book release – robin maderich – write-brained scribbler and crafter-on-the-loose

News for 2026

The Anniversary Edition of Faith and Honor (written as Robin Maderich) is coming in 2026 to celebrate America’s 250th! Originally released in 1989, my debut novel as a published author with Warner Books has been updated for re-release. The story is set in Boston during the early days of the Revolution. She’s a patriot, he’s a Tory spy, and love, my dear readers, is their perilous destiny.

Check back for more about this exciting event. (Also, funny thing, but the photo above this post reminds me of when I first started writing Faith and Honor–on a typewriter! Eventually, a good friend borrowed a “computer” from work for me to finish the book on. You should have seen that thing. One component with a tiny square screen to the right side on the front, greenish background, amber type. Whewee. Oh, and the floppy disk was…ahem, seriously floppy.)

Release Day

After some unavoidable delay, the finale in my Shadow Journey series is finally out. Saying goodbye to these characters is basically like watching your kids grow up and leave home. Sort of. They are, after all, created by my imagination and not my flesh and blood. Even so, I’ll miss them. However, never fear, next year a collection of short stories will be coming out, revealing back stories related to the teens you’ve come to know so well. So be patient and wish me luck!

Thank you, readers, for following Grace, Duncan, Carina, Mika, and all the others through their trials and tribulations, their growth and the bonds of lasting friendship they’ve created. You all mean so much to me.

Robin (aka Jo Allen Ash)

The series finale! Final-ely

It’s been, if not a long time coming, at least longer than I had originally anticipated. But yes, the finale to the Shadow Journey series, In Darkness We Break, is finally releasing on October 15th! Twenty-twenty-four, in case you need clarification, because I actually could have meant next year. That’s what it felt like, anyway.