Snow Queen/Summer Queen
Innocent Mage/Awakened Mage

Karen Miller.  She is a BRILLIANT newly published writer.

Curled up next to a frosty window with a steaming cup of Abuelita and a ciggie.

I don't know, I experience so many in a month....
At one time, I was inspired to make Jude Fisher's saga "Fool's Gold" into a graphic novel.  Her visuals were so clear that I felt that verily, I could take a pen and trace the lines as I read.  Such an inspiration.
Sadly, my ex threw away all my books in a rage and I have yet to re-purchase the books again.

William Shakespeare. Most of Neil Gaiman's work. Jude Fisher.  Stephenie Meyer (IF YOU SEE THIS: PLEASE DON'T BE DISCOURAGED!). Phillipa Gregory. Karen Miller. Orson Scott Card (though I loathe his prefaces). Tad Williams. Joan D. Vinge. Jaqueline Carey.  Melanie Rawn (Exiles: PLEASE FINISH!).