-fantasy, and romantic comedy. My favorite genre is to combine sci-fantasy and romantic comedy.

DR- What do you do if you see your idea has already been done?
BV- I try to put an original twist on the idea. There's nothing wrong with continuing to write based on an idea that's been done. You just have to add something that makes it stand out.

DR- What's your best writer's block buster?
BV- I don't get writer's block. I haven't in years. That said, when I don't feel like writing, I'll usually watch anime, which gets the creative juices flowing again.

DR- What's the best advice you've gotten about writing?
BV- Just write. Don't be afraid of putting words to paper, or words to a monitor. Fear is the biggest cause of writer's block, so if you rid yourself of fear and just write, you'll be able to write anything.

DR- Tell me about the biggest surprise your own character, story, or setting has given you.
BV- The biggest surprise? Well, I'm not one for spoilers, but the biggest surprise so far has definitely been how my romantic pairings are shaping up in my American Kitsune series.

Super Bonus Question Round!
DR- What's your favorite parody of all time? It can be a book, a song, visual art, et cetera.
BV- Outside of my own American Kitsune series, which I hold an extremely biased love for, my favorite parody of all time is Gintama. Gintama is a parody anime with it's own unique story-line. Like the American Kitsune series, it drops a lot of references, is funny as heck, and features a lot of really cool characters.

Brandon Varnell is all over the Internet. I mean, seriously. He's got the usual like a website, Author Central, Facebook and Twitter, but he's also boldly gone on Wattpad, YouTube, Pinterest, and G+. Click through the slideshow to find all his links. 

Summer Splash Interview: Kristan Cannon

Hello! It's your Friendly Neighborhood Writer here bringing you another friendly writer! This is Kristan Cannon, who writes the Kingdom of Walden series. 

Kristan loves cats, sailing, reading, and gaming. She's a member of The Indie Writer's Network and the NaNoWriMo Ambassador's program.  D.R.- Dancing or singing?
KC- Dancing

D.R.- Beach or Woods?
KC- A secluded beach in the woods.

D.R.- Coffee, tea, or something else? 
KC- All of the above.

D.R.- What book do I recommend?
KC- Hunting Party by Elizabeth Moon

D.R.- How do you get ideas for stories?
KC- From life itself. Everything. Sometimes from what scares me, or what makes me feel something deeply.

D.R.- Which genres do you write and what's your favourite one?
KC- I write literary fiction, with a leaning to speculative fiction. My favourite is easily speculative.

D.R.- What do you do if you see your idea has already been done?
KC- I do it anyway. There's no way I'm going to be able to do it the same way, in any shape or fashion, than the other author did. Something will head off into the wild blue yonder and take my story in a new and different direction.

D.R.- What's your best writer's block buster?
KC- Taking a break and getting out. Or finding a new set of four walls (or none) to write in.

D.R.- Tell me about the biggest surprise your own character, story, or setting has given you.
KC- My main character was supposed to be "The Obi-Wan" of the story and die halfway through the book to give the main character that is no longer the main character a reason to leave the farm. Now that's been turned on its head. The mentor is now still the mentor, and still on the borderline of "maybe I should retire", but now the story is all about him.... and there's four books all about him.

D.R.- Where is one place you think everyone should go?
KC- To their national library. The work that goes into an archive that huge is staggering and humbling.

Summer Splash Interview: S.D. Ferrell

Today, we have an interview with S.D. Ferrell! Here's a little bit about her.

S.D. Ferrell is a writer, self-published author, and creative artist. Ms. Ferrell was born the 1st of October 1960 in Norfolk General Hospital, in Simcoe Ontario Canada. She grew up on a small hobby farm in Windham Centre, with her parents, six sisters and one brother. 
Her fondest memories of childhood were on the farm and the time she spent outside with her siblings. They had grand adventures in the forest that curved around the property. She remembers a majestic willow tree with long flowing branches that grew beside the laneway – they swung from those branches until they were giddy with laughter. There were also cherry trees in the front yard that she climbed, and sat on the branches for what seemed like hours on end. Among the leaves she was free to allow her mind to take flights of fancy.
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Nature was a playground for a little girl with a vivid imagination who would one day grow up to be a writer. "Is it any wonder," Ms. Ferrell says, "that my debut novel starts in a forest and one of the main characters throughout the series is a tree." 
S.D. is a proud mother to five daughters and a grandmother to fourteen wonderful grandchildren. She presently resides in Simcoe Ontario and is working on the third book in the series, The Long Road Home. She and the artist, Evee Fex-Chriszt, are busy completing the 4th and final book in the series, The Keeper’s Guide.

