Author of Hunted, The Relics of War, The Caein Legacy, & The Mage War Chronicles
Book Review: The Marked Princess by E.P. Stavs Genre(s): Fantasy, young adult Josselyn is the crown princess of Eldor, and it’s expected that she choose a husband on her eighteenth birthday. There are several suitors, but one is Prince Stefan from a neighboring kingdom, a man she immediately dislikes and distrusts. When she chooses a […]
Character Relationships in The Caein Legacy Continuing with the theme of romance and relationships from last week’s blog, this week I’m focusing on my other epic fantasy series, The Caein Legacy. I’ve mentioned this series from time to time on this blog, and occasionally on social media, but I haven’t gone into great detail about […]
Book Review: The Heartbeat of a Million Dreams by Halo Scot Genre(s): Science fiction, science fantasy Content warning: There are some scenes of violence/gore. Slade Hawk is hunted for what she is, what she represents, but she isn’t sure what that is. Forced to live on the streets and run for her life at every […]
Book Review: Archaic Deception: The Guardian of Emblems by Joe Dayvie Genre(s): Fantasy Humans and quorians have a long and troubled history. Each species blames the other for terrible events from the distant past. As a result, the quorians have secreted themselves away, living in seclusion where they believe they are safe from the outside […]
Book Review: A Breath of Sunlight by Sydney Winward Genre(s): Fantasy romance Calle is a fae prince sentenced to a life of slavery by his wicked and jealous brother, the Sun King. Made to suffer for years in a mining pit, he begins to lose hope and wish for death. Weakened and miserable he believes […]
Character Relationships in The Relics of War In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, I’ve planned several blogs this month to focus on the relationships (and on occasion romance) featured in my books. This week, I’m focused on The Relics of War series and its characters. Most of these pairings don’t form until book two, so […]
Book Review: The Martian by Andy Weir Genre(s): Science fiction Ok, yes, I will admit I’m really behind on reading this book. It’s been on my shelf for years and I am finally getting around to reading it. I have not watched the movie, so I can’t make any comparisons with it here. This is […]
Book Review: Love, Loss and Honor by Herbert Wiens Genre(s): Historical fiction, women’s fiction Content warning: There is are some violent scenes in this book that depict torture and rape. Karen is a career-driven college student seeking to become a medical doctor. During her first year of college, she hooks up with three different boyfriends—one […]
Thank you for a great book launch! January 11 saw the release of The Moon’s Eye, book 1 in The Relics of War trilogy. Between the support I’ve received from my blog readers, my newsletter subscribers, and the larger writing community, this was a much more successful launch for me than that of Hunted in […]
Book Review: Pieces & Parts by Dawn Hosmer Genre(s): Thriller, suspense, paranormal Content warning: There are some scenes of violence depicted in this book. This is book 2 in the series. I read and reviewed the first book, Bits & Pieces, in January 2022. You can read my full review of that book here. Pieces […]
