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Vacancy joins The Dust Series! Read all the latest plaudits and praise the second book in The Dust Series, Vacancy, is garnering, from reviews to interviews.

I write characters who face down their fears, in novels as true as fiction gets. Here’s why that’s trickier than it sounds.

The Verdict Is In! Kirkus Book Reviews says, Get It, of Vacancy: Secrets and Second Chances in Small-Town Texas — New fiction in The Dust Series, and based on a true story.

Vacancy Is Honored by Literary Titan with The Gold Book Award for Fiction. In Vacancy, a struggling single mother and a suspicious widow both have a habit of hiding from hard truths, until a brutal tragedy in an unforgiving Texas town forces them to face what they’re hiding, and fill the vacancy in their own hearts. New fiction in The Dust Series. Based on a true story.

Plaudits for Vacancy from Literary Titan: A 5-Star Review. A struggling single mother and a suspicious widow both have a habit of hiding from hard truths, until a brutal tragedy in an unforgiving Texas town forces them to face what they’re hiding, and fill the vacancy in their own hearts. New fiction in The Dust Series. Based on a true story.

Vacancy, Unveiled: A struggling single mother and a suspicious widow both have a habit of hiding from hard truths, until a brutal tragedy in an unforgiving Texas town forces them to face what they’re hiding, and fill the vacancy in their own hearts. New fiction in The Dust Series. Based on a true story.

There’s a saying in real estate, that it’s all about location. Location. Location. Location. It’s just as true in writing historical novels.

A reviewer calls Unspoken "Both heart-wrenching and hopeful, shining with the grit of those who dare to redefine what 'home' truly means."