Now a published author!

 

 I have been itching to make this announcement for months! For the last several months I have been deep in writing, editing, rewriting, re-editng, cover designing, and hiring a formatter for my first novel. And now, after months of work, it's finally done!!

 

"Miss Gemquist and the Pearl of Peking" is the first book in my series "The Gemquist Chronicles." A young adult/new adult Steampunk/spy adventure with a hint of romance thrown in. Here's the synopsis:

 

Miss Loralai Gemquist, the 23-year-old daughter of famed gemologist Jacob Gemquist and granddaughter of Lord Bramwell Gemquist, The Baron of Aethleton, thought that her life couldn’t get more difficult than surviving the London Season and the schemes of her match-making aunts. But when she discovers an anonymous note, her life will never again be the same. Thrust into a world of shadows, secrets, and intrigue, she’ll be forced to use all her wits, intellect, and knowledge of gemstones as she tries to prevent a war when a priceless, Chinese pearl is stolen. Along the way, she’ll meet some unexpected allies and make some dangerous enemies as she learns who she can trust, but just one false step and it will be more than her life on the line.

 

The ebook is available on Amazon for just $2.99 and is also available on Kindle Unlimited and the Kindle Online Lending Library. A paperback edition is also in the works and should be available within the next week or so if everything goes well.