Women's Fiction
A Life Unraveled (Completed – 95,000 words)
Believing that another pregnancy is her only hope for happiness, Katie
Wilcox waits month after month for the two pink lines to appear. They
never do. An unexpected phone call distracts her from her mundane
routine, and she finds out that the stories of her parent's death were
lies crafted to cover up a scandalous pregnancy and subsequent
abandonment. Now she finds herself in a predicament; acknowledge this
unknown man who claims to be her grandfather or ignore him?
Money drives Benjamin Hartley, and he knows how to use it to
his advantage. He decides to use it, and his power, to invade the life
of his unsuspecting granddaughter; a woman he's never met, yet has
watched for the last twenty-eight years. If she will only give him a
chance, perhaps he can make his life worth more than bottom-line
figures and stock prices. It has to be now; his prognosis isn't good.
She only did what she thought she should do. That's what Rosemary Barnett has told herself for the last twenty-eight years. Now everything has changed, and Benjamin thinks he's going to be in control. But Rosemary knows Katie, and she won't be impressed with his money or gifts...or will she? All Rosemary ever offered was love and understanding, a place for Katie to call home. Now that man threatens to take that all away from her, and she won't be silent this time.
Stolen Years (Completed - 90,000 words)
What would you do if you saw a photo in a newspaper of a long
ago friend standing next to a young girl who looked identical to your
deceased fiancé? How would you feel if you’d been told, four years
earlier, that your baby girl had been stillborn, and the man in the
photo disappeared immediately afterward?
So has been the life of Liz MacIntyre. But that is all about to change.
Now that she knows where Jacob Delaney is, she wants him to pay. Jacob
Delaney’s career mistake is about to become Liz’s moment of glory.
She’s confident that with her fiancé and his go-getter friend by her
side, it’s only a matter of time before her daughter is in her arms.
Armed with attitude and information, the threesome travel to the
lakeside town of Grand Haven, Michigan, where they'll use any means
possible to get the girl. The bonds of family and friendship are tested
as Liz fights to reclaim the daughter she has never met. With her
daughter by her side, she prays that her life will finally be complete.
Stolen Years was named a finalist in the 2006 Yosemite Writer's Conference Contest (Novel Category).
Blackout (Completed – 85,000 words)
In less than twenty-four hours the lives of five people will change forever. One waits for the others to arrive while another lingers on her deathbed. One is trapped in an elevator, trying to calm the raging insanity that brews in her head. Two walk the streets during the blackout, not realizing that the bond they feel for each goes deeper than just the surface. When they are all reunited, lies will be discovered and the truth of their lives will finally be realized.
Cold Spot (Plotted)
Women’s Fiction
Juliet Drake finds herself in a precarious position: she’s
newly divorced, just sent her twin boys off to college, and now she has
to contend with her best friend trying to get her laid while on a
girls’ trip to Saugatuck, Michigan. Her ex-husband is getting married
over Thanksgiving break, and Juliet feels like the world around her is
spinning out of control. Lucky for her Stephen Kettering is there to
help stop her dizziness, but will it be enough to win her heart?
Non-Fiction
You Are Not a Pitbull with Lipstick: A HockeyMom's Survival Guide (Outlined)
New
to the sport of hockey? This handbook covers topics such as equipment,
house vs. travel, understanding ice bills, tournaments, and
understanding the lingo and signals of the sport. For any parent
wanting to understand what they've gotten themself into, this handbook
is a must.
Middle-Grade Fiction
Saving Redwind: The Wallpaper Adventure Series (Partial completed)
Jumping through wallpaper into an unknown land, a ten-year-old boy tries to fulfill the prophecy of “the one” who will defeat an evil tyrant. But he finds himself running from the fiercest creatures, being lulled into a dream state by dream birds, and hanging out with sorcerers who seem to hate his guts. Will his special powers of True Sight and Stopping Time help him save this world, or will this great adventure lead to him never being able to return home?
Young Adult Fiction
First Line (Plotted)
When things start to go wrong on the Plymouth Royals, a Bantam AAA hockey team, the new kid, Drake Taylor, is targeted. But all Drake wants to do is fit in, and stealing hockey sticks or sending a text message that the head coach is a jerk to the entire team is just not something he'd do. Drake hooks up with his winger, Jack Brush, and the assisstant coach's daughter, Claire, to find out who is behind all of the problems.
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