Published Books
Lex and Amanda Series
Book 1
in the
Lex and Amanda Series
ISBN: 1-932300-11-2
Regal Crest Enterprises
Nov 2002
Destiny's Bridge
Rancher Lexington Walters is the owner and operator of the Rocking W ranch, not too far from the small Texas town of Somerville.
While repairing a fence during a thunderstorm, she sees a car torn from her wooden bridge and swept into the raging creek. She pulls young realtor Amanda Cauble from the water and the two quickly become good friends. Cut off from the rest of the world and stranded at the ranch, their friendship deepens.
Fending off the bad weather, cattle thieves, and other obstacles, the tender friendship grows into an everlasting love.
*available in print and eBook*
Book 2
in the
Lex and Amanda Series
ISBN: 1-932300-12-0
Regal Crest Enterprises
Nov 2002
Faith's Crossing
Lex and Amanda have faced terrible obstacles to be together. Only one thing stands in their way now: Amanda’s parents.
They travel to California to gather Amanda’s belongings from her family mansion, not knowing what lengths her parents will go to break them apart. Her mother, Elizabeth, is indifferent. But it's her father, Michael, who will do whatever it takes to get rid of Lex, and "save" his daughter from her "perverted" clutches.
Will his interference tear them apart, or will the faith they have in their relationship be enough to keep them together?
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Book 3
in the Lex and Amanda Series
ISBN: 1-932300-40-6
Regal Crest Enterprises
Nov 2003
Hope's Path
In the third novel featuring Lex and Amanda, someone is determined to ruin Lexington Walters.
What begins as vandalism to her ranch soon leads to attempts on her life. Lex and Amanda desperately try to find out who hates the rancher so much that they are willing to ruin the lives of everyone in their path.
Can they survive long enough to find out who's responsible? And will their love be strong enough to keep them together when they find out who it is?
Book 4
in the Lex and Amanda Series
ISBN: 978-1-932300-65-9
Regal Crest Enterprises
Nov 2000
*Revised 2006*
Love's Journey - 2nd ed.
Lexington “Lex” Walters and Amanda Cauble are back in this fourth installment of the popular series. Amanda’s father has moved home to Somerville to begin a new life, which gives her the opportunity to strengthen her relationship with him. Lex learns more about her mother’s family but also contends with her deep feelings of abandonment and mistrust when her own father returns.
As they reconnect with their fathers, both women struggle with overwhelming emotions and questions that have long gone unanswered. At the same time, unprovoked attacks increase in severity until both women fear for their very lives as someone tries to tear apart the love they share. Can they unravel the mysteries in time to save themselves and their love?
Book 5
in the Lex and Amanda Series
ISBN: 978-1-932300-81-9
Regal Crest Enterprises
Nov 2001
*Revised 2007*
Strength of the Heart - 2nd ed.
Their upcoming nuptials are keeping Lex and Amanda busy, as is the rebuilding of the ranch house after Elizabeth Cauble had burned it to the ground.
But after Lex is arrested for something she didn't do, things start to unravel. An unexpected brushfire adds another overwhelming burden to the couple. Things come to a head when someone close to Lex dies. Her feelings of guilt and anger place even more strain on their relationship.
Is Amanda's love strong enough to help her, or will Lex's own personal demons tear them apart?
Book 6
in the Lex and Amanda Series
ISBN: 1-932300-39-2
Regal Crest Enterprises
Nov 2004
The Way Things Should Be
In this, the sixth novel of the Lex and Amanda series so many readers have come to love, Amanda begins to feel her own biological clock ticking while her sister prepares for the birth of her first child. Her elation for her sister's condition is offset by the consuming need to have children of her own.
Lex is busy with trying to keep her hands on some newly acquired land, as well trying to come to grips with the arrival of a woman tied to her grandfather, claiming to be a relative.
The tragic loss of someone dear to all dampens the joy of Jeannie's baby. The tragedy brings pain - and hope - to them all.
Book 7
in the Lex and Amanda Series
ISBN: 978-1-932300-21-5
Regal Crest Enterprises
April 2008
To Hold Forever
In the seventh book of the Lex and Amanda series, three years have passed since Lexington Walters and her partner, Amanda, have taken over the care of Lorrie, their rambunctious niece. Amanda’s sister, Jeannie, has fully recovered from her debilitating stroke and returns with her fiancé, ready to start a family. Adding to the volatile situation are Amanda’s unsuccessful attempts to become pregnant, and the fear of losing the child they've raised as their own.
Meanwhile, someone from Rawson Walters' past arrives, claiming his right to the ranch. Cleve Winters resents everything about Lex, including Amanda's love. Lex’s brother, Hubert, recently paroled from prison, returns to Somerville with his own special surprise. And an old adversary returns with more than a simple reunion in mind. Through it all, Lex begins to have doubts about continuing to run the ranch she’s worked so hard to build.
