Take a look at the books I’ve penned that are available from my bookshelf in both fiction and non-fiction.  To purchase any of these books from me or online retailers, click here:

FICTION

RADIATE from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Graphia Line

Hayley Matthews has one dream: to make it onto the varsity cheerleading team her senior year of high school. Odds are against her, but she doesn’t let that stop her from trying. So she works hard for months, perfecting her gymnastics and dancing moves. And despite the odds, she makes the squad.

In an instant, Hayley’s life changes. Now she’s part of the popular crowd at school, dating a football player, and going to parties. And she’s working hard to be as perfect on the squad as her captain expects them all to be.

But then one day Hayley notices a lump on her left leg and the steady throb she’s been feeling has gotten much worse. She can barely walk. When Hayley goes with her mom to get it checked out, the diagnosis is cancer. The doctor can’t say how bad it is or what the prognosis will be. At the minimum, she’ll have to have surgery. At the most it could mean loss of her leg or even her life.

Once again Hayley’s life changes in an instant. Now she must face the odds again and show everyone, including herself, just how strong she is. And through it all–three surgeries, chemo, radiation, rehab, and just getting back to a normal life–it’s cheerleading that keeps Hayley focused and positive.

All she wants to do is cheer, and nothing, including cancer, is going to stop her.

RADIATE is a fictionalized version of the cancer that author Marley Gibson went through as a teenage cheerleader.

Can’t Touch This from TKA Distribution

For Vanessa Virtue, all work and no play leads straight to temptation, one that’s too hot to touch…or resist.

A well-deserved work promotion opens up a thrilling world that Vanessa could only long for until now: exotic travel, a corporate credit card, and the opportunity to ogle hunk-and-a-half Kyle Nettles. Unfortunately, their employer has a strict “no dating within the company” policy. So instead of succumbing to her feelings, Vanessa hones her flirtations on the competition: a rock star sales exec who works for their rival company.

Rory Ellery has dreamy blue eyes and a kiss that threatens to obliterate Vanessa’s taboo crush on Kyle…and just might provide a great chance for spying on the competition. That is, unless Rory is actually spying on her. When Vanessa goes digging for dirt with Rory, what she uncovers is scandal—and risks losing her job completely. To make things right with her employer, she’ll have to enlist Kyle’s help. But to make things right with her soul, is she willing to risk her job and her security in order to open her heart to Kyle.

Book two in the RESISTING TEMPTATION series, CAN’T FIGHT THIS.

Book 1 – THE AWAKENING, Released May 2009 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Graphia line.

Meet Kendall Moorehead, a seemingly typical teen. When her family moves from Chicago to the small historical town of Radisson, Georgia, her psychic abilities awaken. She’s hearing, feeling, and seeing things that seem unbelievable at first, but with the help of the town psychic, Kendall is able to come to terms with her newly emerging gift. So, together with her new BFF, Celia, Kendall forms a ghost hunting team. They’ve got all the latest technology. They’ve got Kendall for their psychic. Now they’re going to clean up Radisson of its less savory spirits. The story is fiction. The science is real. Welcome to a new reality.

“Kendall’s witty narrative voice (she quotes Shakespeare and Ugly Betty with equal aplomb) drives this fast-paced, wholesome-with-an-edge tale. Several unsolved mysteries will leave readers eager for the next installment.” – Publisher’s Weekly, Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Book 2- THE GUIDANCE, Released October 2009 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Graphia line.

Kendall and her ghost hunting team is the talk of Radisson, Georgia, but one person isn’t so pleased. Courtney Langdon doesn’t appreciate Kendall’s new popularity or her relationship with Jason, Courtney’s ex.  So Courtney begins dabbling in the paranormal world. At first it’s all a game to draw attention away from Kendall. But Courtney doesn’t know what she’s getting into—or what wants in her. This is one game that’s about to turn deadly serious.

“Real-life ghost huntress Marley Gibson pulls no punches.” – Jason Hawes and Grant Wilson, stars of SyFy’s Ghost Hunters

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Book 3 – THE REASON, released May 3, 2010 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Graphia line.

It’s not everyday you have a premonition of your own demise. But two months after Kendall had a vision of her own death, all is well in her world. Maybe some cosmic wires got crossed. Then Kendall gets a request by the mayor of Radisson to investigate the mayoral manor. Emily and Loreen warn her against it: This spirit is dangerous. But not even they can see just how dangerous. But during the aftermath of her run-in with the spirit Kendall learns a life-shattering secret. Now Kendall has an even bigger problem. Somehow, she’s got to pull her life together if she wants to cleanse the mayor’s mansion and bring peace to the home—and herself.

“Every young woman needs to read this!” – Steve Gonsalves, star of Ghost Hunters and Ghost Hunters Academy, SyFy Channel

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Book 4:  THE COUNSELING, released October 2010 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Graphia line.

Kendall has just discovered who Emily really is, lost her boyfriend, and nearly died doing the thing she loves most–ghost hunting. It’s time to take a break and try to reconcile all the changes she’s going through. So Kendall heads to the Sierra Mountains, where there’s a camp especially for young people with gifts such as hers. It’s a time for reflection and self-discovery. But when she gets to California, she once again finds restless spirits–and the boy in her last vision. It may be the end of one chapter of her life and the beginning of a new one.

“Kendall’s witty narrative voice drives this wholesome-with-an-edge tale.  Several unsolved mysteries will leave readers eager for the next installment.” – Publishers Weekly

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Book 5 – THE DISCOVERY, released May 2011 from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt’s Graphia line.

