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Mirrored Heavens

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description Serapio, avatar of the Crow God Reborn and the newly crowned Carrion King, rules Tova. But his enemies gather both on distant shores and within his own city as the matrons of the clans scheme to destroy him. And deep in the alleys of the Maw, a new prophecy is whispered, this one… Continue reading Mirrored Heavens

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Cover Reveal!!

In celebration with publisher Meerkat Press bringing my shipwreck gothic horror back to the world. This chilling and haunting tale will stay with you past the final page! Read the description and cover reveal for The Devil and the Loch Ard Gorge from Meerkat Press now. Mark your calendar and keep an eye out. https://videopress.com/v/vfuqM6Z2?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true… Continue reading Cover Reveal!!

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Bitterthorn

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description Blumwald is a town overshadowed by an ancient curse: in a sinister castle in the depths of the wild wood lives a monstrous Witch. Once a generation, she comes to claim a companion to return with her โ€“ never to be seen again. Now that time is drawing near once more...Mina, daughter of… Continue reading Bitterthorn

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I, Medusa

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description Meddy has spent her whole life as a footnote in someone elseโ€™s story. Out of place next to her beautiful, immortal sisters and her parentsโ€”both gods, albeit minor onesโ€”she dreams of leaving her familyโ€™s island for a life of adventure. So when she catches the eye of the goddess Athena, who invites her… Continue reading I, Medusa

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Slavic Folklore: Vodyanoy

In Slavic mythology, the vodyanoy are water spirits known for dragging their victims into the swamp. They are never seen too far away from their watery abodes because when on land, they have no power but are formidable in water homes. They usually float in rivers, streams, or ponds on a half-sunken log and can… Continue reading Slavic Folklore: Vodyanoy

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Winterbloom

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description Several years into their marriage, Beauty and her once beastly husband are at a crossroads. Though they still love each other, they have not been able to have children nor talk about the problems that have beset them since the fairy curse was lifted. Instead, she devotes herself to the roses in their… Continue reading Winterbloom

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The Unicorn Hunters

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description Anne of Brittany was a child when France invaded and drove her royal father to his death. Now she is a young woman, sovereign duchess of an occupied realm, and France means to crown their conquest by marrying her to their king. Such… Continue reading The Unicorn Hunters

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The Bewitching

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ ** I received an ARC for an honest review ** Description โ€œBack then, when I was a young woman, there were still witchesโ€: That was how Nana Alba always began the stories she told her great-granddaughter Minervaโ€”stories that have stayed with Minerva all her life. Perhaps thatโ€™s why Minerva has become a graduate student… Continue reading The Bewitching

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By the Moonโ€™s Good Grace

โญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธโญ๏ธ Description The night after the tumultuous events at her grandmotherโ€™s house, Little Red ventures into the woods to find her missing grandmother. Instead, she discovers a stranger who claims to be her aunt โ€ฆ and learns a startling secret. Her family are wolves, changing form in phase with the moon, and the beast slain… Continue reading By the Moonโ€™s Good Grace

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Slavic Myth: Morrana

Morrana is the Slavic goddess of winter, death, decay, and rebirth, a queen of endings who makes space for beginnings. Not evil. Necessary. Who is Morrana? Goddess of Winter & cold Death, decay, and the grave Night, stillness, and silence The threshold between life and afterlife   In old Slavic belief, death wasnโ€™t feared and… Continue reading Slavic Myth: Morrana