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The Valkyrie Bestiary Series
A pest-controller with a soft heart can easily end up with an apartment full of rescues. When Kyra finds an abandoned baby dragon, she doesn’t want to bring him home, but until she hunts down the brute trying to kill all dragons and start a civil war among the fae, she’s on babysitting duty.
And so begins Dragons Don't Eat Meat, book 1 of the Valkyrie Bestiary Series.
With over 2800 ★★★★★ reviews, see why readers are calling Dragons Don’t Eat Meat a laugh-out-loud adventure with delightfully evil critters and a slow-burn romance. And more than one reader has said, "I want to be a fae pest-controller too!
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Welcome to my site
If I could have one magical superpower, it would be to talk to animals. Or maybe to shift into animal form. Definitely, fantastical critters and magic often feature in my stories. So until I can change into a griffin and fly away, I write dark paranormal action and romance tales. I am also passionate about fiber art, photography, children’s literacy, rescue animals, nature, and genre-bending fiction.

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New Release: Black Annis Year
Black Annis Year is now live!
If you pre-ordered the eBook, it should already be in your Kindle. The book is also available in paperback, hardcover and Kindle Unlimited. If you haven't ordered, now...

2 new book formats for The Knack, plus a snippet
Black Annis Year is coming in less than a month! I have another sneak peak inside the book later in this newsletter, but first I have some other exciting news…
It might feel that with all the hoo...

Sweet treats for spring
Last Sunday, I went for a sugaring off brunch at an old inn not too far from us. It was drizzling rain and foggy. The ground here is still mostly covered in snow and the mix of snow melt and rain m...