The Delicate Balance of Book Reviews
How I achieve a delicate balance between the two worlds of an author and a reader, while not censoring myself when writing book reviews.
TBT Book Review: Naked Once More by Elizabeth Peters
A mystery about writers, publishing, and writing by an ex-librarian bestselling author, Naked Once More is more than just a mystery, it’s a masterclass in writing and the publishing industry.
TBT Book Review: Magic Bites by Ilona Andrews
A snarky heroine who’s a badass with a sword lives in a world where technology and magic aren’t the only ones fighting for dominance.
TBT Book Review: Gaudy Night by Dorothy Sayers
Touted as Dorothy Sayers’ best book in the Golden Age of Crime mysteries, Gaudy Night is a beautiful insightful look into women’s issues in the 1930s.
New Release
Welcome to Cozy Vales
Summer Tales features stories set during Summer’s Tide, a two-week holiday celebrating life, love, and nature that culminates with High Summer, a day of festival frivolity and an all-night celebration of revelry, storytelling, and fireworks.
Grab your picnic basket and favorite cold beverage because the latest offering from the Cozy Vales scribes has hours of summer reading waiting for you!
This anthology features a new story in the Pokeberry Village series, Desperate at the Delphinium.
Books, Books, Books
I am all about books. I read them, edit them, write them, review them, and throw them at the wall when they frustrate me. They also appear as main features in all the series I write, whether as a job for my protaganists, a love of reading as a hobby, or as literary quotes to teach someone a lesson.
You could say I am immersed in them in all the ways that count. If you love all things books, then come in and take a spin around. Don’t worry, I won’t throw a book at your head, but I may convince you to read one.
The story of
Cassandra Stirling
Cassandra Stirling’s entire career revolves around language. She has worked in the fields of law, publishing, and marketing; writing a book seemed like a natural progression. In 2019, her husband noted that, while Cassandra’s childhood dream job was to be a writer, she “was not a writer,” as “she didn’t write.”
She proved him wrong by writing her debut novel, The Deep Space Between.
