Words Seasoned With Salt

A Twist of Faith – The Mitchell’s Crossroads Series

Contemporary Romance with humor

Maybe the language of love doesn’t have an accent, but with any other type of accent, Dr. Adelina Roseland feels confident she can correct it. Accent reduction is her specialty and she’s worked ten years in research with it to attain her dream job: Professor at the University of Virginia. But all rookies must pass through the fire, so Adelina is sent to a tiny town in a crevice of Appalachia called Wise, Virginia, to begin a new program for their satellite university there. Determined to prove herself, Adelina makes a daring wager with her arrogant supervisor, Dr. Alexander Murdock. If she can pass Appalachian cow farmer, Reece Mitchell, off as a Harvard grad and help him with a job interview for a corporation in Chicago, then she can present her research at the National Convention in front of her newfound colleagues and hundreds of other professionals, launching her career to further heights and moving her as far away from Appalachia as possible.

 But Adelina didn’t plan for the faith and friction of single-dad Reece Mitchell or his chaotic family. Drawn into a culture she’d been trying to forget for the past fifteen years, Adelina finds the warmth of family, the hope of faith, and the joy of love melting away at the deep wounds of her past. But when Reece discovers that he’s been a mere pawn in her step up the corporate ladder, will he be able to forgive her deceit or will their miscommunication end in two broken lives.

 Will some good old-fashion Appalachian grit from a meddling mother bring rescue this culturally-diverse couple before they lose their chance to build a future of their own?

 With humor, romance, heartbreak, and a twist of faith, find out how this modern day bend on the delightful classic, My Fair Lady, teaches the timeless beauty of second-chances and the eternal truth of everlasting love.

Here To Stay-

Contemporary Romance with humor

It’s going to take more than a mustard seed to move this mountain-girl’s heart.

When Blue Ridge Mountain-girl Eisley Barrett begins amusing the elderly gentleman next to her on an airport bus, she has no idea romance is lurking just around the next terminal. And she is too busy regaling the gentleman with tales of her shattered romantic history or praying with him and his Greek-god-gorgeous son to realize his son is BBC actor, Christopher Wesley Harrison.

Wes is surprised by the impact this chatty, redhead has on his bruised and bewildered heart. In his world of pretense, power struggles, and manipulation, Eisley brings fresh perspective and genuineness he rarely sees in his profession, but his own secrets threaten to keep his heart in check.

Thrown together by surprising circumstances but conniving parents, Eisley allows herself to relax around this charming and near-normal man, convincing herself he is as likely to fall for her as the Queen Mother for Gomer Pile. Will Wes’ gentleness open up her heart or will his past and her fear shatter the possibilities of this bookends relationship? Can Wes and Eisley move beyond their own hurts and find hope in a love beyond their imperfections?

From the beautiful Peak District in England to the rolling Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, Wes and Eisley learn that God always dreams big for His kids and second chances are his specialty.

The Thornbearer – Crimson Roses Saga

Historical Romance

Ashley Dougall has a terminal disease and forgiveness is the only cure.

Ashley Dougall’s father stole her innocence, her selfish fiancé stole her heart, and unforgiveness is slowly stealing her life.  Drawn by the desire to help others, she tries to escape haunting memories and enlists her services as a nurse in war-torn Europe.  Along with her childhood friend and fiance’s brother, Samuel Miller, the fragile threads holding Ashley’s life in place one-by-one begin to snap. From the deck of the ill-fated Lusitania to the smoke-filled trenches of WWI, Ashley must choose between forgiveness of the past, life in the present, and a Savior who is willing to help her face them both.