Fiction

Published

Unrelenting

Co-written with Jessi Honard
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Here are the ISBNs, so you can order Unrelenting at your favorite indie bookstore or ask your local library to shelve it:

• Hardcover: 978-1-956892-07-9
• Paperback: 978-1-956892-06-2
• ebook: 978-1-956892-08-6

Publication Date: April 19, 2022
Publisher: Not a Pipe Publishing

Genre: Fantasy (Contemporary)
Reader Age: Adult
Awards:

• Winner, 2022 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards, LGBTQ Category
• Finalist (top 3), Book Pipeline Unpublished Manuscript 2020 Contest, Science-Fiction/Fantasy Category
• Finalist, 2022 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards, Fiction – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Category
• Finalist, 2022 New Mexico-Arizona Book Awards, First Book – NM Category

Praise for Unrelenting

“A fast-paced, supernatural thriller that will keep you turning the pages long after you should have gone to sleep.”

DAN WELLS, NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR

“…brimming with twists that unravel into something far darker and more chilling.”

MICHAELA THORN, AUTHOR OF TOOTH AND CLAW

“…effortlessly blends supernatural fantasy and thriller into one cohesive, wholly accessible story.”

PETER MALONE ELLIOTT, PIPELINE MEDIA GROUP

“…a unique take on magic wrapped within a finely-crafted conspiracy.”

GEOFF HABIGER & COY KISSEE, AUTHORS OF WRATH OF THE FURY BLADE

“…a twisted but entertaining world of mystery and unexpected danger.”

HUGH FRITZ, AUTHOR OF THE MYSTIC RAMPAGE TRILOGY

“A thunderous debut with real heart. Epic powers, villains you’ll love to hate, and a plot that doesn’t stop.”

DAN EAVENSON, FANTASY BOOK OF THE MONTH PODCAST

“…popcorn action, buttery smooth prose, and delightfully mismatched characters.”

NEAL HOLTSCHULTE, AUTHOR OF CREW OF EXILES

A glowing symbol painted on a crumbling wall.
Sentient smoke that chokes and burns.
An ancient magic, long hidden from the world.

Bridget’s most important job has always been protecting her younger sister, Dahlia. But as adults, Dahlia pushes her away, determined to live her own life.

Then, Dahlia vanishes. When her car is found submerged in the river, the authorities tell Bridget to prepare for the worst. Nine months later, everyone has given up hope.

Everyone except Bridget.

When a former classmate of Dahlia’s comes forward with a new lead, Bridget takes matters into her own hands. She ignores the dismissive detective’s warnings and launches her own amateur investigation.

The search leads her to something far more sinister than a typical missing persons case—a carefully-guarded plot tied to powerful, age-old magic. To uncover the truth of what happened to her sister, Bridget must confront this dangerous world, even if it means putting her own life on the line.

Learn more at unrelentingbook.com.

Stories I’m Writing

Flightless

Genre: Fantasy (Secondary World)
Reader Age: Adult
Awards: Finalist, 2021 Futurescapes Award for Most Promising New Writer

Riff is a disgraced, low-class thief.

All of his family’s hopes hinge on Ascension, so he can rejoin the elite, upper-class thieves guild he belonged to as a youth. When he’s offered a rare, lucrative job to steal an artifact and re-enter the guild, there’s no question he’ll take it. But as his crewmates grow skittish, and one of his usuals refuses to join the operation, Riff wonders what they know that he doesn’t.

As his crew prepares, they face sabotage and betrayal, realizing the job is a trap. The only way out is forward, because the artifact is their sole bargaining chip for their lives. Riff must discover how far he’s willing to go to improve his own station and confront his personal ambitions. This job has the potential to fulfill all his dreams… or get him executed without so much as a trial.