The first years out of high school are difficult for everyone. Major life decisions, first loves, finding one's true self, and dealing with defeat. Phoenix Rising begins as Janie Taylor, a beautiful, smart young woman struggles to hold on to herself, and truly find her own life's happiness. Although she doesn't seem to be finding it in any of the places she's looked, so far. Dark secrets, lust, and abusive controlling relationships keep Janie on a tight leash. With her friends close by her side, she does what she needs to do to set her life straight, and get it on track. To do this, she must...

It's been almost 8 years since we walked through country fields with Janie, hoping that she'd find her way out life's path of disasters. Now almost 28, Janie Lazarus is still searching for the last bits of something to make her whole, while she seemingly has everything anyone could want. From the outside, her life looks perfect, but no one truly knows how quickly things can change. With her somewhat misguided conscious while on her new path of self-growth, experimentation, and discovery, she again steps into more trouble than she realizes, and her past comes back to haunt her- yet again. As a...

Deceit. Affection. Blackmail. Resolve. Sailing through the seasons of life, the passionate Janie and Gabriel Lazarus are living life to the fullest, raising their kids, and profiting immensely from their respective businesses. The Visitor has come and gone, as has Michael, and Janie's life has calmed back to a normal level, leaving her feeling satisfied and full for the first time in a decade. But, this is Janie. And chaos, turmoil and destruction are never far away... Gabriel loves his family and adores his wife, but also loves the intensity and adrenaline rush working at James Industries...

No secret is impermeable... The truth always finds a way to expose itself. They say, "good fences make good neighbors," but the truth is: no fence, wall, or gate can hold any secret in. So often we feel a false sense of comfort and protection from the gates that surround our hearts, minds, and homes. We fail to realize that closing in our secrets for our own safety means there is no escaping when those walls finally begin to close in around us. This can cause panic, chaos, and completely upheave life as one knows it. In a neighborhood where all of the neighbors are involved in illegal...