Atahualpa’s Mummy
The Harrogate Chronicles
Book 1

When Queen Victoria believes Napoleon II, the French Emperor, is after an ancient Incan artifact that grants invincibility to whatever army possesses it, she sends her best agent, Lady Esmeralda Eggerton, Countess of Harrogate, to recover it first.

But Queen Airmed of the Fae, the hidden people of Tír na nÓg, has her own plans for the artifact, sending her half-human Shadow agent, Kinzalynn, on a similar mission.

Though adversaries, Esme and Kinzy must overcome their mutual distrust and work together before the power of Atahualpa’s mummy falls into the hands of Bonaparte and destroys both their worlds.

Your Goyle and Mine
The Magical Underground Book 1

A rebel witch
A missing gargoyle
A deadly adversary

It’s 1921. The Great War is finally over, but trouble is again brewing for Paris’ most defiant witch.

When Father Dominic knocks at Celeste Bérenger’s door asking her to find Eddie, one of the last living gargoyles, she jumps at the chance.

For the last fifty years, she and her life partner, Astrid Tollefsen, have run an apothecary shop on the border between the hidden Magical Quarter with its cornucopia of magical denizens and the mundane streets of post-war Paris. Fifty years of punishment for a devastating natural disaster that wasn’t entirely Celeste’s fault.

But this is her chance to feel useful again.

Helped by her friend, the undead Lord Byron, Celeste’s hunt for Eddie leads her from the casinos and brothels of the Magical Quarter to the Bohemian intelligentsia of Gertrude Stein’s Saturday salons, and into a devious web of danger woven just for her. To protect Byron, save Astrid, and rescue Eddie, Celeste must defy the rules again and draw on forbidden magic…before time runs out for all of them.

A Djinn and Tonic
The Magical Underground Book 2

“Come at once. Carter’s unleashed hell in Egypt.”

New Years Eve,1922.

Parisian witch Celeste Bérenger’s seaside holiday plans with her partner Tolly are upended by a frantic telegram from Tolly’s ex-husband, begging for help.

Leaving the undead Lord Byron in a snit at being left at home, Celeste accompanies her partner to Egypt. There, faced with an ancient Celtic demigod trapped in a scarab ring, and the vengeful spirit of an ancient Egyptian priest hell-bent on destroying those who caused his death, Celeste and Tolly are plunged into a world of cursed artifacts, duplicitous sphinxes, and a deadly conspiracy.

The two witches must rely on their magic, their wits, a pair of independent donkeys, and the unshakeable power of their love to save a servant of the goddess Epona and stop a power-mad priest from conquering a nation.

The Christmas Caper

Two thieves after the same item.
Two outsiders with nothing left to lose…
Except maybe their hearts.

In 1870s London, skilled thief and former socialite Nicola Byrne must break into her childhood home to retrieve scandalous letters that could ruin her late father’s reputation. But Nick’s not the only one interested.

Jack Delacroix is one of London’s best cat burglars, but a man with an axe to grind with Sammy the Smoke Byrne, kingpin of London’s underworld – and Nick’s uncle. Jack also wants those letters, but for his own ends. They’re his ticket out of a life of crime. Security for himself and his two maiden aunts.

After a disastrous attempt to steal them, Nick and Jack find themselves in a reluctant partnership. Hunted by Nick’s ruthless uncle, and abetted by Nick’s family retainer Crichton, and Jack’s elderly aunts, the two adversaries must learn to trust each other enough to pull off one last caper. Will they succeed in getting the letters back? Or steal each other’s hearts?

Restless Natives
An Ellie Gooden Mystery
Book 1

Is this a fresh start and a new life for Ellie?
Or is the Universe just brewing more disaster?

The weekend before her coffee shop’s Grand Opening in the small Wisconsin town of Horizon, former Chicago marketing exec and hereditary Wiccan, Ellie Gooden, opens the back door to her new business… and finds murder.

The former owner is dead in the middle of her kitchen, tied to a chair, covered in syrup and feathers, with a butcher knife sticking out of his chest. A stranger in a new town, Ellie climbs immediately to the top of a suspect list of one.

To make matters worse, someone is vandalizing both her new shop and her new home, and the shade of the murdered man keeps urging her to solve the crime.

As she struggles to launch her new business and salvage her reputation, she digs into the dead man’s past, unearthing long-buried, small town secrets – secrets that have driven someone to kill. And by exposing the past, Ellie could be next.

Office Heretics
An Ellie Gooden Mystery
Book 2

An unwelcome call from Lacey, an old college friend, bodes trouble for Ellie Gooden, long-time Wiccan and proprietor of The Sacred Caff Coffee Shop in Horizon, Wisconsin. Ellie reluctantly agrees to help her friend although it means returning to Chicago, the last place on earth she wants to go.

