Vizard by Shari Marshall is an award-winning urban fantasy prequel to The Ember Files. Follow thirteen-year-old Juniper Berry as magic, danger, and a brutal attack force her into a world she never knew existed.
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Ember Stone: Book One
The Ember Stone: Book One of The Ember Files by Shari Marshall is an urban fantasy novel filled with magic, mystery, danger, and unexpected romance. Follow Kori Ember as she enters a magical world at war and discovers that her unusual existence may hold the key to her sister’s survival. The Ember Stone: Book One… Continue reading Ember Stone: Book One
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Is There a Spell For That? (Series Notebook)
Embrace your magic! Write Your Spell. NotebookNotebook | LinedNotebook | Series204 PagesASIN B0BZBPLHCM (Paperback)On-sale Date: March 19, 2023 This journal is a place for you to embrace your magic, whatever it may be: writing your thoughts and feelings, catharsis, journaling for self-care, evoking mindfulness, creative writing, keeping a record of events, recipes, planning, and list… Continue reading Is There a Spell For That? (Series Notebook)
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Inspiring this author
Let’s talk about real-life inspirations: people, places, events . . . For my Ember Files series, I had two physical locations that featured in the narrative. I based Kori Ember’s childhood home, with all its secret tunnels, on a bachelorette apartment I lived in twenty years ago. It was an old house sectioned into single… Continue reading Inspiring this author
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Intentional Disclosure
The Ember Files is ending. I am releasing the last book in the series this summer. Today I want to share with you the cover for that book. By Shari Marshall - 2024 Cover image: http://www.bookbrush.comdarksouls1 from Pixabay and susan-lu4esm
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Prequel cover reveal
Vizard is a stand-alone prequel in The Ember Files Series. Vizard has a release date of December 2023. Survival ▪ Vengeance ▪ Passion It's a dark urban fantasy story that happened forty years before Kori Ember and the emergency of the Ember stone. By Shari Marshall – 2023 Cover Image: http://www.bookbrush.com
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Another learning curve in my writing life.
I’ve been trying to write a short story. My word count aim is between seven and ten thousand. The current word count is less than four thousand words and it has been hard-pressed to get those onto paper. I’m not sure why the words aren’t flowing with ease, but I haven’t been pushing either. I… Continue reading Another learning curve in my writing life.
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Ember Stone Book Review
Ember Stone: Book 1 of The Ember Files Author Shari MarshallBook 1 in what will eventually be a trilogyHumorous | Kidnapping Thrillers | Women’s Fiction Rejected Heritage ▪ Hostile Magic ▪ Incompatible Worlds A rescue mission on the crumbling terrain of a magical society where the stakes have potentially fatal outcomes. The Ember Stone is… Continue reading Ember Stone Book Review
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Sweet is at war with bitter
My coffee brand this morning is Cookie Jar Coffee. The flavour takes its lead from the salted caramel cookie. The cookie is chewy, but I know that won’t be part of my coffee experience today because I lack cookies. The coffee is a deep darkness in my mug. Sweet vanilla-caramel smell wars with the fragrance… Continue reading Sweet is at war with bitter
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A coffee mug created in the manner of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld suitcase . . .
It all started on a morning very much like this one with a strange crystal-like mist plugging the air. The sun fought and failed to break through the gloom. My ivory pumpkin-shaped coffee mug sat on the table before me empty, and me to desolate to rise and fill go fill it. So, we (me… Continue reading A coffee mug created in the manner of Terry Pratchett’s Discworld suitcase . . .
Brewing Coffee, Twisting Words & Breaking Pencils 