My debut novel The Nightshade Cabal has been named a finalist for the Crime Writers of Canada Awards of Excellence ‘Best Crime First Novel’ award!
Continue readingFirefly is coming back! No, it isn’t. But… could it? Maybe! Who knows?
Fandom loves a milestone. Here’s one for you… as of this week Firefly has been off the air for as long as Star Trek had been when Star Trek: The Next Generation premiered. Well, okay, it depends on whether you count the three episodes that only aired in the UK, but either way… Firefly was cancelled a little over 18 years ago, which is as long as Trekkies waited between seeing Captains Kirk and Picard command the USS Enterprise on TV.
Continue readingAsk Me Anything on Friday, Jan 29th!
This Friday on Reddit my publisher, Parliament House Press, is doing an Ask Me Anything event as part of r/Fantasy’s Small Press Friday spotlight series.
Continue readingREVIEW: END OF THE LOOP, by Brent Nichols
“Wait a minute! Is that all there is? I watch TV and eat? While the seasons go by?”
David doesn’t remember anything. Where he is, how he ended up there, or even his own last name. The drugs make sure of that. But when his meds are changed and the orderlies fail to notice he’s no longer swallowing the pills, flashes of memory start to slip through the cracks in the fuzz. Slowly pushing aside the prescription-induced cobwebs, David begins to piece things together. One fact becomes very clear—if he doesn’t want to lose what little he has regained of himself, he needs to escape.
Continue readingREVIEW: SHELTER FOR THE DAMNED, by Mike Thorn
“What the fuck could happen? It’s a fucking shack. It’s an old, run-down piece of shit and Mark has a hard-on for it, for some goddamn reason.”
Mike Thorn’s debut novel SHELTER FOR THE DAMNED is a remarkable journey into suburban insanity, adolescent rage, the power of addictions, the struggle for identity, and so much more.
Continue readingREVIEW: THE CHILDREN OF RED PEAK, by Craig DiLouie
Leisure reading time is rather hard for me to come by right now, so whenever I start a new book I want to be sure it’s one I’ll like. Well, as sure as one can be about such things, anyway. Having read and thoroughly enjoyed Craig DiLouie’s earlier books ONE OF US and OUR WAR, his latest novel THE CHILDREN OF RED PEAK was among my most anticipated releases of 2020. Classified as Horror, this is a book that defies genre tropes and explores the darker aspects of human nature, both in groups and in individuals.
Continue readingMagic, Mechanics, and All Things Steampunk: a discussion with Chris Patrick Carolan, C.W. Snyder, and E.M. Wright
Last month, in concert with the Miami Book Fair, I had the chance to sit down (digitally, of course) with fellow Parliament House Press writers C.W. Snyder and E.M. Wright along with moderator Malorie Nilson to discuss our steampunk worlds. If you missed it live, hit READ MORE to check out the replay of our conversation.
Continue readingNow you can put The Nightshade Cabal in your ears!
I just wanted to stop by and share the news that my first novel, The Nightshade Cabal, has just been released as an audiobook. It’s a paranormal steampunk murder mystery set in 1880s Halifax, and my narrator Dean Ruple did an absolutely fantastic job of bringing the story to life!
The Year that Was (and Wasn’t)
Well, it’s the end of November 2020, and I haven’t updated this site in far too long. I don’t need to tell you the last eleven months have been a year and a half, to say the least, so here’s a bit of what I’ve been up to since I last updated here.
Continue readingCover Reveal for THE NIGHTSHADE CABAL!
Greeting, friends and fiends! Today I have the great pleasure to share the cover art for my upcoming debut novel, THE NIGHTSHADE CABAL, coming in February from Parliament House Press! Continue reading
