welcome to the mayhem.
enter if you like your fantasy modern, your romance messy, & your heroines sharp-tongued.
shoes optional. sarcasm required.
Celebrating my debut: Tangled in Thorns
“…I was instantly hooked from the first chapter onward! I found the characters very easy to identify with & like. Both the sexy scenes & the fantasy/action scenes were descriptive enough to let my imagination watch the scene unfold in real time with vivid clarity, yet not so over described so that I would get a headache trying to imagine or follow-along.”
“…It’s everything love, suspense, friendship, and some smut drizzled in there. I am typically great at guessing parts of stories but every prediction I made was wrong and the way Laura wrote it was so much better than I could have imagined!!”
“…The book had me in a choke hold and wouldn't let me go. I loved every second reading it. Best book I've read recently…”
“…I am very much looking forward to the next issue of this series! What a wonderful first release!!”
HI! I’m laura marie. sarcasm enthusiast. professional plant killer. sort of a writer.
here’s what people say about my writing:
what am i working on?
outlining a standalone dark stalker romance
Look, I’ve got a soft spot for characters who live in the morally‑black zone. So… what happens when the one being stalked is the cheating ex‑wife who drove him off the deep end to begin with?
Stick around—this one’s going to get messy.
Wilted in shadows: book 2 of the enchanting vines series
You didn’t seriously think Quinn and Raeban’s story ended there, did you? Please. I’m not that cruel. They both have plenty of fight (and trauma) left in them. Stay tuned for more of Dreylon’s finest emotional damage!
WORK WITH laura marie
beta reading
The plot’s mostly tamed…
You get a cleaner version, but I’m still tweaking. Here I need your honest takes on characters, pacing, and if you’re yelling at the pages (in a good—or bad—way). Brutal honesty wrapped in kindness is *chef’s kiss* here.
alpha reading
You want in on the chaos early?
This is rough draft territory with typos, plot holes and all. I hand you the messy version and you tell me what’s working, what’s trash, and what makes you gasp…respectfully. You’re basically my co-conspirator at this stage.
arc reading
The home stretch before launch day!
You get the almost-final book—polished, shiny and ready for the world—well, the eBook version. In return? An honest review once you’ve read it. You help spread the word while I sit here with grateful author tears splashing into my coffee.