Minotaur's Lair
MG Adventure, 32,000 words

On the outside, it’s just an old pottery jar, but through this jar David and Julia discover an ancient message about a monster, a treasure, and a people consumed by THE MINOTAUR’S LAIR.  Here’s hoping this duo aren’t its next victims.

Ten-year-old David Sanders and his twelve-year-old sister, Julia, travel with their archeologist dad to Crete, Greece. When Dad analyzes an ancient jar with a secret coded message inside, the mysteries and thrills under the Greek sun heat up—especially after the jar is stolen and their dad is blamed. David and Julia won’t rest until they find the true culprit. And that means entering THE MINOTAUR’S LAIR where dangerous traps could spell their doom.

Readers explore the Isle of Crete, rich in culture, while solving an ancient mystery in contemporary times.

Ghost Writer
Tween Mystery, 50,000 words


What begins as a dream hioliday in a French castle for fifteen-year-old Keira Harding, turns lethal when her fairytale comes to life.

A dark secret lurks in Keira’s family. Generations ago, an enchantress granted Keira’s great grandmother a gift of a pen that brings stories to life. Curse or blessing, this magic changes the past and ultimately the future. Oblivious to the curse, Keira secretly writes an ghost fairytale for Sweet Sixteen's Writing Contest.

But when Keira discovers the truth, it becomes her mission to release the curse and stop the murders at the castle. Between photo shoots for Sweet Sixteen and sleuthing, Keira finds herself wrapped up in intrigue, mystery and romance all within the corridors of Chenonceau Castle.

 Chosen Warrior
 MG Adventure/ Historical Fiction, 45,000 words

Chosen to be trained as a Hwarang warrior whose secret craft of Tae Kwon is known to kick a man off his horse, Sorwon suffers hardships. Yet he is determined not bring his family shame as he undertakes a quest taking him to forbidden caves, ice cliffs, distant mountains, foreboding shamans, and haunted forests all to become a CHOSEN WARRIOR.

But Japanese pirates raid his city and kill his father, which nearly cripples his belief to become a Hwarang warrior. Admist all this, he must outwit his cousin, Dong Kun, who threatens, tricks, and even kidnaps Sorwon's girlfriend. All because a secret from Sorwon’s past threatens to destroy their hopes and dreams.

Sorwon must decide to give up or face these obstacles to bring his family honor, and ultimately save his people.