Oh, hi there. Nice to see you. Where have I been? Well, I’ve been around but . . . not. Life is lifing and I am HORRIBLE at updating this website and even more horrible about prioritizing social media. (Or really good about ignoring social media depending on how you look at it.)
Good news is, “Hot Ghoul Summer”, the Welcome to Moonridge prequel novella is live! You can purchase it now on Kindle, and for those of you who subscribe to KDP, you can read it for free!
And now for the question I know many of you are begging me to answer (and I know this because I’ve read your emails). When can we expect book four? I gotta be honest. I don’t have a date for you yet. I had written several chapters, set it aside for several weeks to deal with some personal stuff and when I went back to it I hated everything and I scrapped it and went back to the proverbial drawing board.
So, I’m working on it. Honestly, right now, I am working through the plots of the next two books. I really want to wrap up this Concord storyline (or at least this version of it) in the next two books if I can, but there are many loose threads I need to tie up and I want to do them in a way that honors the characters and the story. The good news is, while working through this, I know the ending of book five and I have ideas of where to take the series after this storyline is wrapped up. I have also been diving into each member of the Concord so I know their stories and what led them to join (whether willingly or not) and in doing so I am thinking I might publish a companion book that focuses on each of the members of the Concord Thirteen. Right now, I’m thinking I’ll release book four then maybe release The Concord stories and then book five over the next couple of years. Will it play out that way? Who knows. I may end up hating it and scrap it completely, but that’s the plan.
I know I’m quiet, my newsletter is basically comatose and my social media presence is basically nonexistent, but that doesn’t mean I’ve gone anywhere. I just need to find a better balance between life, the day job, writing and my online presence. I’ll try harder. 🙂 Thanks for sticking with me and helping to get the word out about this crazy little series.
I’ll do my best to give an update soon. Until then, have an amazing summer!
I’m happy to announce that book three has officially been birthed. And it’s a boy!
I’m so excited for you to read Calvin and Everett’s story. Funny thing. Theirs wasn’t supposed to be book three. Book three was going to be Leo and Vivienne, but the story felt hollow. I had a very detailed outline of the book completed (I had actually outlined the entire Concord story arc), but their story didn’t feel fresh. Trying to keep the Concord storyline moving forward and tell Vivienne’s complex story just wasn’t working. Also, Everett kept popping up to tell me he had something to say. I knew I wanted to use him as a catalyst for something later in the Concord arc, and suddenly it dawned on me. So I went to the story I had outlined for him and Calvin, moved some things around, and I knew I had my book three.
There are a lot of surprising events in this book. The Moonridge you thought you knew flips on its head. I will admit, some of the big reveals weren’t in my periphery when I plotted this out, and they have major repercussions on the future of Moonridge, these characters, and the Concord 13 story arc.
Speaking of the Concord 13 arc, I’m hoping to wrap it up in the next two books (if I can). That doesn’t mean I’m planning to leave Moonridge behind. I just have other stories I want to tell. Lots of them! But I want to put the saga with the Concord (or at least this saga) to rest. Which means I need to get to work and get book four going.
Speaking of book four, it will focus on La’Tasha. I love her so much and have such big things planned for her, but I also want to take good care. I want to tell this story the right way. I’m not a Black woman, so I am employing the help of several Black sensitivity readers. I’d like to say I’ll have the book out by fall, but it may take longer. Be sure to keep your eye on the blog (or subscribe to my newsletter) for updates.
For now, I hope you enjoy Calvin and Everett’s story. I love these two so much and I hope you do as well.
As always, thank you for loving these characters and this little town as much as I do.
I promised you ARC team signups, and I’m here to deliver!
When you join my ARC team, you’ll immediately get a free copy of Hot Ghoul Summer, the brand-new Welcome to Moonridge prequel novella. This one won’t hit Kindle or KDP until June, so you’re getting it months early. You’ll also be added to the ARC list to receive Right Place Wrong Time (book three) straight to your inbox on Friday, February 20th.
Now, I’ve set up two different signup options depending on where you are in the series:
Already read books one and two? If you’ve finished Once Upon a Blue Moon and Date Night With Death, click here to sign up for the ARC team. You’ll get Hot Ghoul Summer today and Right Place Wrong Time on February 20th.
New to Moonridge? I’m offering something special for the first 40 readers who sign up: free copies of all three books—Hot Ghoul Summer, Once Upon a Blue Moon, and Date Night With Death. You’ll also get Right Place Wrong Time on February 20th, so you’ll have the whole series to binge. To access all three books, click here. This offer expires when all 40 slots are filled or on April 30, 2026, whichever comes first.
Happy reading!
And please remember to leave a review when you have the time. Indie authors rely on your feedback to help with book sales.
Who’s ready for a “Hot Ghoul Summer”? (Sometimes I can’t even with myself.)
