I hesitate to call them “my” stories as often, I find myself the vehicle through which these ideas come to life. I am privileged to the be first passenger to accompany these protagonists on each step of their journey and to both my excitement and frustration get to revisit, erase, rewrite the steps that carry them to the end of their journey.
Below are my current works, their working titles, and a brief description of their story and status. I hope to be able to share updates as these stories take on lives of their own.
The Hero of the Marshlands Saga (at least 5 books are planned in this series)
Awakened: Book 1-Complete seeking representation
Max, the old relentless magician, refused to give Christian any reprieve from the strains on his mind and body brought on by the Awakening Dream. Exhausted by the physical and mental toil, frustrated by the feeling of helplessness and Max, and frightened and unsure about the person he had become, Christian presses forward knowing that his friends’ safety and the future of the world hinge on their success. Deciphering his dream and finding Oscar before he finds them is the only way to prevent the Sapphire Queen, her Sisterhood, and her other untold legions from invading the world again. Fortunately, everyone but Christian, Max, and their closest allies have forgotten all those evils thanks to a chance encounter with a time traveler. Unfortunately, everyone else doesn’t know they should be terrified should Christian and Max fail.
Like Christian, Max’s frustration escalates. Christian’s lack of success and knowing that he is no closer to freeing his mate from being enslaved to Oscar, Max insists that revisiting all of Christian’s memories from his first encounter with magic–a potion meant for the girl he secretly loved–is the only way to change their fate. Despite the stakes, Christian hesitates knowing that these haunting memories are painful and terrifying.
Left with no choice, Christian agrees. With Max’s guidance, the Awakening Dream ends and replaying his memories begins. He experiences everything he feared and worse as Oscar hijacks Christian’s memories while initiating a relentless assault on Max and his allies. At the same time, his awakened abilities start to involuntarily manifest themselves. In spite of Max’s reluctance to teach him, Christian starts to embrace his new abilities. He refused to be defenseless when Oscar finally came for them. At the same time that a confrontation with Oscar seems imminent, his memories lead him and his friends to a showdown with the Queen.
Awakened: Book 2-Complete seeking representation
Beaten and broken, Christian, Jenny, and Miles find themselves a long way from home as Max’s escape sees them arrive on his home world–a world where magic has been able to bring Christian and Miles back from the brink of death seemingly overnight. Despite being native to the world, Max wasn’t so fortunate. Cursed with a deadly infection, Christian, his friends, and his defacto allies, the Nocto, must race against time to discover a cure for Max’s affliction and heal him before the Sapphire Queen brings a full assault to the Nocto people.
Memories of his time with the Nocto are the most painful of all his memories and Christian allows his doubt in Max’s plan to fester. News that Oscar got to one of his friends, convinces Christian that the only way to stop him, is to give himself up. Max would never agree, so Christian decides Max doesn’t need to know. It is the only way.
If he held any doubt, the memories of the Queen’s first invasion, clear his path and Christian prepares to confront Oscar and bring the threat to an end once and for all.
Books in Development
The Snowflake Medallion-Writing first Draft (Nanowrimo 2017 Project)
Roommates Curtis and Ian come into possession of a Snowflake shaped medallion that has the ability to change their physical appearance. The first use of the device starts out innocently enough, but curiosity, discovery, and a chance encounter with a young woman from United Technologies convicts Curtis to embrace his alternate persona. Before long the lines of where Curtis and his alternate persona begin and end begin to blur and the struggle is no longer about just trying to help the young woman.
The Book Club-Writing first Draft (Nanowrimo 2016 Project)
Every month, 6 women meet to discuss the latest book on their reading list, family, lives, and some even share their hopes and dreams. A suggestion to delve into the work of a local author, brings all of these hopes and dreams, spoken and secret, to life. The local author tells a story from the early 1900s, where a mysterious artifact is pursued by a local millionaire, a mafia boss, and a young woman caught in the middle. Their worlds suddenly changed as their wishes deposited in the “replica” artifact come true!
The Bachelor-Writing first Draft
Think the Bachelor/Bachelorette meets Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.