She needed the job. She ignored the feeling.Worn down by the loss of her husband and bills she can't keep up with, Cynthia agrees to homeschool two teenage girls. One is a sweetheart. The other unsettles her.At first, she blames her unease on nerves, on guilt, on the pressure of raising her young daughter alone. But something about the second girl isn't right. The way she watches. The stories that don't add up. The way even the dog keeps his distance.

She thought surviving meant they were safe. She was wrong.After surviving a brutal kidnapping, Elizabeth is determined to protect her son and reclaim their quiet life. No more strangers. No more threats. Just safety.But safety is a fragile illusion.A courtroom mandate forces her to open their home to a psychologist and a social worker—two people who claim to help but begin asking the wrong questions. Her parenting. Her past. Her sanity.When ...

She swore she'd never become her mother. But some legacies refuse to let go.Sally's childhood wasn't a childhood at all. Cold nights in the backseat of a car. Empty cupboards. A mother who disappeared when she was needed most. By twelve, she was the one holding the family together―barely.Years later, Sally does the unthinkable―the one thing people say no mother should ever do. But what if it was the only way to protect her children?So she l...

She knows what it's like to be left behind. That's why she said yes.When a silent little girl is abandoned at court, Anna isn't the obvious choice to take her in. But something about the child feels painfully familiar—and impossible to walk away from.She thinks it's temporary. Just until the system finds a better option. But then a figure from her past resurfaces—the one she thought she'd escaped for good.He's watching. Waiting. And the closer he ge...

She turned her back for one second. Now they're trapped.Elizabeth thought she'd planned for everything. Her son's rare seizure disorder meant constant routines, strict safeguards, unbreakable structure. But one brief stop at a gas station shatters her fragile world.In a heartbeat, her car is hijacked—with Timothy still inside.She throws herself into the moving car, but that's only the beginning of the nightmare. As hours stretch into days, they're h...

How far would YOU go to get what you believed you deserved?Jackson saw how some people had it all. Life came so easily to his wife's privileged family.Would it kill them to share more of their bounty with him?Maybe.When a Plan Comes Together is a 90 page story. You'll get to know Jackson and his struggles, and how far he'll go to get what he deserves.

A single dad. A boy with autism. A dedicated teacher. Can they be what each other needs?After suddenly receiving custody of his five year old son, Ben must learn how to be a dad. The fact that he'd even fathered a child was news to him.Not only does this mean restructuring his sixty-hour workweek and becoming responsible for another human being, but Kyle is autistic.Enter the school system and a shaky beginning. Under the guidance of a gifted teache...

A frustrated child. No way to communicate. His aggression boils over.Manny is not like other children. He doesn't talk. He doesn't leave the house. His parents desperately try to arrange their world so that Manny does not get upset. Because, when he does, well, the aggression was getting worse.Too many times Tomas had to leave work to rescue his wife from the havoc of their son's meltdowns. At ten, Manny was becoming difficult to handle.Passing by a...

If you like realistic stories, compassionate characters, and overcoming adversity, then you'll adore these stories of love and family.Book 1 - A single dad. An autistic boy. A teacher. Can they be what each other needs?After suddenly receiving custody of his five year old son, Ben must learn how to be a dad. The fact that he'd even fathered a child was news to him. Not only does this mean restructuring his sixty-hour workweek and becoming responsible for another human being,...

Autism and college. A perfect match or a perfect storm?An autistic young man emerges from his parents' basement to move away to college.This is a coming of age story with a twist. Jeff faces challenges unlike those of typical students. His loving home was a safe haven after years of bullying at school.His basement refuge provided protection from a world that seemed harsh and confusing. Was he prepared to take on that same world now?If you li...

An isolated young woman. Her frightened mom. A world closing in on them.At twenty-one, Suzie has withdrawn from a world she finds alien and confusing. She has Asperger's Syndrome and high anxiety. To her, the world is a harsh, scary place where she does not fit in.She spends much of her day sleeping and most of her nights on the computer. Her mother, Amanda, wishes Suzie would get a job, go to school or at least help out around the house. Suzie feels that h...

A bright pre-teen shuffled to the fringe.Karen watches other kids having fun together and wonders if she could ever be a part of the group. Her protective mom tries to shield her from the world, limiting her contact with peers in case she might be bullied.Karen is a grade 6 student who has Asperger's Syndrome. She is bright, vivacious and highly verbal. Too verbal. She finds certain topics fascinating, and is all too willing to share her knowledge with othe...