Shades of the Future

Mariah Davis loves animals, running, and her hunk of a boyfriend, Kevin Creamer. Everything looks bright for her until the day she finds a pair of sunglasses that allow her to see the future.

When she glimpses a disaster looming, she tries to avoid it but fails. She has a car accident that lands her in a wheelchair, smashing her hopes for a running scholarship to the veterinary program at Ohio State University. She pushes Kevin away, thinking he’ll want to end their relationship now that she can’t walk.

Will she ever learn to trust and love again? She could search for an answer in the sunglasses. But she’s afraid that what they reveal might destroy her.

Jynx, You’re It

Fourteen year old Jynx Welford realizes she’s living on the wrong side of normal when she discovers her time traveling father is being held captive by an ancient Mayan ruler. She and her brother Kayden must race to the past to save him, and that’s just the beginning of their problems. A megalomaniac scientist in the future is kidnapping Mayan children for his own evil plans, and only Jynx and Kayden can stop him before he destroys their family and future.

Jynx, You’re It is a Middle Grade science fiction novel complete at 38,000 words similar in tone and humor to The 39 Clues, The Maze of Bones.

House of Chimes

When Cal Dutton moves into a new neighborhood in a rural town, he finds that its secret history is anything but sleepy. His father tells him, “The fresh country air will invigorate us.” Cal is more than invigorated when he finds out his neighbor is a suspected murderer, his housekeeper is being stalked by a violent ex-boyfriend, and the schoolyard bully has decided to make him a target. Cal deals with these things with the grace of a hero, learning that things never stay the same, and that sometimes, change can be for the better, depending on how you look at it.

House of Chimes is a contemporary Middle Grade novel complete at 36,000 words.

Gold Rush Girl

Lucinda Martin York is determined to make her own way in the world of the 1849 California gold rush, but her highest goal is to become a doctor, something almost unheard of for a woman in 1849. She must keep her identity secret to survive in the rough mining town, but when her closest friend and only confidante goes missing, she is forced to choose between her fake life and her personal goals or revealing everything to help a friend and possibly losing it all.

Gold Rush Girl is an historical YA novel complete at 48,000 words.