She is under a vow to never marry. He is engaged. Knowing that, they can be friends, without assumptions or rumors… Can’t they? Maristella Westen would have been the star of every ball with no shortage of suitors, but she has a secret, something that is only known to her and her parents. The secret […]

The third anthology of previously-published short stories. Stories range from an air-headed farm boy who is adopted by a beautiful bird that squawks “Fact check” whenever the boy gets into an untenable situation (“Fact Check”). Another is about a struggling writer who pens a maudlin book to mock his critics, but the joke turns septic […]

As a Breaker, she was destined to live a hard life serving the whims of galactic corporations. As an Earth Alliance Marine, she has a chance to change the balance of power in the galaxy. Holly Cropper grew up as a Breaker, mining the outer reaches of space. Now, she’s an up-and-coming lieutenant in the […]

A life threatening storm is the perfect hunting ground for a serial killer looking to play Ten years ago, Simone Granger’s brutal murder rocked the sleepy little town of Millners Kill. Steve Kane, then sixteen, was quickly arrested and convicted. But Steve knows he’s innocent. Someone else took the life of his best friend’s sister. […]