I’m so glad you enjoyed the story! I know it took me years to get around to it, but I had so much fun revisiting that world.

Wow, those are really impressive. I love all the moody moonlight images.

Also...cover artist is Thea Magerand

Fabulous! So glad you like it!

Oh no! I hope it's a mild case and doesn't linger long. I had a different variant a couple of years ago and while the real misery was over in about ten days, it took me about 6 weeks to stop being exhausted at random times. Take care of yourself!

I can relate to all of this. But the new book sounds amazing, so congratulations on seeing it out in the world!

I’m so glad we could find the time. I learned so much about your life! And now I have your new book to read!

Thank you, Martha!

I love the orange ones I see all over my neighborhood. They just seem so happy.

That would be wonderful! One of my sisters will be visiting with me the whole first week of July but I could either bring her with me or send her off with my other sister for a while.

Gosh if you crossed the state from KC to STL…

Thea Magerand. I should have said that in my original post!

ALT TEXT: Book cover with SHARON SHINN at the top and SHIFTER AND SHADOW at the bottom, with smaller text saying “A Novel of the Twelve Houses.” The image features a woman who has long, curly golden hair and is wearing a swirling red dress. A black dog is leaping behind her at shoulder height.

The time travel team: smart beautiful white history professor to explain every historical situation; hunky white Delta Force guy to be the muscle and love interest; smart black computer nerd to pilot the time machine and note “there is no time in America’s past that’s awesome for a black man.”

I just rewatched the 2018-ish show “Timeless,” a time-travel-romance-mystery series, which I was SO excited to find for free (with commercials) in Tubi. Our heroes travel through time to chase bad guys who jump to major historical events planning to change the past and thus the future.

Pope Peanut M&Ms VI

I haven’t gotten a rejection letter (yet) this year but a few years ago I didn’t make the cut (in San Jose?) They said they were prioritizing Hugo nominees. Didn’t even get an autographing slot till Mary Robinette Kowal kindly gave me one (and a panel). It seems BIZARRE for them to leave you off.

I mean…if Mrs Claus was young, hip, and beautiful.