Winter Sale at Smashwords – Ends January 1, 2025!

Smashwords is having an End of the Year sale, and I missed the deadline to enroll my stories (a new requirement this year), so I’m having my own sale! Check out the deals below, and be sure to read to the end to find out about a new event in January!

50% off Sorcery & Widgets – 16 Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories:

Sorcery & Widgets

Explore new worlds—both magical and those among the stars—in this collection of science fiction and fantasy stories

Konstantin: Konstantin’s brain is hardwired to the ship, and there’s just one problem: someone is trying to shut down the ship—and him—for good.

Changing Keys: Niall never wanted any magical updates, but it looks like he might not have a choice if he wants to protect those closest to him and the woman he loved and lost.

Running Into the Rain: Pursued by the citymen, intergalactic spy Greg Meredith flees toward the ranchlands, desperate to access his neurochip to find what went wrong.

Captain Sable’s Crew: Some would call him a pirate, but Captain Devlin Sable is more concerned with forming a reliable crew. The Empire has other ideas—it wants him dead, and it’s willing to pay in gold.

From novelettes to flash fiction, this collection features sixteen stories. Mages, new tech, prophecies, superheroes, intersecting timelines, dragons, spaceships, and more await within the pages of Sorcery & Widgets.

Free Stories:

Want to try out just a story or two? Check out my stories that will be free through the end of the year:

A Prophecy and the People: When the Bard’s tale is interrupted by soldiers from the fire king’s army, she must try to escape the town without letting her unpredictable magic destroy it. But the question is, have the townspeople been listening to her tale of prophecy and action? Will they aid her, or turn her over to the soldiers? Each person must decide for themselves.

Inheritance of Nightmares: Even dragons could not defeat the nightmare beast that pursues Sian and her unique blend of magic. With nowhere else to go, she returns to the foothills she once called home. She knows it will track her there. It always does. Having escaped his own nightmares, Dagr lives a quiet existence in a mountain cave until his path crosses with Sian’s–and that of her nightmare beastie.

Claimed by the Sea: The sea does not relinquish treasures. The mender understands and has no intention of saving the water-logged woman until he notices the islands on her arm. She is a Guardian. Guardians protect the islands. Guardians call dragons from the sky. Itziar knows this island needs a Guardian–children are being snatched under the cover of storm and darkness–but can she save them without losing herself?

Retirement: With the intergalactic war over, they were supposed to be enjoying retirement. Instead, Mona learns that her husband has died in a gravcar accident, leaving her to hunt his killers. But the couple has too many enemies, and she doesn’t know where to start. She’ll have to untangle this new threat before she can retire in peace.

H²O: Love, betrayal, loss, and regret. She refuses to cry over the man she once loved. But he asked her to have one last drink for him, and at the very least, she owes him that.

Sparkles: Thomas was having a bad day. And that was before his ship started drifting toward a Molasses storm…

Coupons Expire at the End of the Year too!

If you have one of my coupons for a free story (check your critter tags or the back of the coloring pages), be sure to redeem them before January 1st! All of the coupons are redeemable on Smashwords, and they all expire at the end of the year–enjoy some final reads for 2024!

Mark Your Calendars for January Events!

Michiana Regional Seed Swap – January 18, 2025

I added a new event for January! On January 18th, I’ll be the Michiana Regional Seed Swap (Goshen College Church Chapel, 1900 S. Main Street, Goshen, Indiana 46526) from 9:30am to 2pm. I haven’t had a table at this event before, but I have attended it–it’s a great place to swap some seeds, including seeds for Indiana native plants, check out local vendors, and learn more about plants, seeds, and gardening from the featured speakers. Since this is a nature event, I’m planning to crochet some more critters based on real Indiana animals to have at my table. Stop by and check it out!

Winterval’s Warm Heart Market – January 25, 2025

The next weekend, on January 25th, I’ll be at Winterval‘s Warm Heart Market (The Community Center, 233 West Main Street, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46802) from 12pm to 3pm. I’ve had a table at this event for the last several years, and it’s always a fun time! I’ll be there with my quotable critters, books, and art items–hope to see you there!