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Inland
In Inland, an Identical is exactly the same…and completely different. An Identical can also be deadly. It’s a quick trip to Inland. Simply catch a train from Grand Central Terminal in New York City. Your destination will look and feel familiar… but don’t be fooled. Inland is an alternate universe, where your Identical looks just like you. But she is not you. She is different. And different is sometimes very dangerous. For Catrina “Cat” Mitchell, the exciting trip to Inland is a gift from her friends to celebrate her 18th birthday. The trip will change everything for Cat. It may also cost Cat her life. |
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Sycamore Lane
In this young adult novel, fourteen-year old Tallulah White has just moved into a new house on Sycamore Lane. Being the new kid on the block has its perils, but living in this house could get her killed. In addition to the usual "new kid" issues, Tallulah is having trouble knowing whom to trust. Is Maisie, her classmate who lives down the street, really as nice as she appears? And what about Anastasia and the notes she writes on the blackboard wall in the guest bedroom? Is it wise to believe her, considering she is a ghost? One thing Tallulah does know for certain is that she is running out of time. She must discover the truth and save herself before she suffers the same fate as the other children who lived on Sycamore Lane. |
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ORTUS: The Elixir Vitae Adventures (Book One)
Life is an adventure. That’s what their mother always told them. However, thirteen-year old Abigail Link and her ten-year old brother, Quinn, haven’t had much adventure in their lives. They’ve never traveled anywhere. They’ve never done anything thrilling or dangerous…until now.
Abigail and Quinn are forced to leave their home, move in with a grandfather they barely know and enroll in a new school – the prestigious Belvedere Academy.
Then, the adventure really begins. Abigail and Quinn find themselves in a world of mysteries, riddles and danger – traveling across the United States, searching for hidden clues and uncovering family secrets.
Life is an adventure. That’s what their mother always told them. However, thirteen-year old Abigail Link and her ten-year old brother, Quinn, haven’t had much adventure in their lives. They’ve never traveled anywhere. They’ve never done anything thrilling or dangerous…until now.
Abigail and Quinn are forced to leave their home, move in with a grandfather they barely know and enroll in a new school – the prestigious Belvedere Academy.
Then, the adventure really begins. Abigail and Quinn find themselves in a world of mysteries, riddles and danger – traveling across the United States, searching for hidden clues and uncovering family secrets.
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JUVENIS: The Elixir Vitae Adventures (Book Two)
Life is an adventure...and having experienced adventure for the first time, Abigail and Quinn Link want more! Now that they are fourteen and eleven, they’re a year older, a year wiser, and ready for whatever...and wherever…the Elixir Vitae clues reveal. Abigail and Quinn are no longer the new kids at Belvedere Academy, but that doesn’t mean their lives are carefree. Far from it. The new school year brings new challenges, new dangers and new enemies. It also brings plenty of excitement – with adventures that take them across Europe. Can they prevent the Elixir Vitae from falling into the wrong hands? Abigail and Quinn must solve new riddles, forge new friendships and uncover even more family secrets – while still trying to be normal kids. That’s easier said than done, when you’ve been picked for an adventure that could shape the future of the world. |
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ADULTUS: The Elixir Vitae Adventures (Book THREE)
Life is an adventure...and Abigail and Quinn Link are no longer strangers to adventure. They may be just fifteen and twelve, but they have learned from their grandfather that when adventure calls…there is always a surprise waiting for them. Their adventures take them to spectacular places to do amazing things. Sometimes, however, those adventures put their lives in jeopardy. This year, the Elixir Vitae clues take Abigail and Quinn all over Africa for adventures beyond their wildest dreams…and danger unlike anything they’ve encountered so far. Abigail and Quinn are now in tenth grade at Belvedere Academy, and that is an adventure in itself. The new school year brings new challenges, old rivals and surprising predicaments that test the bonds of friendship. These two teens must survive the pitfalls and perils of leading a double life -- as teenagers at an elite boarding school and as globe-trotting adventurers. Can they keep the Elixir Vitae safe from their enemies? |
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SENECTUS: The Elixir Vitae Adventures (Book Four)
Life is an adventure…and adventures are even better when you experience them with friends. Fortunately, Abigail and Quinn Link are surrounded by close friends who share the same secrets. But not all secrets are easy to keep, and some will change their life forever. Abigail and Quinn are now sixteen and thirteen. Life at their elite boarding school is getting more complicated. Making new friends, dealing with bullies, and finding a date for prom are all typical challenges for most teens. Doing those things in between wild adventures in exotic locations is anything but typical. Now in eleventh grade at Belvedere Academy, Abigail and Quinn travel around South America, searching for clues and trying to stay one step ahead of their enemies. However, danger doesn’t threaten them only in far-off places. They find it lurks much closer to home…too close! |
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MORTEM: The Elixir Vitae Adventures (Book Five)
Life is an adventure…and all adventures must come to an end. For Abigail and Quinn Link, their senior year at Belvedere Academy is bittersweet. Five years ago, their lives changed forever when they arrived at the elite boarding school. Since then, they’ve grown up, made good friends, and learned that they are capable of much more than they ever thought possible. But now, classes will end, friends will leave, and Abigail and Quinn must decide what to do with the rest of their lives. Even with all the changes, one thing remains certain for seventeen-year-old Abigail and fourteen-year-old Quinn—they are sworn to protect the Elixir Vitae at all costs. This year, the stakes have never been higher as their mission takes them across Asia. With their enemies are closing in, Abigail and Quinn find their lives are in danger, and family secrets may be their undoing. Will they succeed in keeping the Elixir Vitae safe from enemy hands? Or will they lose it forever…and with it, the safety of the world? |
Winner of the 2016 Jacksonville Magazine Fiction Contest
My short story, The Bench at the End of the Dock, was the winning entry in the 2016 Jacksonville Magazine Fiction Writing Contest. It was featured in the October 2016 issue of Jacksonville Magazine. Read it here!