Inside all of us is a desire. A desire to use our imagination to do something. It could be to create a time machine, or to create a new toy for kids. The desire within myself is a desire to use my imagination to tell stories. By writing novels, I am able to fill that desire.

So here is a list of my novels, the results of my joy, my pain, my frustration, my strength, my patience and my time. While they are not available for anyone to read, I find my collection of writings would not only be incomplete but also meaningless without them.

PORTAL OF THE PAST
Started On: November 1, 2006
Completed On: December 11, 2006
Summary: High school junior Rachel 'Rae' Marcellus is no average teenager. From her love of the streaks of 'blood' in her hair to her belief in the supernatural, almost every aspect of her life is far from normal. But it hasn't always been that way. Rae had the surprise of her life the previous year when a disembodied voice belonging to her deceased grandfather told her only she was able to close a portal in her attic! In a race against time to keep all hell from breaking loose, literally, Rae finds the most important, and reliable, thing she has on her side is her past.

HEART BEATS ALL
Started On: January 2005
Completed On: March 18, 2007
Rewrite Started: January 25, 2009
Summary: Toni Ryan is a high school junior who was adopted when she was a baby. Her biological parents left her with a mysterious necklace that she's starting to make theories about. She's kidnapped from her home in the dead of night after returning home from a date with her long time crush. All she has to do now is find a way to somehow defeat the villain and get back home with a little help from her necklace, a new friend and the memories of life at home.

SECOND CHANCES
Started On: August 2, 2008
Completed On: December 16, 2008
Summary: Gracie Rawlings wanders her house unnoticed, with good reason. Both she and her best friend, Leigh Knox, were murdered over a year ago and now they’re stuck on Earth as ghosts. All they can do is sit and watch as everyone else lives their lives. So when it seems like everything is going her way and fate is giving her a second chance at life, Gracie embraces it with open arms. But will she be able to change what is, at the same time, her past and the potential future of both her and her best friend?

FLIP FLOP GRASSI
spin-off of Portal of the Past
Started On: January 1, 2007
Current Status: On Hold
Summary: Following the tragic death of rebellious Nick Grassi, his studious twin brother Nathaniel finds himself not only missing his brother, but seeing him around everywhere he goes. Soon he's listening to Nick's music, sleeping in his bed, playing his guitar, and even going so far as to call himself Nick. But by the time anyone realizes what's happening, his grades have dropped, his attitude's changed, and it looks like the real Nathaniel just may be gone for good.

SHE JUST DISAPPEARED
Started On: March 22, 2008
Current Status: On Hold
Summary: The start of high school means finding the perfect outfit to wear the first day, memorizing your schedule, going to all the right classes and trying to fit in. At least, that's what it's like for those who don't have other things to worry about. Unfortunately for her, one high school girl does have something else on her mind, like the fact that the only person she knows at the high school is someone she's only met once before and she's going from a small grammar school to a large public high school. Add in the fact that she thinks there's something wrong with her and you can see why she can't wait for the end of the school year. But things only get worse when she learns what is causing her to feel the need to run away from it all because that's when she disappears from the ranks of normalcy, leaving her friends with nothing but questions.

THE LINE
Started On: June 17, 2008
Current Status: On Hold
Summary: summary unavailable

UNTITLED
Started On: December 16, 2008
Current Status: On Hold
Summary: A girl moves in with her grandmother to help her.

JUST THE SMALL THINGS
Started On: February 15, 2009
Current Status: On Hold
Summary: summary unavailable

UNTITLED
Started On: April 15, 2009
Current Status: On Hold
Summary: A young child writes in their diary following the death of their older sister.

UNTITLED
sequel to Heart Beats All
Started On: April 24, 2009
Current Status: Writing
Summary: Six years have passed since Toni Ryan returned home from Aldysland, wondering if she'd ever go back. Out of the blue, Prince Bryant sends her an invitation to stay at the castle and witness his coronation. Unable to refuse, she accepts his offer and returns to the castle where she is forced to face her past. From seeing Bryant again for the first time in years to confronting Daniella and searching for answers to questions that have haunted her since before she left, along with some big changes in her personal life over the past six years, Toni will find herself in the middle of more than she could ever imagine.

SAVE ME
Started On:November 1, 2009
Current Satus: Writing
Summary: Jason Ross hates his life, or lack thereof. Six months ago he was killed and now he's forced to live as a ghost. Six other students died that day and five of them became ghosts as well. This would be a good thing, except for the fact that at least three of them hate his guts. Lonely and hating the world that he is left unseen by, Jason tries everything he can to end his existence as a ghost. Then, one day, he somehow manages to save a six year old girl from being hit by a car. Now, both Jason and Susie are questioning the world around them, but will his new friend's belief in God be enough to convince Jason that there might be a reason for his being a ghost?

PORTAL OF THE PRESENT
sequel to Portal of the Past
Worked on: November 1, 2007 - December 1, 2007
Summary: Rachel Marcellus returns as a high school senior to answer some unanswered questions and retell the events of the spring after she closed the portal. The ghosts of two children come into town looking for help when they find Rae. She has to use her connections to find out what happened to these children all those years ago, why they came back now, help them, and pray that Todd doesn't choose to go back with them. All of this gets even more complicated when she learns that the portal she's all ready closed isn't the only portal, and the good part of the world (the part no one told her about) they lead to just may be in danger.

HEARTS LEFT UNBROKEN
sequel to Heart Beats All
Worked On: March 30, 2007 - April 24, 2009
Summary: Now safely back home, Toni Ryan has to get back into the swing of things. Along with going back to school and making up all the work that she's missed, Toni has to reconnect with her friends and find out what she and Ian are to each other. But things get complicated when Bryant comes into town for an unexpected visit and Toni meets the family she never knew.