March 22, 2026
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Deception

The house is watching.

Connor Tremaine believes she has found the life she’s always wanted. When she agrees to marry widower Clay Sumner, she leaves behind everything familiar for Oaklawn—a grand estate tucked deep in the Alabama countryside. Surrounded by towering trees and steeped in history, the house seems like the perfect place to begin again.

But something about Oaklawn isn’t right. As Connor settles into her new home, small disturbances begin to ripple through the household as she discovers things are not as they appear in Clay’s world–and she begins to fear that he may not be telling all he knows about his first wife’s death.

Connor came to Oaklawn to build a life. Now she’s beginning to wonder if someone is carefully trying to unravel it. As the truth begins to surface, Connor realizes a terrifying possibility– that she may not survive long enough to escape it.

originally released as SUMMER OF FEAR (Pinnacle, 1993) and DECEPTION (2012)
My first published, third person book. Set in Mobile County, Alabama, this book combines my love of animals with a bit of gothic chill and what I hope is a good mystery and a lot of suspense.