A Soapy Mess Romance/Mystery Novels

“Get up. That’s right you, with the face. GET UP.” After the boot roughly hits your side you groggily wake up. You remember the bomb, yes the bomb you had to deactivate. That would be your top priority but your captor has a knife and your hands are bound. What do you do next? “Get Up!” my captor yelled at me.   “That’s right, you, with the face!   GET UP!” It was all groggy and confusing…but after a few minutes I remember what happened.   There was a bomb.   I managed to deactivate.   I was safe.   But where were the others?   I looked around to discover that the masked captor took me to another room.   He had a knife and he tied my hands and feet. The man really wasn’t very smart.   I noticed some scissors lying near me…as if he was giving me a way out. I scooted over on my butt to retrieve the scissors.   When I managed to pick them up with my bound hands, I got the ties cut off just in time for captor to return. He s...

Plot Claire Higgins, a 24-year-old woman, tired of dating nothing but creeps, decides to give up on dating.   But her bestie, Alyvia Jennings, entices her to try an online dating site.   Giving it a try, she makes an online dating profile and meets what seems to be the “perfect man”, in Cameron Addison.   Is Cameron the man Claire thinks he is, or he “too good to be true?” Chapter 1 – Giving Up Hope “I had a nice time tonight.” Claire told her boyfriend, James, on their one-year anniversary. “Claire, we need to talk.” James confessed. “What is it?   Is something wrong?” Claire gulped, wondering what was wrong.   They had been distant for 2-months and haven’t had a real date since. “I’ve met someone else.” James came out and confessed the truth. “You have?” Claire said, knowing something was wrong but didn’t know what. “Yes.   We’ve been seeing each other secretly for a couple months now.” “That’s why you broke all our dates latel...

Synopsis Lyssa Anderson has trained hard for the upcoming Olympics in figure skating.   Despite the fierce competition, Lyssa has a good chance on winning.   But when Lyssa witnesses cheating from a member from the rival country of Russia the first day of competition, Lyssa is faced with reporting it or letting it go.   Will Lyssa report the incident or just let it go? Chapter 1 Lyssa was listening to her iPod tuned to her favorite country station after a hard day of practice.   She had been training the last four years to be in the upcoming Olympics on her way home. When Lyssa got in the front door of her family’s modest 3-bedroom home, her mother handed her a letter.   “The letter.” Lyssa said excitedly as she ripped open the envelope to read the contents of the letter. Skimming through the letter while Lyssa’s mother waited for the news, Lyssa finally smiled, “I’m headed to Moscow, Russia for the Olympics!” “Oh baby, I’m so proud of...

As you close your eyes you feel as if you’re being lifted. Yes, higher and higher until you decide to open your eyes. You see a vast world before, one new to your eyes. A voice booms out: “This is yours now, craft it well.” How do you shape this world? What inhabits it? Are there sentient species? Have a ball! Prologue I went up.   Higher.   And higher.   Tommy said a hot-air balloon ride would be fabulous.   So I decided to go on one at the fair in town.   When I got into the balloon, the guy said it would last only a half hour.   Then I’d be back.   It was an hour and a half and the balloon ride was headed up…straight up to the sky…then I fell asleep. When I awoke, I wasn’t in my hometown, let alone earth.   I was in another world.   This had to be a dream… I pinched myself to see if I was still sleeping…ouch!   It hurt!   I must be awake… I might as well make the most of it and explore where the hell I w...

Synopsis Travis Welland can’t finish his story and he has a deadline to meet.   He decides he needs a change of scenery and heads to the airport where he finds himself in the gorgeous country of Ireland.   As he takes in the sights, he finds inspiration to finish his book as well as a romance who doesn’t want him to go.   Will Travis leave Ireland and the girl behind? Chapter   1 Travis needed to finish the book.   Tami, his editor, was already on his case to finish it as the deadline was fast approaching.   Travis couldn’t tell Tami he had writer’s block.   A knock at the door and Travis was groaning, “Why can’t people just leave me alone!” as he got up to answer the door. It was Cherri, a good friend from high school Travis still kept in touch with. “Cherri.” Travis said glad to get a break from his writing. “I wanted to tell you my news before I left.” Cherri told him. “News?” I’m leaving for Ireland today.   “Yes, ...

Synopsis While making a quick trip to the store for some coffee, Andrew Michaels is standing line at the grocery store when someone comes up behind him and pulls out a gun and holds the entire store hostage.   Will Andrew’s quick thinking save him and the rest of the hostages from the crazed gunman? Chapter 1 “Andrew, we’re out of coffee and creamer.” Andrew’s wife, Jessie tells him.   “Can you go get some real quick?” “Sure, love.” Andrew said as he flew out the door and got in his Mazda Protégé.   Andrew knew how desperately Jessie needed her morning coffee to start her day as daycare owner of 12 children in their home. Andrew arrived at the store.   It should have been a quick trip—coffee and creamer—he should have been in and out within minutes, but he was delayed when a crazed gunman came into the front of the store waving his gun. “Alright!” the gunman yelled.   “Everyone put up your hands!” Everyone screamed in panic as they waved...