I love writing short stories, and after a few years of writing them, I have found that a great many of these stories take place in winter or around the holidays. So I went all in and decided that each year I would compile a collection of Christmas stories and publish them. Mainly as a…
Tag: fiction
Looking for Other Spooky Reads?
I just released my ghost story, Ghostly Mischief, but there are many more haunted, eerie, and creepy stories that I have written and are still available for sale as short stories in ebook form. Check them out! Crow Feather: In this short story, Martina and Jim make a surprising discovery of an Indian burial in…
Lord of Misrule
My new short story, Lord of Misrule is now out. This story is told from the point of view of Cam Sharp, Rye Gannon’s partner in Gannon Investigations, a P.I. firm in the modern world but with an Urban Fantasy twist – magic is real. Rye had learned the year before that she has the…
Christmas in July Sale
Now is your best chance to find my entire ebook collection for a promotional price at @Smashwords as part of their Annual Summer Sale! Find my books and many more at Smashwords all month! #SWSale2025 #Smashwords
New Novel!
Happy News! My newest Rowan O’Donnell mystery has been released. This is the fourth novel in the series. Click here for purchase links. Rowan O’Donnell is nervous about being the center of attention at the gallery opening for her photography, but also excited for her future – until she is forced to endure the sight…
A Winter Tale for a Hot Summer
It is hot, hot, hot. A trip to the mountains in early July was a nice break from the hot city. In my garden the tomatoes, basil, and eggplant are loving the heat. The lettuce, less so – but I have lots of chard in the garden for summer greens. To cool off, and also…
July! How Did That Happen?
The year is half over. So far it has been quite the ride. Art shows, a new day job, and family events have definitely filled my days in a memorable way. On a sad note, my vegetable garden was hit hard by a hail storm yesterday. Most of the plants will rebound, I think. But…
Summer Begins, and a Free Story
Hello, lovely readers! The days are long enough now that I can get some gardening done after work in my community plot. And I have been so happy with the garden this year. The weather isn’t too hot, and not too cold, and a bit of rain almost every day. It’s totally unheard of here…
New Month…New Story!
I’ve decided that at the beginning of each month, going forward, I would share a previously published short story for one week. These are stories for which I still hold the copyright and I am making them available to you for a limited time. If you like them, and/or want to support the author, they…
Christmas Anthology Available for Pre-order
My short story ‘Closed for Christmas’ was accepted into the Dragon Soul Press Anthology ‘Magick and Mistletoe’. It is now available for pre-order as an e-book from Amazon for $1.99. Order now and have it available on your eReader Dec. 20th for some Christmas reading. ‘Closed for Christmas’ is a sweet Christmas crime story with…
Book News
I’m heading to Minneapolis today to attend the Bouchercon World Mystery Convention. In honor of this event as well as to announce the approaching release of my new Rowan O’Donnell mystery, Exposure, on Sept. 26, I am having a sale! The first three ebooks in the Rowan O’Donnell series as well as the short story…
Her West, a new collection of Short Stories
I have a new collection of short stories available to buy, just in time for Christmas! Her West is a collection of nine stories featuring contemporary women in the west who are facing various struggles and meeting them with grit, determination, and self-discovery. Three have never before been published. The collection also includes Mountain Trout,…
Heather Ormsby 