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Tales of Tessagonia 2024 Titles
Venom and Shadow (book 4) Rumors are you can find anything at Aloka-pasar, the Shadow Market. But what will find you? When Fatinah’s husband is bit by a venomous snake, she learns he has seven days to live. The Shadow Market may have a remedy, if she can get there in...
Book Three of Tales of Tessagonia is out Now
Book three of Tales of Tessagonia is out now! The Princess Test has elements of Cinderella, bride tests, and Allerleirauh. Three wedding events. Three princess tests. Three magical dresses. When a prince brings home a foreign peasant girl for his bride, his family...
Tales of Tessagonia News
If you haven't yet heard the news, I have a release date for book two of Tales of Tessagonia, my fairy-tale novella series! Mirror will come out on June 1, 2023. Preorders are open now. "I see all. I know all. I cannot tell a lie." A magic mirror that speaks only...
Mary Reviews: Vassa in the Night
Vassa in the Night is a modern retelling of the Russian tale Vasillissa the Beautiful. It is a Baba Yaga story. In this case, the chicken hut is instead a chain of convenience stores. I loved that the saying to get into the chicken hut is turned into a store jingle that customers still have to say to get the store to kneel. I like the idea of a bright orange store with chicken feet. The BY is open all night long, and those nights keep getting longer.
Briarbook Bookshop Crawl
Elizabeth and her husband James visited Utah this December for the holidays. We were able to get together for a few different days during their visit. We recorded our December book club discussion in person, played board games, and went on what I'm calling a Bookshop...