My Alternate World — I write short and novel-length fiction, mostly fantasy, though I’ve mucked about with science fiction, paranormal romance, mystery, and lots of others.
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He Had it Coming
A knife-throwing thief. An abusive father. In a reckoning long overdue, Evan must choose between family and freedom.
A fantasy short story that has been described as “Gripping and intense,” and “Filled with tension, power dynamics, and deep emotional scars…” Would you like to read it?
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**New Release**
Emergence — A Gatekeeper Prequel
This novella tells the story of Kyer’s childhood in Hreth, how she was an outcast from the get-go, how she took up swordfighting, and her goal to leave the village to find out who she really is. Readers already familiar with the Gatekeeper series so far will enjoy reading about Kyer’s backstory, and readers who are new to the series will cheer for this kid who just wants to be left alone.
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Griffin and the Spurious Correlations
If Douglas Adams and Jasper Fforde got together and wrote an Urban Fantasy Comedy Romance… they might come up with something like this:
The sugar leapt up and twisted itself until it formed a castle with turrets as perky as meerkats…
Music, Magic, Mayhem, Baking! What could possibly go wrong…? Set in Vancouver, BC, this novel has been described as “A wild ride from beginning to end,” and “just plain fun! The premise is so inventive and the twists just keep coming. Plus it has the sweetest love story at its core.” ~ Keay Francis, romance author
It also comes with a listen-along Spotify playlist, so you can hear all the music Griffin hears! https://tinyurl.com/GriffinsSpuriousSoundtrack
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The Gatekeeper Series
Book One
She plunged her blade into his chest, feeling it grind along his ribs…
Outcast swordfighter, Kyer Halidan, walked out of a cornfield at the age of three. Twenty years later, she leaves her adopted home to discover who put her there. And why.
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Book Two
“Why don’t you trust me?” he asked.
Hurt and disbelief whirled in her head. “Because you don’t trust me.”
The Lady Alon Maer, wife of duke Kien Bartheylen, is pregnant and seriously ill. Swordfighter Kyer Halidan, along with her company of friends, takes on the mission to find a cure. If they fail, Alon and her baby will die.
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Book Three
“Two lives for each life.” Lord Bartheylen rose to his seven-foot height. “Kyer Halidan owes me four.”
The party of adventurers is fractured, divided between those who believe Kyer delivered the poison that is killing Lady Alon Maer, and those whose faith in her remains intact.
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Books Four, Gatekeeper’s Crucible, and Five, Gatekeeper’s Revelation, coming as soon as possible! –> I had hoped to have them out in 2024, but life presented other things to focus on. The new goal is mid-2025, but I’m also being realistic. I thank you for your patience, and I will certainly update you as I get closer. (to keep apprised… join my Totally Fantastic Email list!)
Audiobooks — All available on my store!
My big, passion project (the one that got me started writing) is the Gatekeeper series, featuring Kyer Halidan.
My podcast begins with this one.
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My second novel in the Gatekeeper series, Gatekeeper’s Deception, was also a finalist in the Colorado Gold Contest.
Part One, Deceiver, is available on my online store
It is featured in my podcast as well.
Deceived is Part Two of Gatekeeper’s Deception and my third novel in the Gatekeeper series. My podcast also features this title.
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I wrote this book during a dark time in my life, and it brought such joy and merriment, it helped me through. It’s intensely fun!
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Or on Chirp, Apple Books, and Kobo.
Previously published in print, (in a publication you can find below) this short story is now available in audio exclusively in my store.
The Inner Light won Pulp Literature’s Raven Cover Story contest, and is available in Issue #6 of their magazine. The audioshort is now available exclusively in my store.
This was a delightful surprise. My short story, He Had it Coming, was given Honorable Mention in the Writers of the Future contest. He Had it Coming features a character named Evan, who will eventually get her own novel. The story takes place in the same world as the Gatekeeper series, and the novel will feature a minor character who appears briefly in Chapter 6 of Gatekeeper’s Key.
To Serve and Protect, appears in this anthology from Bundoran Press.
49th Parallels features stories of alternate Canadian histories and futures, in honour of Canada’s 150th birthday. It was nominated for an Aurora: Best Related Work.
Duchess Keeps Her Head is my foray into Romance. Who knew? It is published in Heart’s Kiss Magazine. See how many references to Lewis Carroll you can find in the story!
The Inner Light, is in Issue #6 of Pulp Literature magazine from Spring 2015. At my first VCon, I met the fabulous women who run this terrific magazine. My friend Brenda Carre convinced me to enter their Raven Cover Art contest, (write a story based on the cover art) and, lo and behold, judge CC Humphreys saw fit to give me the win.
The Pageant — A Battle Maiden’s Cunning Stunt is published in Electric Spec Magazine, Feb. 29th, 2012 Issue. This one is Rated Mature.
In 2010, my short story He Had It Coming was a finalist in the SiWC Writing Contest.
In 2011, my short story To Serve and Protect was a finalist in the SiWC Writing contest.