Newest Releases
Shadow and the Easter Bunny: Shadow the Black Lab Tale #5
Blurb:
It's Holy Week and that means Lent is almost over and Easter is right around the corner! Matthew is focused on getting a humungous chocolate bunny, but with the help of Shadow, Matt will experience Holy Week and Jesus' Passion in a way that will change him forever.
Shadow and the Easter Bunny can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
The Cast
Blurb:
Maddy has already put up with the cast on her broken wrist for four long weeks. But if the constant itching doesn't stop soon, she will go crazy.
The Cast can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
The Artist's Dog: A Shadow the Black Lab Tale #3
Installment #3 in the middle grade series about Shadow the black Lab and her young master, Matt.
Blurb:
When the great Michelangelo has trouble finishing the Pieta, Shadow the black Lab comes to his rescue!
The Artist's Dog: A Shadow the Black Lab Tale #5 can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
When Two Souls Touch
A time travel romance novel.
Blurb:
While on maneuvers a sudden explosion propels Captain Catherine O'Brien 250 years into the future, leaving behind a man who loved her so much that he planned to spend eternity with her. Can a wounded soldier find love again in a world where every day is a struggle to fit in?
When Two Souls Touch can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
Chip: Shadow the Black Lab Tale #4
Chip: A Shadow the Black Lab Tale #4
Installment #4 in my middle grade series about Shadow the black Lab and her young master, Matt.
Blurb:
It's the day before Halloween and Matt wants candy. If he can just keep his balance standing on the chair and if he can just reach a bit further, he'll get his hands on all the Halloween candy his mother hid. Before he can reach it, however, he falls off the chair and wakes up with a broken arm. This event will turn Matt's world upside down!
Chip: A Shadow the Black Lab Tale #4 can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
Love and Death
A commercial love story novel that contrasts two belief systems in light of a terminal illness.
Blurb:
Dying and angry at the world, Jane Crispin never imagined how much more her life could spin out of control when she ambushes a handsome construction worker with a kiss.
Love and Death can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
Her Father's Sins
A contemporary romance contrasting Big Pharma, small business, affluence and poverty.
Blurb:
While recovering from a family tragedy, Lillian inherits her father's multinational pharmaceutical corporation, along with the responsibility for his successful, but unscrupulous, business practices. Needing to right past wrongs, Lillian ignores family loyalties as she schemes to gain the trust and friendship of Gabriel Peterson, a man who lost everything after his battle with William Armstrong. Can a series of desperate bribes help Lillian atone for her father’s sins and heal her broken heart?
Her Father's Sins can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
The Basement
An art-world tale about a young artist, his attractive landlord, and the newspaper hack who would make them all rich.
Blurb:
When Ricer, a talented but troubled nineteen year-old artist, moves into JR’s basement, he has no idea how the older woman will come to influence all aspects of his life. But if he doesn’t pay close attention to Pete Stiller, an ambitious crime beat reporter turned art reviewer, Ricer just might lose everything he cares about.
The Basement - Reviews
"...the author has a talent for creating perfectly flawed, realistic characters... The interplay between all the players is very well done. A good book, entertaining, and well worth reading." 4 stars, Maria Savva, Goodreads.
The Basement can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
The Neighbor
A very short story.
Blurb:
Ray's neighbors, Suze and Danny-Boy, experience a calamitous series of events.
The Neighbor is a free read, available as a pdf here and in various formats at Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailers (except Amazon).
King's Daughter: Dr. Farkas III
The third novella in the Dr. Farkas paranormal romance series.
Blurb:
The year is 1663 and newly-engaged Dieudonnée de Lourdes volunteers to chaperone a group of orphaned girls to New France as part of King Louis XIV's King's Daughters new immigration program. Aboard ship she undergoes a transformative experience that throws her life into an unexpected direction.
A hundred years later, Dieudonnée is New France's strongest weapon in fighting the English on the Plains of Abraham. And, unless she gets a bayonet through the heart, her thirst for blood will never be quenched.
King's Daughter can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
Shadow the Ghost Dog (print version)
The first in a series of children's short stories featuring a 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. The print version can be purchased from Createspace.
Shadow the Cyber-Dog
The second volume in the Shadow the black Lab series. Available as an e-book and in print.
Blurb:
When Matt discovers an online store full of cyber-pets, he gets the dog of his dreams: a black Labrador Retriever. He names his new digital pet Shadow. The dog loves to play with Matt and only wants to please its new master. But when Shadow becomes too helpful, Matt must suffer the consequences!
Shadow the Cyber-Dog can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
St. Nicholas
A short historical fictional account of the beloved Bishop Nicholas of Myra and why this Catholic Church Saint has become known throughout the world as Santa Claus.
Blurb:
What is a maiden's virtue worth? What about three such young girls? This fictional re-telling of the legend of Nicholas, Bishop of Myra, shows how the caring and pious bishop came to be known as the beloved St. Nick.
St. Nicholas can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
The Wedding Scheme
A contemporary romantic comedy novel about a klutzy young woman who devises a scheme to get her divorced parents to remarry each other.
Blurb:
When Soleil suddenly finds herself un-engaged, she's understandably upset. Then relief sinks in. Accepting a stranger's proposal? What had she been thinking?
But this personal tragedy might give her unpredictable parents yet another excuse not to get remarried. No, she's had enough of two Christmases and two everythings! Soleil devises a plan: all she needs is a man willing to pretend he wants to marry her until the wedding ceremony gets underway.
What could possibly go wrong with this scheme?
The Wedding Scheme - Reviews
The Wedding Scheme by JT Therrien is an absolute delight! 5 Stars by Mollie, Amazon Review
The Wedding Scheme can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.
An art-themed novella
Blurb:
After sharing a romantic meal, Benjamin has another anniversary surprise for Sarah: a unique interpretation of the tragic love story between feisty Giovanna Cenami and Pieter Baes, Jan van Eyck's young assistant at the time van Eyck painted the now-famous Arnolfini Betrothal Portrait.
The Betrothal can be purchased from Amazon, Smashwords, B&N, itunes or your favorite e-book retailer.