Happy New Years everyone! I’m here to announce that 2023 will be the year of changes. (Mostly because I’m crazy.)

I have learned over the past year that the pen name Honor Raconteur has become very branded. It has, in fact, become synonymous with Case Files. While I’m very grateful Case Files is so adored, it’s not what I intended when I started that series because as my long-term fans know, I like to mix things up. I have no intention of ever sticking to one genre, much less one series. To avoid this, I’m creating new pen names that I can write different genres under. (No worries, Raconteur isn’t going anywhere and I will still finish Case Files!)

Now, quick explanation before the breakdown: When I say “crack fantasy” I mean things like Terry Pratchett, Christopher Moore, etc. Fantasy that is mostly humor.

Now, pen names breakdown:

• Honor Raconteur – M/F steampunk mystery

• Allie Brahms – M/F urban fantasy and paranormal romance

• Allie Hunter – M/F crack fantasy

• AJ Sherwood – M/M urban fantasy, high fantasy, paranormal mystery

• AJ Warden – M/M crack fantasy

Yes, that’s a total of five pen names. Yes, I’m crazy, thanks for asking. I will not be releasing anything from Hunter in 2023 as frankly, I have no room for it in the schedule. I will be releasing things under the other four, including the debut novels for both Brahms and Warden.

I will be linking the other pen names’ websites, connecting them all, so that you can easily find things as they’re coming out. (Or join their FB groups, as one does.)

I have a lot of stories in my head that want a voice. Some of them are male-female pairings, some are male-male, and I want to publish all of them. For sanity’s sake, and to make this easier on me and my readers, I’m branding pen names so as to not make things confusing. I hope you continue with me on this journey of “Honor has too much to write and is attempting it all anyway!”