“All things find a way back home.”--the CONCLUSION of the GLACIAN TRILOGY is here! "A gritty fantasy of betrayal and vengeance.” -Publishers Weekly “Despite the icy setting, Ledge is a sizzling story filled with sexual tension, betrayal, and stolen heritage and a series to watch out for.” – British Fantasy Society "Immediately gripping...a triumph for all fantasy lovers..." -Raven Kennedy, Author of the Plated Prisoner Series “The Bridgerton crowd will love it. But so too will the Buffy crowd… The heroes are compelling, rugged but likeable, and there’s a confident immediacy to the present-tense prose.” – SFX Magazine Stacey McEwan is the best-selling author of the Glacian Trilogy, which is began with LEDGE, continued with CHASM, and is now complete with the September release of VALLEY. Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, announced that they acquired the rights to the Australian author's two-book romantic fantasy series. The first novel, titled A Forbidden Alchemy, is expected to hit shelves next year. LEDGE has been translated into three languages, which is amazing, as her high school English teacher once called her writing "above year level standard." Stacey received a bachelor's degree in education in 2012 and remains a school teacher by day. She is a book reviewer and content creator on multiple platforms, including Tiktok and Instagram. Stacey first published after book lovers of the internet encouraged her to share her story ideas. She was born and raised on the Gold Coast, Australia, and still resides in her hometown with her husband, two children and one questionable dog. https://www.staceymcewanbooks.com/ TO THE MOON ALLISON This LIVE podcast brings you interviews with trending authors in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, and Romance. If that sounds like an odd combination, blame the host. A red shirt in a browncoat, Allison Martine (“A.M.”) Hubbard was busy writing speculative fiction when she tripped and fell in the hot tub. Now, she writes award-winning romance, too. This master of bad analogies, mixed metaphors, and poorly translated Latin, (which she vaguely recalls from her years as an attorney), has a penchant for bourbon, wonderfully weird books, and throwing tropes out the window. afictionalhubbard.com #allisonmartinehubbard #allisonmartine #tothemoonallison #interview #podcast #writing #books #thebourbonbooks #livepodcast #authorsinterviewingauthors #authorpodcaster #podcasterlife #voxvomituschannel

KEEPER OF SORROWS--DEBUT SEPTEMBER 2024 On a planet stripped of wind, entire ecosystems lie in ashes, leaving humans to the mercy of the sole surviving bee species on a remote isle. Whoever wins the competition to rule the bees, rules the world. When her sister Lenita wins the bid to become Keeper, Naokah’s jealousy razes their relationship. The induction ceremony is looming, and Naokah is faced with regret. Willing to atone at any cost, she arrives on the gloomy Isle of Bees. But Lenita is gone. To find her, Naokah will not only have to compete against ruthless envoys, but face her debilitating fear of bees. As she braves the eerie fortress with sprawling wings of hives, malice stalks her in the darkness and visions untether her from reality. But when the envoys start disappearing and dying, it’s a race against her fraying sanity to confront the reigning Keeper – who’s guarding the darkest secret of all. KEEPER OF SORROWS, out September 2024 Growing up, Rachel wanted to be Sir William Wallace, James Horner, or Stephen King. Unfortunately, the U.S. Army doesn’t issue claymore swords, and she’s painfully tone deaf (just ask her bagpipe instructor, who tries not to wince as she plays), so that left writing—a campaign that would wage on for a quarter century, leaving Rachel bruised, bloody, and downright defeated. She’s been a soldier, maid, door-to-door bookseller, Fikes Family Farm field hand–thanks Pops!–leasing agent, baker, journalist, pageant queen/director, wiper of butt sweat (tanning salon), seller of overpriced lingerie at Victoria’s Secret, and dejected Wal-Mart cashier. All of which she either strategically retreated or succumbed to her injuries. Eventually, with skin thicker than chain mail, a shield of resolve, and the reckless, indefatigable hope of a warrior poet, Rachel finally fought her way into publishing. *lobs claymore sword she found on eBay; Horner’s Braveheart theme amplifies After quite the adventure, Rachel takes refuge in a hobbit hole in Austin, Texas, squirreling away all the coffee, whisky, and plants she can get her paws on, and teaching ESL to the most amazing students in the world. But since teaching and writing don’t pay the bills, she often sells her body to clinical trials. In fact, one of her books was written in one such research facility, where she was a lab rat for thirty-three glorious days. The side effects weren’t too terrible either. She just wears long skirts now to hide her tail. https://rachelfikes.com/ #fantasyauthor #debutauthor #keeperofsorrows #flametreepress TO THE MOON ALLISON This LIVE podcast brings you interviews with trending authors in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, and Romance. If that sounds like an odd combination, blame the host. A red shirt in a browncoat, Allison Martine (“A.M.”) Hubbard was busy writing speculative fiction when she tripped and fell in the hot tub. Now, she writes award-winning romance, too. This master of bad analogies, mixed metaphors, and poorly translated Latin, (which she vaguely recalls from her years as an attorney), has a penchant for bourbon, wonderfully weird books, and throwing tropes out the window. afictionalhubbard.com #allisonmartinehubbard #allisonmartine #tothemoonallison #interview #podcast #writing #books #thebourbonbooks #livepodcast #authorsinterviewingauthors #authorpodcaster #podcasterlife #voxvomituschannel

