A 19th-century rabbi's wife accepts Yeshua as the Messiah and faces divorce, destruction, and death.

Miriam Goldstein is happy and content in her 28-year marriage to Rabbi Jacob Goldstein. But when Christ-follower Clarissa Steubens visits the Jewish Culture Center where Miriam works, Clarissa encourages her to read the Book of Isaiah, Chapter 53, known to the Jews as "the forbidden chapter." Miriam's life turns upside down as she is confronted with a truth she can no longer deny.

Set in 1870 Cape May, New Jersey, The Rabbi and Mrs. Goldstein will entertain you, inspire you, and, perhaps, even transform you.

FINALIST in the 2022 Reader's Choice Award Contest sponsored by Faith, Hope, and Love Christian Writers, formerly the Christian chapter of Romance Writers of America (RWA). 

When a young, female auditor discovers evidence that the man she loves is an embezzler, she must choose between ruining him or ruining herself.

Amy Torelli, Chief Auditor for New York City-based Enson Pharmaceuticals, is assigned to audit the books of Enson's Italian branch in the enchanting city of Milan, Italy. Having made an inner vow never to trust a man again because of her father's betrayal, Amy finds herself falling in love with Enson Italia's American-born Vice-President, Ted Masters. Will Ted be the one to cause her to break her inner vow?

Ted Masters is on the run. A run from rejection. From himself. From God. Having been wounded by a father who made him feel worthless, and having been dumped by the woman he wanted to marry, Ted is determined to keep all women at bay. But will Amy be the reason he changes his mind?

Book 1 in the riveting, page-turning trilogy, The Italian Chronicles.

Book 1: THE MADONNA OF PISANO

A young woman, a priest, and a secret that keeps them bitterly bound to each other….

When Maria Landro Tonetta reluctantly follows her husband Luca to the New World, she encounters obstacles unlike anything she could ever have imagined. Not only does she meet with rejection and isolation, but when Luca is unjust

When Maria Landro Tonetta receives word that Mama is terminally ill, Maria travels to her Sicilian homeland with her son Nico. She finds herself yearning for the life she once knew as a child on Bella Terra, the family farm, now on the verge of bankruptcy. Caught between two worlds, Maria dreams of moving back to Sicily with her husband and children to save the farm.

When, however, Nico's biological father unexpectedly appears at Mama's funeral, Maria faces a new enemy to her dream.

But is there an even greater enemy within her own soul?

Now, all three novels of THE ITALIAN CHRONICLES Trilogy in one book! Follow the page-turning saga of Maria Landro as she faces losing her fortune, her family, and her faith.

Book 1: THE MADONNA OF PISANO
A young woman, a priest, and a secret that keeps them bitterly bound to each other….

A young, 19th-century Sicilian woman, Maria Landro, has a bright future ahead of her. Engaged to be married to her childhood sweetheart, Carlo Mancini, Maria is suddenly blindsided by her pastor and former teacher, Don Franco Malbone, a ruthless cleric bent on fulfilling his own selfish ambitions. When he brutally turns her world upside down by raping her, resulting in the conception and birth of their illegitimate son Nico, Maria faces the cruel double standard of a village whose code of honor reviles her and her innocent child and forces them into seclusion while allowing Don Franco to continue in his hypocrisy. In the depths of her profound suffering, Maria comes face to face with demons she never knew existed within her, demons she does not know how to handle. When, however, she meets Luca Tonetta, she discovers the courage to face her demons by embracing the truth that demons must bow to the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ.

Meanwhile, Don Franco secretly wrestles with demons of his own. An only son forced into the priesthood by a demanding father, Don Franco sees the priesthood as nothing more than a means to be the somebody he's always wanted to be. When his sin nature emerges in full force, revealing his utter depravity and sending him reeling toward destruction, he must make the choice every human being must make: Will he choose his own way or God's way?

Book 2: A SICILIAN FAREWELL
A young woman, a new land, and a dream that threatens to destroy her, her marriage, and her family . . .

When Maria Landro Tonetta reluctantly follows her husband Luca to the New World, she encounters obstacles unlike anything she could ever have imagined. Not only does she meet with rejection and isolation, but when Luca is unjustly accused of a crime, her whole world falls apart. Will she be able to trust God to see her through?

Book 3: RETURN TO BELLA TERRA
A mother, her son , and the man who threatens to come between them . . .

When Maria Landro Tonetta receives word that Mama is terminally ill, Maria travels to her Sicilian homeland with her son Nico. She finds herself yearning for the life she once knew as a child on Bella Terra, the family farm, now on the verge of bankruptcy. Caught between two worlds, Maria dreams of moving back to Sicily with her husband and children to save the farm.  When, however, Nico's biological father unexpectedly appears at Mama's funeral, Maria faces a new enemy to her dream.

But is there an even greater enemy within her own soul?

Can endurance and faith sustain the love between a white woman and a black man, threatened by rejection, guilt, and racial injustice? Can love alone reconcile their starkly different worlds, lighting the way to a bright future together?

In Black and White is a deeply moving story of the power of God's love to restore all that is broken in their lives.

Get the "story behind the story" of the writing of IN BLACK AND WHITE:

Part 1: https://southernwritersmagazine.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-story-behind-story-of-in-black-and.html

Part 2: https://southernwritersmagazine.blogspot.com/2020/03/the-story-behind-story-of-in-black-and_25.html

When young widow and life coach Dr. Teresa Lopez Gonzalez goes to Puerto Rico to coach Pilar Sanchez, the granddaughter of her mother’s best childhood friend, Teresa comes face-to-face with her own unwillingness to surrender to God's will for her life. In the process, she learns that only by losing her life will she truly find it.

     Eight-year-old Penelope Pumpernickel--Penny, for short--has run into a big problem. His name is Grandville Ungerleider--Grandy, for short.
     Grandy wants to be Penny's friend, but he has a strange way of letting her know. Maybe his father's recent death has something to do with it.
     Penny's best-friend-forever, Matilda Mendoza--Tilly, for short--offers Penny some good suggestions about what to do with Grandy.
     When Grandy disrupts the Homeschool Consortium with his crazy antics, Penny must find a way to solve the big problems he causes.
     In this first of the delightful Penelope Pumpernickel Series of chapter books for six-to-ten-year-old children, Penelope learns that no matter how big a problem you face, there is always a way to solve it with God's help.

Eight-year-old Penelope Pumpernickel--Penny, for short--has another encounter with homeschool trouble-maker Grandville Ungerleider--Grandy, for short. Grandy says he has discovered a treasure chest in the basement of the church where their Homeschool Consortium meets every Thursday. But is Grandy telling the truth? How can Penelope find out? Students are forbidden to go down to the basement.

And then there's the case of the missing maps? Who stole them and why?

Join Penelope and her BFF, Tilly Mendoza, for another exciting adventure as Detective Penelope solves another homeschool mystery. In this second of the delightful Penelope Pumpernickel Series of chapter books for six-to-ten-year-old children, Penelope learns that no matter how hard it is to do right, doing right is always the right thing to do.

Eight-year-old Penelope Pumpernickel and her BFF, Tilly Mendoza, set out to solve the mystery of the loose brick. Will Grandy Ungerleider mess up their plans once again? And what about pets at Homeschool Consortium?

This delightful and entertaining addition to the Penelope Pumpernickel Series of Chapter Books for Children will keep your child turning pages, laughing at the antics of these beloved, homeschooled children, and developing reading skills and good character along the way.