I specialize in sweet romance. That is:
I try to give you all the love and adventure while keeping it clean.
Even my young adults have a love story
which hopefully adults will find appealing too.
After all don't we always dream of love and happily-ever-afters.
I try to give you all the love and adventure while keeping it clean.
Even my young adults have a love story
which hopefully adults will find appealing too.
After all don't we always dream of love and happily-ever-afters.
Jana Hamilton starts running for her life the moment she sees her boss murdered and doesn’t stop even after she’s supposed to be safe in the hands of the U.S. Marshals. When one marshal is killed and another wounded, she’s running again.
She ends up in a small Wyoming town with an honorable sheriff who wants her out of his house. His nine-year-old son draws her in, while his Aunt plays matchmaker. Life would be a lot easier if she could remember things like her name and past, especially with a killer closing in.
She ends up in a small Wyoming town with an honorable sheriff who wants her out of his house. His nine-year-old son draws her in, while his Aunt plays matchmaker. Life would be a lot easier if she could remember things like her name and past, especially with a killer closing in.
My Stories
Romantic Suspense
Beauty and the Chief: Romantic Suspense
When the Beast can’t get women to love him, he kills them. Beauty, Jillian Taylor, becomes his next intended when she interrupts his ritual. She also catches the eye of another suitor; this one welcome, Police Chief Mark Richards. Will Mark be able to save Beauty from the Beast to make his own happily ever after come true?
Blind Witness: Romantic Suspense
Sometimes the greatest challenges bring the greatest rewards.
Rachelle Harris might be blind, but it is not going to keep her from helping her boss, Britton Clairbourne, stop a madman bent on destroying his company and killing him. Rachelle becomes the madman’s focus when she and Britt fall in love.
It takes them both together to survive.
The Governess: Romantic Suspense
Amy Williams desperately wants the job Maggie McCarron is offering her to watch her grandson. She knows nothing about being a nanny, much less a governess, but it's easy to love eight-year-old Chance McCarron. The problem is he's not the only grandson that gets under her skin but when a series of 'accidents' happen around Chance can she trust her heart, believe in Jake McCarron or does he want his brother out of the way so everything will be his.
Her Brand of Trouble: Romantic Suspense
How much trouble can one woman get into?
Waking up in Las Vegas married to handsome cowboy, Brand Morgan, is just the start of Rachael Jacobs’ trouble.
She becomes a suspect to the police, target of a jealous psychotic. She manages to survive, but when Brand takes her to his home to give their marriage a chance, she finds Brand’s no simple cowboy. Rachael is thrust into dealing with a life out of her comfort zone, an overprotective, suspicious brother-in-law, and if that’s not enough, she is once more is in the sights of a jealous female.
Kare for Me: Romantic Suspense
All Kaira wants is a new life for her and her son.
What she gets is a vandalizing old lady, death threats, and an infuriating sheriff who is the father of her son’s best friend. Sheriff Matthew Collins is not sure how to make amends with the new member in his community but he knows he wants to.
Problem is, first he has to figure out how to get close enough to keep her safe then convince her to fall in love with him.
Letting Love Win: Romantic Suspense
Kiley goes in for a Pap smear and gets a whole lot more. Rand Monroe hires a surrogate to have his baby to satisfy his grandfathers will. When the lights go out things get all mixed up but to him the wrong woman becomes the
right one. Sometimes the greatest blessings come from mistakes, especially if you can survive to enjoy them.
My Spy: Romantic Suspense
A visit to Thailand and James Bond Island land Emma Stephen in her own spy adventure.
Can Thayne Rees, her very own spy save her and win the love he doesn't think he deserves?
The Olympus Game: Contemporary Fantasy
Heroes, legends and myths are no longer part of common conversation, but it’s time for the games to begin.
Problem is, good has forgotten how to play and evil is out to take the prize, the world.
Can humans learn to play again and heroes become legends, or is it all just a silly myth?
Past to Die For: Romantic Suspense
For Jana Hamilton, there’s no such thing as a safe place.
She starts running for her life the minute she sees her boss murdered. Even U.S. Marshals can’t keep her safe. When one marshal is killed and another shot, she’s runs again, ending up in a small Wyoming town. Of all the ironic things, she almost dies in a blizzard but manages to survive only to lose her memory. Sheriff JT Termaine is an honorable man who wants the mysterious stranger, who disturbs his senses, out of his house. Problem is: Tyler, his son, draws her in with his aunt’s help.
Life would be a lot easier if she could remember things like her past and name, especially with a killer closing in.
Quest for Love: Western Historical Suspense
Jessica Wellington flees her home to avoid being married to a man she despises. She disguises herself as a boy to join a wagon train. But, when she’s discovered, she’s forced into a marriage, except this time, it’s to a man she loves. As a boy, Jess Wells disturbed Nathan Hawke; as a woman, his frustration knows no bounds. There’s no convenience in this marriage of convenience. Nathan must figure out not only how to make Jessica love him, but keep her safe on a trail filled with dangers, animal and human.
