Books
Introducing my novels
My books are published by Storm Publishing and are available on KindleUnlimited and in print, e-book and audio, through Amazon.
Under a Gilded Sky
1874, Missouri: It’s been a long winter. Every morning Ginny pulls on her father’s old leather coat before heading out to tend to the cattle.
Since Ginny and her fourteen-year-old sister Mary-Lou were orphaned she’s discovered that Snow Farm is deep in debt, but she’s determined to hold onto it – the one thing connecting them to the memory of their beloved parents, and their only means of survival alone against the elements
But when a handsome injured stranger turns up at their door needing their help and shelter, he awakens feelings Ginny could never have imagined. Now she has something else to strive for: a glimpse of a life she never dared dream was possible
A novel of courage in the hardest times and hope that lights the way in the darkness.
“Wonderful… I genuinely struggled to put this book down, in the end giving up completely and staying exactly where I was until I’d finished it.” Eva Glyn, author of The Olive Grove, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
To the Wild Horizon
1846, Missouri: In the frontier town of Independence the sound of a gunshot shatters the night. As the pistol drops from her hand and clatters to the ground, Grace knows she has no choice but to leave. Now.
The night Grace shoots her landlord a journey of possibility becomes one of necessity. With no time to lose, she and her younger brother need to join the next wagon train out of town. She has to get out west to Oregon, where she can start a new life with what little family she has left.
Terrified she’s wanted for the murder of her landlord, Grace is certain that, even though she acted in self-defence, no one will believe her. Quickly packing the few belongings she and her little brother Tom possess, they race to join the line of dusty wagons preparing to leave for Oregon.
As they set off, over the perilous Great Plains, knowing the wild rivers and the Rocky Mountains they must cross, Grace vows to do whatever it takes to protect Tom and get them both to safety. She will prove herself capable of surviving the hardest journey of her life.
The Mountains Between Us
1848, California: She was told not to go after him. That no woman could survive alone in gold rush California. That her missing husband was surely dead.
But Grace Randolph knows James isn't just missing, he's being held captive by one of the most powerful men in the territory. And her marriage - forged on the perilous Oregon trail, tested by her husband's war service and the lawlessness of the gold fields - is worth fighting for.
As she saddles up her horse and frets over the plan a final time, she reminds herself she has shot a man before, survived the hardship of the trail, rebuilt their life after a fire destroyed everything they had. She has never stopped loving her husband, even on those nights when he lay beside her, inches away but somehow unreachably distant.
Now she must cross mountains to rescue him - and save her marriage.
“Wow! What a stormer of a read. I was riveted from start to finish...I loved it." Reader review ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