It's time share the cover of To Know a Dragon Spy. If you're subscribed to my newsletter, you saw this in October's edition, but this post also includes an excerpt, which wasn't in the newsletter. If you're a newsletter reader, you also know that I meant to have this book finished and released this past spring, but post covid issues completely messed up all my plans for the past year. Natasha Snow (who is amazing) made this gorgeous cover for me with that anticipated release date in mind, and I've been sitting here with it since then. 

I'm tired of keeping it a secret.

I'm still not certain when To Know the Dragon Spy will make it into your hands, but I'm doing my best and I'll let you know as soon as I know. In the meantime, feast your eyes on this gorgeous cover, and if you can tear your eyes away from it, read the draft blurb and excerpt from the beginning of the book (just as a warning, both will probably change as I finish the book). 
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I have been waiting so long to share this gorgeous cover with you! My plan had been to finish and publish To Love the Dragon King ages ago, so I've been sitting on this gorgeous cover that the amazing Natasha Snow made for me for what feels like forever. But we're getting much closer now—I don't have a firm release date yet, but the plan is August, which is so very soon. Fingers crossed everything works out as planned. Take a look at the fabulous cover:
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The Envoy's Honor, the eighth book in the Chronicles of Tournai series, will be out on November 9th, and it has a gorgeous cover by Natasha Snow!
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Second son of an earl and cousin to the Crown Prince, Griffen has worked hard to forge a career in diplomacy for the principality of Tournai, but he never expected his diplomatic skills would be necessary for a problem so personal to him and his family. 

A delegation from the mysterious kingdom of Ivria has come to Tournai to make sure the secret of their people—the magical Talent allowing them to change into dragons—and therefore their kingdom itself remain safe. The delegation is concerned about Corentin, an Ivrian, and the man Griffen’s older brother is soon to marry.​

The Ivrians seem to want to drag Corentin back to Ivria for the offense of revealing their secret, but Griffen refuses to let it happen. His determination puts him into contact—and conflict—with Kirill, a negotiator for the king of Ivria who possesses the dragon Talent himself. The two clash and connect, getting closer and pulling away as they try to negotiate the needs of their people and an unwanted attraction between themselves. However, just as trust might be growing between them, a plot is uncovered and a member of the Ivrian delegation murdered. Griffen and Kirill must discover who is behind both for the safety of their countries and the people they love…and for a chance to be together.

Add The Envoy's Honor to your Goodreads shelf.

The Envoy's Honor is currently available for preorder at NineStar Press (and you can download it three days early if you preorder there!) and will be available everywhere else soon.

I'm so excited to share the new cover of The Sorcerer's Guardian with you today. Natasha Snow has done such beautiful work again—as always. The cover works with the covers of the rest of the Chronicles of Tournai series but is unique and gorgeous all on its own.

Savarin honed his Talent through years of study, and to achieve his goal of becoming the most powerful and accomplished sorcerer in Tournai, he made magic his life. Among the wealthy and noble circles he moves in, no one would suspect the handsome, refined, arrogant sorcerer’s humble beginnings—which is how Savarin prefers it. He wants to be seen only as the man he’s made himself. When Tournai’s princes task Savarin with studying and strengthening the spells that protect the principality from magical attack, he is more than happy to do so. The spells are complex, centuries old, and exactly the type of puzzle Savarin is eager to solve. But to his annoyance, the princes insist Loriot accompany him on his journey.

Second son of a minor noble family, Loriot worked his way up the ranks of the royal guard to captain with single-minded determination and takes pride in his service to the crown. He must obey the prince’s orders to protect Savarin, despite believing his skills would be best used elsewhere and his wariness of magic. UnTalented himself, Loriot has learned not only the benefits of magic but also its potential for harm—and how to counter it. He still believes it’s best to avoid most magic entirely, which is difficult when he’s tasked with playing guard to a powerful sorcerer.

Loriot and Savarin clash repeatedly during their journey, but the simmering tension between them doesn’t only stem from their work, and passion develops into feelings neither expected. But Savarin must still secure Tournai’s magical barrier, and his only solution will endanger both him and the royal family.


The Sorcerer's Guardian will rerelease everywhere on September 14th. I'm so excited about that too because then, all of the books I had to take back from Dreamspinner will be back out in the world again. Yay! For now, The Sorcerer's Guardian is available for preorder at NineStar Press, where it is 30% off along with all of my other books. I'll share preorder links for other stores as they become available. 

But, seriously, how gorgeous is that cover?

The Scholar’s Heart will be back out in the world one week from today (though you can get in on Friday if you preorder from NineStar Press)! It’s the third book in the Chronicles of Tournai series, but it stands alone as the other books in the series do. This is Etan and Tristan’s story—a friends to estranged friends to lovers romance.