After some time off, Kendall’s ready to begin ghost hunting again. But her life is still in flux. She misses Patrick, her new love. She needs to find a photographer to replace Taylor. Plus, she may have discovered who her real father is, but to be sure, she has to convince his family she’s not a fake.

And then there’s a certain doll that seems to be out to get her and her friends. A doll? How could that be? Unless, perhaps, it’s not just a doll. Maybe it’s a vessel containing the soul of a man so evil in life, not even death could stop his reign of terror. This could be Kendall’s most terrifying and deadliest encounter yet.

“This book has suspense, chills, and adventures - everything ghost hunting should be.” – Zak Bagans, star of Ghost Adventures and Paranormal Challenge, Travel Channel

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*~*~*~* COMING SOON! *~*~*~*

Book 6 – THE JOURNEY, coming SOON as digital ebook publishing.

SORORITY 101 SERIES - writing as Kate Harmon

Book 1 – ZETA OR OMEGA?, Released May 2008 from Penguin Putnam’s Puffin Speak line.

High school is already a distant memory for incoming Lattimer University freshmen Jenna, Roni, and Lora- Leigh. Jenna can’t wait to meet cute college boys, Roni can’t wait to get away from home, and Lora- Leigh . . . well, Lora-Leigh couldn’t care less. She’s going to LU and participating in sorority recruitment only to appease her mom. Sorority girls are pretty, rich, and snotty, and Lora-Leigh doesn’t want to be one of those girls. So she’s shocked to find herself actually connecting with the sisters of Zeta Zeta Tau. And her new friend Jenna can relate. She came to recruitment only because her roommate begged her to, but now she can’t decide which sorority to join; she likes them all! Roni, on the other hand, knows which sorority she should join, but she came to LU to reinvent herself. As recruitment progresses and the girls prepare to make big decisions, they’ll need to heed the best advice there is: follow your heart. Now where will it lead?

Book 2 – THE NEW SISTERS, Released May 2008, Penguin Putnam’s Puffin Speak line.

As freshman year at LU kicks off, Lora-Leigh, Jenna, and Roni are all equally thrilled to have found a home in the Zeta Zeta Tau sorority. Lora-Leigh still cant believe she’s wearing a sorority pin and, what’s more, that she and her new sisters have become so close so fast. Roni already loves her sorority, so when it comes time to elect a new member president, she can’t keep herself from adding her name to the ballot. And Jenna can’t keep herself from being in two places at once! The girl has a full load of classes, a demanding antisorority roommate, a marching band scholarship to uphold, and lots of sorority activities to attend. How’s a girl supposed to appease everyone and everything—not to mention strike up a romance with a very hot fraternity boy—all the while keeping her diabetes hidden? Lora-Leigh and Roni are there for her, but initiation is on the horizon and Jenna must decide if she really trusts her new friends enough to share her secret.

NON-FICTION

THE OTHER SIDE: A TEEN’S GUIDE TO GHOST HUNTING AND THE PARANORMAL, co-authored with Patrick Burns of truTV’s Haunting Evidence and Darkness Radio’s Dave Schrader, Released October 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

It used to be you needed a crystal, a psychic, or a Oijia board to make contact with the spirit world. So who would think science would make it possible for just about anyone to experience a ghostly connection? Cameras, recorders, computers, magnetic field readers and other scientific means are now the tools of the trade. But there’s so much available, how does the average teen weed through it all to create the best possible ghost hunting team? Here to help sort it all out are three of today’s leading investigators of the field. Together, Patrick Burns, Dave Schrader, and Marley Gibson have more than ten years of experience. They’ve put together this guide to impart their knowledge and wisdom on to the next generation of ghost hunters.

What’s included:
- How to set up a ghost hunting team
- The equipment needed and how to use it
- Where to look for spirits
- Safety, safety, and more safety

Ghost hunting is equal parts science and belief. Patrick, Dave, and Marley are here to help with science part.

CHRISTMAS MIRACLES, co-authored with New York Times bestselling author of 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, Cecil Murphey, with foreward by 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN’s Don Piper, Released October 2009 by St. Martin’s Press.

Celebrate the season of hope and miracles with these inspiring true stories that will warm the heart and touch the soul…

A man lies gravely ill in the hospital on Christmas when he hears angels singing and immediately makes a full recovery. A little boy with dyslexia sits down to read a Christmas book and realizes that his disability has vanished. And a woman’s faith is renewed by the chance discovery of a simple nativity set. Many ordinary people experience God’s grace during those special moments when Christmas becomes more than just a holiday, but a time for miracles. Cecil Murphey and Marley Gibson bring you the real-life stories of everyday people who have experienced these life-changing moments of hope, comfort, and transformation—all during the most wonderful time of the year.

*~*~* COMING OCTOBER 2011 – THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, sequel to CHRISTMAS MIRACLES *~*~*

 

A heartwarming collection of true stories that will inspire, entertain, and get everyone into the spirit of Christmas.

At Christmastime, it’s hard not to get caught up in the shopping, the decorating, the party planning and the family drama—and too we often to lose sight of the true meaning of the season.  But sometimes, though God’s grace or a simple twist of fate, we’re able to step back and understand what the holiday is truly about.

The Spirit of Christmas is an inspiring collection of true stories from real-life people who have experienced such moments where the meaning of the season becomes clear and touches their hearts.  A man mailing gifts at the post office witnesses a moving scene that changes his life forever.  An unhappy couple are drifting further apart…until a special Christmas gift allows them to renew their love and mend their fractured marriage.  And a father tries to keep the spirit of Christmas alive for his son with a grand gesture–a gesture that will be remembered by his family and many others for years to come.

Filled with magic, wonder and deep meaning, it’s impossible for these stories not to touch your heart—and fill you with The Spirit of Christmas.