Blood & Stone is out!!!

I’m so excited that my witchy detective story is out in the world! Read below for a synopsis, a link to the first chapter, and a link to buy!

Synopsis:

Tomi Cardozo, the top Justice Official in the thriving metropolis of Radaza, has been called to investigate a gruesome murder of a professor who has been mutilated in his own apartment.

She discovers both the professor and his killer were witches, and therefore illegal residents of the city.

As Tomi is on probation for alleged witch sympathies, she is determined to prove her loyalty to the Justice Department by catching the professor’s killer within the four-day grace period given by the court.

But, as she untangles the knots of the case, Tomi discovers odd similarities between the professor’s death and the unsolved murder of her parents 23 years before.

She soon learns that she is tied to the world of the witches, and that no one in her life, living or dead, is who they appear.

Tomi must decide whether upholding the law is worth exposing the people she loves, while racing to catch a killer who has the one thing she lacks – magic.

Buy Blood & Stone in paperback or ebook at Clan Destine Press.

Read the first chapter of BLOOD & STONE!

Dark Cheer: Cryptids Emerging

I’m thrilled to announce my short story is in the gorgeous anthology Dark Cheer: Cryptids Emerging (Volume Blue)! You can buy a copy of this in hardback, paperback or e-book format either from the Australian site Clan Destine Press or the US (and worldwide) site Improbable Press.

DARK CHEER: CRYPTIDS EMERGING

Here are stories for lovers of chupacabras and hulders, griffins and gargoyles.

Here be darkly cheery tales of ancient creatures beneath still waters, in the attic, or the shadows right by the bed.

Herein an autistic hiker meets a cryptid who wants her camera; a Japanese tanuki seeks his fox daughter; and two women fall in love, never mind one's a swamp monster.

Here be stories of changelings, nix, and demons adopted, of hungry kraken and cryptids we'd see if only, if only we looked into treetops, behind doors, or in our own back gardens.

Here there be monsters.

Thank all the gods.

Lintang series

I’ve gotten quite a few emails recently from people asking if there will be more books in the Lintang series.

First of all, thank you so much to the readers who either bought or borrowed all three of the Lintang books, then loved them enough to contact me! I sincerely appreciate your emails and enthusiasm.

At this point, I’m afraid there are no plans for more books in the Lintang series. Sorry to deliver such sad news.

But… never say never…

New Title and Blurb!

The third book in the Lintang series has an official title and blurb!

From the Penguin website, read the blurb for Lintang and the Brightest Star below:

A prophecy has been spoken. A monster has awoken.

As the conquering hold of the United Regions continues to spread, time is running out for Lintang, Captain Shafira and the crew of the Winda to find allies in their quest for peace.

But when they arrive in the war-torn country of Kaneko Brown, the rebels who were supposed to help turn them away. The rebels are scared – the Vierzans have summoned a category ten mythie that devours the star of anyone who dares stand against them. Worse, the mythie has been prophesied to mean the end of Captain Shafira.

Lintang must find a way to stop the most dangerous mythie in the guidebook … or she’ll lose her beloved captain forever.

Where You Can Find Me At PWF

Perth Writers Week Family Day is next Sunday, and I'll be at the University of Western Australia all day. Here's where you'll find me:

10am-10.45am - Lintang and the Forbidden Island storytelling session with Glenn Swift (Uni Club - Seminar Room 3)

10.46am - Signing books (Signing Marquee)

11.30am-12pm - Lintang and the Pirate Queen Storyland session (Uni Club - Upper Colonnade)

2pm-2.45pm - Curated by Kids (Courtyard)

Hope to see you there!