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Oct

2025

Jiggery-Pokery

In the past week, I’ve put my entire upcoming schedule into a Pop-o-Matic, which has created great jiggery-pokery in my calendar.

First and foremost, due to circumstances beyond my control, and which involve not owning a time machine and therefore not getting the books in time, my signing at Spellbound has been postponed until December 20th! So come out and pick up signed copies of the Blood of the Raven books. I’ll bring gift wrap. It will be awesome!

Second, remember how last week I mentioned that there were three book events on the calendar at Oviedo Mall for 2026, and that I applied for all three? I got in to all three! So my 2026 calendar is quickly filling up!

And finally, in the category of “Oh, this could mess up my schedule BIG TIME!” I’ve been summoned to be on call for federal jury duty, starting November 17th and running until December 5th. What that means is that I have to call in and see if they’ll need me the Friday prior. If they need me, I have to haul myself down to Orlando to the Federal courthouse, where no electronics are allowed. I might be there a day… or I might get put on a jury and be there until the trial is done. which could mess with Thanksgiving/Cookiepocalypse. On the upside, the courthouse is close enough to the Sunrail that I wouldn’t have to drive. So that’s good. And I’ll be able to read while I wait, so I can bring the edits for The Coral Throne with me, and some of my growing TBR pile.

For right now, I’m not going to fuss about it. Not until the 14th, when I find out if I actually need to fuss about something. I’m three or four chapters from finishing Have Yourself a Merry Little Witchmas, and then I need to write the series bible for these two because they will be back. But it’s due to my editor on November 1st, so I need to get back to work!

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A hero. A son of Eire. A reckoning long overdue.

Lorcan never asked for glory. Crowned a noble and hailed as a savior after crushing rebellion, he walks the marble halls adored by all—except himself. Haunted by prophetic visions, he sees not triumph, but torment: his family caged, his homeland threatened, and his cousin’s dark ambitions on the rise.

He knows where he must go.

Leaving behind the splendor of Empire, Lorcan returns to the emerald wilds of Eire, where ancient magic stirs and old loyalties are tested. Beside him stand his mates and his chosen kin—fierce, loyal, and willing to follow him into the heart of danger. But the blood that binds can also betray, and the most dangerous enemy may not be on the battlefield… but seated at his own family’s table.

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To end the war with the Empire, all Prince Tarjiaan has to do is deny his heart and marry the Emperor’s granddaughter. Peace is assured…

Or is it?

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Work in Progress

Have Yourself A Merry Little Witchmas

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Tales from the Arena: King of Swords
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Appearances

Author Night at Native Home!
October 24th, 2025
6:00PM – 9:00 PM

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Maker Faire
November 7-9th, 2025
Central Florida Fairgrounds,
Orlando, FL

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Enchanted Knights: Winter Bazaar
December 6th, 2025
Oviedo Mall
Oviedo, FL

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Ravenflight Signing!
Spellbound Books
December 20th, 2025
12:00PM – 2:00 PM
Sanford, FL

2026 Appearances

ICFA
March 18-21th, 2026
Orlando, FL

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Storyteller Summit
April 11th, 2026
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Oviedo, FL.

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Summer Lovin’ Book Festival
June 6th, 2026
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Oviedo, FL.

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Tanoshii Con
August 22nd – 23rd, 2026
Ocean Center Arena, Daytona Beach.

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Smut Lovers Conference
September 16th – 20th, 2026
Orlando, FL

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Page and Pen Festival
October 3rd, 2026
11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Oviedo, FL.

Oct

2025

“I forgot to turn off the subtitles on my inside voice.”

“I forgot to turn off the subtitles on my inside voice.” The line that made me giggle for several minutes. I am enjoying this manuscript. These characters are wonderfully snarky, and I’m just having fun. Now, that’s not to say that i don’t enjoy all of my writing. I do. But Merlina and Camber are amusing me all out of proportion, and the hard part is going to be keeping this to the required 20,000 words. I keep telling myself that sequels are a thing.

Which means I need to make a series plan. I’ll work on that during my down time once I finish this, while they’re still fresh in my head. Which might mean doing research into Elizabethan history, because if there are going to be sequels, there also need to be origin stories and oh my giddy aunt…

I’m starting to plan out my 2026 appearances, and three new shows have hit the radar all within the past three days. The organizer of the Page and Pen festival has announced THREE dates for 2026, in April, June and October. I’ve applied for all three, so we’ll see how things go and if I get all three. Once I know, I’ll add them to the calendar.

I just had a Lorcan moment. I looked at the calendar, and realized that today is the 13th. That means that this Saturday is the 18th, and Ravenflight releases. I seriously thought I had another week, because I somehow forgot how numbers work. How is this a Lorcan moment? Because in Ravenflight, he gets blindsided by something, and his response is “I thought I knew how to count!”

Which means I should leave you with this: