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I'm slowly expanding my skills! ONE DAY I WANT TO BE A MASTER OF EVERYTHING. But that'll never be the case because the beauty of art is this: you will never be done. The most important thing I've learned by creating throughout the years is that nothing is perfect. Do […]

Primal Magic – COVER REVEAL


What makes a monster? It's a pretty age-old question, but one that never ceases to be fascinating to explore. It's also rooted in the world of Ilenima.  Nightshade Academy is located inside a hidden town called Nightshade located in northern Alaska. The town sits in the eye of a constant storm […]

The Hidden Monster Town – Nightshade Academy Extras


Who doesn't love dogs? Okay, some people don't. But they're wrong. Kidding. Or am I? Anyway. Kian is Nova's love interest in Nightshade Academy. He's also an aswang who turns into a big black dog that he likes to think of as a hellhound. Because it sounds cool. While Kian is […]

The Goodest Boy – Nightshade Academy Extras



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


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



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


Tomorrow. I can’t believe Queen of Werewolves is finally coming out tomorrow! I’ve never had to wait so long to release one of my books, so I feel like I’m living in a different time and place and suddenly getting slapped with the reality that this book is going to […]

One Day Until Queen of Werewolves


Since Marked by the Moon, I’ve been slowly building up a fantasy universe. I’ve always been infatuated with big stories like that, with so many entry points and paths you just want to dive into every story to see how these characters connect to past ones. There’s always the chance […]

Two Days Until Queen of Werewolves



Aerre. Prickly, angry Aerre. High-strung and anxiety. Aerre has a hard time with change and just wants the people he cares about to be safe. Once again, it takes Sorissa to loosen him up a bit.  Man, these guys would be a real wreck without her. But that’s the point. […]

Three Days Until Queen of Werewolves