These fiction books are written under the pen name J E Ocean. These books were written for me and sound like me; the books I write for my client sound like my clients. Enjoy.
Painting the Rain
After the loss of her husband Jack in a tragic car accident, Elyce Petersen struggles to resume her creative life as a renowned artist. When Max Petrov resurfaces in Santa Fe after hiding out Moscow, he pressures Elyce to take her late husband’s place in his international business: stealing cars.
She’s not interested, but soon discovers Max has lured her best friend into a dangerous plan; and because Danni is the closest thing she has to family, she is faced with a difficult choice that promises to leave no one unscathed.
Available on Amazons
The Great Divide, a novelette
Dacey Theroux’s life takes a turn for the worst when her unstable ex-husband shows up at her job with a gun, to make a scene and threaten her in front of coworkers.
Across town, Terry Jackson’s life slowly slips away. Severely ill and lonely, he seems resigned to his inevitable conclusion. He receives a card from a dear friend which reignites romantic hope.
As Dacey sits by the sea on a deserted beach in the middle of a work day, reflecting on a bizarre scene that she can’t forget soon enough, she entertains an unlikely messenger. What he tells her becomes the basis of her new life leading her to face her past–and her shocking present.
Available on Amazon
Windowland
Obsessed with mirrors, Jaaz looks forward to the giant mirror maze that comes with their annual festival. While she’s watching the many iterations of herself passing through the infinity of the maze, she catches a glimpse of someone who looks like her emerging from the reflective glass in front of her. The woman quickly entrusts Jaaz with a wand-like device, claiming it will answer all of her questions about mirrors. Then the wand begins to glow.
Suddenly, a group of enormous, fierce-looking men catch sight of the glimmer, and Jaaz finds herself the target of a chase. While evading them, she body slams into a dead end. Instead of breaking the glass, she falls through it and finds herself in Windowland, a realm filled with the ability to see into every room in the world.
Available on Amazon
Ticking Eyes
Windle Worboy is running for his life, barely ahead of the Great Breath and his jailor Ballaganthan. Guided by the wisdom of a Blue Monarch, Windle pushes against the tide of beings exiting from a dying man. Windle must break in and commandeer the still-living body before it expires. On the Top Side, with the clock ticking down, Windle quickly realizes yet another body must be found. With his very soul in jeopardy, his journey to obtain a second chance eventually collides with an unlikely hospital worker. Windle must find a way to Atomic City and reach his trusted friend, Unger Mickman or face an eternity in Hell.
Available on Amazon