The Ruins - Out of Time - Fantasy
Connected by destiny brought together out of time.
Linguist, Leeza Jaeffs, deciphers the warning 'destruction to all' but not in time to stop Zareck, a greedy man, from starting the engines on the ancient, crashed spaceship. Locked away on the ship by Zareck, Leeza wakes 450 years in the future when the ship is rediscovered. Once again Leeza faces power-hungry men who won't yield to caution. even though she faces a language barrier and her immune system has no defenses against her new world, she's determined not to let history repeat itself. Jorran Carell has waited a long time to find his heart-mate, never once guessing she was from the past, but with danger from men and the planet killing her,
even all his efforts and love may not be enough to give them a future.
Survive the Night: Romantic Suspense
Surviving can be hard, but love makes it worth it. Kirstin Clark pulls off at a rest stop and right into a murder scene where she's likely to be the next victim. When Traedon Hall has a woman stumble into his like, he becomes caught up in keeping her safe while she tried to regain her memory. Courage helped her survive the night, but only with Trae's help can she survive the killers after her to enjoy the love she's found
Temperature Rising: Romantic Suspense
Fevered visions spiral architect Laken Adams into violent murder scenes that have her and the police questioning her sanity and innocence. Can Detective Mac MacDaniels have enough faith to save her and their love.
Whistleblower: Romantic Suspense
Zan Master had given up finding the right woman for him until she runs into him, literally, in the middle of a storm.
Now he just has to keep her alive.
Marley Reynold’s flight to stop the company she works for from releasing a drug that would kill thousands of soldiers, lands her in the arms of a man she has no idea how to handle. Can she help him keep them alive long enough to blow the whistle and discover true love?
Young Adult
Aurora Rising
In a world where everyone has talents, every child is tested at puberty, carefully screened to help guide them into the field that would coincide with their natural strength and interest. Degrees of talents normally range from low to average, but every once in awhile one will spike off the charts, these special few usually become Guardians, protectors of the people.
For nearly two centuries guardians protected from natural disasters, accidents and when someone goes bad. Now guardians face their strongest foe, a guardian strength talent that is gathering a force of other strong corrupt talents to help him wipe out the governing council and the guardians so they can take over the world, turning it into a place where the strongest talents rule and the weaker would be subjected to serve them.
Captive of Taralan
Casis and Taralan are divided by a rift they each blame on the other.
When a maiden is captured in a raid Prince Justin becomes her protector.
Ariea, the princess of Casis, knows she can’t let anyone learn her identity, but when she finds out the
Taralan’s believe Casis has kidnapped their king she realizes things are not as believed.
The question becomes who is in more danger, her or Justin?
It will take all their love and trust to figure everything out. But, will it be enough to keep them alive?
The Heartstone
As any good bard will start a story, it was a dark and stormy night. Inside Castle Termayne was warm and cheery though because beloved Lady Orlell was about to bless the Lord with a babe. Orlell was not the type to let a little thing like labor pains slow her down. She was a loving, active woman that saw to the needs of all her because, after all, a castle was only hard stone without a heart.
Mindbound
A quest against ancient evil has begun. Seven must find a way to stop the Roan.
Airon, son of the Lord of Calloff, leader and a Mindbound, mentally links with Tyrus, a Tam-cat, a huge tiger-like animal.
He’s respected and privileged because of his title and talent.
Taeya, outcast and almost murdered for being a Mindbound, is called to use her talent to save those who shunned her.
Her companions are the falcon, Shae, and Kei, an albino Tam-cat, who, like Taeya, was also abandoned for being different.
Lady Jabell carries the key legend says was left by ancient ones who defeated the Roan.
Kause, their guide, is from a high ranking merchant house. Together with guards, Ness, Dael and Brace, all men known for skills and strength, they must find a way to destroy the Roan warriors and make the land safe once more.
My Lady
Things are not always as they seem and love can’t always be denied or easy, but it can be a great adventure if you survive.
Obviously by the way Lady Aliea made her way to the court dressed as a boy she doesn’t
quite see herself as a proper young woman for the prince to want to marry. Falling in love causes endless problems
for their friendship, especially when someone wants Justin dead and Aliea for himself.
Sword of Kallairion
Being a young maiden isn’t easy. Especially when you’re disguised as a boy, carry a magic sword, love the prince you’re sworn to protect from a fallen God who’s out to rule human, and you’re main advantage is: he thinks he already killed you.
