As an author, I've done a lot of experimenting with the Halcyon Universe books. This series has been a fun way to try out different spice levels and gender pairings. As a reader, I'm flexible. I'll devour anything, no matter the spice level or gender of the MCs. But I know that's not the case for everybody. I encourage everyone to read at their own comfort level, and that's why I'm creating this "spice guide" for new readers to reference. All of my currently published books, spicy and unspicy...

This is an announcement I've been percolating on for a long time. I'm so excited it's about to start happening! If you're here for the TL;DR version: The Halcyon Universe series will be getting beautiful new illustrated covers and splitting into two subseries. Now for the details and the "why"... As I mentioned in my last post, the Halcyon Universe is a world I've been building for a very, very long time. Petrichor Blooms, The Invisible Bright, and The Taste of Lies are all based on...

Edit Dec. 2025: This post was written before the author I discuss at the beginning debuted a new name and pronouns. Editing to reflect the change. I also want to specifically recommend Joely Black's YouTube video about the topic, because I think their take is both very compassionate and very useful to understanding the situation from a neurodivergent perspective. (Note that said video was also filmed and released before Winter came out as trans.) ~*~ Lately, I’ve been thinking a lot about...