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We Survivors
A Story from After the End
Published Oct. 22, 2019

The Bloody Key
A Bluebeard Retelling
Published April 25, 2023

Songs of Snow: A New Nordic Fairytale by L.J. Thomas

Songs of Snow
A New Nordic Fairytale
Published June 11, 2024

The Ghosts of Gunflint Bay
A Paranormal Murder Mystery
Publishing September 29, 2026

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✍️ Author of YA fantasy, paranormal & science fiction books
📚 Genre-hopping reader
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🔜 THE GHOSTS OF GUNFLINT BAY
She's here!!! There's nothing like holding your fi She's here!!! There's nothing like holding your finished book in your hands for the first time... 😍🖤🌻 Thanks for all the love for Ghosts over the last week or so since release!! If you've read it, don't forget to leave a review 🫶 Stay tuned, because I'll be giving a signed copy & a book box full of goodies on here a little closer to Halloween 🎃👻 #authorgoals #authorsofinstagram #2026books #spookyseasonbooks #flowerflatlay
I have exciting news!! 🎉 I am an attending author I have exciting news!! 🎉 I am an attending author at the Fall Fantasy Book Faire in LA this weekend! Stop by to say hi or purchase signed books and character art! 😍 I'll have my four YA books available: 🥀🗝️ THE BLOODY KEY - a Gothic reimagining of the Bluebeard fairy tale ❄️🦄 SONGS OF SNOW - a wintry fantasy adventure inspired by Icelandic myths 😷🏹 WE SURVIVORS - a post-apocalyptic novel with found family & very weird science 👻🌻 THE GHOSTS OF GUNFLINT BAY - a Gothic murder mystery with ghosts & Great Lakes lore (also my latest book - out only a week ago!) Free character art with any purchase! 🖼️ I'll also be giving away bookmarks and a signed paperback + book box full of goodies to one lucky winner. Hope to see you there! #authorlife #authorevent #fallfantasybookfaire #dragonsanddreamsevents #fantasybooks
Recently finished reading WELL VERSED, the final i Recently finished reading WELL VERSED, the final installment in @jendelucawrites's Ren Faire rom com series!! I can't believe this series is finished, but I was so excited for this book since I'd thought the previous one was actually the last in the series. Bonus book! 🌹👑⚔️ And look at the super fun swag from preordering through @mostlybooksaz 😍 In this installment, Caitlin (who started off the events of WELL MET by having her aunt get involved in the Willow Creek Renaissance Faire) is 10 years older, back home and at the faire after being laid off from her corporate job, and getting a second chance at romance with a Shakespeare-loving faire performer 👀 It was so fun to get a glimpse into the lives of all the other couples from the other books too, and there were lots of "full circle moments." I especially liked the last line of the book and how it mirrored the first line of the first! 👑🌹♟️ Highly recommend reading this one, even if you didn't keep up with the whole series so far! #wellmet #wellversed #contemporaryromance #nerdsinlove #2026books
Huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped me celebrate Huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped me celebrate my book launch yesterday!! 🎉 I am so excited that The Ghosts of Gunflint Bay is out in the world and ready to make your spooky season even spookier 👻🖤🎃 #authorgoals #authorlife #booklaunch #2026books #authorsofinstagram
It's here!!! My weird little historical mystery wi It's here!!! My weird little historical mystery with Gothic vibes, ghosts, and Great Lakes lore is out in the world today. Available in ebook, paperback, and on KU! 👻🖤🦋 So many people have helped make this book happen. A huge thank you to my beta readers, launch team, editor, and cover designer. I'm also very grateful to the historians and hobbyists who keep blogs about 1890s society, fashion, slang, etc! 🖤🌻🌊 Thank you to my ARC readers for taking a chance on the book and for leaving reviews for others curious about the book. Reviews are like gold for indie authors! Speaking of reviews, if you have already reviewed the book (on Goodreads, for example), don't forget to copy your review over to Amazon today now that it's out! This book might have been my most challenging yet, not because the story was complicated, but because I had to work around limitations due to a brain injury during the final editing phase. I'm so happy I was still able to get it out this year at the quality I wanted. AND this book has even shattered my prior preorder record, so thank you so much to everyone who has shared it on social media 🖤🌻🍁 Happy reading!! I hope you all enjoy this one this spooky season 👻🕯️🎃 #spookyseasonbooks #booklaunch #bookrelease #yagothicbooks #paranormalmystery
