Meatloaf and Mistletoe, a novel set in the fictional town of Bells Pass, Michigan, is a romantic novel of lifelong friends who, try as they might to avoid it, are starting to have feelings for each other. The story is told from the perspective of both Susannah Ivy Lancombe and […]
Here’s a behind-the-scenes blog on my second novel, On Earth, As It Is. If you haven’t read it yet, be forewarned that this posting assumes you did. In other words, major spoilers ahead. People often ask me about my names. I’ve been fascinated with how much of a role names […]
Megan Tennant’s (@_Megan_Tennant on Twitter) Indiecember is one of the best ideas floating out on the Internet for bibliophiles near and far. I found her Bingo Board-inspired game last year and entered my book Kingdom Come. I decided to join in the reading frenzy and despite December being one of […]
This is a follow-up to my post to the front cover of my book where I pointed out little details and how it related to my novel. There be major spoilers ahead for my novel On Earth, As It Is if you pursue your reckless reading of this post! Don’t […]
“Secrets to ears and wishes to dandelions: both spread in the same fashion.” At one point, a key character shares this saying to another in Karma Lei Angelo’s latest thriller The Hummingbird Feeder. The line summarizes a good portion of this gripping and suspenseful novel. From the first chapter to […]
Human is the second book in Karen Diem’s Arca series about cancer-survivor heroes with multiple superhuman abilities. The first book, Super, was an action-adventure origin story that I reviewed (Super). As I picked up the second book in the series, I wondered where the author might go next. Would it […]
Recently, a friend told me she wasn’t going to read my novel because she didn’t read fairy tale retellings. I had no response. After that encounter, I thought about her statement for a long time. I’ve never thought of my books as retellings. I often pitch them as a fairytale […]
You may notice that the “k” is flipped around on “Havok” on the cover of the anthology Rebirth: Havok Season One. I can’t make the “k” flip around without drawing it, so you’ll have to put up with my misspelling of the title. Rebirth is a compilation of flash fiction […]
The Odin Inheritance by Victoria L. Scott is a steampunk, urban fantasy set in Cambridge, England and centered on a young lady named Ariana Trevelyan. She’s a college student, a tinkerer, and an expert dart-thrower. A game of darts opens the book—a skill Ariana has recently acquired. While she’s worked […]
