The Standalone Novels
Young Adult
The Tattered Gloves
Head down.
Don’t look up.
Never make eye contact.
Those were the words I lived by growing up, the words that protected me in a house where men frequented, but did not stay. But, even with all the rules and warnings, I couldn’t keep them all away.
I couldn’t keep him away.
Hoping to leave behind the shattered life of my past, I find myself in a small town, with an aunt I’ve never met and at a school I loathe.
But soon I learn, not everything in this world is as black and white as I’ve determined. Sometimes those we are so quick to judge need a second or third time to make a first impression.
And often, there are friendships and even love—real love, waiting just around the corner, if we are brave enough to take that first step.
Am I brave?
Or will I hide behind these tattered gloves of mine forever?
Young Adult
The Tattered Gloves
Head down.
Don’t look up.
Never make eye contact.
Those were the words I lived by growing up, the words that protected me in a house where men frequented, but did not stay. But, even with all the rules and warnings, I couldn’t keep them all away.
I couldn’t keep him away.
Hoping to leave behind the shattered life of my past, I find myself in a small town, with an aunt I’ve never met and at a school I loathe.
But soon I learn, not everything in this world is as black and white as I’ve determined. Sometimes those we are so quick to judge need a second or third time to make a first impression.
And often, there are friendships and even love—real love, waiting just around the corner, if we are brave enough to take that first step.
Am I brave?
Or will I hide behind these tattered gloves of mine forever?
Nighttime was supposed to be a safe place for children. When the monsters under the bed and the nightmares came, your brave parents would come in and banish them away, like the heroes you always imagined them to be.
But there were never any heroes in my stories.
And the monsters always kept coming.
Willow Fairchild
The Tattered Gloves
Contemporary
Fraud
Whoever coined the phrase “Love at first sight” was a total loser.
The first time I laid eyes on Kate O’Malley with that shy, timid beauty – the only thing I felt was pure satisfaction. She was the world’s most famous author, hiding in plain sight. And me? I was the guy about to blow her cover.
Love at second glance? Third? Maybe even fourth?
Now that’s something I could get on board with. The longer I hung around Kate, trying to get to the bottom of why such a brilliant woman would hide in the shadows rather than step into the spotlight of her success… I couldn’t help but fall under her spell.
But, there is one slight problem to this story. We’re both pretending to be someone else.
So how do two frauds find their happily ever after?
Contemporary
The Affair
There are some paths in your life you’re never meant to take.
Yet, by some twist of fate, you find yourself on the forbidden road all the same.
Those are the words I stumble upon when I unearth a hidden journal that once belonged to my grandmother.
A hidden journal that details a heartbreaking affair with her husband’s brother. It’s a family secret I’m unprepared to deal with, especially when my own life begins to parallel hers.
Sawyer Gallagher was never on my radar. The moment I met his younger brother, I was taken. Done for. Love-drunk.
But, some things aren’t meant to last and at the age of thirty-three, I find myself divorced, penniless and living with my parents. When Sawyer stops by our family’s antique store, asking for a job, I figure: Why the heck not? Life can’t get much worse.
It doesn’t take long to realize just how different the Gallagher brothers are. Sawyer is kind, supportive, and, oh, did I mention sexy as hell?
In a small town like ours, I can’t help but ask myself…
Can I fall for my former brother-in-law?
Or is this just history repeating itself?
Contemporary
The Affair
There are some paths in your life you’re never meant to take.
Yet, by some twist of fate, you find yourself on the forbidden road all the same.
Those are the words I stumble upon when I unearth a hidden journal that once belonged to my grandmother.
A hidden journal that details a heartbreaking affair with her husband’s brother. It’s a family secret I’m unprepared to deal with, especially when my own life begins to parallel hers.
Sawyer Gallagher was never on my radar. The moment I met his younger brother, I was taken. Done for. Love-drunk.
But, some things aren’t meant to last and at the age of thirty-three, I find myself divorced, penniless and living with my parents. When Sawyer stops by our family’s antique store, asking for a job, I figure: Why the heck not? Life can’t get much worse.
It doesn’t take long to realize just how different the Gallagher brothers are. Sawyer is kind, supportive, and, oh, did I mention sexy as hell?
In a small town like ours, I can’t help but ask myself…
Can I fall for my former brother-in-law?
Or is this just history repeating itself?
“What are we doing here, Sawyer?” I breathed out, hoping he’d understand my meaning.
“Dancing around something we’re both too afraid to act on,” he spoke low, and his voice was filled with an intensity that sent sparks up my spine.
“I’m not a very good dancer,” I finally said, meeting his gaze.
I felt his hand tighten around my waist, and his head bent dangerously close to my own.
“Me either, but I’m willing to take a chance on the right partner.”
Elle & Sawyer
The Affair
Coming Up...
I hated Rian Ivers from the moment we met. I’d seen his posters around town, promising a bright future if he was elected mayor, but the man I met was anything but.
When he stormed into my office, tall and brooding, accusing me of bad parenting? Well, let’s just say, I enjoyed showing him the door.
I thought that would be the last we’d see of each other, but when he showed up at my diner the next day, seeking a job for his troubled daughter, I wondered if my first impression might need a second chance.
I wasn’t looking for love. I was perfectly happy with my life just the way it was. But, the more I got to know the man behind the cheesy campaign slogans and the stuffy suits, the more I began to wonder…
Was this meant to be, or was it just another foolish happenstance?
Check back for updates.
Coming Up...
I hated Rian Ivers from the moment we met. I’d seen his posters around town, promising a bright future if he was elected mayor, but the man I met was anything but.
When he stormed into my office, tall and brooding, accusing me of bad parenting? Well, let’s just say, I enjoyed showing him the door.
I thought that would be the last we’d see of each other, but when he showed up at my diner the next day, seeking a job for his troubled daughter, I wondered if my first impression might need a second chance.
I wasn’t looking for love. I was perfectly happy with my life just the way it was. But, the more I got to know the man behind the cheesy campaign slogans and the stuffy suits, the more I began to wonder…
Was this meant to be, or was it just another foolish happenstance?
Check back for updates.
