WELCOME
I am the author of the Poe gothic thriller series, the young adult thriller Metalhead, the short horror fiction collection Midnight Hour, and the political thriller Patriots' Dance. For further information about these works or to read my author's bio, please use the tabs above to navigate this page. Publication news can be found below, or you can use the widget at the bottom to subscribe to my email list, which I use about once a month to deliver exciting publication news, as well as exclusive first-looks at new cover images, first chapters, and even excerpts that didn't make it into my published works.
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NEWS
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Book Four in the Poe Series Coming Soon
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Sleep with one eye open. The long-awaited fourth installment in the Poe Series is finally coming! Poe: Haunted Souls is pencilled in for publication on Friday the 13th of December, just in time for Christmas. Can't wait that long? I'm currently looking for beta readers! Sign up for emails using the widget at the bottom of the page and reply to the confirmation email letting me know that you want to be a beta reader. Beta readers will receive a free e-book copy of Haunted Souls two weeks before everyone else in exchange for a promise to post an honest review on Amazon. Anyone who reviews Haunted Souls will also be entered into a drawing to receive a signed first edition paperback of the new book. And one more reason to sign up for emails...email subscribers will get exclusive access to chapter one of Haunted Souls on Halloween. For more about Haunted Souls and to see the killer cover art, check out the Poe Series page.
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Hot Off the Press: New Political Thriller Patriots' Dance Now Available
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I don't just write spooky things, and the proof hit the shelves on September 11th with Patriots' Dance, a poltical thriller that will have you at the edge of your seat. Check out Patriots' Dance on Amazon or order your signed paperback through the Bookstore to be among the first to read it.
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Ms. Martens succeeds at painting dark, suspenseful, sometimes horrific pictures. It is the kind of psychological horror that locking the doors and windows and reading with the lights on will not keep out.
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