Book #1 in an erotic paranormal historical romance series
In the heart of Tuscany s centuries-old wine country, three half-Satyr brothers receive a letter that sends them in search of three endangered half-Faerie brides. The daughters of a dying king, they present a unique opportunity for the brothers to beget heirs to inherit their Italian vineyard and ancient secrets.
For not just any woman will do as a Satyr wife. Each month at Moonful, the brothers change physically, becoming more potent. They re driven by the darker side of their natures to indulge in a nightlong ritual in a sacred gathering place ringed with statues of Bacchus, nymphs, and dryads.
Eldest brother Nick considers it his duty to sire heirs. But he prefers to keep his conjugal visits to Jane, his new FaerieBlend wife, proper while engaging in more carnal activities with experienced courtesans.
Unaware that she s half-Faerie, Jane is desperate to rid herself of the terrible abilities she acquired when she turned thirteen. Only then will she bear Nick s children and find a true home with him. Until then, she must deceive him.
As the grapevines begin to bloom, an ancient cult hatches plans that could destroy Nick and Jane s blossoming happiness.
"The leading man is the sexiest one this reader has seen in a long time!" -- Romantic Times Book Reviews
"Everything about this story and the elements within worked." -- Paranormal Romance Reviews
FIVE STARS from Joyfully Reviewed; Night Owl Romance; TwoLips Reviews; Whipped Cream; and Romance Junkies
THE
BUTTERY GARDEN Release Date: April 2005, Five
Star
Amishwoman Sara Lapp, all but shunned for studying to become
a midwife, is shocked that, after months of waiting, her first
call to tend a birth comes from self-appointed outcast Mad Adam
Zuckerman. But Adam's wife has died in childbed. He called Sara
only to give her his children.
They belong with their father, but how can she leave them with
such a man? She will only take them long enough to teach Adam
to love them.
Adam is afraid to love his children, afraid he will hurt them
the way his father hurt him. Without Abby to protect them, Adam
can think of only one woman brave enough, Spinster Sara Lapp,
the little midwife whose passion for things beyond her control
is greater than is good for her.
When Adam falls from the barn loft, drunk, Sara moves in with
his girls to tend him. The Bishop takes a stand a man and woman
living together must marry or be shunned. Sara and Adam are forced
to face the greatest
challenge of their lives.
"... an exceptionally moving tale ... The Butterfly Garden
& Thee, I Love aren't connected ... other than by their
setting & excellence." Romance Reviews Today
"Fans of "Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman" will adore
this novel! Another award winner..." Detra Fitch, Huntress
Reviews
"... a love story as memorable as the characters who
share it ... richly detailed ... warm & witty ... touching
... A top-notch read. A gifted writer. Debbie Jett, Romance
Reader at Heart
COMPROMISING
SITUATIONS Release Date: April 2007, Cerridwen
Press
Beatrice Crowell is perfectly content living in the country with
her parents and her beautiful, brilliant twin sister. But when
the twins godmother offers to sponsor Beatrice and Chloe for a
Season, Beatrice realizes a refusal would break their invalid
mother s heart. So off Beatrice and Chloe go to London, where
Beatrice meets her godmother s son, the handsome and arrogant
Marquess of Thayne.
Misunderstandings and willful prejudices cause immediate sparks,
and Thayne would love nothing more than to dispatch the twins
straight back to the country. However, he soon discovers that
their presence in London is essential
to the dangerous assignment he shares with their disreputable
brother and he is forced to do everything in his power to make
amends including engineering a reconciliation between Chloe and
the man who broke her heart.
Intrigue, misunderstandings, misjudgments, and betrayals land
both Beatrice and Chloe in compromising situations with the men
they love, but neither is willing to accept the proposals that
would salvage their reputations, certain they were made for everything
but the right reasons.
So how can two Regency gentlemen convince the stubborn young
ladies they adore that they want to marry them for love rather
than for honor?
As things heat up between the Blacksmith's apprentice and the
woman he dares not love, an element stronger than the both of
them will test their limits, and the very foundation the town
was built on.
A lonely wife of a Blacksmith finds a spark of life in the young
apprentice, Daniel. Stuck in a loveless marriage Evelynn dreams
of a different life, away from her cold-hearted husband and his
cruel ways. As her feelings grow for Daniel, she becomes restless
and wonders what it would be like to have his tender hands on
her naked flesh.
