https://www.bcmchugh.com/home daily 1.0 2023-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/a3ffe718-3ec1-47c4-b817-708eddb83980/Profile+Photo.jpg Home - Official Site of Bridget McHugh This is the website of Bridget C. McHugh, writer of contemporary and adult fantasy. By day, I create assessments for workforce development programs. By night, I’m creating fantasy worlds where privilege and prejudice is entangled with access to magic. My current writing projects are listed on the Works in Progress page. For questions about my writing, please use the contact form at the bottom of each page. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/cd1d5e2b-6967-41cf-a782-9292629be783/11102606_10155344797575471_7427083808778859181_n.jpg Home - I adore animals. I’m a former cat person because I love petting a ball of fur that wants to do nothing but sit in my lap and receive affection. But I’m married to someone allergic to cats. So I’m a fan of puggles, who are equal parts pug, beagle, and couch potato. The Grade A cuddle machine with me on the right is Mr. Midnight, who crossed the rainbow bridge last year. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/731415bc-b092-4bd5-bedc-0aa9360a6157/C31E5A00-1ABC-46ED-914B-0036200F6B4A.jpeg Home - I’m a huge Pokemon Go shutterbug. When I’m not writing, I’m taking photos of my favorite shinies, whether it’s snapping pictures of Pikachu in front of national monuments, or just a deerling in a meadow while I’m hiking in a local park. For photos of Pokemon in front of landmarks, or to hear snippets from some of my novels in progress, follow me on Twitter @ bridgetmchugh2 (see the feed below). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/1654695880484-50L1HGH4NNAUDQ4OY3JL/Photo+Jun+07%2C+2+15+46+PM.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/1654695905816-3WN3LZPTZGEHKYOYICQW/Photo+Jun+07%2C+2+57+26+PM.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/1654695955589-K6SLHNA600CQ97SKLSUF/Photo+Aug+21%2C+2+57+53+PM.jpg Home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/1654697187662-E38G8357YTX6FJQ9SY13/Photo+Jun+19%2C+8+44+01+PM.jpg Home https://www.bcmchugh.com/worksinprogress daily 0.75 2023-06-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/805c7ccb-d1b8-4ba6-80c8-bcd1bd8029ca/Photo+Jun+07%2C+2+15+46+PM.jpg Works In Progress - The Dark Consort In a near-future America where women gain privilege by mothering secretly magical children, Annice must raise a half-demon child who feeds on human sin and suffering. If she agrees, Annice will enter an elite class reserved for half-demons and their human mothers. She’ll become the mortal consort of a captivating and kind demon prince who can take the shape of anyone she desires. And she’ll break the curse that caused her mental disorder before it completely unravels her mind, then passes onto her beloved niece. But the more Annice learns about half-demons, the more she fears the child she’ll unleash on the mortal world. From prostitution to drugs, half-demons promote everything her puritanical faith believes is sinful. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/8bcf4116-f391-4f05-a26a-fc6ddf525003/Photo+Jun+07%2C+2+57+26+PM.jpg Works In Progress - The Graveyard of the Gods From being a bastard in a near future puritanical America, to caring for her severely depressed mother, life has never been easy for Talia Black. So when an impulsive, brief encounter with an older man leaves her pregnant, she only expects more misery. Instead, she is relieved and excited when charming Alexander Pellerton proposes to her. Talia thinks she’s finally gotten her fairy tale ending. But Alexander is more wolf than Prince Charming, and escaping his reach will be more difficult than Talia can imagine. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/7b77d0aa-6c29-4b4f-b81a-7094da8d3ee0/Photo+Aug+21%2C+2+57+53+PM.jpg Works In Progress - The Changeling Althea didn’t want to make a deal with a demon, she had to. She accidentally killed a very powerful man in self-defense. So she could escape punishment, the demon crafted a new body and identity to help her hide. She’s finally regained some of what she lost when she became someone else— a community full of people who care about her and a decent job so she no longer lives paycheck to paycheck. But all of that is threatened when Chelsea Whitaker goes missing while pregnant with demon-blooded royalty. Only Althea’s powers can find the kidnapper. If Althea doesn’t help, Chelsea and her child will be murdered, triggering a war that will send shockwaves through both the mortal and demon realms. But if she helps, it won’t be long before people discover her true identity. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/f0e6b641-a2a3-431e-a338-ac0d5270a264/Photo+Jun+19%2C+8+44+01+PM.jpg Works In Progress - The Lady of the Sea Eli Hurley’s mother disappeared into the ocean when he was seven years old. Two weeks later, a primordial god of death began possessing his body every night. Now, twenty years later, Eli meets a mute woman on the beach who’s the spitting image of a mermaid in one of his mother’s paintings. Lorelei claims she’s not a mermaid. But she doesn’t know how the world works. She doesn’t even know how to wear shoes. Eli’s sure that if he can get the mermaid to trust him, he’ll finally get the answers he’s sought for the past twenty years. Where his mother disappeared to. Why Death pilots him every night. But as Eli learns more about the mermaid’s powers, he begins questioning whether she’s really a sweet mermaid or a siren luring him into a trap. https://www.bcmchugh.com/contact daily 0.75 2022-04-21 https://www.bcmchugh.com/about daily 0.75 2023-06-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/97595a22-6bf6-4386-9803-02d4c3e8f9a9/Website+Photo+2.jpg About the Author - Fun Facts About Me While earning my PhD, I researched emotions, emotional intelligence, and personality. I use my knowledge in scientific research in emotions and personality to form realistic, complex characters. I also researched weight discrimination during graduate school. Because of my background. I have a deep understanding of controllability beliefs and just world fallacies that facilitate bias, and I bring that understanding to my writing. I’m a leftie. Playing the ukulele southpaw style was my favorite way to unwind while earning my PhD. I am a University of Miami alumna and managed to earn my degree without once going to a single Hurricanes game. Instead, I used game day to do my laundry. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/625f6dd39884db45b626bee5/93d9118d-575f-4dad-b104-efb9dc9414d1/E1292CD2-2A65-41D7-83AE-321A31E90E83.jpeg About the Author - More Fun Facts I grew up in a historic house in Jacksonville, FL. My home was built in the 1930s, in a state where anything built before the 1980s is considered an ancient monument to a long-lost civilization. I was born in a naval hospital in full view of sulfur pits once thought to be an entrance to the underworld. I am addicted to exercise. 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