I really need to be better about making my website the first place I announce news, and not the last. After three and a half long years, my second book, An Unconfirmed Report, is finally here. My sister, Cindy Villegas who did the cover art and cover designer Sasha Davis created my spectacular cover. I’m thrilled. The paperback releasedthis past week on November 25, 2025 and the ebook is scheduled to release on December 1. So if you’re looking for a Christian fiction novel for your historical-loving teen (or adult–I don’t judge) this might make a great Christmas gift. This is a sequel, sort of. The main character and several additional characters appeared in my first novel, The Uncertainty of Fire, but beta readers who did not read the first one tell me they didn’t feel lost. So if you choose to read them out of order, that’s up to you, just be mindful there are major spoilers for the first book in this one. Here is what’s it’s about:

Tucson, Arizona Territory, 1873

Seventeen-year-old Sara Jane Carter would love nothing more than to succeed her father as editor of their fledgling Tucson newspaper, despite his wishes for her to marry. He’s even chosen the ideal match: Keller Callahan, the charming apprentice who is now unattached after a recent relationship ended in disappointment and heartbreak.

Courtship is the last thing on Sara Jane’s mind when a health crisis and a nationwide financial panic leaves her to manage the paper’s upkeep amid dwindling subscribers and supply shortages. Facing mounting debt, she dares to attract new readership by printing a big headline targeting the one man in town who could destroy her livelihood. As she delves deeper, Keller seems to oppose her at every step, though maybe not for the reasons she thinks.

Will she forge ahead, risking Keller’s friendship and the paper’s reputation? Or will she rely on God despite the obstacles threatening her hopes and dreams?

If you’ve been following me for a while, thanks for your patience. Here’s to hoping Book Three (or whatever I release next) won’t be as long a wait.