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Works in Progress

Works in Progress


Welcome to my creative kitchen!  Here you will find ideas in all different stages of development.  Titles, covers, and synopses are all subject to change and may not reflect the final product.  New ideas are liable to pop in at any time, to the potential detriment of older projects.  A story's current status does not necessarily reflect progress made, probable date of publication, or a promise that it will ever be finished. ;)

With that said, come on in and explore!  And if there's an idea here that really excites you, feel free to drop me a line and let me know.  Who knows, your enthusiasm for a project may inspire me to finally bump it from the fridge to the table!

Front Burner


A Hope and a Future
(Quiet Valor #2)

What will it take to fill her heart's desire?

Emmalie Eben wants nothing more than a forever home with the one man who's never counted her a burden, despite her crippled state. But after the fall of the tyrant and the restoration of Merissa, the obstacles between them only seem to have grown.

When an open door beckons to the life they've longed for, will it fulfill their dearest hopes or realize their worst fears? Can a girl so dependent on others take any part in claiming her dream? And when sinister forces rip the future from her grasp, can Emmalie somehow muster the strength to save it?

Pinterest board (under construction)

A Rock and a Fortress
(Quiet Valor #3)

What will it take to guard her husband's legacy?

Full synopsis to come



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A Hearth and a Home
(Quiet Valor #3.5)

A Christmas novella

Synopsis to come

 

Back Burner


Robin: A Tale of the Greenwood

Restless after returning from the Crusades, Sir Gilbert Witten can't resist the challenge of matching wits with a notorious outlaw, especially with the local baron offering the hand of his  daughter to the man who brings the rogue to justice. But when his search takes an unexpected detour, Gilbert is faced with a choice he never anticipated--one that could change the course of his life forever. 

Lady Marian Fitzhugh has little interest in her stepfather's schemes, as long as she can continue to protect the one person in the world she loves most. When a mysterious stranger appears in their lives, can he be trusted with their secrets, or do his loyalties lie elsewhere? 

As the net tightens around the little band in the forest, can Gilbert and Marian put aside suspicion and secrets and find a way to restore justice for their friends? 

Paths of Exile

When God’s curse is fulfilled, can they still trust His promise?

Rebellious Judah has received her just retribution in the invading Babylonian hordes, but her conquerors take no pains to separate the wayward from the faithful. Some of the captives have taken no part in their kingdom’s idolatry, but their faith will be tried to the limit in the fires of Babylon.

Once arrived in the pagan capital, Joel is sold as a common slave, while his best friend Azariah is promoted to the honors of the palace. With danger and temptation on every side, the boys and their friends must choose where their final allegiance will lie.

According to Plan

Adam’s sacrifice had kept them together, but was it enough to keep them strong?

A summer-long cross-country camping trip is a radical departure for practical Adam Starr, but it may be his only chance to mend the fraying family relationships that have fallen to his care.

Seventeen-year-old Brendan trusts his older brother implicitly, but he fears that Adam is stretching himself dangerously thin in trying to fill their parents’ place to his orphaned siblings.

When tensions mount and disaster strikes, will the family come together to meet the challenge? Or will Adam’s brave plan be the ruin of his hopes?

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Refrigerator


Hope's Story

Genre:

Slightly futuristic medical suspense with a touch of romance

Main characters: 

Hope, a small-town doctor
Dustin, a young man with a mysterious health condition
Jadon, his brother who's ready to do anything to help him
Unnamed, witness protection agent

Jecilynn's Story

Genre:

Futuristic marriage of convenience story


Main characters:

Jecilynn Almira, a secretly old-fashioned girl living in a woman-dominated society
Zed Almira, the brother she'll do anything to protect
Kay Vanada, a doctor who's made a name in his field by defying expectations

A Heart's Cry #3-#5

Genre:

Historical epistolary fiction


Remaning titles:

A Wife's Sorrows (#3)
A Daughter's Worries (#4)
A Mother's Prayers (#5)

Jetty's Story

Genre:

Dystopian allegory


Main characters:

Jetty, a girl struggling to care for her family from the lowest rung of society
Case, Dodge, Star, Tyg, her adopted siblings
Bryan, the young man who took them in
Jonathan, a newcomer to the city on a critical mission from his father

The Butler's Position

Genre:

Historical fiction


Main characters:

Marion Delanoy, a young boy living in a wealthy household who prefers the servant's quarters
Evangeline Delanoy, his aunt
John Harrison, the butler
Astrid Petersen, the upstairs maid

Home for the Summer

Genre:

Contemporary middle-grade fiction


Main characters:

Ryan White, a boy whose recent life has been filled with unexpected changes
Ron White, his adoptive brother, whose dislike for Ryan is as unexplained as it is sudden
Rick White, the older brother Ryan's never met
Bandit, Patch, Rick's dogs

Trey's Story

Genre:

Contemporary middle-grade mystery


Main characters:

Trey Amerson, a boy whose world is turned upside down when he and his sister are unexplainably kidnapped and abandoned in the woods
Karen Amerson, his sunny little sister
Jordan Willingham, an incredibly annoying boy of about Trey's age
Skye Willingham, Jordan's quiet younger brother
Amanda Gray, the Willinghams' young nanny, who's trapped in a terrible predicament

Freezer


Along a Hidden Path; Before an Angry Wind; Amid the Rising Storm

The attempted assassination of Miral's crippled crown prince sets off a chain of events destined to change the kingdom forever.


Grace's Story

A young woman in regency England decides to take on the role of housekeeper for her fractured family.


Jamie McCrae, or, The Orphan's Gift

A four-part story of an orphaned bootblack and the family who takes him in.


Charlotte's Story

A sibling/cousin hurricane survival story.


Hall 13

A dystopian school story.


The Whosoever Will

A group of struggling souls find refuge in an empty house and discover an unusual document left by the owner.

Mixing Bowl


Corbin's Story - A futuristic story about a young man with chronic illness living on a remote space station.

Roy's Story - A nebulous idea based on this prompt: "The princess disappeared in a shroud of glitter."

Eli's Story - On the colonial frontier, a gently-raised young woman finds herself helping a mysterious young man to raise his younger siblings.

Pantry


Random bits and pieces from Pinterest

Grown brothers at odds over the care their mother needs

Lemon zest

A short story based on 1 Samuel 30?


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