My Writing Projects

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The Unyielding Monsieur de Blanc

Genre: Dark Southern Gothic with Horror elements

Status: Completed Manuscript / Currently Querying

Word Count: approx 70,000 words

Desperate for security, Nellie Moore answers a marriage notice that lures her to an unassuming New Orleans estate. There, she meets Monsieur de Blanc. A man who has outlived his heart, tethered to the world by a century-old curse his is powerless to break.

As Nellie unearths the shattering truths of the De Blanc legacy, a dangerous love takes root. But she soon realizes his coldness wasn’t a threat; it was a mercy. If she chooses the man who tried to push her away, Nellie will seal a fate that can never be undone.

The Field Between

Genre: Dark Southern Time-Slip Romance

Status: Undergoing Final Edits

Word Count: approx 100,000 words

Layla Duncan is in love with a man who has been dead for over a century.

After a generational gift drops her into the chaos of 1861, she discovers her childhood sweetheart has married someone else, leaving her trapped in a time on the brink of war with no way back to the future.

Working Title: The Demon of Basin Street

Genre: Dark Southern Gothic Fantasy

Status: In Development

Every ten years, the Demon of Basin Street comes to collect. He stalks the sin-ridden brothels of New Orleans, harvesting the souls required to satisfy a demanding hierarchy.

A decade ago, he found a spitfire soul that would secure his standing forever. But when he returns to claim her, the flame has gone cold.With superiors demanding their due, the Demon must reawaken her darkness to harvest it.

But in a hierachry where loving a mortal is a capital crime, falling for his prize is the ultimate sin. One that threatens to shatter the Overworld’s order.

Working Title: Nova Domus

Genre: Speculative Dystopian Romance

Status: In Development

Pukalani's primitive world is disrupted when she discovers a rift of realities and the strangers who walk between worlds.