Justina Prima is a registered nurse living in Maine with her
husband. She has written and edited articles for church
publications. Her first novel is of a life’s lesson, The Pawnbroker’s Ring, to share
the need for a strong faith to overcome our human weaknesses. Look for her next book, Tunnels: The White House, just out!
John Craig settled in New York after migrating from Scotland. It’s after the Civil War and the Nation is beginning to recover. He gained employment making deliveries from the docks to addresses he could only dream of. It was while making a delivery that he met Mary. He had very little hope of winning her heart. After all, she was an only child of a wealthy fabric magnate and would not give him a second glance.
Only, she did, and against her father’s wishes married him and moved to Wyoming. They settled into life on a sheep ranch, becoming successful and well respected, but after two years it changed. Someone was taking down fences and diverting the creek. Suspicion fell on the neighboring cattle rancher, Brody, who had made it known he resented the Craigs. They had outbid him when the land first came up for auction. Was he the perpetrator, or had the Craigs unknowingly offended someone? Was their safety at risk? AMAZON
Loretta is in a quandary. In her sixth year of Veterinarian school and an Intern at the Veterinarian Hospital, she has broken her first rule. She was not to get involved until after graduation. She had fallen for Grange, and her mind wasn’t on her studies.
Luke was an excellent friend and someone she could always talk to, but was it ending up more than friendship?
Life became even more complicated when drugs begin to disappear from the medication room. Cyrus, a Resident in the Emergency Room, is looking suspicious. Was he responsible?
Three men have upended her life. Was Luke only a good friend? What about Grange? How did she really feel about him? Let’s not forget Cyrus.
He was making her life miserable. AMAZON
April 29, 1863, brought the Civil War to Grand Gulf, Mississippi. Sarah Bassler lost her mother six months before. For two and a half years she struggled with this difficult and demanding woman, resenting every day of her care.
Now able to regain her life, she finds a wounded Union officer and is saddled with not only nursing him but keeping him from being discovered. While cleaning the officer’s uniform, Sarah finds a round, brass object…a Confederate decoder. She is asked to not only get the cypher to the Union, but to aid a family of slaves needing escape from Mississippi.
Will she be able to get the cypher to General Sherman, completing the wounded soldier’s mission? Will the slaves finally find freedom? With the demands now present in Sarah’s life, will she find forgiveness for her mother and embrace the fruits of charity? AMAZON
A Stolen Artifact…
A Man on a Mission…
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced the relocation of Georgia’s Cherokee Nation to its new home in Oklahoma. Any treaties made prior to 1830, allowing the Cherokee to continue to live in Georgia, were broken. Mohe had learned of the Trail of Tears from his grandfather. This trek took thousands of lives, but their bravery held fast.
Now Mohe is intent on retrieving the Peace Pipe, which was used to cement the Tribe’s future in Georgia. The first step was completed. He had been accepted as a waiter for the President of the United States. Once there, his next move would be to search for a tunnel leading to the Smithsonian and reclaim the Peace Pipe.
However, Mohe had not planned to make friends, be attracted to the beautiful housekeeper or suffer disturbing dreams from his Spirit Guide.
With so many diversions, will Mohe succeed in returning the Peace Pipe to his people? AMAZON
The year was 1918 and there had been a near successful attempt on Lenin’s life. He was the founder of the Russian Communist Party, better known as the Bolsheviks, and his protection was of utmost importance. This meant a promotion for Ganya to the Secret Service. He was committed to the Communist movement and it was the chance to pursue an investigation into the White Army, the confederation of anti-Communist forces fighting the Bolsheviks. The Tzar and his family were being held prisoner in Yekaterinburg and the word had reached Lenin the White Army was planning a risky rescue. Ganya, a committed Bolshevik, would aid in Lenin’s defense and protection, as well as seeking anyone opposing Lenin. This mission would become a personal challenge to Ganya’s Bolshevik convictions. In these dangerous times, would he hold fast to his beliefs or would he give way to the aid of those in opposition? AMAZON
It’s 1870, and smallpox is making its way across the city of London. A father has been imprisoned for refusal to inoculate his nine-year-old daughter, Josephine. With no guardian to care for her, she has been thrown into the streets to fend for herself.
Along with other children living in the street, Josephine is plunged into the world of theft, where there is no safe place.
Josie revisits Buckingham Palace by tunnel where she has been profitable in the past. There was no way she could have known the jewels she nicked were already stolen.
From the world of the rich to the rough streets of the city; from Buckingham Palace to the Tower of London, Josephine fends for herself, until she encounters someone in the staff’s quarters of Her Majesty Queen Victoria who offers help. Can Josephine leave the past behind or has the life of thievery stole her heart? AMAZON