Mandy's seductive plan takes a turn for the worse when a complete stranger, the pretentious and God-like Brandon Gage, walks in on her wearing nothing but a trench coat and high heels. After her last long relationship ended with her betrayed, Mandy is looking for someone comfortable and "perfect," AKA Jake, the boy she has always been in love with. Sadly, fate has other plans. As an attempt to get Jake to finally see her as a woman (his nickname for her being "Man"), Mandy accidentally seduces the wrong guy when his roommate walks in on her instead. Her error becomes Brandon's new challenge. Brandon starts appearing everywhere, distracting her from plans to win over Jake. When she mistakenly announces in a lecture hall that she would love to straddle (meaning "strangle") him, his efforts double. After a sports injury, Brandon becomes her patient at the university health clinic where she works. Brandon flirts and teases, as Mandy's physical therapy job requires her to massage his muscles. Eventually, he develops OSMWSSJAFFM: "Operation seduce Mandy while she seduces Jake and falls for me." Brandon learns, however, that pretending makes him want her more. For Mandy, an art major who lives (and literally paints only) in black and white, a boy like Brandon who adds color to her life and makes her lose control, is dangerous. Especially when his muscular build is like something from an erotic fairytale. Can modest Mandy really fall for a guy who, whenever she bites her lip, threatens to lick it better? Can she overcome her trust issues from her abandoning father and cheating ex, and learn to let him in?

"He leaned in so close that for a second I thought he was going to kiss me. Then he pulled back and remained quiet for a little while, until he spoke in a low voice. "Marie, there's something I need to tell you." While average teenage girls have to deal with the stress of pop quizzes, cheating boyfriends, two hours' worth of homework, and choosing which Instagram picture makes them look the skinniest, Marie is far from a normal teenage girl. She has no idea what is happening to her as she tries to convince herself she's either going crazy or that these new abilities of super strength, sense, and controlling the elements are just unusual signs of puberty. Things start to get even more crazy when Adam Keller, an incredibly attractive new boy, tries to tell her she is the heir to the most powerful line of witches and that it's his job to train her to use her powers. Marie somehow finds herself in the middle of a love triangle and is forced to face conflicts that make her whole world shatter. What will Marie do when she confronts having powers, killing demons, and trying to avoid a boy that makes her heart flutter? Will she be able to walk away from everything she has ever known? I wrote this book when I was in middle school and high school. It was published my senior year of high school. You can buy it on amazon and barnesandnoble.com. I will be posting the prologue and first chapter to give you an idea of what it is about. This book is meant for middle schooler's and early high schooler's who enjoy paranormal romance, a strong witty heroin, and action.

Editor of his college newspaper, Daniel O'Brien, is trying to get an article written. But pinning down the girl he needs to interview proves impossible. Just where is this Hailey Bradshaw girl hiding? Just wanting to avoid the journalist who wants to interview her because of her unique background, Hailey would rather continue her college experience in peace...and anonymously. But problems occur when she winds up in Daniel's dorm room, sans clothes, and sparks fly between them. (Written in 2008)