So, today is the release day for Larkspur’s Quest, my favorite novella in the Fey Quartet. It’s the most sensual of the four and the creepiest (thanks to the Faerie prince).

Here’s a portrait of the prince. He’s dead, but he’s also not dead, and he’s about to cause Cadoc and Larkspur a whole lot of trouble . . .



I fall in love with every hero I write, but some more than others, and Cadoc is definitely one of the love-more heroes. Poor guy, he’s torn between his loyalty to Dappleward and his love for Larkspur, and he is truly anguished by the events that unfold. (Which is not to say that all my favorite heroes are anguished; my second favorite hero in the quartet is Tam, and he pretty much laughs his way through life.)

But if I adore Cadoc because he’s so honorable, I must confess that I enjoy the dead Faerie prince because he’s not. If there's one lesson my characters learn in this tale, it’s to never trust a Faerie, whether he’s dead or alive.

If you read the novella, please do drop me a line to let me know what you think of Larkspur and Cadoc—and the Faerie prince!



[The portrait of the dead Faerie prince is courtesy of the Rijksmuseum's collection of public domain images.]