June Note for Kindle Readers: as of June 1 the series is no longer available on Kindle due to Amazon’s lack of transparency around usage of generative AI and their lack of a Terms of Service update for publishers. I’m very sorry but I cannot abide by their actions. You can continue to the series by buying direct on Payhip and sideloading or use Kobo or iBooks.
Ex-debutante. Single mother. Treasure hunter.
Meet Livi Talbot from Skyla on Vimeo.
Meet Livi Talbot, hunter of mythical artifacts in a post-Pulse world where relics of old have been activated by magic. The Livi Talbot novels are heavy on the action & adventure with a mix of urban fantasy.
Main Livi Talbot Books:
SOLOMON’S SEAL: Book One in Livi Talbot’s adventures. Available in ebook and paperback as of September 2016.
Now in audiobook at Everand (coming elsewhere this summer)
ODIN’S SPEAR: Book Two in Livi’s adventures. Available in ebook and paperback as of February 2017.
Now in audiobook at Everand (coming elsewhere this summer)
ASHFORD’S GHOST: A novella set after Odin’s Spear. Available in ebook on its own as of October 2017 or bundled in Hauntings: Two Tales of the Paranormal in ebook and paperback.
EMPEROR’S TOMB: Livi’s third full-length outing, available in ebook and paperback as of October 2018.
SHIVA’S BOW: Book Four of Livi’s adventures. Released in ebook and paperback August 2019.
YAMPELLEC’S IDOL: The fifth full-length Livi Talbot novel. Available in ebook and paperback June 2021.
CHARON’S GOLD: The sixth full-length Livi Talbot novel. Available in ebook and paperback October 2022.
The final Livi Talbot novel.
No title or ETA yet. I don’t know when I’ll be able to write it.
Extras:
Bundles:
The first volume of Livi Talbot’s adventures. Contains the first three novels (Solomon’s Seal, Odin’s Spear, and Emperor’s Tomb) and novella (Ashford’s Ghost). Available at Kobo | iBooks | Payhip | Smashwords
The second volume of Livi Talbot’s adventures. Contains novels four through six (Shiva’s Bow, Yampellec’s Idol, and Charon’s Gold). Available at Kobo | iBooks | Payhip | Smashwords
Available to buy:
A novella set between Emperor’s Tomb and Shiva’s Bow. Livi goes on a first date and accidentally gets kidnapped…while West babysits. Wherever eBooks are sold. Originally serialized at Patreon.
Patreon exclusives:
These are all extras. The West stories in particular might add different layers to the main series but they are not necessary to enjoy the books.
The series is ending prematurely with the seventh book (that post has some details and links to a longer one).
This decision broke my heart but was made for the sake of my health due to high levels of theft and the ensuing stress. I will endeavor to have a satisfying conclusion, but this means I have to rearrange things to make it a series end and try to reconnect with the characters and world, which is very hard to do. I need at least a year to revise and edit it after it’s written, and it’s not written yet–I do not have the time to devote to it.
This upsets people, I know, but I cannot magically cure my chronic health conditions, fix my poverty, or erase the stress associated with hatemail from readers for years, so please do not yell at me. To write this book, I have to do so for me rather than because I feel obligated, and that has become impossible.
Writer of urban fantasy, thrillers/mysteries, and horror.