When 17-year-old Carina agrees to go on blind dates to hide her crush on her best friend's boyfriend, she discovers who her true friends are, unexpected love, and, most importantly, herself. *** Carina's life was pretty great until her best friends, Kalani and Emi, decide she can't fifth wheel prom like she's been fifth wheeling their dates. The only problem? Carina's secretly in love with Kalani's boyfriend, Emmett. When her friends decide to start setting her up on blind dates, Carina is forced to agree-- even though each is worse than the last, and the arrogant jerk, Jay, her first bad date, keeps popping up to witness her fail--or else risk her friends finding out about her crush on Emmett, and losing them forever.

*Note: This is a brief sample of my debut novel that is now available on Amazon, B&N, Smashwords, or wherever you like to get your books :-)* *** Fifteen-year-old Toaolelā has always been jealous of his sister. But when he accidentally sends her to the underworld, he must learn to overcome his own insecurities and cross the horizon to find her, before it's too late. Dysfunctional family dynamics come to life in this fantastical world inspired by the myths of ancient Polynesia. At its core, Shadowed By Moonlight is a tale of gods and demons, self-love, self-hate, and the depths a young man will go to in order to make things right with his sister.

After two years of marriage, Sharon and Max are contemplating divorce. She's a perfectionist. He's not. She's mature and responsible. He's childish and carefree. A little vacation to Sharon's home country and an intervention from a jovial uncle help reignite their spark, until Sharon's little accident causes her to develop amnesia and Max is forced to grow up and be the adult in the relationship. When Max's doubts resurface and Sharon's absentee mother comes into the picture, things are about to get a whole lot worse-or just maybe, a whole lot better. *** 🏆Ambys 2024 favourite: Contemporary Lit category

Time travel is legal and Ada Blum is looking for love. But what happens when one of her charming bachelors from the past makes his way to the present? ***** Time travel isn't just possible, it's been legalized by the US government. Many industries have capitalized on the trend, including dating agencies. Now anyone can travel to the past for their own Regency romance or wild west affair-for the right price. Ada Blum is no exception. Often dubbed an old soul, Ada finally has the chance to explore relationships with men who are more up her alley. What she doesn't expect is for her new beau to be a part of the 1920s gang scene in New York. And when she smuggles him into the 21st century to keep him safe, all hell breaks loose. Jealous lovers and glitches in time make for deadly enemies, but can Ada have her happy love story after all? [[word count: 90,000-100,000 words]] Formerly "The Kairos Temporal Matchmaking Service." Cover designed by Lydia Carr

A criminal mastermind makes a bold move against a wealthy client to put himself in a position to retire in comfort. He has no idea what he's up against when a young widow, desperate to make ends meet, sets her eyes on earning the bounty set on his head. *** Newly widowed housewife Melody Scott needs to earn some major cash, fast. When her bright and busy children learn that a priceless ruby bracelet has been stolen and a six-figure reward is being offered, they convince her to try to do what the police, museum security, and the best private investigators have failed to do. Working against them is a notorious thief who has met people from around the world, but who has never once encountered a woman like Melody Scott. When the sweet innocence of the Scott family clashes against criminal forces more dangerous than they ever imagined, Melody is all too aware that a mom's got to do what a mom's got to do to protect her family. The Widow, Melody Scott is a 2021 Watty Award Winner! Content Warning: This story does contain depictions of stalking behavior.

Supernatural meets Grumpy Old Men. Richard had always believed he'd enjoy a few golden years before Death's bony hand reached for him. But what does he get? He gets to live across the hall from friggin' Stan Kapcheck with his shiny bald head and perfect teeth that were all his own, Stan Kapcheck who struts around like a peacock in his leather coat. Honestly! What kind of respectable senior citizen wears leather? But Stanley isn't your average senior citizen. He's a Hunter--a slayer of all things unnatural. He reveals to Richard that the one monster which has eluded him is the same beast that killed Richard's wife and it's due to kill again before the next new moon. The two men load up on ibuprofen and prune juice and embark on a cross-country demon-hunting adventure, but when The Devil Herself kidnaps Stanley, Richard realizes the line between Hunter and hunted is very thin, indeed, and the ornery octogenarian only has a few days left to trap The Devil, save Stanley, and slay the monster who murdered his bride. (Now available for pre-order from Scarsdale Publishing as "Some Monsters Never Die")

In a world where people are followed by animals that reflect their personality, Taylor is devastated when she starts being followed by companions of the creepy crawly variety. As her passionate science teacher's annual companion showcase rapidly approaches, Taylor's mind is abuzz with anxiety about what her newfound companions mean about who she is.

What do you do when your life suddenly turns into a comic book? There are people with superpowers flying around, giant monsters attacking downtown, and a secret society determined to take over the world. Mackenzie Reyes never wanted to be a hero but when a cute boy wearing a mask flies up to her window begging for her help she can't say no. He doesn't know why he has his powers but for some reason he believes Mackenzie is the only person who can make things right. But if she's going to stop the villain, figure out the mystery, and save the day Mackenzie is going to need a miracle of SUPER proportions.

Jayne Hughes owns a pet-shop and is known around her neighborhood to tame any animal. One day she gets a strange customer that asks her to tame his pet, she agrees to his request and waits at home to meet his animal. Jae expects this to be just another misbehaving pet, but instead she gets an attractive man stuffed in a box! The strange owner, Hopper, is actually apart of a company that sells these 'pets' to people. The problem is though that their company got four new pets that are too dangerous, so Hopper begs Jae to help tame this 'pet'. She reluctantly agrees, and this starts her story of how she must tame Amadeus, the first man of the four 'pets' she must tame to be a behaving 'animal'. [COMPLETED] [REVERSE-HAREM]

MY BEST FRIEND IS A SECRET AGENT, Book 2: How C.H.I.P. Took a Dive to Dash Dr. Eelstrom's Dreams of Dunking Vortville After their first great adventure saving Vortville from the dreaded Freaky Fuzzies, Nort and Chip barely have a moment to breathe before they must enlist C.H.I.P.'s many skills once again. This time, it's stinky, slimy Dr. Eelstrom up to his old waterlogged tricks, and C.H.I.P. has to dive down deep to take him on! Will Nort be able to dodge the extra-nosy Gert von Brugen and fight the tug of Carla Mawhinney on his heartstrings long enough to help C.H.I.P. save Vortville... or is the boys' fair city doomed to become the next Atlantis?! If you like the Wimpy Kid or Captain Underpants books, you'll love My Best Friend Is a Secret Agent, Book 2! Illustrated up to Ch. 10 by Rich Murray, this middle grade chapter book is a comic romp full of action and adventure for any reader - children, tweens, teens... and beyond! (Have you read book 1 in the series? Check it out by clicking on my name. And you can buy it in hardcover worldwide! Just click on the link in my profile bio.)