it's almost time for THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND!

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How time flies! It feels like just yesterday I ran across Aimee Crocker’s name while researching real-life 19th-century American women for THE ARCTIC FURY… and now my book about Aimee and her wild adventures is just about to be released. Wow!

I’ve got lots of fun stuff to share, including an excerpt from the first chapter of the book, a wonderful review from Library Journal, a giveaway at Goodreads, and my tour schedule. So keep your eye on this space! For now, here’s a picture of me in front of the Hotel Biron in Paris, where Aimee lived after the death of her [redacted] husband, the love of her life. (Want to know more? It’s in the book, hint hint.)

Enter now to win THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND from the Fug Girls!

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I am absolutely delighted that one of my favorite sites on the internet is currently hosting a giveaway for my upcoming Aimee Crocker novel, THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND. I’ve been reading Heather & Jessica for absolutely forever, and if you love fashion, you absolutely must check them out. They also run a Substack newsletter called Drinks With Broads in which they publish truly divine recaps of The Gilded Age. I could go on and on. Instead I will link to the giveaway!

Enter the giveaway here — they’ve got a divine prompt to guide you.

Thanks, ladies!

The Five Queendoms in the spotlight at Fangirlish!

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Lots of fun new things have been happening and I know I’m terribly behind on updating you all, so here’s a little tidbit for starters. Loved seeing Scorpica (and really the whole Five Queendoms series) highlighted at Fangirlish as fantasy they’d love to see on TV!

This series (with two books currently published and more planned) feels made for a lengthy TV show. Its complicated, morally-gray characters are cast across several locations and storylines, which occasionally intersect and then diverge again. Both brutal and beautiful, it’s a vibrant, cinematic, and complex world that seems like a natural fit for a long-running adaptation.


Obviously, I agree!

Read the whole piece here.

ARCA is now out in paperback!

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Hi there! Have you been waiting for the second book in the Five Queendoms series to become available in a soft-sided edition instead of the big ol’ chunky hardcover doorstop? Wait no more! It’s still chunky, but a bit less so. And still, thanks to Victo Ngai’s illustration on the cover, absolutely gorgeous.

In honor of the big day, I’m reposting one of my favorite interviews, the one that goes soooo in-depth on all things Five Queendoms. It’s a great read whether or not you’ve read Arca or the first novel in the series, Scorpica.

Read the fabulous Paste Magazine interview that calls the Five Queendoms “the best feminist fantasy series you probably haven’t read yet” by clicking here.

Reflections on success at Writer Unboxed!

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I’ve been guilty of forgetting to link to my Writer Unboxed posts here for a while, but I’m trying to turn over a new leaf! My February post is about writerly success and how we each need to define it for ourselves—because comparing yourself to others isn’t the way to go.

“It’s a quote often cited when talking about how to manage your career as an author, but it’s worth saying one more time here: Comparison is the thief of joy.”
— Greer Macallister, Writer Unboxed

THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND cover revealed!

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Are you ready to see the absolutely gorgeous cover of THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND, my upcoming historical novel inspired by the outrageous Gilded Age railroad heiress Aimee Crocker? Here she is:

Sourcebooks knocked it out of the park yet again! I love everything about it — the image, the colors, the font — and I’m particularly tickled by the pearls, as they were Aimee’s favorite gem. She claimed in her memoir that she had the power to restore lost luster to pearls merely by touching them. Then again, she claimed A LOT of things. Can’t wait to share them with you, both the ones that made it into the book and the ones that didn’t.

So the book itself won’t hit shelves until August 2024, but while you’re waiting, here are some things you can do:

Pre-order from Bookshop!

Add it to your “want to read” shelf on Goodreads!

Sign up for my newsletter for more updates!

THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND announced on Publishers Marketplace!

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I am beyond excited to share with you that my next book was just announced — yay!

If you’re a historical fiction fan who’s been wondering when I was going to get back to writing about kick-ass women of the past and the amazing things they did, wonder no more. THE THIRTEENTH HUSBAND is slated to come out from Sourcebooks in August 2024.

I’ll be sharing the cover and lots of delightful historical tidbits soon!