My Projects

1.  BIRTHRITE – Young Adult Fantasy Novel

Anna’s Birthrite should have been a blessing, instead of a curse.  But under the General’s bloodthirsty regime, magicians with her level of Power are hunted down and striped of their gift.  In order to survive, Anna must learn how to harness her innate Power before it destroys her.

Click here for an excerpt from BIRTHRITE.

Click here for a synopsis of BIRTHRITE.

2.  The Secret of Cape Mare – Middle Grade Novel

Secrets don’t exist on Cape Mare.  At least not the type that people keep.  Which is why the island’s homegrown mystery is all the more exciting.  The Settlers, the first inhabitants of the island, vanish.  Without a trace.

Kerry and her best friend Mac spend every waking minute exploring the Settler ruins.  They know more about the hidden pathways and crumbly shacks that anyone else on the island.  But when Kerry and Mac stumble upon the island’s secret, they realize some mysteries are best left as they are.  Undisturbed.  They need to come up with a plan to protect the island’s secret, and quick, before the summer tourists arrive.

Click here for an excerpt of The Secret of Cape Mare.

Click here for a synopsis of The Secret of Cape Mare.

3.  Frog and the Three Birds – Picture Book

Frog loves everything about his home in the swamp, except for the three birds.  The birds live in the tree above Frog, and they are not always kind.  Sometimes Frog does not always feel good about himself, although he isn’t sure why.

One day the Hunter comes into the swamp, and all the animals are worried.  Frog watches as one by one the birds are chased away.  He wonders what will happen to him.  There are a lot of things he can not do.  Will he have to leave the home he loves?  Or, will he discover his own unique gifts, ones which allow him to stay?

4.  Elsa and Millie and the Magic Shell – Picture Book

Do you remember the intensity with which you believed in fairy tales as a child?  You searched for clues that they existed because you wanted to see them, because you loved them.  Do you remember the day you stopped searching?

Elsa and Millie and the Magic Shell deals with the inevitable moment in time when reality threatens to replace fantasy in a child’s life.  Raised in the southern lowcountry and influenced by the Gullah lady’s mystical tales, Elsa and Millie spend every morning searching for the elusive magic shell.  However, time has eroded Millie’s faith.  She turns her back on claims the shell exists, leaving Elsa to continue the search alone.  In the end, the sisters must come together in order to discover the truth.  Does the shell have amazing gifts or simply heart breaking limitations?

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