Terriea
At the death of her grandmother, Terriea is left alone in the world. She finds a champion in Lord Dallin. An unlikely friendship develops into love, raising the debate. Can a Lord marry a lowly cook? The real challenge ends up being, can Dallin keep Terriea safe from greed and revenge when mysteries from the past threaten her.
Romantic Suspense
Beauty and the Chief: Romantic Suspense
When the Beast can’t get women to love him, he kills them. Beauty, Jillian Taylor, becomes his next intended when she interrupts his ritual. She also catches the eye of another suitor; this one welcome, Police Chief Mark Richards. Will Mark be able to save Beauty from the Beast to make his own happily ever after come true?
Blind Witness: Romantic Suspense
Sometimes the greatest challenges bring the greatest rewards.
Rachelle Harris might be blind, but it is not going to keep her from helping her boss, Britton Clairbourne, stop a madman bent on destroying his company and killing him. Rachelle becomes the madman’s focus when she and Britt fall in love.
It takes them both together to survive.
The Governess: Romantic Suspense
Amy Williams desperately wants the job Maggie McCarron is offering her to watch her grandson. She knows nothing about being a nanny, much less a governess, but it's easy to love eight-year-old Chance McCarron. The problem is he's not the only grandson that gets under her skin but when a series of 'accidents' happen around Chance can she trust her heart, believe in Jake McCarron or does he want his brother out of the way so everything will be his.
Her Brand of Trouble: Romantic Suspense
How much trouble can one woman get into?
Waking up in Las Vegas married to handsome cowboy, Brand Morgan, is just the start of Rachael Jacobs’ trouble.
She becomes a suspect to the police, target of a jealous psychotic. She manages to survive, but when Brand takes her to his home to give their marriage a chance, she finds Brand’s no simple cowboy. Rachael is thrust into dealing with a life out of her comfort zone, an overprotective, suspicious brother-in-law, and if that’s not enough, she is once more is in the sights of a jealous female.
Kare for Me: Romantic Suspense
All Kaira wants is a new life for her and her son.
What she gets is a vandalizing old lady, death threats, and an infuriating sheriff who is the father of her son’s best friend. Sheriff Matthew Collins is not sure how to make amends with the new member in his community but he knows he wants to.
Problem is, first he has to figure out how to get close enough to keep her safe then convince her to fall in love with him.
Letting Love Win: Romantic Suspense
Kiley goes in for a Pap smear and gets a whole lot more. Rand Monroe hires a surrogate to have his baby to satisfy his grandfathers will. When the lights go out things get all mixed up but to him the wrong woman becomes the
right one. Sometimes the greatest blessings come from mistakes, especially if you can survive to enjoy them.
My Spy: Romantic Suspense
A visit to Thailand and James Bond Island land Emma Stephen in her own spy adventure.
Can Thayne Rees, her very own spy save her and win the love he doesn't think he deserves?
The Olympus Game: Contemporary Fantasy
Heroes, legends and myths are no longer part of common conversation, but it’s time for the games to begin.
Problem is, good has forgotten how to play and evil is out to take the prize, the world.
Can humans learn to play again and heroes become legends, or is it all just a silly myth?
Past to Die For: Romantic Suspense
For Jana Hamilton, there’s no such thing as a safe place.
She starts running for her life the minute she sees her boss murdered. Even U.S. Marshals can’t keep her safe. When one marshal is killed and another shot, she’s runs again, ending up in a small Wyoming town. Of all the ironic things, she almost dies in a blizzard but manages to survive only to lose her memory. Sheriff JT Termaine is an honorable man who wants the mysterious stranger, who disturbs his senses, out of his house. Problem is: Tyler, his son, draws her in with his aunt’s help.
Life would be a lot easier if she could remember things like her past and name, especially with a killer closing in.
Quest for Love: Western Historical Suspense
Jessica Wellington flees her home to avoid being married to a man she despises. She disguises herself as a boy to join a wagon train. But, when she’s discovered, she’s forced into a marriage, except this time, it’s to a man she loves. As a boy, Jess Wells disturbed Nathan Hawke; as a woman, his frustration knows no bounds. There’s no convenience in this marriage of convenience. Nathan must figure out not only how to make Jessica love him, but keep her safe on a trail filled with dangers, animal and human.
The Ruins - Out of Time - Fantasy
Connected by destiny brought together out of time.
Linguist, Leeza Jaeffs, deciphers the warning 'destruction to all' but not in time to stop Zareck, a greedy man, from starting the engines on the ancient, crashed spaceship. Locked away on the ship by Zareck, Leeza wakes 450 years in the future when the ship is rediscovered. Once again Leeza faces power-hungry men who won't yield to caution. even though she faces a language barrier and her immune system has no defenses against her new world, she's determined not to let history repeat itself. Jorran Carell has waited a long time to find his heart-mate, never once guessing she was from the past, but with danger from men and the planet killing her,
even all his efforts and love may not be enough to give them a future.
