Lady Killer by Joëlle Jones My rating: 5 of 5 stars This volume has one of the best introductions ever. It speaks to my feminist heart.  Josie Schuller is a 1960s housewife and mother. She’s also a damned good assassin. Balancing both lives isn't easy, especially with a nos…

Paper Girls, Vol. 1 by Brian K. Vaughan My rating: 4 of 5 stars After loving the hell out of the Saga comic book series, I decided it would be great to check this out. I mean, it's set in the 1980s, features some cool references and is about four very different, but cool, …

Little Dead Red by Mercedes M. Yardley My rating: 5 of 5 stars This isn't my first Mercedes M. Yardley story, so I knew I was in for a treat before I even started. She's got a way with words. An amazing knack for telling real-world cautionary tales with a slant toward…

Juliet Young always writes letters to her mother, a world-traveling photojournalist. Even after her mother's death, she leaves letters at her grave. It's the only way Juliet can cope.   Declan Murphy isn't the sort of guy you want to cross. In the midst of his court-ord…

READ ON 20 MARCH : Saga, Vol. 2 by Brian K. Vaughan My rating: 5 of 5 stars It's been a while since I read the first volume, but it didn't take long to get back into the swing of things. Marko and Alana have gone against some creepy monsters, and now that they…

The perfect brother. The perfect fiance. The perfect revenge. One day changes Jody's life forever. She has shut herself down, haunted by her memories and unable to trust anyone. But then she meets Abe, the perfect stranger next door and suddenly life seems full of possib…

A few weeks ago I mentioned that I was going to start writing my March short story soon. I had an idea ready to go, and even a market to send it to. I was also positive it would take two-three days to write the first draft. So, after weeks of this story simmering in my mind, I got…

I'm now a published author with no currently available published books.  Yep. It's so weird to say that out loud. O_o Last week I received my return of rights letter for the 10 pubbed and 2 contracted books I had with Samhain Publishing. That's two UF series and one S…

The Steep & Thorny Way by Cat Winters My rating: 5 of 5 stars By now, I know that when I pick up a novel written by Cat Winters, it means I'm going to love it. She's got an uncanny way of taking readers back into our unsettling past, and totally hooking them int…

Science geek Meg is left to look after her little sister for ten days after her free-spirited mum leaves suddenly to follow up yet another of her Big Important Causes. But while Meg may understand how the universe was formed, baby Elsa is a complete mystery to her.   And Mum's …

The first in a heart thudding trilogy about first love, heartbreak, pop music and the power of teenage obsession. Heartbreak, romance, fame and pop music - for anyone who's ever dreamed of saying 'I'm with the band'. Charlie Bloom never wanted to be 'with the…

Since I wrote a whole post about my short story goals  a few weeks back, I thought it might be a cool idea to put together a bit of an update. As you already know, a lot has happened in my publishing life lately. All not-so-great things that I had zero control over. So I decided t…

Beautiful.  Rich.  Mysterious.  Everyone wants to be a Roanoke girl.  But you won't when you know the truth.   Lane Roanoke is fifteen when she comes to live with her grandparents and fireball cousin at the Roanoke family's rural estate following the suicide of he…

The current and  very sudden shift in my author life has really thrown me into a bit of a dizzying spin.  So I wanted to write a blog post about it... While it hasn't changed the fact that I'm still an author and will never stop telling stories, it's definitely thro…

Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough My rating: 5 of 5 stars O.M.F.G. That ending. WTF?! O.o You know, I worked out Adele's secret along the way, and even her intentions eventually dawned on me. But what I didn't expect was that ending! Yikes. So, um. Yeah. Le…