Published books

Roxelana & Suleyman

The internationally acclaimed, polarizing, fictional romantic saga. Roxelana was the most seductive, powerful, egotistical, intriguing, manipulative and enigmatic woman of the early sixteenth century. History had never known anyone of such beauty and cunning. Yet very few know her story... Europe is in turmoil under the oppressive rule of the Hapsburgs and the incessant raids of marauding Tartar warriors. Istanbul, the eye of the Ottoman Sultanate and considered to be the center of the Universe, is the largest and most cosmopolitan city in the world. It is intoxicating and vibrant. But it is also a metropolis of mis-placed trust, of decadence, run by a sexually charged, drug-riddled bureaucracy. In the middle of this city, high on an imposing promontory, is the fabled Topkapi Palace - the Seraglio of Sultan Suleyman Khan - the Shadow of God on Earth. Within its multitude of gazel filled courtyards, along its secluded arcades and twisting down through its labyrinth of corridors to the solidly locked doors of the Sultan's Harem are secrets and whispers that promise death by strangulation to some, and absolute power to others. It is in this world that a young girl, abducted by Tartars and sold into slavery, captured the heart of the greatest Ottoman Sultan and rose to control the largest armies on Earth from within the gilded cage of Topkapi Harem. But does she know that there are those who would see her dead? And yet another whose undying love, if revealed, would lead to the destruction of all her well laid plans? The story of Roxelana has remained hidden for centuries and needs to be told. It is about someone we should all be acquainted with intimately.

Fire on the Water: A Companion to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (Companion Series, #1)

Rachel Walton is a young American biographer researching the life of Mary Shelley and her iconic novel and creature on the shores of Lake Geneva, Switzerland. But as she delves into the contents of an ancient document trunk that for generations has remained locked, she is repeatedly confronted by a man of gigantic structure, of uncommon beauty, of intriguing origin. The escalating threads of her investigation unexpectedly exhume aspects of Shelley's creation from the past, hacking and suturing precious memories to the unthinkable, stripping back the unblemished flesh to reveal what lies beneath. With aspects of Frankenstein torn from the pages of the nineteenth century and rewritten into the twenty-first, Rachel uncovers the truth of the summer of 1816 when Mary Shelley dared to dip her quill into the ink of her darkest waking dream. And ultimately, if she is to complete the biography, she has no option but to confront the horror of true love.

Origin of the Vampyre: A Companion to Doctor Polidori's The Vampyre (Companion Series, #2)

Timeless. Beautiful. Dangerous. 1816 — the Year Without a Summer — resulted in two of literature’s most feared and beloved creations. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. Doctor Polidori’s Vampyre. American biographer Rachel Walton attained international recognition for her Shelley bio, unearthing the horrific events that jolted Frankenstein and his wretch into existence in the peaceful lakeside village of Montreux, Switzerland. What she hadn’t expected during her study was to fall in love with a man of gigantic structure, of uncommon beauty, of intriguing origin. The Polidori biography is her latest commission. Traveling to London, England, she is hosted by Polidori’s descendent, Aubrey, determined to uncover the reason for the doctor’s spiraling depression and untimely demise after the publication of his tale of horror. Hoping he had found some kind of happiness, perhaps love, before his death.Personal letters and documents secured in his Soho family home reveal a rapidly evolving terror in the mist-shrouded alleys, grand townhomes and ballrooms of Georgian London as Polidori assists the Bow Street Runners in investigating a series of murders. Leading to the revelation of a creature thought to exist only within the pages of Polidori’s novel. Despite her own experiences, it did not prepare Rachel for the distortion of fiction, reality and time as she exhumes a mystery shrouded and buried beneath the sod for over two-hundred years. Nor could she have foreseen the consequences of an unexpected companionship with her seductive and beautiful host. Origin of the Vampyre: A Companion to Doctor Polidori’s The Vampyre. A paranormal romance and time-blurring mystery by the author of the book club favorite: Fire on the Water: A Companion to Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein.

America Túwaqachi: The Saga of an American Family

An historical adventure that catapults the reader through the millennia. The son of Great White Bear was the first to become a man on this new land, Tuwaqachi, at the age of seven. It was a life of danger and adventure. Yet even the wisest shaman could never have foreseen the immense journey ahead of them. Follow the Great White Bear Clan through 18,000 years of adventure, civilization, invasion, slavery, war, revolution, espionage, independence, discovery and romance. A grand family saga on a scale never before attempted. One that upholds the values of the country we have built. The legend of America and our family begins here.

Smoke

Thomas Smoke is a killer. An uncompromising predator. Considered boy-next-door handsome by those who know him—and those who want to, he is a man with a ready smile, who loves to kiss, and who does it often and well. Hunting the trails of Central Park’s densest woodland and within the chrome-plated grunge of New York City, he is as well suited to its opulent penthouses, tony rooftop bars, and socialite bedsheets as he is to the bone-numbing grottos and bloody subterranean passages hundreds of feet below the Manhattan grid. But he isn’t the only killer in the city. And when their paths cross, the race for his life begins. Not only to stay alive but to determine his own identity and whether he is the good guy or the bad. Welcome to a life and a city of unparalleled wealth, indulgence, and deception.

Distraction (A Thomas Smoke Thriller, #2)

Special Agent Thomas Smoke is a master of protection—and a prolific, government-sanctioned killer. With thirty-two documented "retirements" under his belt, he is assigned to the ultimate high-security asset: the protective detail of the First Lady of the United States, codename Jonquil. But as Smoke approaches his thirty-fifth birthday, he harbors a dark personal obsession—he wants his lethal tally to match his age. What begins as an intense game of survival and tactical combat quickly spirals out of control when a shadow network strikes. Forced into a thrilling, international cat-and-mouse game from the snow-covered grids of Manhattan to the high-alpine luxury of St. Moritz and Zurich, Smoke must navigate elite conspiracies, dangerous attractions, and deadly betrayals. To save the First Lady, he will have to unleash his darkest instincts. Because in a world built on deception, the ultimate weapon is the perfect distraction. This high-octane political espionage thriller is approximately 68,000 words.