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I write historical fiction and fantasy. I am fascinated by Greek mythology. In graduate school, I focused on the ancient history of Greece and Rome. Hooked by the “sword and sandal” world, I studied everything I could about mythology and Alexander the Great.

The Homeric Chronicles series is dedicated to merging dozens of Greek myths, including Homer’s epics, with plays, history, and archaeology. My intent is to raise the heroines’ voices equally alongside the heroes, opening up a traditionally male focused genre to a female audience.

I live in CA and enjoy spending time with my children and grandchildren. I have a pack of two big dogs and two cats. I love to hear from readers. My favorite spot to scroll through is Twitter!

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	Song of Sacrifice (Homeric Chronicles #1) 3.90 avg rating — 931 ratings — published 2016 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rise of Princes (Homeric Chronicles #2) 4.13 avg rating — 512 ratings — published 2017 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rage of Queens (Homeric Chronicles #3) 4.12 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 2021 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The White Island (Homeric Chronicles #4) 4.09 avg rating — 68 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Invisible Wings 3.72 avg rating — 72 ratings — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uncross the Stars 3.17 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Maker and The Gargoyle (Livingstone Saga Book 1) 4.15 avg rating — 26 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Birth (Livingstone Saga, #1) 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Why The Homeric Chronicles Is a Genre Mash Up of Myth, History, and Epic Fantasy

The Homeric Chronicles has always felt like a genre mash up to me, blending the grounded weight of historical fiction with the sweeping scale of epic fantasy and the timeless resonance of mythology. The bones of the story come from ancient sources, but the flesh is built through character-driven storytelling, political tension, war, love, and consequence. It moves between battlefield and hearth, b Read more of this blog post »

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Malice (The Faithful and the Fallen, #1)

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“Eternity hums with every beating heart, with every up-lifted voice, with the crash of waves, the whirl of wind across the shifting dunes, the cry of sea birds, and the trumpets of heavenly angels.”
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“Precious are the last moments when you do not know they are the last.”
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“Love is a poison,' her father responded. 'One you grow accustomed to, but does not kill you.”
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“Achilles glared at him and answered, "Fool, prate not to me about covenants. There can be no covenants between men and lions, wolves and lambs can never be of one mind, but hate each other out and out an through. Therefore there can be no understanding between you and me, nor may there be any covenants between us, till one or other shall fall”
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“...like that star of the waning summer who beyond all stars rises bathed in the ocean stream to glitter in brilliance.”
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“Hateful to me as the gates of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.”
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