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  • Carolina Gold
  • Elmhollow Lodge
  • Meet The Madwoman!
  • Melusine’s Endgame
    • Amber’s Lure
    • Opal Serpent
    • Lapis Blade
    • Moonstone Wish
    • Ruby Memory
    • Sapphire Reunion
    • Pearl Intrigue
    • Obsidian Woods
    • Ivory Ice
    • Emerald Court
    • Amethyst Mirror
    • Diamond Restoration
    • Garnet’s Price
    • Alexandrite Pledge
    • Citrine Flame
    • Crystal Throne
  • Young Adult
    • Legacy of the Worm Trilogy
      • Worm Rising
      • Worm Evolved
      • Worm Sundered
    • Queen’s Night
    • Shattered
    • Silverside

Category: History

When Random Pictures Force You To Edit Your Book

Right now, Amber’s Lure is in the process of being edited by Ellysian Press. However, I might have to ask to make an edit myself due to freak coincidence.  Without revealing too much, I will say that several of the missing Russian Romanov crown jewels …

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Leave a Comment on When Random Pictures Force You To Edit Your BookMarch 7, 2026 By hilary

When The Paranormal Romance Author Is Also A Science Teacher

You tend to get posts like this one. Yes, this does factor into the Melusine’s Endgame series. How? I guess you’ll have to read all the books when they come out! Anyway… Hemophilia is a righteously nasty disorder, and one that has always fascinated me. …

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Like Grandma, Like Granddaughter

My whole family says so. My mom always states that I closely resemble my paternal grandmother, though I personally think I look more like her mother, aka my paternal great-grandmother. That spicy personality I have? Yeah, might have come from one or both of them. …

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The Beast of Gevaudan

This was one of those historical mysteries that still flummoxes people today.  For those not in the know, the Beast was an animal or animals that went on a multi-year rampage in south-central France from 1764-1767. It, or they, racked up quite a body count, …

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Leave a Comment on The Beast of GevaudanMarch 6, 2026March 10, 2026 By hilary

Melusine-Who Or What Is She?

She features in the title of my series, but who, or what, is Melusine? I’ll concentrate on the literary and historical versions for now. My version will come a bit closer to the release of Amber’s Lure. The most famous story of Melusine was compiled …

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Spooky Gettysburg Battlefield Story-Reynolds Monument

It’s dang near midnight (and will be past that by the time I finish this). Time for a spooky story! My dad and I are history nerds. Battlefields are the go-to vacation for us, especially American Civil War. I know…weird for a lady. One vacation …

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