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Eee!! This post is five years in the making! Back in 2020 (maybe even 2019?), I started working on a story that would become a “book of my heart.” It was the most challenging, most ambitious project I’d ever attempted. I wasn’t sure, at the beginning, I could even pull it off. But my fellow author and friend, Kyra Whitton, listened to my early brainstorming and told me to DO IT. So I began, knowing just three things:

~ It would be about a bestselling author who ends up in the world of her novel a...

I’m so excited to announce that the Kickstarter for the special edition of Storm Fall, the sequel to Rebel Wing, is now live! Click on the image below to be taken to the campaign!

Hello, hello bookish friends!

Here in Virginia, the leaves are changing and we’re smack dab in the middle of my favorite time of year. I’m so excited to have a spooky, fall-vibes book coming out this year — it makes my favorite season even more special.

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I wanted to give you info on some events I have coming up…and keep reading for a quick update on the Rebel Wing Kickstarter Special Edition as well!

Read on for more details about the preorder campaign, which will include:

1 Perfect Girl Sticker
1 Perfect Girl Bookmark
1 Signed Bookplate

I’m super excited to announce that for Rebel Wing‘s 10th Anniversary, it’s getting a SERIOUS glow up…and a new publisher! Recently, I was able to get the rights back for the Rebel Wing series, and will be re-releasing the entire trilogy with Snowy Wings Publishing, a wonderful indie co-op. And to celebrate, I’m running a Kickstarter to fund a super fancy special edition! (My goal is to offer gorgeous special editions for all three books, through Kickstarter only! Standard editions, in both paper...

I’m so excited to share with you the cover for LOVE LIKE CHOCOLATE, my debut picture book. Alina Chau’s gorgeous watercolor art perfectly captures the sweetness of this book. Watching Alina bring my words to life was one of the very coolest things I’ve got to experience as an author. I loved watching the progression from sketch to final image, and I love all the beautiful, rich colors and delicious treats she filled the book with. But most of all, I love the family Alina creates in the story, so...

It gives me such pleasure to share that I have sold another book! Hooray! I’m heading back to my young adult roots with a thriller about a sleepover that goes HORRIBLY wrong. In PERFECT GIRL, my main character, Jessa, is the perfect girl next door. Only she’s starting to feel like her “perfect” reputation has become more of a cage than a choice. And that’s BEFORE she discovers a serial killer has targeted her. He thinks she’s perfect…for him. She’ll have to break free of the expectations she — a...

I’m very excited to share that I’ve sold my first picture book! Here’s the announcement:

With two young kids, my life has been ALL ABOUT picture books for going on nine years now, and I love them so much. The way the words and art work together to create a funny or whimsical or sweet story…the way my kids’ eyes light up when we read their favorites. While I mostly write YA novels, as you know, my heart has been pushing me to try this new (to me) and different form of storytelling. LOVE LIKE CHO...

A SEASON OF SINISTER DREAMS is out in the world! This book was a labor of love, written over many years. It was inspired by my dog Scrabble, who I'm very very sad to say passed away on June 10, at 14.5 years old. He's been my constant companion for all of that time, and it's very weird not to have him asleep on his bed next to me as I type this. But I feel joy, knowing we got so much time together, and it's a really special feeling to open this book and see his picture -- I did a special author ...

A SEASON OF SINISTER DREAMS is out in the world! This book was a labor of love, written over many years. It was inspired by my dog Scrabble, who I’m very very sad to say passed away on June 10, at 14.5 years old. He’s been my constant companion for all of that time, and it’s very weird not to have him asleep on his bed next to me as I type this. But I feel joy, knowing we got so much time together, and it’s a really special feeling to open this book and see his picture — I did a special author ...