Happy book birthday to the third book in the Steel Empires series! Steel Blood features the continuing adventures of Victory and Mikelos, who couldn't quite manage to stay safe at home while their kids were off having adventures in Steel Magic. Today, the book is now officially available in hardcopy and ebook form from the following retailers: … Continue reading New Book Excerpt: STEEL BLOOD Blog Tour Stop #3
Book Spotlight & Review: BITE SOMEBODY ELSE by Sara Dobie Bauer
Happy book birthday to an excellent sequel! Yesterday, I interviewed author Sara Dobie Bauer about her paranormal romance Bite Somebody. Today, I'm pleased to review the sequel, Bite Somebody Else. #Imogene4Life! ABOUT THE BOOK Imogene helped her newbie vampire friend Celia hook up with an adorable human, but now Celia has dropped an atomic bomb of surprise: … Continue reading Book Spotlight & Review: BITE SOMEBODY ELSE by Sara Dobie Bauer
Author Interview with Sara Dobie Bauer
Earlier this month, I reviewed a fantastic paranormal romance called Bite Somebody, which was equal parts adorable and hilarious. Tomorrow, the sequel comes out! To celebrate, I'm interviewing author Sara Dobie Bauer today, but be sure to check back here tomorrow for my review of Bite Somebody Else, which is currently available for pre-order. ABOUT THE … Continue reading Author Interview with Sara Dobie Bauer
Review: BITE SOMEBODY by Sara Dobie Bauer
Disclaimer: I acquired this novel at a convention through a book trade with the author, whom I consider a friend. Not gonna lie -- I probably never would have picked this novel to read without outside influence. But I met the author at a convention and we hit it off immediately, and I knew based … Continue reading Review: BITE SOMEBODY by Sara Dobie Bauer
Participants needed for STEEL BLOOD blog tour this July
Are you a book blogger and/or reviewer? Would you like to be part of a blog tour this summer to promote the next book in the Steel Empires series, Steel Blood? Please use this Google form (no registration required) to submit your contact information, availability, and interest in the following: Spotlight (book and author info) … Continue reading Participants needed for STEEL BLOOD blog tour this July
Holiday Romance Special Part 2: Victory & Mikelos
As promised, the husband and I shared a delicious meal of Indian food in front of the TV last night to celebrate Valentine's Day. We watched another few episodes of The Grand Tour and then went to bed early. Today actually marks 8 years since we officially started dating! Not because of the holiday, but … Continue reading Holiday Romance Special Part 2: Victory & Mikelos
“Evolution of Vampires in Popular Fiction” on Speculative Chic
About a year ago, I was lucky enough to be featured on SF Signal, an amazing blog that featured all things speculative fiction. To help promote my own brand-new, nontraditional vampire novel, I condensed years worth of research into a short article on the evolution of how vampires have been represented in popular fiction throughout … Continue reading “Evolution of Vampires in Popular Fiction” on Speculative Chic
Review: “Method Writing” by K.W. Taylor
Disclaimer: This author and I share a publisher, and I consider her a good friend. However, I purchased this short story for full price. "Method Writing" is one of those short stories that covers characters and events that deserve to be a novel. However, it is the rare sort of writer who knows that sometimes … Continue reading Review: “Method Writing” by K.W. Taylor
SF Signal hosts my blog post about vampires in popular fiction!
I took a film genre course in college, and wrote an entire research paper on the evolution of vampires in film. No knowledge is ever wasted, so with a little more work, I was able to write a (much shorter) essay on the evolution of vampires in popular fiction. SF Signal was lovely enough to … Continue reading SF Signal hosts my blog post about vampires in popular fiction!
Review: KITTY SAVES THE WORLD by Carrie Vaughn
I had really high expectations for this book since it is the end of a 15-book saga by one of my favorite authors. Vaughn exceeded every single expectation. Bring together a bunch of old allies: Characters from every major adventure show up to help Kitty through this final battle. All of them play a significant … Continue reading Review: KITTY SAVES THE WORLD by Carrie Vaughn
Guest post at Divas of Desire
Today I had the chance to stop by and hang out with the lovely Divas of Desire! There you can find a review of STEEL VICTORY by one of the Divas, Rachell Nichole, author the excellent erotica novel TO SIR, along with a note from me. They invited me to write about why my vampire … Continue reading Guest post at Divas of Desire
In Which We Discuss Why We’re All Really Here
Thanks for joining me as I continue the tour of my new Web site! The next tab at the top of the page I'd like to discuss is named "Books." I only have two fiction publications so far. But they're both pretty epic, so you'll have to excuse the short list. In 2014, a friend … Continue reading In Which We Discuss Why We’re All Really Here