Emma Watts doesn’t believe in true love. After all, she’s worked for two years in her family’s PI business catching cheating husbands in the act. Then Owen Emerson arrives (while she’s in the middle of a stakeout, no less), claiming Emma has inherited a deceased aunt’s ability to supernaturally match soul mates. Emma wants nothing to do with her aunt’s powers, nor with the frustrating and perfectly handsome Owen Emerson. Too bad she’s stuck with both for the rest of her life.

Owen Emerson is a Protector, a person fated to guard Matchmakers for eternity. A guy who does things by the book, Owen figures he’ll rationally explain her newfound abilities, and they can have the professional relationship he had with her much older aunt. But as he soon finds out, Emma Watts is anything but professional. However, Owen isn’t the only one interested in the Matchmaker. When the supernatural world discovers how to exploit Emma’s abilities for their own, she has no choice but to trust the man who holds her life, and her heart, in his hands.

Irony. Humor (sometimes cruel). Pathos. Metaphor. Fatalism. A dry-eyed look at the human condition. A sense of justice (again sometimes cruel). The power of love. Kindness. Hope. Nostalgia. Orwellian fable/satire. Simple language. A style that is reminiscent of Hemingway.

If you enjoy travel, adventure, and are interested in life lessons and self-improvement, then From Love to War: A Short Story Collection was written for you.

In this book, you will begin by traversing tales concerning relationships and murder, virginity loss, pregnancy, and suicide. Later in the book, rush head-on into war without any clutter or fanfare from someone who has completed six combat tours and is a former Green Beret.

Five years ago, Jane Patterson survived a horrifying encounter with a serial killer. Now, all she cares about is supporting her young son and getting her life back on track.

When she receives an invitation to win a life-changing sum of money, she can’t afford to say no, but the invitation comes with a threat. Whoever sent it knows what happened five years ago …

Jane arrives at the mysterious island off the coast of Wales, but three other people are there waiting for her. Their goals are the same.

But there’s a catch. Only one can escape the maze and win.

The longer the strangers spend with each other, the more Jane realises all four of them are not there by chance. They are there for a reason and have more in common than they think.

Can Jane work out the connection before anyone else and escape? Or will the mastermind behind the maze claim all four of them as victims?

While seeking solace from a broken heart, Savannah Rose travels to the picturesque city of Savannah, Georgia, only to find herself trapped within the confines of romance, murder, and mystery. It is the 1940s, a war is being waged in Europe, and a serial killer stalks the streets of Savannah, targeting young women and terrorizing the city. When the killer sets his sights on Savannah Rose, she must fight to survive, and in an attempt to save her life, she journeys away from the city only to encounter tragedy and more heartbreak. Forced to return home and face the danger that continues to lurk among the shadows, Savannah Rose struggles to overcome the obstacles thrown into her path. Along the way, she searches for healing, discovers the real meaning of life, and finds her one true love. You will be captivated by this story taken from lore and the author’s vivid imagination.

A lot can happen in a weekend . . .

Erin’s job as a marketing executive with the billion-dollar Silver Script Ad Agency has been her life for years. When she finally lands the coveted Smithson Jewelers account, she knows she has finally arrived. Now if her mom would just accept the fact that marriage isn’t going to be happening any time soon.

Jake wants nothing more than to hit it big as an actor in New York City, but when he gets his chance at a big-time role in a jewelry commercial, it’s overshadowed by the fact that his wedding-hungry parents are coming into town.

When Erin accidentally leaves a film shoot wearing a diamond ring and her mom mistakes it for a real engagement ring, Jake and Erin are desperate enough to run with the lie. Now they must figure out how to admit their story is false without hurting their family—or themselves.

A small island in Florida, three brothers, and one summer they never forgot…

I take people’s dreams and turn them into reality. As the most famous home renovator on television, I take broken piles of bricks and beams and turn them into forever homes.

That’s why it sucks so hard to see my dream and know that I can’t make it mine.

But now London Anderson, the girl I fell in love with and who has haunted me since high school, has just inherited her grandmother’s falling-down house. And no one’s better with broken dreams than me.

I swear it’s fate finally throwing us back together and I’m not going to waste this chance. I’m putting it all out there. I’ll get down and dirty, use all the tools I have, whatever it takes to convince her that our first love can be our forever love.

For centuries, the kingdom of Iraden has been protected by the god known as the Raven.

He watches over his territory from atop a tower in the powerful port of Vastai. His will is enacted through the Raven’s Lease, a human ruler chosen by the god himself. His magic is sustained by the blood sacrifice that every Lease must offer. And under the Raven’s watch, the city flourishes.

But the Raven’s tower holds a secret. Its foundations conceal a dark history that has been waiting to reveal itself. . .and to set in motion a chain of events that could destroy Iraden forever.

The Victims . . .

When pregnant Saffron Cutler moves into 9 Skelton Place with boyfriend Tom and sets about renovations, the last thing she expects is builders uncovering human remains. The remains of two bodies, in fact.

The Investigation . . .

Forensics indicate the bodies have been buried at least thirty years. Saffy has nothing to worry about—until the police launch a murder inquiry and ask to speak to the cottage’s former owner. Her grandmother, Rose.

The Witness . . .

Rose is in a nursing home and Alzheimer’s means her memory is increasingly confused. She can’t help the police, but its’ clear she remembers something.

The Killer . . .

As Rose’s fragmented memories resurface, and the police dig ever deeper, Saffy fears she and the cottage are being watched.

The Truth . . .