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| Welcome to my books page. These are all novels I'm seeking representation for. These books all take place in the same world, and are listed chronologically by events. |
| Veldyn 110,000 words 2004, undergoing rewrites |
Prince Veldyn of the Seraphs is cursed with prescience; he can see the future,
nightmarish visions in which his brother and nephews lie slain and the rest of his
people turned into slaves and taken to a distant shore. He's desperate to rid
himself of these visions, even if it means killing himself to do it.
Lord Maddren still speaks the ancient, forgotten tongue of the Seraphs, and may
be Veldyn's only hope to tame his telepathic gifts. For Maddren's son, the
outspoken and impatient Healer Feisal, Veldyn is the chance he needs to prove to
his colleagues that healing takes more than the telepathic gift of dennar. He
saves Veldyn's life by employing every innovative technique he knows; herbalry,
touch, and love.
Torn by loyalty to his only living relative, his brother King Arwyn, and nearly
driven insane by the pressures placed on him by the Lord of the Wind, Veldyn
must decide which claims the higher loyalty—his brother and family, his lover, or
his god and the future of his country.
Read an excerpt
nightmarish visions in which his brother and nephews lie slain and the rest of his
people turned into slaves and taken to a distant shore. He's desperate to rid
himself of these visions, even if it means killing himself to do it.
Lord Maddren still speaks the ancient, forgotten tongue of the Seraphs, and may
be Veldyn's only hope to tame his telepathic gifts. For Maddren's son, the
outspoken and impatient Healer Feisal, Veldyn is the chance he needs to prove to
his colleagues that healing takes more than the telepathic gift of dennar. He
saves Veldyn's life by employing every innovative technique he knows; herbalry,
touch, and love.
Torn by loyalty to his only living relative, his brother King Arwyn, and nearly
driven insane by the pressures placed on him by the Lord of the Wind, Veldyn
must decide which claims the higher loyalty—his brother and family, his lover, or
his god and the future of his country.
Read an excerpt
| Stray (Seton Hill thesis novel) 2006 135,000 words, undergoing edits This book is for mature audiences only. |
Healer Feisal is framed for a brutal murder after he rescues Orossy, a male
cross-dresser on the run from an obsessive patron. Stripped of his psychic healing
talents because it was the cause of the murder, Feisal must find a way to clear his
name, get his talents back, and keep Orossy safe while helping him with his other
problems: headaches, memory loss, and the frightening realization that his sexy
female alter ego may be more real than they think.
Read a PG-13 excerpt
cross-dresser on the run from an obsessive patron. Stripped of his psychic healing
talents because it was the cause of the murder, Feisal must find a way to clear his
name, get his talents back, and keep Orossy safe while helping him with his other
problems: headaches, memory loss, and the frightening realization that his sexy
female alter ego may be more real than they think.
Read a PG-13 excerpt
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| No Need for Words 115,000 words 2005, undergoing rewrites |
Lord Governor Maddren is surprised to find a boy huddling outside of his arboretum
who can't speak and seems unable to interact with the world around him. When
Maddren invites him inside, he discovers that Lerryn possesses a rare telepathic gift
that allows him to understand the nature and uses of plants and herbs.
But Maddren and his people aren't the only ones with a use for Lerryn's talents.
Tomak, a spy from the enemy Lycenians, wants to use Lerryn's abilities to
manufacture a poison and be rid of Maddren and his people forever.
Read an excerpt
who can't speak and seems unable to interact with the world around him. When
Maddren invites him inside, he discovers that Lerryn possesses a rare telepathic gift
that allows him to understand the nature and uses of plants and herbs.
But Maddren and his people aren't the only ones with a use for Lerryn's talents.
Tomak, a spy from the enemy Lycenians, wants to use Lerryn's abilities to
manufacture a poison and be rid of Maddren and his people forever.
Read an excerpt
| The Cousin of the Wind trilogy 280,000+ words 2001-2002 |
Cousin of the Wind
Nadeer, an orphan raised at the Four Winds Monastery for healing, has known for years that he
doesn’t belong. None of the other apprentices can heal injuries with their mind alone, and none
of them can feel the agony their patients are in. When he heals Eryk, a black-winged Seraph on
the run from the Lycenian slave-traders, the two are linked together in a mental bond that
leaves them constantly aware of each other. They leave Four Winds to find help, but will they be
able to survive their bond—and each other—in order to find the answers they need?
Read an excerpt
Nadeer, an orphan raised at the Four Winds Monastery for healing, has known for years that he
doesn’t belong. None of the other apprentices can heal injuries with their mind alone, and none
of them can feel the agony their patients are in. When he heals Eryk, a black-winged Seraph on
the run from the Lycenian slave-traders, the two are linked together in a mental bond that
leaves them constantly aware of each other. They leave Four Winds to find help, but will they be
able to survive their bond—and each other—in order to find the answers they need?
Read an excerpt
Cousin of the Earth
Nadeer has finally found his people and his grandfather, Lord Governor Maddren of the Asteri. It
should be a time of safety and learning, but Nadeer is terrified of using his Healer's gift. To make
things worse, Nadeer is physically attracted to the Seraph Eryk, but Eryk doesn't share the same
feelings. Eryk does his best to ignore Nadeer, believing that Nadeer should be able to fend for
himself despite the mental bond they share. After all, Eryk is working hard at his own studies,
weapons training and diplomacy, and can't understand why Nadeer could so blatantly abuse and ignore
the gifts his goddess has given him.
