Spooky Season

Dogwood Tree at sunset. Pic by Devon Monk

Halloween is certainly going to be different at our house this year. We won’t be giving out candy or hosting a party. I did finally find the decorations we buried in the storage room during our big basement remodel and put some up.

Still, I think we’ll have some fun. We’re going to carve pumpkins, eat pumpkin (shaped) pizza, and maybe some homemade pumpkin pie. I might even put on a silly hat.

Also, I have a treat to share! The anthology with my short story: LITTLE FLAME is on sale! ONCE UPON A GHOST contains 20 spooky re-told fairy tales written by amazing writers. You can get the whole kit and caboodle for only .99 from now until November 1st. My story is based on THE LITTLE MATCH GIRL and contains one brave little girl, four fleeting chances at magic, a swarm of ghostly invaders, and a town that needs saving.

Twenty dark and ghostly faerie tale retellings from the NYT, USA Today and internationally bestselling authors in the award-winning Once Upon Anthologies series! Push open the creaky cellar door and prepare for chilling re-imaginings of Sleeping Beauty, Goldilocks, Rapunzel, and Bloody Mary. Or breathe a sigh of relief with brighter twists on The Little Match Girl, Hansel & Gretel, and The Bremen Town Musicians.

But beware! Blood and revenge, creepy haunted houses, and evil magic lurk within the pages. Are you brave enough to enter?

Also, in case you didn’t hear, HELL’S SPELLS is out now! (cue the cheers!) You can get it in ebook or print. I’m so happy it’s finally out in the world. Here’s the amazing cover by artist, Lou Harper.

In a town like Ordinary, anything can happen. Unfortunately for Delaney Reed, it usually does…

Sheriff Delaney Reed’s little beach town where gods vacation and monsters reside is finally back to normal. No possessed souls, no vortexes to hell, and absolutely no one’s turned into a frog lately. Then the queen of demons appears in her backseat begging to hide out in Ordinary, and Delaney knows her peace and quiet is over and out.

Dealing with a demon fugitive isn’t the only thing on Delaney’s plate. She’s also trying to figure out why her boyfriend, Ryder Bailey, has been sneaking out of town every night and why her sisters are keeping secrets. But when the gods in town begin to act funny, Delaney knows something strange is going on.

It might have something to do with two powerful magical items that suddenly go missing. Or it might have something to do with those little gaps of time Delaney’s been losing, and the memories she can’t quite recall…

Until next week, my friends, stay safe, stay well, and happy reading!

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