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.

NovelS

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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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 Whimsical Publishing:
Title TBA (Paranormal Mystery Series): Book 1 Releasing September 2026

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!
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): ON SUB
Borrowed Magic & Other Catastrophes (YA coauthored with E.P. Stavs): In queue

Works-In-Progress
A Witch’s Guide to Mischief & Moonlight (YA Paranormal coauthored with E.P. Stavs!)
Novel Status: In revision!
Goal: Send to agent Winter 2025

House of the Chosen (Dark NA Fantasy)
Novel Status: In revision!
Goal: Send back to agent November 2025

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!