Illumination Book Awards Winner Her family’s voyage from South Carolina turns ugly when the ship’s captain maroons Lilyan and her family on an island along North Carolina’s Outer Banks. There, the family is captured by pirates and taken to a secret island hideout where they witness a mock trial and a hanging. Forced to rebuff […]

“In 1981, I became the proud possessor of my first farm, comprising eighty-four acres (‘more or less’) in Loudoun County, Virginia. Besides the property, the transaction included an array of tractors and specialized equipment for making hay and harvesting corn, as well as a small starter herd of Hereford cows. … It would be a […]

The Grand Opening is set for the Spirits of Texas Inn, and Hannah Duncan has one goal –Go Big, or Go Home! After her uncle gifts her the tiny hamlet of Hannah, Texas, the reluctant owner accepts the challenge of a new career. The town (a loose definition, at best) has one claim to fame—the […]

Talia Caomhanach is the highest ranked female on her home planet of Otron. After two attacks on her people on Earth, she agrees to meet with the liaison of the American Military over the Exchange House Program. Knowing Elio is her mate, as an Elite it’s something that is forbidden for her, Talia struggles with […]