JD Cadmon, Author
I write romantic SciFi and Fantasy, often with bi leads. Usually, I aim for adults, but I have a series of Middle-Grade shorts in the Brave New Girls anthologies. My stories feature music, languages, and a geeky wit I hope you'll enjoy.Most recent release: As Easy As Falling Snow (November 4, 2025)Upcoming Venom in the Valley of Bones (January 6, 2026)
Book Series
The Feral Spark series has werewolves and people who control energy powers.The Belli & the Beat contemporary series involves a family bakery and a rockstar trio.
Anthology Short Stories
Short stories for young and old various anthologies, including the Brave New Girls series, which features teen girls using STEM to save the day.
Stand-Alone Stories
Some stories are in smaller packages or don't sprawl into a series. Find out about those here.
JD Cadmon: Book Series
A FERAL SPARKSetting: A world where werewolves are genetically modified, and there are people who can control one of 5 kinds of energy with a thought.A Feral Spark (Book 1): A runaway werewolf finds refuge with a young woman still discovering the power of her fiery gift, a force that could burn the world, or save it. Hunted by a ruthless geneticist, they must survive and risk everything for their first chance at love. BUY LINKA Fire in Her Bones (Book 2): Miranda, born with the power to control fire, goes home for Christmas with her werewolf boyfriend to confront her family about a traumatic childhood event. In doing so, she uncovers a dark secret 60 years in the making. Bringing the truth to light will endanger those she loves, and she'll have to use all her gifts to save them. BUY LINKBELLI & THE BEATSetting: Contemporary romance with an Asexual baker fake dating a sex shop owner, and their bi siblings who become a rock band.Let's Bake a Deal (Book 1): Fake dating between asexual baker Remo and sex shop owner Eva. He wants to take over his family's bakery. She wants to keep her store open. He whips up a plan to help them both. If Eva plays his girlfriend for 6 months, he'll make tasty treats to bring her new customers. Falling in love? Accidental. But as easy as pie. BUY LINK"That Fondant Feeling" (Book 2.1): The clock is ticking on the Pride Month Baking Contest, and asexual baker Remo Belli is stumped about what to make that will truly stand out. Remo's girlfriend Eva and her twin brother Adam support Remo's dream of cake domination. Unfortunately, his entry makes it look like he just stepped into the Grand Gesture part of the Rom-Com. Extracting himself from the sticky situation of his own baking may take more finesse than Remo was prepared for. BUY LINK
JD Cadmon:
Anthology Short Stories
BRAVE NEW GIRLS:
Series featuring stories of teen girls in STEM for Middle-Grade readers."Ines of Carter Station" (Carter Station #1) in Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls Who Tech and Tinker After waking up without a message from her parents who are mining Ganymede, weather-loving Ines creates a space weather model that proves they are in danger. BUY LINK"Blooming Where She's Planted" (Carter Station #2) in Brave New Girls: Chronicles of Misses and Machines Leelah, a deaf teen, solves a hydroponics problem on Carter Station before food stores can dip to dangerously low levels. BUY LINK"Gorgons Vs Green Knights" in Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls Who Engineer and Explore* After a boy from a rival school uses invasive tech to track down Meesha, she and her cousin create a program to counteract invasive surveillance. BUY LINK"Earning Her Wings" (Carter Station #3) in Brave New Girls: Chronicles of Curious Girls Who Create Vivi stays on her own at Carter Station while she works on her pilot license qualification. When a debilitating case of food poisoning breaks out, she's the only pilot able to retrieve the supplies, even though she doesn't officially have her license yet. BUY LINK"Tricia At Bat" in Brave New Girls: Tales of Girls Who Invent and Imagine Texas teen Tricia realizes her town needs to make a safe bat habitat to help different community problems. Though she has public speaking anxiety, she works iwth her science teacher to present her case to the city council. BUY LINKSHERLOCK IS A GIRL'S NAME (April 2024)
Australian anthology of stories of a female Sherlock Holmes by female writers."The Conductor's Last Overture" Teen violinist Sherlock Holmes and her tuba-playing best friend Jennifer Watson are on their first case when the conductor of their High School Honor Orchestra suddenly dies on the podium. BUY LINKMADAM, DON'T FORGET YOUR SWORD (July 2025)
Tales that reveal how the companions, sidekicks, and minions make that hero—or villain—super."These Dresses Have Pockets" Being the costume designer for Charlotte, an award-winning villainess, is full of challenges. But Percival's love of spider silk and his handy-dandy sewing kit are ready for every emergency, even at an award ceremony. BUY LINK
JD Cadmon:
Stand-Alone Stories
The Handyma'am and the Werewolves (August 2025): After landing a job with a pack of werewolves, human Laura has to balance the responsibilities of her new work life and budding romance with a sexy femme alpha against the meddling of her macho biker ex and his friends who won't let her go. BUY LINKAs Easy As Falling Snow (November 2025) After accidentally breaking a magical snow globe, Noelle and her brother Josh are swept into Natalie's pocket dimension, where Christmas lasts all year. Confused and unsure how they got there—or how to get home—they turn to Sydney, the toymaker, who may hold the answers. But as cracks begin to spread through the snow globe, each of them discovers that sometimes, the truest magic is finding where you're meant to stay. BUY LINKVenom in the Valley of Bones Coming January 2026. Sapphic Weird Western with venomous and poisonous twin sisters.A Work of Art coming 2026. Sapphic college artist and her live model romance