Hello readers! I am so happy to announce that book two in the Everly Series will be released on December 15th of 2021! Here is the official synopsis of ROSEWOOD BURNING: 

​Madison Rosewood returns to the magical, hidden world of Everly on a mission to find her mother, unite the kingdom against her tyrannical father, and stop the execution of the Magics once and for all. Before her revolution can even begin, however, Madison quickly finds her new life in flames.
As she prepares for the upcoming confrontation with her father, Madison grapples with her masked grief as she struggles to both control her new magical abilities and be the leader that her friends and Everly expect her to be. Vengeful villagers, blood-thirsty mermaids, deadly energy storms, and unexpected romances challenge her at every step. Forced to turn to her enemies for help, Madison faces revelations and betrayal and in their wake must make a decision that will change every relationship she has in Everly, including the one with herself.

When: Saturday, April 24th at 10am
Where: Blue House Books
(5615 7th Ave, Kenosha, WI)
Local Author Readings: 2:30pm

Come out and support local authors and Blue House Books for Independent Bookstore Day! There will be author readings, live music and plenty of books to fall in love with! 

Masks are required for inside the store so we can all stay safe and share our love of books!

I will be reading from Everly Book 2, Rosewood Burning that will be out later this year from Pandamoon Publishing! 

Can't wait to see you! 

I am beyond thrilled to announce that EVERLY has been optioned for TV and Film by AF Creative Media and Goldenberg Productions! 

This is a dream come true! Thank you to all the parties that made this happen!

This year I had the honor of joining the LOVE IS ALL family by contributing a short story for their second volume. My story is called "Tell Me More" and it is a modern day retelling of Grease! 

All of the proceeds of this book will go to a LGBTQ organization, the William Way LGBT Community Center. 

Here's a little synopsis of my story: 

In this modern retelling of Grease, Adam and Chase try to turn their summer love story into a fall relationship, because love like theirs only comes once in a blue moon! 
🚘👬
Adam Daniels just had the best summer. When he wasn’t belting out showtunes to the adoring resort guests, he was in the arms of Chase Sanders, the boy who fixed the cars at the seasonal lakeside resort. They were hopelessly devoted from day one.
As the world’s most perfect summer came to an end, Chase got on a plane to go home and Adam went back to school with a broken heart and tears on his pillow. What the couple didn’t know was that a change in plans would put Chase at the very same school as Adam that fall!
Adam and Chase’s perfect summer romance will be put to the test as they realize that summer nights and school days are vastly different things in the world of young love. 

Like many writers, I don't LOVE when I have to get my picture taken. My last photos were taken right before my first book came out and my hair was down to the middle of my back and I was denying my curls their rightful place in this world. It was time for an update!

Check out my new author and promo photos (taken by Out of Focus Photography)! 

Hey everyone! I will be at Kenosha Creative Space in downtown Kenosha on August 25th from 3-7PM! Come grab a copy of Everly with the new cover or just come say hello! 

Hey everyone! Book 1 in The Everly Series has a fancy new cover! Two of my personal heroes read EVERLY and gave me some great cover quotes! (I am still in shock!) This cover also features the award seals I won since the book was first published. 

If you are wondering why the cover itself has changed, my publisher (and myself) really wanted the cover to reflect the darker tone of the book. My cover artist, Don Kramer did an amazing job!

Book 2 of The Everly Series, ROSEWOOD BURNING has a cover too! Watch for that cover reveal on PureFandom.com soon! 

​Grave Confessions
Part Three: Allison
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It was nearly night. The cemetery would be dark soon, but that was fine with me. I liked the dark nights here, when the animals would leave their hiding spots and roam free. It felt more like the Beacon Hills I used to know, when I was still alive.
My name is Allison Argent and I am dead.
It was always good to remind myself of that, just in case. When my friends weren’t here, it was easier for my memories to slip, and I never wanted to forget who I used to be.
It felt like ages since Lydia had visited and planted the marigolds that now surround my gravestone, but I never really knew how much time had passed between moments like that.
Time meant nothing to me, which was the best and the worst thing about being dead.  
I heard a rustling, followed by the low rumble of a truck pulling closer. The familiar green truck pulled off of the paved path and sat parked on the grass in front of the line of trees that stood across from grave.
I had seen the truck before. It was the landscapers who took care of the property. A short, husky man I didn’t recognize hopped out of the truck, holding a phone to his ear.
“Okay, all of them?” He asked before he slammed the truck door. He nodded as the person on the other end was likely talking.
“Yeah, I agree. Better safe than sorry. We’ll have them cleared out by next week.”
He paused.
“This weekend? I have my nephew’s graduation.”
He switched the phone to his other ear and put a hand on his hip.
“Yeah, I understand. I just – yeah, okay,” the man replied. His shoulders slumped as let out a sigh. “I will start cutting them down tomorrow.”  
No.
The trees were the only way I could talk to Lydia! She said she could hear my voice when the wind rustled the leaves of the trees. They can’t cut them down!
I need these trees!
The landscaper continued his call and walked back to the truck. He grabbed a canister and spray painted a giant “X” on the tree closest to my grave.
Stop! You can’t do this!
He went to the next tree, clearly unable to hear me. And why would he? Lydia was the only person who could.
Hey, landscape guy! My banshee best friend can only hear me because of these trees! You can’t cut them down!
Shut up, Allison. You sound like an idiot.
Actually, I didn’t sound like anything. Dead girls couldn’t be heard by the living.
Well, except one.
I looked on as the landscaper painted his final “X” on the last tree in the cemetery. It felt like the actual last nail being hammered into my coffin. If nobody could see or hear me – I really would be gone. I needed to do something.
Maybe I could scare him away?
It was a stupid idea, but it was my only idea. I got closer to the landscaper as he walked back to his truck. I had never tried to scare anyone, but if it kept the trees here, it would be worth it.
Um, boo!
I cringed at myself as I waved my arms around in front of the landscaper.
Great, Allison. You are officially the worst at this.
Despite Lydia making me watch Ghost a dozen times when I was alive, I had never actually been able to move things in death like they did in the movie. But that wasn’t going to stop me from trying.
I moved myself between him and the door. He reached out to grab the door handle and paused for a moment. He pulled his hand back quickly.
Yes!
He looked at his palm for a few seconds and shivered.
 “Okay, you win,” he said.
Yes! Now go away and never come back!
“Yep, I will start clearing them out tomorrow,” the guy said as he opened the truck door, hopped in and slammed it shut.
No.
I watched the truck back up. It was dark now and as he turned the truck around, his headlights hit the doomed trees, casting giant moving shadows all over the cemetery.  
I felt a wave of panic wash over me and for the first time since my death, I was truly afraid.
I will be lost forever now.  
That’s when I heard a scream in the distance - one that was all too familiar.
It was Lydia. 

(all character rights to Teen Wolf/MTV) 

There will be a new review of "Everly" in the August 2017 issue of the Midwest Book Review online book review magazine "Small Press Bookwatch"! 
 
Here is the review:
  
Everly
Meg Bonney
Pandamoon Publishing
 
Critique: A wonderfully entertaining read from beginning to end, "Everly" reveals author Meg Bonney's undeniable gift as a fantasy novelist with a genuine flair for originality, deftly crafted characters, and a memorably unpredictable storyline replete with unexpected twists and turns. Certain to be an enduringly popular addition to community library Action/Adventure Fantasy Fiction collections, it should be noted for personal reading lists that "Everly" is also available in a digital book format (Kindle, $2.99).

When I write, sometimes it helps me to put together some images to remind me of the characters. Here are some of the character images that I made for EVERLY book 1!