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A long awaited update for you regarding The Blade of Severed Bonds - I’m getting my rights back!

The collection known as The Blade of Severed Bonds (with five short stories) is being dissolved

In March 2026, The Blade of Severed Bonds (short story only) will become a newsletter freebie and free on ebook platforms (full distribution list tbd)

two short stories associated with the prequel will become newsletter bonus content for The Bones of Crystal Sand

two short stories associated with the secon...

We’ve all been swept away in the Heated Rivalry magic. Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams have taken our beloved Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander and given us a new obs...

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Wondering what to do with one of your three dozen blank notebooks in the new year?

I have been a fan of bullet journals since I was little. There’s so much freedom in taking a blank page and designing it to fit your needs, whatever they might be. Of course, that can also be pretty intimidating.

Now, as an avid reader and writer, I’ve been using the back pages in my Passion Planner as a bujo for several years now, but I’...

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With all the crazy moving plans, I am disastrously behind on blog posts. I’m hoping to do one with a flip through of my journals and planners heading into next year and how I like to set up my system. But for now, I bring you some beautiful new notebooks with the Archer & Olive Winter Collection.

What’s better than the winter season? New notebooks! New planners! Snowflake themes and blues and whites and all the cozy and magic...

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Okay, that sounds very dramatic. But I feel a bit dramatic because we are prepping to move here in the next two weeks and in that time, I’ve accumulated a lot of stuff. Namely, planners.

Now, I’m both a notebook hoarder and a notebook user. I actually have more used notebooks in this house than I have unused ones, which is a feat, but I’ve also reached the point where I’ve been holding on to som...

The cozy monster romance with your favorite sunshine babies is out in the world (again)! I'm so excited to have the opportunity to bring this book to audio. And don't forget you can ask your library for a copy of the audio, while paperback and ebook will remain Amazon and KU.

Dreamscape | Universal

Romantasy fan giveaway

Audiobook deals

Feminist Fantasy: Down With the Patriarchy

KU First in series

I just wrapped the...

Why am I publishing this when we still have three months left in 2025? Because I like to plan ahead! And I need all the time to prep.

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The weather still hasn’t turned crisp for me, but I’m itching to...

I don’t care what anyone says. As soon as we reach the -ber months, it’s fall, and that means we get to share all the magical fantasy romance books. Let’s curl up with ...

I've been aching to write this blog post for some time, considering how important and valuable I think it is right now with *gestures to everything*. But particularly t...