The Unkindness of Ravens

In 1846, seventeen-year-old midwife’s assistant Caitlin Nee lives on a tenant farm with her family in County Galway, Ireland. She has two great ambitions: to become a wise woman like her mentor Bridie and to win the heart of handsome, mercurial Liam O’Shea. Then one night an unsettling dream about ravens—harbingers of death—proves prescient when a potato blight turns her halcyon world into a living nightmare. Starvation, sickness and loss will soon become a daily reality, and no one is spared from horrific events and heartbreaking choices. Caitlin’s own family—romantic Orla, proud Seamus, pious Colin, fey Mary, and her Mam and Da—will all be tested by the devastating Great Hunger.

The Nees, like many other Irish families, work hardscrabble land for the imperious Lord Wentworth. They live in constant fear not only of dying from want but also of being evicted from their cabins if they can’t pay the rent. For the landlord, hunger and poverty are the fault of the victims rather than neglect and inadequate relief measures on the part of the government. After accidentally hearing a conversation at Wentworth Hall, Caitlin is made aware of the cruel indifference of His Lordship that will result in tumbled homes and mass graves throughout his estate. Will her family suffer a similar fate?

Despite all of the sorrow and devastation around them, love grows ever stronger between Caitlin and Liam. They make plans for a future life together once the famine is over. But when tragedy and rebellion force Liam to emigrate to America, Caitlin must decide whether to stay in Ireland or to follow her heart.

Based on contemporary anecdotes, The Unkindness of Ravens: A Tale of the Great Irish Famine tells the story of a disastrous historical event through the eyes of a strong-willed young lass who embodies the resilience of the Irish spirit.

Enchanted Forest Kingdom

Enchanted Forest Kingdom is a new tale of courage, unity, and the enduring power of nature. In an unseen world where the forest kingdom stands as a beacon of hope against encroaching darkness, two lives intertwine—Woody, a deaf dreamer who was lost in the depths of a coma, and Hazel, a forest prince who is burdened by destiny yet poised to rise.

As Woody drifts through his Blue Dream and Prince Hazel wrestles with the weight of leadership, they both uncover their unbreakable bonds, which tie them to their people and the Forest kingdom they cherish. Their journeys are woven with challenge and transformation to reveal the strength found in connection, resilience, and the wild magic of the forest itself.

With vivid imagery and a cast of compelling characters, Enchanted Forest Kingdom invites you and the readers into their world, where the unseen whispers when Nature endures and hopes to rise in even the darkest times.

Twenty Seconds to Midnight

Each year the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists sets the Doomsday Clock after consultation with its board of sponsors, which includes nine winners of the Nobel Prize. The clock is a universally recognized indicator of the world’s vulnerability to global catastrophe brought about by man-made technologies.

On January 29, 2025, the Atomic Scientists shifted the clock’s hands to 89 seconds to midnight, citing the combined threats of climate change, nuclear war, and misuse of artificial intelligence.

Working at a point in the future, Nobel Prize-winning scientist Dr. Clare McGarrity has developed a formula making the Mojave Desert in Death Valley bloom. She has been tasked with trying to expand and refine her formula for use in the great Sahara Desert with the goal of helping feed the starving people of Africa and soon, the Middle East.

Unknown to her, the research assistant working beside her is a terrorist, ordered by his government to steal her formula.

From Houston With Love

In his heart, Quaylon Jamerson feels that life has dealt him a losing hand. With a mother nowhere to be found and a father imprisoned for an unthinkable crime, he is left to be raised by his sickly grandmother, whom he loves dearly. But one day, everything changes.

It starts with a night at the movies with friends, followed by the realization that they deserve more. An unexpected and devastating turn of events leads Quaylon to face a crucial decision: turn to the drug trade.

However, this is only the beginning. When Quay devises a unique drug trafficking scheme, success comes quickly. But with success also come headaches, pain, and misery. Amidst the chaos, a unique love affair emerges. Join Quay on this journey as he builds his empire to claim the very North Houston streets that are intent on destroying him, all while sitting on his throne. Will love and determination prevail, or will the city’s ruthlessness prove too much for its crowned prince?

De Ro Lardel

Convicted of his best friend’s murder, Chris Rawson is sent to a sinister place called De Ro Lardel. While there, he begins to unravel the many secrets hidden within the castle walls. Only if he knew how closely connected the individuals he meets throughout his tedious journey really are.

