Unwen sets out to retrieve her missing sister from the powerful Birdman with the help of a regrettably celibate seer who’s dreamed that she—”just a girl!"— will claim the sacred cloak of feathers and end the Birdman’s rule. With forbidden love, feckless gods, and a flock of mythical birds, it’s both a wild romp on a starkly beautiful island and an exploration of women’s control over our bodies and lives. 

YA Fantasy (complete at 98k words)

Winner: Best Manuscript (YA/MG) Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (San Francisco/South)

Joss is on top of his game as an all-state pitcher and elite college prospect—until the stressful spring of junior year, when he finds himself trapped in the dark forest world of Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” To break the fairy queen’s spell, Joss must figure out how he got there in the first place, which means facing the truth of exactly who he is.

YA Urban Fantasy (complete at 90k words). 

Winner: Norma Fox Mazer Scholarship for YA Fiction (VCFA)

Ash works tough trades and keeps her vow to her parents: take care of your sister, watch your sister, always keep her safe. Finn, a former salt miner, dreams of finding a mythical land of rain. When their quests collide, catapulting the trio on a journey through the wastelands, Ash learns that her sister, Luce, is the last of the outlawed “water children,” who holds the power to combat drought. As she fights to protect her oh, so special sister, Ash thirsts to discover what makes her, too, worthy of love.

YA Speculative (in progress) 

Finalist: National YA Novel Discovery Contest. Honorable Mention, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Prize (VCFA)

When developers come for the forest behind her home, including the meadow where she scattered her mother’s ashes, Willow won’t stand down without a fight. She turns for help to her childhood summer playmate, Jack, who’s also a trickster and a spirit of the trees. Things get complicated when Willow’s need to save Misty Grove—and Jack–comes into conflict with the economic pressures on her own beloved dad. 

YA Urban Fantasy