The first books I published were a series of board books about a cat named Bean, inspired by my sister’s feisty kitty and an impending baby. That baby has since grown into a charming young adult. And I've continued to write and publish children's books (more than 100) for kids of all ages. Besides original books, I do ghost writing, licensed writing, and writing for hire—I enjoy playing with other people’s characters almost as much as my own!

Check out my most recent titles below:

rescue dogs

The Sterling family runs a ranch that turns rescued dogs into rescue dogs. Join in on the action and adventure with high stakes and a happy ending—and dogs!

Rescue Dogs #3: Jet book cover with a dark brown and white collie standing in front of a crashed plane in snowy mountains.
Rescue Dogs #4: Gem book cover with a golden retriever standing in front of a house flooded up to its roof.

Rescue Dogs #3: Jet

Rescue Dogs #4: Gem

Rescue Dogs #2: Dusty book cover with a dark brown and yellow chihuahua wearing booties on all paws, standing in front of collapsed buildings.
Rescue Dogs #1: Ember cover with a yellow Labrador dog standing in front of a burning forest.

Rescue Dogs #2: Dusty

Rescue Dogs #1: Ember

bug girl

Bug Girl book cover with a young girl with long auburn hair, dressed in green with a butterfly mask, running through a cityscape with a young man with glasses and a young woman with a vest and short blonde bob behind her.

bug girl

Amanda Price adores all things bug-related—from spiders to mantises—like, seriously loves them. Unfortunately most of her fellow sixth-graders do not share her invertebrate obsession. They’re grossed out by it. Especially Amanda’s ex-best friend, Emily, who thinks Amanda is creepy weird.

But when mysterious invaders menace the town of Oyster Cove and take both Amanda and Emily’s mothers captive, Amanda unexpectedly develops amazing insectile powers! Newly equipped with antennae and a glistening exoskeleton she uncovers a secret that changes everything.

Now Amanda has to act fast or her town and her mom are doomed! There’s just one complication…she needs Emily’s help.

Suddenly Amanda’s worst enemy becomes her best ally, but working together may be even harder than saving their town from being squashed like a…well…

“Bearing all the campy hallmarks and high drama of a classic superhero romp, this entertaining ... tale also features interesting entomological tidbits throughout.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“The villain is dastardly, the heroes are staunch, and the costumes are impressive, making this high-quality standard superhero fare with the added bonus of some poignant details of how even the closest friendships may fade amid the social pressures of middle school.”

—Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

“Tucks both middle-school fashion advice and insect facts into a tale that scuttles along to a wildly destructive climactic battle.”

—Booklist

Bug Girl: Fury on the Dace Floor book cover with young auburn-haired girl in a green dress and butterfly mask raising her fist next to another young woman with blonde hair in a bun dancing next to her.

bug girl: fury on the dance floor

Being a superhero isn’t easy. But surviving a middle school dance? That’s when things get really hard…

Amanda Price never dreamed she’d turn into Bug Girl, a hero with the powers of the insect kingdom. She also never dreamed it would be this difficult.

Turns out superpowers aren’t much help with Geri, the new bully terrorizing the seventh grade. Or with Emily. She’s supposed to be Amanda’s partner in crime-fighting, but she’s too busy freaking out about the upcoming dance.

When a mystery monster appears in town and seventh graders start disappearing, Bug Girl needs Emily's help more than ever. Soon both girls are tangled in a dastardly scheme—and the fate of their school, their town, and their very lives will be decided on the dance floor.

Maiden Voyage: A Titanic Story book cover with a young brunette woman in a coral dress sinking beneath the ocean's surface, reaching for a life float.

maiden voyage:
a titanic story

A story of secrets, sisterhood, and adventure aboard the Titanic!

Isabella is shocked when her parents book her passage on the incredible Titanic and inform her that she'll be sailing by herself. She is given an envelope and told the contents will explain everything, but she is forbidden from opening it until the boat reaches the U.S. Lucille is worried over her mother's poor health, and her father is always distracted, never around. Left to her own devices, Lucille discovers some dangerous secrets that could tear her family apart. Abby is desperate. She's all her little brother has in the world, and her only hope is start a new life in New York. But the only way to do that is to smuggle her little brother aboard the Titanic and hope they can last the week without him getting caught. Three girls, three different classes on the ship, yet their pasts and futures are more intertwined than they know--and their lives are about to be forever changed over the course of the Titanic's maiden voyage. That is, if they don't all drown in secrets first.

"A clever, fast-paced retelling of the voyage of the Titanic. . . . Jane pulls off the unusual feat of being both suspenseful and informative, gracefully incorporating technical details about the boat into high-drama scenes."

—New York Times Book Review

"Jane shines at atmospheric descriptions of the opulence of the ship and the people themselves while also managing to bring her powers of keen observation to the third-class passengers, many of whom were immigrant families full of hope. . . . A compelling novel that stands both on its own merit and as an addition to the wealth of Titanic literature."

—Kirkus Reviews, starred review