I am absolutely delighted to showcase the fabulous cover reveal for my final Amethyst Lantern Series book, THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT, out October 20, 2026, via Android Press! This sweeping, evocative, glorious cover art was illustrated by Kim Herbst, who also made the covers for the first two books, THE INN AT THE… Continue reading Cover Reveal: THE DAWN OF DUSK AND TWILIGHT
Tag: The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern
My Second Book Series
I am so thrilled that THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL is now available! This is my sequel to the Nebula & BSFA Award finalist THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN, both writing as J. Dianne Dotson. This sequel was part of a two-book deal for a sequel and prequel to LANTERN. The prequel is… Continue reading My Second Book Series
Cover Reveal: THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL
Behold the fabulous cover for my new novel, THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL, out October 21 from Android Press! This is the sequel to THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN, a Nebula and BSFA finalist and Lodestar longlisted novel. I am again writing as J. Dianne Dotson for the sake of series consistency. About… Continue reading Cover Reveal: THE SECRET OF THE SAPPHIRE SENTINEL
About The Inn at the Amethyst Lantern
My first young adult novel, THE INN AT THE AMETHYST LANTERN, written under my J. Dianne Dotson pen name, has received two awards nominations (Nebula and BSFA), to my great delight. This blog talks about the history of the book and some of its themes.