"charmingly witchy adult fantasy" ~Booklife Reviews

Fans of cozy fantasies and compelling adult women protagonists who find purpose—and fabulousness—in nature, magic, and new connections will adore the laid-back, lavender-scented vibes as Olivia goes from destitute loneliness to settling into the charming village of Rowanswood, whose scones, teas, crockery, beasts, magic, and ritual all are described with inviting relish. Olivia’s journey to Cronehood is nuanced, her struggles endearingly human as she finds her path toward letting go of her old life to embrace the new.

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An image of a lake a sunset with with mountains and trees. The spirit of adventure.

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…

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