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March Release: two short stories from The Immortal Guardian series

Wings of the Guardian and Eye of the Sphinx, two of my stories from The Immortal Guardian series, have been released as of March 1, 2015. Enkidu awakes from his stone prison. Nanaia, a beautiful priestess with golden hair is the first thing he sees upon awakening. She gives him his purpose and reveals his curse: to be an eternal guardian for those of the royal blood. She baptizes him Farvardin. Farvardin, who was Enkidu who was once…something more ancient and terrible, rails at his fate, and longs for the life he once had, the friendship of a great king… Read More

An Interview with me from A. L. Butcher

Alexandra Butcher has graciously agreed to interview me and her questions were very thought-provoking. The interview takes place on Alexandra’s blog, The Library of Erana I suggest (very loudly but nicely) that you check out her books. From her website: The Light Beyond the Storm ChroniclesA series of adult dark fantasy romance adventures set in the world of Erana, a dark world where magic is forbidden and elves live as slaves beneath the iron grip of the ruling and corrupt Order of Witch-Hunters. Yet despite their best efforts magic still exists, all be it hidden, suppressed or denied.  In book one… Read More

Ten Things I Learned About Writing a Series

Subtitle: The Schattenreich series is finished! For Now. (insert huge winking smiley face, dancing, with fireworks going off in the background) Current conventional wisdom says that readers love series. I know as a reader, I not only love series, I luuuuurve them. I also like standalones, but I’m a hard core series reader at heart and not just trilogies. Four, five, more books. Give me more. And I’m not one of those readers who demands that each book in a series be a ‘standalone’ either. One or the other cliffhanger is certainly okay if I am confident that the author… Read More

Shaky Ground, Book 2 of the Schattenreich, A New Year’s Excerpt

The excerpt takes place close to the halfway point of the book, just after Caitie has had a New Year’s eve dinner with Sebastian von der Lahn. She and Gus’s neighbor, Samantha Eschweiler, have that…and a few other things…to discuss. Shaky Ground, Book 2 of the Schattenreich series, on sale for $2.99 through Monday, January 5th, 2015 (oh, and Primary Fault, Book 1 is also on sale for $2.99, just saying)  *** Samantha opened the door right away. After I gave her a tight hug, she allowed me inside. “Hey, Sam, good to see you.” I went straight to the… Read More