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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. |
| 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) 2008 135,000 words, complete |
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 an 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 an excerpt
| This picture is by one of my favorite artists, Heise. Click on the picture to see more of her fantastic work. And no, that's not a girl he's holding. |
| 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
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 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
Veldyn
