Faith: A Cautionary Tale

This is an adaptation of Little Red Riding Hood, not meant for children. Besides being an entertaining horrifying story, this is also a not-so-subtle cautionary tale of Faith under assault.

Blurb:

Faith gets up late for school one day and comes face-to-face with her mother's wrath. It's going to be a long day. The good news . . . it will be Faith's last.

Faith: A Cautionary Tale can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.

Shadow the Ghost Dog

The first in a series of children's short stories featuring a lovable black Labrador Retriever named Shadow, who may or may not be a ghost.

Blurb:

Matt's mother is working late once again. With supper over, Matt takes a bath while his father does the dishes. To pass the time Matt asks his dad to tell him a scary story. He doesn't know any scary stories, but he tells Matt the true tale of Shadow, the ghost dog.

Shadow the Ghost Dog - Reviews

"This is a great book for young and old alike." 5 stars, REgina, Amazon.com

"This is a wonderful tale for children and dogs. Skeeter, my dog, and I loved this book. I cried and he consoled me; then we rejoiced in the happy ending." 5 stars, Mollie, Amazon.com

Shadow the Ghost Dog can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.

Blood Work: Dr. Farkas II

A horror/paranormal romance novella. The first sequel to Dr. Farkas.

Tagline:

Introducing Dieudonnée de Lourdes, Farkas' mean and vindictive maker. She doesn't play well with others .

Blurb:

Newlyweds Jakob and Abigail lead an active social life: they party late into the night in after-hours dance clubs, devour tasty amuse bouches, and travel the world seeking fun and adventure. Life is good, until one day when Abigail starts throwing up. Not a life-threatening event, unless one is a vampire. When Abigail's illness spreads to Jakob, and then threatens an entire lineage of vampires, the couple is summoned to old Quebec City to meet with Jakob's maker. Abigail is introduced to Dieudonnée and quickly finds herself caught between a lethal illness and a jealous, vicious vampire.

Dr. Farkas II: Blood Work can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.

Complexities

A sweet, art-themed, contemporary romance novel.

Tagline:

Emma Meyer has always wanted to own an art gallery, but Love has drawn up different plans for her.

Blurb:

Emma Meyer is in London to study van Eyck’s famous Arnolfini Portrait. This is an opportunity of a lifetime, a gem on her resume, as she positions herself for a successful career in art. One day she will own an art gallery, fulfilling a pact she made with her sister Sophie.

While in England Emma meets Marco DiPietro. She strikes up a begrudging friendship with him, a man Sophie would have desired, but who is not to Emma’s liking. But when a series of Marco-initiated events forces the British government to evict her from the country, Emma knows just how poisonous Marco will be to her career. Still, Emma luckily lands a good job as an art consultant working for a young go-getter executive who is nothing like Marco.

Her career is back on the fast track. But just when she thought Marco was out of the picture for good…

Complexities can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.

The art and artists mentioned in Complexities, can be seen on my Pinterest page.

Down By Contact

A football-themed romance novella.

Tagline:

There's life, there's love... and then there's football!

Blurb:

After Dawson Drake gets hurt quarterbacking the winning play that puts the New York Giants in the playoffs, he is surprised to learn that new team owner Miriame Maxwell, a young and brash heiress, has no sympathy for an injured veteran. As annoying as her lack of faith is, if she doesn’t see the light soon, he might end up do something foolish, like fall in love.

Down by Contact can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.

Down by Contact Reviews:

"A good, quick read." 4 Stars, David N. Walker, Amazon.com

"This is a well written novella and I really enjoyed it. The story is sweet and sexy - a nice combination." 5 Stars, Regina, Amazon.com

Dr. Farkas

A paranormal, romance novella. The first in a five-part series.

Blurb:

Abigail Andrews is a phlebotomist who has terminal leukemia. The good news is that her oncologist, Dr. Jakob Farkas, might be able to heal her, since he claims to be a vampire. But there's one small hitch, tired of his lonely existence, Farkas has not fed in over 100 years and needs to be brought back to health before he can help her.

Abigail doesn't believe the crazy doctor's story, but she doesn't have much else going on at the moment besides dying. So she leaves her boring life behind in order to join Jakob Farkas on his travels around the world in search of a mystical cure.can help Abigail, with whom he has fallen in love.

As they await the arrival of the Spring Equinox in the legendary caves in Lascaux France, Abigail wonders if she can overcome the greatest obstacle to her cure: her mortality.

Dr. Farkas is available from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes and all third-party e-book retailers.

Dr. Farkas - Reviews

"Unusual vampire tale - great read!" Mollie, Twitter tweet. 3/19/2014

The Betrothal

An art-themed contemporary-historical novella featuring Jan van Eyck's masterpiece The Arnolfini Betrothal.

Blurb: When Benjamin takes Sarah out to celebrate their four-month dating anniversary, he wines and dines her at Calabash, London's best restaurant. After a wonderful meal, he has another surprise for her: his prepared lecture at the National Gallery, where he presents Sarah with a unique and entertaining interpretation of the love story between feisty Giovanna Cenami and Pieter Baes, Jan van Eyck's young assistant at the time van Eyck painted the famous Arnolfini Betrothal Portrait.

Buy Links: Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, B&N, itunes and most third-party e-book sellers.

The Betrothal - Reviews

"Entertaining romance, spiced with unexpected, captivating surprises! From the first few pages, I knew this love story would be entertaining. It was the unexpected that delighted and charmed me." 5/5 Stars, Doreen E. Cox, Amazon review.

"A truly romantic tale of love." 5 stars, REgina, Amazon.com

Sprainter

An art-themed, dystopian, young adult, romance novella.

Blurb: Acolyte street artist MrE hates the politically and religiously oppressed dystopian society he lives in. So he uses his art and the city walls to spread messages of hope, salvation, and freedom. Ozone, a young woman with a shady past, arrives in town, offering MrE and the members of the rebellion much needed help. But when MrE is targeted for elimination by the repressive military regime that controls the city, will his efforts to reveal the truth have drastic consequences for all?

Buy links: Amazon.com, Smashwords.com, B&N, itunes and most third-party e-tailers.

Sprainter - Reviews

"Fast-paced, compelling plots... an ending with a twist! The story is gritty, urban though not gruesome. Its pace is fast; the plots are compelling and the scenes are daring. The ending has a twist that took me completely by surprise!" 5/5 stars, Doreen, Amazon Review

"Thought provoking... powerful in its telling." 4/5 stars, Anon., Barnes & Noble review

"Escape from New York meets the Holy Bible... Sprainter is a very cool story that young adults 12-14 (probably older as well) will love even if they are not religious types. Sprainter is a well-written, well-plotted story of rebels with a cause and who wouldn't like that?" -- T. Dewhurst, Rabid Reviews Too, Amazon review.

"I really liked this novel. It held my attention from beginning until end and ended up being a real quick read, ending too soon... I highly recommend it for anyone and everyone who likes a good read." -- Faye Hollidaye, Amazon review.