Works In Progress/ Future Querying:

Book 1

"To Sign Her Own Name"

A historical romance novel

Inspired by the actual struggles of bold American women, this 1850s historical romance follows Tessa Mae, a Pittsburgh iron heiress after she arrives in a small California town.

Thanks to her late husband's plan to keep her safe from a former suitor, she settles into rural life. When a rotten neighbor sues, Tess keeps her privileged background secret, but things get complicated when she falls for the handsome attorney, Shaun. He is focused on winning her case and changing the property laws in the new state. Will signing her name on the contract advance her cause at the expense of a relationship with the most compatible man she's ever known? 

Will Tess stay single...To Sign Her Own Name?

Book 2

"The Love Debts"

When Shaun marries and another suitor leaves town, frivolous Livia re-evaluates what's important. Her father suffers a mysterious illness and she must jump in to save their family business without the San Francisco investors finding out. But it's the gorgeous blacksmith who sets aside his own concerns to help her discover the cause of her father's illness, and give her the encouragement she needs to become a woman in business. Will the cause of her family's strife drive Livia away from the most supportive suitor she's ever had?