Warning: Today’s post has big spoilers for Court of Midnight and Deception! Do not proceed if you haven’t read it yet! When I wrote the Hall of Blood and Mercy series, I mentioned I pulled a few experiments. I had repeating scenes that you see in every book–in HoBaM it was dinner with the vampires, in CoMaD it’s […]
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2020 Reflection
We’re briefly interrupting the Court of Midnight and Deception themed posts to take part in an annual tradition! I’ve made it into a tradition to look back at the end of the year and reflect on everything I’ve accomplished, and see how the community has grown. (You can check out my 2019, 2018, and 2017 […]
The Night Mares’ Inspiration
The night mares are an integral piece of the Court of Midnight and Deception books, and I knew when I was plotting the trilogy out that I wanted them to play the roles of kingmakers and supporters. But when it came time to write, the night mares stampeded into the books with vivid personalities, specific body […]
Happy Valentine’s Day!
Every January Newsletter Champions get to vote for the book they’d like me put up for free on Valentine’s Day as my personal Valentine’s Gift to our wonderful community. This year, they selected Heart of Ice! Amazon.com | All other Amazon Stores Rakel has spent most of her life exiled on a mountain and feared […]
Chase & Indigo
We’re continuing our deep dive into Court of Midnight and Deception characters! I’m delighted to present to you today the first fantastic werewolf secondary character in the Magiford universe, and the fae who I dearly loved to write since she “happened” to love all my fandoms! Chase Washington is Leila’s Director of Security who hails from […]
The Ballad of Tam Lin
In a previous post I mentioned pieces of Court of Midnight and Deception were inspired by the story of Tam Lin, so I thought today we’d go over the original ballad. For those of you who are new to the community, it’s become a bit of a tradition for our community and have me sarcastically and […]