These are all the resources I used to write 17 novels and counting! From the shadow of an idea to the denouement and conclusion, everything you need as a beginning author to get one more step towards publication.

Mandy believes everything can be made better by making a list—including choosing a husband. Lists make everything clear and easy. Lists keep all the pluses and minuses of life in their own neat little columns with no room for surprises…and the key to happiness is structure and avoiding surprises. Max is a free spirit with a God-given gift for sculpture. If he's ever made a list, it was by mistake. He insists the key to happiness is to let God take the reins of his life. When Max lands a hu...

Friar Hades is a man on a mission to save some souls, hoping to atone for a myriad of sins committed during his time in the military. But, before that can happen, he's got to be accepted by the tough people of the isolated quarry town.The good Friar felt more comfortable on the streets of New York City eating things out of the garbage alongside the street people than with the bratwurst chowing, coffee swilling, football fanatics of Fell, Wisconsin. But, as the church secretary info...

Liv doesn't believe in magic but when she visits Iceland, she befriends a dwarf who is stuck on a bridge. The angry little man throws an amulet at her in repayment. It binds into her body and she finds she's agreed to be the Elf Warrior and defend the Realm from the menace of the Evil One. As her new powers manifest themselves, Liv has only a magic book to guide her, but it's written in Icelandic. Can she accept her birthright and be the Elf Warrior that's needed or will she deny Magic and...

When rodeo superstar Mix Malone announces he's retiring from the bull riding circuit, his family is furious. Mix is tired, hurt, and disillusioned, but broken bones and concussions are not good enough excuses for quitting, according to his family whose fortune is built on Mix's success. They'll do anything to keep him riding.Blossom Deavers has always told her special education students to follow their dreams—but finds herself faltering in her own attempts to run the Outlaw Café. M...

Celestina Morgan's dreams of happily-ever-after hit a major glitch when she suffers a small stroke. There's no permanent damage from the stroke, but her heart is broken when her boyfriend deserts her with a text message that says he hopes she gets well. He's terrified of illness and hospitals.Cele's got a plan to win Jason back, and it's working until an adorable puppy shows up on her doorstep. Jason hates pets of any kind. It doesn't help that the handsome chaplain from the hospita...

Walking in the Graveyard is a lot of the creepy short stories I've written over the years. Don't expect sweet romance. Not happening.

Compiled especially by editors to create an entertaining mix of contemporary romantic fiction and suspense stories, this Christmas Collection has something for every "Christmas Romance" lover. Enjoy six individual novellas in this volume four extravaganza. - Christmas at Whispering Creek by Barbara M. Britton: Dumped for a country music star, Cole abandons Nashville for Whispering Creek. Cole doesn't expect to find a deceased friend, estate squabbles, and a Northern beauty. Can the chaos h...