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Upcoming Projects
(Publishing dates are tentative - they may be sooner!)
Where's Mom?
Lisa Van Scoy, housewife and mother of five children, on a ski vacation in the Pocono is carjacked in a parking lot.
In Philadelphia, 120 miles away, Lisa awakens with amnesia. An eccentric old woman, Nikki, discovers Lisa and takes her in, introducing her to various patrons of St. Anne's shelter where Nikki works. There, Lisa finds peace and true friends.
The story develops uniquely, through different characters' point of views in each chapter. The reader is drawn in by the question, does she or doesn't she remember her past? Does Lisa remember and just not want to return? Is her new life so much more rewarding that she denies the existence of her real family?
Excitement builds to the climax when she is confronted with a plea from her family in the form of a Web site found on the Internet. Publishing Date TBA
Bridgette's Challenge
A teenage peasant girl in Medieval France challenges an evil landowner to a new type of race, a steeplechase, in an attempt to save the futures of her and her blacksmith father. She rides the stallion owned by the handsome local knight who trains Bridgette about jumping natural hurdles. This historical fiction novel is also a light romance and is suitable for middle grade readers and adults. Publishing Date TBA
To Catch a Horse Thief
Lieutenant Gordon Vintara and his rookie partner, Anna Swan, are called to an upscale development for horse enthusiasts where the stable owner's body is found. The woman appears to have died of natural causes, but Vintara can't be sure until an autopsy is done. When a second person is discovered unconscious at the same stable and four horses are missing, the detectives begin their investigation into unusual thefts that lead to homicides. Soon, more horses from other stables are reported missing and more bodies are found. Is the motive insurance fraud, revenge or something else?
Vintara asks his daughter, Octavia, for help. She is a high school teacher who works with at-risk teenagers. They hope to thwart the youth from a continuing life of crime by exposing them to the challenges of police work. Publishing Date TBA
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