In this brand-new Kate Daniels novella, Kate and Curran have recently relocated to Wilmington and are renovating their new house fortress. Their contractor’s son is a friend of Conlan’s and when Darin, the boy’s teenaged cousin, is kidnapped by a gang called the Red Horn, Conlan lets Kate know. Of ... more >
If a kitten hates the water … can it come to love a mermaid? Find out in this story about setting goals, problem-solving, and (eventually) making friends. Cadence is a very busy little mermaid—dancing with dolphins in the morning and practicing Tai Chi at the lighthouse in the afternoon—but something ... more >
Two stories, two heartbreaks: one past, one present… Leaving her native France and arriving in North Wales as a postgraduate student of History and Folklore, Mel is cautiously optimistic that she can escape from her troubled past and begin a new and happier life. She settles into her student accommodation ... more >
Dear Deborah Blake, Following up your shining, captivating fiction debut, you return us to your world of updated Baba Yagas in Wickedly Wonderful. Instead of the old, child-eating crones of Russian fairy tales, you have reimagined the Baba Yaga as the job title of witches charged with the responsibility to ... more >
Dear Ms. Rayburn, Creatures of the sea are my paranormal weakness. There are admittedly a lot of paranormal creatures that I’d sell out for, but I find the most romantic creature to be the mermaid/mermaid-like creature. Siren is a slower-paced book that balances a paranormal mystery with a strong ... more >
Dear Ms. Madigan, I think I’ve mentioned in the past here at Dear Author that I’m ambivalent leaning towards uninterested when it comes to mermaids in fiction. I can be persuaded otherwise, but it’s just not something I seek out. For that reason, I initially skipped past the offering for ... more >