June 2026
In this month’s newsletter, scroll down to find:
- Upcoming author event in Cochrane
- Podcast: Summer highlights
- Captain’s Log:
- Review Corner
Upcoming Author Event
Join me and the lovely team at Found Books & Shop for a Book Signing!
I will be with Found Books to sign books and chat all about my YA Fantasy book Contest of Queens and the entire Frean Chronicles!
Crowns and Queendom atire are highly encouraged, please feel free to arrive in your royal best!
PLEASE NOTE! There will be limited copies of Contest of Queens available for purchase on the day, so make sure to come early (but don’t worry, we can order more while you are here)!
When: Saturday August 15th, 1:00-3:00pm
Where: Found Books & Shop, 208 1st Street W, Cochrane, AB T4C 1B7
Cost: Free! Just let us know you are coming!
Contest of Queens:
When an unsettling event occurs in the Queendom of Frea, Jacs, an inventor’s apprentice from the Lower Realm, participates in the Contest of Queens to prove that a Queendom is strongest when united.
Four Points Books Signing
If you’re in the Invermere area and would like a signed copy of Contest of Queens, Queen’s Catacombs, or Queendom Come, you’re in luck! I just popped in and signed all their copies 🙂
Podcast: Summer Loving
Welcome to my Author Nook, a monthly podcast I created where I chat with authors about their literary brain children, and bibliophiles about their niche areas of obsession. Find it on Spotify here, and Youtube here.
As you know, I release episodes once a month with no set date so the best way to stay in the loop is to follow and subscribe on either Youtube or Spotify.
I don’t know where you are in the world, but up here in Canada, we’ve had bouts of torrential rain impeding our Summer plans. If you’re in the same boat, here are some episodes I’d recommend to curl up in front of while you wait for the storms to clear. Whether it’s forbidden love, supernatural love, or killer love, I have a feeling we’re entering the summer of L.O.V.E.
I’ll be taking a break from filming podcast episodes over the summer, but I would love to hear from you! What have you liked so far? What would you like to see? Any authors you’d like to hear from? Leave a comment below.
Captain’s Log
Lodges and Lakes
What a treat the June brought with it a weekend stay at not one, but two different Lodges! The Prince of Wales hotel in Waterton was so full of charm I didn’t know what to do with it all, and we were lucky enough to have a still, calm evening. This, if you’ve ever been to Waterton, is about as likely as a fish jumping out of the lake and onto your plate.
The second, The Lodge at Bow Lake was more modernized but still knew how to put on a damn-fine afternoon tea, and had Moose and Elk antler thrones that sent my imagination into a tizzy.
Setting Sail
It’s finally that time of year again – the time of year when I can launch the H.M.S Flounder and explore the labyrinth of waterways in Banff’s lakes and rivers. Avast!
Stepping back in time
Visiting the Royal Tyrell Museum in Drumheller is one heck-of-a way to humble yourself. After much deliberation I decided that, had I shared oxygen with the dinosaurs, I would not have lasted long at all. A misplaced step would have squished me flat…
Review Corner
Reviews are so helpful in getting word of Contest of Queens, Queen’s Catacombs , and Queendom Come out there. If you have time, and if you’ve read the book, I would be eternally grateful if you could leave a star rating and/or a written review on Goodreads or Amazon.
Thank you to all the wonderful people who have left a star rating or review!
x live magically
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