A. Sherman Karlsson

@ashermankarlsson
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Two PhDs in a trench coat writing serial speculative fiction about fighting the current.
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Sparks Under a Northern Sky, coming July 14!
Dear Willow,
And then the earth exploded (but I still reply)!
My friend Wyatt tells me that, letter or not, I should start all writing with an attention grabber so, there, I tried. The truth is that the only real apocalypse here was the snow-pocalypse. It took an extra day for your letter to arrive, but I’ve written back right away. After you shared your fears in your letter, let me share mine: I hope to never disappoint you, even in the face of an earth in pieces and snowy doom.
Our whirlwind week together already feels more like a dream from someone else’s life, and I have therefore decided to approach this letter as a missive tossed into the void, a modern-day message in a bottle. That way, if I don’t hear back, I can attribute your silence to a catastrophe or a wormhole or some other unanticipated twist of fate.

Dear Mason,
Can you forgive me for taking a few days to write you this letter? I have thought about it ever since you left, and with each passing hour, the idea of setting pen to paper became a little more intimidating. The only other letters I write are to my grandmother, and she’s guaranteed to reply. With you, I dare not hold my breath.

#bookstadon

(Pre-orders coming soon for release on July 14!)
Caught between nations, convictions, and their own painful histories, Willow and Mason must decide whether their love can bridge the distance between what's legal and what's right.
They've promised to send letters, a dreamy, romantic vision that's about to crash right into the hidden troubles they haven't yet been willing to share. In Canada, magic is a common part of technology, medicine, and daily life. In the U.S., though, magitech is seen as dangerous and outlawed for civilian use. For Mason, the ban isn't just political-it's personal. And for Willow, magic is tangled up in a loss she isn't quite ready to discuss.
After seven perfect days exploring Vancouver together, she feels closer than she ever thought possible to the kind and imaginative Mason Hayes. But all too soon, she's forced to face reality: he was only in town for his favorite musician's final concert, and now he's flying back to his home in Minnesota.

Finally, I get to announce it! Sparks Under a Northern Sky is coming!

It's been a magical week for film student Willow Ferguson--she cheered for her favorite hockey team, shot the B-roll needed for her class assignment, and, oh, might have met the love of her life. #bookstadon

Tomorrow, tomorrow, tomorrow! I can share tomorrow! #bookstadon