Illinois Authors

Warner Books, New York : 2008.

After having to raise her younger siblings, Caroline finally gets the chance to pursue her dream of a photography career, but her plans change when she meets the grieving man who bought her childhood home.

Left in the position of raising her two younger siblings after the deaths of her parents, Caroline finally gets the chance to pursue her own dream of photographing exotic locales around the world when her youngest sibling starts college, but her plans change when she meets Mick Larson, the grieving man who purchased her childhood home.

Warner Books, New York : 2008.

Sheriff Leigh Mitchell is approaching 30 and needs a change. When sexy Will Scott, a man full of secrets, waltzes into town, he sweeps Leigh off her feet, but is soon suspected of a terrible crime, which puts Leigh's newfound independence to the test--Amazon.com.

Warner Books, New York, NY : 2008.

Warner Books, New York, NY : 2008.

Warner Forever, New York : ©2006.

Returning to Tennessee to care for her grandmother, Glory Harrison finds comfort in the arms of firefighter Eric Wilson, the man who rescued her from the fire that killed her husband and unborn child, but untold secrets threaten their newfound love.

Forever, New York, NY : ©2008.

Leaving Philadelphia to build a new life in a small Tennessee town for herself and her troubled, adopted teenage son, Ethan, journalist Madison Wade finds herself an outsider in a tightly knit community, despite the attentions of the local sheriff, a situation that is worsened when a camping trip leads to tragedy and Ethan is suspected of murder.

Forever ; New York : ©2008.

Leaving Philadelphia to build a new life in a small Tennessee town for herself and her troubled, adopted teenage son, Ethan, journalist Madison Wade finds herself an outsider in a tightly knit community, despite the attentions of the local sheriff, a situation that is worsened when a camping trip leads to tragedy and Ethan is suspected of murder.

Warner Forever ; New York : 2005.

Warner Books Inc 2006.

Forever, New York : 2009.

In the hot, sultry South Carolina night, Ellis Greene was the only witness to a vicious crime that left her cousin dead and her community reeling. Now fifteen years later, the man she helped convict is out on parole ... and hell-bent on revenge.

Forever, New York : 2009.

In the hot, sultry South Carolina night, Ellis Greene was the only witness to a vicious crime that left her cousin dead and her community reeling. Now fifteen years later, the man she helped convict is out on parole ... and hell-bent on revenge.

Forever, New York : 2014.

The night was always Abby Whitman's enemy. As a young girl she walked in her sleep, and one night, she started a fire that scarred her sister for life and left Abby with unbearable guilt ... and a loneliness that echoes within her. Now Abby has begun blacking out again--with apparently fatal results. A car accident has killed the son of a prominent family. Even though the evidence seems to exonerate her, Abby is plagued by doubts--and soon by mysterious threats. Psychiatrist Dr. Jason Coble is intrigued by Abby and offers to help her explore the dark recesses of her mind. Through this terrifying journey, Jason's interest turns to passion, and he yearns to give her the love she craves. But first, Abby must trust him--and shed light on secrets that will rock this Southern town and reveal a danger that threatens them both.

Forever, New York : 2010.

The night was always Abby Whitman's enemy. As a young girl she walked in her sleep, and one night, she started a fire that scarred her sister for life and left Abby with unbearable guilt ... and a loneliness that echoes within her. Now Abby has begun blacking out again-with apparently fatal results. A car accident has killed the son of a prominent family. Even though the evidence seems to exonerate her, Abby is plagued by doubts-and soon by mysterious threats. Psychiatrist Dr. Jason Coble is intrigued by Abby and offers to help her explore the dark recesses of her mind. Through this terrifying journey, Jason's interest turns to passion, and he yearns to give her the love she craves. But first, Abby must trust him-and shed light on secrets that will rock this Southern town and reveal a danger that threatens them both.

Determined to get to Nashville to find her mother in 1963, nine-year-old spitfire Starla Claudelle runs away from her strict grandmother's Mississippi home, eventually accepting a ride from a Eula, a black woman traveling alone with a white baby.

Determined to get to Nashville to find her mother in 1963, nine-year-old spitfire Starla Claudelle runs away from her strict grandmother's Mississippi home, eventually accepting a ride from a Eula, a black woman traveling alone with a white baby.