Choices Stories Review 4/5 Stars Sunkissed

January 29, 2022December 29, 2021 Julie Gilbert Choices Stories, romance, small town Choices Stories, romance, small town

pic from fandom; promo pic for the story

Summary:

Family is complicated. But also, family sticks together.

Additional Comments:

Pretty sure I named my character Joy.
The characters include the hot lifeguard, the MC’s mother, the MC’s somewhat bratty little sister, and the MC’s dead father.
Many of the diamond opportunities involve upgrading the beach house and doing nice things for your mom or sister. The father’s gone but very much present in various notes and such.
I think the other love interests are the local artist and the scientist. I went with the surfer type.
The story’s not exactly the most danger-filled, epic adventures, but there is always a sense of danger navigating the relationships between Mom and Alexis (the sister).

Conclusion:

Not their best story. Not their worst story. Sort of small town meets family drama.

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Redeemer Chronicles (Fantasy)

Awakening – Redeemer Chronicles Book 1, MG fantasy (Amazon) (free codes)
The Holy War – Redeemer Chronicles Book 2, MG fantasy (Amazon) (free codes)
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Books 1-4 were re-released in audiobook form in 2021.
Ashlynn’s Dreams – Genetically altered Dream Shaper learns her gift. (Amazon) (Request a Review Copy)
Nadia’s Tears – Jillian tries to awaken her sister, Nadia, from a coma. (Amazon) (Request a Review Copy)
Malia’s Miracles – Jillian and her siblings try to save a friend’s mother. (Amazon) (Request a Review Code)
Varick’s Quest – Jillian and Danielle get kidnapped. Nadia’s also in trouble. (Amazon) (Request a Review Code)
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Reshner’s Royal Ranger (epic sci-fi) just made it there. (Amazon) (click for sample)
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Spirit’s Bane – Allister and Mina are training to be Guardians. Satan’s out to get them. (Amazon) (free codes)
Kindred Spirits – Mina’s exiled to Earth. Allister’s stuck in the Heavens. (Amazon) (free codes)

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Choices Stories Review 4.5/5 Stars: Blades of Light and Shadows

November 30, 2021October 23, 2021 Julie Gilbert Action Adventure, Choices Stories, Fantasy action adventure, Choices Stories, fantasy

Summary:

You play as a young orphan from Riverbend, an idyllic little village. You and your brother dream of adventures, until one comes calling. Soon into the quest, your brother disappears into the Shadow Realm. From that point on, your quest is very personal.

Side discussion about diamonds: Are they worth it?

Short answer: Yes.

Longer answer: If you can afford it, it’s best to spend $107-ish. It’s $100 + taxes) for 1500 diamonds. Throughout the games, there are certain choices you can only make if you have the diamonds. Some games, the diamonds are more about special scenes. Others, like this one, you will need it for max experience and special items and so forth.

It’s possible to play the games without diamonds. Heck, most of the stories have youtube videos. Those are great if you want to see an alternate special scene (like with a different character because there will be different lines of dialogue). I think PB lets those stay up (instead of fighting them) because it draws people into the stories as a whole, which will get people to spend money eventually.

Additional Comments:

Plot 4/5: The beginning meanders. The end is amazing. In between, they did everything in their power to make sure you have lots of sidequests to spend diamonds on. Since that’s basically how they make money to pay people to keep writing and animating such stories, it’s fine. The story itself is fairly standard fantasy fare. I think that’s sort of the schtick.
Side Characters 4/5: Mal’s kind of obnoxious. Knowing that’s part of his charm doesn’t quite cover every irritation. The quest makes him a hero, even if he does still have sticky fingers. Nia’s sweet. I think part of your journey is corrupting the priestess’s do-gooderness. Imatura’s tough at the beginning and tough at the end. Tyril’s kind of the emo, tormented soul of the party. The Nesper’s obsessed with snacks. He’s also adorable.
End 4.5/5: I’m not sure if you needed to buy enough lore and legendary weapons to get the scene at the end, but it had the exact feel of the Elementalists’s first book. They’re definitely angling for a sequel, though to be honest, it probably depends how many people spend diamond along the way. Pretty sure they only continue the series that are popular.
Replay value (5/5) is fairly high. You can adventure as either a man or a woman. You can romance one of 4 companions. It’s a tad annoying that if you switch genders, the special adventuring outfit isn’t already paid for (you have to buy it again even if you bought it for your first character. Cheap shot, PB, but I will admit both the female and male special outfits are stellar).
One of the best Pixelberry stories I’ve finished of late, though it’s probably a hairsbreadth behind The Royal Heir Book 2 in overall feels.

