THE HANFORD NECKLACE
Coming to a bookstore near you on October 6, 2026. Pre-order now!
Gilmore Girls meets Oppenheimer in this dual-timeline family saga, set in a Manhattan Project town, about a granddaughter who uncovers her grandmother’s nuclear-age secrets and her own toxic inheritance.
What is the half-life of O’Toole family secrets?
In 2013, Saige is stuck living with her Granny Rosamond in her beige wasteland of a hometown. Desperate for a diagnosis and cure for her mysterious ailments, she uncovers more than she bargained for—a hot rock that shouldn’t exist and a past Rosamond refuses to explain.
That past takes place in the 1940s, when 50,000 people move to an eastern Washington town that doesn’t exist to build something they can’t name. Rosamond is one of them, eager to do her bit for the war effort—and find a husband. When she falls for a charming engineer, she envisions a perfect life. But as the hot war turns cold and her ever-expanding family becomes increasingly troubled, she discovers this nuclear town is no utopia, and she must decide whether to cling to the destructive facade of domestic bliss or face the truth that could save them all.
When Rosamond’s past collides with Saige’s search for healing, half-buried secrets—from the most contaminated place in the Western Hemisphere to the wounds within their own family—can no longer be ignored. Can Saige discover the truth and heal herself without destroying her grandmother’s life?
"Historically riveting, narratively addictive, and truly disturbing."
—Kirkus Reviews“A visceral page-turner about a granddaughter uncovering the plutonium-laced secrets of her grandmother’s past and a complicated family legacy created at the intersection of science and patriotism, secrets and lies, violence and love, and what happens when home is the thing that’s slowly killing you.” —Ellen Baker, author of The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson
“The Hanford Necklace is an absorbing and haunting novel—one that will linger long with readers . . . A truly heart-rending, revelatory work.” —Maryka Biaggio, author of Gun Girl and the Tall Guy and Margery and Me
TO LOOK UPON THE SUN
A Historical Novel
In the shadow of pre-WWII Germany, 17-year-old Ilse finds herself alone, pregnant, and penniless—cast out by her family and thrust into the arms of Lebensborn, the Nazis' secretive program designed to propagate Aryan purity.
Yet Ilse harbors a perilous secret within the walls of Lebensborn: her unborn child's father is Jewish. Surrounded by the very architects of the regime's sinister vision, she must rely on her cunning, her knowledge of herbs, and her indomitable spirit to hide the truth and keep her child safe.
As the Reich's scrutiny intensifies, Ilse's place within Lebensborn becomes a gilded cage, with each day edging her closer to exposure. Forced to navigate a labyrinth of lies and make unthinkable choices, her fight for survival transforms into a quest for identity, redemption, and defiance that could alter the course of her life forever.
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THE ONES WHO STAYED
A Short Novel
In the heart of war-torn El Salvador, iron-willed Sister Agnes crosses paths with a visionary priest. Driven by a desire to transcend her duties as a nun, she joins him on a perilous journey to aid war victims, challenging her beliefs and confronting the harsh realities of war.
As they navigate this tumultuous landscape, their bond deepens, forcing Agnes to confront a world of moral complexities. In a land where each day teeters on the brink of tragedy, she must make a life-altering choice before all she holds dear is lost.
