Claire flees from a Seattle crook to an Otherworld barbarian tyrant. Not a whole lot of improvement there. One threatens with a gun, the other swings a broadsword.This novel won the EPPIE for Best Fantasy of the Year. Novels by Matthews have been published by Avon, Dark Quest, Dell, Holt, LostLoves, Putnam, Silhouette, Scholastic and others."...Mudflat series is a supernatural comic romp full of non-stop action, fantastic characters and a hero you’ll love..." - RT Book ReviewsIn the first novel of the Mudflat Magic seriesClaire flees from a Seattle crook to an Otherworld barbarian tyrant. Not a whole lot of improvement there. One threatens with a gun, the other swings a broadsword. This novel won the EPPIE for Best Fantasy of the Year.Review:"... a delightful read. Phoebe Matthews creates her own secret world fraught with unknown dangers and magic." Debra Gaynor for ReviewYourBook.comPhoebe Matthews is currently writing three urban fantasy series. Novels by Matthews have been published by Avon, Dark Quest, Dell, Holt, LostLoves, Putnam, Silhouette, Scholastic and others.

My name is Charley and I write westerns for the short story market, always about action, violence, and a tough guy hero. I was happily rolling along in my version of the west until one of my editors suggested I expand. She's a smart cookie. Knows the market. When she emails to tell me westerns are the next best sellers with women, but require the addition of romance and sex, I figure, sure, why not? And then I found out why not.

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