Elysa Hendricks is 5'6" tall. She has curly hair and brown eyes. She's an author, a wife, a mother and a daughter. Everything else is subject to change without notice.
After trying her hand at a variety of careers, insurance underwriter, video storeowner, home day care, and domestic goddess for other people, Elysa Hendricks, a longtime reader sat down to write a short contemporary novel. When her heroine turned out to be a winged, telepathic alien, Elysa decided she enjoyed writing stories set in different places, times, and realities. She's published 14 full-length books, ranging from sweet contemporary to sexy sci-fi, as well as numerous short stories.
While living in north east Illinois she helped found the Windy City Chapter and the Futuristic, Fantasy & Paranormal Chapters of Romance Writers of America, and taught workshops on writing at writer’s conferences and at community colleges. Recently relocated to sunny Florida she’s happy to be part of the TARAN family.
Her "real life" motto is: Boring is good. Excitement is vastly overrated, so she saves the adventure and excitement for the characters in her books.
Thomas Cash (TC) Riley is mad, bad and - dead. Killed in a one car wreck he's given one last chance to redeem himself for living a selfish, unfulfilled life and to determine his soul’s final destination.
With the help of a lonely little girl and a brash young boy, can TC find a way to bring two damaged people together? Can he remember his past and save his soul? And can he do it as a cat?
Jason Blackhawk wants to complete his mission, collect his pay and retire from being a mercenary, but when he has to rescue naive, idealist school teacher, Darcy Camden, from a South American revolution his plans crumble, along with his resolve to remain alone.
A Holiday in Council Falls Short Story
7,000 Words
Lucky no longer believes in wishes, hopes or dreams.
Diamond, a leprechaun, has one day left to grant Lucky his final wish or she'll perish.
Can a chance meeting between them twenty-five years ago result in love?
A Holiday in Council Falls Short Story
15,000 words.
To earn her wings, Cupid's apprentice Dar has until Valentine's Day to match two-time Loser Laura Quinn with Boring Brian Hoffman. When Dar's love arrow goes astray and hits the sexy PE teacher Flynn Sullivan instead, things get interesting.
With time running out can one bumbling Cupid's Apprentice bring together a Jock and a Brain.
A Short Christmas Romance. Approximately 3000 words.
First Sara fell and hit her head then she fell in love with a man in her dream. Will he still be there when she wakes up?
This is a very short romance story. Approximately 1700 words. File includes excerpts from two full-length romance novels - Maggie Undercover and The Baby Race.
Erica Brier gave up on love a long time ago, but a chance meeting at a bridal show changes her world.
This is a short, short sci-fi story. Approximately 4000 words.
Amy Starr knew asteroid mining was dangerous. One small error could kill you. But her desire for the stars outweighed common sense and fear. Now trapped in her disabled ship far from the chance of rescue she has two choices: a lingering half-life or a quick merciful death.
Which would you chose?
After penning ten sword and sorcery novels, Brandon is ready to move on, but as he plots his fictional character's noble death she appears in his study. Both fantasy and reality, she's an invitation to rediscover that life is an incredible journey, and for love, any man can be a hero.
In a lawless west Texas border town, a woman has two choices: death or dishonor. Doctor's apprentice and former Comanche slave, KC O'Connor finds a third--she buries her femininity and longing for love beneath a boyish disguise. But the arrival of an injured greenhorn shatters the shell around her hidden heart.
The last thing high school teacher Jared Blake needs or wants is his attraction to his student - high school senior, Maggie McCade.
The last thing computer security consultant and pretend high school student Maggie McCade needs or wants is to fall in love with her prime suspect – her teacher, Jared Blake.
Race Reed doesn’t want a wife, but to save his ranch he needs a baby. To gain custody of her stepsister, Claire Jensen needs a husband, but she wants love. Wants and needs are bound to clash when they run The Baby Race.