Illinois Authors

Atmosphere Press 2023

Meet Hedy Hinterschott, a 17-year-old assassin-in-training, who has been groomed for the family business since birth. Despite growing up in a loving and supportive nuclear family, Hedy has always felt like a misfit, struggling to fit into the family's dynamics and their covert and highly unorthodox profession. As the next generation of accomplished and stealthy assassins, Hedy and her twin brother Gerhardt are expected to carry on the family legacy.However, Hedy's secretive family history, tumultuous teenage years, and predetermined future not only in the family business but also in the family itself, have left her questioning her place in the world. Adding to the intrigue is the fact that Hedy is the first female Hinterschott to be born in the family's long line of assassins, prompting her to question why all other women in her family tree have only been added through marriage.As the story unfolds, a mysterious prospective boyfriend, a plot to uncover Hitler's billions, and the unraveling of family secrets lead Hedy on a journey of self-discovery, where she finds that assassinations may be easier than navigating the complexities of romance and family.With its unique blend of dark comedy, drama, and romance, Assassins Are Us offers a thrilling and thought-provoking coming-of-age story that will keep you hooked from beginning to end.

CreateSpace 2015

Set in the backdrop of the D-Day battlefront and in a series of flashbacks on the home front, Charles Trammel, student at Trammel Academy, an East Coast Ivy League prep school, contemplates and investigates the meaning of honor through viewing his familial past, tempestuous present, and unknown future. He begins to understand what it means to be honorable as he is influenced by the actions of a young WWII draftee. Placement tells the story of this young man’s life and his struggle to understand his lot in life and place in the world, all the while developing his own meaning of honor.