It’s been a looooong time coming, but Blood Magic is officially out today! If you’ve been eyeing this book and thinking about picking it up, but you’re still on the fence, let me give you 6 good reasons to add this one to your TBR immediately. 1) It’s loosely inspired by Barbie Rapunzel Yeah, you […]

I can still remember being 11 years old, walking into my Grade 6 classroom and noticing that one of my friends was holding a copy of a book I’d been seeing everywhere. When I asked her what Twilight was about, she responded, “It’s about a girl who falls in love with a vampire.” It sounds […]

Haven’t you heard? Vampires are soooo back in, baby. And there have been some scrumptious vampire books that have come out in recent years. We may be many months out from the spooky season, but there’s never a bad time to dive into a vampire book (especially if it’s a spicy, romantic vampire book!) And […]

Recently there have been talks about how the current boycott on Amazon (well, that and the decision of people to cut expenses due to the cost of living) has severely and negatively impacted the livelihood of indie authors. No, I’ve never been in KU (going to just get that out of the way upfront). But […]

When I was a debut author, I was presenting one of my very first writing workshops, and I wanted to use the opportunity to plug my novel. So I did what comes most naturally to any born storyteller… and I told them the story of how that debut novel came to be — which details […]

There’s often debate in the reader space about whether duologies or trilogies are better, but personally, I just feel like they’re different reading experiences. I love reading a good trilogy, but I often find myself a victim of the ‘filler middle book’ in an effort to stretch a series to be longer than it needs […]

Getting a feel for a book can be tricky sometimes, which is why it can be helpful to compare books to something you already know familiarly.  There’s a reason why books and TV shows get compared to similar media a lot—it’s a really easy way to make a fast impression of what you can expect […]

If there’s anything I love to read, it’s a good fantasy romance book. And given that this is the genre I most frequently write in, I’ve been reading it for a solid fifteen years and counting now. If you’re looking for a romance to sweep you off your feet this Valentine’s Day, I’ve put together […]

When I was growing up, my mum would often take me to the video shop (back when VCR was still a thing) and let me rent a PS2 game to play for the week. And if I really liked a game, it would sometimes appear as part of my Christmas presents for that year (a […]

In 2012, I went on a holiday to an island resort, where I got the idea for Stuck on Vacation With Ryan Rupert. It came through me as a scenario I wanted to explore: what if my protagonist was stuck on an island with her first enemy, had a massive fear of the ocean, and […]