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To My Dearest Readers,

Hello, my beautiful lovelies! On this day of warmth and affection, I want to celebrate not just romance, but the kind of love that defies fate, braves the darkness, and shines even in the darkest reaches of the Night World. The love that survives curses, battles monsters–both real and within–and always finds its way back home.

Whether you believe in silver cord-bound soulmates written in the stars or passion that is forged in fire, may you cherish the magic of a ...

Music from Lullaby by Simon Eugene Music

Commissioned by L.J. Smith

FROM LULLABY: BOOK ONE OF THE LULLABY CHRONICLES

Brionwy the virgin courtesan and her friend Nefer, also a virgin, have just left the Head Dwenna (Duenna) Guntra’s disciplinary rooms with Sansama, Guntra’s chief spy and aide-de-camp. Sansama is elevated at the thought of punishing these two Beauties. But on the way there will be a fateful meeting . . .

Brionwy

Lord Overseer Rajan Adani

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Up for grabs is a cool and sleek coffin purse prize, stuffed to the brim with goodies! This includes: A Tiffany diary with a red leather cover and silver lock, a shiny red and silver pen to write in the diary with, a Tiffany little black book, a Tiffany Open Heart ring, and a Tiffany Elsa Peretti Open Heart Pendant necklace in sterling silver with diamonds; a gorgeous silk flower bouquet suitable for a vampire wedding; and much more! The contest begins today, January 5th, 2025. See below for ful...

Hallo, my lovelies! Did you all have—or are you all having or looking forward to—a delightful holiday? I hope so! I know I did. For one thing, I had a fourteen foot tall Christmas tree! It was not only so tall that it touched the roof but it went all the way down to the ground, so that I had to buy extra light strands and there was no way to fit presents under it! Not even my lovely tree skirt would fit, and it was a nightmare to water.

I spent a quiet New Year’s Eve at home, like most Americ...

The Old Site

Just for everyone’s information, the reason there is a new site rather than an expansion on the old site is simple: we can’t access the old site. The previous webmaster, Usok, had to step down, and we found that no one could get into the old account, no matter what we tried. If we do ever get into it—and I do still have some hope—we will put up an announcement redirecting people to the new site.

Anyway, Shivani C. helped design the new site and Jesa K. is the new webmistress, ...

The other reason I love AI is because it allows me to picture my characters. For instance, if I tell AI to do a picture of Sarah Strange, with her soft, flyaway light brown hair and aquamarine eyes, heart-shaped face, round cheeks and rounded throat and all, I get:

The same for Brionwy, with her long, red-gold hair and violet eyes:

Or Guntra, the sadistic Head Dwenna who rules the harem in LULLABY, with her muscular physique, and shark’s eyes:

Or Sansama, Guntra’s spy an...

Hello, my lovelies! 

As the year winds down to a close, I find myself thinking about all of you—some of whom have been with me almost since the beginning of my journey as a writer. Your patience, encouragement, and love for the stories I create have meant the whole world to me. Thank you so very much!

This holiday season, I’m happy to share a special gift: an excerpt from my new adult novel, Lullaby, that will be coming out in the December Newsletter. It’s my way of saying thank you for yo...

The last battle has come; the Apocalypse is here. The lines have been drawn, and the Darkness is infusing its warriors with new power. The new Night People have partnered with dragons. They have powers that the world has never seen.  The goal is to destroy humankind.

Circle Daybreak has found four young champions to fight in this last battle; four Wild Powers to stand against the darkness.  But if one of the four should choose to go over to the other side, all the prophecies and legends say t...

I recently discovered what AI could do with pictures, to simulate what I looked like last year before the latest bout of illness took place. Here’s what I do. I plug a picture of me at my worst to be fair. Okay, brace yourselves! This is me after an outpatient procedure, trying to recover at home:

I am haggard and exhausted.  But if I pop that picture in with a pic of me in a wheelchair, I can get something that better depicts how I looked when I was almost well and working on the culm...

I hope this special day finds you surrounded by warmth, joy, and maybe a slice of pumpkin pie (or two). Love that pie! Whether you’re feasting on turkey or munching on celery, I really hope that you can all come together in the spirit of sanity and harmony—turkey eaters and non-turkey eaters alike!

This Thanksgiving, I’m really excited to share a little something special with you: an excerpt from my upcoming book, STRANGE FATE; Book One: Mystic. This marks the beginning of the two-book finale of...