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From Slow-Burn Romance to Island Noir: Why I Wrote a Crime Novel
I wrote a crime novel. Bellefond is an island noir set in Saint Lucia, and here is why a romance writer walked toward the dark, and what carries over.
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Timeline & Map Reference: Twenty-Two Years of Fallen Hearts
The reference readers have asked for since book three: twenty-two years of Fallen Hearts chronology, the Stormborn dynastic chart, and the regional map.
Writing
The Second Book Problem: Why Romance Series Are So Hard to Sustain
Book one ends well, and that is the problem. Why the second book in a romance series is the hardest to write, and the two honest ways out of the slump.
Writing
Dual POV Is Harder Than It Looks, and I Keep Doing It Anyway
Dual POV throws away your biggest source of tension and asks for two real voices instead of one. Why I keep writing it anyway, and how to do it right.
Writing
How to Write a First Kiss That Makes Readers Hold Their Breath
A great first kiss is not about word choice. It is the payoff of two hundred pages of wanting, and here is how I build one that makes readers stop breathing.
Fractured Dynasty
The Weight of Legacy — $1.99 for 5 Days Only
For 5 days only, The Weight of Legacy is a Kindle Countdown Deal starting at $1.99. The price rises until it ends June 30.
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Shadows of the Crown for $2.99
Shadows of the Crown is $2.99 on a Kindle Countdown deal: sixteen-year-old Elena takes the crown and rides out to ally with the enemy prince.
Writing
Why I Refuse to Pick Between Fantasy and Thrillers
Epic fantasy romance and contemporary thrillers — warrior queens and women who hunt monsters. Why I refuse to pick a lane, and what carries across both genres.
Behind the Scenes
Writer's Commentary: Why I Wrote Fallen Hearts
I started Fallen Hearts in a bad winter. What the seven-book saga is actually about, why the kingdom ends in democracy, and why the slow burn was a discipline.
Behind the Scenes
Introducing Bellefond: A Caribbean Dark Thriller Arrives November 18
Meet Séraphine Toussaint and Bellefond, my new Caribbean dark thriller. Book one, Saltwater, lands November 18, 2026. Here is how to follow the launch.
Behind the Scenes
Iron and Flame: Why My Queen Wins the War by Not Fighting
The epic fantasy romance where my warrior queen wins the war by refusing to fight it — the behind-the-book story of Iron and Flame, book three of Fallen Hearts.
Writing
How I Outline a Romance Novel in One Afternoon (And Why It Never Survives First Contact)
I outline a whole romance novel in one afternoon, with a spreadsheet and a label maker. Then my characters spend four months gloriously ignoring the plan.