Sure that Lacey is being the grand manipulator and drama queen she’d always been, Ellie drags her feet getting there, only to discover she’s too late. Lacey is dead.

Chicago PD insists it was just a random street crime, but Lacey’s ghost, who has attached herself to Ellie, violently disagrees. It’s up to Ellie, her best friend Kate, and ex-cop turned PI, Charlie McCallum, to uncover who killed Lacey and why.

As Ellie jumps into the familiar world of sordid office politics at Lacey’s workplace, she unearths secrets that could destroy personal and professional lives. Haunted by her own demons as well as Lacey’s ghost, Ellie is determined to give Lacey the justice her murdered parents never got – and put the hosts of the past to rest.

Forest Outings
An Ellie Gooden Mystery
Book 3

Ellie Gooden is just settling in for her first winter in Horizon when Patti and Earl Mough’s young eco-warrior son Josh stops in town with three members of his organization, including media darling and local boy Link Fairweather.

Everyone is thrilled to see him but what should be a joyful reunion quickly goes south. It’s clear that Josh’s co-workers are a nest of vipers, and worse, his parents are facing a zoning crisis championed by the mayor and his pet real estate developer that could cost the Moughs a sizeable portion of their land.

Things only get worse when Link Fairweather is found dead in the Mough’s north pasture, with Josh’s winter scarf beneath his body. Josh is immediately arrested and nearly everyone in town thinks Josh is guilty.

Everyone except Ellie. It’s up to Ellie to clear Josh of the charges before he’s formally indicted, or her dear friends, the Moughs, could not only lose their business but their eldest son too. With Charlie on hand to help her, Ellie sets out to find the real killer before all hope is lost – or someone else winds up dead.

Fringe Benefits
An Ellie Good Mystery
Book 4

Romance author Lila Lee Merrill, the undisputed First Lady of Love, comes home to Horizon for a book signing at the book shop of Ellie Gooden’s friend, Laura Lincoln.

Fans are lined up, the coffee is flowing and the book signing is a hit – right up until Lila Lee keels over on the floor, dead of anaphylactic shock. According to the author’s personal assistant, Lila Lee was working on a tell-all memoir, that would name names and shames, exposing her affairs with both her local and international lovers.

Ellie – and Horizon’s newest police detective, Charlie – must dig into the town’s smutty secrets to determine who killed Lila Lee before Laura Lincoln’s father, one of Lila Lee’s conquests, winds up serving time for the crime.

Love, Hope & Second Chances
A Contemporary Romance Anthology
Feat. “Apple Blossom Benediction” by Yours Truly

Love doesn’t always arrive when life is easy.

Sometimes it appears after loss. After heartbreak. Or after we’ve convinced ourselves it’s too late. In these tender stories, four couples navigate loss, longing, unexpected encounters, and the courage it takes to dare to love again.

Heartwarming, touching, sometimes raw, but always romantic, this anthology celebrates healing hearts and the beautiful reminder that love can still surprise us.

Apple Blossom Benediction by Nan Sampson
Verity never expected her best friend’s Valentine’s surprise to leave her stranded in a historic colonial house with a stranger. Zach, a charming but unsettled history professor, is equally unprepared for the evening’s unusual setting. Candlelight, period clothing, and a gathering snowstorm create an atmosphere neither can ignore.

When strange events hint that Hathorne House holds more than just history, Verity and Zach find themselves drawn into a mystery that refuses to stay buried. A warm, romantic tale of unexpected connection, secrets of the past, and love found in the most unlikely place.

Darkest of Dreams Horror Anthology
Feat. “The Night Shepherd” and “Illmet by Starlight” by Nan Sampson

Cryptid creatures are born of myths and legends. From centuries past to recent decades, they’ve haunted our collective memories and eluded capture by the fiercest hunters. Step beyond the safety of your home, and you may find yourself face-to-face with a Native American legend, a demigod from old Brittany, or the elusive and infamous Sasquatch.

Their murky origins and disturbing tales will leave you breathless as they infiltrate your mind, answering your invocations and clawing themselves out from the depths of your darkest of dreams…

This horror fiction anthology explores the mysterious, disturbing, and downright terrifying world of cryptozoology with 21 tales written by 17 authors.

Several legendary cryptids appear in these tales, such as Sasquatch, the Rake, the Wendigo, the Banshee, the Jersey Devil, Zombies, the Bunnyman, the Vampire, Baba Yaga, and Mothman. Lesser-known but just as terrifying cryptids join the circle as well, such as the Aswang, the Slide-Rock Bolter, Bugul Noz (the Night Shepherd), the Monster of Lake Bakwansek, the Grunch Road Monster, and the Doppelganger.

If you’re feeling especially brave, crack open this tome and fall into the 21 chilling worlds awaiting you…