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Urban fantasy & speculative fiction you can get lost in

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I write long-running urban fantasy and speculative fiction series about magic, power, resistance, and the people who refuse to disappear when the world gets dangerous.

These are story-first books — built for readers who love getting pulled into worlds, following characters over time, and staying longer than they meant to.

  • You don’t have to read everything.

  • You don’t have to read in order - well, you don’t have to read the series in order.

  • You don’t have to decide right now.

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Whiskey-Verse

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Dreamland

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The Silence Before the Storm
The Silence Before the Storm

A quiet reflection on silence, storms, and the kind of stillness that brings promise instead of fear.

Clinging To Light
Clinging To Light

A reflection on the one thing I can’t let go of — the color orange — and how light, rebellion, and warmth helped me crawl out of darkness.

Writing Challenge Day 1 - Threshold
Writing Challenge Day 1 - Threshold

Safe is nice, but it’s not needed anymore.

Legends & Lore

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Choosing the Moments We Tuck Into Our Who
Choosing the Moments We Tuck Into Our Who

There’s a lot of power in these rooms, power I’m afraid of.

The Rooms That Hold Our Power
The Rooms That Hold Our Power

There’s a lot of power in these rooms, power I’m afraid of.

Why Witches In Fiction Aren’t Really About Magic—They’re About Connection
Why Witches In Fiction Aren’t Really About Magic—They’re About Connection

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The Things We Pretend Not to Know
The Things We Pretend Not to Know
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The Map on the Back of a Napkin
The Map on the Back of a Napkin
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The Letter I Wish I’d Burned
The Letter I Wish I’d Burned
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I Remember You, Rog. I Remember Everything.
I Remember You, Rog. I Remember Everything.
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“Do You Want the Bad Memories Back?”
“Do You Want the Bad Memories Back?”
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I Don’t Remember Sam.
I Don’t Remember Sam.
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I Know I Wrote This… But It Never Happened.
I Know I Wrote This… But It Never Happened.
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Subject 318: What Sam Became
Subject 318: What Sam Became
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There’s No Way Out, Is There?
There’s No Way Out, Is There?
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Whiskey Grimoire

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Virgo New Moon Rituals: Healing Now, Building Forever
Virgo New Moon Rituals: Healing Now, Building Forever
The Chariot
The Chariot
The Lovers
The Lovers
The Hierophant
The Hierophant
The Emperor
The Emperor
The Empress
The Empress
The High Priestess
The High Priestess
The Magician
The Magician
The Fool
The Fool
Getting Started Again in Tarot
Getting Started Again in Tarot

Where the Dust Still Glows (WIP)

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The Importance Of the Who
The Importance Of the Who

Author Notes: The Quiet Before the Burn
Author Notes: The Quiet Before the Burn
WL Chapter 10
WL Chapter 10
Creating Your Own Light
Creating Your Own Light
WL Chapter 9
WL Chapter 9
Why Hope Survives Even In Containment
Why Hope Survives Even In Containment
WL Chapter 8
WL Chapter 8
WL Chapter 7
WL Chapter 7
WL Chapter 6
WL Chapter 6

Without Villains (WIP)

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WoV Chapter 15
WoV Chapter 15

WoV Chapter 14
WoV Chapter 14

WoV Chapter 13
WoV Chapter 13

WoV Chapter 12
WoV Chapter 12

WoV Chapter 11
WoV Chapter 11

WoV Chapter 10
WoV Chapter 10

WoV Chapter 9
WoV Chapter 9

WoV Chapter 8
WoV Chapter 8

WoV Chapter 7
WoV Chapter 7

WoV Chapter Six
WoV Chapter Six

WoV Chapter Five
WoV Chapter Five

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File 105: Internal Note – Unofficial, Undocumented They told Emmett to take notes. But he wrote truth. And now he sees it clearly: This place wasn’t just built to study power. It was built to break people. 📂 File 105 is still bleeding
Letter from Subject 105 – March 26, 1965 “Most people want me to take their pain. But you… you’re the first who thanked me for giving it back.” Her name is Charlene. She shifts memories. But she remembers everything.
Charlene doesn’t just erase memories. She decides what stays. Most people want her to take the pain. But she knows that pain is proof we lived. 📂 The Para Files: File 105 Her story is unfolding now. 🔗 Read the entries → Link in bio
Regen has a girlfriend. Her name’s Gail. Emmett didn’t think that would matter until they cut off Regen’s arm to “test healing limits.” That’s when everything changed. He’s not a subject. He’s a per
She erases memories. But she believes we deserve our pain. Because pain means we loved. Because forgetting doesn’t set you free—it just makes you hollow. 📂 Read her letter. And the journal he wrote after. 🔗 Link in bio → The Para
Journal Entry: March 20, 1965 “What’s your favorite smell?” Of all the things she could’ve said… He told her motor oil. Not because it was true, but because it was the furthest thing from the place they were in. An
Would you want your bad memories back? The ones that haunt you. The ones you wish had never happened. If someone could erase them—would you let them? That’s what she does. That’s what they’re trying to control. And he&rsquo
Journal Entry: March 18, 1965 I wasn’t supposed to talk to her. I wasn’t supposed to care. They said she was dangerous. That I should never let her touch me. But she smiled. And suddenly, none of it made sense anymore. —Emmett