My two most recent books, Letters from Shadow Oaks and A Carousel for Shade Tree, are both contemporary fictions. They don’t include any magic or fantasy elements. Both books were inspired by actual situations I’ve encountered. I enjoy writing and reading fantasy, but when a real-world opportunity presents itself for storytelling, I can’t resist writing it.

Tell me about your books The Transcendent Series is about a girl (woman really, she’s 18/19 in the first book) who randomly, and rather inconveniently, body jumps into her past lives. The first book in the series, Transcendent, came out July 1st this year! It contains a passionately fated but “doomed” love story, secret societies, real friendships, university settings, intrigue and ...

Tell me about your book The Boy with the Heart of Sea Glass is boy meets boy, but it’s much more than that. It’s about the healing power of love and found family. And how the relationships we choose, and those we don’t, impact us.

For this month’s list I had help from a number of humans. My thanks to Heather Lynn, Alexandra Peel, Cheryl Burman, Fi Phillips, and Ann Littler In each case the person making the recommendation is named in brackets after the title.