THE PERILOUS TRAIL Story based on an old Southern Appalachian folk tale

DEVIL ON THE TOMBSTONE Supernatural horror story, based loosely on folk tale

KISS OF DEATH Appearances can be deceiving

SHADOWS A young woman learns a lesson about her new marriage

DON'T TALK TO STRANGERS Flash fiction

WILLOW RIVER Young love gone bad

WALLFLOWER Can a young woman overcome her shyness when she meets the perfect man?

TAXICAB HACK A retired man returns to his small home town, and bored, takes a part-time cab job only to find himself in the midst of a mystery

IN THE LAND OF ANCIENT SUMER A love story

SAY ANYTHING, BUT DON'T SAY GOODBYE A young woman marries an abusive man, and falls into despair but plans a way to escape her living nightmare. Or can she?

JUKEBOX HERO Ghost story

THE BURNING BETROTHAL An Allegory about Life

THE GHOST WHO LIKED CATS Juvenile Ghost story

IMAGINATION: THE KEY TO TOMORROW

ARTISTIC STRUGGLE

THE OLD SOUTH, LAND OF MYTH

LESSONS FROM THE TITANIC

AUTHORS, EGO & PUBLISHING

SMOKEFIRE

Music, Miss You Poem

Collection of 18 poems about art, talent and writing.

REMEMBERING XANADU

TRANSFORMATION DREAM

INDESTRUCTIBLE

WACO & OKLAHOMA CITY

DIFFERENT MEDIUMS

REALITY TV

ORDINARY HERO

INTO THE VOID

THE HAUNTING OF HELEN [Fantasy/Love]
The editor of an atheist publication finds her pragmatic philosophy tested when she meets a mysterious man and experiences supernatural phenomenon surrounding him. By the time she learns this man supposedly died years ago, her life has taken a strange detour into the unknown realms of a parallel universe. 25,000 words/150 pages

Reader comments: I've just finished your book. I enjoyed your imagination and appreciate your originality. I have read science fiction and fantasy for years and parallel universes are not new to me. A benevolent, guiding universe accounting for religious prophesies, visions, inspirations is thus far unique in my reading and an interesting concept. --Jay in Arkansas

Reader Response: "I absolutely love The Dark Fire story. I feel like I've been every place you have described by the greatness of your descriptions. I wanted to know if you have been to all those places you are telling about in the story?" --Nat

"I sat here and read the entire book this afternoon. GREAT STORY...I couldn't stop. Thanks so much for such a fantastic story." --Karen

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THE SECRET OF CRY-BABY HOLLOW [Mystery/Romance]
Synopsis: Recently wounded while on duty as a city police officer, a young woman retreats to an isolated Blue Ridge mountain cabin to recover. Soon she meets a county sheriff's deputy, and together they begin to discover there's something all too real and sinister behind a local superstitious folk legend. 50,000 words/300 pages

Reader response: "Just finished reading your story. It was very good. Do you have any others? Thanks for a good read." --Lew

Reader's comment from Rocket ebook library: Quite a good book. I ended up running late to work this morning finishing it. The plot was unpredictable, and even to the end I did not find what I expected. I have already searched for more of your work... Congratulations! A good read." --WynApse

SEASON OF THE SERPENT [Southern Gothic/Supernatural/Love]
An award-winning journalist can't accept the unsolved murder of her parents -- and finds the sudden appearance of a long-lost cousin too coincidental, thinking he may have had something to do with her parents' murder. Soon she is pursuing his past involvement with her father to buy an old rundown mansion. Upon her visit there, she is slowly drawn into the strange ghostly haunting in the mansion -- and attracted to the mysterious man who lives nearby, and who may be a murderer. 50,000 words

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Coup de Ville In A Cracker Jack Box [Suspense/Love]
A woman is victimized by a man who turns her into a prostitute. When she impulsively runs from the pimp at a truckstop, she takes the first ride offered and finds herself traveling with a bitter Vietnam Vet who has his own inner demons to battle. Their time together on the road leads to serious personal insights -- but soon the pimp catches up to them.

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THE WALKING WOUNDED
[Love/Suspense]
Synopsis: A lonely woman becomes obsessed with the sorrowful man who moves next-door, believing she can help him heal from the tragic loss of his murdered wife and child. Only when her dreams seem to have come true does she finally realize the depth of his despair. 25,000 words/150 pages

Reader Response: "I'm not normally a fan of romantic fiction, but I found myself fascinated by these two people -- and then the perfectly plausible O'Henry-ish finale knocked me out. You've got a great visual style -- I can see the pictures you paint with great clarity." --Harry

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PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED NOVELS
These novels are in text format ONLY; click on the links below to read

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BLIND LUCK -- A recently divorced, despondent man saves a woman's life on a desolate North Carolina seashore, only to have her carry out the thwarted suicide plan the next day. Wondering about her past, he goes in search of her background, meets and falls in love with the woman's younger, blind sister. Together they try to solve the riddle of her sister's suicide.

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QUEST FOR DESTINY-- Set in the picturesque, historic Cades Cove region of the Smokie Mountains, this 50,000 word (300 pages) romantic suspense novel centers around the theme of reincarnated lovers from the Civil War Era. The male character has been regressed by hypnosis, knows the past tragic history, and he is seeking the woman who has been reborn in this lifetime as his soul mate. When he finds her, the two begin a beautiful romance only to learn they are being plunged back into almost the same dangerous fate that once took their lives prematurely in another time and place.

Reader comment: "I just finished reading your novel, QUEST FOR DESTINY, and wanted to write to tell you how much I enjoyed it! I am a fan of the romance genre, so I was drawn to your description of the work. I enjoyed the suspense in the story, especially the discovery/redemption of Donna/Cassie, as a character she surprised me! I wanted to ask, has any print publisher bought QFD? It seemed to me like it would fit the Silhouette Shadows line of paperbacks..."

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SHADOW WALKING-- A century-old vampire meets a beautiful woman who resembles his long-lost lover, and tries to become mortal again so he can claim her love and enjoy the pleasures of human intimacy.

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Short Story Collection: LIVE & LEARN
HOMELESS HANNAH: Who really is the bag-lady hanging around the bus station?

CIRCLE OF FRIENDS: Single woman learns the hard way not to fall for the wrong man

EVERGREEN: A dying novelist reflects on her life

SHADOWS: A newly married woman fears she's losing her husband

THE LOVED ONE: A young woman finds that burial rituals sometimes conflict with needs of the living

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DEAD RIGHT-- A mother and daughter are held hostage in their home by a fleeing felon. Tense drama with underlying theme about a mother/daughter relationship.

Reader comments: "Read 'Dead Right' today -- Great ending!"

"I read your book and enjoyed it...great ending...keep up the good work."

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Criminal Behavior
Collection of short crime stories

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Collection of short supernatural stories by Cara Swann & Stuart Harris

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More About Cara Swann

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Thanks to all the readers who have read my work, and offered positive feedback! I hope you will continue to want to read my work!

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