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Patriots and Strangers
(Coming 2027)
Noah Gabriel Series - Book 1
In the untamed wilderness of Revolutionary-era Tennessee, young militia fighter Noah Gabriel has joined others to defend the fragile frontier settlements along the Holston River, where distant war cries send families running for the protection of the forts.
As violence escalates between settlers and the Native tribes fighting to protect their sacred lands on Long Island, Noah is drawn deeper into a conflict that challenges everything he has been taught about honor, loyalty, and justice.
But while his fellow soldiers see enemies to destroy, Noah sees human beings caught up in the politics of governments and in the hands of evil men.
Torn between obedience and conscience, Noah risks his future—and his life—when mercy leads him down a dangerous path few others would dare follow. Amid the brutality of the frontier, he forms unexpected bonds across cultural divides and the woman who changes him forever.
As war closes in around the frontier forts, Noah must decide whether doing what is right is worth losing everything he has ever known.
Coming Release
Strangers at the Top of the Stairs
(November 2026)
Noah Gabriel Series - Book 2
Corinth, Mississippi. 1862.
As Civil War casualties flood Corinth, Mississippi, after the Battle of Shiloh, Kate Hamilton volunteers inside a neighbor’s mansion-turned-hospital, tending broken soldiers beneath the shadow of approaching war. But upstairs, beyond the grand staircase and far from the crowded rooms below, the wounded men under her care begin to unsettle her in ways she cannot explain.
Among them is Young Emmerson, a Union lieutenant from Ohio whose guarded nature slowly gives way beneath Kate’s quiet compassion. Yet as their bond deepens, the upstairs room itself grows increasingly strange—a place where time feels uncertain, fear lingers in the silence, and some of the wounded men begin to sense that something is terribly wrong.
Outside, Corinth braces for war.
Inside Martin Hall, Kate and the men upstairs are drawing closer to a truth none of them is prepared to face.
When a Stranger Knocks
Noah Gabriel Series - Book 3
California, 1930s.
Joaquina Souza’s world is already fragile—drought, poverty, and the flood of Dust Bowl migrants have pushed her tight-knit Portuguese community to the edge. But when a stranger knocks at the Souza family door, the fragile peace holding their world together unravels.
Murder. Corrupt lawmen. Mob connections. And a first love Joaquina never expected.
As the annual Portuguese Festa bullfight draws near and danger closes in, Joaquina must confront enemies both inside and outside her community while fighting to protect the people she loves. Because in this corner of Depression-era California, justice will not come from the law.
It will have to come from her.
Reviews
When a Stranger Knocks
This novel masterfully weaves together themes of grief, hope, and the strength of family in the face of tragedy. When a Stranger Knocks is a beautifully written and unforgettable story that will resonate long after you turn the last page—highly recommended!
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Vestiges
Age-old secrets and conspiracies have never been written with such simplicity and grace. Vestiges is a novel that you will find hard to put down for its consciousness of history, religion, and legacy, as well as its pursuit of truth and ownership.
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