"it's just us against the world, in this life of sin." my works #2. #2 in general fiction 01/23/'20. #2 in urban story 09/01/'19. #1 in urban love, 09/10/'19.

Eleanor and Lydia, Book 2 When Eleanor's great-granddaughter, Lydia, shows up seeking her help, the "retired" detective knows she has no choice but to spring into action once again. Lydia has been attending classes at a local university and has great admiration for one of the teaching assistants who has been doing cutting edge research. On a trip to Washington DC to start on a new, ground-breaking project, the woman and her work disappeared. The local police aren't taking the case seriously, but Lydia believes her friend is in real trouble. With a solid history of sleuthing together in the past, the unlikely team confidently heads out in search of clues. Soon, they find themselves knee-deep in corporate intrigue and murderous greed with nothing more than their wits and the contents of Eleanor's enormous handbag to save themselves. My entry for the 2020 Open Novella Contest.

Seventeen-year-old Laura Porter and her family are far from normal. While most parents grab a briefcase and head to the office, Laura and her parents hop on a private CIA jet and save the world. As if being a teenager wasn't already hard enough! When almost a dozen models are killed in Paris, it is up to Laura to head to the City of Lights, acting as a model. Zach, another teen agent, joins her. Time to catch the murderer is running out before the biggest event in the fashion industry: Fashion Week. With jealous girls, attention-hogging divas, and stalkers everywhere, Laura and Zach can trust no one. But Laura begins to attach herself to the cute photographer Dylan. In the CIA, attachment can be deadly. In an attempt to catch their suspect, Zach and Laura chase a strange man through the metro, dine at the Moulin Rouge, find some bodies in the catacombs, and take a quick dip in the Seine. In the end, Laura comes face to face with the murderer and even she can't believe it.

Wattpad Featured Story! Sara Wang travels from New York City to Shanghai before her senior year to take a class in Eastern medicine. Her parents think she's there to buff up her college application, but she's actually there to chase her crush -- the one and only Calvin Suzuki (a total swim team hottie). Things take an unexpected turn when she bumps into the megapopular singer and actor Fang Yao during her hospital rotation. Everything gets even more complicated when her childhood love, Zhang, appears and they share an accidental kiss. When summer vacation ends, who will be the one to win Sara's heart? This is a rewrite of an older story.

Mistmoor Point has a new dirty word... poison! Welcome to Mistmoor Point... A small town on a small island where magic is standard practice and witches rule. Felicity Redfern has a lot of jobs. Baker, girlfriend, novice witch... and... worst of all, private investigator. When the mayor's anniversary party goes wrong, disaster happened! 1. Half the town is sick. 2. The mayor's in a coma. 3. The most disastrous part... One person's dead. And someone will take the blame. Felicity's mother and her supernatural bakery. Is this a case of magic accidentally gone wrong, or is something more sinister at bay? Felicity's counting on her boyfriend, master warlock and sheriff of Mistmoor Point, Lincoln Maxwell, to help her solve the crime. But ... Lincoln thinks he already knows who the culprit is-Felicity's mother! With no one on her side, Felicity has no choice but to use her novice witchy powers to investigate on her own. But the job proves too big for one witch alone... or one amateur witch to be exact! When her own life gets threatened, there's only one friend Felicity can turn to for help... Her mother's familiar, a fuzzy feline named Sunny. But can they fix this mess before someone else gets killed? What if Felicity's mother really is to blame?

Sebastian can tell artifact from junk, but can he ask out Imogen Bell? Featuring characters from Dead Locked, Bast & Immie goes back in time to see how the cool-headed marine archaeologist and his playful colleague found each other in the first place.

Novel excerpt. Imogen Bell publicizes what Peter Bishop's team of underwater archaeologists uncover, but she's about to dive into her own treasure hunt - only this one will test more than her knowledge of shipwrecks. With five clues and the legend of a pirate captain's hidden jewel to lead the way, it's up to Imogen to prove her murdered colleague did not die in vain, and crack open a centuries old mystery.

Novel excerpt. Philippa's barn burning down seemed like any other accident; except for whisperings that a legend had risen from the ashes to light fires again. While her husband evades questions and takes off mysteriously, a masked man stalks her, claiming he has answers. The more he reveals, the more tangled her world becomes. Why has he chosen to tell her all he knows? And is he a friend - or foe?

A short story featuring characters from The Belinda & Bennett Mysteries. In this story, Belinda's grandmother pays a visit. Books Available in This Series: Cliffhanger (Book One) Auf'd (Book Two)

A short story featuring characters from The Belinda and Bennett Mysteries. In this story, Jonas gets some help with his wardrobe. Other Titles Available in This Series: Cliffhanger (Book One) Auf'd (Book Two) Unexpected (A Short Story) Also by Amy Saunders Inborn (The Birthright Book 1)