If an author ever tells you they don’t put any of their personal traits or characteristics into their hero or heroine, just give ‘em a big ‘ol side eye because they’re lying. Liiiiiiies, honey! *in best Nene of Real Housewives voice*
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Hey, everybody! Welcome to all, especially urban fantasy romance lovers. Waking the Dragon is the first full-length novel set in the Morgon world, where humans live alongside a dragon hybrid race (Morgonkind). My Nightwing novella series is more of a prelude to this fantasy world where tensions between the two races are on the rise. Waking the Dragon begins as a murder mystery, but is ultimately Read More »

Welcome to the online launch event for Expiration Date. We are being joined today by Nancy Kilpatrick and many of the authors of the anthology. Welcome Nancy!

Nancy: Thanks Rachel. It is a pleasure to be here.
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It started with a single sentence: Edith Myers had just about had enough. Short, simple, poignant. Edith was about to experience more than enough, more than she could ever imagine.

Despite having 25+ books under my belt, The Third Key is my first true YA novel. And it didn’t start out in the form it’s in today. The Third Key was actually written several years ago and was initially Read More »

Who doesn’t love a hot rock star? Make him the bad boy of the group and I’m in heaven! I’ve always had a thing for bad boys. I think it’s because I’ve been taught to avoid them, which of course just makes me want them more.
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The books I love involve choices. As soon as the main character has to make a really difficult choice, I’m hooked. What will he or she decide? Why? How will it turn out?

Maybe it’s because I want to believe we’re in charge of our fate, that we have choices and what happens to us depends on us. Whatever the reason, I believe at the heart of every good story is the Read More »

As a medical professional, I’ve seen my share of accidents and injuries. Many of my patients have suffered life-changing trauma. My job as an emergency medical technician is to patch them up, stop bleeding, save limbs and life to the best of my ability. What I don’t get to see, though, is how my patients do after the trauma is over—after surgery and hours of physical therapy, and after they’ve healed.
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After studying the great books at St. John’s College I dreamed of writing the next great American novel. But then my graduate fiction-writing teacher told me I needed to write about what I knew and I didn’t seem know much of anything. At that point, medical school seemed like the easier option. Twenty years later, in 2003, I started writing The End of Healing as a work of narrative non-fiction. When my spouse, who is also my editor told me I was writing fiction—and suggested I’d better stop Read More »

Fantastic elements are integral to all faiths — gods, fantastic creatures, miracles, blessings, power and magic…

Welcome to the Bitten by Books launch event of Wrestling with Gods: Tesseracts 18 now available throughout North America by EDGE Science Fiction and Fantasy Publishing. We have been joined today by editors Liana Kerzner and Jerome Stueart, and a variety of the authors of the Read More »

Soul Mates

I’ve long been fascinated by the idea of a soul mate. In this day and age, we have romanticized the term into meaning a romantic partner that we have a lifelong bond with. But what if it is more than that? I have researched the possibility of past lives’ and even undergone past life regression due to experiencing some rather odd occurrences of déjà vu. The term, soul mates, earliest usage can be found Read More »

An Introduction to Rayden Valkyrie and Heart of a Lion

While at the 5th Annual Authors Fair in Madison, Indiana this past weekend, I was interviewed for a local television station and asked about things that drive my writing. My response centered upon the idea that I like to bring characters to life that inspire strength of character in others.
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War is coming . . .

Deception is book 9 of my Vampires in America series, which introduces a brand new story arc, The Vampire Wars. The first eight books introduced the eight Vampire Lords who rule all of North America, and at the same time, we’ve seen them forming alliances to stand against the threatened European Read More »

What book do you reach for when you’ve had a hard day?

For myself, I always pick up my well-worn copy of A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. There’s comfort in reading “It was a dark and stormy night” and knowing that I’m about to meet Meg Murry and the fabulous Mrs. Whatsit. It’s familiar and exciting and my body automatically relaxes as I dive headfirst into L’Engle’s world.
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What does it mean to be human?

Breathing oxygen. Walking upright on two legs. Sentience. Language. These are definite characteristics associated with human beings, but do they get at the heart of what it means to be human? Don’t they fall a little short on explaining the awesome power humans wield? Don’t they fail to reveal the layers to our humanity? Our potential?
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The publication of The Adventures of Reztap is the culmination of a long road of writing ups and down. From my long career in information technology, I learned the value of every moment you have to spend with family and friends. Sacrificing that to become a writer has been easier at some times and tougher at others. Perseverance pays off, though.
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I love stories with ensemble casts.

Looking back over my favorite books, movies, and television shows, it’s a pattern that becomes pretty obvious: The Stand, A Song of Ice and Fire, Firefly, Leverage, Criminal Minds. Hell, even the Baby-Sitters Club books featured a different member of the club with every book. I love all the different Read More »

Hello everyone! Thanks so much for taking part in my online Release Party courtesy of Bitten By Books (round of applause)!

It’s 1790 and we’re taking a trip back to the quiet (and haunted) town of Sleepy Hollow. Hollow Blood is the first book of my debut two-part Sleepy Hollow Horrors series. A decade after their amiable, schoolmaster, Ichabod Crane, was ‘taken’ by the Read More »

Story or Plot: Take a Pick (And Always Sit Downwind of the Smoke)

Do I write mysteries or romance? Detective stories or literary stories? I’ve been labeled ‘literary-noir.’ Great. What the heck is that?

Allow me.
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Hi, I’m Tory and I’m here as part of the blog tour for my new release, Locked in Stone, a paranormal romance from Entangled’s Covet imprint. It deals with gargoyles, half-angels, and half-demons, along with a few vampires and witches for flavor.
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Imagine this: you’re toxic. Poison runs through your veins and everyone you touch for too long dies. What would you do? How would you cope? And how would you ever find someone to love you?
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