Take a feisty female heroine, add a mysterious book that releases deadly creatures into the world, throw in an old boyfriend, a handsome sheriff, and a devilishly sexy demon. Shake it all up, and a paranormal romance series—Booke of the Hidden—is born. I had a freelance editor tell me to “lose the romance between the … Read more
To me, what’s fun about writing a paranormal, is all the creatures you get to explore and play with. My Booke of the Hidden series is paranormal, with a little romance, and a little mystery. In a nutshell; tea proprietor Kylie Strange must capture deadly creatures she’s unwittingly unleashed, while juggling the advances of an alluring and dangerous … Read more
I’ve been immersed in history all my life. My parents were rabid Anglophiles, stuffing our bookshelves with historical novels, works of nonfiction, and having discussions at the dinner table about the British monarchy. I can definitely name more kings and queens of England than American presidents. I had my own literary relationship with Geoffrey Chaucer … Read more
Steampunk seems to be a state of mind, an aesthetic. One person’s steampunk isn’t exactly what the next person pictured. Makes for an uneasy genre to write. Nevertheless, much like porn, you know it when you see it. A lot of folks have wondered what this term means. More commonly, it refers to a subgenre … Read more