While things heat up between Daniel and Evelynn a relentless storm
brews around Johnstown and rumors circulate that the dam is too
weak to hold up against a heavy rain. As the water rises, Evelynn
and Daniel are separated. Many lives are lost. Is their love strong
enough to break free of Mother Nature's stronghold?
A WIDOW'S
JUSTICE
Release Date: August 2007, loveyoudivine
Abigail Scotts is having a horrible day. With her farm in shambles
and her husband missing, she fights to rebuild her small world.
Will a passing stranger, Dusty Johanssen, be her salvation? Or
is he only one of the feared bandits terrorizing the High Country?
AN ACCOMPLISHED
LADY
Release Date: July 2007, Wings
ePress
Miss Fiona Fairweather is attempting to become what everyone
expects of a well-born lady. Bound by duty to wed where her deceased
parents wished, she fights to deny the powerful attraction she
feels for another the flirtatious Lord Rocheford. Dare she trust
her wild heart or succumb to a sedate life of elegance?
With the deed to her land and kid brother to protect, Mustanger
Skylar Daines shouldn't have tangled with the likes of Tucker
Morgan. His stolen kiss scatters her senses, and quicker than
a whirling dust devil, they're wed.
What had started as a joke is now Tucker's worst nightmare. He's
keen to fix the marital slip-up--then he tells Skylar the deed
she holds belongs to him and him alone. Perhaps Skylar shouldn't
be so fast to have their marriage annulled. She's not about to
be swindled out of the one thing she yearns for most--a home.
First they'll have to beat her father's murderer to Wyoming.
Hearing the killer is after his land, Tucker teams up with a woman
who has no trouble taking control of his mustangs--or his desire.
"This strong debut is a tale of one woman's struggle
to overcome a father's deceit before she can find peace, forgiveness
and passion with the man meant for her. Each character carries
his or her own weight, adding depth and humor to this honestly
written story." -- Romantic Times BOOKreviews
Pulled off a train in Nevada by the henchmen sent to drag her
back to Missouri and the Nightingale Saloon, Rachell prays for
deliverance. A stranger appears from the shadows and frees her
from her captors. Once in the care of her reluctant hero, Rachell
wonders if she is any safer in the arms of a man whose eyes make
her pulse quicken and gentle hands dare her to believe in the
fable of love.
Jed knows he's in for trouble when the widowed boarding house
keeper he's come to retrieve turns out to be a scantily-clad saloon
girl. He vows to protect Rachell and get her safely to California,
after he takes care of the trouble on her tail by luring them
to Shadow Canyon. As they face the feral wilderness of Utah and
the man determined to keep Rachell s voice in his saloon, it is
Rachell's innocent passion that becomes Jed's greatest threat,
threatening to bring the light of love into his shadowed soul.
Lord Anthony Darby is determined to marry a wife with an exemplary reputation. Then he sees his childhood companion, gorgeous, scandalous, Lily Kennyon again. And all he wants is her in his bed. He decides to avoid her. Until her father makes him an irresistible offer: he'll sponsor Anthony's entry into an exclusive club, if Anthony will accompany his outcast daughter to society events. Can Anthony resist Lily's sensual lure? Or will his hunger make him lose control?
Lily has always rued her impulsive nature. Never more than when her defiance led to an accident, which paralyzed her sister. Afterward, she decided if her sister would never marry, neither would she. Yet she wants to experience lovemaking. So, when Anthony courts her, she devises a plan to seduce him. But she fears she's falling in love. Then she discovers Anthony's attentions were all part of a pact with her father
Set in the 1940's, The Passenger tells the story of Elizabeth
Reilly who travels to the Clemente Vineyard to help the spirit
of an old man find peace and loses her heart to the son he left
behind.
The musky scent of skin, a brush on the shoulder, a gust of bitter
air--all forewarn Elizabeth a spirit will soon seek her help to
pass from this world to the next. Yet a living man's wounded soul
offers her the challenge of a lifetime.
Marius has been stationed on 60 AD Britannia for sixteen years. Once a celebrated hero and a famous Praetorian Guard, he still clings to the old traditions as a fair but tough leader to his men, despite the shame that drove him from Rome.
