Contemporary Fantasy


I had an idea for how an aura reader might see people's "souls." It involved colors. Or Colors as Nova would call them.  Nova is the perspective character in Nightshade Academy. That story is hers. Nova perceives the world very differently from most people. You could argue she sees it in […]

The Pink-Haired Vampire – Nightshade Academy Extras


eBook available on Amazon and enrolled in Kindle Unlimited. Paperback available on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. It's here! It's here! Vampirism. An academy made for monsters. A guy I want to eat because of a targeted and insatiable bloodlust. That's what my life has become. I'm used to being […]

Nightshade Academy Episode 1 is HERE


Romance. It's in everything. No, seriously. It's in everything.  Truthfully, I used to kind of begrudge that fact. In some ways, I still do.  What the hell, Kestra. Aren't you a fantasy/romance writer or whatever? I mean, yes. Totally. Let me explain. I never got it. It was never something I could […]

Different Flavors of Romance – Nightshade Academy Extras



One of the best things about writing, for me, is world-building. I could probably get stuck inside of world-building for days, weeks, months. Years... It's always a bit of a challenge to strike a balance between that and writing a story within that. Since writing stories is my thing, I probably go about […]

Ilenima: Writing in the Same World – Nightshade Academy Extras


Wow. Apparently time is just flying by, because there are only ten days left until Nightshade Academy Episode 1: Awakened Vampire is released.  Excuse me while I silently freak out for a minute. Uhm, right. So, if you like paranormal academy books, pink-haired vampires, red-eyed boys who turn into big […]

Nightshade Academy – Shareable Countdown Images


Hello! Nova wants to share her story. In her words: ——————————— Vampirism. An academy made for monsters. A guy I want to eat because of a targeted and insatiable bloodlust. That’s what my life has become. I’m used to being the weird girl. When I look at people, I see […]

Nightshade Academy Episode 1: Awakened Vampire – Preorder



Hello, beautiful. I've got a new series coming out. Have you heard? It's called Nightshade Academy, and the first episode releases Nov 1. (It's only 99c!) But guess what. If you sign up for my newsletter, you can get the first three chapters before anyone else. Right. Now. Hell friggin […]

Nightshade Academy Episode 1 SNEAK PEEK


Sometimes, I wish it would end. I’m the Oracle, leader of the angels. And I’m a fraud. Everyone looks to me for answers because I was chosen, but I don’t have any. God won’t speak to me. This burden was bearable when Leo was by my side. Now I’m left […]

Read On the Precipice


When you live in a small town and tomorrow is a lot like yesterday, you tend to pay special attention to anything new that happens. My brother, James, is obsessed with these two reclusive women who just moved in. They never come outside. It’s almost like they’re allergic to sunlight. […]

Read Guardian



I love stories. Especially big stories. That doesn’t mean they have to be crazy complicated or anything, but I like connections. Each book in Marked by the Moon works as a standalone, but the two main characters aren’t the only ones I’m shining a spotlight on. You know when that […]

Eight Days Until Her True Wolf