After tragedy strikes, Alla, a young slave woman, escapes from the only life she has ever known to embark on a new journey to an unknown world. Will she be able to not only pass for white, but also pass for an English governess to the Duke of Manchester? -ROUGH and UNEDITED- Copyright © 2012

Two stubborn-headed royals. One enemy bent on slowly destroying them. The only solution? Marriage, of course. But the moment James and Liliana meet, each hold grudges against the other, and they do not realize that their own attitudes are being used against them. Draken is determined to end the royalty in every painful way possible. When a long-expected war finally rages, things get much more dangerous. Riding on their final hope, it appears that the kingdoms are destined for destruction. Will Liliana's skills in combat and James' fiery heart be enough to withstand Draken's menacing grip? 1st book in The Crowns of Crecidia series. Watty Awards 2012 runner up in Historical Fiction.

Avalynne Southwood doesn't speak. She won't. Everyone is at war with each other, peace seems impossible, and Avalynne's life has been torn to shreds by it. All she has left of her life is the necklace her father gave her--the black dove--and a knowledge that she can never give up. But her world is rocked when a young man arrives at the refugee camp--and she suddenly becomes a symbol of peace and unity to the masses...which gains her deadly enemies. Enemies that are so powerful, they could tear the world apart.

Hadley Jamison doesn't know what to think when she hears that her classmate, Archer Morales, committed suicide. She didn't exactly know him, but that doesn't stop her from feeling like there was something she could have done to help him. So to Hadley's surprise, on the very night of Archer's funeral, she has a run in with Death himself and is offered the chance to go back in time to stop Archer from ending his life. The catch? She only has twenty-seven days to do it. And if Hadley doesn't succeed? Well, she doesn't want to think about that.

A promise to her dying mother to find her enstranged brother, leads Anna-Marie Hawkins into an the adventure of a lifetime. As she searches she'll encounter pirates, mutineers, traitors,betrayal-- and love? Will mild-mannered Anna learn how to survive in the world of harsh men, or die trying?

"It's so simple," I say. "All we have to do is pretend we're in love with each other. You know, hold hands, share Eskimo kisses and all that crap. And at the same time, we'll destroy Jackson and Kristina's relationship. Make them think that their not right for each other. And next thing you know, you'll have Kristina, and I'll have Jackson, and everything will be how its supposed to be. Are you with me?" "Fine, I'll do it." He leans in close to my ear. "But don't get too attached. Remember this relationship is strictly business."