Death’s Island Series

Death’s Island (Death’s Island Series #1; Unpublished)

Hidden under the cover of fog, unseen by most mortal eyes, an island lies just east of the colonies. Here, Death wields his power and chooses the fate of his victims’ afterlife.

Meriden Cook’s troubles began a hundred years before, when her great grandfather stumbled into the mysterious world. A former naval officer, Cutup Cook was on the run for piracy. Death ensnared him in a deal that entailed the harvesting of human souls in exchange for unimaginable treasure. However, Cutup grew weary of his duties and tries to shirk his commitment. For this act, Death wrecks the Plunderer, and places a curse upon his family’s bloodline – a curse that later caused the mysterious disappearance of Meriden’s father.

Decades pass. The story of Cutup fades into legend until Meriden unearths Cutup’s map. She takes command of her father’s ship, the Orion, and journeys across the sea to solve her family secret. Her good friends - the dashing DoctorGeorge Hobson; the playful cook, Matthew Kettlesworth; the wealthy and attractive Rupert Railing; and the handsome and passionate stowaway, Gregory Wilson, accompany her.

Despite their efforts, the group finds trouble around every corner including a mutinous crew, treacherous storms, and sailors bewitched by greed. Those issues pale in comparison to the cursed forests and hideous monsters they find once on Death’s Island.

 

 

Death’s Fury (Death’s Island Series #2; Unpublished)

Everyone on the Orion believes that once she was off Death’s Island, Meriden Cook would be safe.  Escaping from his clutches, she should be free from Death’s wrath. Little did they know that he has found a loop hole in the Immortals’ Laws, which bind him to his beloved island and force him to rule over only the souls who died there. How could anyone suspect that he could raise the Viper from her watery grave and take command of her skeletal crew? The hunt is now on for the one soul he is dying to possess.

Putting the island several weeks behind them, the Orion has made port in a small town along the Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. The injured crew takes the time to heal while the local shipwright helps them repair the Orion for her long journey across the Atlantic.

Still haunted by her harrowing experience on Death’s Island, Meriden hopes the time in the small town will ease her mind and heal her soul. However, it seems the cursed brand burned into her shoulder will never let her rest.  Like a mind bending drug, the brand spreads its poison through her system to work its evil, causing her to turn on friends and family.  Refusing everyone’s offers to help, she risks losing the one man she may be in love with to his stunning, jealous, and manipulative ex-fiancé.

If that wasn’t enough for anyone to contend with, her nightmares come true.  Within a month, the Viper makes port and Death’s skeletons surround Meriden, her crew, and the rest of the innocent townspeople within their flanks, trapping everyone like rats in a cage.

Will Death finally get his prize?