We can't control every variable in our lives, no matter how much we plot and plan. And if you're like me, and prone to both fits of melancholy as well as fits of joy for the beauty in this world, the ups and downs are just a part of the life package.
When life kicks you in the … you know
Hello friends, and welcome back to the blog that just won't quit - thirteen (thirteen???) years later. Yes, in the face of more popular social platforms such as TikTok, Instagram, and Substack (probably ten others I'm too old to know about) โ I am stubbornly plodding along.
Silver Hollow is FREE for 2 Days Only!
Silver Hollow is FREE for 2 days only! Grab your free copy today or tomorrow while the sale lasts. The Borderlands Saga books are all on KU in case you weren't aware, so please be sure to check out Silver Hollow and the sequels: Blackbriar Cove & Dalriada Valley!
Bound Beauty Update
To those of you who have been patiently waiting for the next in my Wylder Tales series, I wanted to thank you so much for your support, and to apologize for yet another delay. Because I had already been forced to push back my pre-order's release date on Amazon, I ran out of additional dates and had to take down my listing today. This doesn't mean I won't release Bound Beauty period, just that we're looking at a summer release instead of spring.
12 Days of Christmas Giveaway!
I recently had the opportunity to meet #bookstagrammer, Gabriella Rivera (@gabriellariverawrites). While chatting with her about Craving Beauty and the bookish world, we came up with the idea of combining our platforms to share the 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway. We hope you enjoy and wish you the best of luck!
Dalriada Valley Paperback Edition is Live!
Now Available through KDP! Grab Your Copy Today! Behind the Scenes I had a surreal moment recently when my sister-in-law reached out to share that her mother was reading the 2012 edition of Silver Hollow. Besides the usual embarrassmentย I feel when someone reads my older work, I was surprised to learn her mom was in... Continue Reading →
Want to read Blackbriar Cove?
If you've read Silver Hollow, or been wanting to read it (it's free on Amazon, whoop!) we're now offering reader copies of Blackbriar Cove. I am so excited to share and hope you will enjoy reading it as much as I loved writing it, friend.
Weekly Writerly Witterings ~ Borderlands Saga Updates!
witter (หwษชtษ) vbย โย (often foll by: on) to chatter or babble pointlessly or at unnecessary length nย โย pointless chat; chatter COLLINS ENGLISH DICTIONARYย โย COMPLETE AND UNABRIDGED, 12TH EDITION 2014 ยฉ HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000,ย 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014 Did you know you can read Silver Hollow for FREE where ebooks are sold? Yep! The first... Continue Reading →
Those of you who already saw this in my newsletter & social (or the recent website theme ๐ have already had the lovely privelage of seeing this gorgeous cover design by Qamber Designs. But I'm so in love with Dalriada Valley, and all the covers in the Borderlands series, I wanted to give it some... Continue Reading →
Overcoming the Baby Blues
At the beginning of the summer on May 25th, I gave birth to my daughter. I had planned and prepared and struggled through a difficult pregnancy. But nothing could have prepared me for the trial of these past couple of months.ย
