Judge Not

Sam Tate Mystery – Book4
(Ruthenia Press, 2023)

Sam Tate comes up against a clever killer with a warped sense of justice.

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Freeze Before Burning

Sam Tate Mystery – Book3
(Ruthenia Press, 2021)

Sam Tate is in the Big Apple as she returns to face both her past and a present-day killer who is literally icing true crime fans.

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Bird in Hand

Sam Tate Mystery – Book2
(Ruthenia Press, 2020)

Sam’s new job on Maryland’s Eastern Shore pulls her into a case involving a 300-year-old treasure, a compulsive killer, a rising body count—and pirates.

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The Wedding Crasher

Sam Tate Mystery – Book1
(Ruthenia Press, 2019)

Sheriff Sam Tate, a complicated but supremely competent heroine, may struggle with her past, but she is determined to prevent future brides from dying on her watch.

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The Former Assassin

(Ruthenia Press, 2018)
In this character-driven suspense thriller, a wife, mother, and former assassin tries to reconcile her unhappy and morally compromised past with the possibility of a happier future.

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Hope In Small Doses

(Ruthenia Press, 2015)
Nikki offers a version of workable hope that thrives not on certainty, but on possibility.

Review: “Sparkling with human dramas, observations and quandaries.”

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Because I Say So

(Ruthenia Press, 2013)
This provocative book explores the role of moral authority in American contemporary culture, beginning with Nikki’s experience as a 9/11 widow.

Review: “Impassioned and important.”

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