Crime Stories

Ariel ("A") hated her name, and she didn't fit in at high school. Parentless, her grandmother, Lucy, raised her. A convinced Lucy to date Claudia, but disaster struck when Claudia's ex spirited her daughter to TX, leaving only Ben, her son. A and Lucy supported Claudia & Ben, found them a lawyer, and become their lovers. A intervened in an attempted rape, thwarted by the store clerk, a retired marine. After their junior prom, Ben was kidnapped, with A to the rescue.

A story in the Zora's Aurora Universe
A sci-fi detective mystery set in the year 2208. Zora and Sophie are private investigators who try to solve an interplanetary murder case. They are also part of a band which recreates late 20th century rock and pop music for a 23rd century audience. Read on for a mix of humor, camaraderie, emotional depth, and futuristic noir mystery.

A cheating wife and her black lover are discovered by her husband. An investigative reporter wants to tell the story and discovers the truth but never gets the chance. I had to include some 'life lessons'at the end. Kids should be taught these early in life.

It's time for Sheriff Bull to retire but before he does he wants to talk about that Williams case. He also needs one more big score!

Two siblings, Bob and Beth Argo, develop an unusual sense so that they can sometimes read the emotions of people under great stress. Early on, this sense helps them to fight crimes and gets them pegged as the Killer Bs. This is the story of their advance through high school and their later life fighting crime and sometimes terrorists for Homeland Security. 10 chapters.

A Story in the Emmingworth Universe
So much deception, so many lies.

A devoted husband’s world is shattered when his deeply trusted wife, now a ministry leader at a megachurch, rekindles a secret relationship with her former boyfriend—none other than the church’s charismatic pastor. When she returns from what was supposed to be a spiritual retreat, the husband discovers damning evidence of betrayal. Consumed by heartbreak and fury, he begins to plot a calculated revenge, setting the stage for a dramatic unraveling of trust, faith, and justice.

A wife's old boyfriend blackmails her and winds up dead.

A follow-up to Unnatural Acts, by Celena, my other pen name. Although it's a follow-up, or sequel, it can also be read as a standalone story.

In a frozen gold-mining settlement where fear keeps doors shut, Erica Dutrieu is left for dead after a brutal beating by her husband. Rescued at terrible cost and forced to confront both frontier justice and her own will to survive, she fights back in the only way left to her. Harsh Times is a tale of violence, endurance, and hard-won hope on the edge of civilization.