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I Bring the Fire Omnibus eBook and The Defiant audiobook

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You can read (and listen to!) most of my books through subscription services:

  • Everand* (formerly Scribd) – ebooks + audiobooks
  • Kobo Plus – ebooks (no Kobo device needed—the app is free)

Both offer 30-day free trials—so if you’re a fast reader, you could get through quite a bit at no cost.

Learn more about KoboPlus and Everand. 

Or Read & Listen Completely Free

You can also find my books at your local library:

  • Libby / OverDrive
  • Hoopla
  • CloudLibrary
  • BorrowBox

If your library carries ebooks or audiobooks, there’s a good chance they have my books—or can request them.

Find Libraries that Offer Libby/Overdrive

If Your Library Doesn’t Loan eBooks or Audiobooks

You may be able to get a library card at a larger library system for a modest fee. Here is a website that lists libraries with non-resident borrowing priveleges.

A quick note

I’m a big library user myself and often enroll in various subscription services (books add up fast—and so do growing kids’ expenses).

However you choose to read—buying, borrowing, or listening—I’m just glad you’re spending your time with my stories.

*Everand isn’t currently featuring Magic After Midnight.

Featured Fantasy: Wayfair Witches (A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Collection Books One – Ten) by A.A. Albright

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Featured Fantasy: Wayfair Witches (A Paranormal Cozy Mystery Collection Books One - Ten) by A.A. Albright

99¢ as of September 9, 2026
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This box set includes the first ten books of the Wayfair Witches series, plus a bonus book!
Wanda Wayfair is a bit of a late starter. At almost twenty-one she still hasn’t received her magical powers, and she’s running out of time. But things are about to change for Wanda as she finally comes into her magic, and discovers that she has a most unusual gift – whenever a witch is murdered, their familiar shall live on, but only long enough to seek Wanda out and help her solve the murder.

Join Wanda and her coven of supernatural sleuths, as they solve murders and mysteries in Ireland’s magical enclaves.

In This Box Set You’ll Get:
Book One: Bottling It
Book Two: Bricking It
Book Three: A Trick for a Treat
Book Four: Winging It
Book Five: Wrapping Up
Book Six: Loved Up
Book Seven: Rocking Out
Book Eight: Acting Up
Bonus Book: Legally Red
Book Nine: Swotting Up
Book Ten: Forget Me Knot

Featured Fantasy: The Shadow Rises (Witch Hunter Book 1) by K.S. Marsden

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Featured Fantasy: The Shadow Rises (Witch Hunter Book 1) by K.S. Marsden

FREE as of September 9, 2026
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The book that launched the internationally bestselling Witch-Hunter series — a gripping urban fantasy of dark magic, ancient duty, and impossible attraction.

Hunter Astley has one purpose in life: to hunt witches.
Charming, wealthy, and ruthlessly effective, Hunter is the product of a long line of witch-hunters — bound to the Malleus Maleficarum Council, dedicated to keeping the world safe from those who wield dark magic. It’s a life he knows well. A life he controls.
But something is stirring in the shadows. A new and terrifying power is rising — the Shadow Witch — unlike anything the Council has ever faced. She is gathering the witches, building an army, and no one knows where she will strike next.
When a young woman named Sophie comes into Hunter’s world, he lets his guard down for the first time in years. But in the war between witch-hunters and witches, nothing is as it seems — and the greatest threat may already be closer than Hunter ever imagined. As ancient magic awakens and dark forces converge on the English countryside, Hunter will discover that his bloodline holds secrets that could change everything — and that the line between enemy and ally is far more dangerous than he ever believed.

The Shadow Rises is the first book in K.S. Marsden’s internationally bestselling Witch-Hunter series — a fast-paced, darkly romantic urban fantasy perfect for fans of the supernatural, slow-burn tension, and worlds where magic and the modern collide.

The Witch-Hunter Trilogy: The Shadow Rises The Shadow Reigns The Shadow Falls

Featured Fantasy: Waterspell Series By Deborah J. Lightfoot

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Featured Fantasy: Waterspell Series By Deborah J. Lightfoot

START THE SERIES FREE —Books 2 – 6 only 99¢
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Bitter memories and suppressed emotions bubble to the surface in The Warlock, an epic fantasy adventure that follows the tumultuous relationship between the lost traveler Carin and her mysterious rescuer. He proves to be more her captor, a darkly dangerous wizard who draws her into schemes of magical power and possible murder. There’s a world to save, even if it costs Carin her life.

