Contemporary
Fantasy
Looking to be immersed in a magical world happening within our own? Here you'll find info on all my paranormal and folklore-inspired contemporary fantasy books and stories...worlds with epic, magical beings and ancient, unseen battles all happening right here among us.
The Leyward Stones
Trilogy 1 now available!
There are strange things happening in the small town of Havenridge--not the least of which is the mysterious stranger who just appeared from thin air in front of Ayla during her closing shift at the local cafe.
If you love folklore, fae stories, and clean paranormal urban fantasy, you’ll love The Leyward Stones!
This series first debuted on Kindle Vella in 2021-2023 as Macchiatos, Faerie Princes, and Other Things That Happen at Midnight, a three-part serial which comprised the first trilogy arc of the Leyward Stones story world, and was a Top Ranked story on Vella for much of its ongoing posting years! Vella is no longer open as of February 2025, but don't worry... That's not the only way to read this story!
And now, a revised, updated version of the full trilogy (including never-before-seen expanded scenes!) is also available in e-book (and coming soon to paperback) as a 3-book series:
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Macchiatos, Faerie Princes, and Other Things That Happen at Midnight (The Leyward Stones, Book 1)
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LeyGuards, Faespells, and Other Things That Breach the Veil (The Leyward Stones, Book 2)
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Fae Curses, Dark Kings, and Other Things That Must Fall (The Leyward Stones, Book 3)
Choose whichever way to read it works best for you!
(Want to go deeper into the Leyward Stones world? Learn more by clicking "Explore World"!... Or find some exclusive, subscribers-only short stories set in The Leyward Stones world inside my Story Subscribers portal!
Season 2
of Leyward Stones now posting!
Fate Rising, the next installment in the Leyward Stones story world, is posting serially inside my Story Subscribers reading portal!
I have a lot of exciting things planned for this storyline. It's going to be a wild ride!
Fate Rising can be read independently of Season 1/ Trilogy 1, but those who have read both will definitely notice some fun cameos and crossovers between the two storylines.
New episodes will continue to post as I'm able (with the exception of planned, brief seasonal hiatuses) until the serial is completed!
When Lena befriends the mysterious new boy next door, she discovers a terrifying folklore creature is targeting her father. To save him, Lena must dive into a dangerous world of Fae, magic, secrets, & a war she never knew existed.
What she learns could change her life--and the LeyGuard--forever.
Torn Fate: Guardians of Miralore
This standalone young adult fantasy will be posting serially in my Story Subscribers platform!
New episodes will continue to post as often as I'm able (with the exception of planned, brief seasonal hiatuses) until the serial is completed!
*What if your words really could change a world?*
Nadia Amante is a C-average college student whose only bright spots in life are her best friend Mav and her writing. That is, until her estranged, insane grandfather bequeaths her everything he owns, with some eccentric stipulations.
Nadia soon discovers Gramps wasn't crazy, he was a writer--of a very particular kind. Now, the fate of the magical realm he protected rests in Nadia's hands--or more specifically, her pen.
Aubrey Lance, S.S. (Supernatural Sleuth)
Season 1 is completed and FREE TO BINGE-READ in my Story Subscribers portal!
Just find it in the "Freebies & Samples" section at the top and dive in! No commitment necessary.
Aubrey’s theories sound crazy, even to her—but this time, they might be true.
Aubrey Lance loves literature, but if she’s learned one thing about life, it’s that real life doesn’t have neat endings like the stories. In real life, getting lost in imagination can be dangerous.
When Aubrey’s sister Emery vanished two years ago and the police declared it an accidental drowning at the Gulf, 15-year-old Aubrey was convinced that something more was going on. After months of wild theorizing, Aubrey was finally forced to admit what everyone else had already accepted: Emery had drowned. The rest had just been Aubrey's imagination.
Now, at age 17, Aubrey has adopted a more reasoned approach. Concrete, tangible facts only—NO speculation allowed.
…Until now.
When Aubrey’s best friend Chloe also vanishes, and Aubrey yet again finds herself disagreeing with the police’s explanation, she falls down another rabbit-hole of conspiracy theories which leave her doubting her understanding of reality.
Aubrey can’t deny the facts—something strange is happening—and her suspicions about her sister’s death may have been right. It may not have been an accident.
Emery may even be alive.
The more layers Aubrey peels back, the more certain she is that Chloe and Emery are both out there somewhere, in danger…
And Aubrey is determined to find them.
Flash Fiction!
Looking for a fantasy, paranormal, or sci-fi story world you could visit on your lunch break (or less)? Look no further! You can experience multiple worlds in my Story Subscribers portal, some of which are FREE to read! And if you're interested in side stories from the Arameth and Leyward Stones worlds, be sure to check it out... I have some exclusive stories available only on that platform.
In 2019-2020 (and extending through part of 2021), I joined a writing challenge. One of the requirements is to write fresh short stories and flash regularly... sometimes several a month. While this challenge has been, well, a challenge, it has also had the enormous benefit of pushing me to create new and original story worlds again and again! While some of my short stories and flash are earmarked for uses which prohibit me from sharing them online (and still others are set aside for exclusive Story Subscribers readership!), I do have a few on my site to read for free!