Behind the Characters’ Quirks
In addition to giving my characters personality types and color seasons, I also like to give them a hobby, trait, or preference that’s one of mine to help connect me to the characters. Here are…
Royal Lands In and Near Ormas
from Parkstone’s The History of Damensea The three major royal lands in and near Ormas are all exquisite, yet most people residing in Ormas have never visited any of them since they require permission from…
Behind the Magic
In my stories, magic is used every day, but it always costs something (Newton’s third law, you know), and that cost can be difficult to control or predict except for small spells. (Although sometimes even…
Tales and Themes Behind the Stories
Ever since I was little, I adored fairy tales—I still do. 🙂 So I love including bits and pieces of fairy tales (or other iconic tales) in my stories. Here are the tales and themes…
Behind the Scents
Although I never bother with makeup or chic clothes, I love perfume. It’s easy and fun, but I have to be careful of the perfumes I wear—some scents give me migraines or irritate me after…
Spiced Cider
A Calatini favorite for autumn and winter months. 10 apples, cut into pieces (5 apples if large) 1 orenge, cut into pieces with peel (1/2 orenge if large) 1/2 cup to 3/4 cup dark sugar…
Orenge Nut Sweet Biscuits
The Longnight treat Devon brings Kiera as part of his first-foot gifts 1 orenge: 2 tbs juice 1 tbs zest 1 cup butter 1/2 cup sugar 1/2 cup dark sugar (packed) 1 large egg 2…
The Mara Clans
from Parkstone’s The History of Damensea A fruit of the first Nightmara-Calatini Treaty, the mara clans were sent to guard the nightmara from other humans and were originally comprised of Calatini’s cavalry and other likeminded…
The Nightmara Affair is now live!
In the kingdom of Calatini, an enchanted ballgown and a magical evening can change everything. After meeting King Devon at a masquerade, orphanage matron Kiera reluctantly agrees to a fake betrothal to negotiate with the…
The Nightmara-Calatini Treaty
Four centuries before The Nightmara Affair, Calatini and the powerful, horse-like nightmara formed the first treaty between humans and magical creatures since the Stone Wars. This is the tale of how that legendary treaty was signed,…