Fantasy

Most of my adult fantasies share a common modern world (*), where evidence of the supernatural is hidden from the average person and only those with the proper genes can use magic. Most have heavy action and a dollop of romance. Click on the series links below for more details.

Temple of the Traveler (3) — classic Sword and Sorcery where every kingdom has a dedicated god

Ryoku the Game of Power * (3) — the factions of magic can be represented by pieces on a game board. Every eighty years, they have a contest with arcane rules.

The Solomon Oni Affair * (2) — Solomon the thief can look like anyone he wants, but he makes the mistake of falling in love with a witch cop.

Stand Alone (5)

1. Clean and Floss *

I had to write this one to silence the sarcastic main character. His clear voice kept interfering with other stories. A dark-humor take on Smithsonian Special Branch covering up a zombie conspiracy. For fans of Dexter and the Librarians. Audiobook available.

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2. How to Lose a Master in Three Wishes

I wrote this novel on a cruise around the world. Amina is a financial analyst for the King of Morocco and a half-djinn bound to his service through a magical iron ring. Every man wants her, both for her beauty and the incredible luck she brings. When she enlists the aid of a cute, white-knight reporter to help her escape a forced marriage, Malcolm has no clue what this damsel has suckered him into.

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3. C-Rex *

A Hollywood veterinarian with a magical cat consults on a homocide case. I wrote this as a serial for the failed Kindle Vella project. Audiobook available.

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4. Future-Proof

A climate-change novel where the main character is the son of a Norn who can smell how someone is likely to die. It starts and ends with a dramatic event and doesn't slow down in between. I wrote this for Taos Toolbox, a two-week writer's workshop, where I got to meet and befriend a lot of other writers, famous and otherwise.

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5. Contagion of the Gods

I wrote this in grad school as my one attempt at literary fantasy while trying to find my voice. Pythias the scrier is slowly going blind each time he stares into the sun to find truth, so he has to develop detective skills to solve his clients' problems. Interesting take on serial immortality and how the gods keep cropping up.

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