A. Carina Spears

Author

Having crossed the electronic ocean, you have found yourself on the shores of my imagination. Please be welcome here. I am both the author and guide in this place. As a writer of horror, romance, fantasy, and poetry, my tales may take you down twisting paths you’ve not seen before.

Inside my pages you will find heartbreak and hope, painful love and ecstatic highs.

Many fear to complete the journey, but the ending is worth it. Endings are all the sweeter for seeing the characters through their harrowing risks. At least it is so in my romance.

If it’s horror you came for, then horror you will find. From spine-tingling chills to terrors, you will find the truth of unwise choices and unfortunate chance meetings. Beware of greed and unwarranted devotion. They can lead to dark roads and dead ends indeed.

When it comes to fantasy and science fiction, they contain all these things for love and death are the extremes of the human condition and all else falls between. As for poetry? Ah, that’s a secret. The rest is writing guides with hints of what lies ahead for those who seek to follow the trail of ink tattooed on the leaves of dead trees. May they prove a signpost for you in your own wanderings.

Works

Are you ready to take a journey? Choose your adventure.

Romantic fantasy

Paladin's Honor

Mirabelle and Devon, thief and paladin, although they know each other through Mirabelle's brother and been friendly in the past, time has pulled them in opposite directions. When Mirabelle's family become worried about their daughter, Devon steps in to investigate to insure she's not being manipulated by the undead masterminds that rule their world. What Devon finds is both easier and harder to deal with. The paladins of Rhys are trained to fight undead, not broken hearts, but Devon and Mirabelle find unusual common ground as fate rushes towards them both.

Paranormal romance

A Keen Mind & A Phantom Song

Follow a witch and a banshee with their two kids as they travel across the country on a move to a new house with a dream job waiting. The only hitch is that Deirdre, the banshee geneticist, has only 2 weeks left to find some sort of artifact or discovery that will seal the deal and allow her a tenured position, otherwise they've moved for nothing. With the help of her witch sister-in-law, Fiona, she plans to roll the dice on proving the Phantom of the Opera was actually a male banshee with all the powers of a female banshee. The only problem is, he's probably dead.

Superhero romance

Lost Heroes 2: Firefly's Tale

Amelia Storm walked away from her friends, her family, and her home after a catastrophic event on set at a television show. She's spent the past five years singing in Germany and touring in Europe trying to distance herself from her memories as "Firefly". But the tour is finally coming to the U.S. and she can't deny that the only man she's really wanted is the one she left behind with her old life. But can romancing the famous flier end in anything but disaster? Or will trying to obtain her dreams cost her everything she holds dear once more?

Superhero romance

Lost Heroes 2: Osprey's Tale

Teriel Osmond, also known as Osprey, has lost his friends, his wings, and his lover over the past five years. Given a new set of artificial wings he feels physically complete but his heart is not whole. In walks Amelia Storm, the girl who was once called Firefly. She is the one he longed for but never won. Is it coincidence or fate that has drawn them back together now? Life and time has left its scars on both of them. Can old friends and new desire heal the wounds they carry?

Post-Apocalyptic

Love at the End of All Things

Meet the Charms, Thomas and Cassidy, who are just celebrating their fifth anniversary together as a mysterious virus appears in the Detroit, Michigan area from California. Strange stories on the news turn into a very real emergency for the couple as the CDC starts ruthlessly rounding up anyone suspected to have had contact with the new "Ghoul Virus". Faced with the very real possibility that they could be next, they hatch an escape plan as the world dissolves into madness. With only each other to rely on, and a lost child added to the mix, they test the limits of their love and support in an attempt to survive a zombie apocalypse.

Horror

The Under-Circus and Other Tales

Step into the world of the Under-Circus, where the greatest show on earth is held. The troupe performs death-defying feats because the members of this particular circus are already dead. But herein lies a land of second-chances for those who have left this life with their souls hanging in a precarious balance. Come meet the mysterious Ringmaster who chooses which souls may have a second chance at redemption in his exotic circus.

But there is more within these pages. Tales to chill, thrill, scare, and amuse you. Stories that dance around the dark theme of what really lies out there just beyond our sight. Come inside and visit for a while. They’re all waiting just for you.

Horror

The Rogues Gallery: The Illustrated Police News

An anthology of horror stories by different authors based on woodcut images lifted from the pages of newspapers at the time. The authors were given various images to choose from and created horror stories based off of them. If you enjoy horror short stories, this one is for you.

Non-Fiction

Fan-fic Writing:
The Fast Track from Good to Great

A baker's dozen of helpful tips for writers of fan-fiction and other fiction literature. Helpful for beginners to moderately advanced writers to avoid common pitfalls.

Poetry

Haiku for Lovers:
An Anthology of Love and Lust

A Valentine's day compilation of romantic to steamy haiku with beautifully chosen illustrations in black and white to inspire the mind and soul in ways both deep and playful.

Reader voices

A heartfelt, truthful tale that breaks tropes in all the right ways, reminding us that love often grows in the most unlikely of places and unusual of circumstances. Sweet, spicy, and even dangerous, love may not always come first, but it is always satisfying when you've found it at last!
Star S.
Review of Paladin's Honor
If you enjoy exploring what makes characters tick, uncovering with them their inner turmoils and struggling along side to fight off personal demons, then this story is for you.
YMB in Wisconsin
Review of Lost Heroes 2: Osprey's Tale
Such inventive and imaginative story telling, so clear each short is like looking at a detailed painting. A world that exists, parallel to the one we live in that intersects at times of great peril.
Pheobe Petenstein Jackson
Review of The Under-Circus and Other Tales

Where to Find My Books

United States, Michigan:

Bookstores:

Inspire! Marketplace

17420 Hall Road

Clinton Township, MI 48038

Inspire! Marketplace

12 Oaks Mall Road

Novi MI 48377

Inspire! Marketplace

Briarwood Mall

100 Briarwood Circle

Ann Arbor MI 48108

All Barnes and Noble locations

Libraries:

Clinton-Macomb Public Library

40900 Romeo Plank Road

Clinton Township MI 48038

Roseville Public Library

29777 Gratiot Ave

Roseville MI 48066

England:

Bookstores:

Saucy Books

236 Westbourne Park Road

London W11 1EL United Kingdom

Scotland:

Bookstores

Transreal Books

46 Candlemaker Row

Edinburgh EH1 2QE United Kingdom

Get in touch

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