WELCOME TO BLACKWOOD INSTITUTE.HOME TO THE DANGEROUS AND DISTURBED.Brooklyn West, a convicted murderer and diagnosed Schizophrenic, is given an offer she can’t refuse—attend the prestigious Blackwood Institute and complete its three-year experimental program, or rot behind bars for the rest of her life.The deal is simple.Or so she thought.Within the institute’s blood-soaked walls lies a harrowing reality, painted as a medical marvel to the outside world.

When Vera receives a scholarship to an elite tech school, she thinks the hardest part will be making friends. Turns out there are darker things at Morton Tech. Evil things worse than bullies. Like demons.After a face-stealing demon only Vera can see appears, she realizes she’s the only one who can stop it. She’s going to have to use all her wits, and the confidence she’s gained from living with a facial difference and Osteogenesis Imperfecta (“Brittle Bone Disease”), to save her fr...

After a war that has lasted far too long, Earth is near the breaking point. Humans live in refugee camps as the waters rise and claim arable land, and the tentative peace with the alien invaders seems to be a dream filled with hope and a promise of a new life for those who survived.But there are those who want the war to continue. Some Trenins want to enslave the human race, and some humans want to get back at the Trenins for what they did to their world.Sam, an unsuspectin...

(If you enjoy this book, check out the sequels: NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MONEY, NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MATURITY, NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MYTH, NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MISTAKES, and NO SUBSTITUTE FOR MOTIVES.)A sleuthing substitute teacher tackles her first case and it's nearly her last.Notice: This mystery contains no vampires, werewolves, zombies, or space aliens. It was not tested on laboratory animals. It makes no claims to political correctness. Characters may not be fully clothed at all times...

Blurb:The Veil between worlds has broken. Otherkin—the Fae, Shifters, Vampires—have invadedour world, taking slaves, destroying the world as we knew it.Now, Humans struggle to survive in a world that is no longer theirs to rule. War with theOtherkin has taken so much. What will it take for peace? Harmony? Unity? Sanctuary?For Jay, a human woman surviving in this harsh new life, it comes in the form of a woundedshifter, Bolt.But will t...

When substitute teacher Barbara Reed turned wedding planning over to her wealthy neighbor Muriel Ballantine, she knew the event wouldn’t be what she and Dave asked for—small, simple, and sane. What she didn’t know was that murder would block her path to the altar.As Dave races the clock to find a killer and free a friend from suspicion, Barb struggles to free herself from makeup artists intent on changing her casual appearance. Meanwhile, her overbearing sister offers unwanted advi...

Book 10 in the Subbing isn’t for Sissies SeriesDoes Cheese Puff have what it takes to detect a ghost?Will an intervention halt Sybil’s gambling before she turns to loan sharks?Will Allison live through an unlicensed night behind the wheel?Will the senior class survive Brenda’s attempt to spice up a school breakfast?Can Dave arrest a detective who refuses to retire?The answers to these questions and more are revealed as substitute teacher Barb...

Book 12 in the Subbing isn’t for Sissies SeriesSuddenly, mimes seem to be everywhere in Reckless River, Washington. Their antics amuse residents at first. Then street theater gives way to street crime. Fast, organized, and armed with cream pies, mimes avoid capture. And they baffle police by delivering stolen items to the cop shop.Barbara Reed suspects the thefts are designed to frustrate and misdirect authorities, increasing the success of a major heist. Crime reporter Sta...

Emma Preston’s best friends are dead.But not departed.Killed in a car crash, they return to their senior residence to take care of unfinished business—getting the goods on the malicious assistant administrator. Sadye Connor has been stealing supplies and skimming accounts; now she’s upping her crime game.Stubborn and opinionated in life, Eddie, Ida, and Loren are no different in their afterlives. Instead of honing their haunting skills, they bicker about strategy, b...

Book 11 in the Subbing isn’t for Sissies SeriesWhen her colleagues take to the picket line, substitute teacher Barbara Reed joins the march. But solidarity gives way to suspicion when a school board member disappears.Did one of her friends kidnap the most vocal opponent of a pay hike? Evidence points that way. But Barb doesn’t believe it.She and her entitled mutt Cheese Puff set out to find the missing woman and identify the kidnapper. Nothing can stand in their way...

The chaos rolls on in Reckless River, Washington. A marijuana shop opens, Iz becomes a bodyguard, Aston Marsden moves to a cave, Jake launches a radio talk show, the truth about Dario is revealed, and entitled mutt Cheese Puff runs amok in a casino.But before all that weirdness erupts, relentless rain sets substitute teacher Barbara Reed on edge. As rivers rise, residents fill sandbags, make plans to evacuate, complain, and quarrel. And a mud ball fight at the high school sets Barb...

The stars aligned and the earth's vibrations were perfect, signalling the birth of the next Princess Witch, Alia. Except, no one bothered to tell Alia.Whoops.Senior year (Class of 1989!) was promised to be easy. Boy, was that a lie. Alia not only found out she was some superpowered witch, people started dropping secrets and lies and revealing truths just about every day.Things only went downhill from there. It got worse when Vladimir Vaduva, Scary Substitut...