My latest novel, Spell-Bound, is my first foray out of the world of YA and firmly into adult fiction. I am calling it an adult Contemporary Fantasy because Urban Fantasy doesn’t seem to fit the setting of a small, West Virginia coal town. Definitely not urban. No inner-city grit, just coal dust and cinders. The story follows a young drifter named Jamie who rides into town on fumes and runs
Broken Worlds, Book III: Patterns in the Cracks has been typeset and is off to the printer for approval and proofing. It looks as if my goal of a mid-March release may actually come true. That said, there is still plenty of work to do. Now we tackle the conversion to digital copies, which can be finicky. Oh well, still close enough to post the cover, as promised.
So, just an update to let everyone know what I’ve been doing. Sorry for neglecting the page the past couple of months, but I really haven’t had much news until now. I had to set Broken Worlds III aside for a while to finish another story. Some of you may remember me talking about my “Rockets and Rayguns” story from the 2014 NaNoWriMo. Well, I have been working on polishing
The newest book in the Broken World series is in the editing phase.
A short story re-visiting the not so happy home of the Thornes from Broken Worlds, Book II. Warning – This story takes place after the events of Broken Worlds II: Doorways and Despair, and should not be read out of order. It has been three months since the mysterious Maggie crossed their threshold. Things were bound to have changed for Thaddeus and Emily Thorne. Buy on Smashwords
Jake’s journey home is put on hold as he sets out to rescue his best friend. Kidnapped by the mechanical man, Grob, for his master, Jennifer’s life is in peril, from both the journey and the madman at the end. The tracker, Rom, leads Sister Faye, Hans, and Jake in pursuit, and Jake learns more about his Talent and his new world. Magical creatures abound in the places humans fear
A story of the Dunderhills based on Broken Worlds: The Colors of Change. It is Harvest Moon Night, the spookiest night of year. All of the Dunderhills are inside, safe and warm at the feast. Well, almost all of them. Percy Dunderhill catches little Clara Midden sneaking out of the hill on a very secret mission. Midnight mushrooms only grow this one night of the year, and she just has
Innocent blood is spilled, unfathomable magic is called, and lightning arcs across the sky. The boundary between worlds is broken and a teenaged boy falls through the crack. A sorcerer seeks the means to re-make the world as he desires, but the key slips from his grasp. His minions, a green giant, remade with bronze gears and steel springs, and a techno-magically enhanced forest panther, are sent to retrieve it.