Just like last year, I’m doing a double A-Z. One will be book reviews and the other will be folklore. Thankfully there are loads of digital and physical libraries to aid me in this challenge of reading through my TBR, otherwise it would be quite costly! I’ll be sticking to standalone novels or with series …
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The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel: Barguest
Episode 207: Werkers van die Dood: Barguest Alles omtrent Barguests in volkskunde en in my skryfwerk. Geskryf en voorgelees deur Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Kopiereg 2026 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — Alle regte voorbehou. Leer meer oor Barguests in volkskunde hier. Kry die transkripsie hier. Links genoem in die episode: Leer meer oor die skrywer hier. …
Book Review: Falling for the Wolf by Megan Charlie | To Win A Dark Heart Series | Fairy Tale Retelling
Author friend Lyndsey Hall is part of a multi-author collection of fairy tale retellings where the villain gets their own happy-ever-after. I decided to sign up to read the ARCs for the entire series. About the Book Falling for the Wolf by Megan Charlie A woman who betrayed her family A rogue hiding a hairy secret …
Like Herding Cats
It’s the first Wednesday of the month and time for another posting of the Insecure Writer’s Support Group. The awesome co-hosts for the March 4 posting of the IWSG are PJ Colando, Ronel Janse van Vuuren, and Natalie Aguirre! This month I’m #39 on the list. I’m skipping this month’s question about marketing, as I don’t have anything new …
The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel: Kitsune
Episode 206: Irascible Immortals: Kitsune The folklore of Kitsune in a nutshell and how I reimagined it for my writing. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2026 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about Kitsune here. Get the transcript here. Links mentioned in the episode: Learn more about …
Book Review: Falling for the Sorcerer by Jes Drew | To Win A Dark Heart Series | Fairy Tale Retelling
Author friend Lyndsey Hall is part of a multi-author collection of fairy tale retellings where the villain gets their own happy-ever-after. I decided to sign up to read the ARCs for the entire series. About the Book Falling for the Sorcerer by Jes Drew Once upon a time, he would have burned the world for herBut …
The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel: Doodsnimf
Episode 205: Werkers van die Dood: Doodsnimf Alles omtrent Doodsnimfe in volkskunde en in my skryfwerk. Geskryf en voorgelees deur Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Kopiereg 2026 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — Alle regte voorbehou. Leer meer oor Doodsnimfe in volkskunde hier. Kry die transkripsie hier. Links genoem in die episode: Leer meer oor die skrywer hier. …
Book Review: Falling for the Mad King by Sydney Winward | To Win A Dark Heart Series | Fairy Tale Retelling
Author friend Lyndsey Hall is part of a multi-author collection of fairy tale retellings where the villain gets their own happy-ever-after. I decided to sign up to read the ARCs for the entire series. About the Book Falling for the Mad King by Sydney Winward A witch without magic. A king without a heart. A wonderland …
The Faeries and Folklore Podcast by Ronel: Lethe
Episode 204: Irascible Immortals: Lethe The folklore of Lethe in a nutshell and how I reimagined it for my writing. Written and narrated by Ronel Janse van Vuuren. Copyright 2026 Ronel Janse van Vuuren — All rights reserved. Learn more about Lethe here. Get the transcript here. Links mentioned in the episode: Learn more about …
Book Review: Falling for the Pirate by Nicki Chapelway | To Win A Dark Heart Series | Fairy Tale Retelling
Author friend Lyndsey Hall is part of a multi-author collection of fairy tale retellings where the villain gets their own happy-ever-after. I decided to sign up to read the ARCs for the entire series. About the Book Falling for the Pirate by Nicki Chapelway A siren with no songA lost boy who accidentally grew upIt was …










