In The Loch Norim, the focus shifts from Christina, the Amazonian warrior, to the surrounding characters who are growing into their own. Christina -- the Alon -- still has a huge role to play, but you experience the story through Lettern, Rachael, etc., who revere Alon and do not claim such trite familiarity as to call her by her first name. Still, there is a transition from the closeness and informality with Christina in The Citadel  to the aloof Alon in The Loch Norim.  People know her as...

The fourth novel in the Dianis, A World In Turmoil chronicles has been sent to alpha readers. The story behind this novel -- not the plot -- is it was written in between the publishing of The Citadel, the third novel, and the writing of Owan Jbar, The Erlking. Owan Jbar -- for short -- is the lead novel of the next series of books in the Dianis universe. Owan Jbar was written (but not published) ahead of The Loch Norim for a variety of reasons, not least of which was marketing. Agents and...

A diverse set of guests: Emily Berge, Democratic Candidate for Wisconsin's 3rd Congressional District for the November 2026 elections Fritz Funk, from the venerable Isaak Walton League Travis and Amy Forgues of the Hidden Springs Creamery Krysten Zummo of the Audubon Society and Craig Thompson, co-founder of Driftless Birds