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• AWARD-WINNING BOOK IS AVAILABLE IN AUDIO •

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SHADE: The Complete Trilogy

​AUDIOBOOK

The Award-Winning Trilogy is now available as a complete audiobook bundle! You can now get ALL THREE books, SHADE, DUSK, and DAWN, in one Audiobook. Available from AUDIBLE, ITUNES, and AMAZON. Purchase links below. 
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They played at love and they played at writing, but when the monsters came, they played at survival. Frankenstein meets Dracula in this award-winning Gothic tale.
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The endless winter drove strange beasts down the mountain, creatures with an insatiable hunger that also possessed the power to raise the dead.
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Before she wrote the book that would change the literary world, she would break all rules of heaven and hell to raise her closest friend from the dead.
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​Beware: This re-imagining of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN also contains elements of Bram Stoker's DRACULA.

Coming in 2021...the Gold Edition of SHADE!

Winner of the 2019 Realm Award in Supernatural/Horror.
Winner of the 2019 Moonbeam Children's Book Award, Silver Medal: YA Horror/Mystery.
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The Gold Edition of SHADE: The Re-Imagining of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein will release in
both print and digital and both editions will contain extras--
​like a glossary and a map, PLUS advance chapters of the sequel WRATH.
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ALSO, this new edition will release with an AUDIBLE version read by British narrator, Katherine Holt.

But you don't have to wait until 2021.
You can listen to a sample of the Audible version NOW on my Soundcloud page. 
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SHADE


Before Mary Shelley wrote the book that changed the literary world, she broke all rules of heaven and hell to raise her closest friend from the dead...
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2019 REALM AWARD WINNER—SUPERNATURAL/
​PARANORMAL/HORROR


2019 MOONBEAM CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD, SILVER MEDAL, YA HORROR/MYSTERY


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A re-imagination of the infamous birth of Frankenstein during an 1816 trip taken by Mary Shelley, Lord Byron, Percy Shelley and John Polidori.

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For fans of FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley, AND I DARKEN by Kiersten White, SOMETHING STRANGE AND DEADLY by Susan Dennard, and BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA.

Beware: This re-imagining of Mary Shelley's FRANKENSTEIN also contains elements of Bram Stoker's DRACULA.
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RENEGADE:
​FREE Prequel Short Story


She has one hour to save the world. 
​And the clock is ticking...


It's seventeen-year-old Sara's job to save Earth. The only problem is every time she's tried so far, she's failed. The fact that she can travel through time isn't helping either, especially when everyone believes she's the only person who simply cannot die—because she's the only one who can jumpstart all the events and give humanity one last chance. 

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PRAISE FOR VALIANT


“Edge of Tomorrow meets Terminator in this riveting, post-apocalyptic adventure from Merrie Destefano.”--Paul Regnier, author of the Space Drifter series
"One of the most unique species of aliens that I’ve ever read. With its high tension and non-stop action, this book is perfect for fans of THE 5TH WAVE and DIVERGENT."--Aden Polydoros, author of Project Pandora
"Valiant has it all: breakneck adventure, high stakes, a kick-ass heroine, and a time-twisting narrative. Seriously captivating sci-fi.” --Tosca Lee, New York Times bestselling author of The Progeny 
"A freight train of a story that grips you from the jump and won't let go. Don't expect to get much done once you begin."
--Rachel A. Marks, author of Fire And Bone and Darkness Brutal


FATHOM has a new little sister, FURY.

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PURCHASE FATHOM HERE
Her life changed when she went
​to the wrong party...
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PURCHASE FURY HERE
To survive, she made a secret deal
​in the Underworld...

Her life changed when she
went to the wrong party...


Everything changed when Kira turned sixteen.
​That's when she found out the mysterious deaths in her family were actually murders.

And now she's next on the list...
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  • Home
  • ABOUT
    • GUEST POSTS
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    • VALIANT & EXTRAS >
      • VALIANT EXCERPT
      • RENEGADE EXCERPT
    • SHADE >
      • SHADE EXCERPT
      • DUSK EXCERPT
      • DAWN EXCERPT
    • LOST GIRLS
    • FAIRYTALE CHRISTMAS
    • DARK HEART SERIES
    • FATHOM
    • AFTERLIFE >
      • AFTERLIFE EXTRAS
    • FEAST
    • THE PLAGUE CARRIER
  • For Writers
    • For Writers >
      • Books & Resources
    • Articles >
      • Where Story Ideas Come From
      • Why do some people like to read scary stories?
      • What happens when the imaginary people in your story take over?
      • Sometimes you have to create a new monster
      • When writers have to make tough decisions
  • Blog
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  • Short Stories
    • Afterlife: Chasing Spring-Heeled Jack
  • Extras
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