Protecting the human advisor who brought peace to his star system is the perfect opportunity for Vayen Ta’set to make a difference in the lives of his people. But then he learns Anastassia Kazan is only middle management. Her bosses have other plans for the resource-rich Narvan and so do the neighboring Fragians.
Neck deep in Kazan’s world of bribes, blackmail, assassins, Vayen must eliminate the threats to his boss and his homeworld without becoming a target himself. It’s hard to make your mark on the universe if you’re dead.
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The Minor Years: A Narvan Novel
On idyllic Veria Minor, Anastassia struggles to fit into a life she never wanted. She’s lost everything she’s worked so hard for.
According to her
cover story, she’s now an acolyte Seeker, a mother, and wife of Isnar Ka’turoc.
In reality, the Council’s torture has left her with only a whisper of her
telepathy, she doesn’t know the first thing about raising a kid, and the man
she’s stuck with is the same one who ruined her life. If she wants to stay
among the living, she must learn to forgive and adapt.
When the Narvan
unexpectedly falls into Jey and Merkief’s hands, the one thing on both of their
minds is revenge. Kess killed Anastassia and Vayen, but he now has the High
Council’s protection. To make things worse, he’s been awarded the advisory
position for the Narvan’s neighboring system, including control over the
wealthy planet of Merchess, which had provided much of the Narvan’s funding.
Strapped for credits, at each other’s throats, and attempting to meet the High Council’s demands, Jey and Merkief wage a covert battle with Kess. If the violence explodes, everyone will suffer.
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Chain of Gray: Book Two of The Narvan
Space Opera Life outside the Narvan is not as ideal as Vayen would like. His job is unfulfilling, the people aren't his, and even after five years, Anastassia still hasn't quite forgiven him for stranding them in obscurity.
His daydreams of returning to the Narvan turn into a nightmare with an assassination attempt. Old friends have become enemies and old enemies aren't happy to see him. Threats barrage him from all sides, endangering his life and his family.
The is Narvan, sinking the system into chaos. Vayen's well-intentioned plans have blown up. Putting the Narvan together again means showing his face to the High Council, who will want to make an example of him for betraying their trust.
Staying out of it will get him killed. Unfortunately, his odds with jumping into it aren't much better.
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Bound in Blue: Book Three of The Narvan
The Narvan is attacked by an enemy Vayen prayed he’d never
face again. His nightmares come alive as havoc spreads across the system. Now
he must face his darkest terror before everything he loves is ripped away.
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Space Opera
Kay-Kay The Littlest Chicken
Fantasy Fairytale
Fantasy Parody
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Destiny Pills and Space Wizards
Speculative Fiction
A short story collection of my work from the past eight years. Destiny Pills and Space Wizards contains sixteen short stories for YA readers and adults. Wizards in space, an angry cat, a thief on a far away world, dragons, mermaids and so much more.
July 2018 Available in print and ebook on Amazon
The Last God
Science Fiction Romance
Jane’s race of god-like beings has caused chaos and left war-ravaged planets throughout the universe since the beginning of time. Her homeworld is about to fulfill her wish: for the reign of her people to end.
On a mission to the doomed planet of Kaldara, Logan witnesses a violent battle between gods. One of them could offer a defense against the ruthless army of Matouk that destroyed his people.
Abducting an angry and suicidal god might not be a wise choice, but if the god of war can learn to love, they both might discover a future worth living for.
June 2017 Available in print and ebook on Amazon
Seeker: Book Four of The Narvan
Space Opera
Political upheaval threatens to erupt into a war. In spite of doing everything he can to be good, the public has labeled Vayen a mutant and a tyrant. To bring peace to the Narvan and beyond, he’ll need to become exactly what they say he is.
Tears of the Tyrant: Book Five of The Narvan
Rumors of Tyrant Ta’set’s killing sprees have spread
throughout the known universe. Or are they truths? Vayen’s hold on his deadly
Arpex abilities is slipping. If he loses control, he’ll be executed and his
mission of unification and peace will die with him. Is the Ta’set family, the
Narvan, and the newly-formed advisory union prepared for a future where Vayen
takes the one life that will send him over the edge?
Frayed
Urban Fantasy
When an angel shows up to hand Samuel Mason a task he never
asked for, his first reaction is to refuse. Killing the little boy next door is
unthinkable. But there’s a contract with Sam’s name already on it and the angel
won’t take no for an answer.
Fulfilling his task will ruin Sam’s life, his family, and devastate the boy’s mother. How long can a good kid hold out before he becomes the very thing society expects him to be?
Children's picture book
Born different than other chickens, Kay-Kay is picked on. Sad and lonely, she hopes for a home where she is loved.
Spindelkin
Cursed eleven-year-old Princess Amira escapes the room where she’s been confined all her life to visit her new baby brother. When she discovers he’s been born with a tail and golden scales, she sets off on a journey to the Spindelskov, a forest filled with nightmarish creatures to find answers that may save them both.
Everyone Dies: A Collection of Dark Tales
Horror
Death lurks in the choices we make.
Otherworldly creatures, the not-so-dearly departed, fellow man, and creations of our own demise patiently wait while we bumble through life, thinking we are in control.
The end is always near.
Not Another Bard's Tale
Bruce Gawain has been between knightly quests for longer than he’d like to admit. In the town of Holden, he meets a seer who tells him where he can finally find his destiny. All he has to do is travel to the distant Wall of Nok in Gambreland. With only three coins to his name, Bruce isn’t getting much further than a barstool at the town’s inn.
As luck would have it, the innkeeper’s beautiful daughter Svetlana and her flock of troublesome god-gifted sheep need an escort to Gambreland. With a paying job, everything seems to fall into place for Bruce’s quest… except for Svetlana’s killjoy bodyguard sister, an evil overlord with looming prophecy issues, and a dragon threatening to eat the townspeople until its stolen treasure is returned.
