BOOKS

I've had the pleasure of writing in several genres. Check out my Cozy Mysteries for some light-hearted Who-Done-It. Looking for a beach read? Dive into my Contemporary Romance. And you can get into the holiday spirit with a Christmas read.

If you're looking to go deeper, check out my nonfiction. My guide to memoir writing provides step-by-step guidance. And my memoir gives you all the scoop on my early life.

Cozy Mysteries

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Recently widowed police detective, Liam Kincaid is a man on a mission, trying to track down a killer in the sleepy town of Serenity Hills. While citizens of this small town are convinced the murderer is a total stranger, Liam suspects the killer is someone in their midst, possibly a member of the Serenity Hills Chorus.

Schoolteacher, Hannah Larsen, thwarts Liam Kincaid’s efforts at every turn, convinced the new hotshot detective has it all wrong. Just because someone doesn’t get the lead solo in a musical performance or gets scolded for singing with too much vibrato doesn’t make them a killer! Or does it! At the exact moment this amateur sleuth begins putting the pieces of the puzzle together, she finds herself staring down the barrel of a gun.

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Amateur sleuth, Hannah Larsen and Police Detective Liam Kincaid are at it again--butting heads as they attempt to solve another crime in Serenity Hills. This time the victim is eighty-five-year-old Stan Feldick, owner of Spare Parts Hardware. The looming question here is whether Stan's accidents, which include falling down the stairs, being nearly gassed to death, and having his drinks laced with something suspicious are truly accidents.

Let the finger pointing begin. Could the potential killer be the new choir director Stan hates with a vengeance, the new store owner who covets Stan's store location, his girlfriend Stan's added to his will, or maybe even the new tenants at the bed and breakfast who few residents know much about? Even Hannah's new pup, Piper, gets into the mix as they try to solve the mystery before poor Stan plants the other foot in his grave.

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Contemporary Romance - Novellas

Maggie Hanlon gives up her career in nursing to focus on her father suffering from Alzheimer’s. While it’s the ultimate sacrifice a daughter can make for her dad, that unselfish act does little to keep this family afloat financially. Her mother, Helen, shields Maggie from the final blow. The Hanlon family is relying on their local food pantry for support, something this family is unaccustomed to. To complicate matters, Maggie falls in love with an older man; something her mother deplores. As Maggie agonizes to achieve that delicate balance between being a caregiver and taking care of her own needs, a letter Maggie’s father wrote to her just before the disease consumed him provides her with the guidance she so desperately needs.

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Clare Hanlon reluctantly gives up her teaching job to care for her sick father. When her older sister, Sarah, sends her on a relaxing vacation at the beach, Clare willingly heads to Gloucester, Massachusetts for a change of scenery. A one-night stand with a local firefighter changes the trajectory of her life. Aware this man she has feelings for is struggling financially as a single father, raising two boys, she keeps this unexpected pregnancy a secret; something which comes ack to bite her. As she struggles with the decision to let the baby’s father back into her life, the letter from her father guides her into making the best decision for everyone.

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Sarah Hanlon Talbot's world falls apart when her husband dumps her immediately after their lavish annual Christmas party. To add insult to injury, she discovers that all the money her ex insisted they had amounted to massive debt. Only when she begins studying for an exam to renew her nursing certificate, does Sarah discover her inner strength and resolve. As she begins rebuilding her life and finds love again, she's uncertain as to whether she can trust veterinarian Ben McMahon, particularly since he's harboring trust issues of his own. But as Sarah reads the letter her father wrote before the ravages of Alzheimer's destroyed him; she finds all the answers she’s been looking for.

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Chloe Hanlon’s drug and substance abuse has torn the family apart. As she struggles to rebuild her life, it’s clear that Chloe has her work cut out for her. Her relationship with family friend, Luke Owens, proves challenging, given half the town expects Chloe to resort to old habits and disappoint Luke. Not until Luke falls apart one evening as he finally confronts his wife and unborn baby’s death from years past, does Chloe realize how incredibly strong she really is. As she reads the letter from her father, it reminds this fallen child of the unconditional love a father has for his daughter. Daddy believed in her all along, even when she was in the depths of her despair and substance abuse.

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Holiday

Widowed at thirty-three with two young children, Cassie Brennan is about to become another homeless statistic. Desperate to find work, she considers accepting a job working for her husband, Ian’s, former boss. With the rent past due and two hungry children to feed, she’s desperate. But is she desperate enough to work for Jonathan Carrington, the man she blames for Ian’s death?

When ad agency director, Jonathan Carrington spots Cassie Brennan and her children at a Christmas tree farm, guilt over her husband’s death rears its ugly head. Hoping to assuage his guilt, he hires Cassie to work at the agency. As the two become close, he’s faced with a dilemma. Should he continue keeping Ian’s dark past a secret or be truthful and possibly destroy Cassie in the process?

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Like most twenty-six-year-olds, Laney McLaughlin measures her success by the material possessions she's accumulated--thanks to her wealthy parents. Unaccustomed to struggling, she learns a great deal about living on a budget--thanks to her six-month stint as a traveling nurse in Hoonah, Alaska.

Her connection with this small town runs deep, as does her connection with Native American seaplane pilot, Seth Adams.

The two become close, but when Seth questions their compatibility, aware he can never provide for Laney in the way she's accustomed to, he begins distancing himself from her. Because Laney's mother has sworn Seth to secrecy, he's unable to tell the woman he loves the real reason he can't marry her. When the secret's revealed, it's a game-changer.

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Nonfiction

If you’ve been grappling with how to write your memoir, this book was written with you in mind. I taught memoir writing at our local community college from 2022, and the adults I taught had a host of questions regarding how to write a memoir which others would read. Based on those questions, I wrote this book.

The greatest challenge some of you will face is twofold: (1) convincing yourself that what you have to say will resonate with those reading your memoir and that what you say matters; (2) figuring out how to weave your childhood and adulthood memories together in a way which translates into a theme readers will understand. Summaries at the end of each chapter are provided, as well as workbook assignments to keep you, the writer, on track.

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TAKE THREE is Gay Ann Kiser’s memoir about growing up in the foster care system during the 1950s and 1960s. Children can’t choose the family they were born into, and in this case, Gay dealt with a mentally ill mother, as well as an absentee father. This memoir traces the author’s entire childhood and the village of people who stepped in to save her.

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