Light Urban Fantasy and Fantasy Romance Books

To celebrate Friday the 13th, I’m participating in a big promotion with several other contemporary fantasy authors. Here’s your chance to get great deals on some fun and light fantasy reading for free or only 99 cents through Sunday, October 15. Click on the graphic below to visit a page with links to all of […]

Announcing the Release of Demon Witch: Ternion Order Book 2

I’m pleased to announce the release of Demon Witch, the second book of my contemporary paranormal fantasy series, The Ternion Order, and the sequel to First Moon. To thank you for your support and your interest in my stories, you can get Demon Witch for just 99 cents through Saturday, August 12, 2017. On Sunday morning, […]

Get More than 50 Free Halloween-Themed Books

I’m pleased to announce a great opportunity for you to pick up some fun Halloween reading material for a price that can’t be beat: free! The Self Publishing Roundtable has put together a multi-author ebook sale with a Halloween theme that runs from October 29 to October 31. You can choose from a selection of […]

Jaguar of Destiny

I haven’t written much about The Ternion Order story world on The Vaetra Files, but I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately because I’m almost done with the first draft of Book Two (as yet untitled). In this article, I’m going to share a little background about Kyle’s exciting car ride toward his destiny […]

The Ternion Order

A little over a month ago, I released First Moon, the first book of my new contemporary paranormal fantasy series, the Ternion Order. This article is for readers who are interested in knowing more about the Ternion Order than I reveal in First Moon. One of my reviewers was kind enough to say, “I loved […]

Write the Book You Want to Read (Beta Lessons 7)

I’m currently going through the beta reader comments I got back for First Moon. I’m happy to say that I have a great crew of beta readers who have done a lot to help me make my books better. The feedback for First Moon also helped me clarify some things about what I’m trying to […]

The Werewolves of North Idaho

Given some of the stories I’ve written, anyone would think I have a fascination for werewolves. If that’s true, I’m certainly not alone. The number of movies and books featuring werewolves is mind boggling, and their continued popularity attests to a widespread public interest. As a dedicated fantasist, I’ll admit that I enjoy a good […]

Back into the Throes of World Building

After completing the third book of the first Vaetra Chronicles trilogy, I was itching to work on something completely different. As they say, be careful what you wish for. After three years of working in the same story world, I forgot how much work it is to build a new one from scratch! First Moon […]

How I Manage Book Projects

This post isn’t meant to be instructional. Everyone has their own process for writing books, but one of the ways we come up with our own unique methods is by seeing what other people are doing and adapting what we learn to our needs. I know I’ve done that. I’d like to share my approach […]

First Moon: My First Contemporary Fantasy

I’m excited to be finishing up the Vaetra Chronicles trilogy because I have a story idea I’ve been wanting to develop ever since I started writing fiction. Over the past three years, I learned that I have no shortage of ideas, just a shortage of time to write them! For my next novel, I’ll be […]