Nadeer is under so much pressure from Eryk and from trying to live up to the legacy of his father,
the famous Healer Feisal, he seeks solace in arrenswort, an addictive drug that deadens his telepathic
dennar and allows him to continue his apprenticeship at the Infirmary. In an attempt to help, Lord
Maddren assigns Nadeer a tutor, the enigmatic Master Herbalist and Healer, Lerryn. Much as he
hates using his dennar at all, Nadeer soon finds that the Healer, and not his cures, may be exactly
what he needs.
As for Eryk, he's about to learn that no place, even the peaceful human territory of tyr Aster, can
keep him safe from his enemies.
Read an excerpt
Nadeer has finally found his people and his grandfather, Lord Governor Maddren of the Asteri. It
should be a time of safety and learning, but Nadeer is terrified of using his Healer's gift. To make
things worse, Nadeer is physically attracted to the Seraph Eryk, but Eryk doesn't share the same
feelings. Eryk does his best to ignore Nadeer, believing that Nadeer should be able to fend for
himself despite the mental bond they share. After all, Eryk is working hard at his own studies,
weapons training and diplomacy, and can't understand why Nadeer could so blatantly abuse and ignore
the gifts his goddess has given him.
Nadeer is under so much pressure from Eryk and from trying to live up to the legacy of his father,
the famous Healer Feisal, he seeks solace in arrenswort, an addictive drug that deadens his telepathic
dennar and allows him to continue his apprenticeship at the Infirmary. In an attempt to help, Lord
Maddren assigns Nadeer a tutor, the enigmatic Master Herbalist and Healer, Lerryn. Much as he
hates using his dennar at all, Nadeer soon finds that the Healer, and not his cures, may be exactly
what he needs.
As for Eryk, he's about to learn that no place, even the peaceful human territory of tyr Aster, can
keep him safe from his enemies.
Read an excerpt
Cousin of the Sea
Eryk and Nadeer can no longer hide in tyr Aster and be safe. Eryk is growing restless; he may be
the last surviving member of the devastated Seraphic royal family, and much as he hates his
desert homeland and his people, he wants to wrest it back from the half-brother who's stolen the
throne and allied himself with the Lycenians, human invaders from the sea and distant relatives
of both Seraphs and Asteri.
As a compromise, Eryk takes Nadeer back to his childhood home, the monastery of Four Winds.
To Eryk's surprise, he finds several of his elder half-brothers and his blood-brother, Cadvyr,
blind and dejected after his own mistreatment by the Lycenians. They've all sought refuge at
Four Winds and are biding their time until they have enough strength to attack the Lycenians
and reclaim their homeland.
Their plans are shattered when Nadeer is kidnapped and held prisoner in the desert. Eryk's life
is also at stake; through their mental bond, he knows Nadeer is being tortured and if Nadeer
dies, so will he. Measures away, Lord Maddren senses Nadeer's agony and rides with his guards to
help, but will they be in time to save the ones he loves?
Read an excerpt
Eryk and Nadeer can no longer hide in tyr Aster and be safe. Eryk is growing restless; he may be
the last surviving member of the devastated Seraphic royal family, and much as he hates his
desert homeland and his people, he wants to wrest it back from the half-brother who's stolen the
throne and allied himself with the Lycenians, human invaders from the sea and distant relatives
of both Seraphs and Asteri.
As a compromise, Eryk takes Nadeer back to his childhood home, the monastery of Four Winds.
To Eryk's surprise, he finds several of his elder half-brothers and his blood-brother, Cadvyr,
blind and dejected after his own mistreatment by the Lycenians. They've all sought refuge at
Four Winds and are biding their time until they have enough strength to attack the Lycenians
and reclaim their homeland.
Their plans are shattered when Nadeer is kidnapped and held prisoner in the desert. Eryk's life
is also at stake; through their mental bond, he knows Nadeer is being tortured and if Nadeer
dies, so will he. Measures away, Lord Maddren senses Nadeer's agony and rides with his guards to
help, but will they be in time to save the ones he loves?
Read an excerpt
| Third Son 120,000 words 2003, complete |
All black-winged Cadvyr wants is to be left alone and to forget the reminders of his brother’s
death, his duties as weaponsmaster’s apprentice, and the need to care for a newborn brother he
does not love. When Lycenians pirates invade his homeland, Cadvyr is kidnapped and sold to be
the pawn in a high-stakes game of power, and falls in love with Vienne, the human woman
assigned to care for him. Too soon, they are separated, and Cadvyr, blind and alone, is returned
home and forced to face his past. When death is the easiest option, will Cadvyr find the strength
to save himself and the woman he loves?
Read an excerpt
death, his duties as weaponsmaster’s apprentice, and the need to care for a newborn brother he
does not love. When Lycenians pirates invade his homeland, Cadvyr is kidnapped and sold to be
the pawn in a high-stakes game of power, and falls in love with Vienne, the human woman
assigned to care for him. Too soon, they are separated, and Cadvyr, blind and alone, is returned
home and forced to face his past. When death is the easiest option, will Cadvyr find the strength
to save himself and the woman he loves?
Read an excerpt
