Adult literary speculative fiction. Currently drafting.

Adult science fiction. Currently Revising.

Two thousand years in the future, seventeen-year-old August’s life is upended when he’s abducted by a roving band of space pirates and thrown into a prison aboard their ship. To earn his freedom, he’s told he’ll have to become a murderer. But August has never been one to play by the rules, let alone accept defeat. Together with his fellow captives, he must find a way to escape and stop the monsters who put him here – all while keeping his humanity intact.

Young adult fantasy. Unpublished. Note: I took this book down from online retailers after re-reading it recently. Although I love the characters, world, and premise, the book needs a complete rewrite.

A long-lost friend. A cryptic message. A gateway to millions of worlds.

Melissa Mabrey isn't like other sixteen-year-olds. She can see the colors of people’s minds—colors that reveal their true feelings, desires, and fears. The only person she’s dared to tell the truth about this is her friend Kyle, a classmate with the same ability. But two years ago, he disappeared without a trace, and she hasn’t heard a word from him since.

Until today. In a book carried by a stranger, Melissa finds Kyle’s desperate plea for help. At the same time, strange phenomena begin happening in which people’s minds turn gray and they disconnect from reality, leading to car accidents, falls, and other deadly mayhem. Whatever’s happening, Melissa’s certain it has some link to Kyle and, if she doesn’t rescue him, millions of lives could be in jeopardy.

The trouble is, to get to him she’ll have to traverse the Gallery—a hall filled with millions of paintings, each a portal to a different world. She must fend off the Gallery Guard, who want to wipe her memory and send her home; Crumholtzian barbarians, who want to broil her alive; and Kyle’s captors, who want to brainwash her and use her for the same experiments they’re enacting on him. Along the way, she’ll discover that seeing minds is only the beginning of what she and Kyle can do—and that the universe might be better off without them.

From debut author J.M. Vaughan comes this mind-bending work of fantasy, perfect for fans of Harry Potter and A Wrinkle in Time.

'Vaughan has woven one of the most creative and enthralling fantasy worlds I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading. I’m not even sure how to begin explaining everything I loved about this book.' ★★★★★

'Adventure with a capital A! World after world... There are simply no words to describe how magnificent they're developed.' ★★★★★

'Prepare to be taken from one end of the universe to another; from horrible worlds to utopian worlds, from unspeakable villains to amazing heroes. A huge delight!' ★★★★★

'Talk about world building, there are many. So many different landscapes, characters, personalities...yet it's easy to keep them straight and stay involved. You are on tenderhooks right to the end, what a fun ride!' ★★★★★

Completed. Coming soon.

A collection of short fairy tales.

Adult fantasy. Drafted. Needs substantial revisions.