NADINE BRANDES once spent four days as a sea cook in the name of book research. She is the author of the award-winning ROMANOV, FAWKES, and the Out of Time Series. Her inner fangirl perks up at the mention of soul-talk, Quidditch, bookstagram, and Oreos. When she's not busy writing novels about bold living, she's adventuring through Middle Earth or taste-testing a new chai. She and her Auror husband are building a Tiny House on wheels with their Halfling children. Current mission: paint the world in shalom.

ROMANOV Cover Reveal!!!

Today is the day! The cover for my next book, ROMANOV, is heeeeeeeere! I won’t procrastinate for long, but before you go glue your eyes to the graphic below, let me remind you a teensy bit about what ROMANOV is about: BLURB The history books say I died. They don’t know… Continue reading

And my next book is…

I know, I know…FAWKES just released and it seems a little soon to be revealing the title of my next book. BUT IS IT EVER TOO SOON TO START A COUNTDOWN? (Answer: never.) July 2018, marks the 100 year anniversary of the end of the Romanov line of royalty. So… Continue reading

FAWKES Pre-Order Goodies for the first 100 People!

Fawkes releases in 5 weeks! So it’s time to let you know about our pre-order campaign. This was announced in my newsletter two days ago (so if you want early updates, make sure you’re signed up!) but here are all the details in one place. The Goodies My publisher and… Continue reading

Booktubers, Boba, and Ben Stein, OH MY! — YallWest and Writing Unleashed Recap.

Last week, I was busy wearing holes in my flipflops, turning into a sunburned lobster, and drinking as much boba tea as I could without just rolling away down the hill like Violet Beauregard in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. ^^ This is me acting like a boba. In other… Continue reading

#Walk30Days Year FOUR!

Guess whaaaaaaat?! It is the #Walk30Days Challenge YEAR FOUR. Can you believe it’s been four years? May is National Walking Month and for the past couple years, I’ve challenged you (and myself) to take a walk every day in May…for 30 days. (Note that there are 31 days in May–that… Continue reading

Guys–I met Veronica Roth! + A Giveaway For Youuuu!

Last week I got to meet Veronica Roth. Yes, that Veronica Roth–the author of Divergent. The woman who helped jumpstart YA fiction. I read the Divergent books around the same time I was writing my Out of Time Series. We all remember those days–the “age of dystopian books.” Back when… Continue reading

My Best (And Worst) April Fool’s Day Prank

April Fool’s Day has come and gone–and I avoided the internet the entire day, because it’s gotten me several times in the past (like when it announced there would be a live-action remake of Anastasia… ? BUT then they recently announced that it’s actually happening. ?) I’m not one for severe… Continue reading