Available Now
Buy now from your favorite bookstore
Popular self-help author Olivia Furie has spent her entire adulthood living a serene and carefully curated life. But after being recently widowed, left homeless, and destitute, she’s in dire need of an extreme life makeover. She never expected it to be supernatural …
Olivia and her beloved cat Magnus head to Cornwall hopeful that once there, life will return to normal.
As if.
Once in Rowanswood, they meet a colourful cast of characters, including demanding elemental Crones, mythical creatures, and talking animals. But who is the gorgeous man who keeps popping up everywhere she turns? And what does he want?
Olivia is looking at normal in the rear-view mirror when she learns of the terrible danger posed by the High Fae. With guidance from the elemental Crones, Olivia must master her magic before she leaves a trail of ashes in her wake.
Can the woman who wouldn’t stand up to her husband step up to protect the mortal realm from the High Fae? And what about this third realm that’s trying to muscle in?
There isn’t a self-help book in the world that could have prepared her for this!
The Chic Crone is the first book in The Rowanswood Crones paranormal women’s fiction series. It’s perfect for readers who like strong female characters, enchanted villages, a slow-burn romance and journeys of self-discovery.
Join the newsletter to read an excerpt!
AI and the Self-published Author
One of the hottest topics in recent years has been AI especially for self-published authors. This post outlines my stance on using AI as a powerful writing tool, not as a replacement for human creativity.
AI Training: What Every Author Needs to Know about Book Piracy
A great hullabaloo arose in Author World over an article recently published by The Atlantic. It blows open the extent to which companies like Meta are using pirated books to train their AI models. LibGen is the pirated books data base and it now houses millions of books and scientific papers stolen from their creators. LibGen’s roots are Russian and they move their domain around as they get shut down. The article includes a model where authors can enter their name or book title to see if it’s there. My middle grade novel, The Silk Road is on the list…
The Chic Crone – The Story Behind the Story
We’re only a week away from the release of The Chic Crone, a paranormal romance with a midlife adventure! It’s been a marathon over the past month. My middle grade books have all been traditionally published but this one I’m indie publishing. And it’s a whole new cauldron of spells! To back up a bit, a number of people have asked where I got the idea to write the book in the first place as it’s very different from the three middle grade novels that I have out. So here’s the scoop, the idea for the book popped into my…
Who you are born isn’t who you have to be.
A young vampire fights to break free from her dark destiny and forge her own path in a world of monsters and magic.
Join the newsletter for a free short story
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 while exploring our vast potential to reinvent ourselves at any time.
When I’m not writing, I can be found walking beside the sea, reading a book, or enthusiastically, if inexpertly, crocheting.