During crisis, all of find a way to survive. That what humans are programmed to do.Stories help us cope. Storytelling is a specific writer tool - I wrote as catharsis during the extended quarantine to suppress COVD-fear. The toughest part, we can all agree, was not knowing the end date of the pandemic. Humans were unwitting guinea pigs as governmental, medical, and scientific personnel grappled with the prospect of losing humankind.Everyone who knows me knows that I am a so...

FAITH… FAMILY… FRENZY!Life in a rural small town can dull the senses. A trio of gal pals—mired in middle age, middle America, and other people's problems—long to escape.When Bonnie wins the Boffo Lotto, her circle of friends urge her to lawyer up, invest, and sequester herself.But secrets are inconceivable in small towns, so Bonnie and Carl invite close friends to witness their Vegas wedding and honeymoon in Hawaii with endless vagabond beyond. The sky's the limit.

FAITH… FAMILY… FRENZY... handled with humor and aplomb by a group of lively characters who populate small town and rural America. HASHES & BASHES flirts with satire on contemporary social issues, clashes fraught with folly rather than fists. Nine months after their comically abbreviated RV road trip, detailed in the award-winning book, STASHES, the Breeden family farm routines have stabilized: Jackie returned to her high school cafeteria job and their only son, Brandon, works alongside his...

REVENGE REWARD REDEMPTIONParolee Amy Breeden held herself together during nearly two thousand days of incarceration with a single-minded focus: to destroy the dude who did her in. Within hours of her release, Amy hits the lotto mega-million jackpot."Living well is the best revenge," her parole officer advises, but Amy is hellbent on revenge.A former Chicago crime boss, an estranged brother, a substitute mom, a zany house painter, a pre-imprisonment pal - and the han...

Stashes is set in Michigan, where auto manufacturing and agriculture forged a reliable middle class. It's Fall 2009, after unfortunate real estate practices gutted the American Dream. The plot focuses on two couples: the traditional, yet spunky Jackie and her dairy managing husband Steve, and their son, Brandon and his conniving wife, Amy. When Brandon loses his job and home to foreclosure, he and Amy must move in with the folks, who, with a desire to be as capricious as their kids, leave ...

I am a storyteller, a loyal wife, and a vibrant, fun-loving friend. My credo is "everyone needs to know their life matters." Even me. I AM... a Character.I am ardent, authentic, and undeniably out-going. My husband calls me a walking exclamation. point!I've been repeatedly told that my smile and hugs are the Best. You'll likely find the tale of some exuberant adventure or a grief tale in these pages. There's wisdom, sarcasm and laughter, too. All to be enjoyed with exuberan...

In the second book in the New York Times bestselling mystery series, Veronica Mars is back with a case that will expose the hidden workings of one of Neptune’s most murderous locations.The Neptune Grand has always been the seaside town’s ritziest hotel, despite the shady dealings and high-profile scandals that seem to follow its elite guests. When a woman claims that she was brutally assaulted in one of its rooms and left for dead by a staff member, the ow...

The former Olympic runner and high-end escort reveals her battle with mental illness, and how mania affected her professional and personal lives.A New York Times BestsellerDuring the 1990s, three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton was an American track and field darling. An outstanding runner, a major sports apparel spokesperson, and a happily married wife, she was the model for an active, healthy...

The last of seven brand new 39 Clues stories, with an explosive secret revealed!The holidays can be hard for any family, but they're particularly tough for the Cahills. Amy Cahill is exhausted from her training. Dan can't forget the tragedies he witnessed on the Clue hunt. Ian and Natalie Kabra are trying to enjoy the London festivities, but it's hard without their parents. Even superstar Jonah Wizard is having trouble getting into the holiday spirit. Amy knows there's danger on th...

A firefighter's hunt for an arsonist brings him dangerously close to a beautiful fashionista in this "power-packed" romantic suspense series ( RT Book Reviews on Rival Forces).When Carly Reese's fashion boutique catches fire, she sees her dreams go up in smoke. The good news is that Carly was saved from the flames by a barking dog nearby. She soon discovers the heroic pooch is a trained K-9 who's guarding his unconscious partner . . . a gorgeous fi...

A sudden pregnancy forces a young woman to confront the truth about her family’s dark pastEllie Nightingale moved to New York in the early 1970s, a scared country girl with a newborn, no money, and no one to run to but her sister, a prostitute with a couch to spare. Ellie worked as hard as she could, determined to make a good life for her child, but one day the baby disappeared—kidnapped and handed over to a wealthy Connecticut couple.Skyler Sutton has grow...

A bartender-turned-process server chases after a missing suspect in this “fun, frantic, sexy murder mystery” (Lisa Jackson, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of You Betrayed Me).Jane Kelly is through following men. She left Southern California for the murky quaintness of Lake Chinook, Oregon, apparently so she could trade her bartending skills for much more glamorous work process serving. And the boyfriend, of course, is long gone. But things h...