TO THE MOON, ALLISON, with romance author CHANDRA BLUMBERG, talking about SECOND TIDE'S THE CHARM “In the Shark Week of second-chance romances, Chandra Blumberg will have readers hungrily scavenging for every morsel of bait as she tempts with sultry tension and magnetic longing.” ―Taj McCoy, award-winning author of ZORA BOOKS HER HAPPY EVER AFTER “These likable characters have immediate, unignorable chemistry, despite their reservations about each other. This second-chance romance from Blumberg is a slow burn, ratcheting up the sexual tension page by page.” —Library Journal “Blumberg makes the will-they-won’t-they dance believable and exciting with sexy banter and plenty of humor throughout. Readers will root for this intelligent couple to get their happily ever after.” —Publishers Weekly ”Chandra does what she does best in Second Tide’s the Charm―delivering witty writing, nuanced characters, heartwarming romance, and maximum nerdiness in this absolute gem of a summer romance.” -Jen Comfort, author of WHAT IS LOVE? Chandra Blumberg writes funny, heartwarming love stories about characters that feel real and relatable. Born and raised in Michigan, Chandra moved to the Chicago area after majoring in English at Michigan State University. When she’s not writing, she enjoys lifting heavy barbells at the gym, making a mess of the kitchen while baking alongside her four kids, and traveling with her family. #romanceauthor #sharkweek #secondchanceromance #smartromance #slowburnromance #summerromance #bookishromance #harlequinromance https://chandrablumberg.com TO THE MOON ALLISON This LIVE podcast brings you interviews with trending authors in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, and Romance. If that sounds like an odd combination, blame the host. A red shirt in a browncoat, Allison Martine (“A.M.”) Hubbard was busy writing speculative fiction when she tripped and fell in the hot tub. Now, she writes award-winning romance, too. This master of bad analogies, mixed metaphors, and poorly translated Latin, (which she vaguely recalls from her years as an attorney), has a penchant for bourbon, wonderfully weird books, and throwing tropes out the window. afictionalhubbard.com #allisonmartinehubbard #allisonmartine #tothemoonallison #interview #podcast #writing #books #thebourbonbooks #livepodcast #authorsinterviewingauthors #authorpodcaster #podcasterlife #voxvomituschannel

