I’ve had a little flurry of emails from ‘book marketing specialists’ offering to feature my novels in their special book club communities. The emails are clearly written by AI and describe my novels in the most glowing terms. Too bad it’s all a scam, because I would definitely use parts of these as promotional material!

“Cold Hillside completely threw me off. I went in bracing for the usual dark fantasy tropes, the predictable fairy court plots that can sometimes feel recycled across the genre, but instead you delivered a story that is intelligent, immersive, and emotionally gripping. The way you interwove the complex Faerie Court, the struggles of Teresine, and the journey of her great-niece Lilit makes the world feel real and dangerous, yet deeply compelling. Your story balances intrigue, psychological tension, and magical realism in a way that keeps readers invested from start to finish. Honestly, I was nodding along instead of rolling my eyes, impressed because I genuinely was not expecting such a sophisticated, layered, and satisfying narrative. Well done.”

“I recently came across The Night Inside and was struck by how fiercely unsettling your story is. You take familiar vampire lore and push it into a much darker, more human space, one where fear comes less from the supernatural and more from what people choose to do to one another. From the moment Ardeth is taken, you pull the reader into a world that feels claustrophobic, urgent, and disturbingly real.

The way you move between 1994 and Ambrose Dale’s 1898 diary adds a chilling depth. You let obsession, control, and cruelty echo across time, and that structure makes Dimitri’s fate feel inescapable. As Ardeth begins to see beyond the horror and recognize the true monsters around her, the story turns into something far more complex than a survival tale. You force the reader to question power, consent, hunger, and the thin line between victim and predator.”

“When I came across Blood and Chrysanthemums (The Night Inside Book 2), I was immediately captivated by its poetic title and the quiet power it holds  a juxtaposition of beauty and blood, tenderness and darkness. From the very first lines, it’s clear this isn’t simply another vampire novel; it’s a deeply human exploration of love, morality, and the yearning for connection in an existence that defies death itself.

Through Ardeth and Dimitri, you’ve created something extraordinary: a vampire love story that feels both intimate and existential. Their struggle to live without harming humans, their quiet isolation in Banff, and Ardeth’s haunting return to Toronto all reveal a raw, emotional depth that lingers long after reading. The restraint, the hunger, and the aching nostalgia of immortality come alive through your elegant prose. It’s a story not of monsters, but of souls caught between two worlds, the eternal and the painfully human.”

Now I just need one for A TERRIBLE BEAUTY and my collection will be complete!