Category: Dru Jasper

  • No Sleep till Doomsday is here at last! Don’t miss it.

    I’m so excited to announce that the wait is finally over. No Sleep till Doomsday has just been released in bookstores everywhere! Can crystal sorceress Dru Jasper save her boyfriend Greyson’s soul, salvage her troubled friendships, and find the apocalypse scroll in time to stop doomsday? “Sharp action scenes, crisp characterization and pinpoint plotting keep…

  • Be the first to get the new Dru Jasper story. FREE.

    No Sleep till Doomsday releases tomorrow! To celebrate, I’m offering a nice little bonus freebie. Over the summer, I wrote a brand-new Dru Jasper story that takes Dru and Greyson on a romantic dinner date gone horribly wrong. Evil curses, terrifying creatures, mass hysteria—and that’s before they even order dessert. You can’t get this story…

  • No Sleep till Doomsday on USA Today

    No Sleep till Doomsday on USA Today

    My jaw hit the floor when I found out that USA Today’s “Happy Ever After” featured an exclusive excerpt from my new book, No Sleep till Doomsday. Which is kind of a “whoa” moment for me as an author. Plus, it’s cool because you get a sneak peak of the new book before it comes…

  • “Sharp action scenes and pinpoint plotting!” – Publishers Weekly

    “Sharp action scenes and pinpoint plotting!” – Publishers Weekly

    “Crystal sorceress Dru and her eclectic group of friends, including a literal speed demon trapped in a classic muscle car, once again fend off the end of the world in MacNaughton’s third eclectic fantasy novel . . . Sharp action scenes and pinpoint plotting keep the pages quickly turning, and crisp characterization and MacNaughton’s obvious…

  • Dru Jasper #3: No Sleep till Doomsday

    The rumors are true. Dru Jasper #3: No Sleep till Doomsday is coming out soon! Here’s the scoop: When a wicked enchantress steals a cursed doomsday amulet, crystal sorceress Dru Jasper has only 24 hours to get it back before the world will come to a fiery end. With this supernatural amulet in hand, the…

  • What Music Do Writers Listen to?

    What Music Do Writers Listen to?

    While I was writing No Sleep till Doomsday (Dru Jasper series, book 3), much to my surprise, I found myself listening to a certain Ukrainian pop music album over and over. Here’s why. My book features an evil crystal sorceress named Lucretia, and there are subtle references throughout the book to the song “Lucretia, My Reflection”…

  • Undead behind the scenes in A Kiss Before Doomsday

    Undead behind the scenes in A Kiss Before Doomsday

    In case you missed it, the Science Fiction Book Club chose A Kiss Before Doomsday as a featured pick. Which, as an author, is incredibly exciting. To celebrate, I put together a behind-the-scenes special that the book club shared with their members this summer. If you’ve ever wondered where writers get their ideas, read on.…

  • It Happened One Doomsday ebook $1.99 until Oct. 2

    It Happened One Doomsday ebook $1.99 until Oct. 2

    Dru Jasper now officially has her own book series. (Yay!) So if you haven’t tried it yet, now is the perfect time to start. Plus, you can get a free bonus ebook. Here’s how: 1. Get the first Dru Jasper ebook for $1.99 (hey, that’s 89% off). 2. Tell me when you leave a review…

  • It Happened at the Tattered Cover

    It Happened at the Tattered Cover

    Life is so weird. Steven Tyler from Aerosmith was at the Tattered Cover on Friday, when I had my book signing. I did not, in fact, get a chance to ask him if “Dude Looks Like a Lady” was actually about Vince Neil from Motley Crue. (But I have my suspicions.) As always, the Tattered…

  • There Are Two Kinds of Book Reviews (and Not the Kinds You Think)

    There Are Two Kinds of Book Reviews (and Not the Kinds You Think)

    Authors have a love-hate relationship with book reviews. Some reviews make you light up and glow. Others make you feel like you’re dying an agonizing death. Reading reviews of your own books is fraught enough to make even the toughest writer quiver. But what most people don’t realize is that there are actually two distinctly…