I sobbed, I laughed, I screamed. -Frances White, author of Voyage of the Damned, talking about Jules Arbeaux'x debut novel, LORD OF THE EMPTY ISLES: ONE CURSE. TWO SWORN ENEMIES. THOUSANDS OF LIVES IN THE BALANCE. When his own death curse backfires onto him, a grieving young man must work together with the interstellar outlaw who killed his brother to save his own life and thousands more he inadvertently doomed with his curse. • A fantastic debut for fans of found family, queerplatonic relationships, and deeply human characters who are allowed to be monstrous: vulnerable and violent at once. — Essa Hansen, author of Nophek Gloss • A heartwarming - gut-wrenching - and thrilling adventure. ― Kate Dylan, author of Mindbreaker • Guaranteed to break your heart and simultaneously mend it, Lord of The Empty Isles is an un-put-downable magical space adventure with a lovable found family cast as morally complex and clever as they are chaotic! — Rosie Talbot, author of Sixteen Souls Longlistee for the 2022 Bath Novel Award and a 2020 Pitch Wars alum, Jules is a science fiction and fantasy author and inveterate enjoyer of visceral, wrenching poetry and prose, complex characters, and powerful relationships of every flavor. Cat parent, artist, learner of languages, and professional neglector of many thriving succulents, Jules subsists on sour gummy worms and far-fetched dreams. #fantasyauthor #sciencefictionauthor #sciencefantasy #speculativefiction #sciencefantasyauthor #queerfiction TO THE MOON ALLISON This LIVE podcast brings you interviews with trending authors in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, and Romance. If that sounds like an odd combination, blame the host. A red shirt in a browncoat, Allison Martine (“A.M.”) Hubbard was busy writing speculative fiction when she tripped and fell in the hot tub. Now, she writes award-winning romance, too. This master of bad analogies, mixed metaphors, and poorly translated Latin, (which she vaguely recalls from her years as an attorney), has a penchant for bourbon, wonderfully weird books, and throwing tropes out the window. afictionalhubbard.com #allisonmartinehubbard #allisonmartine #tothemoonallison #interview #podcast #writing #books #thebourbonbooks #livepodcast #authorsinterviewingauthors #authorpodcaster #podcasterlife #voxvomituschannel

If the mysterious Dark Lady of Shakespeare’s sonnets were given a voice, what secrets would she tell? In A Rose by Any Other Name, Mary McMyne unravels one of literature’s most compelling mysteries—and spins an unforgettable tale of women and witches in Elizabethan England. Return guest Mary McMyne is a novelist, poet, and professor who is fascinated with the stories behind stories and the portrayal of women in history, folklore, and literature. She is the author of The Book of Gothel, and was interviewed by Allison Martine on TO THE MOON, ALLISON when it came out, and her new book, A Rose by Any Other Name. Her fabulist poetry chapbook, Wolf Skin, won the Elgin Chapbook Award. A graduate of the New York University MFA program, she has received the Faulkner-Wisdom Prize for a Novel-in-Progress and a grant from the Sustainable Arts Foundation, among other honors. She is the poetry editor for Enchanted Living.

