Introducing Thumbelina in The Tiny Wings!

 The next Spectra Crown Tale will retell Thumbelina! She's small (but not thumb-sized) and in love with a swallow-shifter.

Coming September 2026.

I figured that Lina should be adopted, because the original fairytale has her mother find her inside of a flower. I didn't realize how much the story would be about adoption and families, but thankfully, my awesome beta reader is an adoptive mom herself.

The book can stand alone, but repeat readers will recognize Robin (the love interest) and his family. Rico King, the villain of the previous two books, finally meets his downfall in this book. There's also a cameo from Jon (the hero of The Cousin Curse), and a bit of an origin incident for the bull from my future "Billy Begg and his Bull" retelling. The "beetle" from Thumbelina, introduced here, also has a part to play as the villain of a future Crown Tale.

Centaur special edition!

 

As a mom of five (four in school) and wife of a teacher, May is the craziest month. Sometimes we just have to hold our breath and survive. But the way I get through things is through books, so I have an announcement (and a free book, of course).

This is a combined special edition of the centaur books with both books in one volume, so it's a bit cheaper to read the whole duology. It's out in kindle unlimited, ebook, paperback, and hardcover! Let me tell you, I am so excited to order my own hardcover! Everyone knows that centaurs carry off young women, but when Bree meets a stallion in the wilderness, he’s kinder and more interesting than any of the estate’s highborn visitors. Papa promised her time to choose between suitors while she learns to manage an estate, especially how to keep peace between her mother and brother. But the conflict between humans and centaurs creates a tragedy that rocks her world. Dale the centaur hates humans after hunters wipe out his family, but he can’t forget the young woman with kind, spirited eyes. He cannot care for his remaining son on his own, and his only option may be to find a human woman to transform into a centaur. But how can he grow a relationship with someone when he hates her entire species? * Bree’s new herd thinks that she can be their matriarch, a strong female leader, but lives are on the line if she fails. Her position as a person between both humans and centaurs ought to help her bring peace, but the violence only increases. Dale the centaur would rather take his new family and live deep in the wilderness where humans will never find them, but their hunters follow them everywhere, destroying everyone in their path. As humans continue hunting centaurs and more centaurs turn to kidnapping, Bree and Dale must find a way to reconcile their species, even if it means taking charge.