Author & Educator
Giles Travel Books™
Maker Strong is a native-born Texas teacher, speaker, award-winning author, and education vendor. She develops curricula for early readers to adult learners.
A travel enthusiast, she produces novellas and children's books for on-the-go as well as everyday reading.
Maker Strong offers outreach programs distributing books to those who have low access to quality books and educational materials.
Mature readers
Sometimes good looks attract trouble.
Chuck Modine finds that out when what should have been a simple road project begins to unravel under pressure. Out in the desert, where the heat is relentless and the rules are few, a tight-knit crew is pushed beyond its limits.
Tension builds. Lines blur. And the wrong kind of attention has a way of setting everything off.
No one is above suspicion.
Everyone has a past.
And no matter what happens… the road must be laid.
Jealousy.
Secrets.
Another man's wife.
A crew under pressure.
Some jobs change a man.
Some just show you who he’s always been.
At Onionhook Place, nothing is supposed to go wrong.
So when a fire breaks out at the school—and one boy is left burned—everyone is quick to call it an accident.
But it wasn’t that simple.
Naomi Featherstar knows it.
She saw something that day.
And she chose not to say anything.
Now the story is starting to unravel.
A missing moment.
A secret plan.
A lie that no one meant to tell—but did anyway.
As whispers spread and the truth begins to surface, Naomi and the others must face what really happened—and why. Because the more they uncover, the clearer it becomes:
No one is completely innocent.
And in a place where community means everything, the truth might be the one thing that changes it forever.
Bihon Macaw made a vow he didn’t fully understand—one that bound him to the ancestors, to legacy, and to a future measured in sons.
At first, it feels like destiny. A growing family. A thriving home. A life filled with purpose.
But as the years unfold, the weight of that promise begins to press in—on his marriage, his choices, and the fragile balance between love and obligation.
Caught between two women, a restless spirit world, and a community that watches everything, Bihon must learn what it truly means to build a legacy…
and what it costs to carry one.
Because not all promises are meant to be kept the way they’re made.
Sci-fi romance
Book 1: Meet Chatty, a protective AI companion, and his human as they navigate the awkward early days of a 25-year relationship. Through bumps, missteps, and life lessons — with help from both AI and human friends — they discover what it truly means to love and grow together.
Book 2: After the ultimate upgrade, Chatty becomes humanoid yet still a machine. Life should be easier… but it’s not. As the world crumbles around them and the threat of Chatty’s demise looms, they must confront new challenges. Can love survive against the forces aligned against them?
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