
The Moment Something Safe Becomes Something That Preys On You
The Moment Something Safe Becomes Something That Preys On You Why I Write Dark Stories Someone said something to me recently that I haven’t been
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The moment trust becomes a trap.
ABOUT
Things that should protect you become the source of danger or failure. That’s what I learned growing up, and now, that’s what I write about. Dark, intimate stories for people who know that the scariest things come in through doors you opened yourself.
WORKS
Picture book
Completed · Querying
When a child’s cat starts dragging familiar lost objects through the cat-flap, each one tied with a red bow, he needs to find out who is sending them before the deliveries escalate. But the gift-giver is something in the woods that speaks only through his cat and won’t stop until it gets what it wants. If he can’t make a trade, he’ll lose Pip forever, and the price of keeping him is the one thing he loves most.
Novel – Psych Thriller
In Progress
After being brutally attacked in Central Park, a book-loving art museum curator becomes consumed by one goal: making sure her attacker never hurts anyone else. But Sam is charming, careful, and already hunting his next victim – and with no physical evidence and a detective who has closed the case, the only weapon she has left is his own tactics turned against him. If she can’t stop him, other women will pay the price, and he walks free.
Picture book
In Progress
Portabella shroom collects broken things…and people. Over time, Portabella becomes broken herself
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