Today, we’re talking about one of my favorite side characters, Sergeant Elijah Kader. He’s one of those people that started off as a name and a voice, and then turned into one of my favorites in the series. Slight spoilers for The Island and The Chasm. […]
Romance is far and away one of the biggest selling genres, but for me personally, it’s not my favorite. Imagine my surprise when I realized I’d written a romance trilogy in The Island. Not romance as a sub-plot, but an actual romance as the main story.
For me, alpha males and weepy damsels-in-distress […]
Galian Helmuth, prince, doctor, naive optimist, is one of my favorite characters. He’s a perfect foil to the hard and jaded Theo, but at the same time, has some of the best character growth of any that I’ve written. And he’s pretty darn cute, too.
The Madion War Trilogy is based in a world torn apart by war. But as with most wars, it’s not just about the land and the resources. Any student of history can tell you that conflict is rarely black and white, and ending conflict is even more murky. This blog […]
Today, I wanted to share a little bit more about my girl-crush, Captain Theo Kallistrate. She’s one of my favorite, most complex characters, and I’m so excited to share how her story ends in The Union. Read about this feisty, patriotic pilot who captures the prince’s heart.
I’m not your typical fantasy writer in that I sit and dream up worlds, then write within them. I start with characters, situations, and then flesh out the world as my characters explore it. In writing my fantasy romance series, the Madion War Trilogy, I was faced with […]
One of the nice things about being self-pub is that I have carte blanche to do what I want, when I want. Being the marketing guru that I am, I try to not change things a lot. But sometimes, my gut tells me that it’s time to make a change, […]
The Kingdom of Kylae is a modern, industrious nation. They have a vibrant arts scene, a posh upper class of society and a thriving middle class. Norose, the capital, is the seat of the government and home of the royal family, who grace […]
The history of Rave stretches back nearly 200 years before the events of The Island. The Kylaens crossed the Madion Sea and landed on the shores, and, as these things go, decided that they would claim Rave for themselves. At the time, […]