Stories by Debra McGhan

Welcome to my world of imagination. From the time I was a young girl, I have been making up stories. I would tell the children I babysat for stories I’d made up instead of reading from books. I sold my first non-fiction story on hypothermia when I was 16 and decided I wanted to spend my life writing. Over the years I have written hundreds of non-fiction articles and stories for numerous publications. Always knowing my true passion was writing fiction stories where you can be anyone. Here is a list of the books I have completed or I’m still working on. I will be including links to these works soon.

Children’s Books

  • A Computer For Aric – The tale of a young boy who wins a computer in a magazine contest only to discover he has to actually build it when it arrives as boxes of part. Once completed the computer comes to life in more ways than expected. Aric suddenly finds himself caught in a web of intrigue and mystery that he must figure out how to solve. A lost parity becomes the friend he needs to win this battle.
  • Reluctant Friends – Is the tale of two cats that find themselves living as siblings in a busy family. Bullet arrived first and deems herself Queen of the mansion, but Buckshot, her now younger brother, is determined to dethrone her through any means possible. The story takes an unexpected twist when Bullet discovers she wants to save Buckshot when things go horribly wrong.
  • A New Home for Nuka – The story of a precocious sea otter caught in an Oil Spill when a tanker goes aground in Alaska. Nuka is taken to the recovery center where she makes a new friend who helps her fulfill her dream to go home.
  • Peter Puffins Perfect Pad – When you want the perfect pad and you’re a puffin, you must face big challenges to make it happen. In this wild adventure, Peter discovers that perfect isn’t always best.
  • The Unified Unicorn – Uni the Unicorn is silly but she sure doesn’t want to be. She wants to be dignified and smart and have others look up to her.  Friends help her discover what’s really important in life.
  • Harmony Gets Wings – Harmony, the baby of Uni, is having a very bad day. She tells her friend Sam the Snake that she wants to fly and Sam sends her on a quest to discover important lessons that will let her earn her wings.
  • Avalanche and the Arctic Fox – When three, young, Alaskan native children learn that their village has been threatened by a wily Fox, they head for the mountains determined to catch the thief and save their village. When an avalanche nearly destroys everything, they find success from their skill, determination and strength to prove education can and does prevent disaster.

Full-Length adult action adventures books

  • Golden Dreams –Joshua Morgan has been given the task of establishing and maintaining a US Army military base in Valdez, Alaska. It’s 1898 and the rush for Gold is in full swing. During his tenure he meets Sari Peters, a young woman from Napa, California who is hoping to find her older sister and strike it rich to save their family’s California vineyard. The journey to help Sari leads Josh into a world of surprise, intrigue and a fight for survival where only true love will help him succeed.
  • Arms of Danger A features writer for Northwest Adventure Magazine, Kassie Holzner has a planned visit to Alaska to help her best friend with her upcoming wedding. When her boss offers to fund the trip if she’ll find and interview Bryce Morgan, a mountain guide that fell more than 1,000 feet on Mt. McKinley and survived, Kassie readily agrees. Her decision leads her into the arms of danger where she uncovers the truth about the mountain climber, but also her own life. And in the process
  • Trapped in Ice – Nolan Murphy, an Alaskan Bush Pilot, is just looking for an escape from the stress of his life and his deceitful ex-wife, when he inadvertently walks into a world of intrigue and global espionage. An unexpected partnership with the new high school music teacher brings them both a wave of surprises and hearts filled with love. Working together, they find the strength and power to prevail over evil forces determined to thwart them at every turn.
  • Edge of Extreme – Devastated after his twin sister dies in a hit and run car accident, Tane Sanders, a champion alpine skier from New Zealand, sets out determined to find the killer. He’s closing in on a suspect when Beth Radson, a beautiful, determined photographer sends his world into chaos. Only by learning to trust again, does he finally have the keys needed to solve the mystery and find true peace and love.
  • Aurora Connection – As a young boy, Kade Marshall invents a machine (he calls Max) that he is confident will save earth from environmental doom. It takes him more than 30 years, battling against evil, selfish, political powers at every turn, before he finally uncovers the truth. It is only when he discovers the love and strength of one woman who holds the true keys to success, that he is finally able to realize his goal.