D.R.- Dancing or singing?
S.D.- I love to dance, it is one of my favorite things to do.

D.R.- Beach or woods?
S.D.- I like both. I prefer early morning walks on the beach, before it gets too hot or crowded. I have a kinship with the woods though that is undeniable. There is something comforting about being surrounded by the trees and all the lush undergrowth. I love the sound of the wind blowing through the leaves, the trickling of water as is flows through a creek, the songs of the birds as they nest and fly overhead, and the colours in the woods are so vivid and varying in contrast. I think the woods speak to me on an artistic level.

D.R.- Coffee or tea or something else?
S.D.- I drink both actually. I like coffee first thing in the morning. I tend to drink tea when I am not feeling well. I usually add a little bit of honey, ginger and lemon to it. As for the something else, I have been known to top my coffee off with a shot or two of Bailey’s Irish cream. I also drink a lot of Pepsi. I have tried for years to curb my thirst for it, but have failed miserably.  It is a go to remedy for when I am stressed or when I am creating.
 
D.R.- What's the food or drink you always tell other people to try?
S.D.- Peanut butter and dill pickle sandwiches. I ate them when I was kid, and still do as an adult.

D.R.- What book do you recommend the most?
S.D.- Besides my own, I recommend William Goldman’s abridgment of The Princess Bride. I loved reading all his side-bar notes. They gave a glimpse of life in Hollywood from a first-hand perspective.  It was a very interesting and enjoyable read.

D.R.- Where is the one place you think everyone should go?
S.D.- Back home, where it all began. I think visiting where you grew-up as a child is important in a therapeutic sense.  If you have never left home, I think you should go wherever your heart desires.

D.R.- How do you get ideas for stories?
S.D.- Ideas find their way to me, I am just open to receive them. I hear a lot of authors say, “It just came to me.” In a lot of ways that is true. I think ideas are constantly floating around and if you are open to receive them, they will find their way to you.

D.R.- Which genres do you write and what's your favorite one?
S.D.- Presently, I have self-published titles in, Fantasy Adventure, Adult Comedy, and Cozy Erotica. I don’t really have a favorite genre, but I do have a fondness for comedy that tends to make into every genre I write in.

D.R.- What do you do if you see your idea has already been done?
S.D.- I create it anyways. There are infinite possibilities when storytelling in respect to plot and twists, characters, dialogue, geographical and time positioning that to deny yourself the opportunity to tell a story, because someone else has had the same idea is unfortunate.

D.R.- Tell me about the biggest surprise your own character, story, or setting has given you.
S.D.- I think the biggest surprise for me is that I have created a character, Jasper, that readers have fallen in love with and have a vested interest in his well-being. It is truly unexplainable how wonderful I feel when readers talk about him or ask what is in store for him. He was supposed to be a minor character, but ended up being the hero of the first book, The Valley Time Forgot. His story was to gradually fall to the back as we highlighted the actual heroines of the story the Whipple Wash Fairies. However, because readers related to him so passionately he was given a bigger part in the second book The Shadow of Erebos. Jasper’s story will continue in the 3rd book where he will find himself, once again, the centre of attention. 

You can find out more about S.D. Ferrell on her website, connect with her on Facebook and Twitter, and buy her books from her Author Central page on Amazon.

Summer Splash Interview: Anna Kringle

Making a splash today on my blog, it's Anna Kringle! Here's a little bit about her, but please note that she is not the same Princess Anna with an ice Queen for a sister:
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Anna is a bubbly fairy princess from a small country town far, far away. 

Raised around rednecks and obsessively muddy trucks, She was faced with a strange need to fill empty paper with words. So she decided she might as well write stories. With the help of her friendly mice and other neighborhood animals, she has worked very hard to make this hobby a profession, and hopes to make the world a bright and colorful place through her works.