Bruce sets out with his pan-wielding companion Mydeara and the negligibly talented bard, Harold to seek out the Wall of Nok. Will they find Bruce’s destiny, return Svetlana safely home, and save the people of Holden from the vengeful dragon?
Dreams of Stars and Lies
Science Fiction
A collection of five short stories, including Sipper:
Poverty has shaped Tia’s life since childhood, labeling her a roach. A day without hunger pains or despising looks is pure fantasy until she accepts a job offer to explore a wondrous deserted city on a distant world. All she can think about is the life-altering payout she’ll receive in six months.
A hundred roaches are set free in the city of crystal spires. Their mission: To learn what they can about the previous occupants and to verify that the place is habitable for the host of wealthy future occupants waiting in orbit.
Well-provisioned, Tia and her fellow roaches scatter to explore the dunes and spires. Then people start to disappear. Are they being picked off to lessen the payout or is there a killer among them? All the credits in the world won’t matter if she’s dead.
June 2020 Available in print on Amazon and in ebook Smashwords / Barnes & Noble / Kobo /Apple / Scribd /Odilo
A collection of five short stories, including Sipper:
Poverty has shaped Tia’s life since childhood, labeling her a roach. A day without hunger pains or despising looks is pure fantasy until she accepts a job offer to explore a wondrous deserted city on a distant world. All she can think about is the life-altering payout she’ll receive in six months.
A hundred roaches are set free in the city of crystal spires. Their mission: To learn what they can about the previous occupants and to verify that the place is habitable for the host of wealthy future occupants waiting in orbit.
Well-provisioned, Tia and her fellow roaches scatter to explore the dunes and spires. Then people start to disappear. Are they being picked off to lessen the payout or is there a killer among them? All the credits in the world won’t matter if she’s dead.
June 2020 Available in print on Amazon and in ebook Smashwords / Barnes & Noble / Kobo /Apple / Scribd /Odilo
Destiny Pills and Space Wizards
A short story collection of my work from the past eight years. Destiny Pills and Space Wizards contains sixteen short stories for YA readers and adults. Wizards in space, an angry cat, a thief on a far away world, dragons, mermaids and so much more.
July 2018 Available in print and ebook on Amazon
The Last God
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Jane’s race of god-like beings has caused chaos and left war-ravaged planets throughout the universe since the beginning of time. Her homeworld is about to fulfill her wish: for the reign of her people to end.
On a mission to the doomed planet of Kaldara, Logan witnesses a violent battle between gods. One of them could offer a defense against the ruthless army of Matouk that destroyed his people.
Abducting an angry and suicidal god might not be a wise choice, but if the god of war can learn to love, they both might discover a future worth living for.
June 2017 Available in print and ebook on Amazon
Sahmara
Fantasy
Deep in the enemy land of Atheria, one young woman escapes her captors only to find herself alone, unarmed, and starving. Torn from her life of privilege and the arms of her ma’hasi lover, Sahmara is unfit for life on the run. The well-being of her family is unknown, and if Zane isn’t dead, he is a slave. No one is coming to save her.
Desperate, Sahmara prays for help. She does not expect her prayer to be answered by an ancient woman with a thirst for blood. Along with her lovers Olando and Sara, she may be the one to help take her homeland back if she can only find the strength within herself.
October 2016 Available in print and ebook on Amazon
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A Broken Race
Dystopian Fiction
The fortress is home to the last of civilized humanity. The few remaining women live in a vault far below the men who labor for their survival and the walls that protect them all. A virus in generations past and inbreeding since have left average men severely outnumbered by Simples. Humanity, as it once was, is broken.
Outside those walls live the Wildmen who are desperate for the treasures of the fortress. Seeking women to once again fill their ranks with healthy children and something other than rats to fill their stomachs, they launch one last raid. One of them makes it inside alive.
One-fifty-two is a Simple. The raid fills his world with smoke and fear. Seeking the comfort of his mother and emboldened by the promises of a Wildman captive, his eyes are opened to the secrets behind the order he has always known. What he does with that knowledge may save humanity or lead them all to extinction.
October 2015 Available in print and ebook on Amazon
Deep in the enemy land of Atheria, one young woman escapes her captors only to find herself alone, unarmed, and starving. Torn from her life of privilege and the arms of her ma’hasi lover, Sahmara is unfit for life on the run. The well-being of her family is unknown, and if Zane isn’t dead, he is a slave. No one is coming to save her.
Desperate, Sahmara prays for help. She does not expect her prayer to be answered by an ancient woman with a thirst for blood. Along with her lovers Olando and Sara, she may be the one to help take her homeland back if she can only find the strength within herself.
October 2016 Available in print and ebook on Amazon
Also get the ebook here Apple / Nook / Kobo / Scribd / 24 Symbols / Inktera
A Broken Race
The fortress is home to the last of civilized humanity. The few remaining women live in a vault far below the men who labor for their survival and the walls that protect them all. A virus in generations past and inbreeding since have left average men severely outnumbered by Simples. Humanity, as it once was, is broken.
Outside those walls live the Wildmen who are desperate for the treasures of the fortress. Seeking women to once again fill their ranks with healthy children and something other than rats to fill their stomachs, they launch one last raid. One of them makes it inside alive.
One-fifty-two is a Simple. The raid fills his world with smoke and fear. Seeking the comfort of his mother and emboldened by the promises of a Wildman captive, his eyes are opened to the secrets behind the order he has always known. What he does with that knowledge may save humanity or lead them all to extinction.
October 2015 Available in print and ebook on Amazon
