Writer, author, blogger

My Catholic historical romance novels and novella are set in Persimmon Hollow, a 19th century fictional Florida town filled with love, faith, family, and community. Each novel can be read as a stand-alone, independent of the others in the series. Learn more in  the sections below, and find the books on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Kobo, Google Play and iBooks and, I hope, in your local indie bookstore. 

My non-romance short stories depict slices of life and are filled with characters who retain their dignity. Read my short stories for free - they're posted on the Short Stories page on this website.  I also blog about daily life in pioneer Florida.  

Agnes, running from her past, discovers her future in the frontier Florida town of Persimmon Hollow. Will she accept it? 

Young seamstress Josefa dreams of riches, but uncovers a greater truth in Persimmon Hollow. Will she embrace it?  Book 2 may be read as a stand-alone. You don't have to read Book 1 first. 

Worlds collide when cultured Penelope Gold is banished to frontier Persimmon Hollow. Will the townspeople  help - or hinder - her pursuit of a future that defies society's rules? Book 3 may be read as a stand-alone.

Two immigrants working at Persimmon Hollow's fanciest hotel in the 1890s find renewed hope in life and love  in Trust in Love, a Persimmon Hollow Legacy novella.