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  • Lita Celebrates: Clockpunk Books Now Just a Buck

    Lita Burke has reduced the price of all her Clockpunk Wizard stories to just a measly buck each. Methinks she lost her mind. Get the books now before Lita regains her senses. What is the Fuss About? Lita is giddy. She is pleased to announce that the first draft of the next Clockpunk Wizard story,…

  • Review: The Execution

    The Execution by Sharon Cramer is a historical thriller about twin brothers separated soon after birth who reunite over twenty years later on the eve of one brother’s execution. D’ata and Raven have lived very different lives. Both began as orphans. D’ata was left in a basket on the church steps, while a kindly man…

  • Magic in Threes: Most Viewed Blog Pictures in 2014

    Where did Gentle Reader find the enchantments in Lita Burke’s fantasy worlds during 2014? Three is a magical number. Let’s take a look at the three most popular blog pictures for this year. Previously: Most Visited Classic Blog Posts in 2014 Most Visited New Blog Posts in 2014 The first of the three most popular pictures with the…

  • Review: Irrefutable Proof

    Irrefutable Proof by Abby L. Vandiver is a science fiction story about Justin, a writer who publishes a novel about the translation of the Dead Sea Scrolls, and awakens a millennia-long conspiracy about the origins of humanity. Justin plans to publish another book about the strange claims in ancient papers. Her husband and friends go…

  • Magic in Threes: Most Visited New Blog Posts in 2014

    Where did Gentle Reader find the enchantments in Lita Burke’s fantasy worlds during 2014? Three is a magical number. Let’s take a look at the three most popular blog posts with new content that came out in 2014. Last Time: Most Visited Classic Blog Posts in 2014 The most visited post released in 2014 is about one of…

  • Review: Black Diamond

    Black Diamond by Jennifer Loiske and Eveliina Tommola is a YA fantasy about Shannon McLean, a 12-year-old girl who moves in with her magician father and is immersed in a demon-infested battle. Three weeks after her mother passes away, a heartbroken Shannon leaves Boston and moves to London to live with a father she doesn’t…

  • Magic in Threes: Most Visited Classic Blog Posts in 2014

    Where did Gentle Reader find the enchantments in Lita Burke’s fantasy worlds during 2014? Three is a magical number. Let’s take a look at the three most popular blog posts that came out before 2014. The most visited classic blog post in 2014 talked about the magic behind the curtain in Lita’s worlds. World-building techniques have always fascinated Lita.…

  • Review: Mateguas Island

    Mateguas Island: A Novel of Terror and Suspense by Linda Watkins is a supernatural thriller about a family down on their luck who inherit a magic-filled malevolent house on an island off the coast of Maine. Bill Andersen, his eight-year-old twin daughters, and his wife Karen move across the country after Bill loses his job…

  • Ice Devils

    Lita takes Gentle Reader to the land of Clockpunk Wizard today, with an excerpt from Old Bony Blue Eyes. Wizard Kadmeion, his assistant Sir Bright, and the wizard’s cynanthrope familiar Furgo have flown their airship to floating Wager Island. They now journey by horseback over a mountain pass to Lady Luck’s home. They must take…

  • Guild Matters Sye: Midwinter Festival for Enchanters

    The Guild Matters Sye book whispers the arcane secrets of the Magic Workers and Merchant guilds. This is the third of three stories about Sye’s Midwinter Festival. Previously: Midwinter Festival for Secular Magicians Midwinter Festival for Church Magicians The Enchanter magicians in the Enchanters of Sye world celebrate Midwinter Festival by allowing the ghosts of…