Telling stories
fished from the dreamcatcher.

Thanks so much for stopping by! Here you’ll find links to my published work, novel excerpts, some short and flash fiction, character art, a few writing process posts, why I don’t use GenAI, a little book review blog, and updates on my works in progress.

Works:

Fangs, Fate, & Mondays
The first entry in a brand new paranormal mystery trilogy

With her life in shambles (again), 23-year-old Dessa Blue McKinney agrees to work at her uncle’s Paranormal Intermediary Office until she gets her life together. But when the intern is a hot, cursed murder suspect, and her dead BFF’s sister goes missing, Dessa’s old secrets may mean more bodies.

Fangs, Fate, & Monday mixes the quirky coworkers of The Office with mystery of Veronica Mars in a world like in Supernatural, and it’s now available for preorder from Whimsical Publishing here! This paranormal mystery is the first in a planned trilogy, and ARCs are currently available to request on NetGalley for a limited time!

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Into the Churn Series
Completed romantic YA sci-fi adventure series

One idealistic terraforming intern, one jaded ex-prodigy, one deadly race, one grand prize that could save their backwater planet, one mysterious death that could unravel everything… and falling for your race partner really doesn’t help.

You can order Into the Churn books 1, 2, 2.5, 3, & 3.5 from Whimsical Publishing with my rep code (CHOW) to get a discount or snag the ebooks from Amazon here! They’re also free to read on Kindle Unlimited and available in audiobook format! First chapter sneak peek here, and character art here.

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Chase vs. the Doom Spiral
A picture book with anxiety-management techniques for kids presented in a simple rhyme.

It’s all fun and games until the DOOM SPIRAL strikes.

Chase the cheetah’s days are busy and full of fun. But sometimes, at night before he goes to bed, the doom spiral strikes. It fills Chase’s head with negative thoughts and makes even the best days seem miserable. But luckily, Chase knows how to fight back!

If Chase is going to save his good day from the doom spiral, he’ll have to use all the strategies he’s learned to manage anxiety: deep breaths, positive self-talk, calming activities, and listening to his body. If he doesn’t, the doom spiral may never let him get to sleep!

I wrote & illustrated this picture book to help my seven-year-old with his pre-bedtime anxiety, and put it online for any other families that might need it. Ebooks are free on Kindle Unlimited & paperbacks are also available.

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Odriel’s Heirs
🔥 2024 Winner of the YA IndieReader Discovery Awards
🔥 2020 Winner of the Florida Author Project
🔥 Silver Medalist in the 2022 International Readers’ Favorite Awards
🔥 Wishing Shelf Book Award Bronze Medalist
🔥 Literary Titan Gold Award Winner
🔥 5th Place Finalist in the 2021 Book Blogger Novel of the Year Awards
🔥 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree

A demon necromancer looms, her father is dead, her healer is MIA, the handsome shadow twister hates her, and even the cat is snarky.  She may be a bullied fire-wielder with rage issues, but this is going to be rough.

Burn the dead. Light the dark.

Recommended reading order for complete series: Odriel’s Heirs, Burning Shadows, Idriel’s Children, Night of Ash, Time’s Orphan. First chapter sneak peeks and character art here.

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The Gatekeeper of Pericael
A fast-paced, lower YA/upper MG dark fantasy.
👻 2024 International Readers’ Favorite Awards Finalist
👻 2022 Book Blogger Novel of the Year Awards Semi-Finalist
👻 2021 Page Turner Award Finalist
👻 B.R.A.G. Medallion Honoree
👻 Literary Titan Gold Award Winner

Bloodthirsty monsters, meddling spirits & a soul-stealing murderer…. The parallel world of Pericael isn’t exactly a dream come true, but when your mom’s the portal’s guardian, some after-school activities are more dangerous than others.

In Pericael, no one stays out after dark.

First chapter sneak peek here, and character art here.

Upcoming works and works in progress

Complete manuscripts acquired by Charlesbridge Publishing:
Midnight Falls (YA Paranormal Mystery coauthored with E.P. Stavs): Releasing October 2027
TBD: Releasing October 2028

Complete manuscripts currently with my agent, Kristen Terrette!
House of the Chosen (Dark NA Fantasy): ON SUB
Exit Seats (NA Romance): ON SUB
Codename: CNDRLA (YA Adventure – sneak peeks here!): ON SUB
The Ninth Circle (YA Paranormal): ON SUB
Inky & Heater IRL (YA Romcom): Backburner
Borrowed Magic & Other Catastrophes (YA coauthored with E.P. Stavs): In queue
A Witch’s Guide to Mischief & Moonlight (YA coauthored with E.P. Stavs): In queue

Works In Progress
So He Burned Down the World for You… (Cozy Fantasy)
Novel Status: In revision!
Goal: Send to agent Spring 2026

Fangs, Fate, & Mondays Book II (Paranormal Mystery)
Novel Status: Drafting!
Goal: Send to Whimsical Publishing Spring 2026

The almighty email list

So apparently the internet is telling me that if I have a website, I need to have an email list.

Voilà—the almighty email list. Behold!

Sign up to get notified when one of my stories go on preorder or leave the nest! Which is only a few times a year, so fear not the annoying spam of doom. The newsletter also includes updates on my works-in-progress, upcoming works, and sneak peeks into my manuscripts on sub!

Thanks so much for your support!