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The Night Docket is LIVE!

This book is finally out, and I am really excited about it. I write all kinds of stuff…crime, urban fantasy, and romance. This story pulls together my love of crime fiction together with urban fantasy, along with some of my favorite themes…trouble, redemption, and the power of friends and family to help you transcend your challenges.

It also comes full circle for me, work wise. I’m one of those people who has had a million jobs in her life. I’ve worked as an aerobics instructor, administrative assistant, cocktail waitress, house painter, mother’s helper, office temp, ID checker, Mom, artist’s model…on and on I could go.

And I worked as a lawyer, too, for a while.

Nicole’s storefront office brought me back to my own past, and to some of the most fulfilling work I’ve ever done.

I represented clients in the cities of New Haven, Connecticut, and Buffalo, New York, and the work was gritty and satisfying and soulful. Chasing Nicole Farmer down the streets of Amistad reminded me of the bittersweet victories and searing defeats my clients experienced in their lives, and how lucky I was to get to work with them and help them achieve their goals.

Standing up for my clients’ legal rights taught me how to stand my ground. It was a long, wild ride, and I don’t think I would have become a novelist if I hadn’t had the chance to do it.

I hope that you enjoy the story!

Buy it here: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Apple Books | Kobo

 

Uncollected Anthology: In the Matter of Snake vs. Stone

 

New Release! 

Something wicked walks in Buffalo…

Rikki Pollard, a divorce lawyer for the down and out in gritty Buffalo, NY, makes a living out of rendering asunder what the Lord had brought together. Despite her unholy trade, Rikki never expected to encounter Old Scratch himself in open court. 

But now she has to rescue her young client, Chance Stone, from a fate worse than death. It’s Rikki vs. damnation in a courtroom custody case like no other. To save Chance, she will have to outwit the devil himself, with only a little voodoo-related backup. A supernatural courtroom adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

 

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This story is part of the latest volume of the Uncollected Anthology — Fabulous Familiars! 

This is a spooky time of year, and this theme is perfect for the season: magicals and the familiars who enhance them. Our guest author this issue is the wonderful Valerie Brook. I hope you enjoy every story in the volume — check them all out!

“Hedging the Witch”

An honest politician: far more rare than hedgewitches, at least in Portland, Oregon.

When one such politician asks hedgewitches Holly and Willow to investigate whether his rival employs a magical advantage, Holly’s familiar, Cam, must support Holly through a treacherous investigation…or risk losing her forever.

The first story in a spellbinding new urban fantasy series by the author of the Nikki Ashburne Ghosted stories.

Buy it at any of these fine online retailers:
Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Omnilit | Smashwords | iBooks

 

 

 

 

“Un-Familiar,” Kristine Kathryn Rusch

Winston’s familiar Ruby, a small black cat, avoids dogs whenever possible. So when Winston finds her in cahoots with a toy poodle-Chihuahua mix, he wants to know why.

Ruby, usually so vocal, says nothing. Her silence, that dog, and a storm in the Oregon Coast community of Seavy Village all combine into one of the most memorable days of Winston’s life.

“Rusch is a great storyteller.”
RT Book Reviews

 

“The Mouse Who Laughed,” Leah Cutter

As a familiar, Ina expected to bond happily ever after with a single master or mistress.

Not two.

And certainly not three.

But when her current Master turns on her, attacks her, she breaks the bond and flees for her life.

What’s a poor mouse to do?

If you need a pick-me-up, “The Mouse Who Laughed” fits the bill nicely as a warm fantasy about learning to stand on your own two (or four) feet.

 

“The Reveal Within,” by Rebecca M. Senese

Eed graduates from an insect familiar to a raven familiar, but his first pairing with a pushy warlock ends in disaster. Eed barely escapes before the warlock enslaves him, breaking the rule of cooperation between witch and familiar.

But when Eed tries to return to the raven clan, he finds himself blacklisted. Facing enslavement to the warlock or getting busted back to insect, Eed turns rogue.

How can Eed clear his name before the raven clan catches up?

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“Aunt Fabulous and the Talking Tattoo,” Valerie Brook

Magnificent Maggie Fontaine has been around the mysteries of magic all her life. But when she wakes up with an underage hangover and a talking press-on priestess tattoo on her arm, all Mag wants is for both things to go away. When Aunt Fabulous turns out to have vanished overnight, and it’s up to Mag to find her guardian, will the strange talking tattoo be a help or a hindrance?

 

 

Magic Mushrooms

Happy new year! I have deadlines like whoa but wanted to wish you a good January full of delicious developments.

20151213_140120These little lovelies grew on my kitchen counter (by design, you jokers. I swear I maintain good housekeeping practices! We wanted these fungi to grow where they grew). This was a box garden we found at Home Depot of all places…careful watering led to a crop of the most delicious fresh oyster mushrooms anybody ever ate. We harvested these with a pair of kitchen shears, and I sauteed them in olive oil, with just a little salt for seasoning.

WOW. Taste explosion. I don’t know about you, but I’d rather have a single serving of something insanely delicious than a whole bag of something meh that leaves you feeling yucky afterwards (yeah Doritos, I’m talking about you…). I served the sauteed mushrooms alongside a steak, and it was perfect. Ahh.

If you want to hunt these down for yourself, check it out!  Have a wonderful week :)

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