A Small and Distant Galaxy: The First Quadrant

Brifi port is the lifeblood of First Quadrant trade. Sunny is the first human to ever live there, running the family business. He finds himself drawn deeper and deeper into the ways of the masked Brifins, from the charismatic pilot from Diato who wants to try a human lover to an emergency rescue on a tiny ice planet. Then he gets involved in searching for answers on the oldest planet of all, where Sunny realizes he’s uncovered an ancient mystery that could overturn a thousand years of history.

The Loura Lure – Book 3

Shamus Bergin and his Keeper comrades battle to rescue Caitlin Dunlevan from a force sent by Enilorac to assassinate her. She is the woman who has occupied Shamus’s dreams his whole life. The most powerful Angel-Human hybrid, she is the only descendant of the Sacred Order of Keepers who can wield the profound elemental magic necessary to bring forth the Angel. Unbeknownst to Shamus, he holds the key to unraveling the secrets required for Caitlin to fulfill the duty she was born to carry out.

With each passing day, the cause of the light and humanity’s risk of total annihilation draw closer. Enilorac’s army of darkness spreads across the Louran landscape of 20,000 years ago, seeking out the Angel and his Itavo Stone. Aided by horrific creatures dispatched to him from the demon realm, he is becoming an unstoppable force. If he can murder either the Wigget bearer or Caitlin Dunlevan while he seeks out his master’s prize, his path to victory will be assured, and the light of mankind will be eclipsed forever.

Shamus and Caitlin are the complete answer to how the people of Loura might survive. They must keep faith with each other and, in turn, rely on their comrades to protect them long enough for their respective destinies to come to fruition. Even when trusts will be challenged and faith will be broken, the Loura Lure must prevail.

Red Velvet

Demetra, a young woman adrift in profound loneliness, is relentlessly pursued by the enigmatic murderer Veronica, whose reign of terror systematically claims those closest to her, forcing Demetra into a desperate race against time to reclaim her fractured sanity. This harrowing quest compels Demetra to confront not only an external menace but also the unsettling erosion of her own reality and sense of self, propelling her toward a profound re-evaluation of her existence. Veronica, a phantom-like presence, seems to dwell within the very foundations of Demetra’s home, tormenting her with echoes of a traumatic past. This is an enthralling thriller, designed to be devoured in a single breath, immersing the reader completely in a narrative that offers no respite, laced with shadows of horror and an insightful exploration of the human soul.

The Voyager

The story is about an astronaut that dies in his spaceship, and in his death throes, he slumps forward and activates the vessel’s engine, which propels him into the vastness of space. Eventually, the gravitational attraction of a planet pulls his vessel into its orbit, and he is retrieved by the planet’s inhabitants. The inhabitants, finding him deceased, resurrect him, giving the voyager a second chance at life. The story is about the astronaut that is given a new “lease on life.”

Gas Guzzler and the Clock

Drug addicts are viewed by many as pleasure seekers with no self-control. Most drug addicts will agree that they stopped having fun a long time ago.

These stories offer insight into the panic, violence, manipulation, and hopelessness, synonymous with the lifestyle of drug abuse.

Whether you have struggled with addiction or not, these stories will entertain, and provide perspective into the chaos.

The Athlete

A novel about a young Amish man who may be the greatest natural athlete ever. He is discovered by a disgraced former major league baseball player who introduces him to others in Major League Baseball management to start him on his way. But the player wants to protect his identity and shield his community from this effort to play professional sports. An assumed name is used. His exploits become legendary, first in baseball and then as he migrates to football and later basketball. He learns lessons about modern fame and riches while also learning lessons about intrigue and betrayal. As successful as he becomes, he struggles over a decision about what he really wants for his life and for those he loves. While the public tries to learn who this mystery athlete really is, he is led to make a stark choice about his future.

Second Chances

Where is Jimmy Dutton, Jr.?

The infant child was snatched from a shopping cart while in his father’s care and hasn’t been seen since.

Now Jim Dutton is on a journey to find his son. It’s a journey that will teach him what it means to be a father and a son and why they need each other.

“Superb. A beautiful, heartwarming tale.”

– Jennie Louwes, 5-star, Reedsy Discovery review of Second Chances

“A great novel.”

 – Reitumetse Mokoena, Reedsy Discovery review