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Now Querying: Hold Me Fast, Fear Me Not

Hold Me Fast, Fear Me Not is a historical-ish fantasy, set in a different universe rather than the world of The Solitary Rose. I affectionately call this novel “Tam Lin But Make it Werewolves,” and if you’re familiar with the “Ballad of Tam Lin,” that’s probably all you need to know to guess the basic plot! Unlike my previous Regency romances, this universe includes the Fae, werewolves, and other shifters in addition to human magicians. Hold Me Fast, Fear Me Not is told from the first person perspective of female lead Janet Vertevale. The narrative voice is a little more modern than some of my other first-person writing.

Runes and Ruin

This is a fun Regency fantasy romance about two people who meet at a Twelfth Night party and find their lives entangeled together far more deeply than they expected. Runes and Ruin has a touch of magic, a few laughs, and a lot of romance.

Art by Tehremy. Pictured: Valance and Honora.

Blurb:

Honora Grantly will do anything to avoid marrying the Duke of Belmont—including hooking up with a stranger at a Twelfth Night masquerade in order to destroy her reputation. Her ability to read magical auras helps her choose a likely prospect, but the man she tries to seduce, sorcerer Oliver Valance, wants to preserve his good name, not get entangled in scandal. Rather than get caught in a tryst with Honora, he helps her flee Belmont, only to discover that he has inadvertently compromised her by bringing her to London with him. The two marry quickly in an attempt to save their reputations, but they find that marriage to a stranger is more challenging even than the most complicated magic.

Honora’s neurodivergence makes navigating London social life and building a functional marriage even more challenging than normal. Valance, meanwhile, must negotiate tense relationships with his former mistress and his meddling mother. To make matters worse, the Duke of Belmont retaliates against Honora for rejecting him, and he’s willing to target her vulnerable half-sister, Dora. Disguises, detection, and dueling become the order of the day as Honora and Valance employ their wits and magical talents to protect the Grantly family.