I am super thrilled to announce that Audible bought the rights to the Collectors’ Society books, and now all four in the series are available as audiobooks. Callou, callay! The narrator, Gemma Dawson, makes for a fierce, frabjous Alice, and it’s been so much fun hearing the Society come to life. You can purchase them now at Audible; the links … Read More
A Night of Magic Charity Auction #6: Mixed signed books and jewelry
** EDIT 9/3/16 AUCTION OVER On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had well … Read More
A Night of Magic Charity Auction #5: Mixed Lot of ARCs, books, and Jewelry
**EDIT 9/3/16 AUCTION OVER On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had well … Read More
A Night of Magic Charity Auction Lot #4: Sarah J Maas
**EDIT 9/3/16 AUCTION OVER On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had well … Read More
A Night of Magic Charity Auction Lot #3: Kami Garcia
**EDIT 9/3/16 AUCTION OVER On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had well … Read More
A Night of Magic Charity Auction Lot #2: Andrea Johnston
**EDIT 9/3/16 AUCTION OVER On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had well … Read More
A Night of Magic Charity Auction Lot #1: Kelly Elliott & Ella Bordeaux
**EDIT 9/3/16 AUCTION OVER On August 13th, I hosted A Night of Magic, a book signing and charity event, at Los Angeles’ Whimsic Alley. Present were Shelly Crane, Stacey Marie Brown, and Chelsea Fine, alongside tons of fabulous readers and craft vendors. Many people out of state lamented they weren’t able to come, especially as they knew we had … Read More
An August Update
I am super excited about August, but not for the weather (I’m a heathen who prefers cooler, not warmer temps, which is outrageous for a SoCal girl). No, what I’m looking forward to is A NIGHT OF MAGIC, a special signing and charity even held in Los Angeles, California in just four days time! Here’s a bit more about it . … Read More
A Night of Magic at Whimsic Alley
You are cordially invited to join the following authors for an intimate Night of Magic this August: Heather Lyons: author of the award winning The Collectors’ Society series, The Deep End of the Sea, and other epic, heartfelt love stories with fantastical twists. Coming soon—The Lost Codex the exciting conclusion to The Collectors’ Society. Amy A. Bartol: USA Today Bestselling & award winning author of the Kricket Series and the Premonition Series whose … Read More
A quick update on The Lost Codex . . .
Many of you have emailed, messaged, and tweeted me about how excited you are about my upcoming book, The Lost Codex (Collectors’ Society #4)–thank you! I love hearing from readers, and I am very much looking forward to sharing with you all the last chapter in Alice’s adventures. That said, I wanted to reach out and let you know that the … Read More
Royal Marriage Market is available now!
This week, I released my first contemporary romance, Royal Marriage Market! I am so excited to share this book with you all. It’s filled with royalty, intrigue, a magical (real!) castle, three a.m. firsts, a prince that is too too, and an outspoken princess. Every decade, the world’s monarchs and their heirs secretly convene to discuss global politics and … Read More
Win tickets to the Yule Ball!
Anyone who knows me knows that I am a big Harry Potter fan. And I am also a big fan of the fantastic Whimsic Alley in Los Angeles, CA, a store that, when you enter, looks a lot like Diagon Alley. Inside, they’ve got a Great Hall for events (complete with a secret Tardis entrance), the throne from Game of Thrones, … Read More
Fall YA Giveaway!
It’s fall and that means it’s time for a huge YA giveaway. I’ve teamed up with several YA authors to bring you a bunch of great prizes. First, here are the participating au-thors: Now for the prizes. There will be a winner for each prize. Yes, that means there are a ton of … Read More
Announcing…ROYAL MARRIAGE MARKET!
A little over two years ago, I decided to challenge myself to write a contemporary romance/women’s fiction novel. Most of you know that I write fantasy–and that’s where my heart lies. But I loved the idea of pushing myself into unfamiliar territory, so I plunged head first into the story that became Royal Marriage Market. The cover reveal and the … Read More
Fan Art/Poetry Contest Voting Round
Back at the beginning of summer, we launched a fan art/poetry contest . . . and although some fantastic entries came in, summer proved so busy that I’m only now getting around to posting the voting round! eep! That said, I’m having a terribly difficult time choosing my favorite, so I’m going to need YOUR help. Some of the fabulous … Read More
Win a prize package from the Secret Signing tour in Los Angeles!
I had a fantastic time at the Secret Signing Tour stop in Los Angeles with Amy A Bartol and Chelsea Fine. We got to meet so many wonderful readers, and it was fantastic getting to mingle with everyone and really get to talk to them, you know? During the signing, we gave each attendee a … Read More
Beyond Fate News!
For awhile now, readers have been asking me when Beyond Fate, the Fate series’ novella, would be available in paperback (as it was ebook only). Guess what? It is now! Yay! And not only that, but it has a gorgeous new cover, designed by Carly Stevens. Amazon ** Barnes and Noble ** iBooks ** Kobo ** Paperback Read on for an excerpt! I remember Joey … Read More
Secret Signing in Los Angeles!
I am ridiculously excited to announce to you all that I will be at a secret signing in Los Angeles alongside Amy A Bartol and Chelsea Fine on September 13, 2015. I absolutely adore both Amy and Chelsea, as they are not only fabulous authors but also dear friends of mine. Read on for the deets, as well as a … Read More
UtopYA 2015 Recap
The last week and a half has been a bit of a whirlwind work wise, to be honest. Outside of releasing The Forgotten Mountain yesterday, I spend five days in Nashville, Tennessee at the 4th Annual UtopYA Con. UtopYA is one of those writer conferences that’s an experience, if that makes any sense. A really amazing one, if I’m to … Read More
The Forgotten Mountain (Collectors’ Society #3 Is Out Now!
Oh, guys! I am so, so thrilled to announce that The Forgotten Mountain, the third book in the Collectors’ Society series, is out. Please know that this is part of an interconnected series, and that the first two books must be read in order to read this one. After years spent in Wonderland, Alice Reeve learned the impossible was quite … Read More