Shattered

Liam Cochrane no longer belongs. He lost his youth and his brother at the Battle of the Somme. Now he’s home in Halifax, Nova Scotia, dulling his pain with liquor and the occasional willing woman. The only thing Liam can call his own is time. Alice O’Neill has never belonged. Able to read notes, but not words, she dreams of escaping from her life as the family housekeeper to teach music. She also dreams of Liam, who’s held her heart for years and never known.

In that fall of 1917, Halifax is on a collision course with fate. On December sixth, the most powerful man-made, non-atomic explosion in history will occur in Halifax Harbour. What will be left for Liam and Alice when their world is shattered?

I’m pleased to announce that this one is now available on Smashwords, Amazon Kindle, Barnes& Noble and in print on CreateSpace, as well as in some bookstores in Halifax. Contact me for locations, and check my video page for a taste of Liam and Alice’s story.

Wallace Flats series

Do you love stories that take you back to an earlier time? When people lived close to the land, and just as close to their passions? So do I. Meet the McShannons of Morgan County, Georgia, as they win homes and find love in the old world and the new, against the background of the American Civil War.

With a passionate blend of Cajun, Scotch and Irish blood, the McShannons are as restless as the Thoroughbred horses they raise and know so well. Wherever they settle, whatever they’ve lost, they leave their mark on the land and the people around them. I’ve planned a series of three, possibly four books about the McShannons, their loves, friends and enemies. The first two are available at all popular online booksellers now!

McShannon’s Chance

Trey McShannon survived the carnage of the Civil War, only to discover that the deepest wounds are those to the heart. A traitor to his home state of Georgia, Trey has built a new life for himself in the untamed Colorado Territory. Now it’s time to find a wife to share the future he’s worked so hard for – but can he free himself from his past?
Beth Underhill is looking for choices. Needing to marry to escape being sent back East, she prefers Trey’s honest business proposal to false promises of love. Can a union between a man who isn’t sure he can still feel love, and a woman who doesn’t believe it exists, blossom into more than a marriage of convenience?

McShannon’s Heart

When Rochelle McShannon accompanies her father to his old home in the Yorkshire Dales after her mother’s death, she thinks she’s leaving everything that matters behind her – including the man she expected to marry. When tested by the divided loyalties of the looming Civil War, she can’t choose love over her bond to her family. Chelle wonders if she’s even capable of the kind of love that can overcome bitterness and grief, the kind of love that lasts a lifetime.

Martin Rainnie understands grief. In the months since his wife died in childbirth he hasn’t been able to feel anything else, except anger. He can’t face his baby daughter, and he can’t face himself. Martin wants nothing to do with the blonde, sapphire-eyed newcomer to Mallonby, but Chelle’s family is fostering his little girl. He can’t avoid her, and it doesn’t take her long to unsettle his heart as well as his temper. As baby Greer draws them closer, Martin begins to wonder if he can love again after all – and if he can convince Chelle that she can do the same.