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Through the Fire: Demon Xemriel and jinni Sahyuri share a connection they can’t deny, and a past they can’t remember. A chance meeting changes their lives forever, and a night of passion brings their memories crashing back. Risky deals with rival demons, stealing power from a magical artifact, starting a war in Hell … they will do anything to be together. Yet they struggle with who they were and what they are, and their quest for revenge could cost them more than their lives.

Novel, working title “Portals”: A young man that can travel between worlds chases the sorcerer who killed his friend. The sorcerer is gathering power, and fatally wounding worlds as he goes. Though not strong enough for the task, the young man and his friends are the only ones with a chance of stopping him.

“Chained” (a tale of Fang Town) (Short Story, 8500 words) Thrown together by their Master, a magic user and a newly turned vampire must find enough trust to get through the night, and enough hope to go on.

Keywords: vampire, magic, Fang Town

NaNo 2008: Of Shadows and Flame – (YA Novel, 53,000 words) The weight of responsibility. The fires of rage. Two lives with one destiny.

Death is missing, and his son Zane has taken it upon himself to look for him. With the help of his sister Ana and his friend Shadow, they travel through both the mortal world and the land of the dead looking for clues. The best lead they have is word of a demon attacking the village where Death was last seen.

In the mortal world, the half demon Tenai is creating a path of destruction, burning and killing as he searches for the men who murdered his mother. He revels in his power, believing that nothing can stop him … until he runs into an apprentice Reaper and his two companions.
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Keywords: fantasy, lots of things on fire, demon, ghosts, pirates, father/son relationships

Marked (a novel of Fang Town) – (Novel, 82,000 words) Laura Souliere wants to die, and she figures Fang Town is the place to do it. When her attempt fails, she comes under the less-than-tender care of Nick, Beta werewolf of Dover Pack.

Nick doesn’t like Outsiders, and he likes people that try to throw their lives away even less. But the more time he spends with Laura, the more he wants to show her his world and that it’s more than the negative stories she’s heard. If he can put aside his prejudice, he just might find the one thing missing from his life. And if she can move past her guilt, she just might find some surprising reasons to live. Submitted

Keywords: werewolves, Fang Town, a cat named Evil, pack society, romance

“Bayou Girl”- (Short Story, 7800 words) After nearly running her over, David offers the mysterious Lily a ride. He’s about to find out just how strange she is. Out for submission. Read an excerpt

Keywords: weregater, American Otherworld

“Given Nature” – (Novella, 16,500 words) Trish is attacked in an alley by a werewolf and Colin saves her from his out of control packmate. To protect her and help her through her first full moon, he takes her to his cabin. Colin is the one with experience, but Trish might be the one to teach him a few things about what it means to be a werewolf. Second draft complete.

Keywords: werewolf, romance

Rising Storm- (Novel, 88,000 words) Domen Meral has plenty to hide, including his name, when he snatches Shalaine from her home planet. She’s just found out she’s the heir to the recently killed Emperor and Empress of the Alliance, and the quiet life she knows is gone forever. Meral drags her all over the galaxy, changing course, changing his plans, and Shalaine soon worries if she can trust him at all. The truth will come out in the end, and it might be enough to end the war that has raged for a hundred years. First draft complete.

Keywords: sci-fi, magic, war, stuck with the enemy

Shattered- (Novel, 79,000 words. Gorgeous ‘cover’ art by Bree of Moira Rogers) Shawn is a werewolf, but that isn’t his problem. His problem is the three months he spent in a lab, and what it’s done to his mind. Struggling with flashbacks and hallucinations, he tries to build a new life. He meets fellow werewolf Karla, and she becomes his anchor to reality. But when her life is threatened, he lets out the worst part of himself — the cold-blooded killer, the man his father always wanted him to be. In the aftermath, Karla leaves him and his tenuous hold on sanity slips. Shawn comes face to face with something worse than a hallucination, and he begins to wonder if giving in is the only way out. Second draft complete.

Keywords: werwolves, insanity, mob, American Otherworld, damaged hero

Crossbreed: Book 2 – Politics is a pain in the ass. Just ask Crossbreed, who gets himself tangled up with the Othercity Council. He has to play nice with others, especially if he wants the prize one of the Council members dangles in front of him. Later he finds more trouble by falling in love with a human. As if lying to her wasn’t enough of a problem, some people from his past show up to make sure he doesn’t get a happy ending. First draft complete.

Keywords: vampires, werewolves, American Otherworld, vampire hunter, supernatural politics, revenge

Crossbreed- Born half vampire and half werewolf, Crossbreed doesn’t fully belong to any world. He finds a bond of brotherhood in Chicago, and love in New Orleans, but again and again he’s left alone. When he decides to hunt his own kind, he makes plenty of enemies, but also some unlikely friends. Hunting vampires makes for a dangerous life, and it’s good to know who you can count on — and who you can’t. Second draft complete.

Keywords: vampires, werewolves, vampire hunter, growing up, American Otherworld, violence