One day to go!! Which means it's also the last cha One day to go!! Which means it's also the last chance to preorder an ebook and receive this lovely character art postcard by @lana_banana_arts 🖤 Prefer paperback? No worries, if you order one in the first three days it's out, you'll also qualify for the preorder goodies! 🌻🖤🦋 I can't wait for you all to read my weird, Gothic little murder mystery with Great Lakes Lore and an 1890s setting! 👻🌊 #bookreelsofinstagram #newbooks2026 #characterart #characterartists #gothicvibes
If you've followed me for a while and read my book If you've followed me for a while and read my books, you know that two things I love are moodboards and epigraphs! So I thought I'd combine the two and share the epigraphs from The Ghosts of Gunflint Bay - out in TWO days!! 👻🖤🌊 What about you? Do you enjoy a nice epigraph (quotes from other works at the beginning of a book)? Any books with really standout ones to share? (Almost) your last chance to preorder Ghosts to receive a character art postcard and three chances to win a book box full of goodies 🌻🖤🍄 #moodboard #wipaesthetic #epigraph #newbookrelease #paranormalbooks
Only THREE days to go, so I wanted to share an upd Only THREE days to go, so I wanted to share an updated "vibes this book brings to the function" post PLUS some from the book! Doing my best to keep it spoiler free 😏 Microtropes in The Ghosts of Gunflint Bay: 🍄 Boy moms™ 🍄 Female rage & revenge 🍄 Creepy child who can see ghosts 🍄 "Came back wrong" 🍄 Eugenics (are bad, obvs) 🍄 Amateur sleuths 🍄 Current murder mystery echoes cold case 🍄 Ghosts with unfinished business 🍄 Small town with big secrets 🍄 Self-sacrificing eldest daughter/big sister 🍄 Old timey slang 🍄 Judge people by their bookshelves 🍄 Superstitious sailors 🍄 There's something in the woods 🌲 🍄 There's something in the lake 🌊 If you've read it already (thank you ARC team!!) let me know what I'm missing 👀 #2026books #paranormalmystery #yahistoricalfiction #gothicbooks #yabookstagram
Four days until THE GHOSTS OF GUNFLINT BAY release Four days until THE GHOSTS OF GUNFLINT BAY releases, so I wanted to highlight my launch team members and some of my beta readers!! These ladies are the best and you should definitely give them follows and read their work! 📚🥀 Big disclaimer that I do have even more awesome beta readers but I just wanted to highlight a few who have books or active bookish insta accounts I think my readers should check out!! 🖤 #authorsofinstagram📚 #authorsofinsta #authorlife #writingcommunity #readersofinstagram
5 days to go, 5 fun facts about Lake Superior!! Ok 5 days to go, 5 fun facts about Lake Superior!! Okay, maybe not all of them are "fun," because a few are a little scary 👻🖤🌊 THE GHOSTS OF GUNFLINT BAY is set at a haunted lighthouse on the shore of Lake Superior in 1890! Featuring: murder mysteries including a cold case, ghosts, slow burn romance, the Northwoods, Great Lakes lore, Gothic vibes, and sister bonds. If you preorder a copy, you'll receive a character art postcard and be entered into a book box giveaway!! #2026books #greatlakesgothic #midwestgothic #lakesuperior #murdermysterybooks
With 6 days to go, it feels like a good day to mee With 6 days to go, it feels like a good day to meet the characters from THE GHOSTS OF GUNFLINT BAY in LEGO form!! 🌻👻 (Okay I had to do my best because - to everyone's surprise I'm sure - LEGO doesn't have the best minifig options for Victorian clothing 😂) Which one is your favorite minifigure? 👀 I can't wait for you all to meet these four on Tuesday!! #legominifigures #yabookstagram #ghoststories #spookyseasonbooks #yahistoricalfiction
I can't believe it's now only one week until THE G I can't believe it's now only one week until THE GHOSTS OF GUNFLINT BAY is out in the world! I have a week of posts planned, starting with this one - 7 random things that helped inspire the story! 👻🖤🌊 Were you surprised by any of these? 👀 If you haven't yet, don't forget to get our preorder in so you can ensure this paranormal murder mystery hits your e-reader asap, PLUS you'll get a free character art postcard and be triple entered for a book box giveaway! 📚🌻🦋 #booksofinstagram #paranormalmystery #yamysterybooks #greatlakesgothic #midwestgothic
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