“Into the DeadLands” is Alive. The Blood of the Fae Arc is Complete!

A breezy green forest lies above a magma hellscape, with all the books from the Blood of the Fae fantasy series lying between the two extremes. Several five star reviews are quoted: Edge of your seat action. A Brilliant Read. Will have you entranced.

In a time of darkness and despair Ruby and her friends must find a way to fight Hades’ tryanny — before all the worlds fall to his rule... Yes, into the DeadLands is live today! Check out the Into the DeadLands preview below - or keep reading below that, to find out more about the …

2026 Writing Goals & All the Best for the New Year

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Happy New Year Do you have your goals all lined up? I'd love to hear them. Art (and books) to create? Books to read? Special jobs. Exciting new opportunities? Let me know in the comments. So my big goals for 2026 🥁🥁🥁 It's a long list, but much is partly completed, I just have to …

Astrid’s August Fantasy Fair

USA Today Bestselling Author, Astrid V.J. invites you to check out some of her favorite indie fantasy books. Each day, she will showcase one author and a book of their choice from a whole range of fantasy subgenres, and what’s more, many of these books will be 99c or even FREE at some point during …

The Kobo Summer Reading Challenge

I was online the other day, and happened upon great news for my American and Canadian readers. The Kobo Summer Reading Challenge is about to happen—just sign up on the Kobo website by June the first, read at least three books and you'll be in the draw to win: a Kobo Sage, Kobo stylus, and …

What I’ve been reading—the great and the grim

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I don't know what it is, but somehow books seem grimmer lately. I want everything to be sunshine, but then if it is, I'm not happy because it also seems too much. Still, there are some great books out. And I thought I'd share some of the ones I've enjoyed lately as I've been reading …

Hooked on Books – Book Review up for Quest :)

I just had to share this absolutely fantastic review for Quest by Denika Mead, an up and coming young New Zealand writer. "Ponder’s characters are amazing and unique. Dothie is an evil character with an awesome sense of humor and a pet tuatara named Toots: “Dothie sighed. ‘Look, moron, magic is difficult. It isn’t just; …