New Release: Mist and Sunshine
A Suspenseful Story Set in San Francisco
In this sequel to Ice and Fire, the beautiful concert cellist and part-time sleuth, Marie Ingles, and her attorney husband, Ryan, leave the Big Island for San Francisco, ready to start life anew. But the pair are pulled into yet another murder case, defending a Silicon Valley kingpin for murdering his longtime partner.
Is he innocent or guilty? When Ryan’s investigators Billy Bob and Natalie join the case, their evidence points at the client’s guilt. As a lawyer, Ryan struggles to honor his commitment to defend a devious client. Likewise, Marie is hard-pressed to play sleuth, now that she's a cellist with a top-tier orchestra. But when Ryan’s client turns Marie’s life upside down, Billy Bob and Natalie rush to provide protection. Will the team survive another attack?
A Mystery-Thriller
"Out and In hits the ground at a full gallop, brimming with murder, gossip, entitled characters, and more than enough drama to go around..."
—The Clueless Gent Book Reviews
In this emotionally charged mystery, a lovely quarterback’s widow and her top-tier legal team battle a psycho murderer, a meddling maven, and a corrupt offshore banker. A dose of romance and a shocker ending make this an engaging page-turner.
Recommended by: Lone Star Literary Life
A Suspenseful-Thriller Set in Hawai‘i
In this sequel to Out and In: a mystery thriller, concert cellist and part-time sleuth Marie (Donovan) Ingles and her attorney husband Ryan semi-retire to Hawai‘i, only to join an FBI task force. One by one, four international astronomers fall prey to a serial killer. Is he an anti-astronomy activist? Ryan’s team represents two who are charged, only to prove they’re not guilty. But who is? Between investigations, Marie fears her new marriage is at risk—not because of lost love, but the seductions of another woman. Wondering if all is lost, Marie travels with Ryan to the summit of the world’s tallest volcano, only to face a madman who pushes the team one ridge too far.
A Warm Coming Together
Tears of sorrow, tears of laughter, tears of joy—To Leave a Memory takes you on a journey to joyous redemption with a man who made a mistake and had to atone, not only to his psychic Unitarian wife, tech-guru daughter, precocious grandchildren, and supportive friends, but also to himself. The characters of the Ward family will quickly seem like your own.
"A warm portrait of a family coming together to forgive..."—Kirkus Reviews
Backstory: Behind the Scenes of a Famous Film-Thriller
Enter the edgy, funny, and scary world of Backstory—a single mom’s quest for Hollywood fame. But wait: A serial killer is stalking her and her daughter. You'll cheer for this mid-life film school grad who moves to Texas after a tragic divorce. You’ll be amazed by the off-beat characters she meets!
“Telling part of the story with the script format was a very interesting concept. It was different and … entertaining all the way around.” — Judge, 9th Annual Writer’s Digest Self-Published E-Book Awards.