Ivy League Cowboy
Genre: Contemporary Western, 65,000 words; Book one in McCray Landing series
Status: Complete, available for contract
Awards: Finalist, 2008 Heart of the Rockies contest

Dusty O’Donovan, an accomplished bull rider, wants to ride El Diablo, a feisty stud whose owner is offering $500,000 to anyone who can stay on him for a full eight seconds. Too bad his owner won’t let a woman ride him. Zach McCray is intrigued by the headstrong Dusty, who he last saw when he was thirteen and she was six. Sparks fly when they’re together. But will Dusty’s secrets tear them apart?

Praise for Ivy League Cowboy: "I can see myself staying in one place until I read this story from start to finish. Fresh premise and wonderful writing." --Contest Judge

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A Cowboy and a Gentleman
Genre: Contemporary Western, 65,000 words, Book two in McCray Landing series
Status: Complete, available for contract
Awards: Finalist, 2008 Heart of the Rockies contest

Newly divorced from a shallow woman, Dallas McCray isn’t looking for love, unless it’s with a sweet and devoted country girl like his sister-in-law. Instead, he finds himself attracted to the new veterinarian in his small Colorado ranching town, Dr. Annie DeSimone, a transplant from New Jersey. Attempting to make a new life after an abusive first marriage, Annie knows an affair with a cowboy isn’t in the cards. But the fire Dallas McCray ignites in her is more than she can resist.

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Texas Sunset
Genre: Contemporary Western, 25,000 word novella
Status: Complete, available for contract

Jared Redwolf left his small Texas town nine years ago to ride bulls in the European rodeo. Now he’s back in town for his mother’s wedding. Shelby Blake was eleven when her handsome neighbor left. Now twenty and still in love with Jared, she’s determined to have one night with him before he returns to Europe. When Jared realizes that the flaming haired goddess he’s seducing is none other than Shelby, he puts a stop to this nonsense. But can he resist the woman she has become?

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Blood Wolf
Genre: Paranormal, 65,000 words; Book one in Blood series
Status: Complete, in revisions

Recently dumped by her fiancé, Suzanne Wood accompanies her cousin, Ashley, to Scotland to check out the small castle that Ashley’s deceased grandmother bequeathed her. When Damian MacGowan, the son of the castle’s caretaker, miraculously saves her from a gang of thugs, Suzanne is grateful, and allows him to spend the night in her room when he insists, provided that he keep his hands to himself. Damian doesn’t understand why he’s drawn to Suzanne. He knows only that he must have her or he will die. But he has a secret, one that may keep them apart forever.

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Lily and the Duke
Genre: Early Victorian Historical, 100,000 words, Book one in Victorian Vixens Series
Status: Complete, available for contract

Though her sister and cousins are excited to meet the plethora of eligible men at the upcoming house party given by Daniel Farnsworth, the Duke of Lybrook, Lady Lily Jameson has other ideas. An aspiring artist, she’s interested only in the duke’s famous art collection, which reputably contains a piece by her favorite artist, Jan Vermeer. When she sneaks out of the opening ball to search for the painting, the handsome and roguish duke, mistaking her for one of his paramours in the dark, grabs her and kisses her passionately. Can this headstrong young woman reform a renowned rake? Or is it he who must reform her?

Praise for Lily and the Duke: "Quite impeccable writing and good dialog. Excellent description, warmth to the characters, interesting characters, and strong period feeling." --Contest Judge

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A Midsummer Night’s Rose
Genre: Early Victorian Historical, 100,000 words; Book two in Victorian Vixens series
Status: Work in Progress

Lady Rose Jameson knows her place. Obey authority and convention, marry a man of noble standing, and provide him with an heir. Unfortunately, she’s in love with a commoner, Cameron Price, a tenant on her brother-in-law’s estate. Cam knows he can never be what Rose deserves. The sole provider for his widowed mother and two younger sisters, he must work their rented land. When an opportunity arises for him to make a living doing what he loves, composing music, will he leave the land – and Rose – behind?

Praise for A Midsummer Night's Rose: "Kept me wanting to read more. I really wanted to know who Cameron was based on the prologue. I would have kept reading. I enjoyed the entry and thought it was well written." --Contest Judge

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