She stood in the rain, in the chill, relentless rain, in a long pale dress, a girl without a name. Or perhaps she had a name, but she could not remember it. She could remember nothing. Not how she’d come…
Anyone curious about what I’m working on this year? Here are the chosen books below plus descriptions and excerpts. In mostly alphabetical order. As to which order I’ll finish them in, I’m not sure, but probably: In this Ruined City…
Alright, so I wasn’t sure what to name this blog. These were the candidates: Betty-Homemaker-Don’t-Quit-Your-Day-Job and the Knife Fight I Found the Goats! My Sweetly Smiling Neighbor O Ye Seeker of Chastity Belts Heiress of Magic Cover Reveal along with…
I curl my fingers around the iron bars separating us, my thumbs brushing up against the heels of his palms as if that tiny contact can steady the world. Sliding down, his hands cover mine; their slow confidence draws me…
“Jump!” Kirian railed at the Ulinian, still running toward him and the cliff. Roald nodded jerkily, then turned and leapt off. Kirian stopped abruptly at the edge, dragging me back at the last instant, and watched his last man disappear…

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When I was twenty-two, I ran away to Prague, where I now sing to my black cat (who collects dustballs in her whiskers), eat chocolate for breakfast, and have lemon tarts every Thursday.