The intricate plot centers on Carin’s quest to discover her identity and her destiny. As the warlock’s unwilling “guest” in a mystical alternate reality that evokes medieval Europe, the determined young woman glimpses another world she had once called home. It lies upon a shore that seems unreachable. To learn where she belongs and how to get there, Carin must decipher the words of a fantastical book, follow the clues in a bewitched poem, conjure a dragon from a pool of magic … and tread carefully around a hot-tempered, emotionally scarred sorcerer who can’t seem to decide whether to love her or kill her. The relationship between Carin and the wizard grows increasingly complex, balancing in a tense power struggle as, together, they navigate a world of dangers while yearning for redemption, a sense of belonging, and maybe a little unconventional romance.

With elements of environmental fantasy and dystopian undercurrents, and the immersive suspense of a murder mystery, Waterspell is a cross-genre saga with too many layers for a single label. Unpredictable plot twists and compelling characters weave a binge-worthy series that will captivate lovers of imaginative, emotional, dramatic storytelling. Perfect for fans of the Winternight and Black Magician trilogies.

The Warlock is Book 1 of the series. The enemies-to-lovers relationship is a true slow-burn, developing fully in Books 2-4: The Wysard, The Wisewoman, and The Witch.

The saga carries on into a new generation with a pair of linked sequels, The Karenina Chronicles and The Fires of Farsinchia.

Featured Science Fiction: Al Clark by Jonathan G. Meyer

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Featured Science Fiction: Al Clark by Jonathan G. Meyer

FREE as of September 9, 2026
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Old Fashioned Science Fiction

A thousand specially selected people leave a troubled Earth for a new start on a virgin world many years away. Their starship is state-of-the-art and entirely automatic; its passengers safely sleeping through the long journey. All possible scenarios have been taken into account except one. There is no way to predict sabotage.

Al Clark wakes to begin a new life, alone on a crippled starship with no memory of what transpired to place him there.

It is the beginning of a quest that will take him places he could not have imagined, manage feats he would not have thought possible, and teach him the true meaning of friendship.

What the readers are saying:

★★★★★ SciFi as it was meant to be – Jennifer Seidler

★★★★★ I have a new (to me) author to add to my favorites – Lesley Wood

★★★★★ SciFi at its best, intrigue, robots, action, mystery, and very witty. Loved it! – Montzalee Wittman

★★★★★ Good old fashioned SciFi – Cenvillager

★★★★★  Reminds me a little of the Sci-Fi of days gone by – jcat-top 500 reviewer

How to read GooglePlay books (or any other epub) on your ereader!

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Sigh. Kindle makes it tricky to get ebooks from other places … but it’s only tricky once! And then a whole world of books opens up to you, including rare books from Project Gutenberg, secret BookFunnel and StoryOrigin deals, and more!

Specifically for GooglePlay Books, after you buy your book, go to your Google Play Books library and choose Export → Download EPUB. Then follow the instructions below to send the EPUB to your Kindle.

Important: Not every Google Play ebook can be transferred this way. Some publishers use DRM that prevents it. But my ebooks are available as downloadable EPUBs, so you’re good to go!

The easiest way: Send to Kindle

  1. Download the EPUB file to your computer, phone, or tablet.
  2. Go to Amazon’s Send to Kindle page and sign into your Amazon account.
  3. Drag and drop your EPUB onto the page (or select it from your device) and hit Send.
  4. Voilà! It should appear in your Kindle library and sync to your Kindle just like your other books.

Send to Kindle by email

  1. Find your Send to Kindle email address, go to Manage Your Content & Devices > Preferences > Personal Document Settings > scroll down to Send-to-Kindle E-Mail Settings
  2. Before sending, make sure the account you’ll use is on your Approved Personal Document E-mail List in your Personal Document Settings (scroll even further down the Personal Document Settings page, it’s right at the bottom.)
  3. Send your file as an attachment to your Send to Kindle email address. No subject line required.