Delia is sister to an uncaring Corieltauvi tribal king. Powerless, she watches as hundreds of Bretons succumb to their suicidal pride and throw themselves against the unstoppable Roman machine. The last thing Delia expects is to find her body craving the touch of her enemy.
The sudden intensity of their desire will change the history of a country.
Separated by fate, they are thrown into the clash between 80,000 angry Bretons and a clever Roman general with only 10,000 soldiers. Marius and Delia find themselves on opposing sides, in love, and unable to stop the future. The revolution that sparked their desire...could now destroy them both.
Forced to don the hood of an outlaw, Eiry Savoy steals from the rich and gives to the poor as she searches for her parents' murderers. When she comes close to being captured, she hires the Butcher of Acre through her godfather. To her surprise, Lucian Martine is nothing like his reputation and sees a man as torn as she by what they have done to serve a higher purpose. Will the Butcher chose to honor his oath to King Richard or will his risk all for Lady Thief?
Home to the fearsome Demons and the deadly Black Knights, Blood
Keep is the most feared castle in all of England. When Nicolas
Drago, champion to Edward III, is sent there by Royal order to
deliver a letter to Lady Isabella, he is less than thrilled to
say the least. Met at the gate by the infamous Demon Lord, he
is disturbed to find Isabella under the mask, pretending to be
the Demon. He wonders what he has stumbled upon. More to his horror,
he soon learns he has just delivered a marriage proposal--him
to the arrogant Lady Isabella.
Isabella has faced and triumphed over tyrants and trials most
men would flee in terror from with the aid of a black-armored
knight spawned from the pits of Hell. But when the Demon Lord
leaves unexpectedly, she faces her biggest challenge ever--marriage
to the great and noble Red Dragon, Nicolas Drago. Secrets surround
Blood Keep, many which she has paid a high price to keep. So much
depends on her, but Isabella knows her duty all to well and has
sacrificed much to protect her world. But when she is ordered
to wear dresses, she finds herself in unfamiliar territory where
her husband is in control--not her. When her Archangels, Gabriel
and Michael, ask her to do as Drago commands, until the time is
right to call the Demon Lord home, she reluctantly complies. Worried
the cost to hide who she really is might be higher than even she
can pay, Isabella finds she has no choice again when treachery
places Blood Keep in dire jeopardy.
Can Isabella risk her people's safety in trusting a man whom
honor is everything? Can Nicolas Drago accept her for who she
is or will he run for the hills when he learns the truth about
Blood Keep and the Demon Lord?
CHRISTMAS WISHES - A JEWEL OF THE QUILL ANTHOLOGY Release Date: September 2008, Whiskey Creek Press
Rediscover the magic of Christmas!
SIX JEWELS OF THE QUILL AUTHORS offer exciting holiday stories each featuring a wish, possibly small, but straight from the heart!
A collection of Christmas stories for readers to enjoy this holiday season...or any day of the year!
5 Stars! "An anthology filled with Christmas love." ~ Reviewed by Debra Gaynor, ReviewYourBook.com
4 cups! "A good, light seasonal read, Christmas Wishes had me looking for my fireplace and hot cocoa." ~ Reviewed by Heather, Coffee Time
Marcus Calhoun arrives home after divorcing his unfaithful wife.
He renews his friendship with spinster, Anne Prentice. Marcus
soon discovers his friendship with Anne has changed to love. Anne
can't believe Marcus loves her due to her imperfection, a limp,
until Marcus manages to prove his feelings.
Lady Anice, Countess of Brecken, vows to flee the amorous advances
of King Henry I and return to her home in the Highlands, where
she hopes to find a laird to wed.
Highlander Laird Malcolm MacNeill seeking an English bride becomes
entangled with the Scottish lass while trying to discover why
her staff has vanished. Protecting the king's ward without losing
his heart to the willful lass and earning the king's wrath, is
easier said than done.
"Intrigue, political maneuvering, and engaging characters
results in an entertaining story that will keep the reader turning
the pages. A great read!" - Shelley Munro, The Second
Seduction
"...stunning in its suspenseful complexity and a brilliant
romance [Ms. Spear] weaves documented historical fact with lush,
captivating fiction. Her Highlander men are breathtaking and
brave. The heroine is delightfully strong willed and oft times
cheeky. Together it makes for quite an adventurous and sensual
read." - Coffee Time Romance
One bashful lady discovers her dashing husband might be a traitor
to their country.
