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in Springfield, Massachusetts, The United States

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Romance, Paranormal, Fantasy

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Kelley Armstrong, Kresley Cole, Nalini Singh, Patricia Briggs, Stephen ...more

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The short:

I'm a life-long reader, fantasy addict, cupcake hoarder and mom, which somehow hasn't ameliorated any of the previously mentioned questionable habits.

The long:

I started writing dark paranormal romance after getting addicted to a couple bully romances in a row and realizing I'd been in love with the trope since I met good old Logan Echolls (I'm a devout marshmallow as well). It took me a while to find the right recipe to explore all of my bad habits in one twisty plot, but I dedicated my waist line (please see above, re: cupcakes) and my extremely limited down time (please see above, re: mom) to it, and have created the Legends of the Ashwood Institute series. It has everything I love: hotness, sweetness, ANGST, a good bully, a ba ...more

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CURSE ME Announcement

I have been waiting to send out the publishing notice for Curse Me because of, well, everything.

I apologize to those of you who have been waiting too. Unfortunately, due to the enormous and difficult challenges everyone is facing right now here in the US, many people are just not able to focus on a small indie paranormal romance--they are busy marching, trying to stay well, and keeping their famil Read more of this blog post »

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	Dare Me (Legends of the Ashwood Institute #1) 4.03 avg rating — 93 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Deny Me (Legends of the Ashwood Institute #2) 4.26 avg rating — 47 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Defy Me (Legends of the Ashwood Institute #4) 4.37 avg rating — 38 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enslave Me (Legends of the Ashwood Institute #3) 4.19 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2019 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enchant Me (Legends of the Ashwood Institute #5) 4.35 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legends of the Ashwood Institute, Volume One: Dare Me, Deny Me, Enslave Me 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enslave Me: A Dark Paranormal Romance 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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