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Tea Leaves, Travels, and Tapestried Tales
Many faceted gatherings of the mystical, literary, and adventuresome occurrences that are my life and mine alone.
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Wednesday, December 27, 2023
STUFF YOUR KINDLE DAY!
Stuff Your Kindle Day!!
2000+ free ebooks are available today only, including my New Orleans based romantasy, The Binding. There are books in almost every romance genre. So hurry, go fill up your kindle at www.romancebookworms.com.
Friday, October 13, 2023
Of Myth and Memento Mori is here!
Friday the 13th in October only hours away from the new moon and a solar eclipse...
That's right! It's release day for a spooky, semi-gothic, paranormal romance that's a perfect read for this time of year.
Of Myth and Memento Mori is a haunting and hilarious nod to the people and the place where I hail from - a ghost story passed down through my family.
If you are looking for a cozy and creepy book with all the autumn and Halloween vibes, this is the book for you.
Lenore waits all year for Halloween to descend on the small Appalachian town of Hiraeth Hollow. A mortician and the town’s only professional pumpkin carver, Lenore spends her autumn weekends carving gruesome scenes in gourds while sipping hot beverages at the local Halloween attraction.
This year, something has changed. A knocking echoes through the trees, a strange man appears and disappears before Lenore’s eyes, and mysterious deliveries arrive on her doorstep. Then, the attacks begin.
Soon, Lenore and her friends face a nightmare from folklore; a bedtime story comes to life. Facing a mythological terror with no way to handle the situation, Lenore places her trust in Gwilym, the inhuman stranger she met in the woods.
As family secrets unfold and new friends and family appear, Lenore finds unexpected love amid terror and the burden of saving her town from angry haints.
*A ghostly Halloween tale full of quirky Southern humor, a mysterious romance, a talking bat, and a unique collection of Memento Mori.
Friday, August 11, 2023
Children of Rima - A True Fantasy Adventure
Hi everyone! I'm back. I know it's been a few weeks since I last posted. I've been communicating with my alpha readers and making updates to Of Myth and Memento Mori, my upcoming Gothic Romantasy filled with ghosts, Appalachian legends, and Welsh mythology. More on that soon, but today, I want to tell you about a book that I read recently.
Now, I will apologize in advance. You know I love books, and every once in awhile one truly surprises me, not because I didn't expect it to be good. Oh no, I had a feeling this book was going to be great, but I had no idea that it would give me that fully immersed feeling that I've only gotten with a few books over the years.
Children of Rima: Seeds of the Fallen is book one of a fantasy series from Miriam Yvette. Side note: Myriam Yvette is also a fantastic artist. Check out her work sometime.
I digress.
I won't give any of the plot away. Instead I will attach the blurb lower in this blog and tell you of how this book made me feel. In my life, certain books, certain stories have drawn me in so deeply that I looked forward to every spare second of reading time that I could nab. You all know these books: Wheel of Time, The Witcher, Kushiel's Dart, Harry Potter, all things Tolkien. These are the stories where you don't want to read them all at once (even if you sometimes can't help but devour them quickly.) The tales within are a special sort of adventure and the time it takes to read these books is some of the most exciting moments a reader can have.
Children of Rima is like that. It's an adventure, a fully-immersive experience, and more than that, the characters have so much heart. For all of you romance lovers, there is an underlying enemies to well...lovers aspect that provides an almost cheeky undercurrent to the harrowing situation in which the characters find themselves. Also, this is one of those stories where the side characters are just as colorful and expressive as the main characters. As a reader, these details create a deep association. You will feel like you know each of the characters well, and you will want to know more.
Miriam Yvette is currently writing the next installment right now, and I am sitting on pins and needles, stalking her socials, and counting down the minutes until the next book is written. Children of Rima is a fantasy for the ages.
All of that to say, go! Read this book! It's so so so good! Really good! 😀
Enemies To Lovers. Secret Identity. Dark Secrets.A secret identity hides the truth, but what happens when it becomes a cage?
Lucan Greystone long lived under an alias, his true self, hidden in a new body, but when a murder attempt sends him adrift to a Riman town, the wound he suffered won't heal. Now he must depend on the Harrow family to trek the long, perilous road and reunite with his friends, all while suffering Elene Harrow's company, the town's heathen who nearly killed him.
Thursday, May 18, 2023
A Forest of Grimm Desires by E. P. Stavs- A Review
Hello all of you beautiful cacophonies!
I recently finished A Forest of Grimm Desires by E. P. Stavs, and I can't express how much I loved this unique, original mashing of fairytales and creatures we all know and love. It's fun, witty, and fast-paced, and quite honestly, it's an addicting read. The side characters Evander and Lyall captured my heart, as did the villain, Tenebris (He's my favorite, but you all knew that, didn't you?), and the main characters, Gretchen and Red Cap--their banter and steamy chemistry round off the balance to a wonderful book.
Recently, I've discovered that another book is coming in this series, and I can't wait. Seriously. I'm stalking E. P. Stavs like a crazy person so that I don't miss any updates. I need this edgy fairy tale world that she has created.
“He's the one who steals your dreams, twisting desires and eliciting screams. You ask his name, but no one knows. Speak it once, and away he goes.”
In a forest where Rapunzel paints gruesome visions in her tower and Red Riding Hood reigns over a harem of werewolves, a young woman once slated for the witch's oven finds herself working with the notorious goblin king to discover the trickster's name and keep the rising darkness from consuming them all. That, and trying very hard not to ogle him while he's sleeping.
Seriously, though, how small were those short pants?
Grown-up Hansel and Gretel meets Rumpelstiltskin with D&D vibes and SPICE.
*Features a primary M/F romance, as well as a secondary M/M romance.
CW: se-x, language, vio-lence
Friday, May 5, 2023
Updates and Other Fun Stuff
While I was in the horror writing mood, I tried my hand at a little horror comedy for a contest, which I didn't win, creating a funny tale that I plan on sharing with everyone as it is or possibly turning it into a full book. We don't succeed at everything we try, but we must try. And personally, I love that little short story. So, maybe you will too.
Friday, July 22, 2022
Colleen Unbound Release and The Binding Universe
Colleen O’Brien, High Priestess of the New Orleans witches, is fed up with faeries threatening her city. Her friends defeated the key players. Life should be back to normal. Yet, the good times haven’t started to roll. Instead, humans and fae are captured and killed all over the city as the vampires reestablish their government, and fearful witches punish innocents. Colleen must do what she can to establish peace for her friends, New Orleans, and the faeries in Elfrice.
But must she do it with Niz, the rakish, insufferable nix that has been a thorn in her side for almost twenty years?