Super excited to reveal today, the cover for STEAM ME UP, RAWLEY, Book 1 in my new series Mint Julep and Monocle Chronicles. It’s a New Adult steampunk romance, and boy did I have so much fun writing this! I wrote the first draft in May of 2012, and after many revisions, it’s close to being ready! … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Steampunk
An Interview with Delilah S. Dawson
I’m very pleased to welcome Delilah S. Dawson to the blog for a chat. She’s been on my radar as an author for a while, and her awesome, hard-ass posts about writing have truly inspired me. When I had the chance to sit with her at Club RT in NOLA, I moved Wicked at they Come … Continue reading
Friends… Lend Me Your Shifters
I have a somewhat embarrassing confession to make: I don’t really read shifters. I’m not entirely sure why. Maybe the “insta-mate” trope bothers me a little. The idea that two wolves/bears/dolphins/whatever so much as sniff each other and suddenly BAM! they are head over heels, they are going to the chapel, or at least ready to get … Continue reading
Genre Talk: Is there room anymore for steampunk minus the magic?
I’m one of those that defines the paranormal genre as more than just creature fiction–anything that is outside of our normal world fits the bill for me, though I know some disagree, and that’s okay. Being the analyzer that I am, when I set out to write my steampunk romance a year ago, I bought … Continue reading
Kiss of Steel
I stumbled upon Kiss of Steel a few weeks ago on a random romp through Amazon and its stellar reviews caught my eye, especially this one by the romance review site Dear Author: “Kiss of Steel is the first historical steampunk since the start of the Iron Seas series that balances both in depth world building, romance conflict, … Continue reading
The RITA nominated Darkest London Series by Kristen Callihan
I was delighted to see Kristen Callihan’s books on the list of RITA nominees this spring. I’ve had my eye on them since I saw the stunning cover for Winterblaze (the third book) and this series merges my two favorite genres—historical and paranormal. When we decided to do RITA month here on Paranormal Unbound, I … Continue reading