Gone With the Ocean

A collection of poems about simple moments, people and their love of the sea, reflections and life experiences.

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Natasha Lands Down Under

A strong-willed girl of Russian heritage emigrates with her family to Australia, where she must begin a strange new life. (Young-adult fiction)

These are just a few of many books I have edited.  More are currently in production, including Finding Gilead, Dorothy Fletcher; Secrets of the Magi, Loah Swanson; The Chemical Factor, Tony Hayes; Murder Between the Lines, Linda Allen, and others.

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The Fourth Vow

The closing of an order of nuns could leave millions of dollars in assets up for grabs—tempting three conspirators to try a scam that launches a web of treachery and lethal choices. (Suspense novel)

Own Yourself

This guide, written for men, focuses on personal responsibility, life skills, work, relationships, attitude, and a four-step method to overcome problems.

Path of a Patriot

This novel is based on the colorful life of a South Carolina colonist, Revolutionary War officer, and later governor of a new state, Kentucky. (Historical)

The Savannah Project

Jake Pendleton is sent to investigate what looks like a routine air crash in Savannah, Ga. Then signs of sabotage draw him into a deadly chase. (Thriller)

The Cruelest Months

A new teacher is thrown into the trenches—an inner-city school where the lessons are hard and she learns to survive with her difficult, ebullient, and memorable students. (Novel)

Real Principals Have No Class

At a time-worn little school, the new principal gets caught up in a mission to keep the  school alive and growing, with its own flavor and charm. (Fictionalized real-life story)

Beyond My Father’s Farm

A man recalls a life ruled by a hard-driving father, and the pain of his mother’s strange illness. Years later, surprising discoveries help him to understand the past.  (Memoir)

Angel in a Fur Coat

Sparky is no ordinary angel—she’s in training at a special school, so she can trade in her wings for life as a dog on earth.  (Children’s fiction)

More Creeks I Have Been Up

Blithely roaming the globe with her engineer husband, the author raises her sons in the African jungle, then moves on to Australia and beyond. (Memoir)

Honor Thy Mother

A teenage slum drug dealer is launched into sports superstardom—and tries to ignore his self-destructive demons until a shocking event strikes.  (Novel)

“Emily is very  skilled, talented, professional, and a wonderful person to work with.  My book came out a thousand times better than I ever dreamed it could be.”

— George Zeller,   Beyond My Father’s Farm

Noteworthy editing services

Songs of the Archaeopteryx

A collection of stories—from serious to funny and magical—about people attracted to small airplanes, and the results of the love of flying.

In From the Cold: CIA Secrecy and Operations

A CIA operative gives an insider’s view of covert activities in intelligence and counter terrorism around the world. (Nonfiction)

The Ocean Under the Moon

Nick Stamos, third-generation shrimp boat captain, believes hard work leads to the American Dream. But when the dream crashes, he faces a terrible decision. (Novel)

Almost to Eden

The love story of two young immigrant workers begins at the Jekyll Island Club, haven of millionaires, in the 1920s, and the saga plays out in New York and on Jekyll Island. (Georgia Author of the Year award winner)

The Pelican of Fernandina

The latest Captain Wilson adventure brings a new form of danger to a historic Florida town. A secretive group plots havoc that must be foiled in time. (Mystery)

Riddle Me a Mystery

Six young friends, known as The River Rats, embark on their second adventure—this time to solve a riddle left by a soldier in a long-lost cave. (Young adult)