“You gotta read Ascension by Nicholas Binge. Old-school creepy… a five-star horror novel.” — Stephen King “Incredible. . .Pitch-perfect. Binge elevates this above similar genre fiction.”—Publishers Weekly, STARRED review “The novel is smartly paced, deploying twists and turns strategically to keep the reader moving… Binge’s crisp prose moves well between science fiction concepts, Gothic terror and fast-paced action sequences…. The complete picture is as unique as the vast mountain at the book’s center. For fans of well-wrought science fiction and cosmic horror scares, “Ascension” is worth the climb.” —The New York Times Nicholas Binge is a bestselling author of speculative thrillers, literary science-fiction, and horror. His work has been featured in The New York Times, The Sunday Times, The Wall Street Journal, The FT, Entertainment Weekly, The Washington Post, and more. His first novel, Professor Everywhere, was selected as a prize-winner by The Proverse Prize for Literature in Hong Kong. His most recent novel, Ascension, a New York Times Editor’s Choice Pick, was named a best book of 2023 by Vulture, The LA Times, and The Sunday Times, as well as being nominated for the Goodreads’ Choice Awards in 2023. It has since been critically praised across almost every major media outlet, as well as being translated into nine languages and being optioned for film. His next novel, Dissolution, will be out internationally in March 2025. Binge has lived in Singapore, Switzerland, and Hong Kong, and is currently based in Edinburgh, UK. Outside of fiction, he has written for The Guardian, Literary Hub, and CrimeReads, amongst others. When he’s not writing himself, he also lectures in creative writing at Edinburgh Napier University. He is an active member of ESFF (Edinburgh Science-Fiction & Fantasy) and can often be found at book festivals and events around Scotland and the rest of the UK. The best way to keep updated about news and new releases is to sign up to his newsletter or to follow him on Twitter: @BingeWriting #speculativefiction #speculativefictionauthor #awardwinningauthor #literaryfiction #bestsellingauthor #speculativethrillers #literarysciencefiction TO THE MOON ALLISON This LIVE podcast brings you interviews with trending authors in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, and Romance. If that sounds like an odd combination, blame the host. A red shirt in a browncoat, Allison Martine (“A.M.”) Hubbard was busy writing speculative fiction when she tripped and fell in the hot tub. Now, she writes award-winning romance, too. This master of bad analogies, mixed metaphors, and poorly translated Latin, (which she vaguely recalls from her years as an attorney), has a penchant for bourbon, wonderfully weird books, and throwing tropes out the window. afictionalhubbard.com #allisonmartinehubbard #allisonmartine #tothemoonallison #interview #podcast #writing #books #thebourbonbooks #livepodcast #authorsinterviewingauthors #authorpodcaster #podcasterlife #voxvomituschannel

A life-long mystery buff, Ada has devoured everything from Murder, She Wrote to Nancy Drew to Psych!, so she was pretty much destined to end up here. Ada loves Scooby Doo, superhero movies, STEM heroines, and cake. Mmm, cake. Ada has written in multiple genres and continues to expand her literary career. THE PSYCHIC'S THE THING is the 7th in the Shady Grove Mystery series, a paranormal cozy mystery. www.adabell.com TO THE MOON, ALLISON features the top and trending authors in speculative fiction and romance. Hosted by author Allison Martine Hubbard, author of The Bourbon Books contemporary romance series, who also does speculative fiction, which explains this odd combination. www.afictionalhubbard.com

“'The God of Endings' is a heartbreaking exploration of the human condition”—NPR “Holland debuts with a reflective and poetic take on the nature of immortality.” –Publishers Weekly, Starred Review "Altogether, The God of Endings is a hauntingly beautiful dark fantasy that serves as a meditation on the arrogance and love associated with bringing new life into the world.”—Grimdark Magazine Jacqueline Holland is a short story writer and novelist with an MFA from the University of Kansas. Her stories have been printed in Big Fiction Magazine, Hotel Amerika, and FlashFiction Magazine among others, and her debut novel, The God of Endings, was published by Flatiron Books in January of 2023. It will also be published in Spanish and Russian. She has been recognized by the Glimmer Train Short Story Contest, Sequestrum Magazine New Writers contest, and the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future contest. Jacqueline lives with her husband and two sons in the Twin Cities area and teaches writing classes at The Loft Literary Center in Minneapolis. #speculativefiction #speculativefictionauthor #literaryfiction #awardwinningauthor #lronhubbardwritersofthefuture #debutauthor jacquelineholland.com TO THE MOON ALLISON This LIVE podcast brings you interviews with trending authors in Science Fiction, Fantasy, Speculative Fiction, and Romance. If that sounds like an odd combination, blame the host. A red shirt in a browncoat, Allison Martine (“A.M.”) Hubbard was busy writing speculative fiction when she tripped and fell in the hot tub. Now, she writes award-winning romance, too. This master of bad analogies, mixed metaphors, and poorly translated Latin, (which she vaguely recalls from her years as an attorney), has a penchant for bourbon, wonderfully weird books, and throwing tropes out the window. afictionalhubbard.com #allisonmartinehubbard #allisonmartine #tothemoonallison #interview #podcast #writing #books #thebourbonbooks #livepodcast #authorsinterviewingauthors #authorpodcaster #podcasterlife #voxvomituschannel