If a lovely lady marries three times and each is a noble Duke and they all die unexpectedly, is she a Black Widow or is there mischievous murder at play?
As the Dowager Duchess of Armitage and her sons (each from a different father) reflect on their Read more...
When things get out of hand at the C-130J Super Hercules crash site in Southern Libya, things really go from zero to very bad indeed. Barely escaping with his life, U.S. Air Force Intelligence Officer Nicholas Flynn has the very uneasy feeling that his enemies might even Read more...
For the past six months, Tessa has been thrilled with the joys of being with her new baby Finn and relishing in his fresh baby smell as they enjoy their cuddles and take their walks around the salt waters of the lough near their home in Grey Abby, a Read more...
Oh, why did she do it? Hadley Wells thought she made the right decision to come home to the beauty of Seashell Harbor for the summer to recover from being the jilted former girlfriend of a fickle and unfaithful celebrity romance. She hopes her long-time girlfriends would Read more...
Only a fool, a thief, or someone desperate for food would dare venture out late in the night with the dank fog blanketing the wretched and stinking poverty of East End London. Still, a few did that dark October night in 1814 with one ending up viciously murdered and Read more...
With bravado and panache, several young Jewish women smile and giggle like Polish teenagers while openly walking in front of Nazi soldiers. Hidden under their skirts or in their shoes and clothes, they smuggled forged ID papers, currency, important communications, and weapons. If caught, they faced torture, harsh imprisonment Read more...
Lila Ridgefield is the kind of woman that men loved to follow with their eyes because she's so beautiful and dressed so well. She is the intelligent and witty person with whom women would love to share a bottle of wine over a “catty” lunch. Yet Read more...
The lovely warm spring weather in 1921 lures young Roddy MacNabb to pull out his fishing rod and try his luck in the River Dee in the Llangollen Valley. Just when he thinks he has finally caught one, his joy turns to horror over what he pulls in to Read more...
Torn between a day of fishing and investigating a strange noise coming from a long-abandoned mining town, young Homer Watts knows he has to check it as he is the only law enforcement around. Approaching quietly, he surprises a man illegally trying to steal something and Read more...
The Amish community of Bountiful, Pennsylvania is still reeling from the shock and loss of trust caused by their former Preacher Abe Yoder. He had passionately promoted a special Amish care fund and is now serving time in prison after being found guilty of fraud. The theft not only Read more...
Now classified as persona non gratis in the United States and on the outs with his wife Annabelle and even his three-year-old son Jack, ex-CIA top secret black op Adam Hayes has relocated to Africa. He struggles to regain his inner self after Read more...
The elaborate party at the Guinness’ mansion in Grosvenor Place is in full swing when suddenly a young maid falls to her death. It seems an accident, but is it? The next day, Guy Sullivan and his boss, Detective Inspector Stiles, at the Knightsbridge police station, are Read more...
While World War II is being bitterly fought outside their country in 1943, Sweden manages to stay neutral. The politicians lean to one side or the other; yet, always giving what is needed to protect their interests and/or that of their enemies and allies. Citizens are swayed Read more...
It will soon be Christmas and the young widow believes a little Christmas spirit would be helpful after such a terrible year. Besieged by bill collectors and a mountain of debts to pay that her late husband had cheerfully and carelessly racked up before he died from cancer Read more...
Who wouldn’t want to spend Christmas in a Wiltshire country home with family and friends? Definitely not Richard Brockwell, the young gadabout writer who revels in his selfish habits, while sponging off his mother and partaking in the comforts of the Brockwell family’s Read more...
Typical Vera! Too independent to heed the advice of her team to not venture to her remote home in the predicted major storm. Now she is well and truly lost in the dark and blinding snowstorm. Annoyed with herself, but with a bit of hope, she spots Read more...
Things are definitely not going as Arden Maxwell planned and anticipated. Once she finds out she's pregnant and wants to save money, she thinks back to her old family home in the small town of Penton, near Caddo Lake in Texas. The home is now in the proverbial Read more...
Armand and Reine-Marie Gamache are thrilled to be in Paris again where they got engaged. Meeting their two adult children and three grandchildren at the Juveniles bistro, they happily catch up with Daniel and Roslyn’s doings as well as their daughter Annie, now heavily pregnant with Read more...
World War II - the War is finally over! Long years of hardship, millions killed or injured and England has the victory but is left in debt and in tatters. Women were entering the labour force like never before and expertly doing jobs they had never dreamed they Read more...
Sheriff Walt Longmire has known Charlie Lee Stillwater, “the last of the Buffalo hunters”, for a long time and relished the opportunity to stop for a chat or to wave to the old vets outside the Wyoming Home for Soldiers and Sailors as they lined up in Read more...
Audrey Lawrence
Ever since I taught myself to read at
age two, I have been an avid reader
and
collector of books. I am seldom
without a book in my hand, stacks by
my
bedside and more waiting on my Kindle,
so I am very happy to be a book
reviewer for FreshFiction and have
been
so since the last century. How can you
tell I love historical fiction? Other
book genres I love are regency
romances, suspense thrillers,
contemporary fiction, more romance
books and anything I can get my hands
on! Having a background in education
and organizational development, I also
love to read kids’ books and YA and
books on business.
I currently live in the National
Capital Region of Canada (aka Ottawa)
where Tinkerbelle, my beautiful
Siamese
cat, rules the roost and reminds us
every day of her regal heritage,
especially when she wants treats! As
the saying goes: dogs may have owners,
but cats have staff!
Great comments and questions! I have just started in on INTO THE WHIRLWIND but only complaint is that I do not want to put it down ... how am I going to get all my errands done when I need to know what happens next?
That is just so grand that you are naming characters in your book with your ancestors' names. I love it when I know the special meaning behind the names. I look forward to reading it.
I found out from family lore that my mother's family comes from a former shield bearer to a 12th century Irish king but I think that has been the last irish connection as the rest is all Scottish. Thank goodness everyone is Irish on St. Patrick's Day!
That is so Purr-fect of Avon to make a donation! I can appreciate your lemma (slightly less critical than a dilemma) as to what to do! It is up to you but remember a cookie in each hand is a balanced diet!
All teh best with your new book and Avon's kindness!
Oh, as you can see from all these comments that not only do you write incredibly well but you also spin your readers so convincingly to the period of your tale that they feelas if they are there as well!
I have to admit, I love your books, but I had to stop reading them on the bus as I would get so engrossed in the story that I would miss my stop and have to walk home more than I expected. I quite look forward to reading your newest one!
Oh, a hero to fall into sweet dreams with! Sounds wonderful and I especailly like that he is willing to apologize. It takes a strong person to acknowledge that a situation may need an apology. True heros think about the needs of others before themsleves!