Jack of Diamons, Queen of Hearts

Meet the award-winning, smart-mouthed gambler, Jack Diamond! Winner of the 2026 Sparkie Award for Historical Romance, Jack of Diamonds, Queen of Hearts is the Wild West flash fiction story that started it all! 

The High Cost of Liberty

Johnny Tremain with a dash of enemies-to-lovers. Keep celebrating the America 250 with this flash fiction historical spy romance set on the night before The Battle of Lexington and Concord.

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