Speculative Fiction Author
CHRISTINE RAINS
Welcome
To the digital home of Christine Rains and her many dark worlds.
Coming February 13th!
Sisters of the Pale Claw:
The Complete Totem Collection
Three sisters. Seven totems. One chance to save the world.
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Saskia, Kinley, and Ametta Dorn are polar bear shifters descended from an ancient bloodline where spirits, humans, and gods once shared the same breath. Together, the sisters run a home renovation business which specializes in the unique needs of supernatural folks. Their work keeps their community safe, hidden, and rooted in a land that remembers them.
When Ametta becomes the target for a ruthless shifter hunter, her dreams of leaving Alaska crumble to the ground. For that torment is only the beginning. Someone is searching for the seven sacred totems, powerful artifacts born of primal magic. United, the totems can vanquish the chaotic magic causing havoc in the Great North or they can eradicate every shifter in existence.
Yet the totems cannot simply be taken. They choose.
As the sisters race across Alaska’s frozen cities, isolated villages, and spirit-thick wilderness to find the totems, they find themselves falling for men who complicate every choice. Love becomes both a vulnerability and a source of strength, especially when the totems start to wake and judge.
Because some magic answers to strength.
Some answer to blood.
And some demand a love powerful enough to challenge the gods themselves.
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.