Works in Progress

Once More, With Murder

World War II hero. Amputee. Medals and difficult memories tucked out of sight and mind, Jack Penny is the resident Detective Inspector in the bucolic village of Buxton-on-the-Water. Passing his time flirting with tourists and avoiding promotion, Jack is content in his simple, single life of community service. Then the wife who abandoned him ten years ago shows up, bringing with her the spectres of his past.

Novelist. Forensics expert. Charlotte Buchanan is taking stock of her life. Stuck on formulating her next mystery and feeling the urge to put her affairs in order, Charlotte travels to Buxton with best friend (and forensic pathologist) Dr. Magdalene Fitzpatrick, determined to acquire the divorce she should have initiated a decade ago.

Best laid plans, of course. Any discussion of formal separation is interrupted by the death of a local Lord — who also happens to be Charlotte's host. Naturally, it appears to be murder. The two women are co-opted onto the case for their expertise, and Charlotte and Jack must learn how to work together after all this time. Will they come to trust each other in time to solve the mystery? After all, there's no way Buxton-on-the-Water can survive both historical drought and murder.

I am currently querying Once More, With Murder!

Holiday Highland Homicide

Blurb in progress. Think ghost stories, Scottish castles, tons of snow, and dead bodies complete with warnings written in blood.

I am currently drafting this novel.

A Mage’s Tale Duology

Blurb in progress. Think Witcher-style world with magic, elves, and calamity. Think kingdoms at war. Dual timeline, dual POV fantasy romance.

Pt 1 is complete and in editing. Pt 2 is outlined.