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New Release: Love’s Game

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Love’s Game is Now Available!

All he ever wanted was love. Until he found it.

Wealthy. Powerful. Brilliant. Lord Alexander Brighton has everything. Everything except a countess he loves. After a decade of searching, Alexander finally decides to settle for a comfortable society marriage that will provide him with the heir he needs.

Sometimes love is where you least expect to find it.

Lady Rebecca Addington never wished for love. That was far too much to hope for from the society match her family planned for her. Instead, she prays that she can respect the husband they choose for her. Maybe even like him.

But everything changes the night an unholy mage abducts Rebecca and her brother.

Alexander’s timely arrival saves Rebecca, but the mage still has her bother. And only Alexander can find him. As they search for her brother, Rebecca promises herself she is absolutely not falling in love with the cold and aloof Lord Alexander Brighton. Even if he is as brilliant as the gossips say and twice as handsome.

As they close in on the unholy mage, Alexander is absolutely not falling in love with the fierce, independent, and strong-willed Lady Addington. Or so he prays.

The unholy mage won’t give up Rebecca’s brother easily, and he still needs Rebecca to complete his ritual. As the forces of darkness close in on them, only together can Alexander and Rebecca save her brother and end the threat stalking her. But first, they both have to accept the gods’ gift of love.

Ninth book in the Knights of Valor series. Standalone. NO cheating. And a happily-ever-after guaranteed.

Now Available!

Update: I am Back

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You may have noticed the micro fictions have resumed.

I am back.

Mostly.

So many things have happened, but it really is the same story retold. 

I spread myself too thin, then crashed.

While writing is my passion, it has to be to spend hundreds of hours with make-believe characters, it is not my day job. And my day job supports my family. A day job I enjoy. Mostly. It gets a little too stressful from time to time, but I think that is true of all of corporate America.

And true of me.

I strive for perfection and get frustrated when I don’t achieve it.

So, when a slew of things came at me at once, I buckled because I could not do them all to the level I wanted. I needed to step away and take stock.

Finally, I did.

And I recharged myself with time with my family. My daughter and I played the new Legend of Zelda Age of Calamity. If you are a fan of the series, I highly recommend it. I was not expecting it to be so good or so satisfying. And it was fun to be able to play two player with her.

Later, we hooked our laptop up to our TV, and this has opened a world of games for us to explore. My husband has found some interesting indie games, and with Steam, it’s easier than ever to try things we can play as a group.


I have learned we are a family of “pick your own adventure” movie watchers. We like games with story where we can decide what happens, but we want a strong story.

And we want choice. Or at least the illusion of choice.

And we want a happily-ever-after. Do not mess with us on that. Looking at you, Mass Effect. Yeah, I know how long ago it was. And I still haven’t forgiven them.

I was trying to ease back into posting again, and the orb series came to me.

So I wrote it. And now it won’t leave me.

*sigh*

If I had infinite time, it would become its own series. I have some fun ideas for several characters, romances, a hero’s journey, and villains.

I suppose the one thing I’ve never had to worry about is my next project.

Micro Fiction: Lost Love 22

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His kind did not have daughters. It was part of his father’s curse.

But Asche was certain, and she had never been wrong.

His queen had a daughter with his father’s chosen.

It should be impossible, and yet…

He still had a chance.

For a queen. A mate. A chance not to spend eternity alone.