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Sloane West Mysteries

To find a killer, private detective Sloane West must solve a murder while accepting a crash course in witchcraft. The choice is hers. Will she embrace her power as a protector—or flee from the birthright she’s only beginning to understand? This new series is now on sale! https://www.bellabooks.com/product/9781642474893e/

17 hours ago1 min read

Wales Haiku Journal

Thank you to editors Joe and Luci for including my ku in this resplendent issue of Wales Haiku Journal. Congratulations to all the poets included. I’ve enjoyed reading your poems this week. What a delight! You can read the 2026 Spring Issue here:

May 51 min read

tsuri-dōrō – a small journal of haiku and senryū

Grateful to Editor Tony Pupello for including my senryu in tsuri-dōrō – a small journal of haiku and senryū, Issue #33, May/ June 2026. Congratulations to all featured poets. It’s a beautiful issue. You can read it here: https://tsuridoro.org/issue-33-may-june-2026

May 31 min read

Blossoms in the Breeze

Finished reading Blossoms in the Breeze today. It is a visual delight. Edited by Michael Dylan Welch, with a Foreword by Linda Poole, and cover and interior design by Anne Dunnett. Blossoms features 155 haiku and senryu by 130 poets from around the world, comprising the top winners from all twenty years of the Vancouver Cherry Blossom Festival’s International Haiku Invitational. It was a huge thrill to have been a top winner in 2023 🌸❤️ You can get a copy here: https://www.a

Apr 271 min read

Lesbian Visibility Week

Celebrating Lesbian Visibility Week! Sloane West of the Sloane West Mysteries! And me 😘 🌈f\f Witchy Mystery 🕵️‍♀️Lesbian MC Paranormal PI 💋Lesbian Dhampyre love interest ✨Diverse, engaging cast of characters 🪄Pulse-pounding magic ❤️Found family 🥨Twisty Plots “𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭.... 𝘮𝘶𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘭𝘰

Apr 231 min read

Goldie Finalist!

So thrilled to be a finalist in the Golden Crown Literary Awards romantic blend category for TRAILHEAD! Thank you, GCLS, and congratulations to all the finalists! So honoured to be among such brilliant writers ❤️📚🌈

Apr 181 min read

Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal

Grateful to the incredible Editor Steliana Cristina Voicu for including my haiku and shahai in this outstanding issue of Enchanted Garden Haiku Journal. Congratulations to all the amazing poets! The issue’s theme is emerald, and poets around the world created work that beautifully captures its essence 💚💚💚 You can find the journal here: https://enchanted-garden-haiku.blogspot.com

Apr 161 min read

Crime Reads

Check out these great books for spring, including Swallow the Shadows , book three of my Sloane West Mystery series! 🐦‍⬛🖤 https://crimereads.com/15-lgbtqia-crime-novels-to-check-out-this-spring/

Apr 101 min read