IF THE TIDE TURNS

Genre: Historical Fiction

Inspired by true figures—real-life pirate Samuel Bellamy and his star-crossed love story with a young woman named Maria—this captivating historical debut, set in the Golden Age of Pirates and in the shadowy aftermath of the Salem witch trials, combines spellbinding storytelling and impeccable research, perfect for fans of Kristin Hannah and Ellen Marie Wiseman.

This true forbidden love story set 300 years ago in Cape Cod and the Caribbean is The Scarlet Letter meets the Golden Age of Pirates.

(Kensington Books, March 2024)

EAST WINDS: A Global Quest to Reckon with Marriage

Genre: Memoir
Kirkus Starred Review, AML Award Finalist

Mormon. Married. Mother. The End? Rachel panicked as she lay awake on the first night of her year-long honeymoon—a backpacking trip around the world. Though young and in love, she wasn’t sure she believed in marriage, let alone the lofty Mormon ideal of eternal marriage. This unconventional honeymoon felt like a brief reprieve from the crushing expectations for a Mormon bride. But this trip also offered opportunities: the chance to study wedding traditions in other cultures and the space to confront what marriage—including her own—meant to her. Far more than a travelogue, this coming-of-age memoir for fans of Educated and Wild offers insights into this universal institution. Too many love stories end with marriage. This one starts there instead. (BCC Press, 2023)