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WELCOME

 

I am the author of the Poe gothic thriller series, the YA paranormal thriller romance 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, 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.  You can also hunt me down on social media using the buttons at the bottom of the page, including YouTube, where you can listen to the same playlists I listen to while writing.

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Thanks for visiting and happy reading!

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NEWS

 

"The Long Black Dress" solo ebook and audiobook now available!

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On February 14th, my short story "The Long Black Dress," which has appeared in

Midnight Hour and in Jazz House Publications' anthology Twisted Love, made its solo

debut in ebook and audiobook format in honor of a haunting Valentine's Day.  The

audio edition of "The Long Black Dress" is read by yours truly...because who doesn't want

to listen to a tragic gothic tale read by the author?

 

To learn more about "The Long Black Dress" and download your copy NOW, go to the

Short Fiction page or the Bookstore.  You can also find it on Amazon and the audiobook

will be live on Audible and iTunes by the end of February.

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Oh, and sleep with one eye open....this whole audiobook thing went so well I will be recording more soon.

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2025 Events Calendar is LIVE.

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Go to the Events page to see where you catch catch me signing and selling print copies of my books this year.  I am so excited to announce that I will be at over a dozen events this year, including horror conventions, paranormal conventions that are truly haunted, craft fairs in Northwoods Wisconsin, and massive book festivals.  It's going to be killer.  Keep in mind that the Events page is never final...I will actually be adding more events as details become official.  Sign up for emails using the widget at the bottom of the page or stalk me on social media to be the first to hear where I'll be lurking.

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You can now listen to my writing playlists on YouTube and Spotify.

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Did you notice that crazy Spotify widget at the top of the page?  That is one of the actual playlists I listen to when I'm writing.  Hunt me down on YouTube and Spotify @rachelmmartens to listen to playlists for each of the 'Poe' books.  I will also be adding playlists for Metalhead, Patriots' Dance, and my new projects.  You'll even be able to listen to the playlists for newly-announced publications as I am actively writing them.  That rocks.

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Poe: Haunted Souls is finally here!  Gets yours NOW.

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Ready to lose sleep?  The long-awaited fourth installment in the Poe Series is

finally here!   For more about Haunted Souls, check out the Poe Series page, or

proceed directly to the Bookstore or Amazon to get your ebook or paperback NOW.

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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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