When you look at any picture, do you only see what is right in front of your eyes? Or do you see more? Maybe you can see romance. Or maybe you are someone who reads mystery, intrigue, or even horror into everything you see. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but it…
Keeping secrets is not always a good thing. Lying to others in order to use them so that everything goes your way can be deadly. This haunting story of secrets, love, manipulation, and murder is told from three points of view—Del, the small-town sheriff; Peter, the English teach caught in a marriage that is crumbling;…
Book Four in the twisted and mesmerizing story of Onyx Webb does not disappoint. Each of the many storylines becomes more interesting and surprising. Strange things happen when one is no longer with the living. Onyx Webb is put on trial for the murder of her husband. How is she supposed to appear in court…
Heart Strings is my first novel. I began writing it as a hobby but decided last summer to get serious, finish the book, and publish it. It’s been an exciting journey. I can’t wait to complete the second in the series and find out what happens to my characters—some of my favorite people. I played…
Serena McKay is a female detective with an ugly past, but this awful past has made her into the strong and sarcastic detective in search of justice that she is. Three different storylines are intertwined. First storyline: Serena takes on the case of a missing child. When Serena first meets the mom, she notices that…
There is no need to make up a creepy town name for your Halloween tale when there are so many already in existence. One or two of these unusual names belong to a county instead of a city. The states that have cities with Halloween related names are listed in alphabetical order, as are the…
What makes a mystery great? I grew up reading mysteries by Agatha Christie; I own each one she wrote. What about them appealed to me and millions of other readers? How does one write a great mystery? I don’t write mysteries, but I know what I like to read. Below I have listed things that,…
Books are printed works of fiction or nonfiction meant to teach or entertain. No matter what is going on in my life, it is a pleasure to pick one up and get lost in its pages. 1) Face it: there are way too many sensitive people in this world that will get mad at you…
How far would you go to achieve immortality? The story begins in modern-day Cameroon, Africa, then travels back to the Kingdom of Kesmet in 1720 BC then on to modern day Los Angeles, California. I really wondered how the author was going to weave all three places together in a way that made sense, but…
A parent’s worst nightmare is to lose a child. It is even worse when the child is murdered. The parents are left wondering if there is something more they could have done, anything they could have done to save their child’s life. This story is set around the abduction and murder of Billy’s son and…
