Moonlit Petrichor's very first book club!
Moonlit Pages will focus on local authors and feature spooky, paranormal, witchy, and cryptic stories all told by local authors.
Read more about Moonlit Pages below:
All Moonlit Pages meeting will be held at Spin! Pizza until further notice!
2026 Lin-up
Meet Gabrielle, the author behind Moonlit Pages
My name is Gabrielle, and I'm so excited for the book club and to start reading local authors and some spooky stories!
I'm a local author as well! I grew up in Kingsville, and I live in Holden now! Warrensburg is the closest bigger town to us, and I love Moonlit Petrichor and the way Darby supports the community and EVERY person who walks in her door. For me, that's the biggest mark of a successful human: how accepting they are of everyone and how they always include and never exclude. Darby stands loud and proud on that stance in a world where it's not always profitable to do that, and I LOVE her for it!
I write across many genres, and I've written hundreds of books! 120 of them are on the site I write for, and 10 of them are on Amazon, and I have a lot more that aren't anywhere but my laptop or my filing cabinet, since they were written by hand!
I was told recently that successful authors stay in a single lane and write in a single genre that they become well known for, but that's not me. I'm wherever my twisted mind takes me, including Horror, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Post-Apocalyptic, Urban Fantasy, re-written fairytales, psychological thriller, contemporary romance, period romance, dark romance, and so much more! The only thing I don't write is Mystery. I do write a LOT of spice. The free site I write for is a spicy site! So if you're in the market for spice of any flavor, I can point you to something good. The ones I have on Amazon, most are spicy, and one is Epic Fantasy! I am about to release another one, hopefully this year, then 2026 is going to be for my enormous YA Urban Fantasy series! I'm 10 books in out of 12!
I'm excited to meet everyone and kick off the first year of the Spooky Book Club and local supporting local!
It's lovely to meet you all!
S.A. Burd
.A. Burd is a Missouri born gal with a soul that belongs in New Orleans. Her love for all things spooky can be found in her dark paranormal romances. When she’s not busy writing your next favorite book, she’s crocheting, reading, or doing hot mom shit: like laundry.
S.A. Burd is our first artists in the Moonlit Pages line-up with thier book Disadvantage.
Kenan Buchanan
Kenan Buchanan lives in the Kansas City area and he currently has 1 novel released titled: The Second Artificer. He's a lifelong lover of stories that push the protagonist to the limit to show what they can become. He draws inspiration from the eerie silence of Silent Hill, the lore-drenched madness of Bloodborne, and the influences of H.G. Wells.
Kenan is the featured author for March.
Vanessa Kramer
Vanessa Kramer is a multi-genre author who lives in Blue Springs with her husband, two sons, and cat. She has published a dark fantasy trilogy, a romance, and a paranormal mystery (the book of interest for April). She won “Best Local Author” 2025 for both Kansas City Magazine and The Pitch. They have been to A LOT of in-person events in the last two years since they started this journey and am looking forward to an already almost filled up 2026! She has also done some speaking events this year. Thier website is www.vanessakramerauthor.com and you can find them on most social media under @vanessakramerauthor
Vanessa will be featured in April
Maddison Chase
Madison Chase is the joint pen name of longtime writing partners Melissa A. Graham and Chelsea L. Belland. Their creative journey began in 2008 with forum-based roleplay, where their shared love for storytelling quickly grew into a collaborative passion. Over the years, they’ve crafted immersive, character-driven narratives rich with intricate world-building and emotional depth. Bound by their Pagan beliefs, a fascination with mythological figures, and a slightly sadistic joy in pushing their characters to the brink, Melissa and Chelsea breathe life into stories filled with complex family dynamics, unexpected romance, and richly developed worlds—and sometimes, those stories mirror their own. Together, they are Madison Chase: two minds, one voice, endless possibilities.
They are also both members of the Polyamory, Pagan, BDSM, LGBTG+ community.
Junes featured author.
M. D. Wiselln
M. D. Wiselln was born and raised in Ohio. He is not, so far as he knows, actually a werewolf, though he does go online and pretend to be one every now and then. He's been involved in chatroom-based roleplaying since the late 1990s and still spends plenty of late nights doing so. The Law of Teeth universe was inspired by the characters he's played and the stories they've woven across the years. When not writing, roleplaying, or thinking about writing or roleplaying, he enjoys going to the movies and musical theater. He's a computer programmer by trade and works for a major U.S. bank at his day job. He now lives in Kansas with his amazing wife (whom he actually met in one such chatroom), his son, and several cats.
July’s Author
Dan B. Fierce
Dan B. Fierce is a multi-genre short story author. He loves humor and horror alike, and many things in between. He has over twenty years of experience writing stand-up and sketch comedy and over 10 years of competitive creative writing in online forums. His bibliography includes opinion pieces in KC Lifestyles Magazine, several short stories published in various anthologies, and three self-published books.
He resides in the Kansas City, Missouri area with his long-time partner and husband.
November’s Author