Anna is working on her next book in between slaying dragons and leading the children of her realm on a musical revolt against normality.  Here are the questions Anna so graciously answered for me:

​D.R.- Dancing or singing?
Anna- Both, generally at the same time. I have a soft spot for Swing dancing though.

D.R.- Beach or woods?
Anna- The beach, I think. It's a bit chilly, but I love the fresh air off the water and the tumultuous openness of the ocean.

D.R.- Coffee or tea or something else?
Anna- Both again. I love coffee, but I have a low tolerance for it. And some days just call for the soothing warmth of tea.

D.R.- What book do you recommend the most?
Anna- Hands down, The Emperor's Edge by Lindsay Buroker. It's an impressive adventure, very well written. It's my favorite to get lost in, and inspired a lot of me favorite ideas.

D.R.- How do you get ideas for stories?
Anna- From little things and big things; it all goes into my brain, gets analyzed and cross-referenced until something jumps out. It's usually a small something: a character, or a situation. And then I have to figure out how the situation came to be, and who all affected it, and before I know it, I have a story!

D.R.- Which genres do you write and what's your favorite one?
Anna- My favorite is Steampunk, all of my books have that influence. I love the quirky twist it gives to the worlds, and the freedom to create a variety of new cultures and gadgets.

D.R.- What do you do if you see your idea has already been done?
Anna- I honestly don't worry about it to much. I know that no one has my brain, so even if our stories are similar, we'll still have unique journeys. A story doesn't have to be singular to be great. It just has to be real, and have the ability to connect people.
 
D.R.- What's your best writer's block buster?
Anna- I'm sneaky: I work around it. If I can't make progress on a scene, I jump ahead and work backward toward the block. Or if I'm stuck on the whole project, I'll jump to another one until I get the gears moving again.

D.R.- What's the best advice you've gotten about writing?
Anna- Probably “Leave well enough alone.” It's part of the creative life to always want to “fix” your creations; they never appear good enough to ourselves. I've had to train myself to let go and put it forward anyways, accepting that it's great as it is, and allowing myself to be proud of the accomplishment.

D.R.- Tell me about the biggest surprise your own character, story, or setting has given you.
Anna- Ooh, I can't tell you that... It hasn't been published yet! My characters surprise me regularly though. I have had great plans for them, only to have them choose a different path in the final draft. It's actually quite heartening. I like knowing I can be surprised by my own imagination.
 
For even more about Anna, you can find her just about everywhere on the internet. She's even on DeviantArt! Here's the rest: Facebook, Twitter, Goodreads, Google+, Author Central, Barnes and Noble, and her website. 

Summer Splash Interview: Leslie Conzatti

Hey, bloglet fans, here's the first interview for the tour. Welcome, Leslie Conzatti! Have a look at this gorgeous cover for one of her works right here. Leslie Conzatti is an avid reader, a passionate writer, and a committed lover of all things fantasy. A native of the Pacific Northwest, she has been running the blog “The Upstream Writer” since the beginning of 2013, to promote her own writing and as a medium for interacting with readers. In addition, “The Upstream Writer” is an “indie book blog” as well, since Leslie willingly uses it as an excuse to get free books. (to review, of course!) Leslie’s “day job” is a staff assistant at a local elementary school. She is currently in the process of publishing her first novella, "The Princess of Undersea," and hopes to be ready for release by the fall! Mermaids are marvelous, darling. Simply marvelous! Ahem. Okay, here are the questions Leslie so graciously answered for me.

D.R.- Dancing or singing? 
Leslie- BOTH. No, but I am definitely better at singing. But I LOVE dancing... Like watching other people dance, or wishing I could dance, or fantasizing about being able to dance like that...

D.R.- Beach or woods? 
Leslie- BOTH AGAIN. :) But probably woods more, since the beach is sort of exposed and the woods are just more peaceful to me.

D.R.- Coffee or tea or something else? 
Leslie- COFFEE 100%. I have tried to like tea, I really have. But no, coffee wins this one.

