Shift of Destiny

illustration of a storefront with a sign that says Turn of the Cards, as generated by MidJourney and additions by Carol Van Natta

Playlist for Shift of Destiny The audiobook for Shift of Destiny, book 2 in my Ice Age Shifters series, is out and ready for however you like to listen to books. Including, by the way, via Spotify (if you’re in the U.S., UK, AU, NZ, and IE). I like to collect songs that express the […]

fantasy illustration of a pretty Black woman with flowers in her hair, generated by MidJourney

A.I. Art for February 2023 Like most endeavors, learning to use A.I. tools takes time and practice. Plus, the tools are in active development, meaning we users are all shooting at a moving target. This is my A.I. art for February 2023. Click the images below to see bigger version. For people using smaller devices, […]

Cover design for the audiobook for Shifter Mate Magic

Ice Age Shifters Audiobooks  I’ve been wanting audiobook versions of my Ice Age Shifters series, and now they’re finally here. Shifter Mate Magic and Shift of Destiny started showing up at the audiobook sellers this week. The whole series is being professionally narrated by David Brenin, who has produced more than 300 audiobooks and does […]

Author Life: Character Naming Secrets

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 […]

3 go-to recipes

Three Go-To Recipes for Gatherings I’m a very lucky author. When I’m working on a book deadline (which is pretty much any day ending in ‘Y’), the resident mad scientist does most of the cooking in our secret lair… er, house. However, I occasionally borrow his laboratory… er, kitchen for special occasions such as potlucks […]

Illustration of a prehistoric American lion for Shift of Destiny

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 […]

Ice Age Shifters Collection

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 […]

New Release and a Giveaway

New Release and a Giveaway To celebrate the release of Shift of Destiny, Ice Age Shifters Book 2, I’m holding a giveaway! Click the pretty prize photo or the button below to go to the giveaway page. Shift of Destiny is the second book in my Ice Age Shifters series. In addition to magic and […]