Fiction

Topping the Willow—Mature Young Adult novel version of BREAKING JOY (2022); available on Amazon in paperback and Kindle. “A troubled teen who caused a car accident that left her mother in a coma finds herself stranded on a Vermont horse farm with a handsome young Christian determined to save her soul.”

True North—Sequel to Topping the Willow; Vol. 2 of The Narrowgate Farm series. “An ambitious teen determined to fulfill her late mother’s worldly dreams for her reluctantly signs on as counselor at a Christian horse ministry—where she finds a higher calling, to love the unlovable.” In revision.

Riding the Elephant—Short story collection. Primarily set in the Northeast in a time frame ranging from the 1960s onward, these stories examine in tight focus how their mostly female protagonists navigate, survive, and sometimes find grace amidst the challenges of their closest relationships. An Eludia Award semi-finalist. In expanded revision.

“Surviving Family”—Short story in anthology Adult Children: Being One, Having One & What Goes In-Between. (Wising Up Press, 2021)

Calvin’s Bird—Children’s picture book. “A young boy whose family faces foreclosure saves a trapped bird and realizes that God’s eye is on every sparrow … and his loved ones.” Text only.