Update on My Mariah Rhodes Science Fiction Series for Young Adults

Books 1 and 2 of my Mariah Rhodes science fiction series for young adults are complete. I'm currently writing Book 3 and plan to write more. 

What are the book titles in the series?

The series includes three books:

• Book 1, Mariah Rhodes: Escaping to Space
• Book 2, Mariah Rhodes: Surviving the Danger Planet
• Book 3, Mariah Rhodes: Finding Truth

What is the series about?

The books tell the continuing story of Mariah Rhodes, a thirteen-year-old girl with telekinesis who is born into a religious cult that disapproves of supernatural powers. 

What is the theme of the series?

The theme of the novels is survival despite multiple, major traumatic events.

What is unique about the series?

Besides a unique and unusual plot, the series includes a science fiction invention I've never seen in any other science fiction novel: an alien device called a Knowledge Keeper. You need to read the books when they're published to find out what it is.

Good news: book 1 finalist in contest

The unpublished manuscript of Mariah Rhodes: Escaping to Space was a category finalist in the 2025 American Writing Awards.

    

Book Trailer: The Firma Twins and the Flute of Enchantment

The Firma Twins and the Flute of Enchantment

Throat-in-your-mouth tale of identical twins fighting deadly aliens

The second book in The Firma Twins Adventures.

Twelve-year-old Electra Firma has a problem: alien shape-shifting rats the size of adult humans have stolen the Flute of Enchantment and she must infiltrate an alien conference to steal it back, while her identical twin sister Isis fights aliens in another city.

Book Trailer: The Firma Twins and the Purple Staff of Death

Action-filled tale of identical twins on quest to find dangerous family secrets

The first book in The Firma Twins Adventures.

Born into a family of twins, Isis Firma and her identical twin sister Electra are as different as two people can be. Isis is studious and Electra is an outgoing athlete. Much to Electra's disgust, Isis decides to celebrate their twelfth birthday at the Institute of Ancient Egyptian Stuff in nearby Washington, DC. Unseen by everyone except Isis, a mummy sits up and tells her to find the Purple Staff of Death. Danger threatens as Isis, her sister, and friends unravel the mystery of the mummy's message and the secrets of the Firma family.