Embers and Sparks is out!

I’m so so so so so so so good at self-promotion and advertisement. Literally the best.

Anyway my new book, Embers and Sparks, came out in November!

I’m really, really excited about this one, arguably even more than I was for my first book. It’s extremely personal and means a lot to me, and I’m trying to get better about letting myself gush over things I love.

So please please please think about giving it a look!

Penny Hartwell’s dreams of being a celebrated artist have been reduced to sketching between shifts at a Boston gas station. Rent is overdue, inspiration has dried up, and her once-bright future feels like it’s slipping further out of reach.

Anthea Corey has spent centuries guiding artists to greatness, but after too many betrayals she vanished from the world. Now, reluctantly back from a decade-long retreat, this weary muse is determined to keep things simple—and her heart well-guarded.

Neither expects to collide in the hushed halls of the Boston Public Library on a bitter winter’s day. But when Penny and Anthea meet, something stirs—something neither talent nor time can deny.

For Penny, it’s the return of inspiration. For Anthea, it’s the dangerous pull of hope. And for both, it could be the beginning of something that blurs the line between art and love.

If you’re intrigued but not entirely sure you wanna buy it, there’s also a preview available up on the Bella site, which is essentially just the entire prologue. That’ll give you a pretty good sense for the writing and POV characters.

Embers and Sparks is also available from most major retailers, if you prefer any of them instead of getting it direct from the publisher.

Amazon

B&N

Books-a-Million

Target

Indigo

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KILL AI AND REBLOG AND CREATE ART IN 2026

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cryptotheism:

“it would be good if it were good” is one of the most creatively productive things to experience imo.

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gotta respect a man who’s willing to ask when he doesn’t know something, tho

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He doesn’t even know, and he doesn’t want to.

I don’t go here but I feel like “It’s a metaphor. Don’t force it to do the work of a fact.” is a great statement about literature and fan-content in general.

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sunderwight:

One of the great things about public libraries isn’t even that the books are free (though that is a great thing about them no doubt) but also the free book storage.

I don’t need to own a copy of that book. My library has it. Yeah I might need to wait if someone else takes it out the same time I want it, but relatively few books are required on short notice, especially with stuff like fiction. In the meanwhile I don’t have to find a place for that book or that book or that book or etc in my house. I don’t have to go buy more bookshelves. I don’t have to haul this fuckton of heavy books around every time I move or rearrange the furniture. I only have to own a book if I actually do need it on short notice a lot for something (in which case, a digital copy is probably more convenient anyway) or if I really really love it so much that it’s worth having it in my space.

But for the most part the books live at the library, together with each other, and I can just go there any time I want one. Those are my bookshelves! Also everyone else’s in the community. But still, mine too!

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pangur-and-grim:

they’re so awkward