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“A deftly crafted and thoroughly fun read … especially and unreservedly recommended for elementary school, middle school, and community library Fantasy Fiction collections.” —MBR Midwest Book Review

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Paranormal Passion: 10 Historical Romance Prompts

A man and a woman about to kiss against a romantic background of the moon and candles. Paranormal Passion: Historical Romance Prompts

Paranormal passion takes romance to the next level! Ready to write your own story? Here are ten prompts to get you started. Giving it a historical twist adds a whole new layer of intrigue and excitement.

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The Best Hot Chocolate, a recipe from Hiss

A cup of hot chocolate with marshmallows floating on top. It sits on a table in front of a fire. It's snowing outside.

“Did you know that the secret to the best hot chocolate is to basically just use melted chocolate? With maybe a dash of heavy cream.”

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Johannes Gutenberg Great +++ Grandfather of Publishing

Johannes Gutenberg’s invention of the movable type printing press made our modern Western societies possible. Before 1440, fewer than 30% of adults were literate and the written word was produced by the few for the few. Ideas, information and knowledge were tightly controlled by the ruling elitethe church and the nobility.

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Hiss – A Middle Grade adventure

I’m back after a busy summer! I finished my third middle grade novel. Hiss is a middle grade adventure novel, release date – May 2025! I finished a fabulous (but very intense) writing course with Reedsy, How to Write a Novel. I highly recommend it!

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About the author

I write books that are an escape hatch from the serious stuff in the world. They’re magical stories full of fun, adventure, friendship and loyalty that lift you up.

And with the wonderful team at Common Deer Press, I also publish critically acclaimed and award winning children’s books in my role as Publisher/Owner.

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