I’ve cleaned up the writing a bit, but otherwise the story remains the same as the original Dreamspinner edition. It does have a gorgeous new cover by Natasha Snow, though. (Please join me in squeeing over how beautiful it is!)

Though he is the youngest son of a royal duke, Etan is a scholar at heart, happiest in a library surrounded by his books. He contentedly juggles his work for the prince’s government with his studies of the history and legends of Tournai, a subject of particular interest to him because he shares the secret magical Talent that runs in the royal bloodline. However, Etan’s peaceful world turns upside down when his best friend—the man he secretly loves—unexpectedly marries someone else.

Tristan is the oldest son of a wealthy merchant, raised to shoulder responsibility for the family business one day. That day comes far sooner than anticipated, and he makes a deathbed promise to his father to marry the woman his father chose and become head of the company and family. Tristan values his friendship with Etan and has always been attracted to him, but he can’t forsake his duty to his father, even if it means giving up the possibility of having Etan as a lover.

A year later, Tristan is a widower with an infant daughter and a mother who demands he marry again quickly—something Tristan resists. Circumstances throw Etan and Tristan together again, but even as they succumb to the desires they’ve always harbored, Etan battles his feelings, wary of being cast aside once more. When the unimaginable happens, Etan and Tristan must come together and support each other through the ordeal…and maybe beyond.

The Scholar’s Heart is currently available for preorder at NineStar and will be soon everywhere else.

The Artist's Masquerade will be back out in the world on May 4th, and it has a gorgeous new cover by Natasha Snow. Take a look, and join me in shrieking about how wonderful it is...

The Prince's Consort will finally be back out in the world on March 16th, and it has a gorgeous new cover by Natasha Snow! Are you ready to see?
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The Spymaster's Secret, the next book in the Chronicles of Tournai series, will be out in the world on October 14th (though you can have it in your hands three days early if you preorder from NineStar Press). And, of course, I'm my usual jumble of nervous and excited at the upcoming release! The Spymaster's Secret is the story of Alexander, the flirtatious, charming royal cousin with hidden depths, and Marcus, the older, serious widower with the mysterious job. It's an opposites attract, age gap romance with spies and intrigue and two people who have to learn to trust each other and themselves and take a chance on love.

And here is the absolutely gorgeous cover by Natasha Snow:
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Alexander is doing his best to settle into life in Tournai’s royal palace after years living outside the country due to his father’s diplomatic work. The sense of belonging and home he feels is overwhelming, but none of his plans are going as he imagined. Many see him as only a lovely, charming adornment of the royal court and underestimate both his intelligence and abilities. His attraction to Marcus, a mysterious older man who does work for the prince, Alexander’s cousin, is unexpected but not unwelcome...if Marcus could possibly see who Alexander really is.

Lord Marcus is the second son of a minor noble family, a widower raising two children...and the prince’s spymaster. He knows his work is necessary for the security of the kingdom and its royal family, but he also knows it can be distasteful and dangerous to him and those around him. Marcus has vowed never to fall in love again, never to put anyone else at risk--a promise threatened for the first time by the vibrant, flirtatious Alexander. The attraction is unwelcome and entirely undeniable. He can’t believe someone like Alexander would want someone like him, but he also can’t stay away.

As they become ever more entangled, Marcus is investigating rumors of spies at work in Tournai’s university. As he gets closer to uncovering their plot, Alexander is drawn deeper into danger. Can their love survive when Alexander is put in peril by the very spies Marcus is hunting for? 
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Preorder The Spymaster's Secret at NineStar Press. (Preorders at other retailers will be available soon.)

It's weekend, and time for more Rainbow Snippets. The Rainbow Snippets group on Facebook asks its members to share six sentence snippets from their work each weekend. Check out the group's Facebook page to read all the snippets and add lots of great books to your TBR. You'll find all sorts of books with the common thread that the main character identifies as LGBTQ+.

I'm sharing another snippet from A Harmony of Fire and Earth this week and also giving you the first look at the cover, designed by the fantastic Natasha Snow! This snippet comes after the last snippet I shared and answers the question of whether Rhys kisses Gaz. 

Isn't that cover beautiful? I'll have more soon about Harmony. In the meantime, check out book one in the Elemental Magicae duology, A Dance of Water and Air. Also, though unrelated to Harmony, the first four books in my Chronicles of Tournai series are 35% off at Dreamspinner right now. Thanks for stopping by and reading!

Finding final cover art in my inbox is always exciting and so is sharing it with you. I think the cover for The Merchant's Love (the next Tournai book) is just gorgeous. Natasha Snow once again did beautiful work. What do you think?

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