YOU'RE INVITED: Read Before Release

Join the ARC team for Crossed, CURSED, & Nearly Dead by O. J. Barré & receive a complimentary copy to read before release. https://bit.ly/ARC-CCND1


All I ask in return is an honest review after you've finished reading.

Series

Awen Rising
Awen Storm
Awen Tide

The Awen Trilogy

Enjoy this fun, fast-paced urban fantasy adventure trilogy. Join the reluctant Emily and her secret society of Druids, dragons, and quirky sidekicks as they prepare to face off against Reptilian forces in a battle for Atlanta and Earth.

"...a great fantasy with a memorable...

The Awen Universe

View

Books

View All

Crossed, Cursed, & Nearly Dead

Introducing the Triple-D Detectives, Midlife Wranglers of the Supernatural
Book #1 from the series: CROSSED, CURSED, & NEARLY DEAD

MIDLIFE, MURDER, MAGIC, & A GHOST WITH DEMANDS

$5.99 $.99 for a limited time or complimentary for ARC readers on Booksprout

Three fifty-something women discover they are triplets, abandoned by a dark goddess and raised by a Druid priestess to fight the impossible. Now, as the Triple-D Detectives, they juggle midlife reinvention, a missing...

Read more

Awen Rising

Book One of the Awen Trilogy
Book #1 from the series: The Awen Trilogy

AWEN RISING launches a thrilling urban-fantasy trilogy where Celtic myth collides with the grit of contemporary California and Georgia. Emily Mayhall is down on her luck—until a reborn druid soul, a vengeful witch, and an uneasy alliance with dragons force her into a fight for the planet.

Kirkus Reviews calls it "a marvelously fun and intriguing...

Read more

Awen Storm

Book Two of the Awen Trilogy
Book #2 from the series: The Awen Trilogy

AWEN STORM pushes the trilogy deeper: expect pulse-pounding world building, hard choices, and revelations that upend everything Emily thought she knew. If you loved the first book's blend of humor and danger, this installment delivers higher stakes, stranger allies, and a darker conspiracy threatening the world itself.

The Awen Order has...

Read more

Free Chapters

$5.99 $.99 for a limited time or complimentary for ARC readers on Booksprout

Oakland Cemetery

Elise Hester Johnson had no idea that a trip to the...

Chapter 1, December 21, 2012

The president knew he should be attending to other matters, but his curiosity had gotten the better of him. Today was...

(Cover photo courtesy of Jeremy Bishop on Unsplash)

I once read that ideas float upon the wind.

They present themselves to many people, but most don’...

Blog

Magic, Midlife, and the Missing: The Big Themes in Crossed, CURSED, &

Reserve your copy of Crossed, CURSED, & Nearly Dead now for $.99 (Launch Special - reg $4.99). Launches on August 16th.

Or claim a complimentary ARC copy here.

Three Women, Three Gifts, One City

Crossed, CURSED, & Nearly Dead puts midlife at the center of an urban fantasy story in which age is not a handicap but a crucible. Elise, Rona, and Alexis are complex protagonists who have lived full lives — careers, marriages, losses — and now must reassess who they are when an impossible secret...