Wander Among The Trees

Book 1 of a new series
The job of a Federal marshal is a hard and often thankless one. Long days and lonely nights spent in the pursuit of dangerous fugitives takes a special kind of determination from a lawman and Deputy Isaac Bonds has just that kind of dedication. His duty is matched only by his dogged grit. Deputy Bonds will keep going even as the trail grows cold and lesser men turn back to seek the comforts of home. As the prospects of success look the most bleak, Bonds digs in his heels and gallops ahead.

Now Bonds is on the trail of his most vile fugitive, a man-burner. These grisly murders are the worst crimes Bonds can imagine, almost inhuman in their violence. Bonds follows his suspect’s trail even as he is repulsed by the string of fresh victims the man leaves in his wake. It won’t be easy to catch this killer, he’s cunning and has a head start, but catch him Bonds must if only to avert future atrocities.

As the days of frustrating chase and disturbing carnage mount, Bonds begins to worry he has met his match. Capturing this butcher and returning for swift justice may be a harder then any task Bonds has every faced before. Even as Bonds sets the final plans in place for a trap the man is ahead of him ready to wiggle out of the noose and kill again. Some bad men are just damned hard to hang.

How do you tell your one night stand he’s a daddy?

A second chance with a billionaire? Not for me. Nope. No thank you.
Am I crazy to turn down a man as hot and rich as him? Maybe. But we can’t be together. Not when I’ve kept a secret like this one for the past ten years.
That night we spent tangled up in the sheets together at the heli skiing lodge changed my life forever. Now, the man I thought I’d never see again is sitting across from me at the bargaining table – and it’s my job to destroy him.

My simple small-town life just got really complicated…

A cozy English village, a clueless city girl, and a cat who thinks he knows it all… She can’t grow roses — but murder is blooming nicely. City girl Poppy never expected to inherit a lush cottage garden nursery — complete with a bossy ginger cat, nosy village neighbours, and an eccentric local inventor with questionable safety standards. Given her habit of accidentally killing every plant she touches, reviving the family business is tough enough without stumbling over a dead body among the roses!

Now Poppy must solve the mystery or risk losing her new home and the chance for a fresh start. But who would want to harm a gardener in a sleepy English village? Could her mad-scientist neighbour have something to do with the killing? And why is her long-lost cousin so desperate for her to sell the cottage?

Armed only with enthusiasm, terrible gardening skills, and the help of a very opinionated ginger tom, Poppy sets out to dig for clues. The only problem is: she could be digging her own grave too. If only solving murders were as easy as killing houseplants…

Born into a privileged life in London during the Regency era, all that is required of Georgiana Wyndham is to live a life of virtue and obedience. She fails at both when her father abuses her. Headstrong and high-spirited, though crippled by his severe beating, she remains strong and refuses to allow him to crush her indomitable will. When her father threatens those she loves, Georgiana knows that the only thing that will protect her is a knife through his heart.

Ravenstone is a thrilling, high-stakes saga of self-discovery and forbidden love. It is the first book in a series and what is left unanswered is the central question. We know what Georgiana has been willing to do for those she loves and must protect. But will the price be too high?

One good man, one very bad night
Dr. James Chenda, a middle-aged (and perhaps middling) academic, had always played it safe. He has a house in the suburbs, a few papers that he’s trying to publish, and though his prospects at receiving tenure are 50/50, he’s trying at least.
And that was his life, until —
Until one night he goes to a party alone, and on the drive home he sees two girls in another car flirting with him —

One moment can change everything
One moment, one decision, one flick of the wheel, and everything starts to unravel.
James will find himself enmeshed in forces beyond his comprehension, coming from every angle possible.
And he can’t just go to the police with this, because he has his child to look after.
He’ll have to go deeper to get himself out, to deal with the underworld directly and outwit those who play by different rules, or perhaps no rules at all.