AWAKE AS A STRANGER: A Trilogy

A Psychological Suspense Thriller

What if YOU woke up living in someone else’s body? Alone and Afraid.

“This series is impossible to put down!”

Two women—Treaz, who wakes in strangers’ bodies, and Omani, held captive in her uncle’s Swiss compound—fight for freedom as their paths inevitably converge in this mind-bending psychological thriller series.

Perfect for readers craving unique narratives with “fascinating and different” storytelling.

This trilogy blends psychological suspense with sci-fi elements in a conspiracy that spans continents and consciousness.

POSTPONEMENT

A Cryo-Suspension Domestic Thriller

What if you could place your newborn into cryo-suspension until it was more convenient to bring him or her home?

“A thought-provoking story that will keep you questioning long after the last page.”

In a near-future Austin, Nora Collins helps parents cryogenically preserve their newborns—a technology sparking fierce moral debates that forces her to confront her own past decisions.

When a mother’s choice puts her child’s life at risk, Nora must choose between professional duty and moral obligation in this “compelling read that raises questions relevant to today’s debates about parenthood and choice.”

A First Place Incipere Book Award winner

REMINISCE

A Memory Manipulation Psychological Thriller

If your memories make you who you are, then what happens when you change them?

“A storyline that stays with you long after the last page...where memories become both escape and trap.”

Nick drowns his sorrows, trying to forget his separation from his wife and daughter, when a mysterious woman introduces him to the Parlor—where one pill is all it takes to relive any memory with perfect clarity, every sound, touch, smell, and emotion intact.

As Nick becomes hooked on this bittersweet escape, the line between memory and reality blurs dangerously in this psychological thriller with “an unexpected ending that changes everything.”

PROMISE OF PROTECTION

A Domestic Thriller: Unraveling the Secrets of a Father's Legacy

Joe Tenning thought he knew his father…he was wrong.

“Reminiscent of a John Grisham novel, you experience unexpected twists and turns.”

Joe Tenning has built a successful life as a winemaker in Arizona until a call from a Texas nursing home forces him to confront his estranged father’s death and a deadly mystery involving hidden scientific experiments that could control life and death on a massive scale.

With help from the mysterious Dr. Lillian Kent, he must piece together a puzzle spanning decades in this “prophetic and hopeful suspenseful journey that will keep you on the edge of your seat.”

Author | Filmmaker | Creator

Happy you stopped by!

My stories often involve strong female characters paired with a psychological, sci-fi, or medical element. I write unique women’s domestic thrillers that are quick-read novels.

I also venture into true story books based on real life, such as my book featuring stories from 25 inspirational women overcoming obstacles and two novels based on my brother’s and my adoption stories.

Feel free to poke around my website and see what I’m up to!

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