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My Books
Deliberate Malice
During her ten years as Director of Nursing at the health department in Parkdale, Missouri, Lacey Bookman thinks she has seen everything. That is until several cases of polio affecting children pop up in her community.
Her nightmare begins with nerve-shattering swiftness the moment the case reports hit her desk. There hasn’t been a case of Type I Poliomyelitis reported in the United States since 1979. Now, not only has the eradicated disease mysteriously reappeared, it attacks children who are up-to-date on their polio immunizations.
While the Centers for Disease Control is on red alert, Lacey and her three nurses’ dives into an investigation. When the number of cases increase, officials close the schools causing more panic in her town. Lacey tries to keep the community calm and informed while she plays a ‘beat-the-clock’ game with the monster illness.
Too busy to dwell on random threats she’s getting, Lacey tries to dismiss them as pranks. However, when they fall into a sinister pattern, she realizes this isn’t just about an outbreak. It’s personal.
Meet the Dennison Sisters
Destined to Love Again (Book 1)
On the heels of a breakup from her long-time boyfriend, whom she now questions she ever really loved him, Abby Dennison leaves Orlando for Tampa. She walks away from the painful memories and a situation she knows displeases God.
In Tampa, she takes a position as a school nurse in a prestigious boarding academy. She needs a second chance at life but doesn’t want a second chance at love. Then, the school handyman, Sam, shows gentle persistence and steady goodness as he tries to persuade her to go out with him.
She can’t deny the attraction, but she’s not ready to take the risk of dating someone new. Her heart needs to heal. She wonders if God might be preparing a future for her with the handsome Sam Ford.… However, is she willing to let go of the past to allow herself to love again?
Destined to Find Happiness (Book 2)
When Emily Dennison’s best friend’s handsome kid brother, Donnie Bowling, sweeps back into town, he tries to pull her into a whirlwind courtship. She resists the young man’s invitations because she struggles to get her life together after her ex did her wrong. She feels she’s been robbed of all she holds dear, and her heart is still raw. She’s not ready to take a risk on another relationship, but her attraction to Donnie is real.
Because of Donnie’s persistence, even though he’s younger than her, she begins to think it might be okay to let him share her future, but a threat from his past surfaces. Emily wonders if she has a positive connection with Donnie or is on the brink of another relationship gone south?
Donnie Bowling has had a crush on Emily Dennison since he was twelve. Donnie knows he’s dead serious about her, but he’s not sure she can deal with his candy man past. An image that continues to haunt no matter how far he runs or how clean he stays. Will their pasts keep them apart or drive them together because of the love and understanding they have for each other? Or will something more Devine intervene and lead them by faith?
Destined to Trust in Love (Book 3)
After months of reeling from a breakup with the only man she’s ever loved, Carrie Dennison finally has her life on track. She has her goals in sight and there is no room for romance. That is until handsome Kent Acuff whirls into her life like a Floridian hurricane and rescues her from an embarrassing fall. He’s the new CEO of the hospital where she works, and their paths cross daily. Long buried emotions resurface, and as hard as she tries, she cannot deny the electricity between them. Afraid to believe in love again, and trust this man with her heart, she is on an emotional roller coaster which leaves her breathless and threatens her resolve.
Kent Acuff arrives in Tampa, Florida with nothing on his mind except excelling in his new CEO position at Tampa General Hospital. He isn’t looking for romance but when he meets the feisty nurse, Carrie Dennison, he thinks she might just be the one to change his mind. But can he convince Carrie he’s a man she can trust? Will past secrets keep them apart and end any chance for a future together? Or will they agree to let go of the past and allow love to lead them by faith?