Summer is winding down… Fall is my favorite time of year. The changing of the seasons always brings a unique, mutable kind of energy, but fall has a special magic all its own. It is a magic of opposites: even as the natural world is dying down and preparing for winter, there is a zipContinue reading “July, 2017”
Category Archives: Shades Below
The Proust Questionnaire: As Answered by Misha “Puzzle” Kaslov
I was originally introduced to the Proust Questionnaire by my fellow Write Bitch Madhuri Blaylock in her interview series, Getting Proustian (you can find my interview on her blog). As an admitted nerd for self-reflection, I really enjoyed answering the questions. It also got me thinking. Why not put some of my characters under the microscope? Below is the Proust QuestionnaireContinue reading “The Proust Questionnaire: As Answered by Misha “Puzzle” Kaslov”
June, 2017: The Vacation Edition
Wow! It’s hard to believe this is my first monthly update of the year. So far, 2017 has kept me hopping! Between book releases, my son’s first year of school (kindergarten, gah!), an awesome family vacation, and turning 30, I haven’t been on the Interwebs much lately. While I miss my online friends, it’s feltContinue reading “June, 2017: The Vacation Edition”
Voodoo, vampires… Emil & Puzzle are back!
“Are we rescuing the Holy Grail from some Nazis? Infiltrating a top-secret loup garou smuggling ring? Do I get to carry my own sword?” – Thicker Than Water (Shades Below Shorts, #2) Emil and Puzzle are back! Vampires, voodoo curses, and one wild New Orleans adventure await you in the newest Shades Below Short. ThickerContinue reading “Voodoo, vampires… Emil & Puzzle are back!”
If You Were My Vampire Blog Tour Links Roundup
A fantastic tour… It’s that time again: a roundup of all the stops on If You Were My Vampire‘s blog tour! Like the tours for A World Apart, Season Of The Witch, and The Devil’s Disease, this tour was organized by Roxanne Rhoads and Bewitching Blog Tours. If you’re looking to do a blog tour for yourContinue reading “If You Were My Vampire Blog Tour Links Roundup”
The Devil’s Disease Blog Tour Links Roundup
Another fun run! I’m posting this links roundup pretty late (my bad), but it’s been fun to take a peek back at the awesome blog tour for The Devil’s Disease (Shades Below, #2). Like the tours for A World Apart and Season Of The Witch, this tour was organized and run by Roxanne Rhoads ofContinue reading “The Devil’s Disease Blog Tour Links Roundup”
IT LIVES – If You Were My Vampire Is Live!
You heard it: the next book in the Shades Below series has landed! Here’s a taste of what’s in store… Sometimes, your life begins the day you die… Asher Evans is a man haunted by history. Turned vampire in the concentration camp that claimed his family, he has never recovered from the loss of hisContinue reading “IT LIVES – If You Were My Vampire Is Live!”
The Proust Questionnaire: As Answered By Asher Evans
I was originally introduced to the Proust Questionnaire by my fellow Write Bitch Madhuri Blaylock in her interview series, Getting Proustian (you can find my interview on her blog). As an admitted nerd for self-reflection, I really enjoyed answering the questions. It also got me thinking. Why not put some of my characters under the microscope? Below isContinue reading “The Proust Questionnaire: As Answered By Asher Evans”
Shades Below Got A Facelift!
Happy New Year! In honor of 2017, the Shades Below tribe got a makeover! Seriously though, I’m too obsessed with these new covers. Is that weird? Probably. Whatever. Feast your eyeballs on these pretties… “There are things that go bump in the night, Mr. MacMillian. It’s my job to bump back.” Private investigator Jesper MacMillianContinue reading “Shades Below Got A Facelift!”
November, 2016: SPECIAL EDITION #MondayBlogs
Happy Holidays! Welcome to a special edition monthly update! What’s so special about it, you ask? Prepare your eyeballs, because today you get a super-exciting FIRST LOOK at the next Shades Below novel, If You Were My Vampire! You may have noticed I haven’t been around the Internet much lately. In case you missedContinue reading “November, 2016: SPECIAL EDITION #MondayBlogs”
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