Conclusion:

Well-worth playing and replaying if you love fantasy.

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Ones I think may still have US codes: Reshner’s Royal Ranger, Never Again, Innova, The Golden City Captives, The Holy War, Reclaim the Darklands, Eagle Eyes, Treachery Makes it Tense, Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts, The Dark Side of Science, Ashlynn’s Dreams, Nadia’s Tears, Malia’s Miracles, and Varick’s Quest
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Redeemer Chronicles (Fantasy)

Devya’s Children Series Links:

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – short stories featuring Jillian. (Amazon) (free codes)
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Malia’s Miracles – Jillian and her siblings try to save a friend’s mother. (Amazon) (free codes)
Varick’s Quest – Jillian and Danielle get kidnapped. Nadia’s also in trouble. (Amazon) (free codes)
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Choices Stories Review: 4/5 Stars Blood Bound II

June 5, 2021May 15, 2021 Julie Gilbert Choices Stories, Fantasy, Horror horror, vampires

Genre: Fantasy (Vampires)

Summary:

Congrats. You’ve managed to live through your first stint as a vampire’s assistant. But the danger’s only beginning.

Additional Comments:

I like that this round they went deeper into the lore and made it more of a quest/mystery.
They gave the MC an actual power, sort of. It’s a nice touch that makes her seem less like the helpless damsel.
Good guys are back: Adrian, Lily, Jax, and Kamilah are there to help you along the way.
The quest has you globe-trotting. Convenient that they made Adrian a super-rich dude.
The makers are still all about getting you to buy special scenes that tell you more history.
Plot is stronger than the first story.
You kinda have to be able to tolerate vampire stories to enjoy this.
The world-building is kind of fun. Vampire councils, secret cults, etc.

Conclusion:

Should probably be explored after Blood Bound since it continues that original story. I suppose you could jump right in.

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Choices Stories Review: 4/5 Stars Blood Bound

June 2, 2021May 15, 2021 Julie Gilbert Choices Stories, Fantasy, Horror horror, vampires

Genre: Fantasy (Vampires)

Summary:

This gets lumped up there with mindless ridiculousness that manages to be fun. The premise is that you’re a hot young personal assistant for Adrian Raines, and first day on the job, you manage to discover the boss is a vampire. Welcome to a world of weird.

Additional Comments:

Good Guy Characters: Adrian, your boss and vampire hottie 1, struggles with his inner darkness. Lily Spencer’s your best friend and roommate. She’s the lovable geeky sort. Jax Matsuo’s leader of the clanless vampires and hottie 2. Kamilah Sayeed’s also a romance option. She’s ancient and kinda awesome.
Bad Guy Characters: The Baron’s a sicko even for a vampire in the world. Ferals are vampires who kinda didn’t take to the whole turning thing. Think zombies but faster and more bug-eyed.
History: The premium purchases tend to revolve around seeing history scenes and occasionally getting a cool outfit or a weapon. Weapons are way more tempting than outfits.
They managed to throw in a few balls and parties and opportunities for general debauchery.

Conclusion:

Check your brain at the door and enjoy the ridiculousness.

