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Celebrating TOTEM's New Covers
Three sisters. Seven totems. One chance to save the world. TOTEM series link here! I'm so excited to share with you all the new covers...
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Mar 11, 20241 min read


Review of Caskets & Conspiracies (Lindy Johnson #1)
Blurb: A favor for her quirky aunt unleashes a dangerous conspiracy. Can she survive their deadly attempt to silence her forever? Lindy...
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Mar 4, 20242 min read


Review of Death by Dating
Blurb: Zosha Paul navigates an unpredictable career, disastrous love life, endlessly critical mother, and best friend who’s been accused...
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Feb 26, 20242 min read


Review of House of Gilded Nightmares (Dark Fae Guardian #1)
Blurb: He's sworn to protect her, to give his life for hers. Giving her his heart, however, is absolutely forbidden. For years he haunted...
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Feb 19, 20242 min read


Review of The Blacktongue Thief
Blurb: Kinch Na Shannack owes the Takers Guild a small fortune for his education as a thief, which includes (but is not limited to)...
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Feb 12, 20243 min read


Review of The Hate U Give
Blurb: Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school...
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Feb 5, 20242 min read


Review of Escape from Doka (A Backworlds adventure)
Blurb: The son of a nobleman and a young man from the poorest part of the city strike up an unlikely friendship that changes the course...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read


Review of McBride's Magical Munchies (Episode #1)
Blurb: Conner McBride was still finding his way in the world when it all changed. Traveling home late after a long day of slinging tacos,...
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Jan 22, 20242 min read


Review of Enemies to Lovers (Give Me a Love Trope, #1)
Blurb: Is it hate or is it love? I've heard of childhood sweethearts, but Val is my childhood rival. She snagged the first-place ribbon...
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Jan 15, 20242 min read


Review of Avoid Seeing A Mouse
Blurb: Embark on a mesmerizing journey through the realms where reality intertwines with the surreal in "AVOID SEEING A MOUSE: AND OTHER...
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Jan 8, 20242 min read


Review of Re-Writing Christmas
Blurb: When Nova McKay heads to her elderly neighbour’s house for their regular afternoon tea, she’s greeted by an unfamiliar face....
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Dec 25, 20232 min read


One week until Christmas! #FREEBOOKS
"This is a wonderful, heavy paranormal read which manages to keep the entire thing on a very humanly emotional level." OF BLOOD AND...
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Dec 18, 20231 min read


Review of Pastels and Jingle Bells
Blurb: Trish Ackerly never expected to cross paths with Ian Rafferty again, but when she spots the former bully of her childhood years...
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Dec 11, 20232 min read


Knot My Secret Santa
Blurb: She’s falling for her Secret Santa and his perfect gifts. What she doesn’t know is that he’s her boss. Avery Bell is excited for...
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Dec 4, 20232 min read


Review of On the Edge of Broken Pieces
Blurb: One moment changes everything. Xander Morales is close to getting his big ticket out of his crappy life. All he needs to do is...
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Nov 27, 20232 min read


Review of The Stalking Dead (Gang of Ghouls #1)
Blurb: Kinda dead. Straight-up psycho. Totally obsessed with her. I did a bad, bad thing. Thanks to a blank in my memory, I'm not sure...
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Nov 20, 20233 min read


Review of Aether Bound (The Rise of Lilith #1)
Blurb: Hello, my name is Lil, and I can see the demon on your shoulder. I found my calling as a bartender in Laguna Beach, California....
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Nov 13, 20232 min read


Review of The Monster MASH (The Monster M*A*S*H #1)
Blurb: Ancient gods. Modern war. And a star-crossed couple who could use some divine intervention. The day I was drafted into the army of...
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Nov 6, 20233 min read


Review of Mexican Gothic
Blurb: After receiving a frantic letter from her newly-wed cousin begging for someone to save her from a mysterious doom, Noemí Taboada...
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Oct 30, 20233 min read


Review of Dark River Inn (Trouble Spirits #1)
Blurb: Inspired by a chilling true story... It’s the day of his ex-wife’s wedding when Dan makes the winding mountain journey to a remote...
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Oct 23, 20232 min read


