A Treason of Magic. Print, audio, & ebook. Think Buffy meets Regency with a murder mystery, deadly faeries (and folklore), Beauty & the Beast vibes.
If you read Wicked Lovely as a teen (or adult!), this is for you. www.amazon.com/Treason-Magi...
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I write books (Wicked Lovely, Bunny Roo, Remedial Magic, The Strange Case of Harleen & Harley, etc) for adults, teens, & kids + photography (Book: Wild Horses). Wife to Amber. Mother to Chaos. Pronouns: she/her
A Treason of Magic. Print, audio, & ebook. Think Buffy meets Regency with a murder mystery, deadly faeries (and folklore), Beauty & the Beast vibes.
If you read Wicked Lovely as a teen (or adult!), this is for you. www.amazon.com/Treason-Magi...
Greta Gets the Girl (contemp romance again). Publishing world romance meets graduate school and a family secret that made the protag change her name & flee. Out on Jan 2026 via Bramble/Tor. (Also in KU.) (Post 5 of 6)
www.amazon.com/Greta-Gets-G...
F(r)iction # 25. November 2025 edition.
I melded a fairy tale with this idea: "Most of the world knew of only two faery courts, the Seelie and Unseelie, but there was a third."
Honesty, if I were to write another YA book, I think this story is the seed of it. I ADORED working on this. (Post 4 of)
Next up, I wrote an intro for a new edition of a book I taught in my university & college classes (my pre-novelist job). Mary Shelley is a major influence, so this was a huge honour.
Out in Oc 2025 in an edition of Frankenstein with my introduction. (Post 3 of ?)
www.amazon.com/Frankenstein...
and a contemporary romance-- Toni & Addie Go Viral (a sapphic romance about a broke history prof whose 1 night stand gets cast in the TV adaptation of her debut book).
I have 5 things coming up btw now & June too. (Post 2 of ?)
www.amazon.com/Toni-and-Add...
It's always hard to keep up with books, but last yr & this yr, I had a lot--
Remedial Magic, re-issues of 5 Wicked Lovely books in the UK, 2 in the US, 1 new WL book in the UK, an Illumicrate set of all 6, the sequel to RM (Reluctant Witch) . . . (Post 1 of ?)
www.amazon.com/Audible-Reme...
I just backed Finn MacCoul and the Well of Wisdom on @kickstarter.com. Check it out.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/213...
YES!!!! THIS has me cheering. A hopeful victory in the onslaught of attacks against our constitutional freedoms!
Share the good news when you see it. Resisting AND keeping hope alive in the face of the authoritarian advances is critical.
www.cbsnews.com/news/wyoming...
Bill was the only FT historical swordfighting coach at a Olympic level US gym. He was MY coach & continued to instruct me after I moved across the country. ANY sword in my books? Bill's teaching.
So I edited his beautiful book.
Please consider backing it.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/213...
A red arch with vines, thistles, & a crown surrounds crossed swords and a scroll saying "a treason of magic" (the title). At the bottom 1/4 of the image is a manor house with a moon behind it, a tree on either side, & one red window.
I wanted to share this amazing new cover for my upcoming fantasy novel. Think Buffy meets Bridgerton but with faeries instead of vampires. Out in June 2026. www.amazon.com/Treason-Magi...
The cover for A Treason of Magic was designed by the incredibly talented Edward Bettison. edwardbettison.com
Thank you.
24.09.2025 15:39 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My book popped up in Marie Claire today. I've read almost every book on their list here, so that's extra nice company to be in!
www.marieclaire.com/culture/book...
Getting things shipped internationally is such a headache right now with the US president's absurd tariffs. I am hoping to visit a store & pick them up when I visit my daughter next spring. (She lives in Norway.)
19.09.2025 20:32 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 2 π 0Thank you! I'd trying to figure out how to get a copy of the Spanish edition (and the Italian & German ones). Once I do, I'll look forward to reading your prologue!
19.09.2025 19:17 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0My eldest lived in Guatemala for a while, and when she came home, she'd wake up in Spanish. I got great practice before coffee brewed. The (then)baby knew a lot of Spanish as a toddler as a result. Then my daughter was with the Maya, & now in Norway or S Africa. So my household is all ENG again.
18.09.2025 19:25 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thank you!!!
18.09.2025 18:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0I took 6 months of it. My reading was starting to get clearer, but I think I may need hearing aids. I had to redirect sound to one ear, use headphones, & ultimately I now have a Dr appt. . .
18.09.2025 18:06 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0"Only" 3 + English . . . I continue to be impressed by you.
18.09.2025 17:49 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0How many languages are you up to now?
18.09.2025 17:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So very thrilled to see this! My My Harley Quinn graphic novel is out in Spanish this week (joining the German, Italian, & English versions).
17.09.2025 20:06 β π 10 π 2 π¬ 3 π 0THE ANSWER: Racism.
THE QUESTION: How in the hell did we get here?
Go ahead and say what you want about this wretched, burnt-orange monster (please), but it's your friends and family who still support him who are to blame for this terrible mess we are in right now.
Without them, there is no him.
What an absolutely lovely review of my Harley Quinn comic!
Bonus YAY for mentioning Jeremy Lawson (colorist).
I'll add that Lucas Gattoni's lettering is a highpoint for me in this book. Jenn & Lea's art, Jeremy's palate & Lucas' lettering combine to make the book gorgeous, IMO.
I read The September House (Carissa Orlando), & I am not okay. I adore haunted house stories, good writing, & voice that says to me "I could totally be friends with this person" (the character not the live human who wrote it!). But also it is such a brilliantly delicious, disturbed, lovely book!!!
02.09.2025 04:54 β π 5 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0Away in Tucson ComicCon this weekend, but I wanted to pause & drop this here:
www.12news.com/article/life...
Flowers (roses and baby's breath) in a clear jar behind a book--GRETA GETS THE GIRL. Several rose petals fall. The text on the image says: "ARCs are out!" and "In NetGalley NOW!" with curlicues under and over the words.
My last release has only been out for 12 days, but ARCs are already mailing for the next book (Out January 2026). Greta Gets the Girl is also in NetGalley for reviewers now.
#SapphicRomance #LesFic #AdvanceReaderCopies #AdvanceReviewerCopies #BookNews
In the UK, they seem to have put it in Kindle Unlimited, so . . . it's $0 there if you're a subscriber (which TBH, I just discovered bc of your question! No one told me. So thank you for asking).
www.amazon.co.uk/Graveminder-...
Three book jackets-- Wicked Lovely, which is blue vines around a moon with a crown; Toni & Addie Go Viral, which is a couple kissing in front of a gate; and The Wicked & The Dead, which is a sword through a crown--on a pastel background with butterflies.
A book standing upright, & the same book flat. Both books are GRAVEMINDER by Melissa Marr, which has a stylized red stained glass looking roses with thorns, surrounding the title.
Sometimes, I feel like a dealer-- What's your genre of interest? I have a book for you. ;)
Right now, The Wicked & The Dead is free (8/20-8/22) on Amazon, and the original 5 book Wicked Lovely series is in KU (for 10 more days).
Graveminder (Goodreads Best Horror of the Year) is on sale in ebook.
Skull, vial, book, loose papers, and the novel The Wicked & The Dead. Words say: Need a Witchy Read? Free ebook on Amazon from 8/20-8/22
Free ebook for a couple days. Witches. Faeries. Fangs. Necromancy & murder...
www.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Looking for sapphic reads? Check these out:
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