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Choices Stories Review 5/5 Stars: The Royal Heir Book 2

March 12, 2021February 28, 2021 Julie Gilbert Choices Stories, drama, romance royal heir series, sequel

Summary:

You finally have your baby! I’m kind of a traditionalist, so of course, I chose to marry the king. This round is all about fighting for your baby’s right to not be betrothed to a bratty little prince from a kingdom of manipulative meanies.

Side note about diamond scenes:

This is a romance book. Though plenty of things you can spend diamonds on are items and intrigue side quests, quite a few are dates that can quickly heat up to become way more adult than kid-friendly.

Additional Comments:

From moment one, Bradshaw and Isabella have been strong-arming Concordia. Needless to say, the MC and her husband do not appreciate it.
The book does some meandering to keep the story going, but there’s enough adorable baby art to make you not care.
As with most of the Royal Romance/Heir series, most of the diamond opportunities are either dresses or dates. The ones that always catch me are the pets, the duchy upgrades, and the missions with Olivia.
In the original series, Olivia Nevrakis functions as one of the rivals and an antagonist, but by now, she’s a close friend of the MC, the king, and the rest of the crew. She’s also way cooler in this series as a duchess/ spy. Seeing and altering her dossier was hilarious.
I like how they weave in the politics in and around family drama, friend drama, and the like.
The default name for the baby is Lilly. It fit well enough that I altered it only to Lillian, with Lil for short. That face is undeniably adorable. The entire book only covered about 3 months, but they have the kid making enough baby babbles to keep the audience content. I like that the MC and the kind are trying their utmost to take care of the baby themselves (instead of a nanny, though I do love that “wait, that was an option?” is one of the dialogue choices).
End twist: By blundering around, I actually got spoiled, but I still enjoyed the end twist. Won’t say more so as to avoid spoiling you if you’re going to play through this story. Let’s just say it makes you wanna punch somebody.
I happened to finish both Blade of Light and Shadows and this in the same week. They certainly have different feelings, but the to be continued moment here feels more natural than the other book. I think the other book has more replay value, but the cast of characters feels more familiar and comfortable with each other (because of being in many other books together).
The four-book Rules of Engagement series features Prince Leo, but it’s not quite as good as The Royal Romance series, The Royal Masquerade (history), The Crown and the Flame (history + TV), and this series.
Oddly, though I really tend to hate middle books of trilogies, this ending works for me as long as they release a book 3 to wrap things up satisfactorily.

Conclusion:

I’m excited for the next installment in the series, but like most books, I will tackle it at a pace that lets me see the whole thing within a few days. I don’t do waiting week to week for something to release, and I’m behind enough in the books to wait for it.

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Mystery:

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The Individual Titles:
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SC 2: Revenge Makes it Sweeter (Amazon) (free codes)
SC 3: Christmas Makes it Chaos (Amazon) (free codes)
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Eagle Eyes – mystery thriller (Amazon) (free codes)
The Individual Titles:
Violence in Vegas (Eagle Eyes Book 1) (Amazon) (free codes)
Rescue in Reno (Eagle Eyes Book 2) (Amazon) (free codes)
Danger in Dallas (Eagle Eyes Book 3) (Amazon) (free codes)

There is a third series, but it’s not on audible yet.

Scratched Off – mystery, thriller; FBI agent vs serial killer, more intense than Shadow Council/Eagle Eyes (Amazon) (free codes)
Never Again (mystery, suspense)

Christian Mystery:

The Collins Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 1, Christian mystery (Amazon) (free codes)
The Kiverson Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 2, Christian mystery (Amazon) (free codes)
The Davidson Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 3, Christian mystery (Amazon) (free codes)

Choices Stories Review 4/5 Stars: Desire and Decorum Book 3

December 20, 2020November 19, 2020 Julie Gilbert Choices Stories, regency romance Choices Stories, regency romance

Summary:

You’re finally engaged to the right guy (or gal if you so choose). I’m kind of a traditionalist when it comes to these things, so I chose to go with Mr. Sinclaire. You can import choices from books 1 and 2 or go with default choices. However, if you spent diamonds in the first few books, you probably should import because then you will have the same pets and unlocked knowledge from before.

