The HighPen Reading Room: Start Here
All fiction, serials, and rants in one handy place.
Welcome to my archive for readers who love dark speculative and paranormal romance, with humour, spice, and terrible decisions. Most of my characters are enemies-to-lovers who probably belong in orange prison jumpsuits. Expect emotional damage, explicit content, and occasional body horror.
If you’re new here, start with The Valley, a post-apocalyptic prequel to my upcoming novel The Narrows. Most content is free. Some posts and bonus material require a free subscription to access, but there is currently no paywalled content.
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THE VALLEY (Prequel Novella) Inspired by the resilience of Newfoundland’s Southwest Coast during the pandemic (with a much higher body count). All chapters are yours to read with a free subscription.
Chapter One - The Farmer. Chapter Two - The Soldier. Chapter Three - The Committee. Chapter Four - The Miner. Chapter Five - The Bridges. Chapter Six - The Family. Chapter Seven - The Oak
FURST SERIES All four books in this series are tied to the fictional town of Furst, Maine, where a vampire sits atop a Royal Seat nestled next to an unearthly Hellmouth.
Unmade: Book One A vampire, a gallery owner, and a dead cat—because nothing says unlucky like a curse. Chapter One - Cat and Witch. Chapter Two. Chapter Three.
Unclaimed: Book Two A failed Alpha meets his worst-case fated mate. Chapter One
Unbound: Book Three She was murdered with her dog, but coming back as an angry ghost is the easy part. Chapter One - I Wake Up Dead
Uninvited: Book Four A time-travel vacation gone wrong with a husband who hates her. Chapter One: The Right Husband in the Wrong Timeline
ESSAYS AND STANDALONES
A Writer’s Lament: Lamentations After a Manuscript’s Rejection
The Day I Drove My Car Off A Cliff: A True Story
ADHD Versus Etsy: A Meltdown in Eight Hours
Why I Don’t Write Safe Men: The Case For the Necessary Hero
Beyond Alpha: Why High Stakes Collision Beats Dominance in Dark Romance