Survive the Night: Romantic Suspense
Surviving can be hard, but love makes it worth it. Kirstin Clark pulls off at a rest stop and right into a murder scene where she's likely to be the next victim. When Traedon Hall has a woman stumble into his like, he becomes caught up in keeping her safe while she tried to regain her memory. Courage helped her survive the night, but only with Trae's help can she survive the killers after her to enjoy the love she's found
Temperature Rising: Romantic Suspense
Fevered visions spiral architect Laken Adams into violent murder scenes that have her and the police questioning her sanity and innocence. Can Detective Mac MacDaniels have enough faith to save her and their love.
Whistleblower: Romantic Suspense
Zan Master had given up finding the right woman for him until she runs into him, literally, in the middle of a storm.
Now he just has to keep her alive.
Marley Reynold’s flight to stop the company she works for from releasing a drug that would kill thousands of soldiers, lands her in the arms of a man she has no idea how to handle. Can she help him keep them alive long enough to blow the whistle and discover true love?
Young Adult
Aurora Rising
In a world where everyone has talents, every child is tested at puberty, carefully screened to help guide them into the field that would coincide with their natural strength and interest. Degrees of talents normally range from low to average, but every once in awhile one will spike off the charts, these special few usually become Guardians, protectors of the people.
For nearly two centuries guardians protected from natural disasters, accidents and when someone goes bad. Now guardians face their strongest foe, a guardian strength talent that is gathering a force of other strong corrupt talents to help him wipe out the governing council and the guardians so they can take over the world, turning it into a place where the strongest talents rule and the weaker would be subjected to serve them.
Captive of Taralan
Casis and Taralan are divided by a rift they each blame on the other.
When a maiden is captured in a raid Prince Justin becomes her protector.
Ariea, the princess of Casis, knows she can’t let anyone learn her identity, but when she finds out the
Taralan’s believe Casis has kidnapped their king she realizes things are not as believed.
The question becomes who is in more danger, her or Justin?
It will take all their love and trust to figure everything out. But, will it be enough to keep them alive?
The Heartstone
As any good bard will start a story, it was a dark and stormy night. Inside Castle Termayne was warm and cheery though because beloved Lady Orlell was about to bless the Lord with a babe. Orlell was not the type to let a little thing like labor pains slow her down. She was a loving, active woman that saw to the needs of all her because, after all, a castle was only hard stone without a heart.
Mindbound
A quest against ancient evil has begun. Seven must find a way to stop the Roan.
Airon, son of the Lord of Calloff, leader and a Mindbound, mentally links with Tyrus, a Tam-cat, a huge tiger-like animal.
He’s respected and privileged because of his title and talent.
Taeya, outcast and almost murdered for being a Mindbound, is called to use her talent to save those who shunned her.
Her companions are the falcon, Shae, and Kei, an albino Tam-cat, who, like Taeya, was also abandoned for being different.
Lady Jabell carries the key legend says was left by ancient ones who defeated the Roan.
Kause, their guide, is from a high ranking merchant house. Together with guards, Ness, Dael and Brace, all men known for skills and strength, they must find a way to destroy the Roan warriors and make the land safe once more.
My Lady
Things are not always as they seem and love can’t always be denied or easy, but it can be a great adventure if you survive.
Obviously by the way Lady Aliea made her way to the court dressed as a boy she doesn’t
quite see herself as a proper young woman for the prince to want to marry. Falling in love causes endless problems
for their friendship, especially when someone wants Justin dead and Aliea for himself.
Sword of Kallairion
Being a young maiden isn’t easy. Especially when you’re disguised as a boy, carry a magic sword, love the prince you’re sworn to protect from a fallen God who’s out to rule human, and you’re main advantage is: he thinks he already killed you.
Terriea
At the death of her grandmother, Terriea is left alone in the world. She finds a champion in Lord Dallin. An unlikely friendship develops into love, raising the debate. Can a Lord marry a lowly cook? The real challenge ends up being, can Dallin keep Terriea safe from greed and revenge when mysteries from the past threaten her.
Coming soon:
Harvey Girl Trilogy – Beautiful Heart - Hiding Heart - Runaway Heart: Historical Romantic Suspense Heartbound (Sequel to Mindbound): Young Adult Lara: Young Adult Mindblower (Sequel to Whistleblower): Romantic Suspense My Atlantian: Contemporary, Fantasy The Water Witch: Romantic Suspense The Olympus Adventure (Sequel to Olympus Game) |
Awards:
Captive of Taralan - Golden Pen finalist 2010 * Mindbound - Golden Pen finalist 2011 * The Ruins - Out of Time - Golden Pen finalist 2012 * Whistleblower - Heart of the West finalist for romantic suspense 2013 |