Will Lex and Amanda finally have the family they’ve longed for? Or will the people and circumstances surrounding them destroy their chances?
To Hold Forever was voted as one of the Top Five Favorite Adventure Books for 2008 by The Lesbian Fiction Readers Choice Awards - Click on the icon to go to their site!
Stand Alone Novels
ISBN: 1-932300-04-X
Regal Crest Enterprises
Nov 2002
Something To Be Thankful For
Randi Meyers is at a crossroads in her life. She’s got no girlfriend, bad knees, and her fill of loneliness.
When a distant uncle dies, Randi returns to her hometown of Woodbridge, Texas, to attend the funeral. During the graveside services, she is beseeched by a young boy to follow him into the woods to help his injured sister. After leading her an unconscious woman, the boy disappears. Randi brings the woman to the hospital and finds out that her name is Kay Newcombe.
Randi is intrigued by Kay. Who is this unusual woman? Where did her little brother disappear to? And why does Randi feel compelled to help her? Despite living in different cities, a tentative friendship forms, but Randi is hesitant. Can she trust her newfound friend? How much of her life and feelings can Randi reveal? And what secrets is Kay keeping from her? Together, Randi and Kay must unravel these questions, trust one another, and find the answers in order to protect themselves from outside threats – and discover what they mean to one another.
*available in print and eBook*
ISBN: 978-1-932300-54-3
Regal Crest Enterprises
May 2006
Diving Into the Turn
Riding bulls in the rodeo is the only life Shelby Fisher has ever known, until the day she meets Rebecca Starrett, who comes from a solid, middle-class background. She's had the money and support that Shelby never had.
After taking an instant dislike to each other, a chain of mysterious accidents draws them together. Is Rebecca's attraction to Shelby enough to help her stand by the silent and angry bull rider?
ISBN: 978-1-935053-20-0
Regal Crest Enterprises
Sep 2009
Piperton
Sam Hendrickson has been traveling around the Southwest for ten years, never staying in one place long enough to call it home. Doing odd jobs to pay for her food and gas, she thinks her life is fine, until fate intervenes. On her way to Dallas to find work for the upcoming winter, her car breaks down in the small town of Piperton. Sam’s never concerned herself over what other people think, but the small minds of a West Texas town may be more than she bargained for – especially when she meet Janie Clarke. Janie’s always done what’s expected of her. But when she becomes acquainted with Sam, she’s finally got a reason to rebel.
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Anthologies
ISBN: 1-932300-28-7
Regal Crest Enterprises
Feb 2004
The Milk of Human Kindness:
Lesbian Authors Write About Mothers and Daughters
Edited by Lori L. Lake, this anthology contains stories, essays, and memoirs by some of the brightest stars in the lesbian writing world.
2005 Lambda Literary Award Finalist - Best Anthology
2005 Stone Wall Society Winner - Literary Work of the Year
Cameron Abbott , Georgia Beers , Meghan Brunner , Carrie Carr , Caro Clarke , Katherine V. Forrest , Jennifer Fulton , Gabrielle Goldsby , Ellen Hart , Lois Hart , Karin Kallmaker , Marcia Tyson Kolb , Lori L. Lake , SX Meagher , Radclyffe , J.M. Redmann , Jean Stewart , Cate Swannell , Therese Szymanski , Talaran , Julia Watts , Marie Sheppard Williams , Kelly Zarembski
Don't miss this incredible collection, featuring "Hiding in Plain Sight" by Carrie Carr:
How does a young woman move from desperation to acceptance of her life, herself, and what the future holds?
How does the path she chooses affect her relationship with the mother she'd do anything to spare?
ISBN: 978-1-933113-59-3
Intaglio Publications
Feb 2006
Romance for LIFE
Edited by Lori L. Lake & Tara Young
2007 Golden Crown Literary Award Finalist - Best Anthology
2007 Lesbian Fiction Readers Choice Award Winner
Published by Intaglio Publications
A collection of 25 love stories from your favorite lesbian authors benefiting breast cancer research.
The proceeds from Romance for LIFE will be donated, in the authors collective names, to The National Breast Cancer Foundation and to the Susan G. Komen Foundation.
Contributing Authors:
Robin Alexander, Lynn Ames, Bridget Bufford, Carrie Carr, Caro Clarke, Stella Duffy, Nann Dunne, Jane Fletcher, Vada Foster, Verda Foster, Jennifer Fulton, Gabrielle Goldsby, Melissa Good, Lois C. Hart, Ellen Hawley, Karin Kallmaker, Lori L. Lake, Lee Lynch, Marianne K. Martin, Val McDermid, Radclyffe, Elizabeth Sims, Jean Stewart, Ida Swearingen, and Jane Vollbrecht.
Don't miss this incredible collection, featuring "Boxes and Dreams" by Carrie Carr:
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