Pleasure to Meet You

Greetings from Strawberry!

In my fervor to save Halloween from the 2020 nightmare last month, I never introduced myself. You probably were wondering who this Kentucky lady is, and why Halloween is so important to her. 

I’m Marilyn Barr, homeschool mom, energetic healer, particle physics guru, and paranormal romance author. My life has led me down an extraordinary path which all started with an IQ test when I transferred from private school to public school in first grade. Being pulled out of class once per week to work on thought experiments and creative pursuits, I have lived on the fringes ever since. My professional experience spans from aerosol engineer to high school inclusion teacher to Shamanic journeying practitioner.

My diverse experiences are channeled into a paranormal romance series, the Strawberry Shifters. Strawberry KY is a haven for paranormal misfits, recreating the Bergan brand with the changing times to fund their isolated existence. The pharmaceutical world is wondering what the secret is to small-town Bergan Pharma's overnight success, but would they believe it is the vampires who run the night lab?  The community of paranormal creatures works in harmony until the Fae decides to put a Sluagh prison on the edge of town.  Now vampires and shifters must work together to exterminate the soul-sucking Sluagh and take back their territory. 

Bear with Me is the first installment of the series and follows the reconciliation of Grant and Alison Luther. Grant has followed his dream to Bergan Pharma and will stop at nothing to reach the pinnacle of his career. His wife, Alison, relocates as one last chance to put their marriage back together. Alison is an #ownvoices character because we both have sensory processing disorder (SPD). I demonstrate how this disorder is actually a superpower through Alison. Too bad Grant must be taught to see it as such. From ablest to amorous, can he make the changes necessary before he loses his family? Bear with Me is on sale (Buy Now!) for 99 cents (until 12/4/2020) to introduce you to the small town where everyone is more than they seem and to celebrate the release of Book 2: Round of Applause on 12/7/2020.

Round of Applause picks up where Bear with Me left off. November has turned to December and the Yule party is just a few snowflakes away. No one in Strawberry feels like celebrating though. The plan to rescue the mystery woman from the Sluagh fortress has gone horribly wrong and now one of their own is trapped inside. We get a closer look into the lives of the townspeople outside Bergan Pharma as they come together to close an inter-realm portal before it allows the Sluagh army to invade Strawberry. This tale of unconventional family challenges the societal norms of rural America in a demonstration of love conquering all.Pre-order Here