Writing

Coltswood

Filthy rich and recently widowed, Belinda Coltswood is not an activist. Although intrigued by the fiercely determined people she finds herself supporting, her support for AIDS-related causes remains purely financial. But when Ridgeway, her family’s company, takes on an HIV-treatment research project, Belinda can’t stay committed to her hands-off approach.

Wolf lives for the fight, rushing into every protest like it’s her last. She has never had much patience for rich people or insider activism, but when a beautiful woman asks for help, Wolf can’t help but say yes.

As unlikely allies, friends, and lovers, Belinda and Wolf intend to hold Ridgeway accountable no matter what it takes, but when Belinda vanishes their proposed protest—and their relationship—fall apart.

When they meet again nine years later, Wolf finally has the chance to learn what happened, but does she really want to know?

Forthcoming from Bywater Books

Oxbow

In 2001, a massive snowstorm results in a chance encounter between two childhood friends who haven’t spoken in years. Shawnee Hughes and Ginny Lee grew up together in the Oxbow Willows trailer park. Broke, but never broken, they dreamt of a future where they could leave the boredom, dust, and desperation of Oxbow, Iowa, behind them. Shawn aspired to win her way out with a scholarship, while Ginny planned to bide her time, using her razor-sharp memory to lull her devout family into believing that she was as dedicated as they were. Nothing goes as planned, but this is the story of how everything falls into place.

Forthcoming from Bywater Books