Things happen for a reason, right? Like when an old, blind lady reaches out her trembling hand to Katty at the convenience store and tells her, “Find yourself a faithful man—faithful and true.” The woman’s touch zings Katty’s skin. “You’ll know when you’ve found him. He sees you like a queen ….” Katty was just there to buy booze.  Angels gather, drawing her. Babies cry out to her. All she knows is abuse and addiction. She has to find herself before she can be loved by a faithful man.  And the only place she can do that is … Gamma’s closet.

Katty’s evil ex-boyfriend tries to kidnap their daughter, Bea. When druggies from her past want to reconnect—she’s their next free lunch. Voices haunt her. “Mommy, Mommy!” But they’re not her daughter. A cute cop seems interested in her, but she doesn’t deserve that kind of love. Katty reverts to the only comfort she knows—tiny bottles filled with burning, yellow liquid.

Endorsement for Released, Book 1 ~ “A curmudgeonly ex-con senior citizen, a little girl named Bea, and her addict mother. An unlikely trio crosses paths on the road to redemption from their pasts in small town Nebraska—with a little help from above. With true-to-life grit and characters you love to love (and some you love to hate), RELEASED is a fresh slice of hope in a world of injured souls."   —Tosca Lee, NYT bestselling author of Progeny In Released: Ex-con. Nobody cares … except a tiny girl named Bea. Clarence was locked up in prison for sixty years. Now he’s free in a nursing home. Still imprisoned by his angry heart. He’s been set up. Bea’s mommy, Katty—brutally abused by a former boyfriend. She follows her family’s tradition for living and parenting. Until the boyfriend comes back for their daughter. In Rescued: A pool—sink hole, really—in small town Nebraska. It’s either a blessing or a curse, depending on the heart of the person who explores it. Ex-con Clarence and germaphobe Noell, are both being drawn to the pool. Clarence finds a yellowed newspaper article about it, stuck in his old law textbook. Noell stumbles across journals, documenting pool drownings back in 1937, in her vintage camper. Both dive in—or rather, Clarence falls in. Neither bargain for what they find. In Restored: Clarence is set up. Again. Just when he and Harold Dexter scheme to create an agency—Harold is the detective, and Clarence the put-em-away lawyer—Clarence is dragged away to prison … again. This sets off a string of events: Katty digs through Clarence’s files to find a way to free him—only to be confronted with the shock of her life, and with Clarence out of the way, evil Phil has free access to Katty and his little girl, Bea. Noell has to face her own nightmares and the reality of her gift—or is it a curse? Buy the Collection to engage Clarence’s story now! The Great Escapee Series Box Series includes: Released Book #1 Rescued Book #2 Restored Book #3

A pool—sink-hole, really—in small town Nebraska. It’s either a blessing or a curse, depending on the heart of the person who explores it. Ex-con Clarence and germaphobe Noell, are both being drawn to the pool. Clarence finds a yellowed newspaper article about it, stuck in his old law textbook. Noell stumbles across journals in her vintage camper, documenting pool drownings back in 1937.  Why would she want to explore a creepy pool, when everything she touches opens portals of visions and voices of people who had been there before her? And is that a gift or a curse? Both dive in—or rather, Clarence falls in. Neither bargain for what they find. Rescued is the second book in The Great Escapee Series. Buy Rescued to continue Clarence’s story!

Ex-con. Nobody cares … except a tiny girl named Bea. Clarence was locked up in prison for sixty years. Now he’s free in a nursing home. Still imprisoned by his angry heart. He’s been set up. Bea’s mommy, Katty—brutally abused by a former boyfriend. She follows her family’s tradition for living and parenting. Until the boyfriend comes back for their daughter. Released is the first book in The Great Escapee Series, a supernatural suspense series with a touch of magical realism. Buy Released to discover this engaging series today!