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Nothing exciting ever happens in East Quay, a quaint New England coastal town. Not until its most celebrated daughter returns for one last performance.

Four women  whose lives unexpectedly intersect in a small town by the sea share one thing in common— they all have secrets. Manon Belmont, head of a prestigious philanthropic foundation, leads a closeted life devoid of personal happiness. Nothing is the same for Manon after she meets Eryn Goddard, a reporter who arrives in town to interview Vivian Harding, East Quay’s only world famous celebrity, returns for a farewell performance. Home for a farewell performance, Vivian hides a secret that she fears has not only ended her career, but will also destroy her life. She finds unexpected  understanding and the promise of something deeper in Michaela “Mike” Stone, a street smart and passionate café owner. Despite tragedy, past and present, each learns that life holds more than she dared dream.

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Course of Action.  A high-stakes romance between two women who should have had everything, but were lacking the only thing with meaning.  Love.

Carolyn Black, an actress driven by her ambition, desperately wants the starring role in an upcoming film based on a series of famous novels.  With a reputation for being willing to do anything to get a part, the actress sets out to impress the woman behind the project.

Annelie Peterson—the wealthy publisher with a mysterious past—owns the film rights and will decide who wins the much-coveted role.  When the two meet, egos clash and sparks fly.

How far is Carolyn prepared to go for the dream part of a lifetime?  And just how much is Annelie willing to bend her principles in the name of desire?

2006 Debut Author GCLS Award Winner

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Sheridan's Fate.  How do you control passion when it breaks all the rules?

Lark Mitchell, a physical therapist, reluctantly agrees to work at the luxurious mansion of Sheridan Ward, head of San Antonio's largest business conglomerate, Ward Industries. Having barely escaped death, Sheridan is now confined to a wheelchair and, furious over her loss of control and powerless for the first time in her life, she makes Lark's job beyond difficult.  Lark insists that Sheridan fight to regain her life and her independence even as she struggles with unexpected feelings toward Sheridan that go against every one of her principles.

A dynamic, erotic romance between two charismatic women set in the scorching hot days and humid, steamy nights of San Antonio.

2007 Woman's Romance Lambda Award Finalist

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Protector of the Realm.  A space adventure filled with suspense and a daring intergalactic romance.

With the fate of entire civilizations at risk, the galactic battleground makes for unusual alliances and unexpected passions as two women from very different worlds join forces.

When Commodore Rae Jacelon of the Gamma VI space station apprehends the alluring but decidedly dangerous Kellen O'Dal, it is the start of a breathtaking love story as well as a dangerous rescue mission.  When against all advice, Jacelon decides to trust the mysterious O'Dal, risking her career and her life, a daring intergalactic romance ensues, set against the backdrop of a space adventure filled with suspense and intrigue.

Book 1 in The Supreme Constellation Series

2006 Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Speculative/Horror GCLS Award Winner

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Rebel's Quest.  On a world torn by war, two women discover a love that defies boundaries, challenges allegiances, and that just might mean the survival—or destruction—of all they hold dear. 

Roshan O’Landha, a Gantharian resistance fighter, works hard to maintain her cover as a wealthy businesswoman as war on occupied Gantharat seems imminent.

When the Onotharian forces strike an overwhelming blow to the resistance, Roshan sends a plea for help to Kellen O’Dal, Protector of the Realm. In the meantime, Roshan is forced to work closely with Andreia M’Aldovar, a woman she once cared for who now holds a pivotal position in the Onotharian interim government. Andreia also guards a secret, one that if known could cost her life at the hands of either the Onotharians or the resistance. As the two women struggle to prevent annihilation, Roshan is given the only order she may not be able to obey, not even to save Gantharat—assassinate Andreia M’Aldovar.

Book 2 in The Supreme Constellation Series

2008 Lesbian Speculative Fiction GCLS Award Winner

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Warrior's Valor.  Environmental activist Dwyn Izsontro and law enforcement officer Emeron D'Artansis instinctively dislike everything about each other, even though the attraction between them is unmistakable.  While Dwyn surveys an endangered region of a remote planet with Emeron as her security escort, Ambassador M'Ekar has bribed his guards to facilitate his escape from the planet where he is incarcerated.  As part of his escape plan, he kidnaps one of the individuals he holds responsible for his humiliation, Dahlia Jacelon.  When a spacecraft carrying unexpected cargo crashes to the surface in the region where Dwyn and Emeron are working, the two women are unexpectedly hurled into a search and rescue mission where the fate of millions rest with their ability to work together.  The stakes go up when Rae Jacelon and Kellen O'Dal, the Protectors of the Realm, join in the hunt.

Another thrilling saga in the Supreme Constellations romantic sci-fi adventure series:  Book 3.