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BOOK 1: A bisexual young man grapples with questions of integrity and masculinity as he and his unconventional sister and enslaved brother struggle for respect and a future between dark secrets and unbridled passions of two
plantation dynasties.
BOOK 2: In the heart of the Civil War, Adrien Villere joins Terry’s Texas Rangers to protect his East Texas home and salvage the reputation of Lily Hart, the woman he loves. As war unfolds, Adrien grapples with forbidden love and the harsh treatment of the enslaved, while on the home front, his sister Berni strives to maintain the Blue Hills plantation amidst wartime losses.
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Do You Write to Music?
Write to music? I play music all day long in my studio. Instrumental only. I am constantly up and down while writing on my computer: articles, scenes from my next book, editing the present novel. Or designing on Canva, posting on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, or merely folding my laundry. There must be music. At…
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Are You One of Us?
A Sixty-Year-Old Secret Shared Actually, this secret is older than that, since I’m now seventy-nine. I even kept it hidden from myself. That’s what we do when certain things might be nothing but trouble for us. No one would have believed me at the time. You likely won’t believe me now. Still, like over a…
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Writing Diversity
I’m an explorer of places and people. Therefore, I began by reading books by and about diverse writers.
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Embracing Creativity at 79
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Review of Hardland
What I love most about this novel is that nothing is as simple as it appears, and the author sticks with reality along with plenty of suspense, as well as a little tender snaring of one’s heart.
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Forgotten 19th Century East Texas
This journey became an immersive exploration of 19th century EastTexas, bringing to life the rich history of the region.
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