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Can grace and love be found amongst coffee grounds? 





Corners and Straight Edges (A Novel)

First grade teacher Katharine Gilmore feels stuck in the middle. As the middle child in her family, it seems it’s always been that way. Now she’s in the middle of her teaching career and a sticky situation facing one of her students. Six-year-old Ellie is also stuck in the middle. Ellie is in the middle of a custody battle. When Ellie goes missing, one of her parents storms the school sending everyone into an unthinkable lock-down situation.  (September, 2026)

Writing to Publish: A Roadmap to Success  

Writers write. Authors publish. You are or want to be an author. This guide is designed for writers to develop five healthy habits to reach their goals and design a business plan. (March, 2021)  

Libby's Cuppa Joe (A Novel)

Excited to leave her stale life in the big city behind, Sonja takes the money her grandmother left her and purchases Libby's Cuppa Joe, a thriving coffee shop in Wisconsin's beautiful Door County. Sonja may have business sense, but is she ready to face the world on her own? (March, 2019)

Excited to leave her stale life in the big city behind, Sonja takes the money her grandmother left her and purchases Libby’s Cuppa Joe, a thriving coffee shop in a small community in Wisconsin’s Door County. Sonja may have business sense, but iBreathing on Her Own  (A Novel)

An icy road and a sharp turn leave one woman dead, another clinging to life. Molly Tipton looks forward to a peaceful retirement, but her life suddenly spirals out of control when her oldest daughter is involved in a terrible accident. (March, 2014)

ble business, can she also find herself and the God she has abandoned?
Libby’s Cuppa Joe is a riveting tale of second chances, forgiveness, and not living on borrowed faith.












Molly Tipton and her husband are looking forward to retirement but Molly's life suddenly spirals out of control when her oldest daughter is involved in a terrible accident. An icy road and a sharp turn leave one woman dead, another clinging to life.

While two families grieve, details emerge that reveal Molly’s daughter was driving under the influence. As she prepares her daughter for the prospect of a vehicular homicide lawsuit, Molly discovers her oldest child is not the only one injured and under attack for past mis

If it is true time heals all wounds, 
what are we to do with our scars?

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