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I'm a native Texan, and my stories reflect ...

Shirley Holder Platt

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Emma Emerging

Saddled with an old fashioned name, Myrna gets bullied at school. As a runaway, she learns early on that life can be harsh. When a burned out sign challenges her to emerge from her fears, she starts a journey of self-discovery and reinvention.

What's Love Got to do with Green Beer?: Twelve short stories, one for each month of the year.

A short story centered around one holiday per month. Romance all year long!

Mama needs new shoes

Car theft

Moon Dance: Lover's Moon Series, Book 3

A woman who wants to dance. A man whose art is hidden away. Two people with a chance to become more together than they are apart.

Return to Sandy Shores

A woman who'd just been canned. A kitten needing a home. A new start for both.

Sea-renity on Sandy Shores (Novella): A Sandy Shores Novella

A straight-laced woman betrayed, seeking solace. A man whose defense against a cruel world is to party like there's no tomorrow. Can these two lost souls find healing in one another's arms?

Hook, Line, and Sinker: Hart Brothers, Book One

A man born to privilege. A woman who worked her way up from poverty. One promotion on the line.

Life in the time of Covid19: Or, how to declutter your home

Short story poking fun at being quarantined.

The Kiss

A collection of short stories and an occasional poem

When We Were Innocent: previously Of Birds and Men

Phoebe, the daughter of an ornithologist, has led a normal life until nightmares turn her world upside down. Has she buried a memory, or is it something else?

Murder at the museum

A murder only a ghost can solve. But what's a ghost supposed to do when no one can see her?

Pareidolia: A short paranormal story

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