Additional Comments:

For about 4/5 of the book, your brother Viscount Harry is pissed off at you. Throughout the 20 chapters you can be nice to him or not so nice. I chose the high road, of course.
Most of this story revolves around you prepping for your wedding. Like the other wedding story (Save the Date), you can seriously upgrade the skins for the wedding if you want. I’m kind of a cheapskate so I went with the basic options for cake, etc. I broke down and bought Gus (my dog) the tux because it was adorable. Every special you unlock comes with a short scene at the wedding.
Dresses are a major thing you can buy in this story.
I was a sucker for the sweet scenes with the little boy. I won’t talk about him much to avoid spoilers.
Oh, I think I bought my friends their wedding gifts because it’s a right decent thing to do.
Your wedding to your love interest gets a tad more exciting than these things ought to, but that’s what makes these stories fun.
The last chapter is an epilogue. I think they left enough space open to write another book, but they tend to stick with trilogies for most of their series.

Side note: Choices stories are great, but you have to pick and chose where you spend money carefully.

Conclusion:

The Desire and Decorum series is Choices’s nod to regency romance. Though it’s not my go-to genre, I enjoyed these three tales. This one provides enough mystery and intrigue to keep the plot flowing. If I had to put them in order of most favorite to least, I guess it would go as I view most trilogies: 3, 1, 2. Book 3 wraps things up the most. 1 has some closure but they’re always angling for a sequel. 2 usually ends dark and twisty. Worth checking out.

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Mystery:

There is a third series, but it’s not on audible yet.

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Never Again (mystery, suspense)

Christian Mystery:

Choices Stories Review 4/5 Stars: The Royal Heir Book 1

November 17, 2020October 31, 2020 Julie Gilbert Choices Stories, romance royal romance sequel series

Genre: Romance

Summary:

The Royal Romance series took our heroine from NYC waitress to queen if you played your cards right. Otherwise, you married one of the inner circle of Concordia’s royalty. Really not sure how that worked because I went the traditional route.

Additional Comments:

This one took me a bit of getting into.
The main focus of this is around the wedding of Bertrand Beaumont and Savannah Walker
Recurring characters: Olivia Nevrakis (I love her in this series – so much more intrigue), Penelope, Madeline (one of the king’s ex suitors), security people (Mara and Bastien), resident cutie (Bartie), Kiara Theron, Godfrey (Madeline’s papa)
New side characters: Amalas, Leona (Drake’s aunt?), Bianca Walker (Drake’s mama), Bradshaw and Isabella (jerks), Queen Eleanor (the king’s mom), Savannah Walker (Drake’s sister), some paparazzi dudes, Jackson Walker (Drake’s dad)
Midway through, the MC does in fact get pregnant. Yay.
Court intrigue continues. This round, Amalas and Bradshaw/Isabella are both courting the betrothal of your future child. Poor kid isn’t even made yet and she’s already being fought over. Traitors and parties and spies make for entertaining times.

Conclusion:

Overall, I enjoyed the book. I’m looking forward to the sequel. As usual, I’ll wait until most of the chapters are released because they like to throw little plot twists that are super annoying.

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Mystery:

There is a third series, but it’s not on audible yet.

Scratched Off – mystery, thriller; FBI agent vs serial killer, more intense than Shadow Council/Eagle Eyes (Amazon) (free codes)
Never Again (mystery, suspense)

Christian Mystery:

4/5 Stars: The Crown and the Flame Series

June 29, 2020June 7, 2020 Julie Gilbert Choices Stories, dragons, Fantasy Choices Stories, crown and flame

Genre: Fantasy

Summary:

You play the part of Kenna, exiled queen of Stormholt. Occasionally, you get to play as Dominic, Kenna’s friend.

