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Four worlds. One artist behind every page.

From wartime friendship to school-hallway magic to a cabin full of inventions to a hidden Romani heritage — every story Sandy writes follows the same thread of art, family, and hope.

New Release · Historical Fiction

Cherry Blossoms and Oak Leaves

Decades after standing on opposite sides of the same war, an American veteran and his former Japanese enemy carry the same invisible wounds. As their families' stories quietly intertwine, a buried secret surfaces — and healing takes root not through speeches, but through craft, compassion, and the shared language of art.

Inspired by her father's WWII Pacific service and the peace mission of the OBON SOCIETY to return wartime relics to families, this novel is a quiet, sweeping story about how forgiveness travels through generations.

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Annie and Her Muse Series · Fantasy

A'Mused

Twelve-year-old Annie is a dreamer with a gift for words — until a new teacher arrives who wants nothing more than to take that gift away. When a mysterious muse named Tammy reveals the truth about the darkness moving through school, Annie must rally the ones she loves and trust her imagination to save them all.

The first book in a series for readers who grew up on wonder and haven't stopped believing in it.

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The Great Inventor Series · Children's Adventure

Mortimer Meatballs

Three kids, one runaway dog, and a cabin in the woods that hums with invention. When Jayce, Connor, and Ember stumble into eccentric inventor Mortimer Meatballs' world, they discover that imagination — and a little teamwork — can outsmart even the darkest shadow.

A whimsical chapter-book series for young readers who love a good adventure and an even better friendship.

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Mystery / Romance

Gypsy Serenade

She wants music, color, and the free-spirited life of her mother's Romani heritage. Her father wants her protected — and hidden. At just ten years old, Camilla loses her mother, and her grieving father erases every trace of that world, even destroying the violin she once played so perfectly.

Years later, Camilla secretly longs to be like her mother — until a charismatic painter named Johnny draws her into a hidden world of art, dance, and magic she must keep from her father, forcing a collision between the life she's told to want and the truth calling to her blood.

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