EACH AND EVERY SPARK cover reveal! ✨

and she's a beaut!

I hope you don’t mind me popping into your inbox more than once this month—I apologize, but I got the go-ahead to share the EACH AND EVERY SPARK cover and I truly couldn’t help myself. Drum roll, please…

Cover art by Sophie Barocas

From the Edgar Award nominated author of What Happened to Rachel Riley? comes an engrossing, timely, and propulsive story of two girls in Paris—one living under Nazi rule in the 1940s; the other in present day—and the mysterious painting that unites them. Perfect for fans of The Bletchley Riddle and When We Flew Away.

Paris, present day. Penny Marks has never felt so alone. Forced to move to France for some fancy job her mom couldn’t turn down, she’s now miles away from her old life. If she hadn’t quit art after all that drama went down last year, she’d at least have something to keep her mind off the fact that life back home is moving on without her.

Paris, 1943. Marie Bonnet has never felt so afraid. When the German army seized power over France, she and her sister Heloise watched their father get taken away, leaving them on their own. Then Marie finds evidence that Heloise has secretly been working for the French Resistance—a group of rebels set on a Nazi takedown—and while it has danger written all over it, she's desperate to join. Any small act of uprising could help their country…but it could also cost them their lives.

Penny and Marie’s worlds collide when an old painting resurfaces in present-day Paris after decades of being hidden. Along with it is a note whose message may lead Penny to Marie…and the fate that awaited her.

Aw, shucks: here’s some kind words.

"Each and Every Spark is an enthralling story of resistance, and a timely reminder: that beauty and truth are worth fighting for, and that the courage to do so transcends generations." — Kate Albus, award winning author of A Place to Hang the Moon

"I was caught up in the interconnected lives of Penny and Marie, two brave and passionate girls living in Paris at two very different times, and the reminder of the role art plays as a messenger of hope and beauty in their world — and ours." — Caroline Starr Rose, author of May B. and The Burning Season

A little FAQ:

Why do authors obsess over preorders? Obsess?! I prefer the word prioritize. ;) Here’s why: because this is how this wild industry works. If more people buy a book in advance, Book People are like “oh, gee, a lot of people seem interested in this. Let’s order more copies/interview the author/talk about it on our podcast/highlight it in the store/ET CETERA”. If a book does *not* have a lot of preorders, important people start biting their nails and sending awkward emails. 💀 I know it is very annoying to buy something eight months in advance. If it were up to me, this is not how things would be run. But it’s not. So consider it a surprise gift to yourself or the middle grader in your life!

Where does it help you most for me to buy it from? That is such a kind question and so many people ask. It matters not. Truly, it does not affect me at all where you buy the book; a purchase is a purchase on my track record. You all know I love indies most of all but I am appreciative anytime anybody anywhere buys my books. My preorder links below are for my local independent bookstore, Amazon, and Barnes and Noble, and I highly recommend reaching out to your local bookshop!

Can I get a signed copy? Yes! Signed preorders are available at my local indie, Books and Company. They ship across the USA.

Will you be super mad at me if I wait and get it at the library? Another kind question to which the answer is a big fat HELL, NO. I love libraries. I also can not buy every single book I want to read! If you’d like to support me without purchasing the book, an easy way to do that is a) share about it on social media or b) ask your library to preorder it. That’s a win/win/win!

Will there be an audiobook? You bet your bottom dollar! More information coming soon.

Will you come to my bookstore or school to talk about the book? I love to chat about my books. This one in particular required so much cool research (allllll of the Paris photos!) that I’d love to share with kids in your community! For availability, please reach out here. If you want your bookstore to host me, just ask their events coordinator or owner. If they feel there would be enough interest, they can certainly get in touch!

Also, if you haven’t added the book on your want-to-read list for GoodReads, go right ahead! It’s another free way to help visibility grow.

Last week, the Chicago Sun Times literally printed a list of books that AI spat out at them for their summer reading list. The catch? Half of the books weren’t even real! That’s what authors are up against these days. Not just competition from other bright, hardworking, interesting storytellers. No, the robot liars and their lazy handlers. So when I say every single GoodReads add helps, every single social media share helps, and every single preorder REALLY, REALLY helps—I mean it.

Please support books and libraries and bookstores. Stories told by humans. Even if they’re not mine. Wander your local indie. Go to a talk at your library. Read your kids Goodnight Moon. Do not let this part of our culture go gently into that good night.

Thank you so, so, so much. Times a billion. Or as Marie would say, merci!