Character Naming Secrets A reader recently asked if I have any character naming secrets, and where I came up with the name of Mairwen Morganthur, the heroine of Overload Flux. I’ll tell you the same thing I told him, but first I must dispel the notion that there any secrets to naming characters. Just as…
Women In Science Day My trusty calendar tells me that Tuesday, 11 February, is International Girls and Women in Science Day. Hooray! I grew up with scientists and have worked with them a lot over the years. Science fascinates me, so it’s probably no surprise that I write science fiction. My Central Galactic Concordance space…
Cover Reveal for Shifter’s Storm (Ice Age Shifters Book 5) At last I can present the cover reveal for Shifter’s Storm (Ice Age Shifters Book 5). The fabulously spiffy cover for this and the rest the series are all designed by the very talented Amanda Kelsey of Razzle Dazzle Design. Shifter’s Storm starts a new…
More Prehistoric Dire Wolves (Canis Dirus) And Not the Friendly Kind My Ice Age Shifters® series is paranormal romance with a twist. Shapeshifters magically share their soul with animals, such as wolves, bears, tigers, bulls, and more. Rare shapeshifters share their souls with ancient animals from the Ice Age. I already told you some fun…
About Mythical Ahklut in the Ice Age Shifters® World In Dire Wolf Wanted, Ice Age Shifters Book 4, the heroine is Rayne Chakal, a covert agent and a prehistoric dire wolf shifter, which makes her very rare. (See my posts on prehistoric bears, lions, and Rayne’s sister, also a dire wolf.) The hero of the…
About Prehistoric American Lions (Panthera Atrox) Big Extinct Cats of North America As I mentioned in my post about really big prehistoric bears, Ice Age megafauna are at the core of my Ice Age Shifters® paranormal romance series. In my books, these shifters are rare and often find themselves in unusual situations, including the unexpected…
Shifter’s Storm (Ice Age Shifters #5) Cover Reveal Today I’m revealing the cover for Shifter’s Storm, book 5 in the Ice Age Shifters series. I’ve been impatiently sitting on this cover for a month, and I finally get to show it off. Shifter’s Storm is Chantal’s story, and that of her sexy, could-be mate, Gavril….
All Ice Age Shifters Books at All Booksellers Last year, I released my new paranormal romance series in Amazon’s Kindle Unlimited program. A lot of readers are in the program, but not all of them. Therefore, I didn’t renew the enrollment. The books are now free of the exclusivity requirement, so I’ve published all the…
How Real Life Events Become Magical Secrets in My Paranormal Romance Series World-building is one of my pleasures as an author. Since I write science fiction and fantasy genres, I get to do a lot of it. For my Ice Age Shifters paranormal romance series, I delight in discovering fun facts in my research, so…
Star Crossed: 7 Novels Anthology is Free Star Crossed: 7 Novels of Space Exploration, Alien Races, Adventure, and Romance is a science fiction romance anthology with first-in-series novels from bestselling and award-winning authors. My entry in the anthology is Overload Flux, from my Central Galactic Concordance series. Right now, the Star Crossed: 7 Novels anthology…
Snippet from Overload Flux (Central Galactic Concordance Book 1) Since the book is on sale for 99¢ for the holidays, I thought I’d share a little snippet from Overload Flux, the first book in my space opera, adventure, and romance series. In this scene, Mairwen Morganthur, a security guard with a lot of secrets, is…
Pets in Space Celebrates a Day to Honor Veterans ✪ I love that we have a day to honor veterans. ✪ My father, grandfather, and great-grandfather had distinguished careers in the U.S. Army. The resident mad scientist enlisted and went to war. I deeply respect anyone in the military, and do my best to honor…
Dire Wolf Wanted Is Out Today In case you missed the headline above, Dire Wolf Wanted is out today. It’s the fourth book in the Ice Age Shifters series, after Shifter Mate Magic, Shift of Destiny, and Heart of a Dire Wolf. A dire wolf shifter and a mysterious mythical shifter must uncover dark secrets…
Sneak Peek of Dire Wolf Wanted (Ice Age Shifters Book 4) The fourth book in the Ice Age Shifters series is available now, and I’m thrilled to share it with you. See below for a sneak peek of Dire Wolf Wanted. This book took its time, largely because of my overactive muse, so it’s longer…
Dire Wolf Wanted Coming Soon (Preorder Yours Now) It’s (almost) here at last! Dire Wolf Wanted is coming soon to your ereader. It’s book 4 in my new Ice Age Shifters series, and the longest of them so far. This is the lovely cover by Amanda Kelsey of Razzle Dazzle Design. I already knew something…
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