Desmond Rawlington, Marquess of Dunsmore and seductive charmer,
needs a Delacorte sister as a wife. When the eldest elopes, Desmond
marries Ainsley only to find himself falling in love with the
enchanting young woman, despite her quirky habit of hiding behind
draperies.
Lady Ainsley Delacorte, the shyest person anyone has ever met,
is nervous around servants, overwhelmed by the ton and forced
into marriage. Her reluctance fades with her husband s sinfully
romantic touch, but she can t forget he s involved in a traitorous
plot to return Napoleon to power.
When Ainsley is caught with an incriminating letter she stole
from her husband, Desmond intervenes. Will they face the gallows
or can love save them?
The intrigue, suspense and great love scenes make this one
a must read for fans of Historical Romance... -- Maura Frankman,
The Romance Studio
...the sensuous play between Desmond and Ainsley are scorching
enough to burn off the page...and enough intrigue and suspense
to retain the readers' attention... -- J.T., Romance Junkies
She s a princess desperate for a husband. He s a duke or is he?
With her uncle poised to steal her kingdom, Princess Katerina
must marry. Miraculously, a new handsome duke appears on the scene.
His sexy charm makes her tingle from head to toe. But can she
overlook his arrogance?
The future of Dax s country is at stake. Forced to masquerade
as a duke to seduce Katerina and prevent her from marrying, he
courts the princess with great success. But when someone tries
to kill Katerina, his instincts are to protect the passionate
lady no matter the cost.
With Dax s deception revealed and her life at risk, can Katerina
still surrender her heart?
U.S. Marshal Jack McCay tracks outlaws for a profession and sweet-talks
women out of their clothes for pleasure.
When he begins to hunt a vicious killer, he meets one beautiful
woman resistant to his charm.
Tessa Jane Creager searches for her family s murderer. The wanted
poster says dead or alive she d prefer dead. While on the trail,
she gains the unwanted help of a marshal-turned-bounty hunter
intent on catching the killer and bedding her.
In pursuit of the renegade, Jack and Tessa Jane have to deal with
the harshness of the Wild West and with their shared desires.
However, can a handsome man with secrets and a beautiful woman
with a violent past overcome their stubborn ways to share everlasting
love? Or will an outlaw destroy them by revealing all their secrets?
Danika Stanislaus is swept from the dust, into the strong arms
of an irresistibly handsome rancher during a cattle stampede.
She's always dreamt of loving a cowboy. Going west has brought
her a dream come true. Only Danika's afraid his intentions are
set on getting her farm, the very land her family died to keep.
Alex McClaric doesn't want a wife, and he doesn't feel stealing
a kiss from a beautiful woman is a reason to get married. However,
not only does Danika, need his help, she has set his heart ablaze
with unbridled lust. When his archrival begins to show an interest,
he's prodded into making a decadent claim on the sweet surrendering
virgin.
Enamored by Danika's affection, Alex proposes, except she refuses,
and he fears he may lose the only woman he's truly loved. Not
one to give up easy, his obsession forces him to desperately pursue
his Range War Bride.
...Hardheaded cowboys, strong-willed damsels, and a whole
lot of chasing...In times where mysteries, romance and suspense
rule the bookshelves, comes a western using all three elements
to entice the reader... -- Lea Schizas, The Muse Book Review
The Silver Dragon is a myth, so they say. But legends are often
born from life.
When Brienna Rhoswen sets out to find the man she has given a
blood vow to marry, she never anticipates falling in love with
the handsome rogue warrior.
Brogan Torrick has avoided his betrothed for one reason-fear.
Rumored she's a Mystic Healer, his prejudice rules his emotions.
To garner an ally against an enemy, his father however, binds
him into a marriage contract with the sorceress. Meeting as strangers,
Brogan believes he's never seen a more beautiful and deadly messenger.
On the journey, they struggle with an attraction they think is
forbidden to them until they learn each other's identity. Only
their love may not be enough to keep them together and a drop
of blood from the Silver Dragon may doom all Kingdoms if their
enemy gets hold of the Sword of Rhoswen.
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