D.R.- What's the food or drink you always tell other people to try?
Leslie- Jicama —a root vegetable with the texture of raw potato but it's sweet and juicy like an apple. Not many people have heard of that one.
Huckleberry —my favorite berry, exceptional because it's rare in non-mountainous areas. They grow wild here in the Cascade mountains, so every year we head up and pick a few gallons to have. They're small and the flavor is intense, like a super-condensed blueberry. I love it.
Gnocchi —(nYOKE-key) A traditional potato pasta that is part of my Italian heritage. My grandma taught my mom how to make them, and we still make it exactly that way every year for Easter. They are dense, rich little potato dumplings, drenched in red or white or pesto sauce—molto bene!

D.R.- What book do you recommend the most? 
Leslie- I can't answer that; not because I don't have a recommended book, but because I have hundreds. I would just direct your attention to the Reader's Review page on my blog, and just pick the one that sounds most interesting to you! (All I ask is that you leave a comment telling me which one you liked, just so I know the kinds of books my followers enjoy hearing about!)

D.R.- Where is the one place you think everyone should go? 
Leslie- Not having been many places myself, I can't really say, but a dream of mine is to tour the British Isles someday!

D.R.- How do you get ideas for stories?
Leslie- There have been a few times I dreamed a scene and then woke up and made a story to go with it. Most of the time, I think like a fanfiction writer: I think about a story or an idea I like, some book that I wish existed because I want to read it—and then I write it myself.

D.R.- Which genres do you write and what's your favorite one? 
Leslie- When I write, I usually gravitate toward fantasy, either urban fantasy or high fantasy. I also do some sci-fi of the cyberpunk variety, and sometimes I'll end up with something akin to contemporary fiction, but fantasy wins most of the time, particularly if there are dragons or mermaids involved.

D.R. Perry- What's your best writer's block buster? 
Leslie- There inevitably comes a time when I am writing and then I hit a snag; but while I am writing, I allow for the times when a new, different idea crops up when I am in the middle of writing something. I let things do that, and I just start jotting down notes for the new idea, because invariably, when one project stumps me, suddenly the plot of another idea becomes crystal-clear. So I tend to jump around ideas, depending on where my mind is at. It helps, too, to read books in many different genres and watch TV shows that sound interesting to me, becomes sometimes a story I have not written can give me ideas for my own projects. Whatever I do, I don't force it out.

D.R.- What's the best advice you've gotten about writing? 
Leslie- Your first draft is never your last one. You WILL rewrite—several times—so don't get too attached to any one scene. Pay attention to the story; if the scene contains necessary information and it fits the narrative, you can keep it. If it's just a "fun part" but it really doesn't add anything, or there's a better way to say it, then the scene is just taking up space and it has to go.

D.R.- Tell me about the biggest surprise your own character, story, or setting has given you.
Leslie- That would probably be the moment that I realized that this main character in my first full-length original fantasy novel, the one with so much untapped potential, was destined to be a writer. 
It came as a surprise because I didn't know the world I created was going to have writers; there were no books to speak of, and storytelling was kind of taboo, a forbidden magic art normally used to create specialized objects like clothes, earthenware, and jewelry. It was called "Wordspinning" and I thought my main character was just going to be part of one particular "guild" out of the syndicate of four guilds. But then she showed signs of being able to interact with all the groups, and yet her skills seemed inherently distinct from them... Then I realized there was a fifth guild, a guild of writers whose job it was to write down the tales that the other Wordspinners told... and by the end of that train of thought, I had a whole series of four books planned. So that was unexpected.

Check out the slideshow to see more images from Leslie and find links to her Facebook, blog, and Wattpad!  This week, C.A. King interviewed me! Check it out right over here!

Summer Splash Book Blog Tour!

Have you read any great books lately? If so, that's awesome! But you want to read more, right? If not, here's an awesomesauce way to find some. It's a book tour that you don't even have to leave your house for. And we're all already tired from walking around playing Pokemon GO, so we could use a nice rest with a book. 

For the next month and change, I'll post interviews from some of my fellow authors. You can click their names to see their blogs, where they'll be doing their own interviews every Monday. Here's a little schedule for you:
July 11: Opening Blog
July 18: Leslie Conzatti 
July 25: Anna Kringle
August 1: Susan Ferrell  
August 8: Kristan L. Cannon  
August 15: Guest Interview 
August 22: Ashley Nestler  
August 29: Cat Banks  
September 5: Carol Ann King  

You'll have a new author to check out all the way through Labor Day weekend. These authors write all kinds of genres, plus there's cool things to see and read about on their websites and blogs.

