Macrina has built herself a full life in Percival, with friends, a home, and Gil to keep her busy.
When she is voluntold to help start a new program at the local high school, Macrina finds herself bringing magical and non-magical students together in ways that are both challenging and unexpectedly fun. But not everyone in town is ready for those changes.
Meanwhile, one of her young friends has big dreams that may put him and others at risk. Can Macrina and Gil help him find a better way?
And somewhere amid all this, there’s another wedding to prepare for.
Together in Percival is a warm, hopeful cozy fantasy about friendship, dreams, and the many ways a community can grow.
Macrina loves living in Percival. But “happy ever after” isn’t a real thing — life keeps happening, and change is a constant. Especially when even your house has opinions!
So much has happened in Macrina’s life, and now it’s time for her to choose her own path forward. As late summer kindles both romance and wildfire, Macrina chooses to step into new adventures, making a difference in her own life and those around her.
The Heart of Percival is a hopeful, cozy fantasy about love in action, growing purpose, and the quiet power of choosing to care.
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Together in Percival is the third and final book of the Percival Stories trilogy is now available for preorder at Amazon. The e-book and paperback will both be available on October 23. (Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing doesn’t let indie authors make paperbacks available for pre-order, unfortunately, so you have to wait until it’s up for…
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August update
We’re back! We spent a big chunk of July on the road, driving from Oregon to Michigan and back for the US Rowing Masters Nationals (these days they combine it with Junior and Open Races, held earlier at the same site and call the whole thing RowFest, but that doesn’t tell you much.) We hit…
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Working on the next thing
While Together in Percival is off with its beta readers, I’m trying to get some work done on the next thing. I think of it as the Rowhouse Book, but the currently planned real title is “Other Duties As Required,” though that’s subject to change. It’s being a bit difficult. I think there are three…
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A Plan – and some book recommendations
I think I have a Plan. It could even be called a Cunning Plan, as it dovetails the publication of Percival 3 (or as I like to call it, George III, the Mad One) nicely with some upcoming travel plans. However, it has one risk factor: it depends on my ability to write 15-20,000 words…
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What do authors do after a book release?
Other than drinking champagne, of course. A Heart in Percival was released on March 20 on Amazon, but I’m still working on getting it published on Ingram, so that indie bookstores and libraries who don’t like to buy on Amazon can get it there. (I’m currently waiting for them to send a digital proof of…
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Shortly before release day
I am officially past the point when I can change or edit my book before Amazon publication now – or at least, I am for the paperback and will be for the e-book at midnight. The Library of Congress Control number came through just a couple days ago, so I am all official. I just…
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