Review: The Secret Billionaire

March 1, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

The Secret Billionaire by Teymour Shahabi Genre: YA Mystery Release Date: September 2016 An orphan, a private school, and a missing fortune. Teymour Shahabi’s The Secret Billionaire follows the misadventures of Andrew, a teen boy without a family as he struggles to fit into a posh new school, only to find himself stumbling upon one bucket of […]

Trailer Reveal: As You Lay Sleeping by Katlyn Duncan

February 15, 2017.Reading time 1 minute.

As You Lay Sleeping: A YA Thriller by Katlyn Duncan Book Summary I did it all for you… Cara’s boyfriend is dead. When fingers start pointing at her, she knows she’s in more trouble than she originally thought. Because Cara can see that something isn’t right. As her carefully constructed life begins to crumble, Cara […]

Video: The real life events behind my mystery/thriller

February 12, 2017.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Did you know that the novel Jaws was based on a true story? Yeah. I didn’t want to know that either (goodbye swimming FOREVER). There is nothing to make a creepy story even creepier than knowing IT ACTUALLY happened. In honour of Mystery Thriller Week, I have put together this vid to share the real […]

Girl on the Brink: Mystery Thriller Week Book Review

January 20, 2017.Reading time 2 minutes.

It’s books like these that make me realize how lucky Bella was that Edward didn’t turn out to be a creep underneath all that undead skin (Seriously. Just imagine the stalking potential from a guy that can watch you through your bedroom window–even if it happens to be on the top of 50-storey tower). The main […]

Halloween Giveaway: A Pair of Wickedly Cute Earrings

October 28, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Hello Darlings, Dead bodies, cupcakes, and ultra-cute Japanese cartoon animals? If I had designed a pair of earrings based on my novel,The Tokyo Cover Girls, they would look like this. So, to celebrate their fabulousness (and yours) I’m giving away three sets on October 31. For a chance to win follow me on twitter, on instagram, or simply like this […]

Because There is Nothing Wrong with Being a Tease: Book Teasers for The Tokyo Cover Girls

August 11, 2016.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Decided to take a shot at making book teasers. The first two pics are from my own collection (shot during the production of the cover images) and the last one is from Flickr. What do you guys think? Did I make them titallating enough? Did they make you want to read more? And most importantly, […]

My First Official Review

June 6, 2016.Reading time 1 minute.

Was it lovely when my mother-in-law phoned to let me know she had thoroughly enjoyed my novel? Sure. Did I get a bit of a high every time my writing group complimented me on an excerpt. Hell, yeah. BUT THERE IS NOTHING QUITE AS AWESOME feeling as getting a positive review from a complete stranger–especially […]

Review: Quintina by Meghan Riley

May 18, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Rating: Three out of Five Stars I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review as part of a YA Bound Book Tour. Summary: (If you haven’t read the first novel in this series, Anna, be warned the following summary may spoil some of the plot surprises from that book). […]

Review: Windrunner’s Daughter by Bryony Pearce

May 17, 2016.Reading time 5 minutes.

Rating: Four out of Five Stars I received a digital copy of this book in exchange for an honest review as part of a YA Bound Book Tour. Summary: Think Whale Rider meets Dune. Windrunner’s Daughter offers up a good old fashion girl power story with an unusual twist: hand gliding on Mars. Wren is young woman living […]

Cover pages and other ways to lose friends . . .

August 23, 2015.Reading time 2 minutes.

The good news: my first round of cover proofs are in! The bad news: I am way pickier than I realized. On of my friends put together these mages for my novel cover earlier this week and while they are totally gorgeous they are totally not what I have been imagining in my […]