Super excited that Elena the Brave has gotten a starred review from Kirkus! Less than 10% of all books reviewed get a star from Kirkus, so I couldn't be more thrilled or gratified. They've also chosen to feature it as one of eight indie books in their February edition of Kirkus Magazine. This is timely since I'm just about to break ground on Pushkin's Ring, Book Three in the Old Rus series. As most of you know, these books are standalone sequels -- in Pushkin's Ring, we'll be going back in time a bit, and there's a mystery solved about the origins of the Vasilisa and Elena's maternal line -- but no spoilers! I'll be sharing more in the coming weeks, as well as lots of details about the June 6th release of The Starlet Letter, the first book in my forthcoming YA mystery series, The Canary House Mysteries. It will be up soon on Netgalley and Edelwiess for pre-pub review. Lots of news popping this year, so I'll keep you all posted :)