This is an excerpt of the unedited rough draft of the fourth book in the Once Upon a Duchy series. As such, it is subject to change before the final published version, but I thought you all would enjoy getting a glimpse of Hugo and Cecily. Enjoy! Cecily Reaching for my scrub brush, I dunked it in the bucket of cooling water at my side. I didn’t have time to mull over the way things were. There was too much to do before customers began arriving for the evening meal and travele

To celebrate Fairy Tale Day, I am sharing a bit from Rumpled Rhett (Once Upon a Duchy - Book Three), a novel inspired by Rumpelstiltskin and the huntsmen of fairy tales. The setting is the village tavern right after Cat and Rhett's wedding. The marriage is one of convenience, and they have only known each other two days. They have just finished up their meal. As they prepare to depart, Cat's father begins loudly slandering his daughter. Cat I rose and claimed my bundle not a

To celebrate Fairy Tale Day, I am including a bit from Reclaiming Ryda (Once Upon a Duchy - Book Two), a novel inspired by Rapunzel. A man is known by his actions and Ryda gets the first hints at Crispin's character in this scene. Ryda The distant thump of books being dropped on a hard surface brought the time to my attention. My visitor was most likely back. By the look of the sun, I had been moping around far longer than I ought. Rising, I donned additional layers of clothi

To celebrate Fairy Tale Day, I am offering a sneak peek into the beginning of Silas and Grace's relationship in Grace by Contract (Once Upon a Duchy - Book One), a novel inspired by Beauty and the Beast. Silas I fell into the nearest chair, the one that the woman had been hiding behind. She skittered away to the other side of the room. I followed her movements by their sound as I massaged my eyes with my fingers. Her name was Grace. It was strange that I recalled it. I rarely

Bastian Denell, PI #3 Bastian Dennel is a detective, not a matchmaker. But he’s also not one to turn down easy mazuma. So when one of Innsjøby’s richest young sheiks hires him to find his so-called true love — a girl he’s met only once at a masked party — Bastian is on the case. After his last few high-risk adventures, he’s ready for a job where the hardest part will be collecting his payment. Sure, all he has to go on is a guest list and a description . . . but how hard can

Tyranny. Betrayal. Risk. Tony Dorence works security for a little country church mostly untouched by America’s downward spiral. Untouched, that is, until a car smashes through First Baptist’s front doors and the driver threatens the congregation. Though Tony thwarts the driver’s intentions, this seemingly random event sets off a chain reaction that endangers his sister, Merri, and everyone involved with First Baptist. Merri Dorence, though not a believer, supports much of