March at the Parlor

After nearly a month spent offline (an annual February treat, but it *is* important to ride out the doldrums) I’m excited to welcome in March—and with it, a spring season blooming with bookish delights. A bright red paperback release! A dainty pink new series release! A colorful bouquet of events, cons, and virtual meet-ups!

But first, a quick update: On the writing front, I’ve just submitted my first invited short story for an upcoming anthology. Usually I’m on the other side of the editorial table when it comes to anthologies, so being asked to contribute was such a wonderful surprise. Aside from that, I’ve been working on a new novella and pacing the floor in anticipation to announce the new standalone novel I keep teasing about. I’ve been told “soon”, so, SOON!

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On the editorial front, we’re getting everything ready for the cover and Table of Contents reveal for HOWL: An Anthology of Werwolves from Women in Horror in May, and my teeth are starting to chatter with all the excitement because this one will claw your eyes out, dear reader (and yes I’m mixing metaphors because I’m that excited!). Mark those calendars for May 6!

BLESS YOUR HEART in Paperback on March 18

The Evans women arrive in paperback on March 18th! I’m so excited for a whole new crop of readers to meet the Evans women! Snatch a copy of BLESS YOUR HEART and take a bite of the fun, because it’s 1999 in Southeast Texas and these four generations of sassy Southern monster slayers have some undead to put back in their graves.

Stir Up ANOTHER FINE MESS on April 15th

The Evans women are back at it in ANOTHER FINE MESS, which arrives on bookshelves April 15th!

Making sure dead things stay buried is the family business...

For over a hundred years, the Evans women have kept the undead in their strange southeast Texas town from rising. But sometimes the dead rise too quick–and that’s what left Lenore Evans, and her granddaughter Luna, burying Luna’s mother, Grace, and Lenore’s mother, Ducey. Now the only two women left in the Evans family, Luna and Lenore are left rudderless in the wake of the most Godawful Mess to date.

But when the full moon finds another victim, it’s clear their trouble is far from over. Now Lenore, Luna, and the new sheriff—their biggest ally—must dig deep down into family lore to uncover what threatens everything they love most. The body count ticks up, the most unexpected dead will rise–forcing Lenore and Luna to face the possibility that the undead aren’t the only monsters preying on their small town.

Here’s some nice things people are saying about the next mess for the Evans women:

See You Soon, Haddonfield—and Other Fine Places

It’s time to get back on the road, and I’m so excited to see old friends and meet new ones in bookstores across the country.

First up is Inkwood Books in Haddonfield, NJ on March 21st. If you’re in the area, I hope you’ll come by and join in celebrating as the Evans women are set free in paperback. There will also be a pre-order bookplate signing for ANOTHER FINE MESS.

BUT if you’re not in the new New Jersey area, I hope I’ll see you at another event soon! There’s fun to come all over the country in the upcoming months. I’ll share more on each event as they come closer, but everything is on the Events Calendar on my website, if you’re curious.

That’s the updates for this month, friends! Until next month…keep your chins up and noses clean—and don’t do anything Ducey wouldn’t do!

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