books & works in progress
One wish that's guaranteed to come true. It's a Christmas Eve tradition at The Enchanted Pear restaurant. Beth is here, her ring in Preston's pocket, just waiting for the right moment. Wishing to marry her true love seems safe. So why did the waitress give Preston such an odd look when she granted Beth the traditional wish? Then his phone rings, and he's gone ... with her ring. And her heart. How can her wish to marry her one true love possibly come true now? But the Enchanted Pear has never failed yet.
TWO TURTLE DOVES
WORK IN PROGRESS
Katerina inherited a house from a grandmother she'd never met, but it came with a curse. Can she find the two turtle dove ornaments and end the generational curse, or will her family never be allowed to love again?
THREE FRENCH HENS
WORK IN PROGRESS
How can a princess ruin her father’s evil plan to steal time travel technology by marrying her to the prince of the only realm with such technology? Why, by sending her betrothed back in time in search of three long extinct blue-footed French Hens of course!
FOUR COLLEY BIRDS
WORK IN PROGRESS
Colley birds, aka crows, are harbingers of death, so why are four of them following Abel Masters around on Christmas Eve? They may be up to mischief, but Christmas magic is full of surprises.
FIVE GOLD RINGS
WORK IN PROGRESS
In the golden glow of a Christmas Eve sunset, five fairy rings link together to form a magic so strong, only unselfish love can break its hold on anyone who enters. But can two enemies learn to love before the fairy curse becomes permanent?
SIXTH GOOSE INN
WORK IN PROGRESS
Sixth Goose Inn sits on a quaint lake in the middle of nowhere, hardly the place Nicole wants to be on Christmas Eve. Her uncle left it to her in his will, though, along with some cryptic message about a golden egg.
SEVEN SWANS OF MARS
WORK IN PROGRESS
It’s a lonely job, protecting the Mars Colony, until the seven swans – ships piloted by a single person - encounter a force that hacks into their computer systems and leads them on a harrowing Christmas first contact adventure.
THE EIGHTH MERMAID
WORK IN PROGRESS
When the 8th daughter sets out to milk the oysters and finds the 8th pearl on the 8th ridge, well, that many 8s can only mean magic is at play. But when the king’s 8th daughter vanishes, the underwater kingdom will pay any price for her return. But who set the magic into motion?
COURT OF NINE MOONS
WORK IN PROGRESS
Nine muses/bodyguards are assigned to the ambassadors from earth. It is something the earthmen call Christmas, a time of giving gifts. To the muses, personal gifts are unheard of. Everything is shared equally amongst them; they are trained to work and think as one. Then, one of the earthmen gives dancer number nine a harp, and she learns that she might just be able to think for herself.
KISSES FOR TEN LEAPING LORDS
WORK IN PROGRESS
When Parliament won’t break for Christmas, something must be done, and witch Angelica Fae knows what to do. Turn them into frogs and watch them leap until they understand what’s important in life!
ELEVEN PIPERS OF LOCH LALOND
TWELVE DRUMMERS OF COYOTE CANYON
melding magic series
BOOK ONE: HOLES IN THE MAGIC
WORK IN PROGRESS
Holes are appearing in the magical protections the royal family has safeguarded for millenia. Worse, Princess TeRhys is kidnapped just as a great Evil is released into the world. She escapes, but should she return home to save her castle and family, or search for the lost races of fae, griff, dragon, and mer, to save all of humanity?
BOOK TWO: PORTALS OF LOST MAGIC
Tale of the Griff
BOOK THREE: ILLUSIONS OF MAGIC UNMASKED
Tale of the Fae
BOOK FOUR: HIDDEN BY PHOENIX WINGS
Tale of the Dragons
BOOK FIVE: BLINDED BY ICE
Tale of the Mer
BOOK SIX: MAGICS MELDED
The Battle for Unity
Miss lalonde's second grade holiday capers
HALLOWEEN CAPERS: AMETHYST HELPS A MUMMY
The best magic is Kindness.
The class helps save Sir Jeremy from his curse to be stuck in the basement and learn of the treasure of Live Oak Learning Center.
HALLOWEEN CAPERS: EMERALD SPELLS THREE WITCHES
The best magic is Intelligence.
The class helps the witches spell and earn their stolen map back.
HALLOWEEN CAPERS: RUBY FINDS THE PIRATE GHOST
The best magic is Compassion.