Additional Comments:

This is the first Choices series I ever completed.
Pretty sure I bought most of the diamond options, so replay will be fun.
I’m far behind on newer series so I haven’t gotten around to a replay, but it was a great story.
I enjoyed the twists they managed to insert in the plotline.
There are 3 books in the series. You can choose amongst several love interests, but that doesn’t affect the storyline much.
Queen Kenna’s awesome. She’s everything a YA heroine should be: bold, brave, sassy, and willing to fight for her people.
I can’t remember which of the 3 stories I enjoyed the most. Probably the last one because it has the most closure.
Most of the diamond choices were to get weapons and perks while fighting the bad guys. I don’t think the plot would have changed significantly if you didn’t spend money on it. But the scenes would have been rougher for the heroes.

Conclusion:

Choices is about to release a new fantasy story, which I’m excited for. This is a solid fantasy series. I might replay it someday.

Audiobook Crave is no longer a thing. I have also moved to have 11 of my books go wide…so I can put it on more sites. When that happens, codes for these books won’t work.
5 Steps to Surviving Chemistry
Spirit’s Bane (Guardian Angel Files Book 1)
Kindred Spirits (Guardian Angel Files Book 2)
Violence in Vegas (Eagle Eyes Book 1) – not relisted yet
Rescue in Reno (Eagle Eyes Book 2)
Danger in Dallas (Eagle Eyes Book 3)

Devya’s Children Series Links:

Ashlynn’s Dreams Shorts – short stories featuring Jillian.
The Dark Side of Science – official prequel to Devya’s Children; Genetically altered kids fight for the right to live.
Ashlynn’s Dreams – Genetically altered Dream Shaper learns her gift.
Nadia’s Tears – Jillian tries to awaken her sister, Nadia, from a coma.
Malia’s Miracles – Jillian and her siblings try to save a friend’s mother.
Varick’s Quest – Jillian and Danielle get kidnapped. Nadia’s also in trouble.

Check out my other titles available on Audiobooks Unleashed:

Beyond Broken Pencils – contemporary, literary
Shadow Council Combo (Books 1-4)
The Individual titles are available but not yet listed on an ad site
SC 1: Money Makes it Deadlier
SC 2: Revenge Makes it Sweeter
SC 3: Christmas Makes it Chaos
SC 4: Treachery Makes it Tense)

Eagle Eyes – mystery thriller

Scratched Off – mystery, thriller; FBI agent vs serial killer, more intense than Shadow Council/Eagle Eyes

Awakening – Redeemer Chronicles Book 1, MG fantasy
The Holy War – Redeemer Chronicles Book 2, MG fantasy
Reclaim the Darklands – Redeemer Chronicles Book 3, MG fantasy

The Collins Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 1, Christian mystery
The Kiverson Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 2, Christian mystery
The Davidson Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 3, Christian mystery

Other titles:
5 Steps to Better Blurbs – for authors
Innova – Christian Dystopia
The Golden City Captives – short fantasy
Fatal Interest – short mystery/thriller

Choices Stories: 5/5 Stars The Royal Masquerade

June 26, 2020June 7, 2020 Julie Gilbert Choices Stories Choices Stories, Royal Masquerade

picture from google…I think it’s a general promo pic they prepped

Genre: Renaissance era romance.

Summary:

You’re a lowly scribe attached to a prominent house that’s about to become noble. Then all heck breaks loose. The queen is murdered and the kingdom is plunged into a courtly battle royale of sorts. The 5 noble houses compete for the favor of the other houses to see who will become the new king or queen.