Celebrating 10 Years of TOTEM
Image credit: Dan Parlante on Pexels.com Ten years ago, I published the first novella in my urban fantasy series, TOTEM. It's still the longest series I've written. I love the unique Inuit myths and lore that I wrapped my characters in, and I often long to return to that world. Yet too many new ideas occupy my muse. To celebrate my ten year book anniversary, I have compiled all nine novellas together into one massive collection. I'm releasing it not only in ebook format, but
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3 days ago2 min read


Review of Life Hacks for Healing & Harmony
Blurb: It’s not too late to tap into self-compassion and leave your troubles behind. Imagine a life where you don't dwell on problems, conflict, and hardship. Can you reimagine a new reality of self-compassion, replacing your harsh inner critic? The result? Inner calm becomes your default state. What if the secret to joy and contentment isn't hidden at all but waiting to be unlocked through a simple, transformative framework? The Three-Elements-of-Ease will show you how to C
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Jan 264 min read


Review of Space Worms
Blurb: The galaxy just got ridiculous. Space Squad 51 is on the job. Nikili Echols works the docks, living a quiet, predictable life until the freighter Red Dorry is late. When the ship opens, the crew is gone. Orbital Rescue Services Squad 51 arrives, assuring Nikili everything will be all right. But when they go in, screams and roars erupt from inside, and a smear of blood is left at the hatch. Nikili knows the team and crew need help before more ORS teams can arrive. Ste
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Jan 192 min read


January Freebies
Demons vs. Vampires OF BLOOD AND SORROW is FREE January 15th - 19th! In the game of Alphas vs. Omegas, someone is changing the rules so no one wins. KNOT DEAD YET is FREE January 15th - 19th!
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Jan 151 min read


Review of Something in the Walls
Blurb: Newly minted child psychologist Mina has little experience. In a field where the first people called are experts, she’s been unable to get her feet wet. Instead she aimlessly spends her days stuck in the stifling heat wave sweeping across Britain and anxiously contemplates her upcoming marriage to careful, precise researcher Oscar. The only reprieve from her small, close world is attending the local bereavement group to mourn her brother’s death from years ago. Then s
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Jan 123 min read


Review of Hagitude
Blurb: What is Hagitude? It means being at ease with the unique power women embody in the second half of their life. It means having a strong sense of who we are and what we have to offer the world. And a firm belief in our place in the ever-shifting web of life. For the woman who wishes to flourish without chasing eternal youth comes Hagitude. International bestselling author Sharon Blackie ( If Women Rose Rooted ) interweaves myth, psychology, landscape and ecofeminism, re
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Jan 62 min read


Happy Holidays!
I'm in a festive mood this month as we've gotten more snow before Christmas this year than we ever had since we moved to this area decades ago. It gives me a warm, cozy feeling, which leads me to read and write a lot of warm, cozy stories. I've been concentrating on my contemporary romance pen name this year, and I haven't put out anything else for myself. I intended to write a cozy fantasy LitRPG, but the idea slipped through my fingers. If I don't jump on a story when it's
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Dec 22, 20252 min read


Review of Christmas at Rainbow Falls
Blurb: When a disastrous mistake at work puts her career in jeopardy, Natalie Dunbar retreats to the small Vermont town of Rainbow Falls to settle the estate of an aunt she hardly knew. As the sole heir of half a building on Main Street, complete with an independent bookstore and second-floor apartment, Natalie hunkers down to figure out how to save her future. The problem? Her new neighbor, who owns the other half of the building, hates her at first sight. Celeste Wagner ha
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Dec 15, 20252 min read


Early Christmas Treats!
"I've read a few litRPG books, and this was definitely one of the best! It's like the old DnD cartoon where friends end up in a dangerous land and bicker about money, love and philosophy, like how friends do. Throw in some genuine surprises and graphic gore, and you have a tale any DnD player can get behind." GRAB YOUR COPY OF SHUDDER OF SPECTERS HERE! " Far from average, Christine Rains manages to tie together hot sexy, geeks, costumes, humor, and best of all, romance in one
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Dec 5, 20251 min read


Review of Manifesting Destiny
Blurb: Sixteen-year-old Cee Klinger is destined for heartbreak and she knows it. She's helplessly in love with Marcus, her childhood best friend. But soon they will change, transforming for the first time into whichever animal Clan they belong to, and once they join those Clans, they may never see one another again. Cee is desperate to make the most of their remaining time, but after Marcus's brother leaves to join the Aerie, Marcus begins pulling away. And then Cee discover
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Dec 1, 20253 min read
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