The class locate the treasure chest and offer a home to pirate Rocky Porter.
HALLOWEEN CAPERS: SAPPHIRE SAVES THE SINKING SKELETONS
The best magic is Integrity.
They may not like skeletons, but the class still helps them and are rewarded with a skeleton key to their treasure chest.
HALLOWEEN CAPERS: TOPAZ TRIPS OVER TWENTY BLACK CATS
What is the school's treasure?
The class helps calm the scared black cats that keep multiplying in their classroom to find out.
CHRISTMAS CAPERS: THE DRAGONS ARE MISSING
When the classroom guardian dragons are missing, only a single snowflake serves as a clue.
CHRISTMAS CAPERS: CANDY CANE FOREST
The class sets off to find their dragons and must settle a dispute between the gingerbread men and reindeer.
CHRISTMAS CAPERS: SANTA'S WORKSHOP
Could Miss LaLonde really be Santa's daughter? The class visits his workshop and a few tricks to help them find the dragons.
CHRISTMAS CAPERS: THE MAGIC OF MELE KALIKIMAKA
Off to Hawaii to rescue the dragons from those three witches who can't spell!
CHRISTMAS CAPERS: GOING HOME
Was the mission a success? Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas!
HEART CAPERS: LOVE LETTERS
A love letter from long ago arrives for Sir Jeremy on Valentines Day.
HEART CAPERS: THE SEARCH FOR EMILY ANNE
The class decides to help Sit Jeremy find his lost love.
HEART CAPERS: EASTER EGG RIDDLES
The Easter Bunny leaves Easter Egg Riddles in the search for Emily Anne.
HEART CAPERS: THE BATTLE FOR EMILY ANNE
They defeated witches, but can they defeat the rogue Easter Bunny?
LAST DAY CAPERS: THE PIRATE SHIP
Nobody wants school to end when Miss LaLonde is the teacher! The class plans one last trip.
LAST DAY CAPERS: MERMAID ISLAND
Watch out for those tricky mermaids! But everyone will be ready for third grade since they learned so much about being good people in Miss LaLonde's second grade class.
KC Carter mysteries
A WEREWOLF IN MY BACKYARD
KC Carter must defend herself when all the neighborhood tennis balls start showing up in her backyard. Was it a dracula? A werewolf? There were pawprints and hair left at the scene...
A CHUPACABRA ATE FAITH'S KITTENS
KC and her friend Mateo are kitten-sitting when they hear something awful howling. They must save the kittens from the chupacabra, or maybe it's a ghost? Whatever it is, it howls loudly!
SANTA'S MISSING REINDEER
KC and Mateo must track down Santa's missing reindeer. What else could have left those tracks in the snow? If they fail - will Christmas even happen?
miscellaneous titles
THE MYRRDDYN'S CURSE
WORK IN PROGRESS
Zabet didn't mean to kill the sorceress, who happened to be the daughter of the Myrrddyn. She was only protecting herself. But now, she's bonded to the sorceress' dragon, her mother has sold her to the caravan heading south, and, oh right, I mean, what else could go wrong? Funny you should ask... the merlin has cursed her for just that... That anything that can go wrong will go wrong.
MYSTI CLAY AND THE VAMPIRE'S SCEPTER
WORK IN PROGRESS
The Henry Clay and Andrew Jackson families have feuded since the 1860s, but even before that, the Clays battled with the vampire Viktor Thorne and defeated him. Prophecy says Viktor will return one day, so the Clay family has been spelled to forget their magical heritage. But Millicent Clay has turned of age to inherit her powers, and fate has allowed her into the c.a.s.m. - the Cumberland Academy of Science and Magic. Which is where Viktor Thorne's magic resides...
CHRISSI AND THE PEA
ILLUSTRATIONS IN PROGRESS
Chrissi didn't mean to lose the pea that made her a princess. Maybe if she can find it mommy won't be so grumpy today. Of course, as Chrissi learns, peas don't really make little girls into a princess, nor do they make mommies grumpy, but puppies under beds might. And mommies will love you no matter what, even when they are grumpy.
THE BOY WHO FLEW
ILLUSTRATIONS IN PROGRESS
Ten year old Isaac helps Sir George Cayley build the first powered glider, then becomes the first person to ever fly in a powered machine.
Based on a true story.