Makai’s Return

Time for Querying!

Finally finished Spun of Silver Thread! The first book in what hopefully will become the Threads of Fate series. Optimistic about this Greek Mythology inspired story catching some interest.

Before her mother disappeared three months ago, 16-year-old Chloe Drake lived a relatively normal life. Then she’s told that her absentee father is a god and that only she can help find the several gods that went missing recently. No pressure, right? Chloe is slow to accept the ridiculous Greek myths and monsters as reality, but this gets harder to deny after she’s attacked by a flock of harpies.

Chloe cares more about finding her mother—whose disappearance might be related—than some lost gods she’s never met, but part of her also wants to know which god fathered and promptly abandoned her. She is soon hounded by ancient monsters reawakened by a mysterious puppet master. In her quest to find the missing gods, Chloe learns her godly parentage isn’t what she expected, and that what she thought she knew about mythology might not be the whole truth. She had enough trust issues before finding out much of her life was a lie. Chloe has no desire to learn what else the Fates have in store for her, but it’s not like she has any choice in the matter.

[E] Brilliant Ideas™

[E] This story contains brief explicit language.

Between Cody and Tony, one of them was an excellent, talented cook and one could set spaghetti on fire.

Spoiler alert: Cody was not the former.

In this case, it wasn’t spaghetti, but something was definitely on fire, according to the smoke alarm and the haze of smoke that had filled the kitchen. Cody had gotten the bright idea to try and make Tony dinner as a totally not-weird friendship dinner to say thank you. Tony was supposed to be arriving soon, and the pizza had about five minutes left on the timer.

Except Cody’s “bright” ideas were usually decidedly not-so-bright.

It was just a frozen three cheese pizza that Cody had thrown various toppings onto before sliding it into the oven. He was pretty proud of himself for thinking to add stuff–sausage, pepperoni, chicken, even some vegetables!–but the smoke alarm definitely wasn’t proud.

Instead of trying to fix the source of the smoke first, Cody tried to figure out how to shut the alarm the fuck up so he could think. The god-forsaken wailing was shredding his sensitive ears and giving him a headache. He ended up standing on the counter, head ducked and shoulder pressed against the ceiling, squinting at the smoke alarm. He couldn’t figure out how to turn it off, so he took the next logical course of action: he grabbed a knife from the block on the counter (his boyfriend’s, technically; Cody wasn’t allowed near chopping knives) and used the butt of the handle to smash the fucking thing.

Silence fell in the apartment and Cody let out a breath of relief.

Announcement: Sound of Silence

Hello, readers! I’m excited to announce the completion of my current manuscript. It’s the first book in what will hopefully be my Soul Keepers series. I’ll keep posting more teasers, but here’s a blurb!

In the peaceful and secluded Konota valley, every sixteen-year-old embarks on a sacred journey to find their animal soul-keeper. The life-long bond protects their soul from malicious demons that would devour it, leaving behind an empty husk. Quiet and uncertain Shaya hopes that finding her keeper will solidify her place in her tribe, but her return with a frightening beast drives her further to the fringes.

Her struggle for acceptance is hampered when foreigners with more strange beasts invade the valley. Not only is the safety of the entire tribe threatened, but Shaya’s place among them is in danger as well when they begin to question her loyalty. A select few stand with her: Shaya’s loving parents, her childhood crush who is finally starting to notice her, and her sister’s partner who has become like a brother to Shaya.

When the strangers offer Shaya what she’s always wanted, she must decide whether finally belonging is worth turning her back on the people who rejected her and betraying the few who still believe in her.