Speculative Fiction Author
CHRISTINE RAINS
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To the digital home of Christine Rains and her many dark worlds.
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Blight of the Necromancer
When offered a choice between tedious research or fighting a dragon, the players always choose the dragon.
Even when they’re dangerously outmatched.
No one rational ever wants to play a bard, but Nora Quinn believed she could use her class’ skills of perception to her advantage as an investigator. As Essaerae the elven bard, she regrets picking the role now that the players are trapped in the dark realm of Khthonia. She desperately desires to go home, but her friends want to stay in the fantasy world, causing a rift in the party. To lift the Specter Plague curse from the land and win the game, the heroes must defeat the conniving necromancer. Yet he’s shadowing them with death the entire way.
Seeking the tools they need, Nora and her friends must survive perilous side quests and hordes of undead. The answer to how to slay the villain lies in the western ruins, but Nora is certain he is the only one who can get her home. And for that, he needs to stay alive.
Nora must choose between killing the necromancer and lifting the curse or siding with him and going home. Neither choice feels like a victory.
A fantasy LitRPG/GameLit for fans of table-top role-playing games.
News
Happy 2026! ​This will be the year of focus. I want to tidy up my online sites and get projects done that have floated in the background for too long. I'm going to put all my TOTEM books into one collection and release it both digitally and in print. I already have my cover made, but now it's time to do the hard work of editing and formatting.
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I've been continuing to submit a short story every month as I did last year. I jumped right on the horse (2026 being the Year of the Horse!) and submitted three short stories already.
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I completed my Goodreads Challenge of reading 100 books last year, and I've made the same goal for this year. I read across all genres, and if you have any recommendations, please send them to me.
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The majority of my writing time has been devoted to my Omegaverse pen name, Alora James. I released two Christmas romances late last year, and I'm starting a new cozy romance series this year. Big plans, but I see readers wanting a sweet and low stakes escape, because that's what I need too.