Ancient Horses, New Horses Humans (and some dogs) love digging around in the dirt. We never know what we’ll find—roots, rocks, earthworms, buried treasure, a 42,000-year-old foal from an ancient horse species… In Siberia, scientists found a foal preserved in the permafrost. Under the right conditions, cold can preserve a lot of things, including humans,…
More Ice Age Megafauna Illustrations Last week, I showed you the illustrations for the first two books in my Ice Age Shifters series. This week I’ll show you more Ice Age megafauna illustrations for the second two books in the series. As with the whole series, we don’t have living examples or photographs of the…
Ice Age Megafauna Illustrations When I conceived the idea for my Ice Age Shifters® series, I imagined that certain, rare shifters were born as throwbacks to the days when mammals grew big. Really big. Paleontologists dubbed them “megafauna” to signify their size. Not as big as dinosaurs, of course. That’s a different conversation altogether. There…
Geeky Fairy Light Addiction Hello. My name is Carol, and I am addicted to geeky fairy lights. This is my story. Perhaps it can save others from a geeky fairy light addiction. Or not. As addictions go, it’s cheap and harmless. It all started when LED lights began replacing the short-lived incandescent light bulbs and…
Places I Write (Author in Space) I enjoy seeing—and am sometimes envious of—the lovely spaces my author friends have created for their writing. I’ve always said that if I win the lottery, I’ll decorate my office to look like a starship bridge. Until that day, these are some of the places I write. Like all…
Happy Holidays from Me to You Best wishes and happy holidays from me to you as we move from this year to the next. Thank you for reading my books, and reviewing them, and recommending them to your friends. I write stories with characters and themes that resonate in my heart. They aren’t always…
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…
Heart of a Dire Wolf Is In The Wild! Happy release day to me! Heart of a Dire Wolf is in the wild! I love my new Ice Age Shifters paranormal romance series, and now the third book is here. It debuts today on Amazon, and is free to read in Kindle Unlimited. Read the…
Heart of a Dire Wolf Excerpt #2 Heart of a Dire Wolf is the third book in my new Ice Age Shifters paranormal romance series. As you might have guessed from the title, the series is all about shifters, but it also has magic, elves, fairies, and ogres. This is Heart of a Dire Wolf…
Heart of a Dire Wolf Excerpt #1 Heart of a Dire Wolf is the third book in my new Ice Age Shifters paranormal romance series. As you might have guessed from the title, the series is all about shifters, but it also has magic, elves, fairies, and ogres. Below is a short Heart of a…
In Graves Below Re-Release TL;DR version: In Graves Below is available from all major book sellers. The paperback version will likely be coming out in September. Click the pretty buttons below to buy your copy today. Astute readers with good memories will notice that this is very like the book I originally published in 2016…
IN GRAVES BELOW Coming Soon A Magic, New Mexico Story A few years ago, Amazon created the Kindle Worlds program, where authors could invite others to come play in their universe. Author S.E. Smith (Susan) invited me to join her Magic, New Mexico world, and of course I said “Yes!” Amazon recently ended the program,…
Preorder Heart of a Dire wolf Ice Age Shifters™ Book 3 Heart of a Dire Wolf is the next book in my new Ice Age Shifters paranormal romance series. It has exciting things in store for you, and I can’t wait for you to read it. This is the lovely cover design, once again the…
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