One of These Wylder Nights

FINALIST, National Excellence in Storytelling Award, Best Short Historical Romance, 2024

Betsey Chalmers comes west to Wylder, Wyoming from New York City. Her mission: to help her cousin Joe and his business partner Vaughn discover the location of the legendary Spaniard’s mine, rumored to contain a huge amount of gold. She intends to use seances to help in their quest.

As she and Vaughn work together, she falls for him.

But Vaughn is convinced Betsey is out of his league.

Can they locate the mine while finding the greatest treasure of all: true love?

One of These Nights

After his brother is murdered, Drew Covington tries to bring his spirit back to find out who killed Charles. With little success, and feeling desperate, he hires an assistant to help with his quest.

Violet Moore is excited about obtaining the job working with Drew. But she also knows something about Charles’ demise and is hiding the fact.

Between visits from other spirits and signs that Charles is attempting to reach them, Violet and Drew are falling in love. Can they succeed before the murderer strikes again?

Marquis in a Minute

WINNER, NJ Golden Leaf Award, Best Regency Romance, 2007

Andrew Pennington’s life changes almost overnight when his uncle and cousin die, leaving him as the next Marquis of Whitbury. Now, to his surprise and chagrin, he is the most sought-after bachelor in London.

Justine Rawlings comes from a noble family. Her younger sister, Charlotte, wants to hurry and marry her sweetheart. But Justine’s father insists she must follow custom and get married first. To prevent her sister from eloping, Justine decides to find a fake fiancé—fast!

It seems like the perfect plan, and what could be better for these two family friends than to fake an engagement to solve their mutual dilemmas?

But their problems are far from over. Someone is threatening Justine even as she finds herself falling in love with her fiancé. As attempts on Justine’s life escalate, Andrew becomes increasingly alarmed.

Andrew and Justine must face their true feelings for each other—before it’s too late!