List of Published Works

The Diamond Caper Synopsis:

Nothing exciting EVER happens in the tiny town of Alamo, Texas. But that doesn't stop feisty fifteen-year-old Crystal O'Mally from dreaming of becoming a top notch detective, just like her hero. She gets her chance when her dad, the local jeweler, is accused of stealing the town's treasure, a giant pink diamond. However, things quickly get out of control as clues don't add up, the suspect list grows rapidly, and a mysterious shadow always seems to be one step ahead of her. Throw in an overeager "helpful" eight-year-old sister, Emma, and a cute guy who insists on tagging along, followed by a best friend suddenly keeping secrets, and Crystal starts second-guessing her career choice.

However, she's soon in a race against time to find the real culprit before the town plays judge, jury, and executioner with her father. Can she get to the bottom of the caper before he's thrown in jail for a crime he did not commit? Or has her career stopped before it even started?

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Redeeming Fire Synopsis:

Is that how Emily's eyes looked in her final moments? Crying out for help that wasn't coming? Grief and guilt have haunted police officer Jay Preston since the tragic death of his wife and daughter in an accidental house fire five years ago. The fact he was unable to save them makes it even worse, and he considers himself unredeemable. However, he has to face the past when he responds to a house fire and finds there's a child trapped inside. He tries to wait for fire and rescue, but they won't make it in time. Forced to make a split-second decision, he enters the home and is instantly overwhelmed by guilt and the terror of reprising his previous failure. Just when he's about to give up, his wife and daughter appear. But...they're dead. He chalks it up to smoke hallucinations, yet, the pair won't leave him alone. Will he find the child in time? Or will the ghosts from his past make him repeat history all over again?

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Curse of the Dragon's Flame
(The Hoffman Brothers Mysteries Book 1) Synopsis:

Consider yourselves cursed by the dragon’s fire' was a message siblings Justin and Nathan Hoffman didn't pay much attention to. Especially since their father was a police detective, those 'threatening notes' were a dime a dozen. But when their dad is almost killed in a supposed hit-and-run, and further attempts are made on his life, the twins wonder if there's more to this note than meets the eye. Warning messages with flame-spewing dragons start appearing all over town, and peoples' lives are thrown into complete chaos. Is there really something to this curse? Justin and Nathan don't waste time finding out, especially when they become the dragon's next victims.

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The Day Please Slept In Synopsis:

Day after day, Robbie's words line up, waiting for their turn to be used. However, no matter how patient he is, Please never gets his turn. One day, Please decides not to join the line of other words, but rather stay in bed. However, that's the day Grandma comes over and her rule is, "If you don't say please for what you want, then you won't get it." What's Robbie to do when he tries, but can't say please? Will he ever be able to say it? Will Please rejoin the line or stay in bed forever?

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