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Cover of In The Cards displayed in a gleaming silver frame, with purple flowers on the right and a purple velvet high-heeled shoes.

Happily ever after, no kids

September 13, 2023 / Mysterious Arts, Mysterious Charm, Mysterious Powers, Questions and answers

Some of my characters have kids, but not everyone does! Here’s more about those books.

Ancient Trust, Bound for Perdition, Complementary, Fool's Gold, Four Walls and a Heart, Illusion of a Boar, In The Cards, Mistress Of Birds, On The Bias, Point By Point, Seven Sisters, The Hare And The Oak

Copy of On The Bias lying on a bouquet of early summer flowers, with tea and honey nearby, in shades of pinks and pastel greens.

Idea to Book: On The Bias

March 18, 2022 / Ideas to books, Mysterious Charm

The ideas behind On The Bias: more time with Thomas Benton, clothing, and three dangerous birds.

On The Bias

Ideas to book: In The Cards

March 3, 2022 / Ideas to books, Mysterious Charm

The ideas behind In The Cards: Locked room murder mysteries, Tarot, and tuberculosis.

In The Cards

Cover of Wards of the Roses displayed on a tablet, surrounded by red rose stems, petals, and leaves.

Idea to book: Wards of the Roses

February 2, 2022 / Ideas to books, Mysterious Charm

The ideas behind Wards of the Roses: blindness in the 1920s, the Pact, and ritual magic.

Wards of the Roses

Cover of Magician's Hoard displayed on a tablet. The cover has a man and woman silhouetted against a teal and sandy background, with a hedgehog inset in the top right.

Ideas to book: Magician’s Hoard

January 20, 2022 / Ideas to books, Mysterious Charm

The ideas behind Magician’s Hoard: Egyptology, Egyptian religion, and hedgehogs.

Magician's Hoard

The Fossil Door cover displayed on an ereader, surrounded by candles, dried plants, and a mug of tea. The cover has a man and woman in silhouette at the right, looking to the left, on a background of dark burgundy to golden yellow, with an inset smaller image of an illuminated manuscript in the right corner.

Neurodiversity and recent history

October 13, 2021 / Mysterious Charm, Mysterious Powers, Novellas, Questions and answers

Talking about neurodiversity, representation in my books, and a bit of history.

Casting Nasturtiums, Complementary, Eclipse, On The Bias, Seven Sisters, The Fossil Door

Copy of Goblin Fruit lying on a white wood desk, surrounded by golden yellow leaves and pinecorns that highlight the yellow in the cover.

Threading characters through books

August 5, 2020 / Albion, Mysterious Charm

How characters appear in multiple books – and why that’s fun!

Goblin Fruit, Magician's Hoard, Seven Sisters

Upon A Summer's Day displayed on a tablet in a sunset scene looking out across water to fields beyond, all of it glowing golden and sparkling with magic. The cover of Upon A Summer's Day shows a man in a suit silhouetted over a map of northern Wales in a muted green. He is gesturing, holding his cane in one hand, a cap on his head. Behind him is an astrological chart, with Jupiter and Saturn highlighted in the sign of Taurus.

Magical creatures

August 3, 2020 / Albion, Mysterious Charm

A bit about the magical animals of Albion.

Outcrossing

Copy of Pastiche on a white wood background, surrounded by golden yellow leaves that pick up on the yellow of the stained glass window on the cover.

Behind the scenes: Who knows who?

July 30, 2020 / Albion, Mysterious Charm

Connections between characters, and how that works.

Pastiche, Wards of the Roses

Cover of Seven Sisters displayed on a tablet, in front of a glowing crescent moon, surrounded by mist.

Seven Sisters is out now

June 5, 2020 / Announcements, Mysterious Charm

Seven Sisters is out – an investigation into odd magic at a country house.

Seven Sisters

On The Bias is out

March 24, 2020 / Announcements, Mysterious Charm

On The Bias is out, exploring sewing, three dangerous birds, and sorting out several domestic challenges.

On The Bias

Idea to Book: Goblin Fruit

January 21, 2020 / Ideas to books, Mysterious Charm

The ideas behind Goblin Fruit: a magical drink, surviving tuberculosis, and some non-human magical beings.

Goblin Fruit

Hello, In The Cards

November 22, 2019 / Announcements, Mysterious Charm

In The Cards is out – a locked room murder mystery on an island!

In The Cards

Copy of Wards of the Roses on a plain white background, with three balls of yarn next to it.

Recs and notes

August 22, 2019 / Mysterious Charm, Reading

Recommendations and notes about some disability representation.

Goblin Fruit, Magician's Hoard, Outcrossing, Wards of the Roses

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