I promised a synopsis and cover of the upcoming novella, and since I stay true to my promises, here it is.
As I mentioned earlier, anyone who signs up for my ARC team will get a free copy way before anyone else. (It’s not set to be on sale until June 30th.) ARC team sign-ups will be coming soon.
Without further ado, here’s the official cover and synopsis:
Hazel Thornton is a small-town witch on the verge of becoming Moonridge’s next Virtus Suprema, a role her family has held for generations. All she has to do is survive her trial, keep her emotions in check, and avoid publicly imploding after her boyfriend dumps her without warning.
La’Tasha Morehouse has been at Hazel’s side since grade school. She’s the steady one. The strategist. The witch who knows how to catch Hazel when she starts to fall. She understands the town’s magic at a structural level and has spent years holding it together from the sidelines. When chaos erupts and the wards begin to fail, La’Tasha is forced to confront a long-suppressed legacy of her own.
As magical disasters escalate and a trickster ghoul emerges, Hazel and La’Tasha must rely on the bond that has carried them through every disaster since childhood. But the deeper they dig, the clearer it becomes that the threat isn’t just supernatural. It’s political, personal, and rooted in the very foundation of the town.
Magic, mystery, and fiercely loyal friendship collide in this prequel novella that sets the stage for the Welcome to Moonridge series.
The world is burning, and I have been switching between fighting back against the injustice and insanity, and disappearing into Moonridge, where at least the chaos is fictional and I get to control the outcome. It’s been a while since I checked in, so here’s a proper life update.
Book three is completely edited, typeset and awaiting release. I am working on getting ARCs loaded (I’m switching up my promo partners) so stay tuned for that. I am also planning to build an ARC team with a separate email list.
As part of that process, I will be providing everyone who signs up for my ARC team with a free copy of a new Moonridge novella.
I wrote this 25,000 word story while fighting a stretch of writer’s block. Book Three was out with editors and beta readers, and I was deep into plotting Book Four, trying to lock in the direction of the story and figure out where the Concord 13 arc is ultimately heading. While going back through my notes and patching plot holes, a prequel story started to take shape.
So yes, we’re getting a prequel.
We’ll be traveling back to a few weeks before the body swap that happened in book one. This story is a little different because it’s not centered on a romantic relationship. Instead, it alternates between best friends Hazel and La’Tasha, who have been inseparable since they were kids.
Hazel is still with Evan and on the verge of stepping into her birthright as Moonridge’s next Virtus Suprema (aka head witch). Before that can happen, everything starts to unravel, and it’s up to Hazel and La’Tasha to figure out what’s going on and stop it before things spiral even further.
I had a lot of fun writing this one, and I can’t wait for you to read it.
The plan is to release the novella on Amazon and KDP over the summer. ARC team members will get it free and well before it goes public. I’m in the final editing stages now and hoping to have it ready for the ARC team within the next few weeks.
I’ll share the official synopsis and cover reveal soon. I’ll also share instructions on how to sign up for the ARC team. Stay tuned!
Happy New Year, Moonridge friends. I hope your holidays were amazing (mine definitely were) and that you are easing into 2026 with a good book and a positive outlook.
I wanted to kick off the year with a quick update and something very exciting, because if we’re starting a new year, we might as well do it with ghosts, time travel, and bad romantic decisions.
I am officially in the final proofing stage for Right Place Wrong Time, Book 3 in the Welcome to Moonridge series. The story is firmly in place (even though I did add another chapter right after Thanksgiving) and at this stage, it’s all about catching the tiny things. Once that’s done, we move into typesetting, ordering physical proofs, and making any last, minor tweaks before the book is locked and ready to go.
Which means I have a release date:
Right Place Wrong Time releases on March 10.
And today, I’m happy to share the cover.
This book has been a labor of love. It’s spooky, romantic, emotionally messy, and deeply tied into the larger Moonridge mythology. If you thought things between Calvin and Everett were done after the reveal at the end of Book 2, this is where things get complicated.
Everett and Calvin reconnect after a drunken Valentine’s Day mishap, and Calvin begins to realize Everett might not be the bad guy he thought he was. When a time travel door is discovered, Calvin decides he’s going to go back and prevent the Concord from ever making Everett one of them. But, as is to be expected, nothing is ever that simple in Moonridge.
This book digs deeper into the town’s past, the reach of the Concord, and what happens when love doesn’t follow a straight line through time. It’s still very much Moonridge, and full of found family, sharp humor, and supernatural chaos. Just be prepared for everything to be turned on its head. The Moonridge you think you know is anything but.
I’ll be sharing more details as we get closer to release, including preorder info, sneak peeks, and links to ARCs when available.
Thank you, as always, for reading, cheering, and letting me keep telling these stories. Here’s to a new year, a new book, and another trip back to Moonridge.
Now it’s time for me to get back to scoping out Book 4.
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