In the Country Dark
Appalachian Thriller
A botched murder-for-hire scheme pits two estranged childhood friends against a reclusive crime lord. To overcome the seedy players of their rural West Virginia town, the duo must navigate a nostalgia-laced trail of past traumas and broken dreams. But small-town secrets and big-time criminals threaten to pull them deeper into the dark corners of the human psyche. The first book of the LIGHT UP THE HOLLER series was voted APPALACHIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR by the listeners of the Appodlachia podcast.
Burning Without Knowing
Appalachian Thriller
The compromised leader of a criminal organization sends his daughter in search of a legendary crime lord. What Shawna Newfarmer finds in the West Virginia mountains is a power vacuum left by his demise. Filling the void are corrupt officials, reckless criminals, and trigger-happy Mennonite Women. With no way out, Shawna must decide to tread the path of her father or blaze a new trail of her own. The second book in the LIGHT UP THE HOLLER series can be read as a standalone novel, or part of the larger series.
In the Morning Hour
New revelations in a dormant mystery force a disgraced newspaper publisher back to his West Virginia beat. In his investigation, Cabel Walsh is set against competing priorities from a rogue apprentice, their wealthy benefactor, an optimistic teenager, and an upbeat stranger accompanying her grieving boyfriend on a tour of healing. When tragedy strikes, the factions must cooperate to stop a ruthless ex-convict from reigniting the machinery of a criminal empire. The third and most current book in the LIGHT UP THE HOLLER series.
Heartspark
Science Fiction / Fantasy Adventure
A bounty hunting team struggles to nab a high-profile target on a planet threatened by a black hole. Complicating matters is a chance encounter with secretive Jonathan Heartspark. The courier refuses to give up his mission to deliver a package to a world already devoured by the singularity. As the group tries to escape, they uncover mysteries of the past that could provide a solution to stopping the calamity from above.
The first book of the ECHO SUITE SAGA series.
Fairchance
Science Fiction / Fantasy Adventure
Displaced bounty hunters flee to Fairchance, a rudderless capital where factions scrap for power. As skirmishes rage and wicked plans unfurl, an unstoppable cosmic entity rushes toward the planet, and it may not be alone in power or ambition. Only the powers provided to the true ruler of The Echo Suite can stop the threats… if the true leader can be found. The second and final book of the ECHO SUITE SAGA series.