Additional Comments:

Twists 5/5: I can usually predict stories. And this one was no different for the most part, but they did manage to slip in a few very nice twists.
There’s decent replay value in that you can court the king-regent or the Crown shield. I re-named them Dean and Caden, respectively. I think a different spelling of Caden might be the default.
I chose to go with fiery red hair and the Rosario name.
Characters stood out in being memorable. Even the purposefully annoying or villainous ones had their charms. Won’t say too much so I don’t spoil anything. Emery was truly annoying, but Percy came across as adorable. Annalisa might be my favorite.
The writers packed in a lot of danger and court intrigue.
Ending: Slightly bittersweet, but also just like a fairy tale.
I may play again to see what it’s like romancing the Crown shield. It probably changes some of the dialogue.
It takes quite a good story for me to consider replaying because I don’t think they give you as many diamonds on replay.
The danger’s pretty real sometimes. They don’t pull punches in several chapters.

Conclusion:

If you’re in need of a good distraction, this book has a lot to offer. Magic, mystery, court gossip, court intrigue. Highly recommended. (And I don’t even like most romance books.)

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Danger in Dallas (Eagle Eyes Book 3)

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SC 1: Money Makes it Deadlier
SC 2: Revenge Makes it Sweeter
SC 3: Christmas Makes it Chaos
SC 4: Treachery Makes it Tense
Short stuff:
Innova – Christian Dystopia
The Golden City Captives – short fantasy
Fatal Interest – short mystery/thriller

Eagle Eyes – mystery thriller

Scratched Off – mystery, thriller; FBI agent vs serial killer, more intense than Shadow Council/Eagle Eyes

Awakening – Redeemer Chronicles Book 1, MG fantasy
The Holy War – Redeemer Chronicles Book 2, MG fantasy
Reclaim the Darklands – Redeemer Chronicles Book 3, MG fantasy

The Collins Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 1, Christian mystery
The Kiverson Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 2, Christian mystery
The Davidson Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 3, Christian mystery

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5 Steps to Better Blurbs – for authors
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5 Steps to Surviving Chemistry – for chem students

Choices Stories Review: 4/5 Stars Desire and Decorum 1 and 2

May 29, 2020April 24, 2020 Julie Gilbert Choices Stories, historical, regency romance Choices Stories, regency romance

Genre: Regency Romance

Summary:

I named my character Cora. It seemed to fit the innocent young woman who finds out she’s the daughter of a nobleman whose son died in a tragic accident.

Additional Comments:

Surprisingly fun, and I’m not even a fan of the genre. Generally, I prefer more action and adventure.
There are four romantic interests, but I chose to have Cora go with the one on the cover, Mr. Sinclair. I like the variety they chose. There’s a stableboy, a friend, a neighbor, and a prince.
In the first book, you’re working hard to prove yourself worthy of being your father’s heir.
The villain is truly punchable, which is great.
I didn’t do many of the diamond options that were just extra scenes. I do think I had the MC pick up a sword and fight the highwaymen.
In the second book, you’re on a clock to get married. It’s also part mystery. The diamond choices this round involve collecting certain pieces of evidence to convince the queen that your intended is a scoundrel.

Conclusion:

As far as I know, this is the only entry they have in Regency Romance. There are 3 books in the series, but I’ve not gotten to check out book 3 yet.

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Kindred Spirits (Guardian Angel Files Book 2)
Violence in Vegas (Eagle Eyes Book 1) – not relisted yet
Rescue in Reno (Eagle Eyes Book 2)
Danger in Dallas (Eagle Eyes Book 3)

Devya’s Children Series Links:

Check out my other titles available on Audiobooks Unleashed:

Eagle Eyes – mystery thriller

Scratched Off – mystery, thriller; FBI agent vs serial killer, more intense than Shadow Council/Eagle Eyes

Awakening – Redeemer Chronicles Book 1, MG fantasy
The Holy War – Redeemer Chronicles Book 2, MG fantasy
Reclaim the Darklands – Redeemer Chronicles Book 3, MG fantasy

The Collins Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 1, Christian mystery
The Kiverson Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 2, Christian mystery
The Davidson Case – Heartfelt Cases Book 3, Christian mystery

Other titles:
5 Steps to Better Blurbs – for authors
Innova – Christian Dystopia
The Golden City Captives – short fantasy
Fatal Interest – short mystery/thriller