But you're wondering by now, "what's up with August 15th? Who in the world is this mysterious guest author of mysteriousness?" Well, you'll have to stop by right smack in the middle of the dog days to find out! Oh hey, and check out the slideshow for a look at some of the stuff you'll be seeing.

Book 4 Must Live!

It's live! Well, the ebook is, anyway. For a limited time, Dragon My Heart Around is just $0.99. It's also available in Kindle Unlimited. The paperback version will be out as soon as Createspace is done doing its thing. Click the cover image to get the book.
Here's your Release Day Recipe! This time, it's for cinnamon waffles with spiced pears. Have a listen to the song while whipping up a batch.
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Waffles2 eggs3/4 cup milk2 Tablespoons vegetable oil1 teaspoon vanilla1 cup flour1 and 1/2 teaspoon baking powder1 and 1/2 teaspoon sugar1/2 teaspoon honey1/2 teaspoon salt1 tablespoon cinnamonIn a medium bowl, beat eggs until thick, add the milk and oil. Add dry ingredients and mix until smooth.

Pour the batter over a hot waffle iron and cook according to the waffle iron directions. Top with spiced pears.

Pears3 ripe but firm pears (about 1 1/2 pounds), cut into 1/4-inch slices1 tablespoon lemon juice2 tablespoons unsalted butter3 tablespoons granulated or light brown sugar1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground ginger1/4 teaspoon ground clovesPinch of salt1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon1/2 teaspoon ground ginger1/4 teaspoon ground clovesPinch of saltCut and toss pears with lemon juice in a medium bowl. Melt butter in a deep skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat; stir in pears. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and cook, stirring once halfway through, for 10 minutes.
Combine sugar, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and salt in a small bowl. After 10 minutes, stir the sugar mixture into pears. Increase the heat to medium and cook, stirring often for 4 to 6 minutes until pears are tender and glazed. Serve warm over cinnamon waffles.
I also wanted to add a note about the Talented series by Amy Hopkins. If you like Paranormal investigation stories, you'll love these books. Here's a link to her series page. 

By the way, both Amy and I have books in this awesomesauce promotion. Click the picture of the lady with the crystal ball on the right in order to see over 100 ebooks for just $0.99 each!

June 18th, 2016

​If you've been keeping up with the series, you already know book 4 is Blaine Harcourt's story. He's sharing the spotlight with Kimiko Ichiro! The title is Dragon My Heart Around. Here's the teaser:
What’s luck got to do with it?
Dragon shifter Blaine Harcourt’s bewildered when he catches a woman robbing his parents’ Newport Mansion. It gets worse when they leave him in charge of her punishment. His step-dad says it’s time to prove he’s worthy of his future inheritance. His mother just blames him for the whole thing. Blaine’s so angry he just can’t even.
Kimiko Ichiro only wanted to replace what she stole from her father. It’s not her fault the only luck charms powerful enough to stop his rapid aging are in the Harcourt hoard. Robbing powerful dragon shifters seemed like the only way. Besides, thievery’s no big deal to a Tanuki.
Blaine’s used to dealing with books and artifacts, not brilliantly dishonest women. Is Kimiko just using her feminine wiles to hoodwink him, or is something else at play here? And how did she get into the Harcourt’s magically sealed vault in the first place? Could Blaine’s part in foiling an evil magus be the reason for his bad luck, and can Kimiko help him turn it around?
Dragon My Heart Around will be out in about a week on Kindle, in Kindle Unlimited, and paperback. I'm so excited! 

Live Event! The Longest Day at Barnes and Noble in Warwick, Rhode Island

Monday, June 20th is the longest day of the year. It's also #TheLongestDay, a 12 hour charity event where my team, The Night Watchmen, does a write-a-thon. But I'm not just writing that day. I'll be at the Warwick, Rhode Island Barnes and Noble from 2pm-3pm with copies of The Longest Night Watch Anthology. The local Alzheimer's Association chapter is having a day-long event, and I get to be a part of it! I'm so excited to do more to help #EndALZ 
Here's my donation page, in case you want to help find a cure for Alzheimer's. 
And here's a link to the anthology, so you can get either an ebook or paperback version for yourself.