Before I started Unexpected Inspiration, I spent a few years writing stories about the "Dungeons & Dragons" world my husband and I created. These novellas were my first foray into original fiction and while I've since moved on from elves and traditional fantasy, these stories hold a special place in my heart as the ones that gave me my love of writing. They're available to read by clicking the title links.

Hidden Magic (novella)

Meren, an unusual elf girl, takes up the task of hunting down a band of orc trespassers with the help of her even more unusual centaur brother. When she stumbles into a pitfall, Meren finds an object: an amulet that gives strange new powers. Little does she know that an increasingly desperate young wizard is looking for the very same amulet and that their paths are destined to crisscross in a weave of chaotic magic...

The Acolyte's Map (novella)

A powerful magical artifact has been unleashed! Unfortunately it has fallen into the unlikely hands of a hapless young priest who is now bound by its bizarre curse. This is the tongue-in-cheek tale of a half-elven cleric who is trying to locate and free the unwitting victim from said item's grasp with the help of his mischievous (and not always competent) brethren. Along the way there will be magic, intrigue, mischief, and a talking dog.

Adventures of a Young Messenger (short story)

A narrative telling how Cyneric came to become a cleric. This is first-person backstory that I used for playing Cyneric in a D&D campaign.

Other Short Stories:

• "It's Not Easy Being Green"
• "Calling in a Favor"

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I also have a novel started in this series, but it's been on hold since I began writing Unexpected Inspiration. I may pick it up again someday, though! The main character of this book is the same as "The Acolyte's Map."

In the Cards (novel)

A caged prophetess, a fiery messenger, a flighty shapeshifter, a paranoid shaman, and a prickly healer walk into a bar... okay, they just wish they had some time to relax. With the "help" of unreliable magic, a few meddlesome gods, and several strange animals, these young clerics are fated to work together to take down an enemy who is hellbent (rather literally) on making their lives difficult.