Here you'll find
stories that were written for an online audience only, as well as some of the
unedited, rough draft versions of tales that later became published novels. They
are free here for your enjoyment. Please note, however, that the final book versions
of my stories generally contain additional scenes/text/changes, etc., not found
in the online versions.
A
Best Friend's Magic
Do you believe in magic? Join a very youthful Xena and
Gabrielle in this children's tale about a fairy, faith, and the power of friendship.
Alias
Smith and Jones (with T. Novan)
Two con women are conned themselves and set
out on a mission to give back a lifetime of ill-gotten gains. In this off-the-wall
comedy where the insane collides with the divine, Delilah and Dixie figure out
that going 'straight' isn't as easy as it looks.
Soul
Searching (with T. Novan)
Realizing yet again that running a country is nowhere
as thrilling as over-running one, Xena the Conqueror slips away from her castle
to travel unfettered through the empire she rules with an iron fist. Her spur-of-the-moment
decision turns out to be a date with destiny -- in the form of a gritty inn worker
determined to do whatever it takes to support her child.
You've
Got Scrolls (with T. Novan and Fanatic)
What do you get when you combine the
talents of three of the best in the fanfic business? You get a hilarious look
at the first e-mail list!
Connections
(with RSAWest)
An attorney's first venture into criminal law leads her on
an investigation where she encounters an interesting psychologist who changes
her life
Crimson
Snow
In this sequel to "Connections," a
former patient threatens Amanda and the people she loves.
Bewitched
(with SX Meagher)
Two friends travel to Ireland to vacation and explore the folklore of this ancient
land. What happens when jealously, lust, and magic collide? Find out in this
Halloween tale.
Cobb
Island
When ghostbuster Kayla Redding meets linguist Olivia Cobb through their
younger siblings, Doug and Marcy, sparks fly. While visiting the Redding
ancestral home for the weekend, the foursome struggle to discover the dark
secrets of the Cobb Island and its mysterious house. Along the way, a
centuries old mystery is unearthed.
Echoes
From the Mist
The sequel to Cobb Island finds Kayla and Liv ghost hunting
in Scotland and finding out more about the mysterious Bridget and Faylinn's history.
The
Road to Glory (co-written by T. Novan)
When Leigh Matthews finds herself lost due to an unexpected detour in her normal
trucking route, she ends up in the middle of nowhere. As soon as she lays eyes
on RJ Fitzgerald, however, a beautiful and intriguing handyman for a lonely country
diner, she realizes that nowhere can be a very interesting place.
The
Last Train Home
Starting out in the slums of the Lower Eastside of Manhattan, The
Last Train Home follows the adventures of Virginia Chisholm, a young factory
worker, and Lindsay Killian a drifter who fills her days riding the rails, as
they journey to reclaim Ginny's family. Thrown together by fate and tragedy,
Lindsay and Ginny build a solid friendship strong enough to endure the trials
of an impoverished existence in 1890s America and a quest from which neither
one will back down. It's those same bonds that form the basis of a tender, and
very unexpected, romance.
Madam
President with T. Novan
It's the year 2020, and the future is here at last. America has its
first woman president, Devlyn Marlowe. President Marlowe, a compelling woman
of heart, mind and spirit wants her term in office chronicled, and she wants
it done by an author whose voice has always captured her, Lauren Strayer.
First
Lady with T. Novan
In the sequel to Madam
President we learn the trials and tribulations of trying to maintain a relationship,
merge a family and still have time to be the leader of the free world.
The Story
of Me
Two women join in a crazy scheme for petty revenge, which leads
them on a chaotic road-trip to Las Vegas.
Unbreakable
Five women - four decades. Can the bonds of
friendship and love weather the challenges?
Castaway
In this wild parody where "Survivor" meets "Gilligan's Island" in "The
Twilight Zone," sixteen men and women are stranded on a remote tropical
paradise with an intrusive camera crew and a psychotic producer. There, they
fight for survival, TV ratings and a million dollar prize. The winner in anyone
who loves thrill-a-minute misadventures, hot monkey sex, and gut-busting laughs.
