A small-town police officer, Jay Anderson is on the brink of a breakdown. He hates his job, he hates himself, and he's gone from cheating on his wife, Carrie, to beating her. Now Carrie must decide: endure Jay's abuse and allow their ten-year-old daughter, Emily, to see what marriage is not supposed to be, or leave. Emily, who is telepathic, is beset by the thoughts of those around her - and when the family vacation turns into a hostage situation, she may be the only one who can save them.
I am a thriller, suspense, and horror novelist. My books were first published in 1984 and two of them received an Edgar Award Nomination for best novel and a Bram Stoker Award Nomination for most superior novel. I was represented by the William Morris Agency, belonged to many professional writing organizations, and even wrote columns and reviews in magazines. When anthologies were big, I was a regular contributor and have more than 150 short stories published. For a spell I taught writing for Writer's Digest and for AOL online. I was born in Alabama and live now in Texas on a small ranch.
My work has been predominately suspense thrillers, but I also wrote a western historical, a trilogy of vampire novels, a travel memoir, and, of course, many short stories. My latest novel is BANISHED, a dark fantasy horror novel involving fallen angels. Most of my work has been made available at kindle.com for the e-book reader, including my Stoker-nominated novel, WIDOW, and my Edgar-nominated novel, NIGHT CRUISING.
I love to read (especially on my Kindle), paint, take photographs, and travel. I can name two inspiring persons in my life. One was my grandmother, Naomi. And, every day and forever, my husband, who has lived this adventure with me.
Because of a lifelong love of storytelling, I've been able to make a lifelong investment in writing those stories and novels.
News of my e-book publications can be found at: http://peculiarwriter.blogspot.com/
